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Hardin County Index

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1950

Page

2

Farm Bureau to Elect Officers Monday in Radcliffe

Nominations for Hardin County Farm Bureau officers are set for the annual meeting at the Legion building in Radcliffe Monday evening. Candidates include Maurice Cook and W N Moore for president. John Jaspers and Howard McBride for vice president. Dallas Raab and Wendell Clampitt for secretary. Hart, Clem ens and Dave Kolbe for treasurer. Nominating committee members are George Mark, L R Williams and John Jaspers. The program features E O Johnston of the Iowa Farm Bureau Service Co and a Betty Mae Harris dancing show from Boone. The business session will also formalize resolutions from Steamboat Rock.

Hardin County Farm Bureau Legion Radcliffe Maurice Cook New Providence W. N. Moore Town Falls John Jaspers Steamboat Rock Howard McBride Hubbard Dallas Raab Eldora Wendell Clampitt Hart Clemens Dave ‘Kolbe George Mark L. R. Williams Bureau E. O. Johnston Iowas Farm Bureau Service Company Betty Mae Harris Boone Harris Faul_Glenney Union R. R. van Patter Wm. Leverton Tressurer Cook

Homecoming Planned for Pleasant Chapel on Nov 5

Pleasant Chapel announces its annual homecoming for next Sunday with Sunday school at ten and a service at eleven led by Rev. George A. Wolfe of Iowa Falls. A noon basket dinner will be served, followed by an afternoon program including music, readings, and talks. The program features Rev. John A. Deedrick, Mrs. Wendell Sayer, Mrs. Ora Morland, Mrs. George A. Wolfe, Mrs. Allie Palmer, Glen Morland, and Rev. Eddie Thompson. All interested are invited.

Pleasant Chapel George A. Wolfe Iowa Falls Aga John A. Deedrick Wendell Sayer Ora Morland Allie Palmer Glen Morland Eddie Thompson

Drake University students visit training school

Twenty-five psychology and sociology students from Drake University with Prof. McAfee visited the training school on Wednesday. Also present were twenty-three juniors and seniors from Vancleve High School, and eighty-one students from Iowa State Teachers College visited on Tuesday.

Drake University McAfee Vancleve High School Iowa State Teachers College

Judge Fry Hears Several Cases In Closing Out 35 Year Career

Judge H B Pryor of Boone presided for the last time as he winds down a 36 year career in district court. Harold Kramer, arrested on a fraudulent check charge, faced dismissal of extradition after Gov Williams withdrawal. Kramer was later arrested on a Davenport warrant and returned to Iowa for further proceedings. Two divorces granted included Melvin Guse and LaVonne Guse with custody awarded to the plaintiff.

H. EB. Pryof Boone Fry Gov. Williams Beardsley Harold Kramer Ofampton Plattsmouth Nebr Kramer Scott County Davenport Iowa Falls Nebraska Town Falls Melvin Guse LaVonne Guse

Halloween Night Quiet Across Eldora and County

Eldora saw minimal property damage on Halloween as police and sheriff reports noted only a few pranks. In Dubuque, Miss Geraldine Ruban will join Fidelity Abstract and Title Co. until Feb 1 before nursing school in Milwaukee. Chad Smith was divorced from Marjorie Smith with custody granted of two minor children. Three men fined for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Howard Bitters fined 3400 after conviction. Robert Bell Jr. and Art Arens fined 300 with 60 day license revocation.

Eldora Hallowe'en Hallowe’en Geraldine Ruban University of Dubuque Co. QC Ruben Fidelity Abstract Title Co Milwaukee Wis Chad Smith Marjorie Smith Howard A. Bitters Iowa Falls Fry Robert Sidney Bell Jr Williams Art Arens Hartington Nebr

Heavier County Voters Face Two Special Ballot Issues

Hardin county residents will vote Tuesday on two special questions. A $70,000 bond issue to fund a county home addition in Jackson township and a five year tax levy of one half mill. An architectural sketch accompanies the proposal and full details appeared in Tuesday's Herald-Ledger. A second statewide measure asks if Iowa should hold a constitutional convention to revise the constitution. Rural and small town voters oppose the convention, while urban areas seek more representation. Leo Wolcott notes cross-section sentiment favors preserving current representation despite urban gains.

Hardin County Machies Jackson Township Herald-Ledger Iowa Leo. Wolcott Towal Manufactures Association LMA House of Representatives

Armistice Service At the Postoffice

Postoffice announces Armistice day orders for November 11. City carriers will perform morning deliveries while windows remain closed and peat carriers will not make their trips.

