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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
2
The Buckaroos from WILO Des Moines will provide entertainment at field days. They are set to appear during noon programs on Thursday and Friday and the broadcasts will originate from Adora.
M. Puckette, assistant superintendent of the Iowa Training School for Boys, and J. H. Harless, dean of boys, represented the school at the 18th annual conference of the Central States Correction Association in Indianapolis, Ind. Probation officers, superintendents, and wardens from 11 states discussed improved methods for correctional institutions grounded in scientific research and the view that all inmates are human beings.
Janet Bradley enrolls for the summer term at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. A Union-Whitten graduate and valedictorian, she is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Bradley and is pursuing secretarial courses at AIB.
Local families from Point Pleasant and nearby areas enjoyed a series of gatherings in parks and homes. Attendees included the Dreier, Schwitters, Bahr, Eggleston, and Ziesman families along with friends from Hubbard, Eldora, and Wellsburg. Leroy Eggleston reported joining the army with Fort Ord as his base.
A crowded weekend of visits and gatherings across Steamboat Rock and nearby towns with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Koenigaberg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Janssen, and many others hosting and attending meals, dinners, and anniversaries. The community celebrated a wedding, a birthday, and a mixed parade of relatives from Sheffield, Wellsburg, Marshalltown, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and beyond. A miscellaneous shower for Jeannine Knight complemented the social calendar at local churches.
On a Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Clair Clingerman hosted a Father's Day gathering for J. L. Sheldon and J. C. Clingerman, sharing a celebratory event with family members and friends.
Augusta Caroling Laskosti Krueger born in Germany April 21 1873 came to Hubbard Minnesota and later Eldora Iowa then Minnesota She married August Krueger November 1 1890 and had nine children two died in infancy Survivors include Anna Rohnfsen Minnie Goebel Augusta Eggelston John Krueger William Krueger and Arthur Krueger Her husband died March 3 1926 Also 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren memorial services held June 6 1966 in Zion Evangelical and Reformed Hubbard burial in Hubbard cemetery
Hardin county ends May with 64 percent of its 1966 savings bond quota in Series E and H, well above the national 41.5 percent. Total investments in Hardin reach $979,205 while statewide five month total hits $79,408,000 or 48 percent of the annual goal. Across Iowa, 55 counties exceed the state average and 81 outperform the national average.
The 1946 Eldorians arrive for the Class Day climax in the youth building auditorium delayed to June 25. Editors invite annual purchasers to attend at 7 pm with receipts and pens for autographs. Refreshments and dancing records available into the evening.
Union launches a summer recreation program featuring Friday night under lights baseball games and Saturday night band concerts by the Union-Whitten band directed by Sherman Botts. The first amateur contest is set for June 30 at the town park with a home talent show on July 28. Union firefighters contribute swings for town park playgrounds and plans for a fall festival are in progress.
The Pleasant Plugenrs 4-H boys held their annual tour of the boys 4-H projects on June 12. Milton awinger Wilbur Mollison and the 4-H director led the group. David Wehrman and his mother hosted lunch. An evening picnic followed at Pleasant township hall with a business meeting led by Merle Cox discussing pitting a tractor for highway travel and a shoe polishing demonstration. Plans to tour a city to visit manufacturing plants were discussed and assignments given to gather information on local offerings for 4-H boys.
Funeral services were held at Zion Evangelical Reformed Church for Robert Pinske 57 who died at his farm home early Thursday June 14 He was born October 12 1898 near Hubbard and lived all his life in Hardin county He is survived by a sister Mrs Henry Fredrickson Hubbard a brother Ruben Pinske Eldora and his fianc e Miss Marie Klemme of Eldora Burial was in Hubbard cemetery.
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