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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
3
Jeff Zavala, age 11, displayed the grand champion Brown Swiss bull in the open class at the Hardin County Fair on Thursday morning. The animal was shown for his grandfather Ralph Bright of Eldora.
Heather Schradle, 17, of New Providence, exhibited the grand champion Milking Shorthorn in the junior dairy show at the Hardin County Fair. Her cow also earned reserve champion in the open class, and she showed the grand champion cow in the open class as well. A Providence Pearls 4-H Club member, Heather highlighted the county fair dairy events.
Heather Schradle, 17, daughter of Milking Shorthorn breeder, exhibited the champion bull named Mysha Dr Bawn's Tracy at the Hardin County Fair on Thursday morning.
Randy Reifschneider 18, Hubbard, placed reserve Angus at Hardin Fair. He earlier claimed grand champion in the market heey show, while Sterling Strathe won the grand champion call.
The sth annual John D Aukes family reunion gathered 24 relatives and two visitors in Wellsburg Park on Sunday August 13 with attendees from Wellsburg Marshalltown Bangor Des Moines and Waterloo The 25th anniversary Wellsburg Class of 1947 reunion followed at Skandia Inn Grundy Center on August 12 with six of seventeen classmates and one former teacher present plus several unable to attend due to illness or travel. Rev Gideon Walbrink and family returned from a European trip visiting Paris Ermelo and Normandy with stops in Frankfort and Rheims Cathedral before flying home via Kennedy Airport.
Locals Rev Wendell Willcox and spouse flew to Fairbanks Alaska to visit Mike and Jeanne Hinkel. Des Moines guests included the Pool and Longenecker families. Soli party from Honolulu spent a week with L R Soli parents and planned visits to Scottsdale and Reno before returning.
Eldridge son of Mia and Mrs. Wale Eldridge of near town is a member of the Jackson Feeders LSE Club. A brief mention notes his involvement and a local activity.
Fragments show funeral arrangements and survivors for local residents in Eldora. Names such as Foster, Hank, Gertrude, and others appear with limited readable details. The text references a 1913 date and a 1998 event, indicating historical obituary notes.
Faris of tewa Fas led the landis County Fair in the carcass contest with a 84.2 inch weight and 31.2 length barrow. Pete Bodensteller of Loaf Falls showed a 211.3 pound live weight barrow with 30.1 length and 41.99 percent ham and loin. Gilts averaged 208.9 live weight with 30.2 length and 43.73 percent hard and loin. loin eye area 5.25.
I F Radcliffe men topped the 1972 Hardin County Fair events in checker and horse shoe pitching. Bittle led the checker standings with Sampson and Lindaman following. in horseshoes Lepper claimed first with Olson and Dettbarn as top runners up among Radcliffe competitors.
Sheila Klettke of Eldora attends Camp Hertko Hollow at the YMCA Camp along the Des Moines River north of Boone. The non profit camp serves diabetic youths ages 4 to 16 and is sponsored by the Iowa Diabetes Association and the Iowa Dietetic Association.
A detailed report covers the Hubbard Park family reunion with 20 relatives and attendees from El Dora Alden and State Center, plus numerous social calls. Also included are public auction notices for Hardin County agricultural land by the Board of Supervisors with bid details, parcel description, and scheduling for September 1972, plus related civic notices.
David Bergeson, 11, Radcliffe, showed the top lightweight Angus in the market beef show at the Quadh. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jim Bergeson and led the class with a blue ribbon performance.
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