Democrat Announces For Hardin Sheriff
Don Counterman a long time Iowa Falls police officer has filed Democratic papers for Hardin County Sheriff, the first Democrat to nominate. Three Republicans entered the race, Lowell McCormick, Frank Fama and Thomas Long. Counterman, a Des Moines native and Oak Park Academy graduate, serves as Ellsworth Junior College security chief and has a family of five with wife Karen and three boys. He attended a police recruit school at the University of Iowa and NRA firearms course at Camp Dodge. He is a Seventh Day Adventist and member of local church. Westmar College received a $2000 donation from Ben and Mrs. Hake of Radcliffe.
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Don Counterman
Iowa Falls
Countryman
Ite
Sherif Post
Coees Tacumbert Lowell McCormick
Idora
Frank Fama
Thomas Long
Town Balls
Lyman
Towa Pats
Des Moines
Countyyman
Crom Oak Park Academy
Nevada
Iowa Falls Police Department
Ellsworth Junior College
Karen
Monte
Kandy
Kenneth
University of Iowa
Nee Homi Rifle Association
NRA
Camp Dodge
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Rites Set Saturday For Chas. DeVere
Funeral services for Charles DeVere of Marshalltown, who died Wednesday afternoon, will be held at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marshalltown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26. A rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Friday at Purcell-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Interment will be in Cole Cemetery. DeVere is father of Mrs. Harry Derrier of Eldora and worked as a custodian at the Iowa Training School in Eldora from 1947 to 1952.
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Charles DeVere
Marshalltown
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Purcell-Davis
Derment
Cole
DeVere
Harry Derrier
Eldora
Iowa Training School
Iowa Newsmen At Press Day Here
Weather did not stop more than twenty reporters and editors as the 1968 Iowa Conservation Field Days and Plowing Match committee held a Press Day in Fidera on Wednesday. The event included tours of the Town Training School for Boys and site facilities, a beef barbecue, a Governor’s address, and a fireworks display. Doyle Felton, Mel Roetman and Harold Dettbarn chaired the day. Fidelity Abstract and Title Co. and Trojan Seed Co. helped with expenses as reporters from newspapers, farm publications, radio and revision offices were invited.
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Iowa Conservation Field Days
Laws Conservation
Thirald Hughes
Iowa Training School For
Hoys
Doyle Felton
Mel Roetman
Harold Dettbarn
Fidelity Abstract and Title Co
Trojan Seed Co
Dix Begins Monday As Secretary For Hardin Mutual Insurance
James H. Dix of New Providence will become secretary of the Hardin County Mutual Insurance Association on Monday July 1. He succeeds S Dale Moon who died in March with Mrs Moon serving as interim secretary since. Dix will run his office from a new addition to his home and will continue Jim's Royal Blue grocery in New Providence for now. He and his wife Bettie have two children Tannette and Jeffrey and are active in the Baptist Church and community groups.
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James H. Dix
New Providence
Hardin County Mutual Insurance Association
Dix
S. Dale Moon
Mrs. Moon
Parkersburg
Hardin
Butler
Iowa Falls
Tulane University
New Orleans
Jim
Royal Blue
Bettie
Tannette
Jeffrey
Baptist Church
Eldora Council Changes Zoning and Grants Building Permit
The Eldora City Council rezoned two lots at 14th Ave and 20th St from residential to commercial and granted a permit to Dr. John Ringgenberg to build a 40 by 100 structure. The council vacated 19th St in the Industrial Park for a Whink Products Co. plant and approved several other permits.
