Hardin County Ranks 11th in Iowa Buying Power
Hardin County sits 11th among Iowa’s 99 counties in per capita effective buying power, per the Iowa Development Commission. Iowa’s statewide buying power per person is $1,582, ranking 21st nationally, with 33 counties above the state average. The counties include Dubuque, Cherokee, Pocahontas, Dallas, Jasper, Lyon, and Sac. These 33 counties hold about 58% of Iowa’s manufacturers, reflecting industry impact. Iowa ranks second among west north central states and tops among oil-leaning states west of the Mississippi.
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Hardin County
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Sales Management
Mississippi River
Texas
Oklahoma
Hurst Wins Trip To Convention For Dallas Event
Mr and Mrs Robert Hurst plan to leave Saturday noon for the State Farm National convention in Dallas Texas held July 29 through 31. Hurst earned the convention trip for his insurance sales and service to policy holders and he and his wife will attend the three day session at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
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Robert Hurst
State Farm
Dallas
Tex
Hurst
Statler Hilton Hotel
Whitten Sets Election On Iowa Light And Power Franchise
The town of Whitten will vote on September 4 to grant a 25 year exclusive and non-exclusive franchise to Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. for generation and distribution of electricity, with rights to use streets and public places and to sell energy within and beyond the town, replacing ordinances in conflict. The current franchise expires in 1959.
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Whitten
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cupy
Budget Hearing Set For Aug 5 At City Hall
Eldora city council proposed budget shows taxes per $1 000 assessed value rising about two mills to finance 1958 expenditures. Hearing scheduled for 8 p m Aug 5 at city hall. Total proposed budget 301 366 with municipal enterprises 162 650 and expenditures offset by 198 650 other income. Unencumbered balance Jan 1 1958 projected at 30 816. Major enterprises include hospital library cemetery and airfield with shifts in allocations.
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Eldora
Jurgen Tjaden
Tjaden
Water Department
Detasselers Board Bus For Field Work In Eldora
About 40 to 50 girls from Eldora are pictured boarding a school bus bound for corn detasseling. Early morning comments reveal sunburns and lunches as they endure days in the fields, with sunburn fading into tans as work continues.
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Detasselers
Eldora
Pioneer
Clark
HI Photo
School Stop Signs To Be Discussed By Board Monday
Eldora board of education will discuss installing push button stop lights or caution flashers at 10th and Edgington and sixth and Edgington by the cemetery corner to protect school children. State approval for warning signs is reportedly granted, with Vinton Heights residents pushing for a stop sign. There is no sidewalk on the south side of Edgington Avenue between the new housing area and the railroad tracks.
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10Th
Edgington Avenue
Edgington
Eldora Board of Education
Vinton Heights
Smith Awarded U. S. Bonds In Estate Settlement
Judge Blair C. Wood approved turning United States government bonds totaling 31605.00 to Maurice Smith as administrator of the Grace Quick Smith estate. The bonds issued in Mrs. Smith and Maurice Lundy’s names were released to Smith after a tax deposit and final distribution considerations. The final and supplemental reports were approved, the administrator discharged, bond cancelled, and sureties exonerated.
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Blair C. Wood
Maurice Smith
Grace Quick Smith
United States
Grundy Center
Lester E. Ose
Eldora
Cornell College
Methodist
Iowa City
Rock Island
Smith
Qse
Hardin County Eyes All-Weather Hard Surfaced Roads
County officials led by County Engineer Wray C. Furlong project a future where every farm and town resident is within four miles of a hard top dust free county road. Since 1956 Hardin has 994 miles of all weather gravel or rock roads, but maintenance costs rise with traffic. They and the Ames highway research team have tested permanent surfacing options and built three miles of slip form concrete since 1956.
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Hardin County
Wray C. Furlong
Furlong
Research Department of the Highway Commission
Ames
Congregational Church Renamed United Church of Christ
Eldora, Hardin County church changes name after Cleveland union forming First United Church of Christ in the United States. Ralph B. Imes notes continued local operation with broader synod ties. Union merges missions and ministries, enabling future church growth and potential new members from other denominations.
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Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Hardin County
Eldora First Congregational Church
Congregational Churches
Evangelical Church
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Join
Ralph B. Imes
England
Europe
Imes
Selective Service Office Sets New Weekly Hours
The Hardin County Selective Service office will close every Thursday and Saturday starting July 29 due to a new ruling. Regular hours Monday through Friday run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Saturday closures continuing.
