Eldora Hires New Girls Coach and Five Teachers
Eldora voters welcome Edward Engstrom as new girls basketball coach and junior high science and history instructor. Five new teachers join the district, reducing vacancies to two. Supervising duties include playground work and football coaching. New staff include Marion Wolkenhauer and Marilyn Kanellis, with Richard Warren as vocational agriculture instructor. Audry Kinney and Ivadell Daleske fill two first grade posts.
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Eldora
F. K. Schmidt
Hazel Dawson
Edward Engstrom
J. W. McLeran
Drake University
State University of Iowa
Allerton
Marion Wolkenhauer
Mason City
Wartburg College
Waverly
Red Cross
Marilyn Kanellis
Sutherland
Iowa
Sutherland High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa University
Traer
Instruc
Ferris to Preach Farewell Sermon at S A Church
Ferris announces a farewell sermon at Steamboat Rock Presbyterian Church next Sunday May 4 and will depart May 5 for Fairfax Missouri. He will serve as pastor of Fairfax and English Grove Presbyterian Churches and be ordained and installed by St Joseph Presbytery Synod of Missouri in early May. Ferris has led Steamboat Rock as student pastor since June 1950.
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Duaney, Ferris
Steamboat Rock
Fairfax
Missouri
English Grove
St. Joseph
Evangelist Rev Newington to Appear at Ivester
Evangelistic services to be held at the Assembly of God starting Sunday May 4 with Rev Arthur Newington of Dover England in charge. Services nightly at 7 45 except Monday. Newington a well known minister and world traveler making his fifth U S visit, first traveling from Belgium to San Francisco via Cape Horn. He describes experiences in England during both world wars and bombing raids.
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Newington
Ivester
Assembly of God
Arthur Newington
Dover
England
United States
Belgium
San Francisco
Cape Horn
King Memorial Sunday Afternoon Service for Ollie J. King
A memorial service for Mrs. Ollie J. King 91 longtime Eldora resident will be held Sunday May 4 at 2 30 PM at Congregational Church Rev Alva Ragsdale in charge with burial in Eldora Cemetery The church parlors will be open Sunday afternoon for attendees traveling from distance
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Congregational Church
Ollie J. King
Eldora
Nellie Grimes
St. Paul, Inn
Alva Ragsdale
Eldora Cemetery
Hardin Grundy 100F Homecoming At Iowa Falls
Hardin and Grundy Odd Fellows marked the 133rd anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America with ceremonies at Iowa Falls. Lodges from Eldora Union Hubbard Iowa Falls Grundy Center Reinbeck Dike and Beaman attended. over 150 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs participated. The program included music by Eldora Rebekah Kitchen Band and 25 year membership jewels for three members.
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Hardin and Grundy Odd Fellows
Oddfellowship
America
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Union
Hubbard
Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Dike and Beaman
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Clark M. Crowell
Elmer Ackerman
Clyde Smith
Rebekah Kitchen Band
Banquet Draws 150 from Across Iowa
More than 150 men from across Iowa attended the annual Men's Quaker Movement banquet at Friendship Lodge Quaker Heights last Monday evening. Speakers included Rev. Frank Davis of Marshalltown First Friends' Church, Rev. Ernest C. Lamb, and Charles S. Ball of William Penn College. Don ald Gatrelle of Albia provided song entertainment as ladies from Bangor and Liberty meetings served dinner.
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Iowa
Friendship Lodge
Quaker Heights
Frank Davis
First Friends’ Church
Marshalltown
Ernest C. Lamb
Yearly Meeting
Charles S. Ball
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Donald Gatrelle
Albia
Planting over 100 trees at Eldora City Dump
City crews led by Dr. R. E. Gray and Charles Stage planted more than 100 trees shrubs and flowering plants at the Eldora City Dump. Species included Chinese chestnut Orient-Nanking cherry crab spruce hawthorn apple pear plum and apricot trees plus grapes lilies roses and peonies. The project sponsored by the Eldora Woman's Club Public Welfare Department transformed the grounds into a neat orderly area and serves as a lead-off for a broader cleanup campaign.
