40 Horse Hitch Parade Hero Drenches After Victory
The Milwaukee Journal recounts Dick Sparrow leading a 40 horse hitch through Schlitz Circus Parade routes in Milwaukee and Eldora, where a light moment saw Sparrow plunge into a water tank after the final maneuvers. Fellow handlers and staff noted the celebration, with Sparrow later joking about wet cigars as handlers planned the next steps.
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Eldora Chamber of Commerce
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Owasa News Mrs Donald Nehring Social Visit Recap
Mr and Mrs Fred Fuller spent Wednesday at the Don Knotts home in Des Moines The following spent from Friday until Sunday in the Alva Flanagan home Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schelling and Mr and Mrs Chester Brown of Marshalltown Mr and Mrs Dick Raye and family of Rhodes Mr and Mrs Steve Hopper and family of State Center Other Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Schelling and a family Mr and Mrs Jim Schelling of Marshalltown Mr and Mrs Cecil Williams of Union Don Ellison and Lavonne Dutloth of Iowa Falls
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Kenneth Schelling
Chester Brown
Marshalltown
Dick Raye
Rhodes
Steve Hopper
State Center
Robert Schelling
Jim Schelling
Cecil Williams
Union
Don Ellison
Lavonne Dutloth
Iowa
Edwin Norem
Robertson
Gladys Kasischke
Duane Norem
Cedar Rapids
Roger Darsey
Hardin Nassen
Amanda Hanson
Owasa
Elia Kasischke
Margaret Schwartz
Larie
Alden
Clay Miller
Sioux City
Arnie Walton
Montour
Eda Crosser
Otto Bork
Augusta Crosser
Iowa Falls
Wellsburg Wellsburg Daze and Church Notes
Wellsburg church notes report on July 23 and 30 services by Mr. Har ald Rademaker and a vacation Sunday on July 30. A Midwest Church Music Conference is set for September 7 in Sioux Center with 9 30 a.m. registration at Beth el Christian Reformed Church. notes urge choir directors and organists to submit 34 registration by August 1 to Mrs. Rose Rotida. Cedar Falls Bible Conference runs July 30 to August 6. Wellsburg Daze results list Tug O War winners Al Blythe Kenny Bunger Harold Eckhoff and prize donations to Boy and Cub Scouts. a Friday ballgame pitted Commercial Club members against halves. Wellsburg Pee Wees beat Halland Pee Wees 5-? and Wellsburg Little League fell to Halland.
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Wellsburg Reformed Church News
William Jurgens
Harald Rademaker
Stout
Sioux Center
Bethel Christian Reformed Church
Rose Rotida
Avenue
E. Pipestone
Minn
Cedar Falls Bible Conference
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Halland Little League
Wellsburg Little
Buckeye News Social Roster Highlights Weekend Visits
Local households report a spree of weekend and midweek guests from Alden Owasa Montour and Cedar Rapids. Among those listed are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lettow, Mrs. June Neuenfeldt, Mrs. Clara Kasischke, Floyd Lake of Iowa Falls, and many relatives visiting or staying briefly in homes across the region. A Wyoming visit from Virgil Crawford and trips to Eldora for water light practice are noted.
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Robert Lettow
Carl Lawrenz
Gordon Cuvelier
Pam
Lynette
June Neuenfeldt
Doug Norem
Heather
Alden
Clara Kasischke
Floyd Lake
Iowa Falls
June Wneuenfeldt
Mrs Garnet Larson Highlighted in Radcliffe Social Notes
Radcliffe notes recount Mrs Garnet Larson hosting and visiting with friends and relatives across nearby towns. Miss Selma Swenson and Miss Irene Swenson frequent Mason City and Story City with relatives. Several local residents, including Bernard Reisetter and Leslie Larson, are reported visiting, on leave, or dining with neighbors and family in Ames, Hubbard, Oelwein, Webster City, and Marshalltown.
