Beulah Named Club Leads Eldora News Mix
Governor Love continues Hoegh program to develop Iowa industries. Iowa added eight new industries and three expansions in November, with Grundy Center Kesley and Morning Sun hosting new plants, offering 12 to 15 potential new jobs. Eldora notes limited job gains but sees broader regional growth. In local history, Francis Ellis, former popular high school principal, later became a minister with a dedication service at his Detroit and California pastorates. A new Eldora exclusive club forms with Beulah Claassen hosting. six Beulahs join, including Beulah S. Hossler and Beulah Eckhoff. Hardin County road crews miss 50 days in 1951 due to rain, affecting construction and upkeep.
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Loveless
Hoegh
Iowa
Grundy Center
Kesley
Morning Sun
Eldora
C.G
Francis Ellis
Rex Bateson
Dorothy Marsh
Detroit
Mich
California
Francis
Eldora Chronology Highlights Local Milestones
Ten year ago Casper Meyers married Irena Trout at the groom’s Pleasant township home. The Eldora M E church marked a major milestone with a 200 plus member congregation, led by Rev J W Bissell and Rev EB Kent. Montague Lodge installed at the opera hall with Grand Master R G Phelps and Gen B Van Saum presiding. Community notes cover rail, sheriff, and mutual telephone developments, plus civic events and regional travel.
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Pleasant Township
Casper Meyers
Irena Trout
Gowtly
M. E. Church
Eldora
J. W. Bissell
D. D
Upper Iowa University
Dr Hunter
Grand Jury
Tale of a Shirt and Local Prose Reflections
A 90 year old Dennis Michael Kelly of Cedar Falls Iowa writes a humorous poem about hospital shirts highlighting social quirks and nurse interactions. Ed Brandt of Clement California shares warm weather notes and a coffee strip benefiting Quakerdale New Providence. In Eldora 1957 plans include two new buildings and a new firm. Alway Flower Shop showcases a Santa. Suzette Leming, 17, of Oklahoma may still be thinking about a Tulsa romance.
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Dennis Michael Kelly
Cedar Falls
Ed Brandt
Clement
Calif
California
Chamber of Commerce
Eldora
Suzette Leming
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Community Newsletter Recalls Weekend Visits and Events
Union residents and friends gathered for dinners and Sunday visits across Eldora Marshalltown and surrounding towns. Notables include Mrs Grellet Ditton returning home after a stroke care at Burke Nursing Home, and multiple families hosting dinners and attending concerts and homemaker club sessions.
Weekend Visits Across Towns Highlight Small Town Gossip
Mr and Mrs Wade Williams hosted by Gladys Smith who stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Peter Scott of Alden. Norris Robinson visited Floyd Robinson in Eldora. Cedar Rapids couple Mr and Mrs Jim Donaldson spent weekend with Willard Donaldson and Ray Pevehouse. Dinner guests were Donaldsons and Pevehouses at L J Holveck’s Liscomb home. Bob Yantis and Doreen of Kirksville Missouri were guests of Leo Yantis and family. Jim Speas hosted Bob Veran Sr and Mrs Neil Hopkins Lulu Neal and Georgia of Joliet Illinois who stayed Friday night and left Saturday.
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A. J. Tisdale
Burke
Roxie Dunn
Eldora
Ralph Stull
Story City
Union
John White
Marshalltown
Edward Stull
Audrey Stull
Frank Kadner
Kadner
Alex Skramonsky
St. Mary's Church
John Kirk
Conrad
Town Hall
Cecil Claybroad
Leslie Wood
Harry Shearer
Iowa City
Mac Shearer
EB. C. Dillon
Merle Duffy
van, Cleve
James Dillon
Marjorie
Patty Dillon
Steve Ridenour
John Dinnes
Ivester
Ethymer Cox
Robert Baum
Gwendolyn Lepley
Ft. Dodge
W. H. Lepley
Cora Mae
Charlene Knouse
Radcliffe
Art Gummert
Earl Glenney
George Harrington
Wade Williams
Gladys Smith
Peter Scott
Alden
Jim Donaldson
Cedar Rapids
Willard Donaldson
Ray Pevehouse
Donaldson
Pevehouse
L. J. Holveck
Liscomb
Bob Yantis
Doreen
Kirksville
Yantis
Leo Yantis
Jim Speas
Bob Veran
Neil Hopkins
Lulu Neal
Georgia
Joliet, Ill
Hopkin
Jesse Braga
Joliet
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George R. Stauffacher
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Lisher
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Doyle Felton Society
Grace Protheroe
Marcela Darker
Dale Peshia
Bud Davis
Paul Mason
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshia
San Dimas
Ellis
Miriam Wills
David Wills
George Wills
Riverside
Margaret Wills Sylvius
Glendale
Richard
Donald
Lepley’s Park
Wayne Blankenship
Geraldine Frazier
Darrell Joe Brown
Beulah
Beulah Claassen
Beulah S. Hossler
Earl
Beulah) Gray
Beulah Eckhoff
Henry
Beulah) Wheeler
Beulah Black
Henry Beulah Claassen
James H. Bales
Florence Geery
W. C. Frazier
New Providence
Myra Mavis
W. E. Stanley
Hugh Newell
Fidora
First National Bank
Chas. O. Ryan
Grundy County
F. W. Deschamp
Steamboat Rock
Legionnaires
W. H. Thompson
Des Moines
Montague Lodge of Masons
D. D. Lewis
R. D. Meader
C. R. Johnson
LL. F. Cochran
American Legion
D. Mayquist
Henry J. Janssen
Elvin J. Ryan
J. R. Winnett
W. A. Blankenship
Dorothy Dyer
Cornell College Little Theatre
Tale of
Quakerdale
Alway
Santa
Penny Therm
Iowa Electric
Mrs. Grellet Ditton
Milo Schwarck
C. N. Brace
Edwin. Biersborn
George S. Good
Paul Glenney
Boyd Reese
Gene Pippin
Terry Lee
Ross Howard
Virgil Altemeter
Bill Grief
Betty Jean
Merna Mae Westcott
Roland Westcott
Jakie
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Jake Westcott
Perry Miller
Harry Lown
Iowa Falls
Lowell Maine
Harold Miller
Paul
Dennis
John
Mark
Nevada
Virgil Miller
Wallace Shore
Imogene Chamness
Lavonne
Chamness
Sadie Reece
Everett Reece
Paul Reece
Jeanette
Co-Operative
John Mackin
Mrs. Clair Clingerman
Hardin County Savings Bank
Federa
1 Deposit Insurance Corp
Travel
Cliff Shannon
Eware Insurance Company
Des Moines, Iowa
Farm Bureau
Mrs
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Floyd Robinson
Linda and
Billy
Albion
Siegler
Satralia. i
Slegler
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Bekemeier Hdw
Ford
Ah-h-h-h
Ford Wood Auto Company
Ldora
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