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Hardin County Index

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1954

Page

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Whitten and Woodward Split Cage Twinbill

In a Tuesday doubleheader at Whitten, the host Whitten girls edged Woodward 55-54 after a tight game despite Woodward forward Blazen scoring 40 and Jaylyn Baker 28 for Whitten. In the boys game, Whitten defeated Woodward 41-39 as Larry Calloway led Whitten with 25 and Newell added 21 for Woodward, with Dwayne Caker absent.

Woodward Whitten South Hardin Club Whitten Wahawks Jaylyn Baker Joyce Koch Blazen Ethel Clark Larry Calloway Newell Dwayne Cakerbce California

Save Children When Fire Gets Home

A 17 year old babysitter carried two small children to safety as a fire gutted the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Paulsen in Atlantic Indiana. The children were asleep when the blaze started and were saved by quick action. Mrs Janssen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Janssen of Eldora, is involved in the family.

Darrell Paulsen Atlantic Paulsen Albert R. Janssen Eldora

Eldora Livestock Sales Market Surges on Week}

A lighter Monday run yielded a strong market across classes at Eldora Livestock Sales. Boars sold 14.95 to 22.00 cwt while packer calves topped at 27.50 cwt for a 200 lb Roan heifer calf. heavy bulls reached 13.00 cwt, with stocker cattle 2 to 4 cwt higher and butcher cows steady to strong.

Eldora Livestock Sales

Monday Sale January 4th Stock Run Expected

Auction notes a Monday sale on January 4th with an expected run of 700 to 900 head of live stock including two carloads of North Dakota feeder calves.

North Dakota

Sale Catalog Mentions Livestock Inventory

Catalog notes livestock items including sheep breeding boars and milk cows offered for sale. The fragment indicates farm stock categories present without specific quantities, bidders, or sale date.

Cook Brothers Active on Iowa State Campus Roles

Kenneth Cook, a busy Iowa State student, holds multiple campus posts from Block and Bridle Club supervisor to Roger Williams Club president and Interfaith Council member. He works as a waiter, serves as dormitory advisor in Alumni Hall, and balances heavy studies while the Cook family maintains ties with Penn College. Frank Cook, in Fort Riley Army duty, and Lisle, a New Providence junior, both consider Iowa State for their futures.

Association of Animal Husbandry Students Little International First Baptist Church Roger Williams Club Alpha Zeta Kenneth Alumni YMCA Elm Hall Cook Penn College Iowa State Frank Army Fort Riley Kans Ames Lisle New Providence High School

Eldora city and county notices span school and civic change

A long list of local events appears for Eldora and surrounding towns from Sept to Dec. 1953 including school district reorganizations adding areas to Eldora Community School District, bond and financing plans, political candidacies, mayoral and Kiwanis leadership changes, fire and accident reports, probate and memorial rites, and community projects such as a Baptist church cornerstone, a hardware firm change, and a new service station opening. The notes cover nearby towns Radcliffe Alden and Steamboat Rock with incidents, meetings, and public works.

Burling Congregational Church Eldora Alden Cafe Radcliffe Upper Pine Lake Cpl James L. Wallis Korea Alden Cecil Rooks Kiwanis D. M. Nyquist Quaker Oats George Janssen Paul H. Schaa Third Ward Pleasant Jackson Melrose Glen Livengood Jerry Jones Iowa Falls John Clary Raymond Clark Hubbard W. C. Schumacher John Bekemeier Wayne Welch Bekemeier - Welch Hardware Bekemeier Hardware Don LaVelle Kiwanis Club Qlen Howe Pine Lake Carl Neumann James L. Williams Ken Hardin County Board of Supervisors Smith Motors Lester Ose Grand Jury New Baptist Church Steamboat Rock Kenneth Harrington Kramer’s Heights Leo Stull James Wallis Joe Kramer John Beckstein Lee Smith Lester Kaufman New County Farm Bureau New Radcliffe Emma B. Warthow Bud Reagan D & R Radio D & R Radio. Nov. 10—New City Eldora Cemetery Grand I Board of Supervisors Hillis Wilson Martin Ryken Frank Bevan Robinson Quick Gaylord Thayer PMA Carroll Cook New Providence Des Moines Hubbard Scool Hamilton and Hardin County Boards of Education Irderick Price Union Iowa Leo Hoegh Vinton Ose Hoegh Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office ASC Farm Survey Farm Bureau Service ,Co Monaghen Frank Boody Wildlife Club Old Mill Site Iowa River Farm Bureau Memorial Fund Eldora Hospital N. L. McDonald Johnson Motor Shell Service Guy Reid Pine Lake Wildlife Club Ray Taylor Steamboat Rock, Kills Hardin County Marvin Mueller Sun-Ray Fertilizer Co Marvin Jeske Ben Quaife Noble Grand IOOF Amanda Walton Whitten O. R. Lamb County Board of Supervisors Leon Hoegh Ben Jaspers Earl C. Marsh Lloyd Roland Rocks Implement Hardin En Jasper new_board of supervisors R. B. Ferguson Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Knoxville Intel David Schuler Bud Smith Eldora Greenhouse James H. Thompson Cedar Falls Virgil Schmidt Walter Foster Hom

