Meet Your Candidates Dinner in Eldora Under GOP Solidarity
Senator James Potgeter of Steamboat Rock will host and give remarks at the Hardin County Republican fund raising Meet Your Candidates dinner in Eldora at 6 30 pm on Saturday May 6 The event showcases all announced Republican primary candidates for August 1 Each candidate will have a three minute presentation Mrs Polaster chairs the dinner catered by Marlon Reverts from Steamboat Rock Music by Mrs George Kappel with Joy Krueger as soloist The committee includes Bruce Clampitt and Mrs Robert Roelfsema Invitations by Miss Teresa Finley Badges by Mrs Eugene Setchell and Miss Virginia Stiles Helpers from Hardin County TARS and Hardin County Young Republicans oversee decorations and setup Larry Havens handles loudspeakers Tickets from precinct committeemen women or finance chair in each precinct Also from Harrison Wolcott and Jerry Welden co chairs of business district ticket sales Reservations due by Tuesday May 2 with Helen Schumacher Dinner chairman Other members include Eugene Setchell Keith Van Patter and Robert Barr Tickets at the door.
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James Potgeter
Steamboat Rock
Hardin County
Eldora
Polaster
Marlon Reverts
George Kappel
Joy Krueger
Hubbard
Bruce Clampitt
New Providence
Robert Roelfsema
Teresa Finley
Eugene Setchell
Virginia Stiles
Hardin County Tars
Ray Taylor
Hardin County Young Republicans
Paul Eckhoff
Larry Havens
Harrison Wolcott
Jerry Welden
Iowa Falls
Business District
Helen Schumacher
Keith van Patter
Robert Barr
Eldora Police Report Break-Ins and Vandalism Tuesday
Eldora Police reported two break-ins and car vandalism Tuesday night. Erv's Gulf Station was broken into and 40 cartons of cigarettes taken after pryed back window. Sno Creme Drive In window broken but nothing missing. Terry Monroe’s car in Walde's Feed & Supply lot had about 140 damage from a smashed windshield around midnight.
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Eldora Police Department
Erv
Gulf Station
Terry Monroe
Walde’s Feed & Supply
Soprano Linda Wood to sing at Barga Opera Festival
Linda Wood, soprano, selected to perform with the Barga Opera Festival in Barga, Italy, this summer. The program runs four Italian operas over six weeks starting July 3. A 1967 Eldora High School graduate, she earned a BA in music from Northwestern in 1971 and studied voice in New York City with Ellen Faull. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wood.
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Linda Wood
Barga
Maly
Miss Wood
Eldard High School
Northwestern University
New York City
Ellen Faull
New York City Opera
John B. Wood
Eldora
Ten Students Registered for Steamboat Rock Kindergarten
Ten students registered for the Steamboat Rock Community School kindergarten class for next year. Names include Lori Ann Blosch, Jerry Fisher, Kevin Frerichs, Calvin Heard, Arlan Jaspers, Tony Newell, Lora Pieters, Melissa Rotgers, Bradley Shaw, and Rhonda Sheriff. Mrs Carrie Cakerice will join as kindergarten and first grade instructor at Steamboat Rock School next year.
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Steamboat Rock Community School
Lori Ann Blosch
Jerry Fisher
Kevin Frerichs
Calvin Heard
Arlan Jaspers
Tony Newell
Lora Pieters
Melissa Rotgers
Bradley Shaw
Rhonda Sheriff
Carrie Cakerice
Steamboat Rock School
SSA representative to visit Eldora in May
A Social Security Administration representative will meet residents in Eldora at the county office building on Monday May 8 and Monday May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m., per district manager Vernon S. Meyer.
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Social Security Administration
Waterloo
Eldora
Vernon S. Meyer
Graduates Planned Across Region This May
About 201 seniors from Eldora and five area schools will graduate in May. Eldora leads with 68 seniors. nearby Radcliffe, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Hubbard, and Union-Whitten also hold ceremonies. Baccalaureate services run May 14 to May 21, with commencement for each school from May 9 to May 26. speakers include university and church leaders such as Dr. James G. Martin, Rev. Richard Eis, Rev. Richard Johnson, Dolph Pulliam, and Dr. Ray Sryan.
