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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1952
Page
2
Mrs L E Hamilton of Hamilton announces the engagement of her daughter Helen of Eldora to Heinie Boomgarden son of Mr and Mrs Jake Boomgarden of Steamboat Rock. No wedding date set.
St. Mary's Altar and Rosary society met Wednesday Jan 9 at 2 00 PM in the church hall. Twenty one members answered roll call. The regular business meeting was held. The following committee was in charge Mrs Nelle Kramer Mrs John Shorts Mrs Katherine Ibach Mrs Ed Faris Mrs Joe Mead Mrs Charles Smith and Mrs Jim Roll.
A sequence of upcoming gatherings includes Needlecraft and Public Welfare Dept events on Friday January 18, D A R and several study clubs on Monday January 21 with slides of pilgrimage, Balcony Boosters and Rebekah groups on Tuesday January 22, Girl Scout council annual meeting and high school band concert on Wednesday January 23, and Agnes Dei Study Club Cemetery Society on Thursday January 24 with host names and venues listed.
Eldora residents Mrs. Chet Van Potter Mrs. Glenn Whorrall Mrs. Grace Rutherford and Mrs. Dale Bittner plus Mrs. Bert Larson of Radcliffe attended the American Legion Auxiliary mid winter conference in Des Moines. Van Potter sang with the Teavoice all state choir at Vesper Sunday. speaker at the buffet was national president Mrs. Bugs Campbell. The group attended meetings all day Monday and returned Monday evening.
Delma Smith hosted the Eldora Happy Hustlers 4-H club meeting with Norma Jeske presiding. Members proposed a monthly "better groomed girl" feature and minutes will record the winner. Leone Bowers spoke on shoe selection, Norma Jeske on washing woolen garments, and Delma Smith read poems. A hostess lunch followed.
County mail carriers and their wives were entertained at the Frank Stewart home last Tuesday evening at a smorgasbord dinner. Twenty five were present. Short business sessions were held for the ladies organization by Mrs. Stewart president and for the mail carriers by Fred Green Hubbard president. The remainder of the evening was informal and Mr and Mrs Stewart were presented with a table lamp by the guests.
Melvin F Toomsen age 20 of Ack ley and Phyllis Lyman age 17 of Elora obtained a marriage license. The couple is listed in the county records pending ceremony.
The Secor Birthday Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Karl Dixon. Present were Agnes Steinfeldt, Viola Panthen, Emma Gibbon, Nora Rudolph, Bernice Megan, Winifred Boll, Crescy Ball, Margaret Shortley and hostess Bonnie Dixon. They sewed, played games, and enjoyed lunch prepared by Bonnie with help from her daughter Delores. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Ball.
The annual meeting will be held at the schoolhouse next Monday night January 21 at 8 o'clock. Yearly reports will be given and all lot owners are urged to attend.
Bride elect Mrs Sibyl R Hoyt of Eldora announces the engagement of her daughter Edna Irene Hoyt to Cpl Roy A Thayer of Fort Bliss Tex son of Mr and Mrs Harry Thayer of Iowa Falls No wedding date has been set
Lois Kawata of Chadron Nebraska and Wilbur Jackson of Chadron wed January 6 in Denver Colorado. Attendants were Harris Johnson and his wife, brother of the groom. Mrs. Jackson serves as deputy county treasurer in Chadron while Mr. Jackson works for the E T Wilkins appraising firm since last June. He is a 1941 Eldora HS graduate and served three years in the Marine Corps with 2 1/2 years overseas.
The Monday club gathered at Mrs. D. W. Dickinson’s home with about 16 members. Mrs. J. R. Bahne led the program on a biography of an ecclesiastic, selecting the book Something to Stand On by Dr. Lewis Dunnington, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Iowa City. Refreshments were served, with Mrs. R. R. Bateson pouring. The next meeting is set for February 11 with Mrs. John Bekemeier hosting.
Hawthorne club met Monday at the home of Mrs. Howard Calfee with 14 members and two guests Miss Dora Wetrich and Mrs. Harry Bueghly present. Roll call was answered with a pet peeve and Mrs. Carl Piper led "Piper's Pen Points." Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be Jan. 28 with Mrs. Paul Clark.
Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. F. H. Herrald announce the birth of a daughter, Leissa Ruth, on January 10. Mrs. Herrald resides in Norfolk, Virginia, while Lt. Cmdr. Herrald is serving at sea.
The Odd Fellows plan a degree practice Monday evening at the Odd Fellows hall followed by lunch served after the session.
Locals report trips and visits across Iowa and nearby states. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Oldenburg depart for six weeks in Biloxi Mississippi. Several individuals attend family gatherings, meetings, and hospital or urban engagements in Ames Des Moines and Des Moines area.
Members of the Band Boosters Club at the High School voted to purchase additional uniforms for the school concert band. Don LaVelle presided as Mrs. Lawrence Oldenburg was absent. Thirty five members attended and refreshments followed in the school cafeteria.
Hubbard Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Chapter held a joint installation in their lodge rooms last Wednesday. New Masons officers include Worshipful Master Daniel Wiechmann and Secretary Tom Hoskins, among others, while the Eastern Star slate features Geral dine Maas as Worthy Matron and Glenn Whitney Jr as Worthy Patron, with Ruth Taber and Golda Boeke in key posts.
A historical cash statement lists balances and receipts for the year ending December 31, 1951, including General Bonds Warrants Outstanding. The fragment shows conservation, sewer extension, libraries, hospital, recreation, and security line items with totals and a balance on hand.
Eldora and other towns list hospital patients and births with names and dates. The financial section shows miscellaneous refunds, total expenditures and year totals, plus utilities receipts and taxes and assessments for January 1, 1961, including property classes and utility values.
Rev Ralph Imes announces Congregational church members will gather for potluck supper and program at 6 30 Monday evening. The First Methodist Church hosts Family Night on Tuesday with new Methodist people as guests, a cooperative supper at 6 30 and an official board meeting after.
A reader friendly list itemizes new car and truck models from multiple Iowa dealers and individuals including Buick Ford Chevrolet Mercury Pontiac and Plymouth across towns such as Eldora Iowa Falls Steamboat Rock and Union. Names include Knutson Imple ment Company Thelma Anderson Joe Kleppe and more with assorted truck and car brands noted.
At 9:00 a.m. Rev G Everett Figgs of Iowa Falls Christian Church conducts the morning service at Town Falls Christian Church. He will preach there every Sunday morning for an indefinite period. The 10:00 a.m. Sunday School follows and the public is invited.
A pantry stocked with pudding mixes creates quick desserts in midwinter. Vanilla tapioca served in sherbet glasses with figs. orange coconut tapioca garnished with almond stuffed prune. chocolate tapioca with walnut bits and prune stuffed with walnut.
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