Beverly Cordes Wins Hardin County Bank Scholarship
Beverly Cordes, 18, recent Eldora High School graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cordes, received the Hardin County Savings Bank scholarship. The $150 award covers two semesters of tuition at Elleworthewanion College, Iowa. Cordes was student librarian and active in art club, mixed chorus, and glee club.
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Hardin County Savings Bank
Beverly Cordes
Eldora High School
A. J. Cordes
Elleworthewanion College
Iowa
Sheriff Reports Several Arrests
Forrest Kusserow and Keith Shaver of Eldora were arrested Monday night by Sheriff Hodgson for disturbing the peace and released on $75 fines plus costs. Forrest Bell of Alden faced a second OMVI offense, released on a $1,000 bond after waiving to district court. Harold Mortenson of Clifford was charged with stealing two auto radiators from Harold LaMasters, bound over to district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Kusserow
Keith Shaver
Eldora
Paul Hodgson
Justice of the
Fred Marshall
Union
Forrest Bell
Alden
Ackerman
Iowa Falls
Harold Mortenson
Clifford
Harold LaMasters
Eldora I O O F Puts On Degree Work at Hampton
Odd Fellows from Iowa Falls and Hampton Lodge presented third degree work in Hampton last Monday evening. Refreshments and social hour followed at the new I O O F home. Attendees included O R Lamb Chester VanPatter Chester Modlin Martin Owings Gerald Modlin Harry Huntley Guy Reid Claude Smith Ralph Allbee Marion Munsinger Martin Skillen Ed Hodge Oliver Ridout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Odd Fellows
Hampton
Iowa Falls
O. R. Lamb
Chester VanPatter
Chester Modlin
Martin Owings
Gerald Modlin
Harry Huntley
Guy Reid
Claude Smith
Ralph Allbee
Marion Munsinger
Martin Skillen
Ed Hodge
Oliver Ridout
Robert Reece 78 Dies at Union Home
Robert Reece 78 died at his Union home Wednesday evening after six months ill health and a recent stroke. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday. He was born July 30, 1874, in Yadkin, married Julia Wilhelm in 1893, and lived in Hardin County since 1908. Surviving: widow, three daughters Mrs Gordon Baldwin Glenwood Mrs John Kirk Union Mrs Ben Rhodes Dows. three sons Earl New Providence Roy Albion Henry Booneville NC. two brothers Radix Reece New Castle Ind Sedon Reece Elkin NC. one sister Mrs John Macemore Booneville NC. 13 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reece
Benjamin Reece
Yadkiavna Noc
Julia Wilhelm
Iowa
Hardin County
Gordon Baldwin
Glenwood
John Kirk
Union
Ben~Rhodes
Dows
Earl of
New Providence
Roy
Albion
Henry
Booneville
N. C
Radix Reece
Newcastle
Ind
Sedon Reece
Elkin
John Macemore
Feltons Take Vacation to Texas City for Two Weeks
Mr and Mrs Doyle Felton and daughter Pamela depart Thursday for Texas to visit Mrs Feltons parents Mr and Mrs G A Rinehart near Texas City for a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Felton
Pamela
Texas
Felton
G. A. Rinehart
Texas City
Barr Building Started on West Edgington Ave
Work began Wednesday on a new implement building for Barr Farm Equipment. Charles Shore handles leveling and foundation digging on the lot east of Kings Service Station. The 44 by 80 foot structure sits two blocks south of Bob Barr’s Massey Harris dealership.
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Barr
Charles Shore
Kings Service Station
West
Edgington Avenue
Bob Barr
Massey -Harris
Best Groomed Barbara Wegner represents Hardin at state 4-H
Barbara Wegner of Ratcliffe was named winner of the Better Grooming contest at the 4-H Girls Rally in New Penvidenze on June 6. She will represent Hardin County at the State 4-H Girls convention in Amey this week.