J. R. Bahne

Six More CROP Workers Named in Hardin County Drive

Appointment of solicitation chairmen for the annual CROP campaign was completed this week by Ted Broer of New Prov idence heading the drive in Hardin county. Additional appointees include Henry Winter Jr Grant township Adolph Balvant Pleasant township Charley Meisten Elwood Heitland Etna township Hubbard town the Rev Howard Johnson Steam boat Rock town and Carl Faust The program to raise funds to help the needy abroad is set for Nov 12 18 with Hardin county aiming for 9200 Solicitors will meet at Hubbard Nov 8 for instructions and supplies Ministers are invited Bracr who visited Europe said let us be ready to help make the CROP drive a success Our help is still needed across the ocean

Ted Broer New Providence Hardin County Henry Winter Grant Township Adolph Balvant Pleasant Township Charley Meisten Elwood Heitland Etna Township Hubbard Town Christian Rural Overseas Howard Johnson Steamboat Rock Town Carl Faust Hubbard Bracr Europe

Not Open Tuesday At Hardin County Savings Bank

The Hardin County Savings Bank will not be open for business next Tuesday, election day.

Hardin County Savings Bank

Demonstration of Large Galion Grader Near Eldora

Hawkeye Machinery Co of Des Moines demonstrated a Galion motor grader on a county road southwest of Eldora. The machine used an engine rated above 100 horsepower. Road workers and officers from Hardin and nearby counties were invited to view the operation.

Hawkeye Machinery Co Des Moines Eldora Hardin

Eldora Night School Sees 60 Adults Enrolled

Over 60 adults enrolled in Eldora night school in a registration session held Wednesday evening. The 10 week series starts November 15 and could reach 100 participants. Eleven subjects may be offered. additional enrollees are welcome via the enrollment blank published in Eldora Newspapers with a $1 down payment. Tuition is $2.50.

Eldora

Rites Held Tuesday For Mrs. Merrick

Funeral services for Minnie Merrick, 77, who died Saturday in Eagle Grove, were conducted Tuesday at the Andrle-Creps funeral home by Rev. W. R. Ehlert. Music by local quartet, flowers arranged by choir, and pallbearers listed. Burial in Eldora cemetery.

Minnie Merrick Eagle Grove Andrle-Creps W. R. Ehlert C. R. Johnson F. C. van Derveer Susie Lepley Eastman Nuckolls Guy W. Jones Theo, Swasand Ned Fagg Harry B. Moser Ed Clary

Fifteen Couples Attend Iowa Minnesota Game

The following will attend the Iowa Minnesota football game Saturday in Minneapolis leaving Friday afternoon and returning Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Griffel Mr. and Mrs. George Danssen Mr. and Mrs. George Stauffacher Dr. and Mrs. BE. W. Burke Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marks Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Shorts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson Also Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Berg Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Clarence DeCook Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cornsbach Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bekemeier and Dr. R. H. Griffel of Ackley

Iowa Minnesota Minneapolis R. R. Griffel George Danssen George Stauffacher BE. W. Burke J. H. Kramer Donald Marks J. J. Shorts Robert Jackson Robert Ferguson L. E. Berg R. R. Brown Clarence DeCook Robert Cornsbach J. 4. Bekemeier R. H. Griffel Ackley

Masons Set Meeting in Montague Lodge Proceedings

Montague Lodge A. F. & A. M. announces a regular meeting next Wednesday evening with the conferring of the Master Mason degree.

Montague Lodge A. F. & A. M

Deer transfer triggers escape and culling at Eldora Park

Nine deer moved from Eldora city oak by Lake Wildlife club to Scho walter Farms in Jackson Michigan for 50 each. One doe escaped through the fence and remains at large near the park. Buck culled due to large antlers and leadership hindering pen entry. Meat sent to Michigan. Park plans to stock three new deer next spring.

Eldora City Oak The Lake Wildlife Club Schowalter Farms Jackson, Mich Club Michigan George Gethman

Group to Go Monday For Examinations

Twenty four Hardin county selective service registrants will leave Eldora Monday morning for Des Moines for physical examinations. Fourteen will go to Des Moines for induction Nov. 29. The names have not been published. Two physicians and dentists were added to the county's special registration: Richard L. Butler and William Sheldon Gladstone, both registered here in 1948. Doctor Richard Allen Wheeler's county credit is undecided. Dr John Eichenlaub of Ackley has been transferred to Texas.

Hardin County Selective Service Eldora Des Moines Selective Service Board Richard L. Butler Cambridge Mass William Sheldon Gladstone Iowa City Richard Allen Wheeler John Eichenlaub of Ackley Texas

Roberta Caldwell Takes Post at Royal Ontario Museum

Roberta Caldwell heads to Toronto to join the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology as curator in the ethnology department. The Chicago museum veteran, with graduate study at the University of Chicago, has produced two anthropological paintings and taught art and anthropology in Chicago.

