Musicians Feted By Band Boosters Banquet Honors Eldora Musicians
The Rainbow of Music themed banquet for Eldora Consolidated School musicians was held in the gym Tuesday night, with 1175 attending. Band Boosters and the Chamber of Commerce organized rainbow colored tables, programs, and menus while talks traced musicians’ progress from practice to contest honors.
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Eldora Consolidated School
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Halasey
Bob Halasey
Charles Britsch
Sunshine
Wayne Aurand
K. E. Reisinger
Eastman Nuakolis
Joan Follett
Aurand
Halasey
Britsch
Dave Wilson
Merle Froning
E. I. Rosenberger
Two Youths Sought in Flurry of Car Thefts
A string of car thefts including two at Eldora involved 16 year olds William McCoy of Muscatine and Lester Wilson of Fonda who escaped Saturday night and were captured Monday at Canton Missouri. A 1840 Ford owned by Dale North was taken and abandoned on Russell Roupe's lawn after its steering was wired. A Donald Ames 1937 Nash was stolen and left in Grundy Center. other thefts occurred in New Sharon and Keokuk. Training School youths were to be returned to face charges.
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Eldora
Wm. McCoy
Muscatine
Lester Wilson
Fonda
Canton
Dale North
Russell Roupe
Paul Hodgson
Donald Ames
Grundy Center
New Sharon
Keokuk
Phi Mu Alpha Initiates Jim Maltby at Town State Teachers
Jim Maltby of Eldora has been initiated into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national honorary music fraternity, at Town State Teachers college.
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PHI MU Alpha
Jim Maltby
Eldora
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Town State Teachers College
Eldora soloists sweep state music contest in Pella
Winning soloists Pat Follett Mary Farmer Bob Halasey and David Wilson led Eldora high school to nine Division I ratings at the state contest in Pella Halasey achieved a double victory as a superior in both tubas and baritone euphonium solos The trumpet trio brass quartet brass sextet and saxophone quartet claimed group wins while Eldora matched last year with ten Division I ratings and five II's statewide
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Eldora High School
Pella
Shirley Follett
Robert Bateson
Darrell Scott
Studia Photo
Pat Follett
Mary Farmer
Bob Halasey
David Wilson
Miss Follett
Miss Farmer
Halasey
Euphantum
Wilson
Eldora
Driver Arrested After Eldora Movie Test
Eldora man Ray Cummings, 31, was arrested by city police early Sunday and bound over to the grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after waiving a preliminary hearing. He failed to post bond, remained in jail, and surrendered to the sheriff. A blood sample was taken and he became the first to submit to the movie test in the area.
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Eldora
Ray Cummings
C. W Haase
Grand Jury
Cummings
Equity Court Term Opens Monday With Two Week Session
Judge Sherwood A. Clock will preside at a two weeks equity term of district court starting Monday. The session will hear only equity matters with no jury trials. The bar calendar shows seven criminal cases all charged with operated. Twenty one new civil cases are filed including eight divorce petitions.
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Sherwood A. Clock
Equity
District Court
Softball Association Meets Tonight
Eldora Softball association meeting postponed by Friday windstorm will be held in the supervisors room of the courthouse tonight at 8 p.m. Representatives from each league club will set ground rules for summer play on the local diamond.
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Eldora Softball Association
Plans Events to Honor Reisinger Pony Sale
Eldora Chamber of Commerce organizes a week of May 22 to 27 events to honor K E Reisinger and Sons pony sale at the Eldora Livestock Sales Pavilion. The sale, the largest of its kind in the United States, drew buyers from 30 states last year. Blue ribbons will be worn in every business and many stores will offer ribbon specials. Ponies arrive May 23 from California Texas and Oklahoma, with Hardin County residents expected to visit the pavilion before the sale.
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K. E. Reisinger and Sons
Eldora
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Retail Trade Committee
United States
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Hardin
Planning Council Meeting Today Discussed by Prof Stacey
Prof W H Stacey Iowa State college sociologist will discuss development and use of community planning councils at the county extension office today Sunday at 2 o clock Attended by city and county officers leaders of town and rural organizations ministers school officials and others interested in the topic
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W. H. Stacey
Iowa State College
Rain totals 1.99 inches reported by observer
Rain Monday delivered 1.99 inches according to H L Cleveland, government observer, with precipitation spread over several hours. The Town river rose but caused no damage, while the South Fork remained bank full then receded. The new grade at Gifford prevented floods seen in prior years.
