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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1957
Page
9
Eldora school board approves a $235000 bond issue for a gym auditorium addition. A Mon Apr 30 election date was set after Citizens Committee signatures surpassing 700. Plans show a 155 by 106 foot gym with seating for 1242 and 1044 when used as an auditorium.
Paul Gates senior high principal and junior high coach and wife Mary Gates vocal instructor resign their Eldora positions. Paul Gates, with an M A from Northwestern, will teach English and math at Lake Geneva Northwestern military academy starting September, unsure of departure date.
The Herald-Index announces a new publishing plant to be built on Edgerton Avenue 25 blocks west of the courthouse square adjacent to a Texaco station. Construction begins in April with a 61 by 68 foot brick fronting north for one story housing two newspapers and commercial printing.
Plaintiff lawyers for Robert D. Wellman continue presenting evidence against Dale Reisinger in a $156,158 damage suit stemming from a June 28 1956 motorcycle truck collision. Witnesses include F J Regigles Troy Jones A M Ruggles William Tank Dr J J Shorts Dr Bakody Dean Reece Bob Barr and Mable Wellman. Jurors named M ae Weldon Shirley Yleeger Darrah Roberts M Frank Blohm Edith Filbrandt Ray Harless Margaret Caruth Ben Havens Goldie Rucker Richard Baker Gaslef Lettow Margaret Luiken. Fred Miller is recovering from pneumonia at Eldora Memorial hospital. Jerry Crosser and Frank Nowasell are enrolled at Simpson College.
In C. W. Haase justice court on March 18 Barbara Jean Balvant was fined 5 dollars for illegal passing. Theodore Chaney paid 2 dollars and costs on March 12 for failing to dim lights. William F. Daleske Jr. was fined 2 dollars and costs for lacking an operator's license. Megan received 20 dollars and costs for speeding. Eldora resident Myrtle Brass was fined 20 dollars and costs for improper passing. Marvin C. Smith of Iowa Falls was fined 2 dollars and costs for not having a yard driver's license and improper passing. John Bradley of New Providence was fined 5 dollars and costs on March 5 for not stopping at a Stop sign.
Bids will be received by county auditor Fred Reed for two new county shop buildings to be built this summer on the Hardin county lot near the bulk oil tanks in Eldora. A 50 by 72 storage building and a 50 by 78 maintenance shop will replace the current shop one block east of the jail. Fire-proof haydite block construction with pre-stressed beams and pre-cast slab roofs as per county engineer Wray Furlong. One building for storage, the other for repair work. six trucks, two Maintainers and extra equipment to be housed. Fifty thousand dollars appropriated. Completion by August 1.
Eldon McVeety will speak Sunday night at Laldora First Congregational church to the United Youth Fellowship of Methodist and Congregational churches on The Reformation based on his study and travels in Scotland. This is the third program in the series.
The Berlin Community church will start a revival meeting Sunday morning and at 7 30 pm each evening until March 29. The Rev R S Tabor pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren church at Marshalltown will be the evangelist for the services. Special music will be furnished for each service.
A seven piece high school band known as the Septones entertained the Eldora Rotary Club at Tuesday noon meetings. Jim Urwin led the group with Dick Scott handling original arranging. Members include Jim Shadle Julie Myers Polly Crosley Suzanne Cote and Steve Simons. John Starr organized the program.
Central Iowa Telephone Co has purchased Eldora Roughwoods and Point Pleasant rural lines for 1978.40 for about 85 miles and will take possession after the dial conversion in 1958. South Pleasant Co line 809 sold for 410.60. Bear Creek Valley lines eyed for purchase. owners may repair lines or sell for dial system conversion.
M. D. Holland and Sons of Branch Arkansas announce a special dairy sale tomorrow at Eldora Livestock Sales. Twenty six Guernsey and Jersey cows and first calf heifers will be sold with calves at side for twenty with calves and six close up springers. All cows and heifers have been TB and Bangs tested.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. David Harvey, 62, a former Eldora resident and mother of Mrs. E. J. Ryan, at Washington, Ta. She died there Tuesday morning. Born Oct. 1, 1874 in Washington, Ta she was named Carrie O Laughlin. She married David W. Harvey in February 1896 and had two children, Mrs. Elvin J. Ryan of Eldora and David W. Harvey, who predeceased her in 1956. She is survived by her daughter, two brothers, one sister, and a grandson. interment followed in Washington cemetery.
The article discusses options for restoring telephone service, including rebuilding the lines themselves or selling to the Central Iowa Telephone Co which has offered to purchase and convert the area to the dial system with needed repairs.
Eldora greenhouse with three generations of Smith family history is sold to Gordon Ekland of Hastings Minnesota. He will take over Saturday after the day's business. Ekland, 31, plans to bring his wife and three sons to Eldora today and has seven years in green house work plus prior lineman work.
The first installment on real and personal taxes will be delinquent after Mar 31, says Hardin County Treasurer Helen Schumacher. Tax collection is reported as coming in fairly well, with hope that no one forgets the deadline.
Three new petitions filed this week in Hardin County name Clara and Delmar Sparks seeking 60839.77 for damages from a Nov 1 1955 collision with a car driven by George Larson. Janet and Harold Schamper Jr seek 82715.13 for injuries from the same crash, with attorney J C Brekken. The third suit targets William R Reason of Adams Tennessee, with Claire L Gray and Greydan Jennings alleging Reason cashed checks for 39.00 at Iowa Falls, 37.00 at Clifton's, and 41.00 at Fare Way. Oppen and Wessels represent the plaintiffs.
The Congregational and Methodist churches of Eldora will hold a joint service Sunday at 7 30 in the Methodist church. Conducted by Rev Ralph Imes and Rev John Moore, guest speaker Rev Preston Hinderks of the Congregational Church Iowa Falls. Hinderks leads missions commission and heads the Iowa Falls Ministerial association. Public invited.
The Union-Whitten senior class will hold a car wash Saturday starting at 9 a.m. in Union and Whitten. Whitten car washing will be at Leonard Flick's. if weather allows, at the Union high school building. Free pick-up may be arranged by calling Whitten 205 or the Union high school today.
Dr. R. N. Bremner of the Hardin County Medical Society announced a postponement of the polio inoculation program for residents under 50. A temporary vaccine shortage shifted the reduced price period from mid month to April 15 through May 15, with normal pricing continuing until then. Manufacturers have assured ample supply for the revised period beginning April 15.
A joint board of Hardin and Hamilton county education boards approved the Radcliffe school reorganization after reviewing a petition heard on February 27. The plan included land in Lincoln and Rose Grove townships. Williams and Blairsburg opposed it, and the north Rose Grove area was not excluded. The final vote at Eldora favored merger with the excluded area remaining out.
Service awards for long time work with the Hardin county social welfare board were presented yesterday to R. R. Ibach of Eldora for 18 years, Mrs. Helen Jones of Iowa Falls for 10 years, and Mrs. Ruth Cousin who will receive a five year certificate. Ibach and Jones are no longer on the board while Cousin currently serves.
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