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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1957
Page
5
The Eldora Chamber of Commerce committee plans to interview candidates for a paid secretary next week. Notices are being published in the Omaha Des Moines and Cedar Rapids newspapers.
First Congregational Church offers Sunday School at 10 am with an adult class, Divine Worship at 11 am featuring the sermon The Courage to Be, nursery care during 11 am, United Youth activities in the kindergarten, a Dine-A-Mite lunch at p.m., and the senior choir rehearses Thursdays at 7 30 pm. World Day of Prayer is observed on March 8 at Union Iowa under Pastor R B Imes.
Hog carcasses from the Hardin county spring barrow show will be on display at the Hormel packing plant at 2 p m Wednesday March 4 The carcass contest adds a class to the barrow show with premiums for the first 16 placings and no entry fee increase Hogs are graded by quality shape finish and yield with base prices plus bonuses for higher grades and Hormel will buy on grade and yield basis
St Paul Lutheran Church announces Holy Communion on Friday. Saturday confirmation classes at 9 am. Sunday March 3 Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 30 am Divine Service with Holy Communion at 10 20 am. Couples Club meets at 7 pm with Rev F Kreasch mar speaking on stamp collecting for Stamps for Missions. Also notes Army Pfc Philip H Maakestad of Radcliffe serving in Germany.
Fresh from the farm livestock drawn Monday with hogs selling 10.40 to 12.00 per cwt and tonals and white hogs showing strong bids. Veal calves top over 20.00 per cwt, packer veal near 360 per cwt. Local and western stock cattle featured with multiple Hereford and Angus lots at 17 to 22.50 per cwt. Fed cattle up to 19.20 cwt and cows mid-teens. Consignments urged with 2 percent commission.
A dairy cattle sale is set for Saturday March 2 at 12 30 P M with an estimated 50 to 70 head. Holstein Ayrshire Grown Swiss and Shorthorn cows and heifers will be offered including high production cows milking now and cows that are springing.
Monday sale at 11:00 A M features hogs and cattle including 125 mixed lightweight feeder pigs 46 Peosta steers 5 14 450 39 Hereford steers 475 35 Hereford heifers 400 20 black steers 450 and other cattle from farm. Large farm-fresh livestock run anticipated with usual turnout.
A Wednesday sale on March 6 at 11 30 a m features a large run of livestock including native Black face ewes Western ewes and lambs at side plus fats and feeders and a 1955 850 Ford Tractor with live pump blade and 300 hours. The sale also lists several small flocks and lambing weather ahead with cattle and sheep offerings.
Rev Leroy Whitman leads Sunday services at 10 am Sunday School 1 am Morning Worship sermon Crushing or Grinding Which 6 45 pm Youth Service Christ's Ambassadors 745 pm Evangelistic Service guest missionary Rev E G Ziemann from the Gold Coast West Africa Bible study Thursday 730 pm We Believe Series One True God theme
St Marys Catholic Church lists daily Mass at 7 00 am Sunday Masses at 8 00 and 10 00 Confessions on Saturdays 4 00 6 00 and 7 00 9 00 Vigils Holy Days 4 1 1 8 First Fridays 4 5 7 8 Confessions before Masses Sundays Holy Days For penitents unable to attend other days instruction sessions Thursday at 1 00 for children three divisions Saturday 2 00 High school at 7 80 Thursday evenings Adults may arrange private instruction Baptisms Sundays at 2 30 Public inquiries welcome
Four Hardin county women attended the Iowa Council of Republican Women district workshop in Waverly on February 19. District treasurer L L Long of Whitten and convention committee member Howard Hauser also from Whitten participated along with program planning member Daisy L Long of Union and revisions chair C J Hatch of Town Falls. Eleven of the district's 14 counties were represented. The group endorsed Enid Robinson of Hampton for ambassador to Norway and sent a telegram to Senator B B Hickenlooper. The all day session opened with coffee and registration, then a luncheon followed by a Q A period.
Mr and Mrs John Furman of Des Moines spent Wednesday afternoon and evening in Eldora with Mrs W G Leslie and Mr Leslie who is a patient in the Eldora Memorial hospital.
About 400 ladies and pastors attended a regional Christian Growth Workshop at St Paul Lutheran Church Eldora. Lutheran Women’s Missionary Leagues from many towns contributed with devotions, sessions on life renewal, personal witnessing and training kingdom workers.
Hubbard high school crowned James Winter and Marilyn Brunemeier as homecoming king and queen during festivities between games in McCallsburg. Attendants included Jon Faust, Susan Nehring, Arlen Zierke, Barbara Orgell, Richard Winter, Shirlee Hoelscher, Lowell Guard, and Lona Larson. A coffee hour and dance followed with music by the band directed by Robert Whitemore.
Robert DeNeul of Wellsburg is among six University of Dubuque students praised for perfect straight A averages. The announcement notes academic honors for high scholastic achievement across the university community.
Ed Butler of Eldora is named honorable mention student for the first semester at McPherson College in McPherson Kansas. The junior carries a 2.39 GPA from at least 12 semester hours, following Eldora High School graduation.
WANTEDS FOR RENT two bedroom apartment just refinished very nice Star Clothing El dora H-10e ee FOR SALE 4 room house at Whitten large lot fruit Les lie Eggleston 405 Red H-10 WANTED Need Money for Easter Expenses Start earning substantial income immediately Avon Cosmetics has vacancies for capable women Write Box 973 Mason City Ta H-1rle we WANTED Wool Top prices paid Chas Sharp Jr Sons Conrad Iowa T-Bite CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our relatives friends and neighbors for all the lovely cards and gifts received on our twentieth wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs Jake Willems H-10e
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