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Eldora
C. Raymond Reed
United Methodist Church
EHS
Radcliffe
Radcliffe High School
Richard Eis
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Paul Mark
Waldorf College
Radcliffe School
Richard Johnson
The
Presbyterian Church
Steamboat Rock
Aensons
Walter F. Fishbaugh
Cedar Falls
Fishbaugh
United Campus Christian
University of Northern Iowa
New Providence
Marvin Hoeksema
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
Oskaloosa
Hoeksema
Mag Pugh
Drake University
Des Moines
Hubbard
Robert Jacobs
Zion United Church of Christ
Dolph Pulliam
KRNY
Union- Whitten Community School
John Ditmars
Ivester Church of the Brethren
Union Gym
Ray Sryan
Town ‘State Paves
Ames
Central Iowa Conference on Crimes Against Business
A special conference at Iowa State University Ames May 10 will discuss shoplifting burglary robbery and bad checks as crimes against business. Organized for business owners managers and employers the event costs 5 dollars includes a noon luncheon. Registration details available from Hardin County Extension Eldora or Eldora Chamber of Commerce Edgington Avenue.
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Y. Stephens Auditorium
Iowa State University
Ames
Central Iowa
Hardin County Extension Office
Eldora
Threaten Rain Forecast Heads for Eldora Area
Weather reports from Eldora indicate a rain threat early Thursday while remaining mild temperatures persist through the week. Carl Orgel notes highs around 62 to 64 degrees, with nightly lows near freezing and readings near 32 to 35 degrees midweek.
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Eldora
Carl Orgel
Zeeneny
Anniversary Sale at Wolcott's Stores Eldora
A three day anniversary sale runs Monday May 1 through Wednesday May 3 at Wolcott's Clothing for Men and Wolcott's Family Shoes in Eldora. Free door prizes and sale prices will be offered throughout the stores. During the event,
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Wolcott's Clothing For Men
Wolcott's Family Shoes
Eldora
Work-Study Coordinator Elimination Shifts Duties
Hardin County Board of Education will eliminate the work-study coordinator post for special education students. Mike Smith of Eldora currently holds the job. six to eight students are in work-study, with twenty in the program. Duties will move to senior high teachers next year.
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Hardin County Board of Education
Mike Smith
Eldora
Eldora High Students Rally For Earth Week Clean Up
Donna Meyer, a senior at Eldora High School, joined several Eldora students in an Earth Week project along a county road north of Townl valuing School. Royall involvement groups also participated under the direction of Jim Smith and Duane Hahn, with a pickup truck available to haul collected trash.
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Donna Meyer
Elders High School
Eldora
Jim Smith
Duane Hahn
Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday in Eldora Iowa
Daylight savings time starts Sunday April 30 at 2 a.m. in Eldora Iowa. Residents should set clocks one hour ahead Saturday night before bed using the saying spring forward fall back. The lost hour will be regained on the last Sunday in October when daylight time ends.
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Eldora
Iowa
Walter A. Haskin funeral Thursday in Eldora
Walter A. Haskin 89 died Tuesday at Valley View Nursing Center Eldora. Funeral services Thursday at United Methodist Church Eldora officiated by Dr C Raymond Reed with organist and vocalist. Interment Benson Cemetery. Longenecker’s Funeral Home Eldora in charge. Survived by two sons Donald and Gene and seven grandchildren.
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United Methodist Church
Eldora
Walter A. Haskin
Valley View Nursing Center
C. Raymond Reed
Clarence Price
Clement Marsden
Archie Bur
Marion B. Lord
Ray Snovel
George Blaha
Ralph Kauffman
Francis Priske
A. L. Davison
Horace Emmett
Everett Gregwire
Howard Pence
Leslie Ralston
Benson Cemetery
Longenecker
New Trojan Seed Sales Manager Moves To Eldora
Tom Luehder age 31 named Divisional Sales Manager for Trojan Seed Co he moves his family to Eldora Iowa this week directing ten Regional Sales Managers in the state His home offices are in Olivia Minnesota The Eldora seed corn plant has expanded production in recent years Luehder wife Maria Ann and three children Stephanie 5 Michelle 3 and Christopher 8 weeks have lived in Bushnell Illinois since 1966 He is a Belleville Illinois native and a former Sales Representative for United States Steel Ag Chemical Division.
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Tom Luehder
Aro Seed Co
Eldora
12Th St
Luehder
Iowa
Trojan Seed
Olivia
Minn
Lnehder
Maria Ann
Stephanie
Michelle
Christopher
Bushnell, Il
Belleville, Ill
United States Steel Ag Chemical Division
Hospital Notes Births Across Iowa Areas
Birth notices list several families and locations including Eldora Hubbard New Providence Alden Union Iowa Falls Steamboat Rock Radcliffe Albion and Wellsburg. Entries name mothers and newborns with dates April 25 and April 26 and include Mrs. Albert Carpenter and Mrs. Clair Heiserman among the mothers.
