Enlarged School District Vote Set for July 6
Voters in the proposed enlarged Eldora Community district, Eldora No 1, Gifford Independent, and Jackson No 7 will decide the merger on July 6. Polls run noon to 7 pm at four locations with the new district becoming effective July 1, 1956 after a required school board election.
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Eldora Community
Eldora No
Gifford Independent
Jackson No
Jackson No. 7
Eldora No. 1
Pine Lake
Gifford
Eldora
Gifford Methodist Church
Eldorta
Marvin Walters
Jackson
Board of Education
County Boards of Education
Westcott Funeral Saturday in Union for Ross Westcott
Funeral services for Ross Westcott 22 of Union will be held at 1 p m Saturday at the Christian church in Union. He was killed in an auto accident near Binghamton NY Monday night. A student at the International Business Machine school in Endicott he had served four years in the armed forces. He was the fourth family member killed in accidents. He is survived by ten brothers and sisters including Mark Allison Westcott Mrs Alice Grimstad Waterloo Frank Yakima WA Mrs William Gries Betty Jean Westcott Des Moines Jack Navy at Mayport FL Mrs Floyd Maas Union Roland and Merna at home.
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Ross Westcott
Union
Christian Church
Westcott
Jake Westcott
Binghampton
International Business Machine School
Endicott
Young Westcott
Armed Service
Ralph
Elmer
Paul
Ross
Mark
Allison Westcott
Alice Grimstad
Waterloo
Frank
Yakima
Wash
William Gries
Betty Jean Westcott
Des Moines
Jack
Navy
Mayport
Fla
Floyd Maas
Roland
Merna
County loses title to shed but hero Reed gets quit claim deed
Hardin County briefly lost title to a maintenance shed in Ackley after a tax delinquent property sale description error. County Auditor Fred Reed recovered the shed with a quit claim deed, returning it to the county amid a tale of swift corrections and a hero’s return.
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Shed
Reed
Hardin County
Ackley
Fred Reed
Harry Ricksmeier
Ricksmeier
John Blossi
Blossi
County En
Gineer
County Board of Supervisors
Ernest Reed
Board of Supervisors
Fred
Priske To Close During Final Work On New Grocery
Don Priske announces a three week closure of Don's West End Grocery for building work on the new store. Prices are reduced to move stock before the shutdown. Vinton Construction Company of Eldora handles the project.
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Don's
West End
Don Priske
Vinton Construction Company of
Eldora
New Car to be Given at Hardin County Fair
Hardin County Fair organizers announce a 1955 model car prize to be awarded Aug. 18. Secretary Wilson Hadley says a local Hardin county dealer will supply the car, make and model to be determined. Tickets cost 10 dollars per thousand and are free for merchants. A harness racing program is planned for the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Fair
Wilson Hadley
Hardin County
Seek Injunction Over Minerva School Plan In Marshall County
A temporary and permanent injunction suit was filed in Marshalltown Municipal Court to halt proceedings on enlarging the Minerva Valley Community School district in Marshall County. Plaintiffs include the Consolidated School District of Lincoln Township, Story County, and local residents, challenging Vernon W. Kruse's June 30 election plan. A July 7 hearing date was set for the injunction. The case cites a multi-district inclusion plan affecting Lib erty and Marietta districts, with six voting precincts. The injunction hinges on whether two precincts pass the district. otherwise formation fails. City Hall in Eldora announced Saturday closures at noon beginning July 2.
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Marshalltown
Minerva Valley
Marshall County
Vernon W. Kruse
Minerva
Clemens Consolidated
Liberty Consolidated
Anthony Independent
Marietta Independent School District
Marietta Independent
Lincoln Township
Story County
Lawrence H. Lyons
Wayne C. Dudley
Hattery and Miller
Nevada
Lundy, Butler and Lundy
Eldora
Board of Education
Clemons Consolidated School
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Dedicated at Radcliffe
A new stone church north of Radcliffe School, valued around 195000 to 196000 dollars, will be dedicated Sunday at 3 p m with Dr T Jordahl delivering the dedication sermon. Pastor A I Kramme leads a procession of ten visiting pastors including W E Larsson and C J Naglestad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Radcliffe
T. Jordahl
A. I. Kramme
Radcliffe School
W. E. Larsson
C. J. Naglestad
Olaf Helen
A. J. Bringle
T. Hansen
Cece Johnson
F. M. Erickson
Dedication week begins with varied Lutheran services
Alvern Elbvoodt and Harry Stoutland with pastor lead a week of evening dedication starting July 4 at 7:30 p.m. through Friday. Services feature sermons by multiple pastors, with music by local choirs, as Our Savior's Lutheran traces its roots to 1917 merger and earlier pioneer settlements in Radcliffe and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvern Elbvoodt
Harry Stoutland
A. I. Kvammer
L. G. Hinderaker
A. H. Rholl
Our Savior's Lutheran
Pethi
East Trinity
Radcliffe
Ellsworth
Existance
Centennial Parade Honors 75+ Residents at Steamboat Rock Review
A reviewing stand on the school grounds hosted residents aged 75 and older for the centennial parade. The lineup included E L Ruby, A Luiken, J Neihaus, A Heinrichs, W C Chaney, F A Fredrickson, Angi Gelhorn, Mrs Emelia Cable, Emma Bear, J A Luiken, Delа Klatt, F G Klatt, H E Mason, Wm Schwitters, Enna Okken, Bert Peneerick, Mrs Bert Tenebrick, with many others in crowd and program roles. Photos credit HI Photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock
E. L. Ruby
8. A. Luiken
John Neihaus
Andrew Heinrichs
W. C. Chaney
F. A. Fredrickson
Angie Gelhorn
Emelia Cable
Emma Bear
J. A. Luiken
Mra
Dela Klatt
F. G. Klatt
H. E. Mason
H. E
Reed Named South Hardin Red Cross Chr
Fred Reed the Hardin county auditor was named chairman of the South Hardin Chapter of the Red Cross at the annual meeting held Wednesday evening at the Friends church in New Providence. Officers and committees were announced, with reports noting 46 home service cases since July 1954 and one loan of $300 repaid.
