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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1957
Page
9
Next Wednesday and Thursday January 30 and 31 Eldora merchants will hold their first End of Month Sale of the new year with special bargain prices on a wide variety of merchandise in the Tuesday Herald Ledger Merchants using the Tuesday paper are urged to place their copy by Friday.
Dewey E. Eller announces February 4 start for the 1957 soil bank corn and spring wheat acreage reserve in Hardin County. Iowa Falls ASC will provide details and signups run through March 8. Early signups offer advantages. acreage reserve contracts are for one year.
Jim Pagel of Eldora left for Fort Leonard Wood Missouri to enter the U S Army. He was honored by the O Bryant Chevrolet staff at a Grill Cafe breakfast where he received a gift. Mrs Pagel and children will stay with her parents temporarily before moving to the post next month. Pagel served nine years in the National Guard.
Wilson Hadley Hardin county chapter chairman notes old polio cases are as vital as new ones. The 1956 chapter treasury spent nearly 3000 on old cases, some five years or more. In 1955 about 6300 was spent on old cases with one serious patient in iron lung costing about 8000 to date. The chapter relies on contributors to continue this service.
The Hardin county Board of Supervisors approved a ten dollar per month raise for county clerks. The pay increase is retroactive to January 1, 1957.
Seven Eldora residents including D M Nyquist John J Shorts Rev John Moore and bank employees were subpoenaed for the Grundy Center district court will contest of Grace Quick Smith. Maurice Smith as special administrator opposes probate amid a 128071.72 estate value. Will dated December 19 1953 leaves 19000 to churches including Eldora Methodist and Eldora Congregational. trustees avoid litigation.
E. J. Matty Matheson spoke to the Eldora Rotary Club detailing the Eldora Chamber of Commerce finances. He noted a 19 member loss from 1953 to 1956 and a $1100 revenue drop, urging a 1957 budget goal of 7400 and at least matching the 1953 contribution.
Eldora school board has eight bids for the heating plant with the lowest from H W Plumbing and Heating Co. at 2150.67 and Eldora Plumbing and Heating Co. at 2395. The award waits for ratings by Des Moines engineer William E. Nanens to compare gas unit specs with requirements. Des Moines Waterloo Charles City Williams Iowa Falls Grundy Center bidders participated. Progress on the addition proceeds. Brooks-Berg architects redraw plans for a single story wing and the board plans a meeting this week to review proposed plans and hire an architect later.
C. O. Rubew Eldora realtor announced four real estate sales this week. Maude Norris bought the Harold Platts residence on North Washington Street with possession March 1. Norris Robison of Union bought the Hall estate at 1902 South Washington Street with possession March 1. Clyde Davison bought the vacant lot adjoining his residence at 1902 11th, once owned by Lt. H. B. Hutzel. Leslie Vinton, Eldora contractor, purchased the lot beside the Hogle welding shop and may build a warehouse for building equipment this spring or summer.
The First Congregational church will observe Youth Sunday with the Pilgrim Fellowship of the United Youth in charge. John Ramsell Tim Cote and Jim Shadle will conduct services Jim Shadle will preach the sermon and several ushers and musicians are named.
Kenneth Fjelland a 24 year old of Radcliffe was fined $50 and costs in Justice of the Peace court Tuesday for disturbing the peace. Sheriff Paul Hodgson made the arrest after catching Fjelland in Eldora making phone calls to various people and using obscene language.
A marriage license was issued January 19 to Dennis Eugene Harris of Story City and Betty Arlene Peterson, 20, of Alden.
The Eldora Cub Scout Pack 334 will gather at 9 a.m. this Saturday January 26 at the Congregational church basement.
The Iowa Baptist conference breaks ground at Pine Lake Bible Camp Eldora with six Ayrshire workers despite cold and winds. Plans call for two more dormitories and sanitation facilities next spring plus a lodge mess hall chapel and ball field. Camp value expected around 70000 with year end value 25 000 to 30 000.
