Catholic Parish Plans Rectory At St Mary's This Summer
Excavation to start within two weeks for an eight room brick rectory for St Mary's Catholic parish south of the church. Estimated cost twenty two thousand dollars. Rev L Ve McDonough announced plans for the pastor's home with a basement finished room and attached garage. General contractor is Joe G Cervetti of Steamboat Rack. bids are being taken for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mary's Catholic
L. Ve McDonough
All
Joe G. Cervetti
Steamboat
Rack
Borers May Attack Corn in 2 Weeks
Hardin county corn fields may face the 1951 crop of first broad corn borers in about two weeks. County extension director Dick Pulse warns farmers to inspect spray equipment and prepare materials now as warm weather could trigger a peak egg laying period around June 17, risking substantial damage to a large acreage.
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Hardin County
Dick Pulse
Towa
Memorial Trapshoot Planned by Wildlife Club
Pine Lake Wildlife Club announces a memorial trapshoot honoring former president J. B. Davidson. The event, featuring suitable prizes, is set for Sunday June 10 at the club grounds. Details appear in the display space on Page 7 Section 2 of this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Jim Davidson
J. B. Davidson
Gun Club
Parish Building Committee Involves Father McDonough
Parish members serve on the building committee alongside the pastor Father McDonough to oversee plumbing heating and electrical work for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father McDonough
County funds aid Tokyo Christian University chapel drive
A county campaign sent 1846.72 to support a chapel at the International Christian University in Tokyo. Eastman Nuckolls, county treasurer, notes the money was held for second phase participation in early May. Eldora reports 917.95 toward county totals with Kiwanis clubs and churches contributing. Other county gifts include Steamboat Rock 100, Hubbard Zion 200, Salem Evangelical 148.86, New Providence 59.04, and many smaller donations across Hardin county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wudan Town Chapel
International Christian University
Tokyo
Japan
Eastman Nuckolls
Hardin County
Ralph B. Imes
Eldorans
Eldora
C, Eb, Greer
Kiwanis Club
Department of the Women’s Public Welfare Club
Wesleyan Guild
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Methodist
Congregational
Steamboat Rack — Presbyterian Ladies
Presbyterian Church
Hubbard — Zion Church
Salem Evangelical
Pleasant Chapel
New Providence
Whitten — Methodist W.s.cs
Christian Church
Honey Creek
Town Falls Christian Reform
the Missionary Society
Pfander Jewelry Store Opens in Eldora Custom Shop near June 30
Claude Pfander, from Shenandoah, moves to Eldora to remodel and open Pfander Jewelry in the former Gamble building around June 30. He and his wife and 21 month old daughter Claudette reside near the Baptist church parsonage. Enrollment at Iowa Training School for Boys has risen from 147 to 240 in the last 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Pfander
Shenandoah
Gamble
Eldora
Pfander
Iowa Training School For
June Marriage Licenses Issued In Four Days
County Clerk Fred L. Miller issued nine marriage licenses in the first four working days of June. Couples include Lowell Aschkrat 20 and Janet Ziebel 19 of Hubbard, Donald Dass 21 and Virginia Wilson 19 of Radcliffe, Leon Ramundé 19 of Reinbeck and Frances Matbius 22 of Gif ford, plus James Lee 31 of Garden City and Esther Schulz 25 of Radcliffe connected to the week’s registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Miller
Lowell Aschkrat
Janet Ziebell
Mubbard
Donald Dass
Alden
Virginia Wilson
Radcliffe
Leon C. Ramundé
Reinbeck
Frances Matbius
Gifford
Sewer Extension Bids Opened June 25 For Liberty Park Area
Eldora city council on Monday night approved plans and contract forms for a sewer extension to serve Liberty Park and city fringes. A resolution of necessity was provisionally adopted and construction ordered with bids to be advertised. Project cost was estimated at about $70,000 a year ago.