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Eldora
R. E. Gray
Charles Stage
Public Welfare Department
The
Eldora Woman's Club
Water Systems School Offered for Har din County Dealers
Water system dealers in Hardin County are invited to a May 8 school on pumps and water systems at the Central States Electric Co Office in Eldora. Arrangements are by the Eldora electric company manager. The event is part of 89 statewide meetings for Water Systems Month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Central States Electric Co
Eldora
Electric Company
Iowa State College
County Home TV Fund Reaches $60
Eldora Rotarians voted to contribute 25 toward purchasing a TV at the Hardin County home raising the fund to 60. Kiwanis Club gave a like amount, with 5 from C. Q. Short, Andrle and Creps. Donations welcome via E. J. Matheson, Cecil Rooks or C. H. Shannon. Grub leads Iowa Falls effort to buy a second set for inmates and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Rotarians
Hardin County
Kiwanis Club
C. Q. Short
Andrle and Creps
E. J. Matheson
Cecil Rooks
C. H. Shannon
Ki- Ministerial Association
Hospital Notes Patients and Births List
Hospital notes list patients across Iowa towns with a birth update. Eldora and Whitten report two births on April 28 and New Providence two on April 29 including girls and a boy. Other towns list patient names in Eldora Iowa Falls Hubbard Reinbeck Union and New Providence.
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Eldora
C. J. Warthow
Ed Shives
William Broer
Herb Pale
Mary Faint
Kenneth Anway
Iowa Falls
Bert Burdick
New Providence
Jay Hadley
Charles Wood
Hubbard
Will Duberke
William Last
Reinbeck
W. E. Redfearn
Union
Ollie Bittner
Kenneth Fox
New Providence Wins Two Ratings In Music Contest
New Providence high school sent the boys quartet and two vocal solos to the state music contest at Vin ton last Saturday. Bob Moon earned a Division I rating for his baritone solo and Allan Pool a Division II rating in bass. The quartet consisted of Allan Pool Bob Moon William Broer and Donald Beach with Mrs Wanda Dummermuth as accompanist. The school band and choral groups will compete in the state finals for large groups at LeGrand next Saturday May 3.
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New Providence ‘High School
Vinton
Bob Moon
Allan Pool
Allan
Bob
William Broer
Donald Beach
Wanda Dummermuth
Complete Plans For Getting Out Vote In County
Farm Bureau leaders in every township in Hardin county have completed plans for a month long drive to get all eligible adults to the polling places for the June primaries. The bi partisan drive will contact Democrats and Republicans to nominate the best candidates for public office. Mrs. Emory Lake will head the drive with a statewide committee including Maurice Cook and local leaders in each township. The effort uses direct mail, telephone and in person reminders, broken into township and school district divisions with volunteer directors named for each township.
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Farm Bureau
Hardin County
Good Citizenship
Emory Lake
Iowa Falls
Hardin County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Good Citizenship Committee
Maurice Cook
New Providence
Dave Kolbe
Hubbard
John Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
George Marks
Harold Snyder
Women’s Organization
Lake
Walter Anders
Alden Township
Lloyd Simester
Clay Township
Ludwig Wegner
Concord Township
L. V. Putnam
Eldora Township
Lloyd Bittle
Ellis Township
Donald Arends
Etna Township
Adolph Herbrechtsmeier
Grant Township
Geo. A. Marks
Hardin Township
H. R. Whiting
Jackson Township
Geo. Granton
Pleasant Township
Ross Reece
Providence Township
G. T. Eller
Sherman Township
Meryl Faust
Tipton Township
E. W. Lundy
Paul Williams
Union Township
Poppy Day Contest Winners Named At Training School
The annual Poppy Day contest by the American Legion Auxiliary announced six top contestants led by Donald Barker and Floyd Durbin, who will advance to district competition. Winners received awards in a ceremony led by Mrs. R. M. Hunt, with posters displayed in Eldora under art instructor Ruby Coonradt supervision. Judges were Mrs. Cecil Rooks, Mrs. Eldon McVeety and John L. Butler.
