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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1957
Page
3
Dean Eggleston and neighbors attend a Fourth of July picnic at the Harold Cable home. Numerous family visits unfold across Hubbard and Radcliffe with relatives from Alden Iowa Falls and Eldora sharing meals and hospitality throughout a busy week.
Daily schedule items and social visits from Berlin and nearby towns detail Sunday school at Mrs James, church services, and Memorial Day planning by the Jackson Township Cemetery Auxiliary. The record lists family visits, reunions, picnics at Logsdon Park, weddings in Nashua and Eldora, Bible school teaching duties, and various host homes across Radcliffe, Ackley, Randalia, Dows, Steamboat Rock, and Boone with many relatives named.
Ernie Luiken of Steamboat Rock pitched a perfect game as Steamboat Rock Baptist defeated Berlin Community 14-0 in a Tuesday church league softball. Eldora Baptist beat Congregational 5-3. Lutheran beat St Marys 8-7 in 8 innings. Methodists crushed Church of Christ 10-0. In make-up games Steamboat Rock Baptist won again and Lutheran beat Eldora 12-2.
The Eldora Pee Wees defeated Ackley 14 to 1 on Wednesday. The local Midget team won 9 to 7 and is set to play Wellsburg there at 2 p.m. this afternoon.
Linn Makinster of Waterloo and Mrs Paul Swope of Webster City shared top honors in the 18 hole and nine hole divisions at the Women s Invitation golf meet at Pine Lake Country Club Wednesday. Makinster shot 83 over 18 holes and Doris Lemon of Fort Dodge was second with 87. in the nine hole event Swope carded 45 while M Kewley of Marshalltown posted 47. Over 80 out of town golfers participated and about 153 attended bridge and golf events. Mrs W R Reece of New Providence won bridge with Mrs Elmer Thorman of Conrad second and Mrs Jim Tullow.
Mrs. Ann Griffel won the Sunnyside invitational ladies golf tournament at Waterloo last week and shared honors with Vivian Heitland of Toledo in the women’s invitational at Newton Country Club. Both posted scores of 95 to win.
Harrison Wolcott reached the championship flight of the Iowa amateur golf meet in Mason City but was eliminated in the first round 7 and 6 by Dick Anderson of Cedar Rapids. Other El Dora players included Bob Brown with 82 in qualifying and Rod Riemenschneider at 87.
A petition for annulment of marriage was filed by Jasper N. Crosser against Opal Crosser. Edna Jean Sutton also filed for divorce from Robert Sutton, seeking a property settlement and custody of their three children aged 12, 11, and six. The items reference a June 1 1957 Mason City marriage and various social notices from the area.
Marshalltown defeated Hubbard 9-6 in a semifinal at Union as LeGrand beat Steamboat Rock to exit the Iowa high school summer baseball sectional tourney. Marshalltown and LeGrand advance to Friday finals at 4 p.m. Readings note earlier first round results include Union-Whitten 3-0, Hubbard 5-1 over Wellsburg, Owasa 11-1 over LeGrand, Steamboat Rock 9-3 over Clemons, and Radcliffe eliminated by Ames 8-2.
The Eldora American Legion junior baseball team travels to Wellsburg this afternoon for a 4 p.m. game with the Wellsburg junior team.
Residents and relatives from multiple towns dot Eldora area social life. The column details dinners, calls, picnics, and visits among Beasley Kasischke Gordon and many others, including NC visitors and service members, with neighbors sharing time at homes and clubs.
Mrs Warren Mossman and David spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs E E Reece near Lawn Hill. Des Moines visitors included Mrs Lonnie Mason Mrs Hubert Gaard and Jeffrey. Eittreim triplets Marlyn and Gaynell visited Ellsworth Saturday with Mrs Eittreim and parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Swenson. Ambrose Gurie Eittreim met at Story City. Roger Stensland from Grundy Center stayed with aunt and uncle Kenneth Eittreim. Sampson family moved to Radcliffe last week with new junior high coach duties. John Kahl of Donalda Alberta recovering from knee surgery in hospital there. Lizzie Ruxton visited Des Moines relatives Glenn and Gearhart, then returned home. A C Johnson returned after 10 days in Des Moines with son-in-law George Belken. Wennersten and Butler families enjoyed a picnic at Logsdon Park.
Mrs Lloyd Dooley and several neighbors hosted coffee and cookies. Warren Mossman visited the Marvin Jeske home, and Ed and Mrs Nassen with Carlton dined at John Nassen’s Eldora home. Des Moines guest Gary Foltz joined Marvin Jeske for dinner. About 30 neighbors gathered at Clark Norman’s home and later visited chairvari with Lynn Freed and Billy Broer. Harold Mersmen, patient at Des Moines Veterans Hospital, was noted. Mrs Eskridge and others traveled to see Floyd Beasley in Des Moines. he spent the weekend at home before returning. Pamela Ann Bachman stayed with the Jeske and Struck homes Wednesday into Thursday.
The Union Town Council held its regular meeting at 8 00 PM May 7 1957 in Town Hall with Long Harris Vaux Maas present Absent Billingsley Mayor Atteberry presiding. Bills were approved totaling 48 24 and adjournment followed.
Wellsburg will celebrate Wellsburg Daze on Thursday August 1 with a parade ball games and a carnival chaired by Russell Bud Tjaden. The town event features games and festivities for residents and visitors.
In The Hospital Fldora Jensen Chas Frazer Mrs Sadie Rogers Otto Jeske George Wiese Mrs Otto Schultz Mrs Elizabeth Edgar Mrs Lula Blackmun Carl Willig Mrs Paul Davison Mrs Donald Brown Mrs Raymond McDowell and baby boy Mrs Larry Nott and baby boy Steamboat Rock Mrs Jonas Geerdes and baby boy Union Mrs Cecil Williams Mrs Edward Trittien Mrs Audrey Stull Iowa Falls Mrs Parlima.
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