Sheldon Wins Presidency on Eldora School Board Session
In a Monday reorganization, Eldora School Board elected Frank Sheldon president to succeed James Heslop. Supt. F. K. Schmidt received a $100 raise to $6,000 under a 3 year contract. The board, acting as a unit, focused on finance, transportation, buildings, and curriculum while preparing salaries for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora School Board
Supt
F. K. Schmidt
Sheldon
Supt. Schmidt
Frank Sheldon
James G. Heslop
J. J. Shorts
D. W. Dickinson
BE. W
Burke
Heslop
Schmidt
Union Seniors to Present Class Play Tonight
Union high school seniors stage a 3 act play The Angel of Red Canyon in the gym tonight at 8 00 p m with cast featuring Roland Westcott Ted Reece Alan Graga Martha Packer Milly Rash Barbara Rash Margaret Caster Mary Hager Dorothy Brown Alice Hadley Peggy Bowen Phyllis Brant Meridean Speas and Marcia Maas Meridean and Marcia take male roles with junior boys Pete Bowen Don Fairchild and Jim Donaldson also in the cast the production is directed by David Kanellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Roland Westcott
Ted Reece
Alan Graga
Martha Packer
Milly Rash
Barbara Rash
Margaret Caster
Mary Hager
Dorothy Brown
Alice Hadley
Peggy Bowen
Phyllis Brant
Meridean
Burgess to Run for County Supervisor Seat
George Burgess of Iona Falls filed nomination papers this week to seek the Republican nomination for the Board of Supervisors. He will oppose incumbent Martin J. Ryken and Merle Johns, a Democrat who announced plans to run last week. Burgess serves as a county assessor and is also engaged in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burgess
Iona Falls
Board of Supervisors
Martin J. Ryken
Rep
Merle Johns
Burgess
Noted Educator To Address Small Schools Assn
The Iowa School Board Association of Small Schools will hold its first annual state wide convention on Monday March 24 in the Coliseum at Marshalltown. Dr W W Cook professor of education at the University of Minnesota will address the general session at 2 00 p m on The Kind of Schools We Want. He is Iowa born and earned his Ph D from the State University of Iowa in 1931 and is an expert on school tax and budget problems. Executive board and committee sessions are in the morning with new directors to be elected at the closing session. The association includes about 700 school boards serving high schools with enrollments 150 or less and was formed in January 1951 to back local control school legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa School Board Association of Small Schools
Marshalltown
W. W. Cook
University of Minnesota
Cook
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Small Schools Association
Committee Named to Steer Community Recreation Program
A group from Eldora organizations met at the Kurtz home to outline a community-wide recreation plan for all ages. Ned Fagg was elected chairman with Rev. W L Beasley Mrs Louis Davzes and Mrs J F Steckler named to an executive committee to seek support from civic service and social groups. The gathering highlighted the need for community sponsored recreational facilities for youths adults and seniors and those not in organized groups. Attendees included representatives from Home School and Ki-Kans BPW Hi-Y Tri-Hi-Y ministerial union Young Adults Kiwanis Womans Club BPW Girl Scouts YMCA and Chamber of Commerce members. Refreshments were served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Glenn Kurtz
Ned Fagg
W. L. Beasley
Louis Davzes
J. F. Steckler
Fagg
Home School
Ruth Ann Steckler
BPW
Dave Wilson
Donna Laglan
Hi-Y
Tri-Hi-Y
Beasley
Ministerial Union
Wayne Blankenship
Oung
Kiwanis
Kurtz
Daviel
Womans Club
M. OD
Stilley
Steckler
Girl Scouts
Eastman Nuckolls
YMCA
Doyle Felton
Chamber of Commerce
Dorothy White
Reverend Kroll to Speak at Lenten Service in Eldora
The March 23 Lenten service sponsored by Congregational and Methodist churches will feature Rev. Frank Kroll of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church Ackley as guest speaker. Eldora Congregational Church hosts the event with music by the Congregational choir. The service begins at 7:30 p.m. A nursery will be available for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Frank Kroll
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ackley
Masonic Lodge Sets Special Session for Tonight
Montague Lodge A. F. and A. M. will hold a special session this evening at 7 30 o clock. Ed Potgeter of Steamboat Rock will receive the first degree of Masonry. Refreshments follow. Wednesday's meeting conferred the second degree on Elmer Pinknem and George R Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague Lodge A. F. & A. M
Ed Potgeter
Steamboat Rock
Elmer Pinknem
George R. Edwards
Twelve Students Star in Eldora High Play
Eldora high school prepares The Great Big Door top a family comedy to be staged in the auditorium next Friday and Saturday March 28 and 29. More than 50 students are involved with Miss Ellen Stock directing a cast featuring Dave Piper Verlee Reist Sandra Bailey Delores Bright Jim Short Charley Crandall Bonnie Larson Carol Armstrong Marcie Green Doris Stewart Jerry Hodgson Ray Kirkdorffer and others in equal emphasis roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Ellen Stock
Mr. Crochet
Dave Piper
Crochet
Verlee Reist
Evvie
Sandra Bailey
Topal
Delores Bright
Arthur
Jim Short
Dewey
Charley Crandall
Beaumont Crochet
Bonnie Larson
Duprez
Carol Armstrong