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Barbara Wegner
Ratcliffe
New Penvidenze
Hardin County
Amey
New Suits Filed By Three Injured In Hubbard Wreck
Three new civil actions have been filed in Hardin County district court by Carl A. Swanstrom Florence Swanstrom and Alvin J Swanstrom against Karl Becker seeking total damages of 26900 for injuries in a Hubbard Honey Creek corner auto crash The lead plaintiff Carl Swanstrom seeks 16495 30 plus interest from July 31 1951 for a crushed vertebra surgical treatment hospitalization and multiple injuries Florence Swanstrom seeks 8345 plus interest for a fractured lower jaw nerve muscle and limb injuries and nervous shock Alvin J Swanstrom requests 2060 50 for back injuries nervous shock and cuts and bruises
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of the
District Court
Fred Miller
Carl A. Swanstrom
Florence Swanstrom
Alvin J. Swanstrom
Karl Becker
Asi
Honey Creek Corner
Hubbard
Carl Swanstrom
Alvin J. Swastrom
Car. A
Floren
Swanstrom
Bernice Roupe
John R. Roupe
Hardin County
Eldora
Melvin O. .Whitney
Jerry Thorpe
Floyd Thorpe
Young Thorpe
Farmers Invited To Field Day At Ames Friday
Hardin county farmers are invited to a field day at Ames on June 27. The Iowa State College agricultural engineering field day will showcase new farm machines and research in progress and completed at the college research farm three miles south of Ames.
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Hardin County
Ames
Dick Pulse
Hardin County Extension
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineering
Child Dancer to Audition for Ted Mack Program
Eight year old Marilyn Biesnecker of Conrad Iowa will audition for the Ted Mack program today and tomorrow Her father Richard Biesnecker says if she passes the audition she will appear on the program next Tuesday June 24 She was a guest entertainer at the Eldora Chamber of Commerce banquet last February
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Biesnecker
Conrad
Iowa
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Richard Biesnecker
GOP Will Hold Convention In Eldora June 27
A Hardin county Republican convention is set for Friday June 27 at 10 4 a m in the courthouse Eldora. Delegates chosen at the June primary will select delegates to the Des Moines state convention on July 25 and the Waterloo judicial convention on August 1. The meeting also covers county central committee organization and funds canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Leo F. Wolcott
Republican Central
Des Moines
Waterloo
Hardin
County Central Committee
Unusually Large Thistle Caterpillars Threaten Soybeans
Hardin County extension director Dick Pulse warns a heavy thistle caterpillar population has stripped Canada thistles and moved into soybean fields. He recommends Toxophene 1–2 lbs per acre for control, notes DDT possible but slower, and that Aldrin Lindane and Chlordane may work if manufacturers’ directions are followed.
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Dick Pulse
Hardin County
Rubendall Funeral Held in Janesville Wisconsin
Funeral services for Claude M. Rubendall, longtime Janesville barber and resident born March 6 1895 in Eldora, were conducted in Janesville Wisconsin on Wednesday June 4. He married Elizabeth Egan on August 31 1915 and is survived by his widow a daughter two grandchildren and his mother Mrs Mary Rubendall of Des Moines who attended with brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Claude M. Rubendall
That Cay
Claude Melvin Rubendall
Eldora
Elizabeth Egan
Mary Rubendall
Des Moines
Two Dole brothers return from Korea visit family
Cpl. Wm R. Dole of Hubbard has returned to the United States after service on the Korean front. His brother Lee Dole, also previously in Korea, is said to be en route home. The brothers met during the wartime tour and shared a two day visit.
