Corn Song and Book Week Reflections in Iowa
The piece reflects on Whittier and Moyes poems, corn harvest memories in Iowa, and Children’s Book Week urging library visits for youth. It notes a Pilgrim’s Progress memory, stresses Christmas gifting, and critiques listening in church services, urging adults to sharpen listening skills for better churchmanship.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Moyes
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Christian
Despond
J M U K St John sells farm west of town in Des Moines area
The 0.56 acre farm west of town along Beaver Creek changes hands to Des Moines buyers. Water from the creek provides ample stock supply.
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J.muk
St. John
Des Moines
Beaver Creek
Grundy County
Congregational Church
New England
C. McKeen Duren
Arts League at Iowa State Teachers College
Historical notes recounting 1925 to 1955 events in Hardin County including Alma Mater Arts League at Iowa State Teachers College, cemetery improvements, farm sales, marriages, deaths, bronze library tablet dedication, WPA projects, aeronautics group formation, guard service end, and county youth building progress with plans for council seats and highway work.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Carl Faust
Jacob Faust
Hubbard
John Lawless
Jackson Township
Charles Grant
Albion
Alvin R. Edgar
Mildred Lane
Renwick
Ida Hartley
W. F. Hartley
Maxine Day
Norman
Oklo
Library Board
W.P.A
Hardin County
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Robert N. Culbertson
Blairsburg
Harvest Home
Honey Creek
W. E. Marsh
National
State Guard
Fairground
Eldoran
Haydin County
Canvass Shows 4 Voted For Minor Political Parties
Hardin County Board of Supervisors canvass shows four votes for minor parties while major races mostly unchanged. Nixon-Lodge led president tickets 6,438 to 3,888 for Kennedy-Johnson. McCormick topped sheriff, Reed led auditors, and several county officers were unopposed with rising totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Nixon-Lodge
Kennedy
Lowell H. McCormick
McCormick
Fred Reed
Helen E. Schumacher
Wm. N. Dunn
Fred L. Miller
Jack Miller
U. S
Herschel C. Loveless
Miller
Loveless
Norman Erbe
Edward J. McManus
Erbe
Wm. L. Mooty
John R. Hansen
Mooty
Paul M. Walter
Paul M. Schwitters
Walter
H. R. Gross
Edward J. Gallagher
Keith van Patter
Bob Carson
Herman Krause
Herbert J. Lettow
Ernest Reed
Glen C. Baker
Wellsburg FFA Honors 16 Members at Awards Banquet
The Wellsburg FFA Chapter held its awards banquet on November 12 with 108 parents friends and members present. Professor C E Bundy of Iowa State University Ames delivered the featured speech on Your Future in Agriculture. Awards were given to Kenneth Meester Larry Van Deest Lesley Meester Paul Vande Voort Marvin Werkman Gordon Weichers Kenneth Van Halen David Primus Larry Akkerman Bernard Eilderts Melvin Haupt Richard Schafer Stan Paterni Daryl Harrenstein George Van de Voort and Roger Nederhoff. Mr and Mrs Lyle Smith and Allen of Alden visited Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Wallis.
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Wellsburg
FFA
C. E. Bundy
Iowa State University
Ames
Kenneth Meestery
Larry van Deest
Lesley Meester
Paul Vande Voort
Marvin Werkman
Gordon Weichers
Kenneth van Halen
David Primus
Larry Akkerman
Bernard Eilderts
Melvin Haupt
Richard Schafer
Stan Paterni
Daryl Harrenstein
George Vande Voort
Roger Nederhoff
Farm Sales Schedule Listings and Auctioneers
Farm sales dated Nov 25 to Dec 14 listed with buyers locations near Eldora Hubbard Iowa and Buckeye including auctioneers Col K E Reisinger Knowles & Kramer and others. Entries name bidders such as John Essig Minchie Boeke Howard Freed Carl Strauss Maurice Fischwarck Hellen Cable Walter Pasotyta Wayne Hagedorn and firms Warne Janssen Implement Co. Des Moines area sales at various miles east west north of Eldora and Iowa Falls with accompanying auctioneers.