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Selective Service
Hardin County Selective Service
Services For Mrs Emma Boylan Held At Jewell
Funeral services were held Monday at Jewell for Mrs Emma Boylan 78 a former Eldora woman. She died Saturday at an Iowa Falls nursing home. Born Oct 28 1878 in Sherman township she was the daughter of John and Mary Kumrow. She married Elmer Boylan Oct 11 1899 in Jewell who died about four years ago. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Herman Berndt of Iowa Falls and Mrs Ida Lakin of Ellsworth.
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Jewell
Eldora
Emma Boylan
Iowa Falls
Sherman Township
John
Mary Kumrow
Elmer Boylan
Herman Berndt
Ida Lakin
Ellsworth
In The Hospital Eldora and Nearby Names Listed
A hospital notice lists multiple individuals across towns including Darrell Jensen, Sadie Rogers, Clyde Hix son, Mable Ibach, Elizabeth Edgar, Mike Moss, Lula Blackmun, Paul Davison, Ada Fiscus, Aud rey Stull, Leota Walton, John E. Mead, Par lima Pierce, Mrs. William Roche and a baby boy.
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Eldora—Darrell Jensen
Sadie Rogers
Clyde Hixson
Mable Ibach
Elizabeth Edgar
Mike Mossman
Lula Blackmun
Paul Davison
Gifford
Ada Fiscus
Union
Audrey Stull
New Providence
Leota Walton
Cole
John E. Mead
Iowa Falls
Parlima Pierce
Bradford
William Roche
Six States Attend Baha i Institute Here
About 96 members and friends of the Baha i World Faith gathered at the Church of the Brethren camp near Eldora for a two day institute. Attendees represented six midwestern states and two foreign countries. The program centered on adapting to life in two worlds and aimed to expand and consolidate the faith based on unity of mankind and prophets.
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Church of the Brethren
Eldora
ASC Convention At I F County Hardin Delegates Meet
ASC delegates from Hardin county will meet tomorrow at Town Falls for the annual county ASC convention. The county and community organizations administer the federal price support wool incentive soil bank acreage allotment and cost sharing conservation programs at the local level.
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ASC
Hardin County
Town Falls
Union-Whitten Senior Band Concert at Kauffman Park
The Union and Whitten senior band presents a concert tonight under Sherman Botts of Marshall town at Kauffman Memorial Park Union. The final summer concert follows a week from tonight on August 2 at Whitten Park.
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Union-Whitten
Kauffman Memorial Park
Union
Sherman Botts
Marshalltown
Whitten Park
Brown Swiss Show Set for Eldora Fair Grounds
The Canton two district Brown Swiss show will be held at Eldora county fair grounds on Monday July 29. It marks the first time the event comes here after moving from Hampton. Judging starts 10 a.m. with a picnic lunch at noon and free drinks. FFA and 4-H judging teams work in the afternoon in an open competition. Prizes will be awarded. Sponsored by the Brown Swiss Breeders Association. a staff member from Iowa State College will judge.
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Eldora
Hampton
FFA
Brown
Brown Swiss Breeders Association
Iowa State College
To Hold Services In New Church At Union
The Calvary Baptist church at Union will hold the 10 45 a m service in the sanctuary of the new church for the first time The dedication is set for October 16
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New Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Union
Eldora Budget Drops Hospital Bonds in 1958 Plan
Eldora city budget for 1958 omits hospital bonds as expenses per city clerk Jurgen Tjaden. The final bonds will be paid when due this December, ending memorial hospital funding. Memorial hospital project began after a 1937 special election approved by voters, with WPA support and stockholder offers aiding the reconstruction on the old site.
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Eldora
Jurgen Tjaden
Eldora’s Memorial Hospital
Old Hospital
H. J. Schmitz
George Starr
G. H. Wisner
Theo Swasand
R. R. Bateson
Beuttler & Arnold
Sioux City
American Legion
J. D. Leonard
Ed .Stebe
Fred Wehrman
G. F. Whorrall
Brown
Nyquist and
Fagg
Commission
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Edward Burling
Washington, D. C
Nena Snyder
Burling
Hardin
Dubuque
Cherokee
Pocahontas Cedar
Jasper
Lyon and Sac
Bank County
Polk Dee
Scott Re
Linn Dhaene Tr
Black Hawk
Teen
Johnson
Clayster
Marshall Seveenn
Osceola Penne
Hancock
Dickinson and Hum
U. S
M. R. Clark
Rotary Meeting
Max R. Clark
Free World
Max R. Cark
Rotary International
Rotary Club
Pine Lake Country Club
Edward
Veryl Hammond
I. F
Eldora Hospital
Pine Lake
Frosty Coughonour
Denny
Maxwell
Lower Pine Lake
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