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Cpl
Wm R. Dole
Hubbard
Joe Dole
United States
Lee Dole
Nce
Korea
States
Lyman Youth Fractured Neck After Pine Lake Accident
Jerry Lee Lyman, 15, of Eldora high school, suffered a fractured neck at Pine Lake beach after tripping and falling into the water. X rays at Eldora Memorial Hospital Monday confirmed the injury, the attending Dr J J Shorts said the boy is in good condition. He lives with his sister Mrs Edd Starn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Jerry Lee Lyman
Pine Lake Beach
J. J. Shorts
Eldora High School
Edd Starn
Radcliffe Group Plans European Tour Departure Sunday
Mrs. Kristina Haaland and Miss Esther Hyland with Rev. and Mrs. Irvin Hyland leave Radcliffe Sunday for New York then fly June 25 to Oslo to visit relatives for three weeks. They will stop in Copenhagen, attend the Lutheran World conference in Hanover July 25 to August 4, then visit Paris, London, Prestwick before returning to the United States mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristina Haaland
Esther Hyland
Irvin Hyland
Kierster
Mann
Radcliffe
New York
Oslo
Norway
Haaland
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hanover
Germany
Paris
London
Prestwick
Scotland
United States
Maronn Services Held at Hubbard Burial in Eldora
Federal services were held last Monday at St John s Lutheran Church Hubbard for Carl Maronn 85 who died June 13 at his home north west of Hubbard Rev Martin E Pape officiated and interment was in the Eldora cemetery Pallbearers were Charles Half pap John Ott Carl Kulow Otto Kulow L H Dubberke and Chris Leerberg Carl Frederick Maronn born April 15 1867 in Rechice Pemern Germany came to this country at 22 settled in Eldora moved to Hubbard three years later married Augusta Williams in 1901 who preceded him in death in 1931 Surviving are one son Paul Maronn Hubbard one brother Louis Maronn Eldora one sister Mrs Herman Zoske Hubbard and two grandchildren One son William preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hubbard
Carl Maronn
Martin E. Pape
Eldora Cemetery
Charles Halfpap
John Ott
Carl Kulow
Otto Kulow
L. H. Dubberke
Chris Leerberg
Carl Frederick Maronn
Rechice
Herman Zoske
William
Storm Topples Barns and Trees Near El Dora Area
Friday's storm caused damage across surrounding communities with a Radcliffe barn on M. L. Hatlestad Farm five miles west of town blown down by high winds. Dr. S. Lucile Hatlestad of Estes Park owns the farm now. New Providence reported a large tree blown down at Arthur Clampitt's home, narrowly missing the house but wrecking a garden. At Ross Reece's, a large elm split and several big hardwoods fell, with debris across lawns and roads and power outages in parts of the area.
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Eldora
Radcliffe
M. L. Hatlestad
Tow
No Takers for Eldora Wednesday Cash Day Awards
Four cash Day awards went beg ging as none of the winners were in Eldora store displaying red placards. Rose E. Upton of Eldora was picked for 100 dollars, W. H. Gelhans for 50 dollars, and Mrs. Wilbur Wooten of Union and Walter Dajeske of Steamboat Rock each for 25 dollars.
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Eldora
Rose E. Upton
W. H. Gelhans
Flubbard
Wilbur Wooten
Union
Walter Dajeske
Steamboat Rock
Eldora Retail Sales Edge Up in Final Quarter 1951
Eldora led Hardin County with 27,804.66 in retail sales taxes paid in the last quarter of 1951 based on 171 returns. The county total reached 135,901.41, while 924 county returns were filed. Ackley posted 15,296.68 and Iowa Falls 52,603.64 with rural areas contributing 49,196.43. Local firms paid slightly more than the same quarter last year. Hardin County aggregate tax gains exceeded Grundy County by over 73,085.
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Eldora
Iowa
Ackley
Iowa Falls
Rural
Hardin County
Grundy County
House Burns to Ground in Eldora Incident
Eldora volunteer firefighters responded at 1 60 am Wednesday to a blaze of undetermined origin that destroyed an unoccupied house at 1003 17th Avenue owned by D J Arnold. The building had stood vacant for years.
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Eldora
17Th Avenue
D. J. Arnold
Winners in horse show at Iowa Falls Trail Riders event
Two Steamboat residents won at the Sunday horse show sponsored by the Iowa Falls Trail Riders club. Vincent Platts captured the stock horse division and Eddie Bear won the western pony division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat
Iowa Falls Trail Riders Club
Vincent Platts
Eddie Bear
Dedication Set for St. Mark's Catholic Church
Dedication ceremonies for the new St. Mark's Catholic Church in Iowa Falls will be held Wednesday, June 25. Rev. Fr. Gerald V. Steiert, recently returned from a trip abroad, serves as pastor of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls St. Mark's Catholic Church
Gerald V. Steiert
Bateson Named Editor for Log at Pilgrim Fellowship
Robert Bateson of Eldora was appointed Log editor of the Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship of the Congregational church at the 31st annual conference and convention held at Grinnell College from June 9 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bateson
Robert Bateson
Eldora
Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
Grinnell College
Eldora Fire Chief Speaks at Noon Rotary Luncheon
Eldora Fire Department members attended a luncheon hosted by the Eldora Rotary Club and Pine Lake Country Club. Chief Orville Lamb gave a brief talk on firefighting techniques and fire prevention during the meeting.
