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Hardin County Index

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1952

Page

2

470 Residents In County Benefit From New S S Laws

About 470 people in Hardin County will gain higher social security payments under amendments that became law July 18. Nationwide, about 64,000 are affected. first increased checks appear for September, mailed in October. No action needed by beneficiaries. changes apply to formulas, earnings limits, and survivor or military service credits.

S. S Hardin County Waterloo Social Security Office Earl T. Johnson Social Security Administration Mr. Johnson United States

Sunday School and Union Fellowship Schedule

Community notices announce Sunday School at 10 o clock and Union Fellowship at Owasa Church Sunday evening August 3 at 730. A Berlin Ladies Aid birthday party for April May and June birthdays is planned for Friday afternoon August 1 hosted by Mrs Claude Winters and Mrs Wilce Ward. Names of honored members include Mrs Paul Carr Mrs William Behrens of Steamboat Rock and Mrs Ernest Frisbie Rita and Dick Nitz of Egin Ill recently visited relatives in Iowa. Other notes mention visitors, hospital recoveries, and a Farm Bureau meeting at Owasa school along with a Providence report of summer gatherings and reunions in Hubbard and nearby towns.

Union Fellowship Owasa Berlin Ladies Aid Claude Winters Wilce Ward Paul Carr William Behrens Steamboat Rock Ernest Frisbie Rita Dick Nitz Egin Ill Iowa Ralph Bright Sandra Rankin Laverne Sharar Popejoy A. D. Williams Eldora Glen Baker Kathleen Alfred Axtell Cottage Jimmie Rankin Ernest Anders Iowa Falls Walter Eller Hubbard Faye Watts Auburn Nebr Roy Templeton Andison Clarence Burlington Farm Bureau Owasa School

4-H Club Program Opens Evening in Jackson

An August program at 8 o clock p m features 4 H boys and girls clubs of Jackson Two. The report also notes multiple social visits: Ackley residents Mr and Mrs George Strahorn joined Mr and Mrs Ernest Frisbie to visit Paul Cross on Sunday, and various locals spent weekends and evenings with friends and relatives in New Providence Calhoun and other nearby towns.

Jackson Two George Strahorn Ackley Ernest Frisbie Paul Cross Claude Winters Ronnie R. C. Winters New Providence George Colliner Chicago Martha Abrans Calhoun Rockford, Iowa Jimmie Rankin Fred Roeske Paul Carr Harold Ramey Iowa Falls Donald Polley

Church Services And Catholic Mass Times In Town

Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. evangelistic service. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Junior choir practice at 11:00 a.m. at Thoreway. St Mary’s Catholic Church led by Father L V McDonough offers Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. Christian Church Disciples meets in I O C F Hall at 9:00 a.m. for sermon and communion with 10:00 a.m. Sunday school. all welcome.

Thoreway

Church notices from three local congregations with August events

The First Methodist Church lists 10:00 church school and 11:00 worship with Rev. John Kilmer guest speaker. First Congregational shows 8:00 divine worship and two services led by different pastors, plus Sunday School and adult class. First Baptist of Steamboat Rock outlines a full August schedule with Bible School, worship services, missionary offerings, C Y M meetings, and evening programs plus midweek activities for all ages.

John Kilmer Hillcrest Dubuque Paul Miller Bob Sifrit J. E. Pritchard

St Paul Lutheran Holy Communion and Sunday Schedule

Friday announcements request Holy Communion take place until 7 30 p m Sunday School teachers meet at 8 00 p m on Sunday August 3 Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 00 Services with Holy Communion at 10 00 Camp Hawkeye opens at Assembly Grounds Town Falls at 4 00 p m Monday Choir rehearsal at 8 00 p m Thursday Ladies Aid at 2 00 pm with hostesses Mrs Lawrence Struck Mrs Emil Jeske Mrs Fred Struck Mrs Marvin Jeske Mrs Oscar Jeske Mrs Walter eske

the Bible School Harry Luiken Midwest Evangelistic Association Fred Folkerts Verna Luiken Ruth Rose Fred Lower Eldora Park Ladies Aid John Luiken Carl Swyter Kate Pruisner B. Y. Wiener Camp Hawkeye Town Falls Ladies’ Aid Lawrence Struck Emil Jeske Fred Struck Marvin Jeske Oscar Jeske Walter Eske

Farmers Urged To Test Soil For Better Fertilizer Use

Extension director Dick Pulse urges Iowa farmers to take soil samples now to receive accurate fertilizer recommendations from the Iowa State College laboratory. He notes many farmers delay sampling until fall, leaving no guidance for spring fertilizer orders. Supplies and guidance are available at the Eldora extension office to improve fertilizer use and soil fertility, with aims to lift corn yields from about 50 to 85 bushels per acre through proper soil management.

Dick Pulse Iowa State College Laboratory Pulse Eldor

Army Worms Found In Pleasant Township Invasion Report

Army worm infestation moving from a hay field into a cornfield observed in Pleasant township. Damage noted on the first 26 rows of corn. not as heavy as outbreaks in northwest Iowa. Farmers urged to watch for hatching larvae in rain or hay, as worms feed from hay into corn. Control advised: spray infested corn with two pounds toxophene per acre.

Dick Pulse Pleasant Township Owa Pulse Smallrain

Fairfax Notes on 4-H Club Meeting and Local Visits

Fairfax Iowa report notes Jackson Township Farm Bureau will meet Thursday evening Aug 7 at the Owasa schoolhouse with a program by the girls and boys 4-H clubs Refreshment committee lists local couples. Weekend visits include Grundy County residents in Des Moines for Keith VanPatter anniversary and various relatives visiting Eldora Des Moines and Iowa Falls communities.

Jackson Township Keith VanPatter Robert Granner Dubuque Walther League Eldora

Iowa Industrial Growth Surges Across States in 1947 50

A 1952 survey shows Iowa’s value added by manufacture rose 37.9 percent from 1947 to 1950, outperforming 43 other states and lifting Iowa from 26th to 23rd in dollar value added. Production workers declined slightly while total value added climbed, with Michigan the only state beating Iowa in percentage gains among top producers.

Iowa U. S. Department of Commerce Hawkeye New Mexico Michigan West Virginia Louisiana

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