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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1950
Page
9
1950 soil conservation activities were outlined as a special 4-H club study topic at a meeting of 4-H leaders and officers from 10 townships and the county committee. Awards include gold county honors, state bonds, national trips, and scholarships, with local prizes.
Alden resident DAWN HILLS M A Lauterbach spoke at the Pleasant Township Farm Bureau gathering at Lawn Hill church Tuesday evening January 24. He shared overseas conditions and displayed trip pictures. Ted Broer presided and Mrs Lawrence Tatum was secretary. Cake ice cream and coffee were served by local hosts.
At a Monday afternoon meeting in Alden, Lloyd Roland and Wayne Fisher outlined the value of drainage and erosion control and the farm conservation plan for each farm. They identified available help and stressed an individual farm plan focusing on drainage and erosion. Attendees from Alden included Lauterbach, Rodgers, Daleske, Elkin, Larson, Cook, Tystahl, Meyer, McCord, Krauser. from Iowa Falls Hansen, Klein, and Calkins. A planning session was scheduled for January 30 at Alden city hall to cover crop rotations and soils.
Amos Hansen and Helge Pierson suffered minor injuries Wednesday when their county truck skidded on a road near Hubbard and struck the Tipton Creek bridge. Hansen had facial cuts and a scalp wound. Pierson’s hands were frozen. Both regained consciousness and walked to Hubbard for medical attention. Pierson remained on duty the next day, while Hansen recuperated at home. The truck was badly damaged.
Whitten Firemen and Liscomb Legion host a March of Dimes benefit dance at the Liscomb Legion hall next Monday night starting at nine. Two orchestras will perform and tickets are available from Whitten firemen. All proceeds go to the March of Dimes.
Eldora planning board members F. K. Schmidt and George M. Shafer were slated to attend a Waterloo meeting last evening sponsored by the Waterloo Recreation commission. A discussion on swimming pools was to be conducted with a file by a district engineer of the state public health service.
Eldora high school debate team, coached by William Hoag, entered six debates at the Brindley tournament hosted by Iowa State Teachers College. The team featured George Fagg Ives Allbee David Piper and Orlan Mitchell with both the affirmative and negative sides posting wins and Allbee placing tenth overall. The group advances to a district tournament on February 25 at an undisclosed site.
William F. Powers of Des Moines awarded for aid at Eckhoff Alder fatal crash on No 65 south of Iowa Falls last August. He rescued D T Aldertran from a burning car, suffered a burned arm, directed traffic till help arrived, and helped call officers and an ambulance. Aldertran died later. Eckhoff died instantly. Powers has 12-year accident-free record and 750000 miles driven for Ryan Transport.
For a second time this month Eldora Live stock Sales pavilion set new marks at the Monday sale. It topped previous crowds with the largest livestock total and money paid to nearly 300 consignors, with quality likened to the Denver Stock Show by Joe Kramer of Fidora Sales.
Lester Ose of Eldova Hardin county USO drive chairman announced the county fund campaign scheduled to start next Monday is called off. State USC headquarters said the organization must deactivate and place itself in standby for service if a national emergency arises due to lack of funds.
Meryl Patsy Jackson, 21, of Eldora, eluded Highway Patrolman Darnold Friday night in a high speed pursuit near Conrad Beaman and Marshalltown. He received a four day Grundy jail term and eight fines totaling 6360 with seven suspended, plus a one year license suspension. He works at a Town Falls clothing store.
A township PMA workers meeting is set for this Friday afternoon at Iowa Falls City Hall. PMA Fieldman Paul Ben ner of State Center will give instructions on applying corn acreage allotments to farms. The session was previously planned for Wednesday but canceled when Benner fell ill.
Snow and sleet hit Hardin County with temperatures dropping to ten below zero. Eldora faced a wintry scene as H. L. Cleveland reported .62 inch precipitation and about two inches of snowfall. County Engineer Robert T. Johnson said roads were not seriously blocked.
W H Lepley county treasurer reports that tax payments are ahead of January 1949 pace. Amount collected by Monday night is 145,755 versus 144,614 for all of January last year. Taxpayers asked about new property valuations prompted earlier payments.
