Hardin County Plaza Dedicated to Pioneers
The plaque dedicating Hardin County Plaza to our pioneers is on the north side of the planter pool facing Edgington Ave. Finishing touches in the local courtyard will wrap in a couple weeks. A Cyprus wood telephone booth arrives to be installed on the northwest corner this week. Eight new modern waste containers arrive next week and two more steel benches are set for placement on the west side. Maintenance and steering committee meetings are planned to set a date for the formal dedication.
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Hardin County Plaza
Edgington Ave
Eldora Legion Post names new commander and officers
Don Mathews of Eldora was elected commander of Wal ter Sayer Post No. 182 of the American Legion Eldora. Other officers elected include Martin Kasischke first vice commander Oldig Bunger second vice commander Dale Peshia chaplain Clarence Cockerham finance officer Glenn Hinders historian Gene K Foster service officer Jerry Goetzinger sergeant at arms Clarence Lange sergeant at arms. Installation set for Wednesday July 21 at the Legion clubrooms to be conducted by Bill Scallion third district vice commander of Ackley. Also highlighted are Boys State participants from early June.
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Don Mathews
Eldora
Walter Sayer
American Legion
Martin Kasischke
Oldig Bunger
Dale Peshia
Clarence Cockerham
Glenn ‘Hinders
Gene K. Foster
Jerry Goetzinger
Clarence Lange
Legion
Third District
Bill Scallion
Ackley
Patgeter to Instruct Eldora Transition Class 1971-72
Mrs James A Patgeter of Steamboat Rock has been hired by the Eldora Community School Board to lead a new transition room at the elementary school for the 1971 72 term. Kindergarten students not yet ready for first grade join the class from the 1970 71 junior kindergarten and the 1971 72 kindergarten cohort. A 15 student limit applies. The program offers a full day of classes with transition in the morning and regular kindergarten in the afternoon.
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James A. Patgeter
Steamboat Rock
Eldora Community School Board of Education
Potgeter
Eldora
Two-Car Crash Near Whitten Yields Charges
At an intersection one mile west of Whitten a Friday 8 p m crash on a county gravel road and a blacktop road led to charges for Diane Nehring 17 of Union who failed to yield right of way. She pulled out in front of Roger Tompkins 18 also of Union driving west. Damages were about 4000 to each vehicle, a 1965 Cadillac and a 1965 Oldsmobile. The Harie County Sheriff's Office reported the incident.
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Whitten
Diane Nehring
Union
Roger Tompkins
Tompkins
Nehring
Miss Nehring
Harie County
Eldora to discuss low rent housing project July 26
Eldora City Council will hold a special meeting July 26 at City Hall to consider a resolution to proceed with a low rent housing initiative. If approved, the Low Rent Housing Agency of Eldora chaired by Rev. Paul Lyster will study locations and plan elderly and low income dwelling units in the city before any construction begins.
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Eldora
City Hall
Paul Lyster
Organize Art Fair August 20
Interested persons are attempting to organize an all day art fair tentatively set for Friday August 20 at Hardin County Pioneer Plaza Eldora. Not a competition the event will feature local and area attractions and works may be offered for sale by artists. Dave Mclean Eldora coordinates the show for more information.
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Hardin County Pioneer Plaza
Eldora
Dave Mclean
Jaycees Hire Joe Decker For Eldora Little League Dedication
Eldora prepares for a Jaycee Little League ceremony with Chicago Cubs pitcher Joe Decker slated to speak and throw out the first ball. Event includes ribbon cutting, a pony raffle, and a Cubs versus Dodgers exhibition game among park dedication activities.
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Jaycees
Chicago
Joe Decker
Decker
Tidera
Shigeee
Jim Sweenside Decker
Eldora
Explosion Cause Given in Pieters Farm House Blast
Fire Marshals Harold Schurtz of Mason City and Robert Leber of Charles City state the explosion that severely burned Lee Pieters near Steamboat Rock was caused by sewer gas buildup. The vacant farmhouse had an unvented cesspool and overflowing pipe after rains, creating explosive atmospheric conditions when Pieters lit a match during a storm.
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Iowa
Harold &. Schurtz
Mason City
Robert Leber
Charles City
Lee Pieters
Pieters
Steamboat Rock
Schurtz
Leber
Superintendents Head Co Fair Departments
Department superintendents head activities at the Hardin County Centennial Fair scheduled August 26 at the fairgrounds in Eldora. William Moore leads barns and stalls with Gordon Reisinger for ponies. George Grantow and Stanley Granner head beef cattle while Moore and Marion Jones run dairy cattle, swine heads by Fred Fuller and Carl Lettow. Wayne Fisher and Forrest Huston lead sheep, John Graham handles grains fruits and vegetables, Howard Clingerman and Mrs Dean Eggleston flower exhibits, Mrs W G Tietz and Mrs Curtis Daggs oversee art exhibits, Mrs Paul Cross and Mrs Arnie Grulch textile exhibits, Mrs Harold Lloyd and Mrs James Shea culinary exhibits.
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Eldora
William Moore
Gordon Reisinger
George Grantow
Stanley Granner
Moore
Marion Jones
Fred Fuller
Carl Lettow
Wayne Fisher
Forrest Huston
John Graham
Howard Clingerman
Dean Eggleston
W. G. Tietz
Curtis Daggs
Paul Cross
Arnie’ Grulch
Harold Lloyd
James Shea
Postpone Queen Contest at Steamboat Rock Fireworks
Steam boat Rock Community Club postponed the queen contest and fireworks for Steamboat Rock to Saturday night July 10 at Rise baseball park due to bad weather. Senator James A. Potgeter will announce the winner around 9 p.m. contestants Arlys Eckhoff Carla Bleeker Becky Heard Carolyn Gast and Mary Folkerts are voting at local businesses. The winner will represent Steamboat Rock at the Hardin County Centennial Fair Queen contest and then at the Iowa State Fair Queen competition.