Elna
Marcie Green
Fleece
Doris Stewart
Tobin
Jerry Hodgson
Tayo
Ray Kirkdorffer
Miss Stock
Y Groups Sponsor Holy Week Devotions in Eldora
Eldora Y groups will sponsor interdenominational Holy Week devotional services April 7 through 10 at noon in the Congregational Church chapel under chaplains from the two groups. The full program will be in next Friday's Index. Hi Y and Tri-Hi Y aim for full attendance on April 10 as Schmidt and band director Lomen keep the noon hour clear at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Y Groups
Congregational Church
Hi-Y
Tri-Hi-Y
F. K. Schmidt
Donald Lomen
Methodists Will Observe Family Night Thursday
The third Family Night of the season at the First Methodist Church will be held next Thursday March 27. A cooperative supper starts at 6 15 in the parish hall. Dr Marvin B Kober pastor of St Pauls Cedar Rapids will be guest speaker and show slides of the Ecumenical Methodist Conference in England which he attended as a delegate last summer. The Womens Society of Christian Service sponsors the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
England
Womens Society of Chistian Service
Air Force Team To Be In Eldora Next Thursday
An official U S air force mobile training team will arrive in Eldora on March 27 to meet Hardin County ground observer corps members. The meeting at 8 p m in Lester Ose’s office aims to outline aircraft flash reporting procedures and recruit more volunteers for the civil defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force
Eldora
Hardin County Ground Observer Corps
Lester Ose
County Civil Defense
Ose
Ground Observer Corps
Iowa
Air Force
Hardin Counity
Ed Flessa
Ackley
Harry Pagel
Emerson Calkins
Iowa Falls
J. E. Swallum
Radcliffe
Hardin County
Des Moines
Hardin County Observer Corps
Deadline set for first half Hardin County taxes
County treasurer W H Lepley warns the first installment of real estate taxes is due Monday March 31 with penalties after the date. Taxpayers urged to pay early to avoid last minute rush. Through Tuesday closing time $651,948.12 had been collected since January 1, leaving about 30 percent unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
W. H. Lepley
Young People Club to Meet at Central School Gym
The Hardin County Young People's Club sponsored by the extension service and farm bureau will meet at the Central School gymnasium next Thursday evening March 27 at 8 00. Election of officers will be held and a social hour is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Young People’s Club
The
Extension Service and
Farm Bureau
Central School
Gehrke Former Hardin County Sheriff Dies in Iowa Falls
Bulletin reports Max Gehrke once Hardin county sheriff died suddenly Thursday morning in Iowa Falls after returning to visit from his home in Klamath Falls Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Gehrke
Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Gehrke
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Iowa
Coleman in Hospital with Pneumonia
Don Coleman, manager of the Eldora Goodyear store, is hospitalized with pneumonia. Jim Ferguson, assistant manager of the Water loo Goodyear store, is helping at the Eldora location this week.
Fishing Licenses Go On Sale April First County Licenses Available via Multiple Vendors
New hunting and fishing licenses arrive in the county recorder Julia Mulford's office and will be sold starting April 1 by authorized distributors. Old licenses expire March 31. Licenses may also be bought in Eldora at Tull & Probasco Hardware Gamble Firestone Coast-to-Coast stores Kay Setchell conservation officer and D. W. Hicks Pine Lake. Leaflets detailing rules for the 1952 53 season will be distributed with licenses upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Mulford
County Recorder
Eldora
Tull & Probasco Hardware
Gamble
Firestone
Kay Setchell
D. W. Hicks
Pine Lake
Recorder
Offic
Short Reaches Cribbage Finals
C. Q. Short defeated Harold Creps 3-2 to reach the Eidora city cribbage final this week. He faces the semi final loser in the Wednesday night finals at the American Legion club rooms, starting 7 30 p m. Four prizes include cup and hat certificate cuff links and tie clasp. A Legion doubles playoff will also be staged that evening with DeCook Cordes already slated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Q. Short
Harold Creps
Eidora
Civil Service Announces Highway Engineer Examination
The U S Civil Service Commission reveals an exam for Highway Engineer and Highway Bridge Engineer posts across the Bureau of Public Roads and federal agencies. Salaries run 4205 to 5940 dollars yearly. Applicants need a bachelor's in professional engineering or four years of progressive highway engineering experience or a mix thereof. Graduate study may substitute for two years. No written test. Applications due until further notice to the Executive Secretary, Board of U S Civil Service Examiners, Washington DC. Further details available at Eldora Post Office or regional offices.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington, D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Department of Commerce
Washington 95
D. C
Eldora Post Office
Civil Service Regional Office
U. S. Civil Service
Washington
Call for 3 inductees by Hardin County board
Hardin county selective service board reports a call for three inductees to report on April 14. Chairman Glenn Whorall announced the decision on a Wednesday briefing.
