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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1950
Page
4
Beaman couple announces the engagement of Agnes Jackson of Marshalltown to Kenneth Williams of Eldora. Kenneth is the son of Mr and Mrs Jess Williams of Green Castle Missouri. No wedding date has been set.
Earl Dunn former Eldora schools music instructor will marry Elizabeth Sutter Sunday July 30 at Ida Grove. Dunn taught last year at Dennison. Beginning September she will take a traveling position with Russell and Goodwin music store in Waterloo where he is a junior partner. Mr and Mrs Beecher Crosley will attend.
Members of the classes of 41-42 and 43 gathered for a Saturday reunion with a dinner at Pine Lake Country Club. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Phil Blum of Schenectady. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Childs. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B.. Gen. Town City. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Johnson of Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis D. Julian of Eugene Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Olson of Stewartville. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wehrman of Macomb Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Willig of Mason City. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wiesner of Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Davies. Mr. and Mrs. James Hough of Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell E. Monroe of Marshalltown. Mr. and Mrs. Gar old Rutherford of Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Chet D. Ware of Cincinnati. Joe Soper of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hauser. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Max VanDerveer. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Van Patter. George Peisen. and Bill Bramwell.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Thursday evening August 3 at 8 pm in the club rooms. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming events and member activities. Strong local civic group will coordinate plans and entries for community programs.
Mrs. Jesse Reece former Bonnie Bausman was honored at a mis cellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Lynn Bausman. Fifteen ladies attended as shower games and refreshments filled the evening at Town Falls home of Mrs. Kra mer and Mrs. Bill Harms.
Miss Virginia Terry daughter of Mr and Mrs A G Terry Radcliffe married Captain Adrian P H Bird son of Mr and Mrs M B Bird of Little Waltham Essex England on Sunday July 23 at 3 30 in the Methodist Church Radcliffe Reverend C L Liming presided piano violin and vocal music accompanied by Richard Waggoner and Mrs Leonard Winterfield. The bride wore white lace and taffeta gown with fingertip veil and a white rose corsage. attendants were sisters Mary Terry Janet Terry and others in white organdy. A reception followed in the parlor. the bride has worked for the State Department in Berlin and Frankfurt. Captain Bird of the Royal Norfolk Regiment is stationed in Trieste. They plan to sail August 38 for England and then to Trieste.
Hospital notes list patients including Mrs. Rena Hanke Meier Arthur Topp Mrs. Merlyn Engleking Hubbard Mrs. Elsie Card Miss Lydia Ruthman and others from Steamboat Rock Radcliffe Wellsburg Eldora Nevada Wellsburg and Union with births recording a New Providence girl July 26 a Union girl July 24 Wellsburg girl July 25 Eldora girl July 25 New Providence boy July 27 and more names in the era’s nursing records.
Mrs Dale Petty welcomed Eldora Township Farm Bureau members for a Friday meeting with 38 adults and 14 children present. Barbara Yount and Jean Mitchell demonstrated Baking With Cereal while Audrey Rudolph and Beverly Cordes showed Bread Basket Beauties. Ruth Lauterbach spoke and a committee was formed to purchase a gift for chairman Mrs Val Hilsabeck who moved away. Assistants were Mrs Frank Petty Mrs Robert Walters Mrs Gerald Lawler and Mrs Joe Beach.
The Kusserow family held its first reunion at Mrs. Emma Schwebke’s home with a noon potluck. Joan Balyanz provided accordion music, Carl Krause showed films, and 107 members plus seven visitors attended.
Blanche Hudson hosted a Sunday gathering at her home to celebrate her uncle B. F. Hudson's birthday. Attendees included Nellie Hudson Eldora B. F. Hudson Genevieve of Sheffield Dan Turner Mary of Marshalltown Willis F. Hudson Fenton Mt. Pleasant Tenn Glen B. Hudson John Brown Glen Westfield Grundy Center L. B. DeSeelhoorst and friends Jennie Quick and Miss Winston of Marshalltown.
A digest of regional social visits lists Mr and Mrs Leslie Pieters hosting at Marshalltown. many guests travel from Des Moines Cedar Falls and Chicago. Attendees include Lillie Schraitt Carlton Schmitt Newton and Fred Schmitt LaGrange Til and more. Numerous trips to Sioux City Omaha Des Moines and Kansas City mark a busy period with family reunions visits and camp outings.
Sharon Kay Gibson was honored Sunday at a picnic supper in Eldora City Park for her seventh birthday. Attending were her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Waldo and many relatives including Mr and Mrs M E Lewis and Eldon, Mr and Mrs William Lewis, Mr and Mrs Ervin Myers, Mr and Mrs Roscoe Myers, Mr and Mrs Donald Myers and sons, and Mr and Mrs Junior Myers and sons of Zear ing.
Mrs. C. T. Emmert will host the Benson cemetery society of Whitten on Monday August 1 with Mrs. Della Sweet listed as assisting hostess.
Advertisement offers quick beauty operator training with no experience needed. Claims high wages, steady employment, and shop training on live models. Housing and part time work arranged while attending school. Mail name, address, and phone to X-1 Herald-Index Eldora Iowa for information.
The party toured Sequoia National Park then headed back to Los Angeles. On return, Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Ckey and their daughters paused in Ault, Colorado to visit relatives before continuing home.
Two new cases were filed in district court this week. In one petition Tricia Van Derveer and Eidora Van Derveer sue Leonard M. Van Derveer for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. They married April 29, 1946, and seek custody of their minor children, a property settlement, alimony, child support, court costs, and attorney fees. Attorneys are Bateson and Ryan. In another suit, Farmers Savings Bank of Steamboat Rock sues Alfred and Anna Petithory for $190 plus interest on a promissory note dated May 15, 1950. The bank asks judgment, a lien, and foreclosure of a chattel mortgage on personal property offered as security. The bank is represented by Lundy, Butler and Lundy.
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