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H. L. Cleveland
Gifford
Trio of Neighbors Plow for Fouts
Three neighbors Emmet Footsie Fouts west of Steam boat Rock Ed Stull Verle Manning and Wills Perry started a 40 acre plow to aid Fouts. They stepped in as his wife Ruthe and children Terry Dean 7 and Jerry Jean 214 suffered a week from food poisoning, keeping him indoors.
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Emmett Footsie Fouts
Steamboat Rock
Ed Stull
Verle Manning
Wills Perry
Fouts
Ruthe
Terry Dean
Jerry Jean
Eldora City Grants Sewer Easement for Krause Property
At a special council meeting Eldora officials approved an agreement with Hilmer Krause. In exchange for a water line to his southeast-edge property, Krause will provide a free easement for a new sewer line. He will dig a ditch from 17th avenue down 7th street about 1100 feet to 19th avenue, with the city supplying two inch pipe and fill. The sewer line will serve west and south fringes en route to the disposal plant.
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Eldora City
Hilmer Krause
Krause
17Th Avenue
7Th Street
19Th Avenue
Eldora Wins First All County Track Crown in Relay Heavy Meet
Eldora tops field at Training School with 12236 points as Tigers win four relay events and sweep many sprints and distances. Duane Babcock wins 100 yard dash, Carroll Vaughn mile, Beep Anderson 220, Gary Button 200 hurdles, Glen Button broad jump. Training School runnerups secure multiple wins.
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Eldora
Ackley Jown Falls
Hubbard Alden
Union Fois
Tiger
Dale DeVaull
Tigers
Yona Falls
Duane
Duke" Babcock
Carroll Vaughn
Beep” Anderson
Gary Button
Glen Button
Alden
Union
Walter Sayer
American Legion
Mollis Miles
Steltzer
Gary Hutton
Ackleyi
Collins
Anderson
Wagner
Harrington
Babcock
Ackley
Iowa Falls
Weld
Nolan
Lyons
Cakerice
Nowasell
Vaughn
Sanders
Marsh
Stone
Thaden
Tintjer
Perkins
Hubbard
Long
Holiday
Allbee
Purdy
Coon
Town Falls
Kadaiph
Davis
Lorenzen
Klemme
Biddle
Heslop
Broer
Brown
Priske
Hamm
Schuler
Reps
Neuberger
Montz
Hestap
Rotary Experts Discuss Soil Conservation Program
Rotary luncheon session featured Dale Shadle of the U S Department of Agriculture and Wayne Fisher outlining soil conservation as wise natural resource use. They warned soil erosion could worsen if practice continues and highlighted hybrids boosting yields amid erosion and declining organic matter. Guests included Charles Smith, Robert Biederman, and Dallas Randolph.
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Rotary Club
Dale Shadle
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wayne Fisher
Harding County
Shadle
Fisher
Charles Smith
Robert Biederman
Veterans
Eldora High School
Dallas Radolph
Three Scouts Named for Valley Forge Jamboree Trip
Eldora Explorer post counsellor Lester EB Ose reports state headquarters lists three members for the national jamboree at Valley Forge in July. Ronald Oldenburg is named already, with Robert Bateson and Jim Foster added. Darrell Scott may join the group as a probable fourth.
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Lester EB. Ose
Eldora Explorer Post
Boy Scouts
Valley Forge
Ronald Oldenburg
Robert Bateson
Jim Foster
Darrell Scott
Pony Sale Books Reach Forty States for Midwest Event
Five hundred catalogues for the fourth annual Midwest Pony Sale to be held May 26 27 were mailed by K E Reisinger and Sons. Books were sent to pony fanciers in 40 states with 2000 copies printed and the rest distributed at Eldora Livestock Pavilion during the sale.
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K. E. Reisinger and Sons
Herald-Index
Eldora Livestock
Five More Added To C of C Roll
Secretary Doyle D Felton reports five additions to the Eldora Chamber of Commerce roll bringing 1850 memberships to 239. The new members are Lee Barbershop Dr W H Van Tiger Charles W Haase Hardin County Farm Bureau and H H Nazett.
