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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
10
Whitten bats 18 hits, Stackhouse and Roger Peters with three apiece, Peters homer fuels 21 run spree over Hubbard after 10 errors. Steamboat Rock defeats Albion 11-2 as Albion drops to 4-2, State Center leads North Division standings with dominant early season play.
League standings show State Center at 61, Clemons 4, Steamboat 11, Albion 2, Whitten 21, Hubbard 3. Sunday results include State Center defeating Clemons 4 to 1, Steamboat 11 over Albion 2, and Whitten beating Hubbard 21 to 3.
The Radcliffe semi pros and the Marshalltown nine meet on the Hardin county diamond Tuesday night July 27, starting at 8 p.m. The matchup sets a local feud on the turf with both teams aiming for a decisive win.
A record entry of 55 players joined the Tuesday night stag golf tournament at Pine Lake Country Club. Four players tied for the blind bogie 44 prize: Dick Protheroe Mort Evans Art Hunter and Don Bekemeier. Prizes at 43 were won by Paul Gates L. L. Scott Hilmer Krause Glen Kutrz and W. H. Vilmont. Jim George now of Grinnell and former Herald-Index editor received a prize for his 45.
Local church league results show St Rock Baptists 5 Eldora Lutheran 4 Owasa Methodist 4 Eldora Methodist 4 St Rock Presley 2 Eldora Baptists none. Verity a Southside 4 408 entry counts reflect standings. Owasa St Rock Eldora School tied in overall tally amid steady play.
Tuesday Eldora Methodists scored 17 and Eldora Lutheranus 3 as Eldora School defeated Rural Youth 8 to 5. Wednesday Steamboat Baptists beat Owasa Methodists 4 to 2, while non league Owasa Steamboat crushed Lee Center 12 to 7.
Tuesday July 27 Lutherans meet Owasa Methodists RYP clash Southside Cities Service. Wednesday July 28 Steamboat Rock Presbyterian faces Steamboat Rock Baptists in parish league action.
In Waterloo on Monday two Hardin county golfers began the Iowa Women’s golf tournament with first round victories. Ann Griffel of Eldora beat Mrs Ev Scheppele of Waterloo 5 and 4 in the Championship flight, and Pearl Van Eschen of Ackley defeated Mrs Robert Van Horn of Des Moines 3 and 2. Griffel then lost Wednesday to Lois Penn of Des Moines 3 and 2, while Van Eschen advanced with a 3 and 2 win over Mrs Alton Ewing of Mason City in the second round.
Red Cross life saving swim classes begin Monday August 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. over two weeks at Pine Lake. Open to adults and youths from age 12 for junior and 16 for adult. Jim Foster leads the learn to swim program. certificates awarded on passing tests, renewals available for expired certificates by retaking final tests.
Simon Engelking 79 died Sunday at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls. Services were held at Municipal Congregational Church Alden with Rev. Roy Eilers officiating. Burial followed. Born in Germany November 8 1874 he came to the United States in 1891. He lived near Hubbard and opened a meat market in 1900. He married Emma Grantow June 25 1902 who predeceased him. He served nine years on the Hardin County board of supervisors. Surviving are two daughters three sons and fourteen grandchildren.
About 100 persons attended the Iowa Falls Jubilee speaking program on Friday night per the Iowa Falls newspaper. Harry Cain of Washington spoke for the Republicans in place of Arthur Fleming, unable to attend, while Democratic speaker Lawrence Plummer of Northwood spoke as candidate for state attorney general.
Members of Liberty high school’s 1929 graduating class gathered at the Packer Tearoom in Ames for a July Sunday reunion. Eleven alumni attended along with spouses, dining for sixteen, sharing old class photos and memories of the school the district later closed. Notable attendees included Mrs. Jane Nichols Weisbrodt of Fresno and Lester Norman of Plymouth. Velma Packer owned the tearoom.
Leonard DeVries born November 14 1905 near Steamboat Rock. He married Ona Rutgers May 28 1928 and had three children. He lived his life in Steamboat Rock and attended Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. He died Saturday July 17 at 10 30 pm aged 48 years 6 months 3 days. He left wife Ona and three children Darlene Bernadene Richard his mother Mrs Dick DeVries two brothers and two sisters Folkert De Vries Aplington Mrs Harold Hartman Steamboat Rock Mrs Carl Sentman Mason City Mr Carl DeVries Steamboat Rock.
Hay fever sufferers urged to support a one year ragweed eradication campaign. Ragweed blooms late July through August. control now prevents pollen production. Mow or spray before mid August with 2,4-D. Recommendations from Dick Pulse and E P Sylvester urge low mowing to prevent resprouting and specific chemical mixing for spray application.
Pvt. Lowell F. Wieman of Eldora was selected to bear the Iowa State Flag in a Fort McPherson Georgia Fourth of July parade under Headquarters Third Army led by Lt. Gen. A. R. Bolling. A 1952 Eldora High School graduate, he joined the service in January 1954 and is assigned to the Fort McPherson Motor Pool after basic training at Fort Jackson.
SUI swim coach Armbruster will take part in the Red Cross Aqua Antics show at Pine Lake on Tuesday August. Dr Paul Temple water safety chairmen from several towns join the group in the swim program. A local judge will select Miss Pine Lake. Eight queens to be honored at Elders Kiddies Basket on August 6 and 7. Jim Foster organizes the program with new features including a rubber raft bass playing.
Town State College entomologist Dr Harold Gunderson says peak second brood corn borer emergence has delayed and the best spraying time in central Town is the week of Aug 1. He uses eye mass counts to time spray, advising one and a half pounds of DDT per acre with high clearance gear when about 100 eye masses per 100 plants are found. Early treatment during egg laying keeps larvae from hatching later and protection remains with one application.
Planning ahead helps families enjoy vacations with less stress. Contact state recreation offices for guidance, choose accommodations, set budgets, and arrange reservations. Pack efficiently, prepare a child care plan if needed, and wire ahead for lodgings to avoid being stranded at night. Drive carefully and return safely refreshed.
The notice lists community 4-H and Farm Bureau gatherings across July and August. Activities include a July 24 girls 4-H demonstration workshop at Edgewood Place Iowa Falls, a July 26 county 4-H steak fry and square dance at the Frank Aldinger home, and a July 27 women’s county committee meeting at the Extension Office. Also July 27 Pleasant Two Farm Bureau at 8 p.m., July 28–31 county senior 4-H camp Boone, July 30 Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee meeting in Ames at 6:45 p.m., and August 4 Providence Township Farm Bureau at 8 p.m.
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