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American Legion Auxiliary
R. M. Hunt
Hunt
Donald Barker
Don Rohliff
Irvin Halterman
Floyd Durbin
Duane Miller
Steven Viers
Ruby Coonradt
Eldora
Cecil Rooks
Eldon McVeety
John L. Butler
Rev Imes Announces Eldora Church Summer Hours Start Sunday
Rev Ralph Imes says Eldora Congregational Church will begin summer worship on Sunday May 4 with a morning service from 8:00 to 8:45. The change frees the rest of the day for members who want to travel or play, and attendees are invited to dress accordingly.
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Eldora Congregational Church
Ralph Imes
Rotary speakers from State Hospital guest at Woodward club
A J Shafter and Jack Chandler of the State Hospital social service department Woodward were guest speakers at Rotary Tuesday. Hollis Miles, superintendent of the Training School, arranged the program.
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Rotary
J. Shafter
Jack Chandler
Social Service Department
State Hospital
Woodward
Ija
Hollis Miles
New House Numbers On Sale At Reduced Saturday
Eldora sponsors push for 600 unsold house number plates to be disposed of at a Saturday sale at Diamond Brothers from 9 am to 9 pm. Plates sell for 1.00, reduced from 1.25. Mrs Aymer Davis leads the effort with Civic Improvement and Woman's Club members assisting at the booth.
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City of
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Board
Fire Department
Scout Organizations
Woman's Club
Diamond Brothers Corner
Aymer Davis
Central Iowa Telephone Company
Civic Improvement Committee
Woman’s Club
Davis
Booth Satuday
Mesdames Howard Caffee
Richard Pulse
Cecil Rooks
Glenn Whorrall
James Bales
Fred Edgar
C. L. Lamb
Addie Maxon
F. K. Schmidt
Lou Ward
Virginia Haas
George Shafer
Betty Hubbard
Senior Swing Show Promises A Unique Event
Eldoran seniors stage An Episode in Frustration in the school auditorium on Wednesday. The original script is by Gordon Lamb Frank Nowasell David Wilson George Fagg with 42 seniors in the cast. Fagg directs while Luglan Wood Relist lead other roles. Comedy parts go to Irwin Piper and Parker. The seniors guarantee a show unlike any other.
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Eldoran
Gordon Lamb
Frank Nowasell
David Wilson
George Fagg
Donne Luglan
Jane Wood
Verlee Relist
Tom Irwin
Dave Piper
Gary Parker
Ring Found After 44 Years Recoveries at Hubard Farm
Forty four years after a wedding at the Bekemeier home in Hubard H Boeke lost his wedding ring on the Willy Hilker farm now Frederick Krueger’s. While harrowing a garden Krueger found the ring on a harrow tooth and later Boeke identified it. The ring is returned to its owner after decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bekemeier
Hubbard
Boeke
Willy Hilker
Frederick Krueger
Krueger
Once in a blue moon lightens Eldora prize draw
Miss Julia Mulford, county recorder, and Mrs. Harry Holmes, deputy, share the courthouse office after Mulford won the second weekly cash award at 3:00 p.m. local merchants’ draw. Mulford was at Crossan's Food Market when the siren sounded this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Julia Mulford
Harry Holmes
Miss Mulford
Holmes
Mulford
Crossan
Hubbard Teachers Get Pay Raise at Hubbard Board Meet
Eleven teachers signed contracts confirming return after pay increases granted by the Hubbard board of education. Five indicated they would not return, names including Mrs. Glen Robinson and Miss Annice Reece. Returning staff include Supt. A. H. Brauer, Herman Harris, Craig Downing, and Donald Bogenrief, among others. Open house for the new school was May 1. the cafeteria has operated since April 21, with homemaking room and shop to open next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Board of Education
Glen Robinson
Annice Reece
William Gauger
Robert Burgin
Lavonne Hurd
A. H. Brauer
Herman Harris
Craig Downing
Donald Bogenrief
Velma Mannetter
Helen Christopher
Wilma Schultz
Ann Harestad
Anna Jensen
Walter Dubberke
Ray Kleepsie
New Lutheran Pastor For Radcliffe Parish
Rev A I Kramme arrived in Radcliffe from Coon Valley Wisconsin to lead three Lutheran churches in the parish He will be installed Sunday May 4 at Bethany Church 930 am Our Saviors Church 1100 am and Stavanger 800 pm Dr Jordahl president of the South Central district will preside over the installations
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A. I. Kramme
Radcliffe
Coon Valley
Wisconsin
Bethany Church
Our Saviour's
Stavanger
Jordahl
South Central
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
DX Station Open House Honors Remodeling Acreage
Kenneth Cable, lessee of the DX Service Station at 11th and Edgington Streets, hosts open house today and tomorrow to celebrate remodeling and expansion. Free gifts include roses for ladies and candy bars for children. The rebuilt 30 by 50 foot steel and concrete structure houses offices, showroom, and storage with new pumps and air compressor. Construction supervised by Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp and Eldora contractors with Dohrman Crandall in charge locally.
