Brown Leases White House Inn to New Operators
E T Brown owner of the White House Inn above Pine Lake leased the business to Mr and Mrs Ralph C Wolf of Eldora. The Wolfs will offer steak and fried chicken dinners and operate daily from 8 am to 1130 pm. Their son Billy, 18, also works at the establishment with Mr Wolf as head cook and Mrs Wolfe heading the dining room after recent employment at the Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wolf
E. T. Brown
White House
Lower Pine Lake
Ralph C. Wolf
Eldora
Billy
Wolf
Wolfe
Eldorans Plan Second Star Clothing Store
Greensweigs open a second Star Clothing and Shoe store in Iowa Falls about October 1. They lease the Elsworth building opposite the Metropolitan Theatre and remodel it for occupancy. Mathew Greensweig will manage and reside in Iowa Falls with wife and 15 month old daughter Diane.
Upper Pine Lake Reopens For Fishing
Kay Setchell state conservation officer announces Upper Pine Lake is open for fishing and will be drained this fall to clean and remove carp next spring. Fishermen may keep all species from the upper lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Setchell
Upper Pine Lake
Harold's Food Stores To Open New Grocery Here
Announcement states Harold's Food Stores will open a new grocery at the former A. & P. location on Washington street, expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold's Food Stores
Washington Street
Plowing Match Date Set for Hardin County Field Day
The annual Hardin county conservation field day and plowing matches will be held Friday September 2. Committees are named to select the site and arrange other details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Property valuations rise in Hardin County totals
Final tabulations show total valuations set on Hardin county property this year are up 14 311 087, or about 638 per cent over 1948 figures. Yet to be applied to the figures, however, is the 3 per cent reduction in town and township building values ordered by the board of review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Board of Review
Pastor Sawter Accepts Call To Union Community Church
The Rev Wayne Sawter of Burlington will become pastor of the Community church in Union in a reported appointment The city weather observer H L Cleveland notes rainfall of 14 inches Monday night with Grange Center reporting 2 inches A two year old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Mabe suffered a compound fracture of her left foot Saturday while playing near a oats elevator on their farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Sawter
Burlington
Community Church In
Union
H. L. Cleveland
Grange Center
CBILD
Burts
Mia
Sam Mabe
Obituary notice for John Skogland in Buckeye area
John Skogland, born in Norway and long employed by the county for 20 years, died recently. He survived by two sisters in Brooklyn. Services planned at Longneck Funeral Home at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon, with burial at Buckeye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Brooklyn
Longenecker Funeral
Atpiday
Talked In Highway At Steamboat Rock Plan
The Steamboat Rock board of supervisors negotiates with the town council and nearby property owners to reroute the El Dora Ackley highway directly north south through the town. The plan faces school ground width limits. proposes a northward exit from the blacktop to the town line then a wide curve, proceeding east then due north to Cleves. The state may extend the blacktop one block north and west to the business district, reducing east side school-ground traffic and pupil danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Steamboat Rock
Blacktop
Cleves
Board Revises Land Appraisals Amid Protests
The county board of review revised several real estate appraisals after protests and errors. Wilkins Associates aided investigations to ensure fair values, with a timber land recheck mainly in Union township. By midweek the board aimed to finish by August 1, noting strong owner cooperation and light moments. A farm building was mislisted at 50 instead of 500, and the owner admitted the protest had boomeranged. Much of Tuesday was spent inspecting lands in Tipton township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
E. T. Wilkins Associates
Union Township
Board of Review
Tipton Township
City Starts War On Blackbirds
City declares action against nuisance blackbirds in the southwest area. Mayor Nyquist directs Policeman Perry J. Wilson to reduce the pest with shell firings. A four block area near Fifteenth street and Fourteenth avenue shows thousands of birds. shotgun efforts aim to deter them and force relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyquist
Perry J. Wilson
Wilton
Fifteenth Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Central Call the Operator for Police and Fire
Perry J. Wilson advises residents to notify the telephone central operator rather than the police or fire offices to summon help. A signal light at the Diamond building A and P building and city hall alerts officers who then call the office for assignment. The same method applies for fire alarms, with the operator triggering the siren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry J. Wilsor
Diamond
City Hall
Fire Department
Wilson
Three Million Bushels Corn Under Loan
Hardin county reports show a total of 2,299,084 bushels of corn sealed under loan with 755,780 bushels under purchase agreement in Hardin county. Farmers may reseal under loan anytime and receive a ten cent per bushel storage payment if kept until July 31, 1960. They may also sell corn under purchase agreement and get the same storage payment, with delivery paying 1.37 dollars plus storage, and mingling of loan and purchase corn in the same bin is allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardi
Hardin County
Mdora
AAA
Take Census of Business Here
Eldora completes first phase of census of business as James O. Babcock announces. George Geerdes lists and classifies local firms and mails forms to owners for completion with a Waterloo district office follow up. About 70 percent respond promptly. 30 percent urged to send forms soon. Babcock notes businesspeople are busy and may have overlooked the request. The district reports are used to press for timely cooperation in recording local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
James O. Babcock
New Hampton
George Geeardey
Wellsburg
Waterloo
Geerdes
Babcock
Baby Beef Projects Lead In Boys 4 H Activities
In county 4 H entries a larger number of boys enroll in beef projects. The report highlights purebred cattle, heifer and lamb projects, noting increased participation across age groups and communities.
