Eldora Parking Meters Earn Half Revenue For City
Revenue from Eldora parking meters shows $3,336 for Nov 1948 to Nov 1949 and $3,073 for 1949 50. With 168 meters costing $10,825, half monthly revenue goes to the Dual Company and the city has paid off more than half the debt. At current rates, $4,415 remains and would be cleared in about 15 months. The year’s total dipped but monthly patterns vary, with December 1948 the peak at $337 and June 1949 at $289. The meter fund, used for tools repairs meter policeman salary and snow removal, holds about $2,800.
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Eldora
George Shafer
Dual Co
Teachers Enrolling In Guidance Course At Iowa Falls
Hardin county teachers may enroll in an in service training guidance course to begin February 6 at the new high school speech room in Iowa Falls. State DPI organizes revised pupil guidance training with three semester hours credit toward certificate renewal.
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Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Wednesey Seage Services
State Department of Public Instruction
All Day Service at Eldora Assembly of God
The Eldora Assembly of God will host an all day service next Sunday led by Rev. W. L. Uessey. Sunday school begins at ten, morning worship at eleven with sermon by the pastor. A basket meal will be served at noon followed by singing at 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Assembly of God
W. L. Uessey
Baptist Brotherhood Plans Oyster Supper
The Mews Brotherhood of the Baptist church will host an oyster stew supper Tuesday evening next week at 6:30. Special music will accompany the program and Ralph Moore of Newton, a friend of Dr. R E Gray, will present colored slides from a five week trip along the Alaska Highway. The Brotherhood invites local men to attend.
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Mews
Brotherhood of the Baptist Church
Ralph Moore
Newton
R E Gray
Brotherhood
Seven Men Inducted After December Draft Call Hardin County
Hardin county selective service reports a 2 percent call to forward seven registrants for induction on Wednesday December 13. Names listed include Russell Zesmaan, Charles Coyle, Paul Kerayis, Donald Reesmen, Tyarks Jr., Paul Conrad, Elmer Riffen, and others, with transfers from Ackley Iowa Falls Des Moines and Chicago. A bus will depart from the junction west of Eldora for the induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Selective Service
Eldora
Selective Service
Ilinois
Approxiamely
Shirteen
Hardin County
Russell Frank Zesmaan
Ackly
Charles Joseph Coyle
Paul “Lire Kerayis
Donald Dale Reesmen
Ackles Chicopher Tyarks Jr
Paul William
Conrad
Elmer Vern Riffen
Iowe Falls
Dale Edward Purds
Meeting notice for Bardin Cont. teachers and Kura speech
Mrs. John Worn's teacher will address the Bardin Cont. Kura. Flor enet Karnes will report on the state convention. The session is set for Puree at 7 20 ppm.
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John Worn
Bardin
Florenet Karnes Af
Crosley Open House Set for Pre-Fab Farm Home
Crosley Farm Store Home Way will host a three day open house from Sunday to Tuesday, 2:30 to 5 p.m., at five blocks north of Hardin County Savings Bank. Basement and exterior work finished in two days thanks to pre-cut methods. Remote control wiring among notable features. construction photos from the first two days appear with the invitation on page 7.
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Crosley Farm
Home Way
Hardin County Savings Bank
Canvass Alters Vote In Two Precincts
County board of supervisors canvassed the general election totals Monday showing changes in two precincts Tylowa Falls No 1 added 117 Democratic votes correcting an election night error Whitten precinct added 35 Republican and 1 Democratic vote not reported Nov 7 None enough to change any outcome Unopposed county candidates totals disclosed including W H Lepley treasurer Lester Ose county attorney and R A Scott auditor
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County Board of Supervisors
Tylowa Falls
Whitten
W. H. Lepley
Lester Ose
Pig
R. A. Scott
Churches to Make Survey Tuesday
Eldora churches jointly sponsor a community survey to determine church membership or preference for all families in the city. About 125 volunteers from seven churches will conduct the five‑minute survey Tuesday morning November 21, using family record cards listing family and child names and ages.
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Eldora
Jaymen
Community Carols Sing Planned on Courthouse Square
A community sing featuring Christmas carols will be held on the courthouse square next month, sponsored by the Eldora Ministerial Association and the Rotary Kiwanis clubs. The public will join church choirs in the season’s songs with words displayed on a screen. Date and details to be set at a planning meeting of representatives from the sponsoring groups.
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Eldora Ministerial Association
Rotary and Kiwanis
Veterans' Administration leads on-farm training clinic
About 59 veterans along with instructors and superintendents attended an all-day clinic conducted by the Veterans' Administration at the local farm near Fuesdar. The gathering focused on hands-on agricultural techniques and veteran reemployment resources.
