John Jaspers Elected President Of Hardin County Farm Bureau
John Jaspers of Clay township was named the new president of the Hardin County Farm Bureau at the annual county meeting in the youth building Tuesday night. Lester Kaufman of Iowa Falls vacated the post. Howard Sisam of Tipton township was named vice president, Gerald Modlin of Eldora township secretary, John Barnhart of Ellis township and Mrs. Woodrow Heitland of Etna township as women’s chairmen. Maurice Cook of Providence township will continue as voting delegate. Resolution work will be sent to the state committee and Cook and others will travel to Des Moines for the state resolutions to be presented at the November 26 to 28 meeting. Wayne Halstead said the annual membership drive will begin after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jaspers
Clay Township
Hardin County Farm Bureau
Jaspers
Lester Kaufman
Iowa Falls
Howard Sisam
Tipton Township
Gerald Modlin
Eldora Township
John Barnhart
Ellis Township
Woodrow Heitland
Etna Township
Maurice Cook
Providence Township
State Farm Bureau Resolution Committee
Cook
Des Moines
November term petit jurors named for county court
The November term opens November 26 with 10 a.m. jurors reporting December 3. A list names jurors by townships including Ackley Alden Eldora Iowa Falls New Providence Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Union and others. Notable: Ruth Halasey, Eldora soprano, selected as soloist for All-State chorus in Des Moines November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Halasey
Eldora High School
Iowa Music Association
Des Moines
Miss Halasey
Jane Griffel
Wayne Eggleston
Doug Pulse
Eldora
Leona Froning
Fred L. Miller
Ackley
Frank Glaze
Wood
Row Heitland
Grey Lindeman
Martin Ryken
Glen Abben
Delbert Wood
Alden
Ann Brocket
Helen Dryer
Letha Hartman
Alice Jass
Anna Kastendick
Chas, Masson
Ray
Paul C. Primus
Hubbard
G. H. Brandt
Fred Doering
Oren Dreier
John Durbin
Dave Kolbe
Ervin Kuhlman
Lawrence Pickering
Walter Piel
Arthur Winter
Ernest Ziebell
Iowa Falls
Walter Ballenger
Otis G. Bessman
John Bourne
Marjorie Brown
Mayme Brown
Glen Caruth
Fred W. Chantrell
Billa Cole
Marjorie Costello
Marcia Craig
Mariee K. Debe
Helen Donegan
E. E. Green
Gene Hansen
Marjorie Hinton
Mayme Houck
Margaret Klove
W. R. Law
Helyne Moore
Alice Pulis
Marjorie Shane
Edmund Thornton
Lincoln Trowbridge
Dorothy Utech
Milo Walthall
Phyllis Wilkinson
Wilma A. Wood
New Providence
Dale Lawler
A. B. White
Radcliffe
Elmer Jacobson
Alta Mossman
Walter Neubau
Chris Sorenson
Wilma Wy
Steamboat Rock
Willard Deschamp
Union
Katy Lee Hadley
Max Heryford
Dorothy Wiles
Gertrude Wooten
No School Today A Des Moines Teachers Meeting
Schools will be closed all day as teachers and administrators attend the annual state teachers meeting in Des Moines this weekend. The first general session occurred last night and the meeting will continue through Saturday noon with Supt Paul J Simons attending administrator meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Paul J. Simons
Children Donate Funds At St. Rock
Children in Steamboat Rock donate to a community fund for a needy child or recreation equipment. Plans to collect on tricks or treats night were dropped but some funds were received, with more expected, said Mrs. John Gast.
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St. Rock
Steamboat Rock
John Gast
Larry LaVelle joins Cornell marching band
Larry LaVelle of Eldora and son of Mr and Mrs Don LaVelle is accepted as a freshman member of the Cornell College marching band. He plays cornet in the 48 piece ensemble directed by Robert Cantrick, assistant professor of music.
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Larry LaVelle
Don LaVelle
Eldora
Cornell College
Larry
Cornell
Robert Cantrick
Radcliffe students back Ike Hick Hoegh in local election
Radcliffe high school students favored re election of President Eisenhower U S Senator Hickenlooper and Iowa Governor Hoegh all Republicans in a Monday special election. With 178 voters five spoiled ballots were tossed, Eisenhower 95 Stevenson 74 Hickenlooper 86 Evans 75 Hoegh 86 Loveless 82. This student vote project led by principal Edwin Dethlefs involved economics and speech classes county auditor Reed and assessor Guenther. The voting setup at Radcliffe fire station was explained by voting board members Kuhfus Eller Himmel. Dethlefs noted similar elections predicted national outcomes with up to 99 percent accuracy in some years. The Radcliffe area covers Buckeye to Garden City, including Buckeye Radcliffe Garden City across about 100 square miles with 3 towns. There were 65 straight Republican and 49 straight Democratic tickets. A caucus preceded the vote, running over three hours with eight students per party. In Congress race Gross over Micich 88 72. Walter over Lehman 85 74. In county races Bremner over Cole 86 72 and Marsh over Colby 91 67 for the 1957 term on the county board.
