Ag Troisiing for Veterans
A veterans training course in agriculture began in New Providence under a Veterans Administration program. Melvin Powers, a 1949 Iowa State College graduate, leads the two year program with 220 hours of night class and 100 hours on farms yearly. Twenty students started, with a limit of 20 at the school. more veterans may apply as vacancies arise.
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New Providence
Bere
Veterans’ Administration
Hardin County
Iowa
Falls
Melvin Powers
Iowa State College
New.Providence
Powers
Veterans
G. I
Emmet Fouts
Dana Lorenzen
Hibory
Erwin, Arnold
Melvin Boekerf
Hubbard
Lowell Garrett
Id .Williams
Union
Wayne
Richard McCarthy
Richard Clemons
John Garrett
Bill Riley
Lawrence Shayer
St. Anthony
Ra Folberts
C. Leslie Wood
Ral Collins
Vernon Beviney
Howard Rash
Adrian Bachman
Gerald Hindman
Russell Coleman
July Rainfall Report from Eldora Records Drought
Eldora weather data show total July rainfall only 0.14 inches, per local weatherman Hubert Cleveland. No measurable rain since July 19, with a 0.08 inch sprinkle on July 26, and August remains rainless up to this report.
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Eldora
Hubert Cleveland
New Car Sales Peak in Hardin County July 1949
Hardin County tax records show July 1949 new car sales hitting a peak with residents paying 5450.45 in use tax on 272522.50 in fully purchased cars. The prior county high was December 1948 with 5707.95 in use tax on vehicles valued at 285897.60.
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Hardin County
W. H. Lepley
Hardin County Fair Highlights Eldora Events
The 7th annual Hardin County Fair opens at Eldora fairgrounds Tuesday with children’s day and Iowa Falls day. Harness racing features 2:24 and 2:14 classes, stock horse and pony races, plus Marlo Show Productions nightly. Whitten’s semi pro baseball vs Hubbard Wednesday. Death Dodgers dare-devil acts Thursday, midget auto racing Friday, and a 10-class horse show Friday night judged by William Cunningham.
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Hardin County
Eldora Fairgrounds
Iowa Falls
Leo Megan Superintendent
Speed
Shim
Eldora
Jimmy Lynch
Midwest
Iowa
William Cunningham
Mexico
K. E. Reisinger
Albers Ends 25th Year As Educator in County
M. Z. Albers, county superintendent of schools, completed 25 years in Hardin county education on Aug 1. He spent 12 years as Hardin New Providence superintendent and 13 years in his current post, totaling 40 years in teaching. His career began in Michigan with a one room school and then a five year principalship near Holland.
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M. Z. Albers
Hardin
New Providence
Albers
Bondurant
Johnston
Consolidated
Michigan
Holland
Mich
Heffelmeier Plans New Cafe at Steamboat Rock
Walter Heffelmeier this week announced a new cafe to be built one block north of the post office in Steamboat Rock. The frame building will start construction immediately and open for business within one month.
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Walter Heffelmeier
Steamboat Rock
Heffelmeier
Whitten Days Set August 12 13
Whitten fire department sponsors two day festival opening Friday at 1 30 pm with a parade two baseball games races concerts and two dances. Main event Saturday is Whitten Radcliffe baseball while Whitten semi pros face an unnamed foe Friday. Band concert at 7 30 Friday night and an open air bowery each night. Saturday features teen races and a 8 pm water fight with Eldora firemen.
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Whitten
Glen Ridout
Whitten Fire Department
Whitten-Radcliffe
Iowa Musicians Union
Eldora’s
City to Widen Streets and Add Angle Parking
City council moves to widen additional streets and implement angle parking to increase car capacity. Officials cited chronic parking congestion and aim to improve traffic flow, with expected action to be taken at the next meeting.
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City Council
Dron Lefora
Mrs. Otto Kasischke Dies Unexpectedly
Mrs. Otto B. Kasischke 58 of Eldora died suddenly Wednesday evening in Dr. Steckler’s office after months of illness. Funeral at St. Pauls Lutheran Eldora Saturday at 2 with Rev. Zimmermann officiating. burial in Eldora cemetery. Survived by husband Otto, son Martin, three sisters, one brother, and father William Ziesman.
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Otto, B. Kasischke
Pierce Place
Eldora
J. F. Steckler
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
John Zimmermann
Eldora Cemetery
St. Paul Choir
Harry Pagel
Frank Ziesman
Gene . Foster
Dale Kasischke
Lowell Kasischke
Bob Pappenfuss
Albert Ziesman
George Goschke
Martha Ziesman
Germany
United States
Arnold
Otto B. Kasischke
New Providence
Martin
Dyer
Kasischke
Alma Nehring
Herb Ruhnke
Frank Barr
Iowa Falls
Arnold Ziesman
William Ziesman
Driver Fined for Reckless Driving After Police Chase
Jesse Mason about 20 from Eldora was fined 25 dollars plus costs after appearing before Justice C. W. Haase on a reckless driving charge. Deputy Jack Dempsey and his family observed erratic driving near Santa around the lake and pursued the car but did not catch it. the youth was later picked up Wednesday morning.
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Jesse Mason
Eldora
C. W. Haase
Jack Dempsey
Santa
Maponte
Opening New Hospital Bids Set for Sept 12
Eldora Memorial hospital plans a six room addition with bids to be opened Sept 12, 1949. The city council, hospital board, and financing committee discussed cost cutting measures and separate bids for general, plumbing and heating, and electrical work to bring the project in line with a $35,000 target, up from $25,000. Initial bids reached $40,402, prompting a renewed fundraising push.
