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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1952
Page
6
The 81st Hardin County Fair kicks off in Eldora next Monday August 18. The annual event showcases prize garden and orchard products livestock poultry and 4-H and FFA exhibits. New acts join the grandstand show as county pride and progress on display invite holiday support from local businesses and residents.
A mother reflects on her son's departure for service from McChord Field Washington and the pain of goodbye. She recalls his childlike innocence, vows not to wallow in bitterness, cites General Romulo on active generational duty, and seeks peace through collective resolve and future election choices.
Community thanks Loy Smith and Aqua Antics organizers for a memorable summer swimming show with superb lighting seating and stage effects. Hardin County group invites residents aged 75 and older to a yearly dinner. Rotarians plan early September event. Also notes Wildlife club queries about Eldora Centennial and a charity drive by George O Bry an committee collecting over 2500 pounds of warm clothing for overseas use.
Hardin County 4-H boys and girls bringing fair exhibits will visit Eldora Rotary Club on Tuesday at noon. Rotarians will pay for meals at the Methodist Ladies Cafe with no program or speeches to distraction, aiming to boost fair attendance and community support for the 1953 exposition.
A thunderstorm at Radcliffe caused damage including the fire of Neil Johnson’s frame house struck by lightning. In 1912 plans for Eldora auto races at the fairgrounds with Juggernaut cars, Ray Boody’s Ford Streak in the mile record attempt, and a barn being torn down for the new Christian parsonage are noted. Also featured are a Ha ward en preacher Rev James Burling, a bank president’s Europe trip, and local militia encampments drawing crowds. 1922 items include Margaret Merritt’s Paris winter, golf lessons from Mr. Wolf of Ames, Eldora Motor Co car sales, and local business changes. 1932 items recount Finn’s Opera House opening in Radcliffe, a Hardin County Fair race with John Kinsella, and Eldora news continuing from that era.
Whitten residents attended funeral services for Louis Eggers in Monticello. Local visits included James Wilcox with the Hershey Greenwood family in Marshalltown and several Whitten families hosting guests from Des Moines Hubbard Nevada and Marshalltown. Iowa Road Building resurfaced roads from Edington to Northwestern depot and Washington street. the 960-foot Iowa River bridge received a new covering. Scrap-iron salvage efforts aim to support munitions production.
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