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John Essig
Eldora
Col
K. E. Reisinger
Howard Freed
Carl Strauss
Burk Ve
Knowles & Kramer
Maurice ‘Fichwarck
Eidera
Hellen
Eldora, Knowles & Kramer
Aucts
Walter
K. E. Ressenger
Tie . Des
Routh
Iowa “Falls
Knowles Kramer
Wayne Hagedorn
Hubbard
Ae & Kramer
Lawson
Buckeye
Eldora Burial For Frank Neubauer
Frank A Neubauer died November 8 at Eldora Hospital aged 73. Funeral at St Paul Lutheran Eldora officiated by Rev John Zimmermahn with nephews as pallbearers. Interment Eldora Cemetery. Survived by wife Minnie, daughter Mrs Lowell McCormick, son Harold, five grandsons, three brothers and a sister.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Eldora
Frank A. Neubauer
Eldora Hospital
John Zimmermahn
Dayle Wilson
Alvin Neubauer
Dale Neubauer
Herbert Neubauer
Kermit Neubauer
Verlin Pagel
Kenneth Barr
Runnells
W. Guenther
E. W. Burke
George Grantow
Leslie Vinton
Eldora Cemetery
Longenecker Funeral Home
Gustav
Matilda Neubauer
Pomerania
Germany
Atjidrlca
Hubbard
Carl Roemer
Neubauer
St. Paul Lutheran
Minnie Pagel
C. E. Guenther
Seattle
Wash
Gus
Horton, Kan
Ira
Radcliffe
Arthur
Town Falls
Fall Concert at Wellsburg to Feature School Bands
A fall concert will be held at the Wellsburg school auditorium on Tuesday November 22 starting at 7 30 p m. The school band led by Loren Long will perform five numbers while the boys and girls glee clubs and the mixed choir under Mrs Lois Peterson will present several selections.
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Wellsburg School
Loren Long
Lois Peterson
Lutheran Group Elects M Hagen In Eldora Basement
The Eldora Aid Association for Lutherans met Tuesday in the church basement electing Marvin O. Hagen as president Carl Granzow as vice president and Walter C. Jeske as secretary treasurer for the coming year. Donations of 10 were given to Bethesda Lutheran Home Watertown Wisconsin The Home Winding Society Fort Dodge and the Dakota Boys Ranch Minot South Dakota.
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Eldora
Aid Association For ‘Lutherans
Marvin O. Hagen
Carl Granzow
Walter C. Jeske
Treasurgr
Bethesda Lutheran, Home
Watertown
Wis
Home Winding Society
Fort Dodge
Dakota
Minot
S. D
Eldora Area Social Notes Include Visits and Funeral
Mrs Edith Crecelius of Iowa Falls stayed with sister and husband Mr and Mrs Tom Foughty in Eldora while visiting sister Mrs Albert Schwebke a patient at Eldora Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Richard Zielske and Mr and Mrs Lou Nitz of Lakota attended the Frank Neubauer funeral and were guests at the Everett Rogers home. Mrs W H Wilm ont joined Miss Alice McElhinney of Waterloo for Goldfield Alpha Club 45th anniversary. Mrs Wilm ont formerly lived in Goldfield and was a club member. Miss McElhinney s mother was a charter member. Mr and Mrs Gus Neubauer of Horton Kans were overnight guests in the Lowell McCormick home. Other overnight guests included Harold Neubauer of Seattle Wash and Mrs Frank Neubauer of Eldora.
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Edith Crecelius
Iowa
Falls
Eldora
Tom Foughty
Albert Schwebke
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Richard Zielske
Lou Nitz
Lakota
Frank Neubauer
Everett Rogers
W. H. Wilmont
Alice McElhinney
Waterloo
Goldfield
Alpha Club
Vilmont
Miss McElhinney
Gus Neubauer
Horton
Kans
Lowell McCormick
Harold Neubauer
Seattle
Wash
Stanley J. Brocky
Mary Ann
Omaha
Nebr
Frank Filbrandt
Helen Gethman
W. G. Leslie
Thos. Walsh
Hubbard
Emily Faris
Des Moines
L. K. Reese
Rome
Reese
Glenn Bailey
Newton
H. L Kennedy
Mason City
V. C. Mutz
Alice Templeton
Union
Donald Speers
Norridge
Speers
Pearl Nelson
Leslie Pieters
Harolld Weatherman
Linda
al Dillon
Iowa Falls
Stacy Miller
Marshalltown
Leland Pieters
Steamboat Rock
Henry Steinfeldt
J. W. Schlampp
Ackley
Ellsworth Honor Roll List Includes Eldora Students
Ellsworth College announced the mid term honor roll naming four Eldora area students with averages of 3.2 or better Barbara Mathews Floyd Pratt Verdelle Gast and Joan King. Starla Williams of Union earned honorable mention with a 3.0 to 3.2 GPA.