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Fire Dept
Eldora Fire Department
Eldora Rotary Club
Pine Lake Country Club
Orville Lamb
Firemen Hold Drill In Eudora Weekly Practice
The first of weekly drills by Eudora volunteer firefighters occurred Thursday evening. Sessions will continue for the next three Thursday nights.
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Eudora
Harry Pagel Stricken While at Work
Harry Pagel fell ill at the courthouse on Tuesday and is confined to bed at home. It was believed he suffered a light heart attack, but his condition is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry. Pagel
Harry Pagel
Court House
Berans Enjoying Norwegian Visit
County Supervisor Frank Beran writes from Bergen Norway that he, his wife and son Junior are enjoying a cool wet summer with snow capped mountains. Travel is mainly by water with many boats in harbors. They plan to reach Oslo then Stockholm during their itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen Norway
Frank Beran
Garden City
Norway
Beran
Junior
Berans
Oslo
Stockholm
Sweden
Helen Leavitt Trial Postponed In Cedar Rapids
Helen Leavitt, 39, Chicago, arrested last May in the theft of travelers checks and U S Savings bonds from the Hardin County Savings Bank, appeared before Judge Henry N. Graven in Federal Court Cedar Rapids for arraignment, requested a lawyer and had the case reset. Accomplice John Henry Robinson, 51, was captured by federal authorities in Boston last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Leavitt
Chicago
U.S
Hardin County Savings Bank
Henry N. Graven
Cedar Rapids
Child of Former Eldora Residents Drowns Tuesday
Linda Rebecca, 2-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Powell, former Eldora residents, drowned Tuesday evening after wandering from the family home near Winterset Iowa and falling into a pond. Mr Powell, an employee of the Central Iowa Telephone Company while in Eldora, visited friends here en route to Britt where he was in charge of a contracting job. The family has three sons.
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Linda Rebecca
Lyle Powell
Eldora
Winterset
Iowa
Powell
Central Iowa Telephone Company
Britt
Deanery Priests to Attend Catholic Church Devotion
St Marys Catholic Church hosts a day of devotion marking the Catechism Schools closing. Rev Father L V McDonough announces First Holy Communion on Sunday at 8:00 am with hymns by catechism groups. Thirteen Hours of Adoration conclude with 8:00 pm devotions and processions. Fr John Graham delivers closing sermon and benediction. Marshalltown Deanery priests will join as dinner guests at the rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Humilitia, Cornelia and
Corine
Order of Humility of Mary
Ottumwa
L. V. McDonough
Father John Graham
St. Patrick’s Church
Tama
Marshalltown
Eldora
Father McDonough
St. Mary’s Rectory
Steamboat Native James Hathaway Dies at Soldiers Home
James Oliver Hathaway of Steamboat Rock died last Saturday at the Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown after residing there five years. Final rites were held Tuesday at Andrle and Creps Funeral Home. Interment was in Steamboat Rock Cemetery. Born December 2, 1890, he was the son of George W. and Ida Scott Hathaway and is survived by two brothers, Roy Hathaway of Steamboat Rock and Abe Hathaway of Kirkland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrle and Creps
James Oliver Hathaway
Steamboat Rock
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
George W
Ida Scott Hathaway
Roy Hathaway
Ape Vier Hathaway
Kirkland
Ash
Visit of Mrs. Marie Morgan to Dreier Family
Mrs. Marie Morgan of Houston Texas visited on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. F C Dreier and other relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Morgan
Houston
Texas
F. C. Dreier
Driver Training Classes Start At Radcliffe
The first session of the adult driver training class was held at Radcliffe high school Monday evening. Twelve women are enrolled for the summer course, an extension of the adult program. Laverne Schroeder is the instructor. The class will meet on the next five Monday evenings. Pfeil Motor Company is furnishing the driver training car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliffe High School
Laverne Schroeder
Pfeil Motor Company
Health Improvement Association Directors Meet
