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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1955
Page
5
New Providence News reports a busy holiday with church activities at Friends Church led by Dr. W A Spring and a full schedule of services. The piece lists numerous visitors and extended family from Ames Walton Independence Des Moines and beyond, sharing meals picnics and weekend hospitality around Honey Creek and nearby towns.
Mrs Maude Knowles invites the Chapel congregation to Sunday night services at 7 30 led by Rev Dewey Lamprecht. The Chapel Cemetery Society picnic is set for Thursday July 14 at the city park in Eldora at noon with each family bringing table service. A birthday celebration at Bernard Trout’s featured candles, red white and blue ribbons, flowers and cakes. July birthdays include C E Daggs Bernard Trout Cady Reece Tommy Campbell and Shirley Maytag. Guests included Allie Palmer and others from Eldora Iowa Falls Des Moines and Chicago. Reverend Lamprecht spoke on prayer and honored forebears, with Fourth of July greetings read from distant missionaries.
Mr and Mrs Don Perkins and family called at the Wooten home Sunday and other neighbors visited throughout the day. Inez Broer stopped by the Oestreich home in Hubbard Saturday afternoon. Otis Waldo visited the Blair home Monday afternoon. Adrian Bachman hosted a Sunday gathering with Leo Hutchens family and Deanna Sue Brady. Jim Gordon visited Frank Rash in Union Sunday afternoon. Herman Lee and family from Iowa Falls called on Theodore Crosser Monday afternoon, and Jim Gordon returned Sunday evening. Floyd Beasley hosted a picnic at Eldora park Sunday for John and Clinton Bandy of Leslie Missouri, joined by Carol Laubinger. The Mitterers and Hamermasters along with Lewis Pougras and Clare Brightwell attended.
A long list of visits and gatherings in Eldora, Iowa Falls, Marshalltown, Hubbard, and nearby towns includes relatives and friends staying with families at Fort Dodge and Camp Chaffee. Social events feature bridal showers, art sessions, church gatherings, and club picnics with neighbors in Alden, Liscomb, Steamboat Rock, and Des Moines.
Point Pleasant church services begin at 9 45 a m with Sunday School at 10 45 a m Rev R L Miller is pastor. Local residents and families including Walters Clark Bahr Hensing Mossman and Eggleston households are noted for visits and gatherings across Eldora Grunny Center Marshalltown and nearby rural communities over the week including birthday observances and Sunday dinners.
A large crowd attended the Monday event at the school grounds featuring a 6 PM girls softball game. The Whitten Midgets beat Albion 7 to 4, with town fireworks display following the victory. The item also records varied local visits and family gatherings across Whitten, Albion, Marshalltown, Waterloo and nearby towns, including hospitality at the Mitchell and Eggleston homes and a bridal dinner for Charlene Mitchell and Dale Gibbs.
Dreier and Alice join Wm Kulow of Hubbard visiting the Bahr home on Tuesday evening. Dale Meeker family hosted Monday visits from Meeker Fuller and Willard Meeker families near Owasa and Union. Mary Ziesman of Eldora joined Dale Meeker’s July 4 gathering. Dean Eggleston and sons visited C W Hoelscher near Hubbard. Lawrence Sheldon spent Wednesday evening with Harley Bahr, and Harley Bahr visited Clair Clingerman residence.
Mr and Mrs R I Lister of Eldora visited Wednesday night in the James Carr home. The Owasa Co Operative Elevator held its annual shareholders meeting at the Owasa school dining room on June 29 with reports and a speaker from Des Moines. Door prizes and refreshments followed. Various local families and guests were noted at dinners, visits, reunions, and weekend trips in Eldora Mason City Iowa Falls Maryville Mo Sigourney Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee among others.
Local church schedule list shows Divine Worship and Sunday School at 9 10 am with sermons prayers and choir at Congregational Lutheran Catholic and other denominations. Notices include trustees meetings quarterly voters meetings Bible classes baptism times confirmations and special services across churches in the area.
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