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Eldora
14Th Ave
20Th St
John Ringgenberg
19Th St
Whink Products Co
Harry Berrive
Washington St
Kenneth Ebb
10Th St
International
Winners In Its Art Show List Winners In ITS Art Show
The winners of the art and antique show at Town Training School during the centennial celebration were announced by judge Miss Mary Fran Porter of Marshall town. First in oil painting went to Mrs Anthony Travisano Eldora. second and third to Delores Ross Conrad and Lynn Lown Town Falls. Lynn Lown also won first in acrylic. Theresa Jaeger Hampton second. Theresa Sunderman took first in pen and pencil with Margaret Jobe second and Mrs R Cross Eldora third. Doris Frandsen Cedar Falls won first and second in watercolor. Honorable mentions: Doris Frandsen Maggie Glenn Mrs J C Zimmermann Virginia Fredericks. Separate category for Training School boys: Dennis Daringer first oil painting. Jim Bethard Rod Sizemore second and third. Acrylic first Tom Hamilton. Dennis Daringer second and third. Bill Redd first pen and pencil. Walter Safford second and third. Honorable mention Dan Potter decoupage entry and Bill Bumpus driftwood display.
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Mary Fran Porter
Marshalltown
Anthony Travisano
Eldora
Delores Ross
Conrad
Lynn Lown
Town Falls
Theresa Jaeger
Hampton
Theresa Sunderman
Margaret Jobe
R. Cross
Doris Frandsen
Cedar Falls
Maggie Glenn
J. C. Zimmermann
Virginia Fredericks
Dennis Daringer
Jim Bethard
Rod Sizemore
Tom Hamilton
Bill Redd
Walter Safford
Dan Potter
Bill Bumpus
Eldora Sees Heavy Rain and Storm Damage
Rain fell steadily from Sunday through Wednesday in Eldora and surrounding areas, totaling 4.32 inches. Weatherman Bruce Price logs 0.92 Sunday 2.12 Monday 1.21 Tuesday and 0.08 Wednesday as temperatures cooled to 45 degrees by midweek. Cleanup continues after Sunday wind hail and severe thunderstorms blew down trees and branches with hail damaging local soybean and corn crops east of Eldora near Highway 57.
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Bruce Price
Eldora
Highway 57
Long Teaching Career Ends After 52 Years in Hardin County
Mrs Gertrude Lawler of Gifford retires after a 52 year teaching run spanning Secor Eldora Radcliffe and Gifford. She began in 1917, taught in eight grades at one room schools, later moved to New Providence, Marshall and Hardin counties, and oversaw more than 1000 students across ten presidents. She plans to travel and garden in retirement.
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Gertrude Lawler
Gifford
Lawler
New Providence
Radcliffe
Franklin County
Donald
Grand Opening of Union Golf Course July Four
The Union South Hardin Recreation Area hosts a public grand opening on July 4 with a 1 pm ribbon cutting led by Dr. Lloyd Bates. A 1:30 pm exhibition features Mark Miller Iowa Falls Gordon Cunningham Peter Beaves and Wendell Pittenger in a nine hole match, followed by pool hours, lunch, and a 9 pm fireworks display.
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South Hardin Recreation Area
Union
Library Society
Lloyd Bates
A. E. Miller
G. W. Norman
Mark Miller
Iowa Falls
Gordon Cunningham
Peter Beaves
Dubuque
Wendell Pittenger
Rochester
Minn
Seeks Change In Land Valuations
An Ames man, R K Richards, petitions the Hardin County Clerk of Court against the Hardin County Board of Review over land valuations on five tracts totaling 10, 25, 7, 6, and 5 acres. The filing names Harlan W Leonard, Robert Dornsbach, and J J Bach as defendants. Richards seeks court action to fix the valuations or compel the board to adjust to his protested figures.
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Ames
Hardin County Clerk of Court
County Board of Review
Hardin County
R. K. Richards
Harlan W. Leonard
Robert Dornsbach
J. J. Bach
Hardin County Board of Review
Richards
Hardin County Assessor
Board of Review
Iowa Training School centennial finale draws crowd and praise
Despite rain and cold, hundreds attended the Iowa Training School Centennial finale featuring a beef barbecue, beard contest, and Governor Harold Hughes address. Over 760 served, 150 more than last year, with many events trimmed due to weather. Hughes praised the school's century of service, while other leaders and locals attended. In Eldora, voters rejected a lease-purchase plan for two movable classrooms by eight votes, amid past bond defeats and rising enrollments.
