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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1955
Page
17
Eldora Community School District's annual report shows good financial health as of June 30. General fund receipts reached 282,236.39 with 201,995.86 spent. schoolhouse fund receipts 523,605.11 with 441,812.23 spent. special courses fund began 7,124.62 with 2,566.81 tax income and no expenditures.
During the first half of 1955 the Iowa State Conservation Commission logged 117 deer kills, 93 from car deer accidents causing about 5 242 dollars in damages. Twenty four were killed by other causes. the year mirrors 1954 figures of 119 total deer kills with 86 from cars and 6 967 dollars in damages.
Eldora youth participate in the Red Cross learn to swim program at Lower Pine Lake this summer. Classes meet three mornings a week and the photo shows multiple participants across three rows with labeled names.
Front row includes Mike Reed Nason Folkerts Pat Fur long Ricky Hamm Chuck Bow man Darla Judy Travis Pat Shannon Ronnie Travis Marg ery Nosine Donna Rosine Jane Longenecker Donald Harmon. Second row features Danny Skartvedt Ronny Winters Anne Longe necker Susan Willig Linda Munsinger Connie Small Vicky Schwark Kathrine Bowman Steven Marsden Loretta Hess David Mairs. Third row shows Janet Freed Joan Hess Diane Pros ser Nancy Harmon Janice Marske Sandra Wallis Jean Pierce Eloise Gast Elaine Freed Jim Gunderson.
Iowa State College horticulturists advise mulch around tomatoes to preserve moisture in dry weather. Old hay or straw, applied 4 to 5 inches deep, proves effective for protecting plants and reducing water loss.
Multiple households and families from Ames, Eldora, Iowa Falls, Ogden, Owasa, Clear Lake, and surrounding areas gather for weekend and weekday social visits. Notable names include Rankin, Ward, Ward, Stover, See, Juhl, polley, Albers, Polley, and Carr with stops at Jimmie Rankin, Fred Ward, Otto Filbrandt, and Anson Park events. travel spans Buckeye to Marshalltown and Laurens.
Sunday at Providence Friends Church includes Bible school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening service at 8:15 p.m. Junior youth groups meet at 7:15 p.m. A Thursday 8 p.m. monthly meeting hosts Frances G. Norman of Ames, speaker for the Iowa Yearly Meeting. Nearby visits reference Mrs. Minear, Mrs. Rash, the Reese family, and regional travel notes across Indiana and North Carolina.
Sunday meeting saw forty one present as sickness reduced turnout. Local members were joined by visitors from nearby prices, with none from far away. New officers include President James Faris and Vice President Joseph Rush, Secretary David Thornton. retiring officers listed.
Last year the United States set a new record for milk output per cow, surpassing all prior years. The rise reflects improvements in dairy farming efficiency and herd management nationwide.
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