Dan Lahm, 48, near Steamboat Rock pleaded guilty to larceny after admitting taking potatoes from an overturned semi near Pine Lake Tuesday. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs by justice C. W. House. The derailed Ben Kramer tractor from Mason City, driven by Edward Theesfeld, slid on ice and toppled at 2 am. About five sacks of onions and 20 sacks of potatoes were missing. A bake sale by Eldora Band Boosters is planned Saturday at Graham's store from 10 to 1.
Roll-Hatless post Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary held their regular January meeting at the post home Wednesday evening. A dance followed at the LO.O.F. hall. City ad announces enforcement of overnight parking ban on Eldora streets to aid snow removal.
Al Richardson of the post at Marshalltown has been in Deaconess hospital with a throat infection. He is recovering and expected home this week.
Joe Hubsard was appointed substitute carrier clerk at the Eldora post office and began training Thursday. He will assume some regular duties by late winter or early spring, learning local routes during the training period.
Eldova agent R. R. Allbee of the Railway Express Agency announced a new 7 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 4 PM weekday schedule effective Monday. The office will be closed Saturdays and Sundays under the order for a 60 hour work week.
Hardin county supervisors weigh options to expand the Eldora area county home by a $100 000 addition with an elevator or by adding a $25 000 elevator only. A bond issue would be needed and taxes could rise about a half mill over five years. The move follows years of need highlighted by the grand jury as doctors seek to accommodate chronic mental cases and bedfast patients.
Joe Cervetti of Steamboat Rock has been hired by Louis Darzes to construct three new apartments above Woodward's store. Construction was slated to begin yesterday with completion expected by the end of March.
Rose Clark reports her son George Razee 34 died in a crash when his car left a road and plunged into a ditch. He was buried with military honors at a San Francisco national cemetery. Razee born Eldora and lived in Lawn Hill. Navy veteran 1935 to 1943. survived by widow Bonnie Temple Bailey City California and his mother.
Eldora high school vocational agriculture instructor Jule Purcell will lead a Tuesday discussion on the boring adult milling concerns and related public issues. Purcell emphasized the event is open to the public and aims to inform residents about the borer situation.
Farm operators numbered 1841 who followed approved soil conservation practices in 1949 will receive about 80 percent of their payments. Earnings for soil practices totaled 112,540, while initial county allotment was 86,000. An additional 3,400 brings county total to 89,440. No more 1948 funds expected. Iowa’s 1950 allotment rises to 9,731,000, up 1,215,000 from 1949. Mary Lon Reiber spent weekend with W. E. Reiber. she studies at Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
Figures speak for themselves as to the Hardin county infantile paralysis chapter's need for funds. From 1940 to 1948 inclusive there were 35 cases of polio. in 1949 alone ...
The county tally shows 27 persons stricken by polio. From 1940 to 1947 the chapter spent 6477 dollars on care, while 1998 costs reached 6835 dollars. In 1949 the case cost was 9913 dollars. Last year a loan of over 4000 dollars was borrowed from the national foundation to cover expenses.
Eldora Explorer post held its first meeting since prem graduation with charter members present and two new members Jim Hubbard and Glen Gaede. Four committees proposed plans for the next three months including an outdoor overnight hike and service projects with earnings aiding the post and Wildlife Club spring efforts. Lester Ose, adviser, commended the members for their organized, businesslike conduct.
The item lists multiple names associated with hospitals and towns, noting births on January 25 and 28 and a patient leaving on January 24. It names William Looms Jack Riegles Martin Kearney Carolyn Anderson and others across Radcliffe New Providence Steamboat Rock and surrounding communities.
WOI TV begins test pattern broadcasts signaling a new entertainment era for Eldora and central Iowa. The test pattern will air from 3 30 to 5 30 p m Monday to permit receiver adjustments and help viewers tune in.
A community polio fundraiser features a mix of events from ping pong to boxing staged in Eldora gym next Monday night. Proceeds go to the Cantile polio drive with donations by adults and students. events include basketball, tumbling, boxing, badminton, ping pong, volleyball, and exhibitions led by local coaches and volunteers. Norma Sums, an infantile paralysis survivor, will operate a donation booth as the community supports the drive.
A Polio Benefit is planned with daily film screenings from 6:80 to 7:30 p.m. for about a0 days before regular programs resume. Ward Miller and Kart Dillavoy report clown pictures on screens, with Pele Vision sets operating at Linus Doughty’s east Eldora home and Bull Winther’s residence on city edge. Another unit is being installed at Beering Crosely’s home in Eldora.
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