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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1949
Page
6
The Knoxville Express notes unprecedented demand on the county auditor and treasurer as delays from counties submitting assessments hinder equalization. Officials warn taxpayers may not receive tax bills by year start, with penalties delayed 90 days after receipts, while offices handle homestead credits prize sales and rising personal property assessments amid a colossal workload.
The column mocks journalist Jack North for his all-state high school football picks in Eldora and nearby, noting humor in misnaming players and past quirks. The piece cites Joe Saylor and Harold Saylor as guards and speculates on a misprint involving Manley Draper and Wathena Jackson in earlier eras.
A fragmented local column recounts town happenings and open house plans. It mentions Bruce and a dentist visit, Ed Brandt’s painting work and a move to Iowa Falls, a tea of building a new home at Lean the 2apper, plans for a Steamboat Rock open house, a car purchase debate, and Dale North’s first steps at a Vets hospital Des Moines after a plane accident, with June Hardin’s social calendar details from T. L. Greenfest.
Articles discuss Christmas seal donations to Hardin county residents to fund tuberculosis and heart disease work, plus library highlights. It praises library usage by women and youth, mentions the Teenagers shelf, and quotes Cynthia Gray on courthouse statuary with a poem by Lome Baylan. Iowa Press Women plan cultural exchange to Europe.
A sermon decries modern prophets who claim divine truth while peddling personal ideas. It argues true prophecy aligns with God’s mind, not ego, urging testing by the message of Christ and the test of time. It warns against popularity counting as proof and cites Moses as the ancient standard for truth.
Sermon details and a business meeting noted at First Congregational Ralph 8. Imes, Pastor. The church invites parishioners to bring a friend to Sunday school this Advent season and attend the Sunday service. A forthcoming business meeting is listed in the notice.
A look back 65 years notes Lad W. Jones new editor in Union Star and Wister’s trip to New York for a doctor. Ellen Grim and others mark weddings and anniversaries while local business shifts include a newspaper price rise to 1.80 and stores closing early at 1:30. Eldora residents attend gatherings, marriages unfold, and civic notes touch postmaster service, real estate, and phone office work.
L B Tucker reports Huot named his deputy and notes a 35 year auditor designation. Charles A Hogers, a prominent attorney and editor from Hidora, dies in a Waterloo hospital leaving a wife three daughters and a son. Hardin Spun Agricultural Society officers listed. Church and local notices among many brief items. 25 years ago notes Old Providence club program beers shipped from Steamboat Rock and local community events.
Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled In Search Of Christ The Youth Fellowship meets at Congregational Church Sunday at 6 Wesleyan Service Guild gathers Monday at Grace Vian Potter's home The Young Adult class meets Monday at Mr and Mrs Raymond Newell's home All are invited to share in all services
Friday Holy Communion until 7 p m Sunday school teachers meet at 7 30 p m Saturday confirmation classes at 9 30 a m Sunday Dec 4 German services with Holy Communion at 10 English services with Holy Communion at 11 Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 Sunday school rehearsal for Christmas program at 1 45 p m Monday choir rehearsal at 8 p m Tuesday adult membership class at 8 p m Wednesday men's club at 7 20 p m with hosts Richard Zielske rt Ziesman Arnold Ziesman Rev J Zimmermann I A Mueller Walter Jeske Carl Orgell Don Balyanz
The Allied Theatre Owners of Iowa and Nebraska report resignations from their posting board after a single year. In other local news Funeral services were held for John L. Clarke a noted farmer and hybrid seed expert who died near Whitton and Conrad. A group of Des Moines veterans donors funded a hospital phoning aid in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs H S Boeke plan their golden anniversary in Hubbard plus the New Providence Woman's Club hosted Mrs C d Piper who shared scrapbook treasures.
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