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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1958
Page
2
Local paper fragment lists numerous names and places including Mr and Mrs, Des Moines, Whittenburg, St. Jonal Baeil Steigh, and Pharell Wilkes. The text references social visits, attendance at events, and family connections across multiple households, with scattered mentions of hosts, dinners, and travel. The partial OCR shows a bustling social page without a single coherent event.
Sunday and Saturday social rounds span Eldora and nearby towns with visits to the Crosser, Runge, Schaller, Smuck, Guthrie, and Liittschwager homes. Guests attend church, outdoor barbecues, baptisms, and birthday celebrations while many relatives travel from Iowa Falls, Ames, Radcliffe, and Mason City for dinners and picnics.
A social gathering at Adrian Bachman’s home Saturday honors Mrs Bachman with many attendees including Mir and Mrs J Bh Babcock of Milwaukee and Sue Brady of Cedar Rapids. Guests from Lohrville Ames Green Mountain Steamboat Rock and other Iowa towns attended plans referenced.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites FL R Moore of Ohio State University saying fertilizer prices rose least among farm inputs since 1910 14 levels. He notes fertilizer helps cut production costs by boosting yields, with experts estimating each dollar invested returning 3 to 5 dollars in crop value.
Eskridge of Meringa spent a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Elzie Eskridge. The Rollings of Lake Crystal and Mrs Fannie Rogers attended a dinner at Mr and Mrs Don Perkins. Linda Perkins visited Barbara Wilson in New Providence. Adrian Bachman and Denny Pamala Bachman called on Mr and Mrs Lee Hutchens in Marshalltown. Floyd Beasley visited Perkins home. Lee White hens and family traveled to Colorado then Kansas City for about 10 days. Charles Evans of
Guerdan La and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Evans and family of Dallas Texas completed a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clampitt and family and with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans, parents of Mrs. Clampitt, before leaving for home Thursday morning.
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