Coe College honors speaker who defended federal aid
A Coe College commencement speaker, U S health official Abraham Ribicoff, urged pride in federal aid proposals. The college awarded him an honorary degree amid criticisms of centralized welfare policy. In contrast at Loras College Admiral Burke praised individual effort and warned against government dependence.
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Abraham Ribicoff
U. S
Loras College
Dubuque
Comemencement
Coe Histerud
Ribicoff
Arleigh Burke
Burke
Loras
Board For
Select
Roasting ears and crops in a bustling midwestern note
A lively column recalls harvest joys with new hybrid seed roasting ears and fresh produce while a correspondent in Hampton and Iowa Falls reports on civic projects, a civil defense depot, and local scenery. The piece blends food talk, travel notes, and reminders of changing times across small towns.
Courthouse facelift begins with tree trimming and repairs
RUMBLINGS report a tree removal near the Civil War monument and pruning of a large unsightly tree to improve the courthouse frontage. Officials aim to resume beautification with sandblasting and further cleanup as progress continues. Local residents note strange sounds south of town. sheriff investigates but finds no gas leaks. The Commerce Department links 26 tourists daily to a town’s Pine Lake area potential.
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Board of Supervisors
Garden City
Jim Thompson
Lowell McCormick
McCormick
United States Department of Commerce
Pine Lake
75 Years Ago Eldora heads for Dubuque honors
75 Years Ago 1886 The O. B. Chapin hose team of Union with cornet band left for Dubuque to win state honors. Also, wedding news of George E. Dick] of Iowa City and Miss Hattie Pattie of Ackley to be married at the bride’s home. A railroad meeting at the courthouse featured speeches by Judge Stacy and others. A survey fund was raised with a $100 horse donation.
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O. B. Chapin Hose
Union
Cornet
Dubuque
George E. Dick
Iowa City
Hattie Pattie
Ackley
Pattie
Stacy of
Anamosa
J. F. Hardin
John Porter
W. J. Moir
J. D.K. Smith
Five CCC Company 1752 Celebrates Third Anniversary
Five members of CCC Company 1752 marked its third anniversary since its 1933 establishment. Mary Rickard and Bert Myers of Lawn Hill noted at the Little Brown Church. Walter Eyre, county Farm Bureau agent, departed for Burlington to wed Helen Tauber. Des Moines Register shows workers repairing the copy House block, 100 feet above ground.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Mary Rickard
Bert Myers
Lawn Hill
Little Brown Church
Walter Eyre
Burlington
Helen Tauber
Hatelty
Des Moines Register
Barbara Moser returns from New York musical show
Fifteen years ago in 1946 Barbara Moser daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry B Moser arrived home from New York where she had a part in the musical Oklahoma Summer band concerts featured the Eldora High School band directed by Mila Myer and others yet to be read.
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Barbara Moser
Harry B. Moser
New York
Oklahoma
Eldora High School
Mila My
Harriett Simons Receives Indiana Master's Degree
Harriett Simons daughter of Superintendent and Mrs. Paul Simons of Eldora earned a Master’s Degree with high distinction from the University of Indiana in music with a major in choral directing. She previously earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Drake University. Her parents attended the Bloomington graduation exercises with her.
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Harriett Simons
Paul Simons
Eldora
University of Indiana
Simons
Drake University
Stanley Marshall Re-Elected By Co. Bar Association
Ackley resident Stanley J. Marshall was re-elected to a second term as president of the Hardin County Bar Association. Jack Ball of Lundy, Butler and Wilson in Des Moines was chosen secretary for the ensuing year. The group noted all county schools participated in the American Citizenship Award with recipients Verl Miller, Dave Palmitier, Richard Nehring, Allen Heryford, Karen Price, Hugh Carter, Richard Gehrke, Sandya Sue Bessman and others named from various towns.
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Stanley J. Marshall
Ackley
Hardin County Bar Association
Jack Ball
Lundy, Butler and Wilson
Elfora
Marshall
Des Moines
Eati High School
Verl L. Miler
Dave Palmitier
Eldora
Richard Nehring
Hubbard
Allen Heryford
Union+Whitten
Karen K. Price
Iowa Falls
Hugh Carter
Radcliffe
Richard Gehrke
Owasa
Sandya Sue Bessman
Alden
June 14 Flag Day celebrates 184 years of the Stars and Stripes
On June 14 Flag Day, officially designated to honor the Stars and Stripes, marks the 184th anniversary of the national flag. The observance highlights the enduring symbol of the United States and its history.
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The
Stars and Stripes
TONEMASTER Hearing Aid Offers Adjustable Power
Hearing aid users are urged to switch to TONEMASTER with adjustable power for clear sound in conversations. A free hearing test is offered by D. W. Egeland at 1152 Columbia Bt, Dept TW2, Waterloo, Iowa, to demonstrate its value.
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D. W. Egeland
Columbia Bt
Dept
Waterloo
Towa
Hubbard Services For Will Dubberke
Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Hubbard Evangelical and Reformed Church for Will Dubberke a lifelong Hubbard resident who died at home after a lingering illness. He was 75. Burial was in Hubbard Cemetery with Rev. Arthur Kruetzmann officiating. Survivors include his wife five brothers and four sisters among others.