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Eldora
John Stewart
John Tomb
Leslie Pieters
Donnie Haase
Benjamin Hook
Lloyd Schweppe, Jr
William Broer
Velma McCulloch
John Cobb
Hubbard
Ann Ziemke
Stanley Granner
Wellsburg
Henry
Kannegieter
New Providence
Oscar Wood
Delia Martin
Alden
Elwyn Jones
Union
Frank Humphreys
Iowa Falls
John Wehrman
Steamboat Rock
William Rose
Radcliffe
Claude Davis
Albion
Francis Sommersot
Albert Carpenter
Clair Heiserman
Pre-School Clinic Scheduled for May 1 and 2
A pre-school clinic for the 1972-73 kindergarten class at New Providence Community School is set for Monday May 1 and Tuesday May 2. No regular kindergarten classes will be held that day, and the clinic will be supervised by Hardin County Supervisemen of Schools personnel from Elora. Students will attend the full day on both days.
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New Providence Community School
Hardin County
Supervieemen of Schools
Elora
Alan Dole Wins 7000 Hy Vee Scholarship
Eldora High School senior Alan Dole son of Glen and Mrs Dole of Eldora was named one of 10 Iowa seniors to receive Hy Vee Food Stores Chariton scholarships. His brother Steve won in 1970 and Alan attends ISU Ames. The award provides 500 yearly for four years totaling 2000 and requires Hy Vee employment or family employment. Eligibility relies on test scores grades guidance counselor recommendations activities and citizenship. The program has now awarded 40 scholarships in four years.
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Eldora High School
Alan Dole
Glen Dole
Eldora
Iowa
Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc
Chariton
Steve
ISU
Ames
Hy-Vee
Outdoor Classroom For Sixth Graders
Outdoor classrooms weather permitting highlight activities for the second annual Hardin County Youth Natural Resource Day to be held Friday April 28 with a rain date May 5. Sixth graders from Hardin County attend at Pine Lake Wildlife Club Eldora Conservation Headquarters near Town Falls Reece Memorial Park New Providence sites host Eldora Steamboat Rock Ackley Genesva Alden Iowa Falls Hubbard Union Whitten Radcliffe. Topics include air land water plants animals and environmental pollution. students rotate through lessons all day.
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Hardin County
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Conservation
Towa Falls
Ackley-Geneyva
Alden
Iowa Falls
Reece Memorial Park
New Providence
Hubbard
Union-Whitten
Radcliffe
Eldora United Fund Board to Meet May First
Annual meeting of the Eldora United Fund board is set for Monday May 1 in the office of Brown Hurst Insurance Co at p.m. All board members are requested to attend.
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United Fund Meeting
Eldora United Fund Board
Brown-Hurst Insurance Co
Eldora Library Plans Summer Reading Program Set 2 Story Hours
Eldora Public Library finalizes plans for a summer reading program with two story hours led by Judith Stiles. The younger group for four and five year olds has met since February, while a six to seven year old session is planned. The theme is Happy Raindrops and the program runs June through August for ages eight to eighteen, with May Saturday hours paused to prepare. The April 29 story hour will be the last until June, and dates will be announced soon.
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Eldora Public Library
Judith Stiles
Fatality Following I F Collision Near Iowa Falls
One man died and nine injured after a high speed chase ended in a collision between a car and a school bus near Iowa Falls. Victim John Smelter, 19, of Waterloo, died after transfer to Ellsworth Hospital. Injured include Michael McGrath and Delbert Hartle, taken to Mercy Hospital Des Moines in serious condition with head injuries. Also injured were Irv Egeland the driver, and four track squad members, Kirk Neubauer, Marty Craig, Tim Tjarks, plus three others released after treatment. Police report the 1970 Plymouth Duster, driven by McGrath, sped 90 mph before veering into the bus van.
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Iowa Falls
John Smelter
Waterloo
Ellsworth College
Ellsworth Hospital
Michael McGrath
New Hampton
Delbert Hartle
Owatonna
Minn
Iowa Falls Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Irv Egeland
Kirk Neubauer
Marty Craig
Tim Tjarks
Dan Bullen
Dave Johnson
Kurt Brewer
Iowa Highway Patrol
McGrath
Leslie Thompson
Rocksylvania Avenue
Thompson
Rocksylvania
Eldora High Fine Arts Festival Friday May 6
The annual Eldora High School fine arts festival will be held in the new gym Friday May 6 with performances and exhibitions by students across music theater and visual arts.
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Eldora High School
Des Moines crash described by scattered eyewitnesses
An out of control car slid 68 feet after impact near the Feed & Supply driveway. Officer Thompson’s cruiser also skidded off the road, leaving passengers thrown clear as the pursued vehicle crashed about 400 feet away. A Des Moines motorist reported seeing the collision.
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Thompson
Seni
Ditiers
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Terry Babcock
Jon Folkerts
Earl Stupp
Iowa State
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Jehn
Eldova
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Earth Week
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Whitten
George
Mary Rodd Haskin
Faye Goodwin
Sioux City
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Morris
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Kermith Hudin
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