Poppy Sale Raises 316 Dollars at Eldora Event
The Eldora American Legion Auxiliary conducted a Saturday poppy sale raising 316.95 dollars. Volunteers included Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and local officers assisting at multiple stands and windows. A Training School incident highlighted a boy giving his entire 25 cent allowance for a poppy.
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Eldora
American Legion Auxiliary
Bill, Luick
Diamond Bros. Corner
Margaret
Ruth Willig
J. Wilts
Don Wilson
Roscoe Hunt
Jan Wood
Doris Laglan
Tull and Prabasco
Dickson Hardware
Treasurer to Mail Some Refund Checks
Part of 986 checks for Hardin county 1949 agricultural land tax credits will be mailed this weekend from the treasurer’s office. Landowners in 17 districts where general school taxes exceed 15 mills will receive a total of $47,985. Refunds range from 8 cents to 433.79 dollars and, if full year taxes are unpaid, the checks will be attached to tax receipts and distributed when taxes are paid.
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Hardin County
Conservation Tour of Farms June 15
A tour of several Hardin county farms will be held Thursday June 15 in observance of soil conservation week June 12 18 Organized by the Soil Conservation Service and the extension office the tour is for business and professional men as well as farmers Those planning to go on the tour are asked to meet at the post office at 1 30 p m
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Hardin County
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Office
Providence Girl to Play in Cavalcade of Music
Lois Williams Brehm of New Providence will perform at the Cavalcade of Music at Drake Stadium Des Moines on Saturday evening June 10. The 12 pianists and 10 organists will showcase mass numbers as she joins the event after earning a bachelor of music with honors from Drake University and election to the Pi Kappa Lambda national honorary music fraternity.
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Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Lois Williams Brehm
New Providence
Six Eldora youths to attend Hawkeye Boys State
Six Eldora youths will leave Sunday for a week at Hawkeye Boys State Camp Dodge Des Moines. Representing Eldora are Edwin Anderson Orlan Mitchell Gordon Dickinson William Kebsehall Marvin Broer and George Fagg. The encampment, run by the American Legion, draws 700 youths to model government with elected and appointed positions. Local sponsors include the American Legion Auxiliary Rotary Chamber of Commerce VFW and Kiwanis.
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Eldora
Hawkeye Boys' State
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Edwin Anderson
Orlan Mitchell
Gordon Dickinson
William Kebsehall
Marvin Broer
George Fagg
Fagg
EHS
American Legion
Gion Auxiliary
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Township F B Picnic To Be Held Sunday
The Eldora township Farm Bureau picnic will be held this Sunday June 4 in the north side of the city park starting at 12 30 p m In case of rain the gathering will be in the township community building The committee includes Mr and Mrs Frank Petty Mr and Mrs Carl Cordes Mr and Mrs Pleas Hobson and Mr and Mrs Carroll Hobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Township Farm Bureau
Frank Petty
Carl Cordes
Pleas Hobson
Carroll Hobson
Midland Couple Wins $100 on Break the Bank Show
Wayne Blankenship Jr and his wife from Midland Texas won $100 on the national radio program Break the Bank. Wayne, a former Eldora resident, is the son of Mr and Mrs W A Blankenship of Eldora.
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Wayne Blankenship, Jr
Midland
Texas
Wayne
Eldora
W. A. Blankenship
Hospital Addition Nears June Opening at Eldora
Eldora Memorial hospital's 37, three hundred addition may be finished and ready for inspection at a public open house this month. John L. Butler, president of the hospital board, said a grand opening could be held by mid June after the six room two story south extension is completed. Work began late last October with Gethman Construction Co. of Gladbrook as general contractor. E F Mack of Marshalltown handled plumbing and heating while Eldora Electric company, Merle Borkes, did the electrical. The expansion was funded by a 10,000 gift from Edward B Ned Burling of Washington D C with the remainder sought locally. Final cost rose to 37,300 from an initial 25,000. Henry Janssen, head of the fundraising committee, said 3,000 to 3,500 is still needed and urged local donations.