Final Rites Held for Maurice Klatt in Radcliffe

Funeral services were conducted Sunday at St John Evangelical U B Church for Maurice E Klatt 68 of Radcliffe who died Thursday at his daughter’s home in the Evergreen community. Born November 12 1895 he married Ellen Clark in 1917 and later practiced chiropractic before turning to carpentry. He is survived by three daughters Coral Kenneth Severson Hubbard Darlene Arthur Martin Baker Mont Maurice Jr Radcliffe and his mother Kathryn Klatt a sister Lois and a brother Clarence. Burial followed in Radcliffe cemetery with pallbearers A B Narland Earl Himmel B G Prescott Joe Himmel Leonard Johnson and H D Stewart.

Radcliffe Iowa Ellen Clark Hubbard Des Moines Klatt Evangelical Church Masonic Lodge Coral Kenneth Severson Phillip Hemphill Ellsworth Maurice, Jr Kathryn Klatt Lois Klatt Clarence Peoria Radcliffe Cemetery A. B. Narland Earl Himmel B. G. Prescott Joe Himmel Leonard Johnson H. D. Stewart

Funeral services held for Mrs. Linnie Vallem

Mrs. Linnie Vallem aged 70 died Monday evening at Eldora Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since November 24. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Bergeson Funeral Home. She had long resided with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mork south of Radcliffe.

Bergeson Funeral Home Linnie Vallem Eldora Memorial Hospital

Anna Granzow Rites Held In Bergeson Funeral Home

Funeral services for 81 year old Anna Granzow were held Dec 23 at Bergeson Funeral Home after she died Dec 21 in her sleep following a brief illness at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ben Hake. She would have marked her 82nd birthday on Sunday. The body was later taken to Buffalo Center for Congregational church services and burial at Olena Mound. Mary Anna Kahl Grantow, daughter of D Kahl, was born Dec 27 1871 in Davenport Iowa and died in her sleep Monday morning.

Anna Granzow Bergeson Funeral Home Congregational Church Olena Mound Mary Anna Kahl Grantow D. Kahl Davenport Iowa

Granzow Rites Held For Mrs Granzow Near Radcliffe

Dec 21 1953 funeral for Mrs Gustave F Granzow held near Radcliffe then Buffalo Center Iowa with service by Rev IE Peters Evergreen Evangelical U B church. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Ben Hake Radcliffe Mrs Henry Inters Buffalo Center and two sons Harry and Glenn Grantow. Also three sisters and two brothers and many nieces and nephews. Music by Mrs Walter Eller Mrs Rudolph Eller accompanied by Mrs Ralph Streyleer.

Ing Gustave F. Granzow Radcliffe Buffalo Center Iowa Granzow Ben Hake Henry Inters Harry Glenn Grantow Minnie Schultz Calgary Alberta Canada Mary Vieth Denver Cole Lydia Cammack Will Kahl Stetter John Kahl Donalda IE. E. Peters Evergreen Evangelical U. B. Church Walter Eller Rudolph Eller Ralph Streyeler

Raymond Dubberke obituary and funeral details

Raymond Dubberke died December 21 at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines after a lingering illness. Interment services were held December 23 at Radcliffe cemetery. He and his wife Bertha Hetland recently lived in Radcliffe and he worked at the Ellsworth turkey processing plant when able. Survived by his wife, a son and daughter, his mother, and other relatives in Hubbard.

Radcliffe Cemetery Raymond Dubberke Veterans Hospital Des Moines Dubberke Radcliffe Ellsworth Bertha Hetland Hubbard

Hubbard Tuesday Conference on Senior Citizens

A Hardin county senior citizen conference sponsored by the Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship and the extension department of Iowa State College will be held Tuesday at the Salem Evangelical United Brethren church in Hubbard from 10 a m to 4 p m with registration at opening 15 minutes. A noon potluck dinner will be served and roundtable discussions will take place during the program.

Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship Iowa State College Hardin County Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church Hubbard Dick Pulse

Obituary for Arthur Church of New Providence

Arthur Church 65 son of Edward and Mary Mote Church was born December 10 1888 in Chadron Nebraska. He moved to Marshalltown at age eight and married Carrie Reéte May 1 1909, later living in Eldora and then New Providence for about 40 years. He was a carpenter and later a custodian and school bus driver at the New Providence school until ill health forced him to retire. Five children survived with all having graduated from the local high school. Surviving besides his wife are Agnes Elerding George Church Leonard Church Robert Church and Pauline Church seven grandchildren and one sister Gaye Mowery. Funeral Monday at the New Providence church with Rev. Dewey Lamprecht and Dr. W A Spring assisting. Neil Martin was soloist and Mrs. Fred Mitchell was organist. Casket bearers listed and burial in Honey Creek.