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Kenneth Cable
11Th
Edgington Streets
Cable
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Rance
Germany
Austria
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Waterloo
Dohrman and Crandall
Eldora
Tull and
Probasco
Eldora Electric Company
Johnson and Son
Jack Crosser
Cave In Found on Idora Farm Near Hardin County
A hole about 6 feet wide opened in a field on the Orville Vigors farm southeast of Idora when Ray Roling plowed. The ground collapsed, the tractor narrowly passed, and Roling estimated a 12 foot deep cavity with water and a crevice beneath. It is regarded as a miracle the tractor did not overturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Roling
Orville Vigors
Idora
Roling
Township F B To Meet Tuesday at Community Building
Eldora Township Farm Bureau will convene Tuesday evening May 6 at 8:00 at the Township Community Building. Rev John K Moore will speak on Citizenship and LeRoy Cakerbce will perform musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Township Farm Bureau
John K Moore
LeRoy Cakerbce
County Seniors Gather for Eldora Career Day Event
More than 150 seniors from seven Hardin County high schools will attend Eldora High School for the annual Career Day on Monday May 5. Two sessions will offer lectures by Roland S. Ross and Dr Ray Bryan with college reps on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Eldora
Roland S. Ross
Vocational and Guidance Service
State Department of Education
Ray Bryan
Vocational Education Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
Warren Flath
Hardin County Schoolmaster’s Association
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Eldora High School
Nellie F Hudson dies in Marshalltown at niece’s home
Nellie F Hudson died Wednesday morning in Marshalltown at the home of her niece Mrs Dan Turner after a short illness. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at the First Methodist Church Eldora. Born March 4 1868 she taught in Hardin County and Eldora High School before moving to Grandview Washington in 1912. She later taught in Staples Minnesota for 17 years retiring in 1932 and returned to Eldora. Surviving are brother B F Hudson of Mt Pleasant Tennessee three nieces Blanche Hudson Genevieve Hudson and others.
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First Methodist Church
Eldora
Nellie F. Hudson
Marshalltown
Dan Turner
Andrie and Creps
T. S. and
Lavinia Hudson
Hudson
Hardin County
Eldora High School
Grandview
Wash
Staples
Minn
B. F. Hudson
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Blanche Hudson
Geneveive Hudson
Glen Hudson
Westfield
Thirteenth year in business for Carl Piper in El Dora
Carl Piper marks his thirteenth year running a bulk ice cream stand in El Dora this weekend with a three day special. He previously managed the A and P store in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Piper
Eldora
Piper
Matty Matheson Remodels Gamble Store Basement Display
E. J. Matty Matheson finished remodeling the Gamble store basement creating a large display room for extra merchandise. A new department now features a display of toys in the expanded space.
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E. J
Matty
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James Campbell
Ollie Ridout
Howell Boyd, Sr
W. M. Huffman
Ray Lake
Bert A. Boddy
T. L. Mensing
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R. C. Rogers
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Claude Goodson
Russell Pearson
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Steamboat Rock High School
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Madame Butterfly
Pinkerton
Gordon Daleske
Jean Brown
Ronnie Fisher
Harris Luiken
Royce Luiken
Jerry Knight
Betty Luiken
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Arthur Cooper
Bonnie Price
Conrad
South Pacific
Jeannine Knight
Don Finger
Radcliffe Parish
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Training School
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