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Radcliffe High School
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Leo A.hoegh
Hisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Hickenlooper
R. M. Evans
Hoegh
Herschel Loveless
Fred A. Reed
Walter Guenther
Radcliffe Election Board
Fred Kuhfus
Art Eller
Paul Himmel
Radcliffe Fire Station
Hardin County
Radcliffe
Buckeye
Garden City
Buckore
Radcliffe and Gardens
Glen Whorrall to Resign December First
Glen Whorrall, a rural mail carrier of 35 years, will retire on December 1 as announced by postmaster J R Bahne. He turns 70 December 3, reaching mandatory retirement age. Whorrall has served on the Hardin county selective service board, is a World War I veteran, active in Legion affairs, and a trustee of the new county youth building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Whorrall
J. R. Bahne
Whorrall
Hardin County Selective Service Board
New County Youth Building
Chest Drive Reaches 3357 in Eldora Community Drive
Eldora’s Community Chest campaign remains short of its 5800 goal with about ten days of soliciting ahead. By Wednesday noon a total of 3357.85 was collected from 29 C Club members, plus 1710.35 from last Monday’s house-to-house push, with names of local sponsors and businesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
C Club
Gambles
E. J. Matheson
Emmert’s Locker
Ben Franklin
Anderson Drug
Woodward’s
Wood Auto
Harmon’s
Lundy, Butler & Lundy
American Legion
Lovell Denniston Lumber Co
Eldora Mill Work & Mfg. Co
Herald - Index
J. W. Schlampp
Andrle & Creps
Hardin County Savings Bank
W. H. van Tiger
Star Clothing
Farm Bureau Service
Clarence DeCook
R. R. Griffel
J. F. Hardin
J. E. Tull
Alice F. Davis
Don’s Royal
Corsa Eggleston Estate Household Auction Held in Whitten Iowa
Auction listing for a household auction of the Corsa Eggleston Estate in Whitten Iowa. Knowles and Kramer are the auctioneers. Phone Herald-Index for farm sale service and to claim date listings. Saturday November 3.
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Phone Herald-Index
Whitten
Iowa
Knowles & Kramer, Aucts
Farm sale closings and auctions in Iowa listings
Thursday November 8 Rex Heard closes a farm sale located 1 mile west of the water tower at Steamboat Rock auctioneers Reisinger and Heltibridle. Tuesday November 23 John Pearce complete closing out sale. Thursday December 6 John Elfefson closing out farm sale 5 miles northwest of Eldora auctioneers Reisinger and Heltibridle. Friday December 14 W J Wittenburg 4 miles northwest of Union. Thursday January arl Guiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex
Steamboat Rock
A. Reisinger & Heltibridle
Aucts
John Pearce
Knowles & Kramer
John Elfefson
Eldora, Reisinger & Heltibridle
W. J. Wittenburg
Union, Reisinger & Heltibridle
Guiles
Voters Asked to Decide Three Special Issues
County voters will face three questions at the upcoming general election. A state proposal would authorize a Korean War bonus for Iowans who served between 1950 and 1953, funded by a 56 million bond. The county seeks approval to replace the county shop with a $50,000 fireproof structure and to allow sale of the current building housing the shop. A county conservation board would require a one quarter mill tax hike to raise about 11,000 for parks forests and recreation areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
S-acre
O'Neill Hog
Hardin County to Host 19 General Election Polls
Nineteen polling sites will serve Hardin County for next Tuesday's election. Polls open 8 a m to 8 p m. Locations include Alden Buckeye Clay Garden City Eldora Etna Ackley Iowa Falls Owasa New Providence Radcliffe Hubbard Union Whitten and more. County auditor Fred A Reed notes town halls courthouses and community halls as voting venues.
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Hardin County
Fred A. Reed
Alden
Buckeye
Clay Township
Steamboat Rock
Concord
Garden City
Eldora
Ellis
Etna Township
Ford
Ackley
Grant Township
Elmer Relfschneider
Hardin Township
Old Legion Hall
Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
West Side School
Jackson Township
Owasa
Pleasant Township
Roughwoods
Providence Township
New Providence
Sherman Township
Radcliffe
Tipton Township
Hubbard
Union Township
Union
Whitten (Town
Whitten
Auctioneers Ebmer Drury Knowles and Kramer
A Wednesday auction listing notes Ebmer Drury Knowles and Kramer acting as auctioneers. The fragment indicates an upcoming sale date of Wednesday January 16 with contemporaneous bidder activity and catalog details.