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Hardin County Selective Service Board
Glenn Whorrall
Record crowd at Kasischke farm machinery auction
About 3000 people packed L. E. Kasischke’s farm for a Wednesday machinery sale in Hardin County Iowa. Auctioneer notes strong demand, 1200 meals served by Gifford church ladies, and a novel taxi system transporting buyers from surrounding areas amid mud after Tuesday rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Kasischke
Joe Kramer
Hidera Auction Co
Iowa
Hardin County
Gifford Church
Blanche Cox
L. E
Herald-Index
New Providence
Herb Morann
Eldora
Vernon Blome
Buckeye
Gene Foster
Shafer Announces Candidacy for County Recorder
George Shafer of Eldora announces run for county recorder in June Republican primary. Former director of Owasa school system and Eldora city clerk, he resigned last December and seeks to serve the community. Shafer, a former farmer, is active in Eldora Chamber of Commerce and Rotary, recently named second ward councilman. Incumbent Julia Mulford also seeks renomination on the same ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shafer
Eldora
County Recorder
Owasa
Shafer
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
James G. Bales
Ulia Mulford
Grand Jury In Secret Session
The following grand jurors have been drawn for the present term of district court and sit in secret sessions this week per clerk Fred L. Miler. ACKLEY Hattie Weber Etna Township ALDEN Herbert Krause Buckeye Township ELDORA Carl Barnard Eldora Dahl BEARD Fred Doering Grant Township NEW PROVIDENCE Willard J. Martin Providence Township RADCLIFFE John Lettow Sherman Township TEAMBOAT ROCK George Potgeter Clay Township George Potgeter chosen as jury foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Miler
Ackley
Hattie Weber
Etna Township
Alden
Herbert Krause
Buckeye
Eldora
Carl Barnard
Dahl Beard
Fred Doering
Grant Township
New Providence
Willard J. Martin
Providence Township
Radcliffe
John Lettow
Sherman Township
Spring Arrives in Iowa with Official Time Link
Iowa marks the official arrival of spring at 12 14 p m yesterday Thursday as March shows near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. Eldora unofficial observer Charles Frank notes February average of 33 0 degrees eight degrees above last year while December had mild days and a notable sleet storm on the 18th and 19th with a 53 degree warm spell on the 27th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Frank
Eldora
Variety Program Follows Eldora Odd Fellows Meeting
After a routine business session Monday Eldora Odd Fellows hosted David George and six training school boys for an entertainment program. Plans were announced for a similar show on March 30. Boxing bouts saw Osborne beat Smith, Aldrich defeat Bruce, and Vincent and Thomas draw. Referee Rev. Blandeau timekeeper Ed Nehmeier and judges Allbee DeWitt Foughty. Chet Van Patter presided. refreshments followed. All first degree team members urged to attend next week’s meeting with practice after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Odd Fellows
David George
Bill Thomas
Jack Osborne
Ronald Smith
Larry Aldrich
Ronald Bruce
Leon Vincent
Howard Blandeau
Ed Nehmeier
Ralph Allbee
Ivan DeWitt
Tom Foughty
Chet van Patter
Mr. van Patter
Claude Smith
Guy Reid
O. R. Lamb
Funeral Services Held Wednesday For Smith Infant
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at O'Keefe and Taowley Funeral Home Waterloo for Jeffrey Bowers Smith two day old son of Mr and Mrs J B Smith of Waterloo who died Monday in a Waterloo hospital Rev Chas E Luce officiated and graveside services followed in Eldora Cemetery Surviving are parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Smith of Eldora Mrs Jessie Lepley of Marshalltown and great grandparents Mr and Mrs Pearl Bowers of Grundy Center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Keefe
Taowley
Waterloo
Jeffrey Bowers Smith
J. B. Smith
Chas. E. Luce
Eldora Cemetery
Joe Smith
Eldora
Jessie Lepley
Marshalltown
Mrs
Pearl Bowers
Grundy Center
Eldora Spring Opening to Feature Contests and Prizes
Eldora merchants will host a Spring Opening on March 29 with a lucky telephone number treasure hunt and free kiddie movies at the New Grand Theatre. The event is sponsored by three Chamber of Commerce bureaus Foods Hardlines and Dry Goods with planning meetings and a business-promotion committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Clarence DeCook
W. A. Dunn
Jim Collins
Cap Schimmele
Bob Ferguson
John Bekemeier
Marion Munsinger
E. J. Matheson
Claude Pfander
C. Q. Short
John Starr
Leone Ziesman
Paul Schaa
Jurgen Tjaden
M. D. Stilley
New Grand Theatre
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Carroll Large
Wilbur Davis
Hardin and Grundy
Union
Grinnell College
Women's Glee Club
Eldora Congregational Church
Sterling, Ilinois
Chicago
Kimball Hall
Graham's Department Store
Congregational Parsonage
Dale DeVault
Masonic Lodge
Methodists
Young People’s Club
Civil Service
George M. Shafer
GOP
George Potgeter
Clay Township
C.F
Smith
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