Vets Here Receiving State Bonus Checks
Low readability text notes that veterans are receiving state bonus checks at a location. Names appear garbled but imply individuals such as Orgel, Pool, Zlesmi, Mathew-Greanswelg, and Donald among first recipients. Specifics about place, date, or amounts are unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haids
Towa
Faward Orgel
Chard Pool
Robert T Zlesmi Mathew
Eldora School Board Proposes 1949 50 Budget Increases
Eldora consolidated school district directors approved a 1949 50 budget with a total rise of 15250 to fund pension hikes, one full time and one part time teacher, a salary bump, and a 2 mill school house levy. They scrapped a new bus purchase to limit tax impact while relying on state aid and non tax income to cover about two thirds of costs. A public meeting Monday at 7:30 pm will review the budget and allow taxpayer attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Consolidated School District
Herald-Ledger
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa
Des Moines
Schoal
Follow-Up Census Work From Local Office Plans
Part of the follow-up work remains to be done is to call on all central offices of business houses with more than one place. The district office will edit reports for completeness and consistency and seek sufficient information to correct reports before sending them to Washington for coding, punch card processing, tabulation, and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hadley Named As Chairman of D. P. Committee
Hardin County forms a displaced persons committee with Wilson H. Hadley of New Providence as chairman and Rev. Ralph B. Imes of Eldora as secretary. Sixteen township directors were named but kept unpublished pending notice to the individuals. Robert D. Longenecker organized the meeting, attended by twelve people from county sections, signaling interest in agricultural placement and possible small industries and stores. Further work will follow at a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Wilson H. Hadley
New Providence
Ralph B. Imes
Eldora
Robert D. Longenecker
State Office
No Polio Found In Eldora Area Health officials report no polio cases in Eldora. Iowa Falls area sees several fatalities and measures underway.
Dr W H Van Tiger Eldora health officer and nurse Miss Evelyn Olson say Eldora has no polio cases while Iowa Falls reports seven cases during the week with two and later a third fatalities Marvin Kastendik 14 Sandra Kane 6 and Walter Ulrich 14 Alden. Iowa Falls pool closed pending DDT spraying for fly and mosquito control by Emmett Flying service. health officials urge fatigue avoidance polluted water caution cleanliness and proper food and garbage handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
W. H. van Tiger
Evelyn Olson
Iowa Falls
Marvin Kastendik
Alden
Sandra Kane
Iowa Fall
Walter Ulrich
Congregational Sunday School
Emmett Flying Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Sunday School Dramatic Program at Parish Hall
The Methodist Sunday school plans a 10 o clock program on Sunday July 31 at the parish hall. It features Faith and the Brotherhood of Man a taped dramatic presentation by John L Butler with music by Mrs J K Leonard. The intermediate class presents a study phase script by Shirley Solset with Jerry Hodgson and Kempton Huehn as narrator. Gordon Dickinson offers a biographical sketch of a Bible character in Q A form. Public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Faith
Brotherhood of Man
John L. Butler
J. K. Leonard
Shirley Olslet
Jerry Hodgson
Kempton Huehn
Gordon Dickinson
Marshalltown Police Recapture Three Training School Boys
Three youths from Three Town State Training School, Howard Sweitzer Bill Clark and Harold Boyd all 16 of Marshalltown, who vanished during a hike near Wildcat canyon Sunday, were recaptured Monday afternoon by Marshalltown police under the Center street bridge and returned to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Training School
Wildcat Canyon
Here
Marshalltown
Cit
Howard Sweitzer
Bill Clark
Harold Boyd
Center St
Workers Stress Critical Lack Storage Room
A county meeting chaired by Walter E. Hauser and Paul Benner warned of a severe storage shortage for September and October grain deliveries. With 3,054,868 bushels of corn due and only 468,000 available, farmers were urged to store or deliver under government loan or purchase agreements. The campaign aims to protect price support, noting Congress delays hinder storage expansion and suggesting keeping grain on farms until relief arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Walter E. Hauser
AAA
Paul Benner
State Center
Congress
Hauser
Benner
IHC Ultra-Modern Plant Opens at Hubbard Tomorrow
The new International Harvester base of operations at Hubbard opens tomorrow with an all day open house. Lyle T. Hubbard of Eldora backs the 50 by 100 foot cement block building with pine finished interior and radiant heated red cement floors. The Hubbard IHC sales and service center will display farm machinery, dairy equipment, trucks and refrigeration and employ a five man staff for full parts stocks and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Company
Hubbard
Lyle T. Hubbard
Eldora
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
THC
Hubbard Ihc
JHC
IHC
International Harvester
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Bill Winther
Jackie Rice
Jack Rice
Upper Pine
Eldora Newspapers
Wilfred Macheak
John Hawkes
Dean Miller
Eldora Papers
Brown
Eldorans Plan
Mathew “Greensweig
Se Toda
John Skogland
Blackbirds
4Black Area
Central
Police Dept
D. P
Hadley
D. P. Committee
Methodists
T. S
Ed Foxma
Pile SY Hte
Ena
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