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Ebmer Drury
Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Scout Units To Aid In Voting
Eldora Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Brownie troops join a get-out-the-vote drive this weekend and next week. Boy Scouts start 5 p m tomorrow night with a door-to-door campaign handing out Liberty Bells. Next Tuesday Girl Scouts with Brownies will assist voters by babysitting and arranging rides to polls wearing red and white arm bands reading aid to voters.
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Eldora Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Brownlie
Brownie
Clerks And Judges For Polls In Many Townships
The article lists clerks and judges at pre cinct polls for the November 6 election across multiple townships and towns including Alden Hardin Town Falls Iowa Falls Etna Buckeye Ellis Jackson Clay Sherman Tipton Pleasant Eldora Eldora City Concord Grant Providence Union Whitten and others. It notes extra clerks and judges in several precincts to cover three ballot issues and township ballots, and previews major race contests at federal and state levels with references to Eisenhower Stevenson Hoegh Loveless Hicklenlooper and others.
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Alden Township
Theo Nott
John C. Heinzeroth
W. A. Squire
Josephine Halberstadt
W. V. Winter
Hardin Township
W. N. Moore
Cliff Simpson
Etna Township
Pearl Bakker
Alma J. Vietor
Mrs. B. Ricksmeier
Charles J. Ryken
D. G. Arends
H. W. Ricksmeier
Buckeye Township
Robert Lettow
Anna B. Luttschwager
Ernest R. Vierkandt
Ellis Township
Lester L. Kauffman
L. E. Axtell
Leonard E. Hoffman
Jackson Township
Russell O. Hoffman
Robert Fuller
Ane
W. Akers
Fred Fuler
Clay Township
Pete Luiken
Leo Knight
Leo C. Daleske
Michael Finger
Sherman Township
Paul A. Himmel
Art Eller
Fred Kuhfus
Carroll Schafer
O. Russell Cobb
Whitten Township
Trene Long
Velma R. Hauser
Monroe Goodman
Takes Over At Repair Shop Here Harris Lieser Assumes Shop
Harris Lieser formerly with Massey Harris Albion has taken over the Harry Lockwood repair shop. He will specialize in key and lock work gas motors lawn mowers and general car repair. Lieser will move to Eldora living at 1109 7th St with wife and four children Deborah Rebecca Peggy and David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Lieser
Massey-Harris
Albion
Harry Lockwood
Lieser
Eldora
7Th St
Deborah
Rebecca Mae
Peggy Lou
David
Absent Voters Ballots Total 450
County auditor Fred A. Reed announced 450 absent voter ballots had been mailed and will be available at his office for those unable to vote in the county next Tuesday. Ballots could be cast there until 4 pm Monday preceding the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Reed
Reed
Rotary Guest Joe G Sage to visit Eldora club
Rotary district governor Joe G Sage will be a special guest at the Eldora club meeting on Tuesday November 6. The event marks a notable visit by a high ranking Rotary official to the community club gathering.
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Joe G. Sage
Rotary
Eldora Club
Four Races Draw Broward County Voters to Polls
Interest centers on four races in Hardin county as voters head to the polls next Tuesday in what is expected to be a statewide turnout. Polls in 19 precincts will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The county vote may equal or surpass the 11,802 cast in 1952.
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Hardin County
Tuesday Checklist Encourages Voting and Assistance
Town voters are urged to go to the polls with voting framed as a duty. In Wiardin county, registration is only required in large areas. Judges and clerks will assist voters at polls and help with machines. Eldora residents needing rides to the polls can call any local new car dealer.
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Wiardin County
Eldora
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New Farm Bureau
Wayne Halstead
Fieldman
Petit Jurors
Ike, Hick, Hoegh
Dethlefs
H. R. Gross
Michael Micich
Congress
Paul M. Walter
George Lehman
Robert Bremner
F. N. Cole
Earl Marsh
Cecil Colby
Esthoard
Hendrickson
Fred A
Larry Simpson
Conservation Board
Everett Seward
United States
Ilinois
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
California
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Loveless
Leon Hoegh
William Beardsley
Beardsley
Clyde Herring
Herring
R. M
Spike” Evans
Waterloo
Charles City
Board of Supervisors
Helen E. Schumacher
Paul E. Hodgson
Julia Mulford
William Dunn
W. A. Johnson
Johnson
George C. Lehman
Town Falls
Earl C
Marsh
L. A. Roland
Roland
Carl M. Brockett
Raymond E. Olsen
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