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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
9
Fairfax by Mrs Peter Williams reports numerous small gatherings and visits across Webster Eldora Iowa Falls and surrounding areas. Families including Bartz Barz Clingerman Teske Sanders and Johnsons hosted and attended suppers dinners and overnight guests with several moved or cared for relatives in the region.
Steamboat Rock resident Grace Fre richs recalls finding purses containing money since childhood and returning them. She recently recovered a purse with all her money from corn picking and notes past acts of honesty have brought rewards. Local family updates follow with trips to Ackley Portland and Des Moines for study and visits as neighbors gather for meals and events.
Short entries list overnight guests and weekend visits from Belvedere to Oskaloosa, Igloo Minnesota, Radcliffe, Ackley, Rockwell City, Faribault Minnesota, Lincoln Nebraska, Carroll Iowa, Marshalltown, Ocean City New Jersey, and other nearby towns. Names include Leo Knight, Harvey Heffelmeier, Jerry Martin, Sue Hartman, Hie H Folkerts, Walter Helfelmeier, Tom Ruppelt, Gail Bachman, Wim Frerichs, Arthur Frerichs, Henry Eklendorf Borg, and Bertha Edgvean among others.
Three steps to keep sediment out of milk and cream include rewashing cans, using plastic hoods to block dust, and parchment paper on the way to the dairy. A warning to protect fruit trees with a hardware cloth cylinder from winter rabbits, plus sanitary sow pens and winter crop rotations. New Year's Day visit noted with local names.
Wolfgram homes near Traer hosted enders in the H. G. Folkerts house Monday. Eldora residents Mr and Mrs Floyd Van Tiger and Mr and Mrs Edd Van Tiger attended. Maurice Gast left Friday for a short stay in St. Louis. Wellsburg’s Menno Van Loh and daughters Esther and Verdena visited. Raymond Benning of Ackley and Mr and Mrs Jans Manenga were present. John Van Loh and Dorothy Evans were dinner guests at Mrs Swank Keene’s Hampton home.
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