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Eldora Memorial Hospital
Clarence Orgel
Glen Whorrall
State Board ,of Health
William Beuttler
Sioux City
R Pyle Expands Holdings With Phillips Station Lease
Ray Pyle, longtime Mobil Oil station lessee, has leased the Eldora Oil Co. station opposite Rooks from Les Flickinger. He will run Phillips products and host a grand opening with treats and souvenirs. Flickinger keeps the Phillips 66 bulk plant and tank wagon service locally.
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Ray Pyle
Mobil Oil
Eldora Oil Co
Rooks
Les Flickinger
Phillips
Flickinger
Phillips 66
Kindergarten Added To School at Union
Union officials announce a new kindergarten program joining the school system. Details include the start date and enrollment plans as families prepare for the upcoming academic year.
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Union
Polio Precaution Causes Local Sports Festival Cancellation
The Farm Bureau sports festival at the fairgrounds and Sauerkraut Days in Ackley were canceled on health department guidance, as Hardin county is labeled polio epidemic area amid cases in nearby Iowa Falls Alden and Franklin counties. Dr Heeren briefed local doctors on safeguards, with future recommendations possible. A fatal polio case in Iowa Falls mother of four underscores countywide concerns while 14 Hardin county cases include four deaths.
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Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Ackley
State Department of Health
Hardin County
Iowa
Iowa Falls
Alden
Eldora
South Hardin County
Heeren
State Health Department
South Hardin
Kenneth R. Rudisill
Iowa City
University Hospital
Evelyn Olson
Franklin County
Rev Short to Lead Eldora Baptist Church
The Rev H C Short of Keokuk will assume the Eldora Baptist pulpit on Sept 1 after serving Keokuk for six years. A Moody Bible Institute graduate, he and his wife have four children aged 4 to 14. The Eldora position opened May 15 when Rev E C Lasswell resigned to study at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth Texas for a year.
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H. C. Short
Keokuk
Eldora Baptist Church
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Short
Mr. Lasswell
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Forth Worth
Texas
Eldora Township Votes Aid To Polio Control
Eldora Township Farm Bureau members met at the Community house on Tuesday evening and voted to donate 25 toward the polio control effort. The 4-H clubs showcased programs including a stain removal demonstration by Julianne Eckel and Beverly Cordes, a courtesy skit by several club members, a dress making contest using newspapers and toothpicks, a pie eating contest result favoring the Lawlers, and a closing sing session led by Mrs. Bob Walters before lunch.
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Eldora Township Farm Bureau
Community House
Eldora
Julianne Eckel
Beverly Cordes
Happy Hustlers
Carroll
Merrill Cobb
Jerry Crosser
Clair Randall
Bearcats
Chester Modlin
Earl Lamer
John Graham
Jerome Beach
B. W. Putnam
E. I. Rosenberger
Gerald Lawler
Bob Walters
Lawlers
Eldora Consolidated Schools Set August 30 Opening
Eldora consolidated schools will open with a full day session Tuesday August 30 as announced by superintendent F K Schmidt. Monday August 29 will be devoted to faculty meetings with new teachers gathering for indoctrination. The 34-instructor staff will hold an afternoon session and a banquet for teachers and school board members and spouses is planned for Monday evening. The district added a full time fifth grade teacher and a part time vocal instructor this year.
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Eldora Consolidated Schools
F. K.schmidt
Barbara Sheldon To Teach In Liscomb School
Barbara Sheldon of Eldora has signed a contract to teach fourth and fifth grades at Liscomb consolidated school. She is a daughter of Clyde and Clyde Sheldon and graduated from Eldora High School in 1948 with a certificate from Town State Teachers College. Read the Herald Ledger Tuesday The Index Friday.
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Barbara Sheldon
Eldora
Liscomb
Clyde Sheldon
Eldora High School
Town State Teachers College
Eldora Considers Aerial DDT Spray To Prevent Polio
Eldora council agrees to aerial DDT spraying to avert a polio outbreak in the south part of Hardin county. Sielaff Air Spraying proposes about $800 for citywide coverage with markers guiding the plane, pending civil authority approval. Local groups pledge funds to start a community drive, while ground measures inside buildings are advised to augment the effort.
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Eldora
Hardin County
al Sielaff
Sielaff
D. D. T. Spray
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Des Moines
John Wood
J. W. Schlampp
Radcliffe
Evelyn Olson
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Ag Troisiing
Providence
Enrofnees
Ames Grad
Wilbur Perry
Harry Faris
Leyland Reece
Earl Marsh
Otis Rash
George Lorber
Harold Ridout
Bachman Generations
Yrnen
van Pabte Wbbard
Bachmans
Lee
Adrian Ie Teers
Phan
D.D.T
E. H.S
Reunion
Pine Lake State Park Lodge
Roy Beamsley
Albert Lea
Minn
Ray Nazor
Lulu Sheldon Edwards
Anita Burns Fahler
Austin
Harriet Marks
Harriet Marks Vigars;and Orville Vigars, Eldora; Back Row— Henry Wheeler
Julia Mulford
Vera Walker Modlin
Charles Schafer
Eldora Newspapers
I Stelle
Angle
Otto Kasischke
R. Pyle
Phillips Station
Rev. Short
Herald - Ledger
County Seat News
Piper
Herald-Ledger
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