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Edna Oatts
Garnet Larson
Caro Steffa
Selma Swenson
Irene Swenson
John Hednefield
Elsie Swenson
Mason City
Leslie Larson
Helen Nelson
Webster City
Edna Oats
Cave Steffa
Bess Drew
Ames
Local Family Fellowship Notes and Visits Across Towns
Daughters of Spicer Minnesota Wie Dennis Bennett and family in Aldenard host dinner guests. Numerous relatives and friends from Bi Dora Garner Jewell Cambridge Randall Randall Marshalltown and Radcliffe join birthday and anniversary gatherings, picnics, and weekend visits at multiple homes, remarks show community ties and social events.
State Department calls in ambassadors over meat imports
Washington reports the State Department, in a move described as unprecedented, summoned ambassadors from 12 meat exporting nations to tell them the United States market is open for unlimited meat imports. The action drew sharp criticism from lawmakers who warned foes should not undermine American farmers and urged cancellation and a focus on inflation and production costs at home.
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Cor
Congress
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Fairfax News Attends Steinfeldt Family Reunion Picnic
Fairfax area notices describe multiple families gathering at Eldora City park on Sunday July 16 for the Steinfeldt family reunion. Attendees include Ray and Marvin Teske and families, Vern and Elsie Beattie hosts, King and Barz relations, and others visiting relatives in Eldora and surrounding towns. A hospital visit notes Peg Lee recovering in Des Moines Mercy Hospital, while Luther Camp attendees Tamma and Carrie Granner head to Solon.
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Ray Teske
Marvin Teske
Leon Teske
Steinfeldt
Eldora City Park
Larry Vanderwerf
Cedar Falls
Tom Bailey
Marion
Vern E. Bailey
Des Moines trip highlights New Providence summer school
Twenty one pupils and six teachers from New Providence enjoyed a Des Moines field trip on Tuesday July 11. They left at 8:30 AM, visited the Historical Building, lunched at the Cloud Room, and stopped in Chippewa for ice cream on the return. Instructors for the summer session were Sue Jarvis Rutha fh Carmen Young, sen, Bennis Whi and Tantien Riggs. A birthday dinner honored Mrs Mary Whitehead with about forty relatives present from many towns.
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MT Sage
Ver i. Sohantes Meints
Ackley
Iowa
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Fred’ Grant
Moi Grove
Calif
Ee Grant
Margie
Edte
Des Moines
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Dinfer
Chip C
Dean Reece
Ray Sievert
Kermit Kitehead
Otis Whitehead
Bernard Hadley
Jay Hadley
Bob Holveck
Wallace Seward
Jack Seward
Lyle Seward
Irwin Seward
Allen Heryford
Cisrence Whitehead
Delores Whitehead
West Branch
Eldora
Union
Hubbard
Town City
Solon
Sie
Honey Creek
Arleh Daleske
Nancy Bernard
Sealed Kids for Cleaning Barns at the Fair Grounds
Job listing notes cleaning tasks at the fair grounds during and after the fair. Applicants must hand materials to R A Scott at the grounds. Cash payment indicated as a symbol.
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Hand
R.A. Scott
Card of Thanks and Sealed Bid Notice in Eldora Iowa
Marianne Mitts expresses thanks for cards letters and donations to the Cancer Society in memory of her husband with a sealed bid invitation for a residence at 1604 18th Ave Eldora Iowa box 91 Kelley by August 2 1972. George Martinson and Leland Reece also thank doctors nurses hospital staff pastors and neighbors for care and acts of kindness in Eldora Hospital.
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Marianne Mitts
18Th Ave
Eldora
Kelley
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Dr. Shorts
Eldora Hospital
Zimmermann
Vicar Brinkmann
George Martinson
Leland Reece
Gratitude Acknowledgment From Dalldor Family
We extend thanks to friends and relatives for kindness shown to us during our bereavement for Herman Dalldor.
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Herman Dalldor
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