Steamboat Rock Robert Caldwell J. W. Caldwell Toronto Canada Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology Miss Caldwell Chicago Museau of Natural History Chicago Museum of Natural History University of Chicago Boes Pecos West Texas Mexico Whitney School of Interior Design Art Institute Vincent van Gogh Albuquerque N. M University of New Mexico Southwest Royal Ontario Museum

Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements

Hospital notes list patients including Mrs K M Moore Mrs Antic Blassey G E Wit yner Mrs Gustav Huehn Harry Burns Mrs Walter Guenther Daryl Dean Bartholomew Eldora Mrs Herman Leverton Ackley John Rah Wellsburg Sam Myers Whitten Mrs Charles Mitchell Alden Mrs Herbert Thomas Whitten Birth notices record Eldora born girl to Mrs Bill Stonebraker October 40 Providence born boy to Mrs Martin Schnormeier New Providence October 30 Eldora born boy to Mrs Lowell M Warren October 29

K. M. Moore Bill Stonebraker Eldora Martin Schnormeier New Providence Lowell M. Warren

No Shoot Sunday Cancelled by Pine Lake Club

The Pine Lake Wildlife club cancels the merchandise trapshoot set for Sunday November 5. The decision ends the event and avoids a shooting program at the club grounds. The notice emphasizes safety and club scheduling adjustments.

Pine Lake Wildlife Club

Bateson Caravan Tours Two Counties

A Bateson caravan toured Wright and Hamilton counties in support of state senator R. R. Bateson seeking re-election. Opponent Rodney Urdahl of Belmond competes in the three county district. Lester Ose spoke through a portable public address system.

Iive Mardin County Wright Hamilton R. R. Bateson Rodney Urdahl Belmond Lester Ose

Hudson Park Fund Nears Goal After Donations Rise

Hudson Memorial park fund total inches toward goal. only 25.52 dollars remaining. E J Andrie and James G Bales announce new gifts from 203 donors including Paul Barnard Guy Brown Miles Borke Charles Bowman and others from Eldora Clinton Barnes Wilson Hadley Harold Reece Abbe Peters Steamboat Rock Town Falls Hubbard and Union.

Hudson Memorial Park Fund E. J. Andrie James G. Bales Paul Barnard Guy Brown Miles Borke Charles Bowman Carl Clemons Don Cobb Raleigh King E. B. MceVeety Morris Madlin Laurel Mossman Edward Orgell Guy Reid R. A. Scott Frank Zielske Eldora Clinton Barnes Wilson H. Hadley Harold Reece New Providence Abbe Peters Steamboat Rack Ernest Reed Town Falls Wallace Schwinger Hubbard Paul Walter Union

Demos Tour Hardin County Campaign Caravan Saturday

Democrats of Hardin county plan a caravan of 75 to 100 cars to tour the county this Saturday. Governor candidate Lester Gillette and third district U S representative candidate James O Babcock will accompany the group with short talks. County candidates will join the tour visiting Buckeye Radcliffe Garden City Hubbard New Providence Union Whitten Eldora Steam Boat Rock Ackley Iowa Falls.

Hardin County Lester Gillette James O. Babcock U.S Henry J. Janssen Eldora Alden Buckeye Radcliffe Garden City Hubbard New Providence Union Whitten Steamboat Rock Ackley Iowa Falls Gillette Babycock Bourke B. Hickenlooper Paul M. Walter Harold S. Wippman Wilson Hadley Hillis Wilson Ellis Township Paul E. Hodgson W. Marion Shore F. W. Bevan Harold Burton Jul Ja Mulford Fred A. Cross Steamboat Rock Fred Miller Don D. Reynolds Tor Covener R. E. Gray FL NL Cote W. H. Lepley Hampton J. M. Schaupp Fort Dodge Wm. Schmediks Wippman Schmedika Representive

Spirited Races Add Interest to General Election

Hardin county voters face a busy ballot with county contests and statewide races shaping the general election. GOP and allied groups push turnout as polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with local races featuring supervisor, sheriff, and multiple county offices plus unopposed incumbents and new candidates.

Buckholtz 54 Dies In Field Near Eldora

Elmer Buckholtz a 54 year old farmer living just north of Eldora died of a heart attack about 11 p m Wednesday in a field near his home where he and his wife had been rounding up a stray cow prior to shipping cattle Buckholtz collapsed from over exertion and died immediately

Elmer Buckholtz Eldora Buckholtz

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Sambo the Janice Cramer Lillian Hickman Robert Druery Juanita Hanson Betty Meader Don Berry Mark Meuling Kendell Huehn Don Robinson Jerry Backes Kathy Emmert Nancy Neuman Charles Beach Lucille Ziesman Terry Way Linda Dempsey Denny DeVault Judy Robinson Yon Farm Bureau Keith Shaver Seri Hampton Hospital Shaver Merle Berdene Toomson Hallowe Mrs. Merrick Minnesota Masons Roberta Caldwell Canada Museum Wilson Hl Stadley Hudson Park Fund of the Index Democratic Party Mas Institute of Public Affairs University of Iowa Inwa U. S
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