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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
4
The Valley View Nursing Center hosted an April party honoring four residents Amanda Iztselske 82 Jessie Meeker 4 Ai Bailey 93 and Leslee Pettigrew 75. Friends and relatives attended as gifts and flowers were given by the Eldora Garden Club and HEP volunteers. A Girl Scout troop provided favors and Mrs Harold Kulow arranged the event.
iConference reports for the DAR Chapter open fire chapter and state conference under Mrs J K Runyon and Mrs Loyd Beech. Theresa Cox of Union presided with Mrs Joe Rash assisting. Leota Hardy led pledge and anthem, Kathy Bealer attended as guest, next meeting May 15 hosted by Mrs Don Bealer and Mrs Mark Steinberg. A filmstrip on The Wind and the Fire was shown by Dr C Raymond Reed.
Mrs. Charles Reisinger attended as a guest for an April Birthday Club at Alice Stebe’s home. Hosts Miss Stebe celebrated the birthdays of Mrs. Clarence Chantrill and Mrs. Russell Pierson with a decorated cake, small favor baskets, and hand-decorated place cards. Gifts were given to the birthday honorees. Mrs. Pierson plans to host on May 9.
Mrs David Granzow entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club at Pine Lake Country Club on April 13. Guest Mrs Glenn Hinders joined the attendees as dessert was served and two tables played. Prizes went to Mrs Roger Langfritz, Mrs Granzow and Mrs Mel Purvis. Mrs Roger Jensen will host on April 28.
Eldora school lunch menu lists daily meals from Monday April 24 to Friday April 28 including pork and noodles with buttered peas and milk on April 24. chili and crackers with brownies on April 25. oven fried chicken with whipped potatoes on April 26. beef burgers on April 27. and fish with green beans and orange juice on April 28. each day offers bread and butter or rolls and milk.
The Martha Circle of the First Baptist Church presented Mrs Charles Nichols with miscellaneous supplies for her mission work in Fortaleza Brazil at their April 12 meeting. Mrs Nichols and her husband teach and work in a school for children there. She spoke about the work and showed pictures of the school. May baskets were made for use at the May visitation lay. The northeast Iowa regional women's meeting is set for April 25 at Grundy Center. The annual Mother Daughter Tea will be May 17 in the church fellowship hall with guest speaker Mrs Irene Matheny of Eagle Grove. Hostesses included Mrs George Butler Mrs Howard Clingerman and Mrs Harry Sait.
In observance of Child Welfare month Dean Wehrman spoke to American Legion Auxiliary No 182 on foster homes. Spring conference for Auxiliary Units will be April 26 at Steamboat Rock with registration at 7 30 p.m. Poppy Day set for May 19 and 20. Nomination committee named. Serving committee listed. Hardin county Auxiliary spring conference to be held April 26 at Steamboat Rock registration 7 40 p.m.
The schedule lists events from Monday April 24 with Social Security from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday April 26 includes Army Recruiter 9:30 a.m. to noon, Employment Service 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday April 27 has Drivers License Examiners 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All events are set in the announced days and times.
Church listings outline service times Bible studies and Sunday School at United Methodist Grace United and Union Church of Christ along with related events and pastors names in Marshalltown area. Includes Wednesday circle meetings Thursday workshops and youth activities plus message about radio broadcast and after school programs.
Sunday School and worship times listed for FIRST BAPTIST, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, TRISTAN CHURCH, UNION COMMUNITY, and other chapels. Includes pastors, classes, services, youth meetings, midweek prayer, and special events with weekly and Sunday timings across multiple churches and locations.
The Town Council of Steamboat Rock Iowa announces sale of part of Block 48 and adjacent street area south of Franklin Street north of a railway center line to Potgater Inc for 76 dollars plus costs. A special meeting will be held May 10 1972 at 9 00 am to consider the proposal.
Saturday afternoon visitors at the Glen Speas home included Mrs. Bill Davis of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. George Stevens of Cedar Falls. Beth Barnes was honored at a surprise party by the second grade, and Steve Young was named the new sexton of New Providence cemetery. Doris Gageby, born in 1884 in Stockholm, Sweden, died after graveside services in Marshalltown.
Funeral services were held at Wellsburg Reformed Church for George Paterni 86 died Tuesday en route to Grundy Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Rev Gideon Wolbrink officiated with Mrs Wood en Lindaman and Mrs Elmer Uter providing music. Casket bearers were Clarence Paterni Lawrence Paterni Stanley Paterni Royce Paterni Merlyn Mennen and Charles Cocking. Interment followed in the church cemetery Doyen Funeral Home handled arrangements. He was born August 23 1905 to John and Marena Wolters Paterni on a farm in Shiloh Township. He married Susie Nederhoff January 7 1991 and they had two daughters. The couple lived on a Steamboat Rock area farm before moving to Wellsburg then to a farm on the west edge of town in 1944. He was a member of Wellsburg Reformed Church. He was preceded in death by his parents three sisters two brothers and one sister Hattie. He is survived by his wife Susie now at Beverly Manor in Grundy Center two daughters Leola Babcock of Steamboat Rock and Et Dolls Parker of Greenville Texas nine grandchildren seven brothers and two sisters Remmer Paterni of Des Moines Otto Paterni Ap-lington Henrietta Hoodier of Wellsburg Sam Paterni of Eldora and Jake Paterni of Wellsburg.
Mr and Mrs Marland Dass and family of Ames Mr and Mrs Fritz Thorner and family of Mason City and Mr and Mrs Kim Luttschwager and family were Sunday evening supper guests in the Virgil Littschwager home. Mr and Mrs Ray Kline and Mary of Alden were Saturday evening visitors in the Clifford Nicholson home. Mr and Mrs Clifford Nicholson and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Mr and Mrs Dennis Bennett home in Alden.
A library newsletter lists new large print titles and author names from Priestley to Asimov, plus junior and child selections. It notes NILE services for records, casettes, casette players and films, and invites patrons to visit. Local readers are reminded of recent visitors and family notes from Alden.
The report notes a Bible Class gathering at the Barnhart home with Rev. H S Surls leading. it also includes obituary for Cora Hartman who would have been 94, and a sequence of visits and social events across Eldora Hubbard Ackley and Waterloo, detailing attendees and travel.
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