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Eldora Community School District
Eldora Board of Education
Har din County Index Printer Schedule Adjusts for Holiday
Next Friday's paper will publish early due to the July 4th holiday. The Har din County Index will print Wednesday afternoon so subscribers receive Friday timing. Advertisers and correspondents should note the early copy deadline.
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Hardin County Index
Carry-Out Food Service Planned at S A Drug Store
Mr and Mrs Jake Bilders, recent buyers of Helen s Sundries in Steamboat Rock, announce a carry-out food service to open July 4 as P J s Sundries. Eilders will run the drug store. remodeling is underway. The couple purchased the store from Heinic and Helen Boomgarden.
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Jake Bilders
Helen's Sundries
Steamboat Rock
Eilders
Heinic
Helen Boomgarden
Winners In Iowa Training School Centennial Board Contest
Eleven winners were named Wednesday in the board contest held with the Iowa Training School Centennial Celebration. Winners include Ev Kantak, Harry Abbas, Ed Wiesner, Darrell Holder, Bob Roelfgema, Jobo Van Sicklea, Craig Whitney, Larry Murels, Paul Wendt, Jack Van Sickle, Walgard, and John Nixon, photographed with the board display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Training School Centennial Board
Iowa
Cen
Ev Kantak
Harry Abbas
Ed Wies
Ner
Darrell Holder
Bob Roelfgema
Jobo van Sicklea
Craig Whitney
Larry Murels
Paul Wendt
Jack van Sickle
Walgard and
John Nixon
Swim Classes For 5-6 Year Olds Begin Monday Here
Pool manager Andrew Hauser announced that the wading pool class will begin at the Eldora pool on July 1 and 2. The class for five and six year olds targets Steamboat Rock Owasa and New Providence areas with separate registration times 10 11 and Eldora students on July 2 at 9 10 and 11 a.m. The first class will be held on the first day.
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Andrew Hauser
Eldora
Steamboat Rock
Owasa
New Providence
Steamboat
Hospital Notes Names Are Listed for Various Areas
Eldora Frank Dedrick Mrs Minnie Bahr Boyd Smith William Wehrman Alden Rudolph Blome Hubbard Martin Kulow James Weig New Providence Marty Lawler Steamboat Rock Mrs Nellia Finger Mrs Ellis Perry Suzanne Green Union Harold Spurlin Ben Harris Mrs Wallace Woaten
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Eldora
Frank Dedrick
Minnie Bahr
Boyd Smith
William Wehrman
Alden
Rudolph Blome
Hubbard
Martin Kulow
James Weig
New Providence
Marty Lawler
Steamboat Rock
Nellia Finger
Ellis Perry
Suzann Green
Union
Harold Spurlin
Ben Harris
Wallace Woaten
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Buffalo Center
Avid
Dubia Mae Keppler
Russell Christiansen
Jeanne Mildred Strathe
Donald A. Fiore
Madison
Nancy Burns
Ben Hake
Westmar College
LeMars
Chas. DeVere
Hardin Mutual Insurance
The
Hardin Co
Governor Hughes
Harold Hughes
Lowa
Anthony Travsom
Center
Russell Wilson
Iowa Board of
Hughes
T.S
U. S
Maurice A. Harmon
Iowa Department of Social Services
Iowa Board of Control
Anthony Travisono
Carle O'Neill
H. L. Miles
Alden Hayes
Ankeny
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Lovell-Denniston
S. A
Esther Heffelmeier
Ackley
GMC
Dallas
Alberta Walsh
Towa Falls
Buick
Leo
Wilma Wykle
Frank Heflin
Rambler
M. Y
Bina Havens
Ford Truck
Sewing Machine Co
Oldsmobile
Gary
Karla Hoffman
Sterling
Ruth Taber
Virginia Carstens
Glen
Phyllis Schwarck
Dodge
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