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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1957
Page
9
Union Hubbard and Wellsburg reached the semi finals after Hubbard beat LeGrand 25-2 and Wellsburg defeated Owasa 20-3. Union-Whitten faced Conrad in the other semi while the winners advance to Friday night’s final.
Eldora Baptist keeps its perfect record by edging Berlin Community 9 8. Steamboat Rock Baptist defeats St Mary's Catholic 14 2. Lutheran church tops Church of Christ 17 6, and Congregational bests Church of Christ 17 6. One more week of league play precedes tournament starting Monday July 29.
Playground supervisor Ed Engstrom announced the annual church team softball tournament begins Monday July 29 with games Tuesday July 30. Quarter finals are Friday August 2 and finals Monday August 5. Evening games, seed based on church league standings, first second and third place trophies awarded.
The Eldora Pee Wees beat Ackley 15 to 4 and the Midgets won 14 to 4 in a Wednesday double header. Both Eldora teams face Grundy Center Friday at 2 p.m.
J. D. Leonard Dr. R. R. Griffel and Rodney Riemenschneider tied for first in the weekly golf stag at Pine Lake Country Club. Dale Miller and Dr. Forrest Deardorf finished in second place.
Classified deadlines listed for Tuesday publication in the Herald Ledger. Ads cut off at 9 A M Mondays and Fridays for the index with 9 A M Thursdays as a further cutoff. Local notices follow standard posting times.
Eldora American Legion Junior baseball team earned back to back wins with a 3-2 victory over Steamboat Rock on Monday night. Pat Batten pitched three innings for Eldora while Dave Broer pitched four for Steamboat Reck Eldora, 5 3 3 Steamboat Rock.
An All American women’s baseball team known as the Rad girls will face the Ackley semi pros on the Rad diamond Saturday night. Formed in 1955 by Bill Allington the team has played in most states and Canada. The players often exchange batteries with opponents and promise a tough battle for any male team they meet led by star Katie Horstman who says the better the opposition the better they play.
Radcliffe and Luther advanced to the Iowa girls softball semifinals on Tuesday. Radcliffe beat Jewell to reach the semis, while Luther crushed Carlisle 16 0. Semifinal pairings set for Thursday with Radcliffe facing Roland at 7 p.m. and Luther meeting Dayton at 8 30 p.m. Finals scheduled Friday at 8 p.m.
Junior baseball team will play Grundy Center here this evening at 5 30 p m at the city baseball diamond.
All American Gary Thompson will play for Slater as they face Radcliffe semi pro baseball Friday night July 19 at 8 p m in Radcliffe.
The Old Timers from surrounding towns schedule a softball game with Steam boat Rock Baptist church team Friday night at 8 30 p m. Ott Luiken acts as official manager. Players aged around 40 to 50. Sheriff Paul E Hodgson of Hardin county officiates as umpire. An Eldora girls softball curtain raiser at 7 30 p m features an unnamed team.
The local American Legion old timers host a Wednesday night game at 6 p.m. at the local ball park. J. R. Hardin Jr. will manage the old timers.
The 13th annual contact X ray program, announced by Mrs. R. R. Ibach, screened 98 people with large chest X rays. Three probable TB cases were found, 19 other chest findings needing study, and 55 were healthy. Evelyn Lyon directed calls to 103 people and 56 home visits, 23 physicians were notified. The program, backed by Hardin County Tuberculosis and Health association, Iowa, and State Health, with local Christmas Seal funds, aims to find TB among close contacts and runs alongside an upcoming free countywide X ray program.
McVeety Cleaners and Tailors in Eldora will mark its 18th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free cleaning certificates will be awarded. The shop recently installed new equipment, making Eldora's plant one of Iowa's most modern cleaning facilities.
A city official said Eldora probably will not be sprayed for mosquitoes due to cost. An early bid of 1500 by a Marshalltown flying firm was followed by a later bid to do the work for 600, leading to the unlikely spray plan.
