Approved in all precincts bond issue for court house remodeling
Voters across Hardin County approved an $865,000 court house remodeling bond by a 74.62 percent majority. The levy of 8 mills will cost about $1.09 more per year for the average town home, or 87 cents per hundred dollars of assessed real estate value. Work includes rotunda closures, flooring, steel and concrete renovations, tower repair, new court room, wiring updates, heating modernization, an elevator, and central air. Officials plan start next spring and provide a precinct by precinct vote breakdown.
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Hardin Couations
Court House
Concord
Eldora City
Eldora
Grant
Lowa Falls
Lowa
Jackson
Pleasant
Providence
Sherman
Tipton
Union
Whitten
Kidney transplant appeal raises funds for Liscomb youth
An area appeal in Eldora Union Liscomb seeks 1500 for 15 year old Jimmy Bacon and his father to cover living costs during recovery after Jimmy received a kidney transplant at St Mary's Rochester. Bacon's operation Oct 24 was successful. Jimmy and father donated kidneys and will need follow up care, prompting the fundraising drive led by the Rebekah Lodge. Contributions welcomed via Mrs. Paul McNair or Mrs. Robert Johnson in Liscomb. Daffodil Rebekah Lodge to collect. Hardin County Courthouse closed Nov 1 for Veterans Day.
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Eldora-Union- Liscomb
Jimmy Bacon
Howard Bacon
Liscomb
Jimmy
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Bacon
Rochester Hospital
Daffodil Rebekah Lodge
Eugene Setchell
Eldora
Mabel Williams
Union
Setchell
Williams
Lowell H. McCormick
Donald P. Countryman
Iowa Falls
Walter ‘Klemme
Alden
Firemen's Turkey Supper Planned in Eldora
Eldora Fire Department sponsors an annual turkey supper on Saturday November 9 at the Hardin County Youth Building on the fair grounds Eldora. Serving starts at p.m. and ends at 7 30 p.m. Tickets are on sale from any department member Proceeds go to the firemen's fund.
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Eldora
Veterans Day Observance at Eldora School Auditorium
The annual Veterans Day observance is Monday Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Eldora School Auditorium. Walter Sayer Post No. 182 of the American Legion sponsors the event. Eldora High instructor Arvin Haywood will speak. The program includes gun salute, chimes, color guard, Pledge, patriotic songs, and retiring of the colors.
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Eldora School
Walter Sayer
The
American Legion
Eldora
Arvin Haywood
Eldora High School
Stephanie Tesch
Paul Piper
Jim Wilson
Alvin Haywood
Kraig Emick
Richard Heard
County vote cheers courthouse remodeling plan progress
Tuesday's county wide vote on the courthou se remodeling proposal drew praise for the Board of Supervisors role in purchasing the former Eldora hospital and cutting costs. The Citizens Committee credited with presenting facts effectively. Hardin county voters remained tax conscious yet demonstrated pride in local government. Also note 4 H Night program and campaign poster art for Nancy Rash and Mark Seward of Union and nomination speeches for Claudia Schwarck and Sheila Lange.
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Board of Supervisors
Eldora Hospital
Citizens Committee
Hardin County
Nancy Rash
Mark Seward
Union
Lois Barr
Claudia Schwarck
Maureen Lawless
Sheila Lange
Eldora approves water sewer rate hike for December
Eldora residents will face higher water and sewer charges starting December 1 1968 after the council passed a second reading of the water rate ordinance and set a third reading for December 2 The sewer rate ordinance also advanced with final passage expected soon The plan funds a new water tower of either 300 000 or 800 000 gallons at costs around 88 000 to 115 000 dollars with the spheroid design to boost safety and storage while current usage reaches about 550 000 gallons daily in summer
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Eldora
Clapsaddle-Garber Engineering Co
Conrad
McCORMICK SETCHELL L L WELDEN DICK WELDEN WINNERS
Republican sweep in Hardin County highlighted by wins for McCormick Setchell L L Welden and Dick Welden. Ben Jaspers, 73, lifelong Steamboat Rock resident, dies at Presbyterian Home in Ackley after a month there. Services pending. he was a former REA manager and bank executive with deep local ties.