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Eldora Memorial Hospital
John L. Butler
Hospital Board
Gethman Construction Co
Gladbrook
E. F. Mack
Marshalltown
Eldora Electric Company
Merle Borkes
Edward B
Ned” Burling
Washington, D. C
Eldora 1940 Class Reunion Set at State Park Lodge
Hospital notes list several patients and births in Eldora area. Eldora High School class of 1940 plans a reunion July 23 at the state park lodge with a potluck. Racing attendees from Eldora joined Memorial Day auto race in Indianapolis. Eldora I O F lodge to elect officers Monday at 8 pm. City hall interior updated with open-top counter and neon lighting.
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Eldora High School
State Park Lodge
City Hall
C. of C. Renews Employment List
Doyle D. Felton secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, with directors, reestablishes the employment service to update records. Persons who filed requests for workers or employment should register again at the office. The service is free to both employers and job seekers and aims to help youths during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle D. Felton
Chamber of Commerce
Chambber
Felton
Rally Day set for 4-H Girls in Hardin County
Hardin county 4-H girls open summer activities with Rally Day on Friday June 9 at the community Memorial building in Radcliffe. Registration starts 9 30 a m. The program includes officer installation, an original three act play How New Is Nutrition, and honors for leaders with performances by local clubs and musical groups.
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Hardin County 4-H
Comunity Memorial
Radcliffe
M. A. Lauterbach
Alden
Norma Thorstbakken
Mary Lou Sanders
Eldora
Betty Wirth
Union
Delores Bright
Arlene Stull
Steamboat Rock
Fred Mitchell
New Providence
James Waris
Muriel Copeland
Providence, Pearls Club
Elis Sunshine Sallies
Happy Hardin Homemakers
Concord Cheerful Chums
Waldo Lepper
County
4-H
Bruce Hadley
Ralph Eller
Ben Falke
Hubbard
Claude Sanders
Wenrell Clampitt
Town Falls
Eldora man earns bachelor of science degree
Darwin Davis of Eldora received a bachelor of science degree from Arizona State College in Tempe Arizona last week.
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Davis
Darwin Davis
Eldora
Arizona State College
Tempe. Ariz
Man who saved boy in 1937 attends wedding now
Glen H. Fagan of Gifford, who rescued nine-year-old William Crawford from an ice filled Hampton stream in 1937, attended Crawford's wedding to Virginia Spears with his wife. The earlier news report recounted Fagan leaping from a box car to pull the boy from the water.
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Gifford
Glen H. Fagan
Hampton
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Hampton Yards
Gifford, M. & St. L. Brakeman
William Crawford
Fagan
Nine Townships Vote Monday on Fire Protection
Voters in nine townships Eldora Pleasant Jackson Clay Providence Concord Sherman Alden and Buckeye will decide whether township boards may levy up to one and a half mills for fire protection. Three townships Union Grant Tipton already use this plan. If adopted some townships will contract with nearby towns’ fire departments, keeping annual costs under 500 dollars, while equipment purchases could raise costs up to the stated mill limit.
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Eldora
Pleasant
Jackson
Clay
Providence
Concord
Sherman
Alden
Buckeye
Union
Grant
Tipton
Memorial Day Program at Training School
A. G. Spizzerri, Boy Scout executive for Central Iowa, delivered a Memorial Day address at the training school program. Music came from the school staff and boys. The Reverend A. L. Ragsdale offered invocation and benediction. Two graves in the institution cemetery were decorated. Afternoon featured two ball games and an evening lawn supper.
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A. G. Spizzerri
Central
Iowa
A. L. Ragsdale
Institution Cemetery
Stull Earns Hawkeye Girls State Selection at Grinnell
Steamboat Rock high school senior Arlene Stull will attend Hawkeye Girls State at Grinnell College, selected by the Hoover-Eiserman American Legion Auxiliary unit. Eligibility hinges on three completed high school years, top-half class rank, leadership, character, and health.
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Steamboat Rock
Arlene Stull
Hoover-Eiserman American Legion Auxiliary
Hawkeye
Grinnell College
Glen Taylor
Miss Stull
Edward Stull
Hardin County
Eldora
Stull
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
VFW to Finance Eldora School Patrol 1950 51
The Roll-Harless post of Veterans of Foreign Wars plans to fund and equip the Eldora school pedestrian patrol as part of the 1950 51 safety program. The VFW will provide white rain coats and other gear and offer additional support for the initiative. The patrol includes bicycle and bus patrols and fire drills as integral components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roll-Harless Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eldora
V. F. W. Post
Auto crash case seeks 10000 damages
Mrs. Minerva Bail sues Earl Leslie King of Des Moines in district court over a May 18 collision on highway 85 near the Iowa Falls area. Bail, a passenger in a car driven by her daughter, alleges King was negligent, including crossing the pavement center stripe, seeking damages for fractures and bruises.