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Liberty Park
Eldora
Permit Night Sees City Council Grant Building Licenses
Eldora city council held a regular meeting labeled permit night approving three building permits and renewing 24 cigarette licenses along with four beer permits. St Mary’s Catholic church received a free permit to erect a brick rectory costing about 22 thousand dollars. Louis Kebsehall won a permit to build a 32 by 28 foot house with a 14 by 22 garage on east 17th avenue. W A Dunn was authorized to build a 12 by 18 garage on south 15th street. Schumacher Grocery earned a cigarette permit for the first time amid renewals for 24 other establishments including BR and W Cafe, King’s Station, Harmon's Station, McDonald Pool Hall, Bowman Recreation Parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
St. Mary's Catholic Church
East 17Th Avenue
Louis Kebsehall
Leslie Groenveld
W. A. Dunn
South 15Th Street
Schumacher Grocery
King's Station
Harmon's
Five Saylor children undergo tonsil surgery at Eldara
Five Saylors had tonsils removed at Eldara Memorial Hospital in a Monday operation. Rita 17 Donna 16 James 13 Karen 10 and Richard 6 lost their adenoids and tonsils under Dr J J Shorts care. They spent the night and left the hospital Tuesday morning feeling better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saylor
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Donna
Karen
Richard
Jimmy
Rita
Glen Saylor
Herald-Index
Glen Baylors
Eldara Memorial Hospital
J. J. Shorts
James
Saylors
Saylors Face Hospital Streak With Five Siblings Ill
In Eldora, the Saylor family endures a hospital run as five siblings, Barbara 12, Mary Ellen 11, Robert 9, Thomas 8, Dennis 3, underwent tonsillectomies under Dr Shorts on March 23. Father serves as head custodian for Eldora schools and grounds. Mrs Saylor, about to nurse at home, anticipates soup and soft foods. Brother Joe acts as chauffeur. A prior family had a similar five-member hospitalization recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Shorts
Bob Mairs
Barbara
Mary Ellen
Robert
Thomas
Dennis
Navy duty and training updates for local men
Harold Dean May, son of Mr and Mrs George May of Eldora, serves aboard USS Sperry AS 12 Div at Fleet Post Office San Diego in navy duty. Pvt Harold R Flanagan, son of Mr and Mrs Alva Flanagan of New Providence, transferred from Camp Carson to Ft Belvoir Va for 13 week engineering school. Eldora police sergeant W R Foster reports 35 traffic violation arrests in May, higher than April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean May
George May
Eldora
Harold Dean May
S.A
Sperry
Fleet Post Office
San Diego
Calif
Engineers School
Camp Carson
Calo
Ft. Belvoir
Harold R. Flanagan
Alva Flanagan
New Providence
K Secan
W. R. Foster
Eldora City
Edgar Improving After Hospital Stay
Fred Edgar, 85, a retired jeweler and patient at Eldora Memorial Hospital, was reported Wednesday to be gradually improving as doctors monitor his condition and recovery progresses.
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Edgar
Fred Edgar
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Public Invited to Hear Landscape Architect in Eldora
Landscape architect Margherita Tarr of Iowa State College will lead a public meeting Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the library basement. She will advise Eldora residents on pine tree planting and landscaping, and survey local properties to offer recommendations for Eldora as “The Pine City of Iowa” by 1953. Representatives from organizations and property owners are urged to attend with sketches of lots, houses, garages, walks, and existing trees.
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Margherita Tarr
Iowa State College
Eldorans
Miss Tarr
Mrs Paul C Wood Dies in Sheldon and Elders links
Mrs Paul C Wood 76 of Sheldon former Elders resident died May 10. She and husband lived in Elders 1904 to 1913 when he published the Elders Ledger. They then moved to Sheldon where he published the Sheldon Mail. She was active in the Methodist church and local groups. A separate record notes a Hardin County Farm Supply Co suit against Alvin Kilker for 282 dollars for three tons of fertilizer.
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Paul C. Wood
Sheldon
Elders
Wood
Elders Ledger
Sheldon Mail
Hardin County Farm Supply Co
Alvin Kilker
Lundy, Butler and
Lundy
Vacation Church Schools In Session at Two Congregations
At St Paul Lutheran church the vacation school has 96 enrolled with Bible study handiwork and mission studies emphasized. A closing program Friday at eight with a Sunday picnic June 7 at the air grounds follows. At the Baptist church about 60 enrolled with a goal of 100 and an attendance contest. The Rev. Russel Barnes of Des Moines assists. The school closes with a program Friday evening next week.