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Doyle D. Felton
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Lee Barbershop
W. H. van Tiger
Charles W. Haase
Hardin County Farm Bureau
H. H. Nazett
Dr Ray to Address Eldora High Grads
Dr. Robert F. Ray, director of the institute of public affairs at the State University of Iowa, will address a class of 33 Eldora High seniors at commencement on Wednesday night, May 24. Ray, 28, holds a PhD from Iowa U and was noted in high school and college debate, state winner in the Iowa Forensic League and appeared in The New York Town Meetings at the Air. Reverend Ralph B. Innes, Congregational church pastor, will speak at the Eldora High School graduation services on Sunday, May 21.
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Robert F. Ray
Institute of Public Affairs
State University of Iowa
Eldora Ih
Dr. Ray
Iowa U
New York
Ralph B. Innes
Congregational Church
Roy Landt of Union Dies in Marshalltown
Roy George Landt 49 of Union died Wednesday night at De Loness hospital Marshalltown after a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral plans by Biersborn funeral home. Born May 21 1901 at Gladbrook son of Emil and wife. Married Louise Hisenbiess November 1925 at Canistota. Survived by wife two children Arlene Westcott and Dale Landt of Union area, brother John Landt Underwood N D, Lutheran church member.
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Roy George Landt
Dealoness Hospital
Marshalltown
Biersborn Funeral Home
Mr. Landt
Gladbrook
Emil Landt
Louise Hisenbiess
Canistota
Saddle Club Plans Trail Ride June 2
Pine Lake Saddle club invites other clubs to an all day trail ride on June 2 starting at nine at the Stanley Dreier farm after a Hubbard park picnic with about fifty adults and many children in attendance.
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Pine Lake
One Girl in Class of 10 at High School Graduation
Dolores Dickenson was the sole female graduate in the class of 10 here on Wednesday night as nine male classmates received diplomas. The ceremony included light taunts from the boys Dean Bourne, Robert Donaldson, Boyd Hamm, Herbert Humeston, Richard Mass, Ross Westcott, Robert Johnson, Larry Bowen and Duane Willims.
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UNION
Dolores Dickenson
Miss Dickenson
Dean Bourne
Robert Donaldson
Boyd Hamm
Herbert Humeston
Richard Mass
Ross Westcott
Robert Johnson
Larry Bowen
Duane Willims
Fire damages Ray Bachman home in Nome area
Fire started from wall wiring set attic alight in Nome south part. Damages estimated at 75 dollars with 15 dollars in content loss. Fire department extinguished the blaze. Nearby property owners and residents affected as investigators review cause.
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Nome
Ray Bachman
City to Get $2,400 In Federal Funds To Pay Engineer
Eldora will receive a $2,400 non interest federal loan through the General Services Administration to fund planning for a $66,752 sewer extension in Liberty Park and adjoining areas. Henningson Engineering Co. of Omaha will prepare detailed plans, with construction possible later this year pending final steps. Public financing will use sewer revenue and special assessments, with about 55 cents monthly rate increase and roughly $82 per lot for 201 benefited parcels. A provisional necessity resolution precedes a public hearing before final approval.
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Eldora
Liberty Park
Washington
General Services Administration
Henningson Engineering Co
Omaha
Owasa Farmer To Get Awards
Moving 242 miles northwest of Owasa the Farmer of the Week honors Harvey Shillington, who runs the a60-avré farm rented from Kuschel brothers of Iowa Falls for 30 years. His children Carroll 33 Richard 10 Merle 32 Dale 28 and Vera 25 help. Mrs Shillington Eva Bryant born nearby. A framed 11 by 14 farm picture and 80 $1 Witt certificates will be presented at the New Grane theatre next Wednesday night.
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Owasa
Harvey Shillington
Herald-Ledger
Vera
Shillington
Wright County
Clarion
Eva Bryant
Shillingtons
New Grane Theatre
May 3 Deadline for Purchase Agreements and Loans
The county PMA office states that May 3 is the deadline on purchase agreements or loans on 149 com. AH papers must be completed by that date.
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PMA
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