O. E. Kasischke of Eldora and L. E. Kasischke of Hubbard will represent St. Pauls Lutheran church and St. Johns Lutheran church at the Valparaiso Advisory Council campus convention July 19 to 21. The theme is Why A Lutheran University studied by the 1,750 member council from Synodical Conference congregations nationwide.
A youth group has been organized and will meet Sundays at 7 30 p m in the Berlin church. Dick Rose was chosen sponsor with Mrs Herman Leverton as assistant. Officers include Mary Last president Dick Gerke vice president Wally Gerke secretary treasurer and pianists Mary Last and Kathy Baker.
The Steamboat Rock Merry Maids held a hobo lunch at Linda Asher's home last Friday. Karen Krause and Linda Asher led a cushion cover demonstration. A business meeting followed with poster and record book collection committees chosen.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday at Eldora for Alvin Freerkson, son of Raymond and Marjorie Freerkson, formerly of Eldora. He drowned Sunday while swimming in a gravel pit near his Dodge Center Minnesota home. His mother was Marjorie Shoemaker of Eldora and died in 1944. He is survived by his father and step mother, five brothers James, Kenneth, Roger, Michael and Robert and one sister.
The deferment objection by Zeman, claim supervisor for Hawkeye Casualty Co of Des Moines, is overruled and his examination will proceed at the court’s convenience this week in the Wellman-Reisinger accident case.
Insurance Department of Town Des Moines issues annual certificate for Arkwright Mutual Wire Insurance Company, stating authorization to transact business in Iowa until 1958 and detailing financial figures as of December 31 1966. Commissioner Oliver P Bennett signs and seals the document in Des Moines June 1 1967. Includes Associated Indemnity Corporation data from San Francisco with statements dated 1956 and 1957.
Insurance Department of Iowa certifies public publication for Assurance Company of America based in New York. It lists financials as of June 1967 including assets 5,542,847.34 and total liabilities 1,760,283.02 with surplus 2,760,233.02 and paid up capital 1,000,000.00. The record notes compliance with Chapter 615 of the Iowa Code and that the business is authorized to operate in Iowa through April 1, 1968.
A 1957 filing from Des Moines records shows Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company with paid up policyholders funds totaling 27,141,810.63 and total assets 65,899,647.69. Liabilities stand at 38,767,833.06 with a surplus of 24,191,810.68.
Homer Wakefield of Iowa Falls has been appointed to the Hardin County Farmers Home Administration Committee, effective July 1. He succeeds Rudolph J. Harris of Alden. Other Hardin county members are Wayne C. Meier and Floyd W. Trickey. The FHA, an agency of the USDA, provides operating loans for livestock, machinery, and other farm needs with 5 percent interest, repayable in one to seven years, based on need and repayment ability.
Iowa State college economist R E Osterbur notes the U S poultry sector is en route to greater specialization, larger operations, and higher output per dollar. Since 1940 hen egg production rose 46 percent overall, aside from 1942 43, pushing egg prices down in recent years.
Three young men from Hardin County departed Monday for induction. The group includes Gordon H. Lamb of Eldora Erick K. Seim of Gifford and Ronald G. Howell.
New Providence group to train at Camp Carson Colorado. New car registrations listed for Hardin County include owners W H Reid Hubbard Oldsmobile Russell Freese Hubbard Ford Charles Neuberger Ackley Cadillac L H Martin Eldora Chevrolet Charles or Delores.
A compact list titled Hardin County Index for Friday July 19 1957 includes mentions of Anderson Iowa Falls El Dora Ford Harold Shephard Elmo E F Steelman Gifford DeSoto Craig Brenton Radcliffe Chrysler Angus JoAnn Crawe ford Towa Falls.
A Hardin County treasurer report covers receipts and disbursements through May 31 1967 with figures across taxes licenses road funds and state transfers. The document notes turkey industry trends Osterbur benchmarks and a broadened outlook for poultry profits and farm scale.
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