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Lutheran Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Baptist Church
Paul E Maddy Named New On Farm Veterans Instructor
G I instructor Paul E Maddy slated to take over Eldora on farm veterans training class starting July 1 after Charles Smith resigns to lead the high school agriculture department. Maddy, 1846 Town State College graduate, has five years of high school vocational ag teaching in Story City and Dunkerton, is married with two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Maddy
Eldora
Charles Smith
Town State College
Maddy
Story City
Dunkerton
Ile
Joint school run by Methodist and Congregational churches
A combined church school with 143 pupils conducts morning sessions. The Congregational side hosts 33 beginners and 13 kindergartners, while the Methodist side has 44 primaries, 44 juniors, and 9 intermediates. Miss Kate Hill gives talks as handwork and art projects prepare items for parents. closing day invites mothers to attend while studios focus on The Church.
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Methodist
Congregational Churches
Congregational Church
Kate Hill
Methodist Church
St Mary's Church Catholic School Sets Dates for Holy Communion
About seventy children attend a two week catechism school at St Mary's Catholic church led by Rev Father L V McDonough and three Sisters of the Humility of Mary from Otumwi. A program precedes the Altar and Rosary society on June 19. First Holy Communion is set for Sunday June 37 as the closing religion school event.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
L. V. McDonough
Sisters of the Humility of Mary
Otumwi
Altay and Rosary Society
Church of Christ School Prepares Palestine Noah Ark Programs
Forty five students enroll in the Church of Christ school with an intermediate group making a Palestine map and primary class building a Noah s ark. Juniors do notebook work and handwork while kindergartners and beginners have age suited programs. A public program is planned at the school’s close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church GE Christ
Palestine
Plaintiffs file 40 page argument in church case
A 90 page written brief with excerpts from exhibits and testimony was filed in district court Wednesday by plaintiffs in the Church of Christ dispute against Rev. L. R. Schuler and church officers. Judge Clock heard seven days of trial last month. oral arguments were waived for written briefs. Defendants have two weeks to file their brief, plaintiffs 10 days for a reply, then the court’s decree. Paul C. Walters and Howard L. Bump represented plaintiffs. E. H. Lundy and Lyman Lundy appeared for the defense.
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Church of Christ
L. R. Schuler
Sherwood A. Clock
Paul C. Walters
Des Moines
Howard L. Bump
E. H. Lundy
Lyman Lundy
Lundy, Butler and Lundy
EHS Graduate Among Eight Chosen in Iowa 4 H
Martin Sanders son of Mr and Mrs Claude Sanders of near Eldora and member of the Jackson Feeders club has been chosen as one of eight state candidates for 4 H leadership at the Ames Iowa convention March 25 to 27 The Hardin county 4 H member with nine years in club work is 18 and an Eldora high school graduate His projects include Angus cattle three steers three beef heifers and 80 rented acres in agronomy He has exhibited reserve champion baby beeves in 1949 and 1950 leading his club two years and serving as county president in 1948 His family is active in 4 H and FFA with his cousin Leonard Sanders of Iowa Falls slated as campaign speaker
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Martin Sanders
Claude Sanders
Near
Dora
Jackson
Iowa
Amesdune
4-H
Hardin County
Sanders
Eldora High School
Danforth
Thomas E. Wilson
Merlin
Mary Sdéu
Marlin
Leonard Sanders
Iowa Falls
Aptitude Tests At Training School
State Psychologist Lowell Shen ke cooperated with school staff to test 107 boys Monday for information to guide vocational education. Tests covered aptitude intelligence interest ability and personality. Results suggest excellent possibilities for effective instruction. Stop lights shipped. will be placed at northwest and northeast corners of the square.
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Lowell Shenke
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Fox Skating Rink
Fairgrounds
Arthur Wayne
Butch” Munsinger
Daddy Marion
Butch
Wildlife Club
Univ
International Christian Project
Amelia Broer
Council
Glen Saylors
Edgington Avenue
C. E. Greet
10Th Street
Herman E. Long II
Webster City
E. E. McFarland
D-X
Short
Ray Taylor
Calvin Johnson
Janice Butler
Agnes Holt
H. C. Short
George O'Bryan
Irma Schwarck
Dow Jones
Howard , Clingerman
Earl Dillavoy
G. I. Instructor
ST. Mary's Church
Thost
Veterans’ Hospital
Rodgers
Sheriff's Office
Eldoran
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