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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
9
Residents of the Union-Whit ten school district vote Monday to approve a 735000 bond for building a new addition at Union and remodeling both Union and Whitten facilities. Polls open 1 am to 7 pm at Union town hall. 60 percent of votes cast required.
Clair M. Albright of Melrose township Grundy county sues General Brotherhood Board Church of the Brethren trustees and Bethany Biblical Seminary to recover a Grundy county farm valued at 80000 and 76060.86 and seeks account of money alleged misappropriated from his father P K Albright. The petitions claim deeds were obtained in 1945 1946 and multiple sums drawn from his father with unsigned forms. Remarks note the will was declared ineffective under inheritance law. Hobson and Cady Hampton represent Albright.
Twelve boys from the Town State Training School in Eldora will begin work Monday at Pine Lake State Park. Supervisors include Howard Petersen and Gene Bloudek. The program runs Monday through Friday with trail and fire place work in the mornings and camping, life saving, and boating instruction in the afternoons.
Mr and Mrs C B Reece of New Providence returned from the Felco Lakes Conference for managers of cooperative businesses held at Vacation Village on West Okoboji. Reece is manager of the Lawn Hill Cooperative.
Tom J. Eilers 71, of Steamboat Rock, died Wednesday at Eldora Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. from Steamboat Rock Baptist Church with burial in Steamboat Rock Cemetery.
Eldora city council held a special session to discuss a July dedication for the municipal swimming pool. The panel deferred final pool plans, approved the bath house, and said further action will occur at a future meeting with the Chamber of Commerce trade committee to follow up.
Chester and Irene Bennett purchased a newly constructed house on 8th Ave completed by Daggs and Doud Builders. The Bennetts moved in around June 1 and Leonard Realty handled the sale.
The Owasa Community School district forms a survey to gauge parent wishes on tuitioning seventh and eighth grade and high school students. The board will meet Tuesday June 27 to decide whether seventh and eighth grades continue in Owasa and to set transportation schedules. County Supt. Kermith S. Huehn will join the meeting.
About 30 golfers from Towa Missouri and Nebraska played in the third annual Salesmen's Golf Tournament at Pine Lake Country Club. Conn of Marshalltown and Straatsma of Iowa Falls tied for top honors with 73s. Third went to Bob Burmeister of St. Louis and fourth to Mike Hoff of Marshalltown. Participants hailed from St. Louis maha Humboldt Des Moines Waterloo Marshalltown Albia Town Falls Ames Mason City Hartford Eldora Ta.
Eldora and surrounding towns list multiple residents by name including Clinton, Barnes, Grantow, Quick, Cakerice, Reece, Shaver, Mitchell, Balke, Skinner, Vieman, Sharpshair, Pieper, Craven, Martin, Gordon, Fuller, Gatrelle, Mersman, Noack, Williams, Lulken, and Pieper. Union reports a birth to Mrs. Roy Caster a girl on June 20. Hawkeye Boys State attendants Rick Barnard David Dempsey and Stan Grantow spoke at Eldora Rotary with Carroll Hobson presenting his life history.
Ralph C. Rodgers, 81, longtime resident of Hardin County, died Tuesday at Eldora Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Also notes a 1844 Eldora High School reunion dinner planned for July 1 at Pine Lake Country Club. Shoppers bid on “BID-O” items through 8:45 p.m. today at participating Eldora stores, with sealed bids opened after the regular Friday auction. winners must claim within five days.
A large crowd gathered Friday night for the first in a series of Eldora Farmer Merchant Markets. Auctions run 7 to 8 p m on the north side of the courthouse. Don Myers and Floyd Allen assist Dick Foltz as a range from his New Providence farm is unloaded for sale. Master of ceremonies Manley Suilley, auction clerk Fred Reed, and Gordon Reisinger, a pioneer of the market, appear in photos. A partial list for tonight's second auction is on this page.
The State Highway Commission on Wednesday cut the Town River bridge east of Eldora speed limit from 350 to 20 mph. The action follows a safety report by engineer H. Be Gunnerson, noting the need to reduce vibrations after recent repairs and inspections. The change reflects concerns about structural vibration and traffic wear on the span.
State Conservation Officer Gene Bloudek and custodian Dale Sapp installed Pine Lake’s first public dock, east of private docks at Lower Pine. All nonprivate boats must tie up at the public dock by July 1, with $2.50 weekly or $5 monthly rent. Eight boats fit on the dock, with racks planned if needed. Built largely by reform school inmates, the project was funded mainly by the State Conservation Commission.
Danny Weatherly a 19 year old son of Captain and Mrs R L Weatherly formerly of Union has been chosen to attend the International Scout Camp Out in Holland during July. He will travel with his scout master Captain Weatherly I of Army Headquarters Verdun France and camp in southern France last week of June as guest of the Canadian Marville Scout Troop from the Marville RC A F Jet Base about 30 miles from Verdun. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Boyd Reese of Eldora.
Fragmentary OCR text reports a structure of 960 feet length and unknown width, attributed to a construction date or maker noted as 1014 in the readable portion. The legibility limits clarity on exact measurements and purpose.
Voters in Hubbard and Owasa districts go to polls Monday June 26 from 12 noon to 7 pm at Hubbard and Owasa town halls to decide a reorganization plan. If approved in both districts it enlarges Hubbard by land sections. ballot describes the new Community School District of Hubbard including parts of Owasa and all of Hubbard in Hardin County with 1,500 and 340 electors respectively.
Neighbors and friends of Howard Martin of near New Providence have been helping on the farm in recent weeks. Mrs. Martin has been seriously ill and is in University Hospital in Iowa City. A large group of men assisted with the work including Bil Lowry Vern Martin Earl Reece Leland Meece Merlyn Brandt Robert Faris Merlin Melton Wallace Martin Wayne Wilson Frederick Marsh Clarence Weld Dean Clampitt Jim Martin Ralph Murthy Kenneth Martin John Reing Ed Faris Ted Cutler Roland Martin Abner White Dennis White L. F. Lehmeter Marvin Cox. Women who helped serve meals included Mrs. Martyn Grandt Mrs. Leland Reece Mrs. Albert Wilson Mrs. Floyd Rhodes Mrs. Eunice Noack Mrs. David Andrews Mrs. Dean Clampitt Su ganne Martin and Marilyn Wilson.
George Dubberke of Hubbard lists Chevrolet and Pontiac models sold by Eldora area dealers including Wood Auto Co and O'Bryan Chevrolet Olds. Names Clinton N. or Fannie Saodson and E W. or Grace Price appear connected to Eldora Iowa Falls sales. Dale Pierson of Radcliffe is noted for Chevrolet while Iowa Electric Light and Power Co and Iowa Falls are referenced with Ford trucks and Oldsmobile offerings.
Raymond Duncan of Eldora fined ten dollars for being in a state park after hours and John B. Wood fined five dollars for mega use of dealer plates, costs apply. Eldora has not filed a petition yet. Election judges listed, including Hubbard Faust and Blohm. State Department warns Owusa high school won’t get state approval after July 1 1961 while elementary aid continues. Keymith Huehn to oversee Owusa school from that date.
About 500 youngsters enrolled this week at Eldora Municipal Pool for Red Cross swimming lessons. Five and six year olds excluded from first three weeks due to pool depth. program runs July 10 onward with shifts by location. Local guards and instructors listed among staff. participants come from Eldora Union-Whitten New Providence Steamsboat Rock Owasa and nearby towns.
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