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Ben Jaspers
Steamboat Rock
Presbyterian
Ackley
Andrie and Creps
Eldora
Abraham Berend Harm
Ben” Jaspers
Clay Township
Hardin County
A. B. Jaspers
Business College
Bessie Briggs
Steamboat
Jaspers
Hardin County Rural Electric Administration
REA
Farmers Savings Bank
Alvin Lewis Rites In Eldora Thursday
Funeral services for Alvin Lewis 79 were held Thursday at Ivester Church of the Brethren with Rev. John Ditmars officiating. Interment followed at Eastlawn Memory Gardens. Lewis, a World War I veteran, born March 15 1889 in Radcliffe, lived in Liscomb Grundy County and Harden County before dying Monday on his farm east of Eldora. He was survived by his wife Jane an adopted daughter three stepchildren 13 grandchildren great grandchildren and a brother Sam.
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Ivester
Harold Hogle
Clarence Hogle
D. L Butler
Lawrence Pence
Alfred Krusch
Fred Draper
Eastlawn Memory Gardens
Andrie and Creps
Mr. Lewis
William
Lydia Mayers Lewis
Radcliffe
Liscomb
Grundy County
Hardin County
Viola Higar
Church of the Brethren
Jane
Robert
Irma) Hobson
LeRoy
Mion
Mary) Prosser
Conrad
Fred
Helen) Perry
Walkerton
Final '68 United Fund Total Record 10 367
The Elders United Fund board will meet Monday night at 8 p.m. at the Iowa Training School for Boys to distribute a record 10 367 dollars raised in the 1968 drive. Fifteen agencies will benfit. Silver Feather Club donors Joe Kramer and James McLean. Fair share givers Dr J F Steckler and Lloyd Berg. The 1968 breakdown is listed with donors and amounts. Stella Northrup Williams died Monday. burial in Englewood, Colorado, on Friday.
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Elders United Fund Board of Directors
Iowa Training School For
Joe Kramer
James McLean
Florence Northrup
Stella Northrup Williams
Michigan
Englewood
Colo
Voters Back Nixon Ray Stanley In Tuesday Vote
Hardin county voters backed Republicans across the ballot with Nixon and Agnew winning countywide. Statewide GOP gains included Welden for state representative and McCormick for sheriff, while Wallace drew 407 votes for third party.
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Nixon
Ray
Stanley
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Mardin County
Hubert Humphrey
Edmond Muskie
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
Ellis
Humphrey
U. S
Hardin County
David Stanley
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Vice P
Nixon Agnew
Humphrey-Muskie
Pres
Vice
Wallace-Griffin
Cei
Franzenburg
Dayereeedeb Onstat
Japsen
Gavamor
Frommell
Risthriemal
Rep
Congress
Gross
van Eschen
Rere
Walden
Knight
Labmites SS
Clark
Setchell
Williams
Sunceshpana
Lafo
McCormick
Countryman
Ign Tein
Welden
Klemme
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Hania
Electora City
Gor
Eldora Townip
Sur
Ron
Upton
Pheasant Township
Begin
Rebekah Lodge of
Hardiz County
Firemen
Dr. C
Gould
Hampton
Hubbard
Grundy Center
Waterloo
Hardin
Mr. Jaspers
John Jaspers
Herman (Lauis) Primus
Wellsburg
Kate DeNeuf
Alvin
Lowell McCormick
KR. W
Eugene J. Setchell
L. L. Welden
Alvin Lewis
United Fund
Robert Barr
Barr
Richard W. Welden
Town
Leo Knight
Danny Mason
Amy Jackson
Mason City
Jan Earl Harrington
Des Moines
Jan Eileen Rice
Lowell James Johnson
Sandra Elaine Elphie
Thal
GOP
H. R. Gross
U. S. House of Representatives
John E. van Eschen
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Roger W. Jepsen
Andrew G. Frommell
Agriculture
Kenneth E. Liddy
Kenneth E. Owen
Richard C. Turner
Dan L. Johnston
Lloyd R. Smith
Donald J. Kelly
Melvin D. Lynhurst
Robert R. Dodds
Maurice E. Baringer
John H. Cruise
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