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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
7
Celia Perkins of Eldora, daughter of Harold and Mrs. Perkins, shaves off 29 inches of hair in a barber visit after growing it to her waist to beat the heat. The before shot shows 51 inch long tresses, and the after picture reveals a neat bob as she heads to the third grade this fall.
A meeting of the Eldora High School alumni association is set for next Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the school building. Officials urge a large turnout to adopt a constitution enroll charter members and plan a year long campaign. Roy Ryan of the class of '48 is named president.
Hardin County Selective Service board met Wednesday evening to appoint Mrs. Harley Copeland as secretary. She will begin duties July 11 and is currently helping at Piper's newsstand. She succeeds Mrs. Andrew Jackson who has resigned and will spend weeks in Colorado.
Eldora Rotary club voted to give a $150 Ellsworth Scholarship at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls to an Eldora student meeting worthiness and need. A youth service committee led by Robert Meader will select the first recipient for the 1949-1950 term starting next fall. Applications are open to all interested youths through F. K. Schmidt, Eldora school superintendent.
Adett Leslie Wilmer aged 76 from Fort Lauderdale Florida died in a Marshalltown hospital after injuries from a June 25 crash near LeGrand while en route to visit the I L Cakerice and F M Vinton homes. His wife, an aunt to Mr Cakerice and Mrs Vinton, was killed in the same head-on collision.
Betty Prescott a 22 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton Prescott of a farm nine miles southwest of Eldora was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when she was knocked down and run over by a car driven by her father in the driveway at their home. She suffered five fractured ribs a crushed chest bruised lungs deep scratches and a head cut. The child was rushed to Eldora Memorial hospital where X rays revealed full extent of injuries. The accident occurred about 430 PM as the father started to move the car while Betty and her brother stood nearby. Mrs Prescott said they thought Betty was on the other side and the car rolled over the child with at least one wheel passing over her chest. The child was taken to the hospital immediately and is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Struck and Mrs Fannie Maine of Fidora.
Dean Egereston of Point Pleasant reports a peculiar claim about the corn borer. He says the pest bored into the corn stalk whorl and the rapid growth of the plant severed the borer’s head, offering a sensational take for eastern readers.
Dale Purcell arrived Friday to lead Eldora High School's agriculture department on a 12 month federal aid funded position. A recent Iowa State College graduate ranked high in agriculture, Purcell grew up on a Fertile area farm and was active in 4-H. He is a Navy veteran, married, and the Purcells reside at Stonebrook apartments on Washington Street.
The Pine Lake Country Club upgrades include new locker rooms lavatories a glassed porch and a new north entrance leading to a dining room. An added garage storage area and a heated winter porch with four electric heaters were installed at an approximate cost of 12500 dollars. Willis K Bramwell president and house committee chair notes the project finished this spring aims to provide modern, comfortable facilities for members.
Mrs. Henrietta Lettow of Radcliffe observed her 85th birthday on June 30 at her southwest Radcliffe home. Widow of William F. Lettow, she moved from a farm northwest of town years ago with daughter Lizzie Ruxton and remains in fair health. She has two other children, Mrs. Andrew Kumrow and John Lettow, nearby. Family gathered Thursday evening with children and grandchildren to mark the occasion.
Arrangements for sale of Leona M. Froning’s property were made by creditors’ committee and Guy W. Jones at a Thursday conference. The auction is set for July 21 at the Froning Grain company site west of the cemetery, conducted by Joe Reisch of Mason City, a used car selling specialist. Creditors’ committee members are Carl Smedal Ames D W Dickinson Eldora and W F Sieverding Grundy Center.
The walls of the new Union Central Cooperative Telephone building are about halfway up, signaling steady progress on the construction project.
Carl Piper proprietor of Piper's newsstand and Lloyd Berg owner of Berg Ice Cream celebrate ten years in Eldora. A Saturday feature sale offers walking sundaes at 9 cents from Piper's with Berg’s walking sundaes in three flavors. Hundreds of sundae cups are prepared as the two ventures reflect decade of operation. Berg opened in 1939 and serves Harding county towns with a plant behind the Central States building capable of 80 gallons an hour, turning out 180000 cones in June to feed the town.
Hubbard Days kicks off today at 1 p.m. with a two day celebration sponsored by the Hubbard American Legion and Hubbard Community Club. The event features carnival rides, games, shows, nightly dancing, and a Saturday parade on the Ferum along with vaudeville acts on both days.
A man named Whitten died in Des Moines after a medical collapse during a tonsillectomy procedure. He is survived by his wife, with details of funeral arrangements and other family unavailable in the fragment.
The Rev. Dorr D. Whitmore aged 65 died Thursday morning at Eldara Memorial hospital. He retired from the ministry two years ago due to ill health and will be buried in Evergreen cemetery, Vinton. Funeral services at the Methodist church in Vinton will be led by Rev. Hubert Grant and Rev. R. Park Anderson. Born September 25, 1884 in Kenesaw Neb., he previously served several Iowa pastorates including Garrison. He moved to New Providence to be near his daughter Mrs. Robert Hadley and is survived by a brother and two sisters.
W J Mummery, a University of Iowa graduate student, assumed duties as psychologist at the Iowa State Training School for Boys in Hollis Miles words. He replaces Aristotle Pappas who resigned July 1. Mummery plans a full psychological evaluation of every boy and will return to complete his PhD next winter. Mummery is married with a daughter and comes recommended by the University of Iowa and Dr Kammerer. M L Puckette was named assistant superintendent, and the psychology office will be separated from administrative offices.
Police Chief Perry Wilson this week sought relatives of Frank Leroy Bowman a former Eldora resident who died in Sioux City Town. A telegram from Anderson Funeral Home said Bowman aged 50 claimed birth in Eldora. Wilson lists Bowman as possibly related to "Blind Sammy" Bowman who died in 1918 and is buried in a cemetery.
Hubert Cleland stands by his rain gauge from Henry J. Green company in Eldora. He checks daily at 7 am, with additional readings at 1 and 7 pm during heavy rain. Papers in Washington, DC seek his appointment as official weather observer while he files telegram reports. He hopes for a local temperature station.
Mrs. Fanny Goodson of Eldora claims a garden record as she brings roasted ears from sweet corn planted April 1 and harvested July, proving the largest early crop to the local office this week.
A preliminary study of 1948 and 1949 valuations by Wilkins Associates for Hardin County shows farmlands averaging a 50 percent increase, with town increases from 50 to 217 percent. Iowa Falls up 102 percent, Alden 205 percent, Whitten 200 percent, Buckeye 50 percent. Final county total may rise about 40 percent after 30 percent building reductions. Protests exceed 150 with hearings in Alden Eldora Iowa Falls and Eldora continuation. Taxes hinge on budgets and millage rates, not automatic tax increases.
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