Board members of the Hardin County Health Improvement Association met at the Farm Bureau office in Eldora Thursday evening with Mrs Ray Lake presiding as chair. Kenneth Thompson of Hansell was named as the new Blue Cross-Blue Shield enrollments representative for Hardin and Franklin Counties. He starts July 1, replacing Harl Clemens who has resigned. Attendees included Ole Jensen and several residents from Eldora Iowa Falls Radcliffe and New Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Health Improvement Agsn
Farm Bureau
Eldora
Ray Lake
Kenneth Thompson
Hansell
Hardinand
Franklin Counties
Thompson
Harl Clemens
Lake
Ole Jensen
Fred Klein
Leland Murphy
Ed Sanders
Iowa Falls
Sadie Pickett
Radcliffe
Hart Clemons
New Providence
City Council Grants New Water Permits and House Move
At a special Monday meeting, water permits were issued to Barr Farm Equipment Howell Boyd and Sam Rindels. Rindels also authorized to move a house onto his 10th Street lot. L A Snow received permission to add an extension to his Liberty Park home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Boyd
Sam Rindels
Rindels
10Th Street
L. A. Snow
Liberty Park
Eldora Children To Go By Bus To Pine Lake Beach
Eldora students will depart the high school grounds around 8 45 tomorrow morning Saturday to transport city youngsters and nearby residents to Pine Lake beach for the opening session of the annual free Red Cross swimming course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Pine Lake Beach
Red Cross
Red Cross swimming course to include six towns
Children from six neighboring towns will attend beach sessions hosted from their own communities. Classes are set for Saturday with separate days for each town and three class periods weekly for each group. Lou Smith, a qualified Red Cross instructor, leads the program with Mrs. Smith Mayo Willig Marjorie Willig and Jim Foster assisting. The South Hardin Red Cross chapter sponsors the course annually and other area towns entering enrollments include New Providence Steamboat Rock Hubbard Radcliffe Union and Whitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Smith
Red Cross
Smith
Mayo Willig
Marjorie Willig
Jim Foster
South Hardin
The
South Hardin Area
New Providence
Steamboat Rock
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Union
Whitten
Final Rites Held At Radcliffe For Hans Schultz
Funeral services were conducted at Bergeson Funeral Home in Radcliffe and at the Lutheran Church in Buckeye for Hans Schultz 65 who died at his Radcliffe area home on June 10 after a long illness. He was born in Germany and came to the United States as a young man. He married Minnie Fuhrman of Hubbard who preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Lawrence Severson Mrs Carroll Esps and Mrs James Jee of Radcliffe and four sons Patsi Arnold Victor and Fred Schultz at the family farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergeson
Radcliffe
Lutheran Church
Buckeye
Hans Schultz
Schultz
Germany
Minnie Fuhrman
Hubbard
Lawrence Severson
Carroll Esps
James Jee
Patsi, Arnold
Victor
Fred Schultz
Vacation Bible School At Eldora Tabernacle Starts Monday
Vacation Bible School begins Monday June 23 at 9 00 oclock at the Eldora Gospel Tabernacle with Miss Marilyn Morris of Bucklin Missouri in charge. The theme is The Bible is my Guide and classes for children over four include games songs illustrated stories and handwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Gospel Tabernacle
Marilyn Morris
Bucklin
Missouri
Morris
Young rider Terry Leaf injures arm in pony mishap
Terry Leaf, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Berrier, fell from his pony Tuesday evening and broke his arm below the elbow. He had just become the pony’s owner at the sale and previously broke his other arm while skating last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Leaf
Harry Berrier
Terry
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Eldora I. O. O. F
Union Home
Feltons
Ted Mack
Te Ey
GOP
Wisconsin
Rubendall Funeral
Pine Lake
Eldora Businessmen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herald-Index
Lyman
New Providence Area
Soldiers
Loy Smith
Health Imp. Assn
Tabernacle
V. F. W. Fishing Derby
Michael Welch
Laneshoro
Wanda Lou Elwick
Sharon Smith
Orlan Mossman
Jerry Balvant
Martin Vajert
State Center
Ben Vajert
Ray Bridges
Judith Ann Bridges
Jeff Henning
Martin Brown
Della Ann Clark
Pamela Felton
Patsy Lee Patterson
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