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Cehan
Veterans’ Administraten
Fuesdar
Kiddies Treasure Hunt Brightens Courthouse Lawn Delightful Prize Party
About 43 children searched the county courthouse yard on a Dollar Daisy observance organized by the Eldora Chamber of Commerce. Certificates worth $1 were hidden, with local stores supplying prizes while adults and the Eldora school band provided color and music.
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Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Doyle Felton
Chamber of Commerce
E. I Matheson
Clerence DeCook
George O’bryan
Rodney Riemenschneider
Sirs Felton
Ann Dornsbach
Jimmy Shadle
Bill Cramidall
Larry Teske
Linda Feuerethelr
Dale Vinton
Bruce Froning
Jane Langehough
Mike Warren
Susanne Cote
Jimmy Berg
Jimmy Schuler
Sharon Stevens
Nancy Warren
Alice Vestal
Julie Clingerman
Pamela Putnam
Dan Munson
Enrolled in Adult Night School in Eldora
Record turnout with 125 men and women entering six courses for a 10 week series. Classes include Recreation, Crafts, Ceramics, Bookkeeping, Advanced Sewing, and Beginning Sewing led by a roster of teachers and assistants. Continged on Page Five.
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Eldora
Ruth Milleam
Ars Halprime
Wilis
Munsinger
Orgaie Mo
Gerald
Te Segserman
C H. Shannon
Enid What
Arnold Prersall
Teather
RT Johnson
Hele Dunn
Audrey Ose
J Piper
Clarence Beach
Margaret Leverton
Elizabeth Williams
Marjorie Shaw
Evelyn Mossman
Ed Finske
Maude Green
Gerald Baughman
J Zimmermann
Gene Bauer
Harley Remmenschneider
Pearl Valde
Carroll Cook
Nina Mae Beach
Burton McCown
Florence McCown
T H McEvoy
Wayne Bartholomew
Alice van Derveer
Mary K. Kurtz
Wilma Hareulton
Trwin A. Mueller
C. W. Cote
J J. Shorts
Julia Lepley
Sherrill Smith
Herman Schultz
A E Anderson
Helen Roupe
E. H Hollingsworth
Don Perkans
al Jacob
Harley Riemenschneider
Pauli Walde
Jerry Harless
Frank Sheldon
Frank Stewart
Addie Burgess
Dale E Johnson
O. C Jensen
Wilson Hadi Lucile “Brown
Cecil Hazel Dunn
Leonard Run. Mirs
Pyle
W Withy
Earl Travis
E B. Crosley
Viola Reece
Euelah Eckhoff
Farm Sale Calendar Listing for Marshalltown Area
Farm sale calendar lists multiple upcoming auctions around Marshalltown. J Krause hosts a sale three miles north west of Marshalltown, Hansen and Christensen hold farmsale events, Brandi has a milk cattle sale, Jakobs promotes a purebred Milking Shorthorn sale at Livestock Sales Pavilion, Lorenzen also schedules a farm sale.
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J. Krause
Marshalltown
John Hansen
H. J. Christensen
Clemens
Walter Brandi
Jandtsale
Tama Rotary meeting reports on seventh-grade Tama Indian trip
At a Rotary club gathering Tuesday Kay Griffel and Dave Scholey reported on a Tama seventh-grade pupils trip linked to the Tama Indian project. The brief notes highlight community involvement and student activities discussed at the meeting.
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Rotary Club
Kay Griffel
Dave Scholey
Ieral
Poultry Trapshoot Slated at Pine Lake Club Sunday
Pine Lake Wildlife Club announces a pre Thanksgiving trapshoot at the gun club grounds on Sunday November 19. Poultry prizes will be awarded. Traps open for practice at ten o'clock and the shoot starts at noon.
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Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Gun Club
Eldora Girls Scout Flag Forges County UN Symbol
Eldora Girl Scouts claim Hardin county first United Nations flag with a 3 by 5 foot blue bunting banner. Mrs. Bateson helped design and display it. flag kits costing 225 dollars are promoted nationally by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work. The flag and design symbolize peace and unity, aligning with UN ideals endorsed by leaders including General Douglas MacArthur.
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Betsy Ross
United Nations
R. R. Bateson
Linda Bekemeier
Julie Myers
Joan Kramer
Kathy Emmert
Charlene Ehlert
Diane Cobb
Celia Perkins
U.N
Eldora Girl Scouts
Hardin County
U. N
National
Citizens’ Committee
World Organizations of All Lands
U. S. Agriculture Department
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
van Buren Street
Chicago
Bateson
Eldora
Cie
Security Council
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
U. XN
Fier
Horean
MacArthur
Eldora Moonshirn Farm Bureau
Tipton Teammates
MH Club
Ping Pong Tourney Sponsored by Methodist Sunday School
The Methodist Sunday School 15 sponsors a ping pong tournament to be held in December. Entries must be filed with Doyle Felton on or before December 3.