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Ion Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Hubbard
Will Dubberke
Paul Brinkmeyer
Emil Brinkmeyer
Will Rutzen
Vern Dubherke
Fred Daleske
Walter Daleske
Esther Clemons
Leona Tjarks
Arthur Kruetzmann
Hubbard Cemetery
W. J. Mack
Arthur Krueizmann
Cecil Tysdahl
Merman
Wilhelmine Dubberke
Grant Township
Anng Kiesmeier
Dub Berke
Gustav
George
Carl
Arthur
Ernest
Garden City
Ida Hiserate
Olympia
Wagsh
Anna-Espe
Herman Hendrickson
Radcliffe
Blaine Marshman
Colorado Springs
Colo
Henry
Elsie
Church Honors Rev Trimble At Clear Lake
The Rev. H. E. Trimble, a former Eldora area resident, was honored at Clear Lake for diligent work on a fund drive and plans for a new Christian Church. He resigned as pastor in late 1958 due to ill health after serving since December 1, 1953, previously minister at Point Pleasant. He attended Secor and Eldora schools.
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H. E. Trimble
Eldora Area
Clear Lake
Trimble
Point Pleasant
Secor
Eldora
Tigers Baseball Season Opener Postponed In Eldora
The opening Eldora Tigers baseball game was postponed Wednesday night due to wet grounds. The Tigers were set to host Steamboat Rock but the game will be moved to Ackley tonight at 5 30 pm. Next home games include Marshalltown Monday and Iowa Falls Friday, with local games at 8 pm.
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Eldora Tigers
Tigers
Steamboat Rock
Eldora
Ackley
Marshalltown
Iowa Falls
Folkerts Cow Delivers Identical Twin Heifers
A Jersey cow owned by Nason Folkerts of Eldora gave birth to identical twin heifers Sunday evening. The dam and both calves are reported healthy and rest at Leo Steinfeldt farm southeast of Eldora. The cow has produced three previous calves and was once a 4 H project of Folkerts.
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Jersey
Nason Folkerts
Ray Folkerts
Eldora
Leo Steinfeldt
Young Folkerts
Terraces Spread Across Hardin County This Spring
Hardin County reports show over 44 miles of terraces built this spring to reduce erosion. Cal Moore of the Soil Conservation Service notes terraces cut erosion to about one seventh of up and down farming, with 5646 to 6550 foot lengths on several farms including Forrest Skuston Junk Lundy Union and B C Calch Knutgon Radcliffe. An additional 10 or so farms have requested terrace layouts for fall. Terraces run parallel to minimize short rows and align with four row equipment.
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Hardin County
Cal Moore
The
Soil Conservation Service
Forrest Skuston
Junk Lundy
Union
Druchem Juchems
Steamboat Rock
Laverne Slaywood- Buller Farms
Eldora
B.C. & Calch Knutgon
Radcliffe
Moore
Buckeye Firemen Host Benefit Dance Tonight
The Buckeye firemen present an annual benefit dance at the Buckeye Community Center tonight June 9. The Henry Charles orchestra will provide music, admission prizes will be given, and attendees support the community center.
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Buckeye
Buckeye Firemen
Henry Charles Orchestra
Hardin County Soil District honors 100 districts during Soil Week
Hardin county commemorates Soil and Water Conservation Week June 11 to 18 while recognizing Iowa's 100 Soil Conservation Districts. Commissioners Harold Marsh Leland Reece and Dean Kelsey lead the Hardin district with assistants Wayne Fisher Homer Calkins and staff Cal Moore Dean Miller Eileen Hyland Joe Shore providing state and USDA support.
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Hardin County
Iowa
Soil Conservation District
Harold Marsh
Union
Leland Reece
New Providence
Dean Kelsey
Iowa Falls
Wayne Fisher
Buckeye
Homer Calkins
Alden
USDA
Sail Conservation Service
SCS
Cal Moore
Dean Miller
Eileen Hyland
Joe Shore
Kiddies Matinee At New Grand Theatre Saturday
A Kiddies Matinee is planned at the New Grand Theatre on Saturday June 10 starting at 2 p.m. Free gifts will be given away. The feature film shown will be Outlaw Stallion.
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New Grand Theatre
Steamboat Rock Plans Summer Band Concerts
Steamboat Rock will open a summer concert series with 8:15 p.m. performances Saturdays in front of the school gymnasium. The series runs weekly through the summer, continuing until the latter part of the season.
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Hardin County Index
Glenn Wins Certificate at Missouri Military Academy
Cadet Rory Glenn of Eldora was among recipients at the 72nd commencement exercises in Mexico Mo this week. Glenn, son of Dr and Mrs David H Glenn, earned a Dramateer Certificate for achievements during the ceremony.
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Rory Glenn
Eldora
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Glenn
David H. Glenn
Invitational Golf Meet Here
The Pine Lake Country Club Invitational golf tournament will be held at the local course on Thursday June 15. Members of Eldora Ackley Iowa Falls Parkersburg and Reinbeck country clubs are invited to enter the local tourney.
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Pine Lake Country Club
Eldora
Ackley
Iowa Falls
Parkersburg
Reinbeck
Rev J W Winger to Begin Eldora Congregational Duties
The Rev J W Winger will start his duties as pastor of the Congregational Church of Eldora on Sunday June 12. He arrives after ministerial service elsewhere and is welcomed by the church and community.
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Ers
H. A. Jacobs
Eldora High School
American Legion
Bill Stonebraker
Hampton
J. W. Winger
Congregational Church of
Eldora
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Sioux City
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