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Steamboat Rock
Rise Baseball Park
James A. Potgeter
Arlys Eckhoff
Carla Bleeker
Becky Heard
Carolyn Gast
Mary Folkerts
Hardin County
Grundy Center Man Killed in Fourth Hardin Fatally
Deonis Duane Roberts 21 of Grundy Center died in a one car crash west of Eldora early Monday July 5 during the Independence Day holiday weekend. The eastbound vehicle left Highway 175 about a quarter mile west of New Providence corner and struck trees in a ditch after Roberts apparently fell asleep. Sheriff Lowell McCormick and Deputy Bob Calloway investigated the fatal single vehicle wreck.
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Grundy Center
Hardin County
Eldora
Iowa
Deonis Duane Roberts
New Providence
Lowell McCormick
Bob Calloway
Roberts
Windy storm damages farms near Union with downed power
Severe winds up to 80 mph struck near Union causing widespread damage. Buildings on multiple farms including Daisy Long and Larry McCloud were destroyed or collapsed while trees fell and cornfields lay flat. Electricity was out across the area until mid morning with lines twisted in Marshalltown Whitten Liscomb and surrounding towns.
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Gilbert
Long Farm
Larry Mc
Gene Collings
Union
Colling Farm
Emlera
Wertherman Carl Cagget
Fidora
Highland Power Company
Ray Anterson
Marshalltown
Whitten
Liscomb
Hardin Youths Join NYC Job Experience Program
Forty six Hardin County youths take part in the Neighborhood Youth Corps summer work training. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and managed by Mid-Town Community Action, runs ten weeks with sites at local schools, libraries, health and recreation centers, and city offices.
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Hardin
Nyc
Hardin County
Neighborhood Youth Corps
U.S. Department of Labor
Mid- Town Community Action Inc
Mardin County
Boone County
Story County
Marshall County
Jeane Groomes
Verlyn Mrolling
Story
Boone Counties
Larry Boyer
Mardin
Marshall Counties
Union-Whitten Community Schools
New Providence
Eldora
Eldora Public Library
Hardin County Public Health
Hardin County Conservation
Eldora Parks and Recreation Commission
Steamboat Rock
Ackley Community Schools
City of
Neofotist Listed In Satisfactory Condition
Tom Neofotist of Eldora daughter and son of Mr and Mrs Phil Neofotist hospital update after injuries from a car pedestrian crash Thursday night in Grinnell. He is listed in satisfactory condition after surgery at University Hospital in Iowa City. He suffered eight broken ribs a crushed right shoulder a broken pelvis a punctured lung and a fractured skull. He was walking along an unlit rural roadway toward his grandparents home when struck by an approaching automobile.
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Tom Neofotist
Phil Neofotist
Eldora
Grinnell
University Hospital
Iowa City
Noofoust
Special Crazy Day Edition in Eldava Herald Ledger
A special crazy day issue will appear in Tuesdays Eldava Herald Ledger dated July 1. Crazy Day is set for Wednesday July 14 in Eldora with merchants in the retail promotion urged to file ads by Friday 5 p.m. Sidewalk sales and bargains accompany the event along with crazy costumes by elves and store managers.
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Eldava Herald-Ledger
el [Dora
Eles
Ordination of Rev Paul Mann at Ames Campus Baptist Church
Steamboat Rock native Rev Paul Mann was ordained at Campus Baptist Church in Ames on Thursday June 24. A graduate of Steamboat Rock High School, he earned degrees from Creanworth College and Faith Baptist Bible College and is a member of Delta Epsilon Chi. He serves as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Iowa Falls and previously worked as Minister of Christian Education at Campus Baptist in Ames. He and his wife and daughter Janna reside in Town Falls.
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Ames Church
Paul Mann
Steamboat Rock
Campus Baptist Church
Ames
Rev. Mann
Steamboat Rockigh School
Creanworth College
Dows Malls
Iowa State Unity
Amen
Faith Baptist Bible College
Ankeny
Lowa Falls
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D. Mathews
Eldora Legion Post
J. A. Patgeter
Little League
Julia Hoyt
Riles al Hubbard
Boeke
Hubbard
Julia Jane Hoyt
Roberts Rest
Waterloo
Dewey Lamprecht
Hubbard Cemetery
Gilbert G. Mannetter
Edward Tordoff
John W. McBride
Dale Landt
Jack C. Crosser
Lloyd Thomas
Lester Hoyt
Kenneth Hoyt
C. Wayne Vieman
Lowell F. Vieman
Roy Thayer
Walter Dinngerman
William
Sarah M. Hoyt
Iowa Falls High School
Ellsworth College
St. Paul
Hattie S. Wieman
Olive Whitsell
Estherville
James A. Hoyt
Wells
Minn
Ioe Decker
Chicago Cubs
Jaycee
Eidora
Jsayeee
Jin Sween
Los Angeles
Cubs
Dodge
Mondag
Phintsbiry
Hidora Livestock Sales, Inc
Dodgers
Sween
San Anselmo
Drake High School
Pentaluma
Calif
Mike Murray
Dean Swiston
Dick Ritter
Grundy
Stantly
Youth Corps
The
Honorsociety of
Delta Epsilon Chi
Evangelical Teachers Training Association
Mann
Jesse
Steamboat Hook
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