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Minerva
Earl Leslie King
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Ball
Paul W. Fuller
Owasa
King’s Auto
Lundy, Butler and Lundy
Fellowship Meeting At Assembly of God
The Rev W L Beasley of Eldora Gospel Tabernacle announced a sectional fellowship meeting in town Monday with services at 2 30 6 30 and 7 45 Visitors from north central Iowa counties are expected under Rev G H Gerdard of Fort Dodge presiding Guest ministers will speak and a fellowship supper is served at five o clock The public is invited to attend these services.
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W. L. Beasley
Eldora Gospel Tabernacle
North Central
Iowa
G. H. Gerdard
Assembly of God Church
Fort Dodge
Beasley
Whink Rust Remover Expands in Iowa Markets
Whink Products Co expands with Rust Remover into Iowa retail via grocers and druggists. Seggerman leads campaign, with Joe Livington aiding KXEL Watertown staff, as Waterloo to Des Moines markets open. Plant refitted for semi automatic bottling, capacity about 1,000 bottles daily. Continued on Page 12.
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Bateson
Whink Products Co
Iowa
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Davenport
Burlington
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Seggerman
Robert Seggerman
J,oe
Livington
KXEL
Watertag
Towa
Whink
Minnesota
Parties to Choose Nominees Monday In Primary Voting
Republican and Democratic primary races shape a county attorney contest among Lester E. Ose Walter E. Riorden and Donald D. Lettow with a 35 percent threshold. Don Barker declines re election. Democrats have no county candidate but two state race contenders sit for the legislature. Senate races feature Hickenlooper Wisdom and Thompson in Republican bids while a six person list pursues the Democratic nomination. Unopposed candidates fill many posts as Ackley polls move to Hofmeister Garage for balloting.
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Lester E. Ose
Eldora
Walter E. Rioredan
Hubbard
Donald D. Lettow
Iown Falls
Ove
Lettow
Radcliffe
Don Barker
Terim
Toronut
EB. H. Biersborn
Union
FR. E. Gray
Stanton B. Brandt
Ackley
Harald S. Wippman
Young Hubbard
Wm. Schmedika
Iowa Walls
Senate
Bourke B. Hickenseaper
Linn
Winnebago County
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Norris
Miss Parker
U. S
H. R. Gross
Black Hawk County
R. R. Bateson
Paul M. Walter
R. A. Scott
W. H. Lepley
Fred L. Miller
Paul B. Hodgson
Julia Mulford
Hillis Wilson
Iowa Falls
Frank V. Bevan
Garden City
James O. Babcock
Chickasaw County
Rodney Urdahl
Wright County
D. Reynolds
St Mary's Catholic Church To Start Classes Monday
About 70 children from St Mary's Catholic Church will enroll next Monday in half day religion classes. The program runs daily through Sunday June 1 with a group receiving First Holy Communion. Classes conducted by three instructors will begin with Mass and continue until 12 30 p.m.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Stlumwa
Hilda
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Midwest
Sharon
Michael Langehough
Mark Gulick
Herald-Index
Scouts Aid Auxiliary
Boys State Sun
F. B
Dala Mannatter
Matilda Blome
Sharon Keye Hoelscher
Jolene Kay Clemons
Kenneth Berndt
Atden
Marlyn Kinsinger
Williams
Guy Harms
Eugene Monroe
Harold Folkerts
Harald Eckhoff
Wellsburg
Myron Hill
McCallsburg
Indianapolis
Ray Blackmun
Harry Marks
Glenn Kurtz
W. C. Vigars
Ind
Marc Poses
Mapber, Rattle, Real Estates
Eldora Livestock Sales
Leon Robinson
Dunkirk
Ohio
K. E. Reisinger
Joe Kramer
Art Knowles
Cecil Rooks
Fred 4. Reed
H. E. Jones
Jacksonvilte
Inl
A. H. Kruse
Marion Upton
Lundy
E. H. Lindy
Iowa State Bar Association
C. of C
Radcliffe Blds
Lad
Hay
VEW
Assembly of God
Lester E
Ose County
Walter E. Riordan
St. Mary’s
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