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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1958
Page
9
Guy Reid, an Eldora volunteer firefighter, is seen at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday chopping a hole in the roof of the Leslie Pieters home about a mile east of Eldora to access a fire in the attic.
Robert J. Barr, a former Hardin county deputy sheriff, announced his candidacy for county sheriff on the independent ticket in the November election. He favors one deputy and plans mileage-based pay, noting current staffing includes John Petrie and Gene Setchell. Barr, 40, native of Traer, has lived in Hardin since 1946, was deputy four years, and was defeated 32 to 92 in a GOP election. He is married with two daughters and holds church and Masonic affiliations.
Robert R. Adams of Eldora seeks Iowa Commerce Commission approval to add a five day a week Eldora to Des Moines freight service serving Eldora Steamboat Rock Union Lawn Hill New Providence Hubbard and Zearing. Hearing set Sept 25 at 10 a.m. in Eldora courthouse. Adams aims for an Eldora terminal dock and notes current five day a week service to Waterloo.
The Hardin county Democratic Central Committee will meet in the basement of the city hall at Iowa Falls at 8 p.m. Friday. Leonard E. Hoffman, county chairman, says Frank Downing of Marshalltown and Mrs. James Dunbar of Cedar Falls will present the program of the new state chairman and state committee. Mayor Mike Micich, candidate for Congress from the third district, will also attend.
Members of the First Congregational Church at Elcora will decide at 11 a.m. Sunday whether to hire the Rev. Tom Rebentisch of Forest City for the pulpit. Rebentisch preached here last Sunday as the pulpit was vacated by the Rev Ralph B. Imes who resigned Aug 15 to pursue home mission work in Minnesota.
Most businesses in Eldora along with the courthouse state liquor store post office and Eldora schools will be closed Monday September 1 for Labor Day. Tuesday's Werald Ledger will be printed a day late and distributed on rural routes Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
Republican candidate for governor Wathen, backed by Go cb Mutrey. central committee and GOP workers schedule a Tuesday gathering. The event includes a breakfast, speeches by Ackles Aguiar and Parkers, and a talk on campaign strategy and finances. Local GOP leaders plan to review outreach tactics for the fall campaign.
The South Hardin chapter of the American Red Cross sponsored lifesaving classes at Pine Lake. Senior students were Larry Havens and Dave Asher from Steamboat Rock and John Farley of El Dora. Junior students were Craig Whitney of Hubbard and Judy Tatum of New Providence.
The Union-Whitten community Schools announce their annual Teachers reception at 8 p.m. Tuesday September 8 at the Whitten junior high. Teachers will be introduced in a brief program at Whitten and again at Union with a reception and lunch to follow.
Word received here Thursday of the death of Alvin J. Schwitters, 49, of Auburn Washington. He was husband of Mildred Allbee of Eldora and son of H M Schwitters of Steamboat Rock. His parents and relatives left Eldora to attend the Auburn funeral service.
At a special Monday session Eldora city council planned a site visit to inspect new pool designs by firms Thompson Willis Clapsadle Marshalltown Neath Gibson Waterloo Pad dock Rowat Murray Belmond and Death and Gibson builders of Pine Lake Country Club pool. They aim to decide next Sept 8 and hire an engineer with pool cost under 100000.
Two OMVI cases heard in district court. John Clark pled guilty to second offense OMVE with a $60 fine plus costs, license suspension, and liquor permit surrender. Ernest Borsehel pled guilty to OMVE with a $300 fine and costs, license suspension, and liquor permit surrender. Judge Hively Uhlenhopp issued additional judgments totaling $229.76 to Leonard Stubbs. Bachana Rice Inc. listed as plaintiff. default judgment entered for Keller Loap Co. against Millard and Betty Ellison. Darrell Jenssen judgment in favor of D X Sunray Corp.
The Salesmen's Club of Eldora led by Roy Atherton announces a civic rose growing project to promote Eldora as a rose capital of Iowa. Calvin Moore and Robert Hurst co chair the initiative with plans to engage service organizations, women’s clubs, the city, county, and training school. A rose festival and queen could follow as a gala yearly event. The group will obtain wholesale roses and publish care programs, with films shown at community meetings.
Otis Luttschwager of Buckeye was named chairman for the Micich committee at a Greene meeting on August 22 to complete plans for Mike Micichs campaign for Congress. About 50 people attended the gathering.
The Hardin County Farm Bureau will hold its Farmer Merchant Banquet on October 7 at 6 30 p m at the youth building. Kathleen Knipe of the Chicago Board of Trade will be the speaker.
Clarence W. Klehm of Towa Falls registered a Chevrolet and Wallace J. Gehrke of Iowa Falls registered a Ford. Both entries reflect local new car registrations in the area.
Funeral services for Phillip J. Hoffman 99 longtime Radcliffe resident were held Monday at Bergeson Funeral Home. Officiating was Jerry Malone with interment in Radcliffe Cemetery. Surviving are sons William Radcliffe Walter Springfield IL Marl Washington IL a daughter Bertha Hoffman, plus several nieces and nephews.
Marriage licenses issued to Michael McKean 22 of New Hope Pennsylvania and Jane Gregory 22 of Iowa Falls on August 25. Dale Smuck 25 of Alden and Dorothy Irene Benson 25 of Dumont on August 27.
A Russian agricultural delegation of about six toured the Risse-Miller exhibit at the State Fair and spent over half an hour inspecting hay conditioners and air drives for hammer mills. Co owner Lloyd Miller was away, but the Russians asked many questions and received a complete product catalog and literature. Dan Callahan of Eldora and E. J. Si Willis, Risse-Miller salesmen, helped them and were honored with pins naming them honorary members of a Russian agricultural society.
Roland Lightfield began work at O'Bryan Chevrolet Obts garage here as a chamber of the mechanical start. Lightfield has been employed in Missouri Valley, Ta ing a super station.
A petition was filed in district court by Iowa Finance Co. against Robert C. Hogan seeking foreclosure proceedings. The action names Hogan as the respondent and requests court intervention to enforce the mortgage.
Wellsburge community schools will open Monday with a 8:40 to 1:00 session. Kindergarten with an expected enrollment of 300 pupils will begin on Tuesday and the lunch program will also start Tuesday, according to school officials.
George Bo Janssen will travel Sunday to Chicago for the National American Legion Convention. Jimassen has been named as a state delegate from the Third Congressional District, with Mrs Janssen serving in a supervisory capacity.
Fidelity Abstract and Title Co owned by C. O. Rubow will relocate this weekend to the former Leslie building on Eldora square north side. An open house will be held Tuesday Sept 2 from 1 30 to 5 p m. The new offices include a lobby three offices conference room and air conditioning with natural gas heat. The basement is remodeled for storage and photostatic work. Staff includes Rubow R J Rubow ten years with the firm and Audrey Adamson secretary nine years. The firm offers complete real estate service with land books for Nardin County plus abstract service sales loans management and insurance.
Kermith S Huehn county superintendent of schools will discuss school problems and plans at Eldora Township Farm Bureau meeting at 8 p m Tuesday in the youth building. Committee families named Wilbur Barnard John Hellmich King ford Albright and P E Hobson.
In The Hospital Eldora announcements list newborns including Kathryn Ann Wheat in Hubbard, and a variety of moms and families such as Mrs. W. F. Ziesman Mrs. Edith Todd Mrs. Sadie Rogers Mrs. Effie Shives and Mrs. Grace Protheroe. Eldora Mrs. Charles Nichols welcomed a son in late August, Aug 27.
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