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Methodist Sunday School
Doyle Felton
Y Starts Drive For Adult Memberships
YMCA membership drive targets 10 adults with a plan to engage residents at Paulista Airport Eldora Voogetehes Gsoomes. Officials announce incentives and outreach events to secure sign ups, promising mailers and personal invitations for each interested person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annom Ymca Merhesh
Paulista
Eldora Voogetehes Gsoomes
Inemaens
4-H Banquet Honors Hardin County Youth Awards
About 250 4-H boys and girls and parents attended the Hardin County 4-H banquet at New Providence gym. Doxie Felton urged forgetting grudges and seeking benefit for all. Magic entertainer David Piper, invoked by audience favor, performed as the program’s highlight. Alice Helman received multiple awards, with other honors including readership and general foods prizes. The event included donations from Har din County Savings Bank and a bake equipment prize, with continued coverage promised on phase two.
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Hardin County
New Providence Gymnasium
Doxie Felton
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Felton
Piper
Betty Wirth
Union
David Piper
Eldora Piper
OW. A. Sonne
New Providence
Wendell Re
Alice
Peppe
General Foods
Hardin
Savings Bank
Services Thursday For L G Bakker
Lous G Bakker 69 of Eldora area died Monday night after a heart attack Funeral services were held Thursday at the home and First Christian Reformed church west of Wellsburg with burial in the church cemetery He was born in Emden Germany came to the United States at age five He married Grace Ross and they had four sons and one daughter the daughter died earlier Grace Bakker died three years ago Surviving are four sons Evert and William at home George Grundy Center and Menno Steamboat Rock one grandson and one brother John Bakker Wellsburg
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Lous G. Bakker
Eldora
Christan Reformed Church
Wellsburg
Mr. Bakker
Emden
Germany
Grundy
Hardin
Grace Ross
Teachers Plan Observation School at Waterloo Church
Teachers of the Kindergarten primary and junior departments will attend an observation school at the First Methodist church in Waterloo on November 18. The event aims to share methods and improve classroom practice among local educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
First Methodist Church
Waterloo
Sheriff Hodgson Speaks on Gun Safety at Eldora High
Sheriff Paul Hodgson addressed Eldora junior and senior high students last Friday focusing on gun safety before the pheasant season opener. The talk emphasized responsible handling, storage, and awareness to prevent accidents among youths and families in the community.
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Paul Hodgson
Eldora
Methodist School Skating Party Planned at Hives Rak Neer Lows
The Methodist Sunday school organizes a roller skating party for members at the church on Monday evening November 27. All adults and children should arrive by 5:45 with transportation by private cars provided.
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Methodist
Schoo
Hives Rak Neer Lows
Or Valé
Sam Greensweig marks 20th anniversary sale at Star Clothing
Eldora businessman Sam Greensweig, an immigrant from Poland who arrived in 1921, celebrates two decades of Star Clothing Co. with a sale running today through November 25. The long history details his moves from Davenport to Marshalltown to Eldora, his ventures in salvage and retail, and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldara
Sam Greensweig
Star Clothing Co
United States
Poland
Greenswerg
Davenport
Marshalltown
Freida Bucksbaum
Burrows
Greensweig
Heister
Citzens Savings Bank Buiding
Star Clothing and Shoe Company
Ember
Sam
Mathew
Iowa Falls
Japanese Educators Visit Eldora Homes for Study
Two high ranking Japanese women educators, ku Yamamoto and Jomeya Kawada, visited Eldora Monday and Tuesday to study home economics teaching and family life in the United States. Hosted by the D W Dickins ons family, the visit included meals with Superintendent and Mrs Schuidt and discussions on customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Homes
Eldora Consolidated Schools
Ku Yamamoto
Jomeya Kawada
United States
Gan
U.S
Pepartnis
D. W. Dickinsons
Supt
Rfe Schuidt
Miss Whade
Agnes Ermine
Gene Bauer
H. 3. Schmitz
Depe Yamamoto
Tan Perpc
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Assembly of God
Baptist Brotherhood
Board
Crosley
Churches
Rotary and
Kiwanis
Steamboat Rock Town Hall
Horr
Steamboat Rock
Tava Hall
Thire
Rafe
Welleinton
E Dora
Carpenter Ark
Steamboal Rock
Clay Township
L. G. Bakker
Observation
Methodist School
Kolana
Ministry of Education
Japan
Kuwads
Aome Ec
Democracy At Work
E.h-S
Ower
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