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Fred Reed
Hardin County
South Hardin
The
Red Cross
Friends Church
New Providence
Paul Walter
Union
Earl Marsh
Cecil Pickering
Eldora
Rena Victor Also
Home Service
Dean W. Peisen
Wayne Blankenship
Lena Tungland
Garden City
Robert Jacklyn
Robert Dornsbach
Wilson Hadley
Max van Derveer
Walter O. Guenther
R. N. Bremner
Steamboat Rock
Frank Beran
Leota Hardy
M. Z. Albers
Atlantic City
N. J
Helen Eaton
St. Louis
Dean W. Pelsen
Steamboat To Hold School Building Meeting July 6
Steamboat Rock Community school district invites residents to a building program meeting at the school house at 8 p m on Wednesday July 6 A citizens committee led by Hay Taylor will discuss overcrowding and the need for a larger facility Coffee and donuts will be served after the meeting Cecil Way suffered a heart attack while at a cottage at Clear Lake and was moved to St Joseph Mercy hospital Mason City where he is on oxygen with Mrs Way and Terry remaining nearby.
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Steamboat Rock Community
Citizens Committee
Hay Taylor
Way
Cecil Way
Tax Charts Available For Sales Tax Increase
The Herald Index prints schedules showing new sales tax at 24 percent for purchases up to 30 dollars through Towa. Charts are available to merchants for 75 cents per copy to aid computation.
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Towa
Herald Index
Seven year old boy contracts polio after vaccination
Billy Sheldon son of Mr and Mrs Frank Sheldon of near Eldora was taken to Blank Memorial hospital Monday with non paralytic polio. His Wednesday condition was good though feverish. He received the Salk vaccine in May with classmates. Doctors say vaccination likely prevented paralysis and this is the first polio case in Hardin county among vaccinated children.
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Billy Sheldon
Frank Sheldon
Eldora
Blank Memorial Hospital
Hardin County
Eldora C of C Backs Airstrip Plan in Meeting
Eldora Chamber of Commerce voted to support a city airstrip project and urged the mayor and council to give it full consideration. The plan would use a $75,000 state fund covering half the cost, with the city paying the rest.
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Eldora
Norbert Locke
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Troy Jones
Charley Pearce
Bill Winther
Wayne Pirkenship
Raymond Gilert
Paper To Be Late On July Fourth Publication Day
The paper will be delayed by one day next week due to July Fourth. Subscribers will receive papers on Wednesday. Eldora stores will close all day July 4 per the Chamber of Commerce calendar.
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Gerald Ledger
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express To Carry Volume Of Mail July 10
Eldora plans a Pony Express run on July 10 from Marshalltown to Eldora to carry a mail load for stamp collectors. Riders will transport a pouch with special Pony Express cancellations, but no regular U S mail. century-old event aims to dramatize service changes and invites locals to participate with self addressed stamped envelopes and 25 cents to the chamber.
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Pony Express
Eldora’s Pony Express
Marshalltown
Eldora
Bill Morse
Chamber of Commerce
Morse
Eden Hills
South Australia
Western
Iowa
U. S
Eldora Iowa
Lloyd Palmitier
Palmitier
Three Teenage Girls Injured In Car Accident
Three Eldora area teens were injured Monday night when a pink Ford wrecked on a gravel road near Trapp hill. Mary Ellen Mairs, 16, a guard on the 1955 Eldora girls basketball team, suffered a broken left thigh and a splintered left arm and is in Eldora Memorial hospital. Marcia Green, 17, and Patricia Neubauer, 18, both received cuts and bruises after stitches, and remain hospitalized. The car, driven by Marela Green, stalled brakes, lost control on a curve, and struck a tree after leaving the embankment. Vehicle owned by Robert Gibbs of Union, now in the army.
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Eldora
Mary Ellen Mairs
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Marcia Green
Ross Green
Patricia Neubauer
Stella Neubauer
Marshalltown
Marela Green
Trapp Hill
Robert Gibbs
Union
Wilson Six-Horse Hitch to Appear in Eldora July 6
The renowned Wilson Six-Horse Hitch will perform in Eldora on Wednesday, July 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in front of the Community Food Market. The team, owned by Wilson & Co Inc, claimed the 1964 Six-Horse Hitch championship at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago, marking the 20th national title in the event’s 45 year history. Bel-Aire Fisherman was named Champion Gelding and Sir James was Reserve Champion Gelding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slydesdale
Eldora
Wison & Co, Inc
Chicago
Wilson
Bel-Aire
Sir James
Ure Clydesdales
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Ela Cartwright Hoover
Driv
Charley Ruby
Two Homes
Aueliete
Minerva School Plan
Union and Hearing Schools
Union and
Hearing
Liberty Township
Minerva Distrct
Hardin
Hamilton Counties
Knut Syverson
O. G. Jakum
Lee County
John Takle
Tlinois
Trinity
Radcliffe Church
REV
I. A. Evamme
A. Gelhorn
Cecil Rooks
John Kramer
Bertha Johnson
Bob Todd
Rena van Loh
John Falkerls
A. H. Eckhoff
A. A. Holmes
Fred Baker
HI Photo
South Hardin Red Cross Chr
Steamboat
Eldora C
Troy Studios
Eldora Airport
Wildlife Club
Tawa Aeronautics Commission
Sheriffs Office
Eldora City Park
Mairs
EMS Cager
Ulen Mairs
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