Eldora Chamber of Commerce boards five two man teams kick off the 1957 membership drive to contact all Eldora business houses for new and renewing memberships over six days. The new budget is 7400 dollars, higher dues may be needed as 1956 dues totaled 5148 dollars. Teams: Hubert Cleve land and L L Scott, Ralph Correll and Chris Riggert, Matty Matheson and Don LaVelle, W C Mutz and Noah Walde, Dr T E Stonebrook and Jim Hauser. A membership check up meeting is planned for next Wednesday at the Chamber offices.
Ben Harris of Harris Furniture Store in Union has purchased the American Legion building behind Haggin and Wilson. The Union Legion and Auxiliary have used it as a meeting hall and Harris will lease the basement to the Auxiliary for years while using the building as a warehouse for his business.
County Board and County Engineer Wray Furlong held meetings with township trustees and clerks to plan the 1957 secondary road program. The board met Etna Union and Eldora reps in Eldora and will meet Clay Township trustees in Steamboat Rock to complete hearings. an announcement is hoped next month.
City officials tested a spray gadget on the skating pond at the playground. A dozen pipes and nozzles covered a 10 to 20 foot area, but council members Jurgen Tjaden Bob Brown and Bill O'Neill found it too small to work quickly and decided to return it to the manufacturers.
Miss Alena Deters of Wellsburg died Wednesday at Eldora hospital where she had been a patient four months. Services will be Friday at 1 30 p m at her sister Mrs Heiko C Neessen’s home and at 2 p m at Second Christian Reformed Church.
The Grant Township Girls 4-H club New Grant Two met January 21 at leader Mrs. Vernon Deviney’s home. Officers elected: Lorraine Zierke president Betty Brandt vice president Mary Ellen Durbin secretary treasurer Barbara Durbin historian and reporter Cherryl Deviney photographer. The new club name was chosen. Next meeting will be at assistant leader Mrs. Arnold Boeke’s home. Lunch was served by Mrs. Deviney Kathy and Cherryl.
The Eldora Band Boosters set a February 4 meeting to hear committee reviews and plan upcoming programs. Special committee members include Mr. and Mrs. Harold Priske Mrs Lois Maltby Mr and Mrs Wes Willig Mr and Mrs Harvey Freed Mr and Mrs Robert Prosser and Mr and Mrs Rich ard Pulse.
Second class awards were given four Scout members at a court of honor at the Methodist church Monday night. The boys were James McCrea Wayne Crosser Phillip Riemenschneider and Ricky Barnard. Slides were shown of Camp Mitigwn at Boone and movies of the 1956 national Boy Scout jamboree.
The Pine Lake Wildlife Club hosts a family fish fry at their hall Friday from 5 to 6 P M. The public event serves walleye and pike with sides and trimmings.
George Gethman assistant county engineer of Eldora attended a school of instruction on hard top road construction in Ames this week. The program was sponsored by the Iowa State Highway Commission. Gene Setchell and Don Hanson of the engineers department attended a similar school earlier this year.
Hardin County Medical Society and county nurse sponsor a six week free program beginning Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Eldora Congregational church basement. The course spans six sessions and focuses on motherhood education for new and expectant mothers.
District court convenes in Eldora on February 4 with Judge Harvey Uhlenhopp presiding this session.
The third sale of tested boats will be at the fairgrounds at Nevada tomorrow. Transportation will be furnished, leaving the Vocational Agriculture building in Eldora at 6 p.m.
Bob Brown attended a three day Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance agents convention in Des Moines starting Sunday. Mrs Brown also took part in the Tuesday session.
John Tintjer of Hubbard celebrated his 99th birthday on Tuesday. Born in 1858 in Hanta Germany, he immigrated in 1885 and married Anna Mitthuhn in Hubbard in 1889. He spent life on farms in Grundy county and around Steamboat Rock, now enjoys gardening, and notes the pace of modern cars. his children include William Tintjer and five daughters.
Robert Allen of Iowa Falls plans a 30 mile charity walk to Eldora for the March of Dimes. The route passes Ackley Cleves and Steamboat Rock with funding at 25 dollars per mile and Elks club sponsorship guiding stages from Iowa Falls to Ackley 11:30 arrival then to Cleves Steamboat Rock and Eldora final. Participants expect German band welcome and community support at multiple stops.
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