New Providence Arthur Church Edward Mary Mote Church Chadron Nebr Marshalltown Carrie Reéte Eldora Roy Wilson Bert Wilson Pauline Phoenix Ariz Gaye Mowery Roseberg Ore Dewey Lamprecht W. A. Spring Neil Martin Fred Mitchell W. D. Murray S. Dale Moon Ethel Faris Robert Strickland John Martin Marion Shore Owen Hopkins Willard Martin Buria Honey Creek

Toy purchases aid 100 Filipino children in Tokyo party

Captain R J Clay of Eldora and the 581st squadron in the Philippines purchased toys in Tokyo for a Christmas party on December 22. The gifts were distributed to 100 Filipino children, bringing holiday cheer from service members stationed abroad.

Cpt R. J. Clay Eldora 581St Philippines Tokyo

Rotary meeting highlights aims and members

George Shafer spoke on Rotary aims at Tuesday's gathering. George Martinson, manager of the local telephone company and a new Rotary member, shared his life story alongside Beecher Crosley who also spoke.

George Shafer Rotary George Martinson Beecher Crosley

Church schedules and services a reader guide

Details Ohio region church schedules with Mass times at ST MARY S CATHOLIC CHURCH for Fathers Mahoney and confessions and catechism sessions. Additional worship and Sunday school times for CHURCH OF CHRIST TRAINING SCHOOL CHAPEL and FIRST BAPTIST with sermon topics and weekly programs listed.

Assembly of God Church Service Schedule

W L Beasley pastor leads Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. and Marine Worship at 11 a.m. Evening programs include Christ Amphaseadots for young people at 6:45 p.m. Evangelistic meeting at 7:45 p.m. WMC meets 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and mid week service at 7:45 p.m. Thursday.

Church OF Christ L. R. Schuler Assembly OF God Church W. L. Beasley W.M.C

First Congregational R B Innes Service Schedule

The notice lists Sunday School at 10:00 with an adult class and divine worship at 11:00 featuring the sermon The Story Begins. Nursery care in the parsonage at 11:00, United Youth Fellowship for juniors at 5:00 with Dine A Mite lunch, junior choir at 3:45 Thursday, and senior choir at 7:30.

United Youth Fellowship Jrs

First Baptist F Y. Steamboat Rock Week of Prayer

Sunday January 3 offers Bible School at 10 00 a m Worship Service with Communion at 11 00 a m featuring choir music and a meditation Faith to Move Mountains An offertory for the dedication fund C B senior leader Shirley De Vries Duet Royce and Norman Luiken Intermediate leader Sandra De Vries Cornet solo George Luiken Juniors meet with Verna Luiken Evening Service at 7 45 with male quartet Ben Johnson Harry Luiken Fred Lower Pete Luiken continuing Acts Felix the Procrastinator 24 24 27 Weeks of Prayer January 4 5 6 7 8 7 45 nightly Annual Church Business Meeting Thursday January 7 at 7 45 p m

The Bible School Harry Luiken Shirley de Vries Royce Norman Luiken Sandra de Vries George Luiken Verna Luiken Ben Johnson Fred Lower Pete Luiken Felix

First Methodist Church Eldora Iowa Service Schedule

John K Moore pastor leads church school for all ages at 10 a m Nursery for children at 11 a m sermon Ways of Communication at 11 a m United Youth Fellowship at 5 30 p m Scout Troop 335 Friendly Fellowship class Young Adult Party Weslayan Service Guild Monday. Wednesday Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7 30 p m Thursday Marcus Bach speaks in sanctuary.

First Methodist Eldora Iowa John K. Moore United Youth Fellowship Wesleyan Service Guild Marcus Bach

St Paul Lutheran Service Friday New Year's Day

J Zimmermann pastor leads Friday New Year’s Day service at St Paul Lutheran Church with congregation gathering for worship and reflection.

ST. Paul Lutheran J. Zimmermann

Church Activities Schedule From Saturday to Sunday

Vices at 10:00 a.m. Saturday Confirmation Classes at 9:15 Announcements will be received for Holy Communion. Sunday, Jan. 3 Sunday School at 10:00 Bible Classes at 10:00 Public Worship with Communion to 1:00 Lutheran Couples Club at Tuesday Adult Membership Class at 7:30. Wednesday Sunday School Teachers meeting at 7:30.

Training School Howard Blandau

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Sale Sharp Hogs—Castle ST. Mary’s Catholic Church Father George Mahoney First Baptist H. C. Short Strait Gate B. Y First Congregational R. B. Innes F. Y. Lower Park Ave Toro E.re. Runner Vernon Schleged Jane Clarence Beach Tom Fears Will Ziegenhirt Edwin Sanders Robert and Lawrence Beach, New Providence Ruth Cook America
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