08 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
1
The piece urges Americans to ignore hostile taunts from Khrushchev and stay focused on future policy. It cites Eisenhower’s limited response to personal attacks and the U 2 era as a lesson in resilience. Congress reviews coordination failures and the press is urged to avoid sensational shrillness.
In 1885 Radcliffe sees a new bank opening with H D Ballard as cashier. J D Newcomer and family return from a trip east. A Co L and D lumber yard has shipped 80 cars since last November, a solid showing for the period.
Reinhardt of Los Angeles wedds at bride’s parents home. Ivester hosts the sole Fourth of July celebration in Grundy county. Three Eldora churches plan union outdoor services on school lawn over two months. Mr and Mrs Beecher Crosley welcome daughter Dixie Lee. Don Cobb of Eldora and Erva Dryden of Emmetsburg wed in Estherville Methodist church. Whisker Day ends strong with Miles Reno address. Rev E C Lasswell urged to lead Eldora Baptist church. F K Schmidt buys duplex from C F Stauffer. Robert Haverstein dies at 15 after drowning in Iowa River at Alden. Darlene Walter named Hardin county’s better groomed girl. Albert Wildey Edgington funeral services. 5 Years Ago: driest June since 1947. Eldora saw 1.5 inches rain vs 8 in 1954. Mrs Nelson Snovel funeral. Pine Lake beach crowded for July 4 weekend. Work starts on Iowa River dam at Old Mill site. cost about 4000 dollars.
Eldora Kiwanis Club voted to again sponsor the 1960 Eldora Fly-In Breakfast at the local airfield on Sunday July 17. Highlights from the Kiwanis program included remarks by Eldora attorney Don Wilson and Rev Wm Gardner. Also announced was filmed highlights of Kiwanis International's 45th annual convention in Miami Beach, with Joseph Tally Jr of Fayetteville NC elected Kiwanis International president.
Local chatter reports Emil Lettow’s fishing luck at Leech Lake with Balvant and Monrée, a rice caper at a wedding shower, and a spinner recovered from a fish. A North Western depot building near Eldora eyes razing for a new enterprise. Gene Foster proclaims Democrats aboard at a July 4 parade. Pine Lake signs may soon rise, Crazy Days sales entice shoppers at 8 am July 13, and Vinton Construction lands a 100 by 200 building contract for Grundy Center.
The Erbes family of Eldora were involved in a minor three car collision east of Clarion on July 4. Mrs. Erbes suffered bruises, Mr. Erbes lost a few teeth, and the Erbes car sustained about $600 in damages. Their son Bob escaped injury. Other drivers in the two other cars also sustained minor injuries.
A sympathy letter from Rev S K Hall and wife to Mrs C E Greef recalls Miss Kate Hill’s life as a missionary in Lyallpur and Sialkot, noting her humanitarian work building houses, schools, churches and a hospital. It mentions land grants, hospital service, and a legacy of support for local churches and missions. The piece cites church stats for Sialkot, with 730 members, eleven elders and 560 in Sunday school.
A long list of social visits and dinners links Lawn Hill residents with neighbors and relatives from Des Moines Waterloo Marshalltown Hubbard Eldora and other nearby towns. Guests include the Taber and Balcom families joining neighbors for coffee dinners picnics and church events across multiple days.
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