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Ellsworth College
Eldora Area
Barbara Mathews
Floyd Pratt
Eldora
Verdelle Gast
Steamboat Rock
Joan King
Hubbard
Starla Williams
Union
Court rounds up drivers in district bound case
J P COURT John Edward Senenfelder Radcliffe QMVI bound over to district court. Samuel Wayne Sears Eldora driving while license under suspension sentenced to two days in jail plus costs. Mildred Clarke Thompson Eldora driving with expired license fined 3 dollars plus costs. Elven Monroe Neese Des Moines improper passing fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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J. P
John Edward Senenfelder
Radcliffe
Q.M.V.I
Samuel Wayne Sears
Eldora
Mildred Clarke Thompson
Elven Monroe- Neese
Des Moines
Hoffman named Iowa Falls treasurer in state Democrats
Leonard Hoffman of Iowa Falls was named state Democratic central committee treasurer on Tuesday, replacing Lex Hawkins of Des Moines, who had just been elected Democratic state chairman.
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DEMOS
Hoffman Leonard Hoffman
Iowa Falls
Central Committee
Lex Hawkins
Des Moines
Eldora Area Social Notes and Veterans Day Dinner
Local residents share visits and gatherings from Eldora and area towns. Celebrations include a granddaughter birthday, church homecoming events, funerals, and family visits from Des Moines to Seattle. A Veterans Day pot luck at the American Legion featured speaker Al Faber and fall-themed decorations, with group singing and post-dinner games.
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Faber
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Matie Matheson
Legion Auxiliary
Légion
Don L. Brown
C. A. van Patter
al Paber
Des ‘Moines
Iowa Legionnaire
Jack Clark
Grundy Center
J. B. Smith
Frank Petty
Nelle Dedrick
Nettie Reece
Wm.Megan
Ralph Speers
Gene Foster
Church Notes at Christian Church Service at 9 am
Rev. Wm. Gardner leads Sunday worship at 9 o clock in the rear of the Chamber of Commerce building east of the Post Office. The note lists morning church activities and meeting location for attendees.
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Chamber of Commerce
Post Office
Church Notices From Corner of 12th St and 15th Ave
The Church of Christ at the corner of 12th Street and 15th Avenue lists services with ministers Albert Fidler and congregational details. Sunday Bible School at 9 30 am worship at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm Evening Worship Thursday midweek Bible study. The Congregational Church led by Rev A P Kidwell includes a worship hour at 10 am and guest speaker Rev Ralph Beede of Grinnell with choir rehearsal on Thursday evening.
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Church OF Christ
12Th St
15Th Ave
Congregational Church
A. P. Kidwell
Marion Munsinger
Ralph Beede
Grinnell
Saint Paul Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Events
Rev. J. Zimmermann announces confirmation class at 9 a.m. Saturday with Sunday school and Bible classes at 9 30 a.m. Divine service at 10 30 a.m. Anniversary offering for Building and Repair Fund. Thanksgiving Day service at 10 30 a.m. Walther League Play at 7 30 p.m.
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ST. Paul Lutheran
J. Zimmermann
Walther
Harvest Home Meal at Assembly of God Service
The Assembly of God hosts a community Thanksgiving Service at 7 30 p m on Wednesday November 23 sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance instead of the usual Thursday Bible study. Sunday schedule lists Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m C As at 7 pm Evening Service 7 45 pm all are invited. The Harvest Home noon meal follows the service.
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Assembly OF God
J. F. Perry
Harold Lloyd
Ministerial Alliance
Special Afternoon Meeting at Atreh Church
An afternoon fellowship is planned at Atreh with a 230 PM start featuring special speakers and music at all services. The event invites attendees to join the scheduled sessions.
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Lowship
Atreh
Pirh
Methodist Church service and activities schedule
Walter Dimmlich, minister, leads a 9 45 a m church school and 10 55 a m divine worship with sermon Essentials. United Youth Fellowship at 6 p m. Loyal Fellowship Class pot luck Monday 6 30 p m. Woman s Society of Christian Service group meetings Wednesday 2 p m. Group 1 with Emma Wasson Group 3 with Harry Marks. Junior and Chancel Choir rehearsals. Union Thanksgiving Service at Assembly of God Church with Rev A P Kidwell preaching.
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United Youth Fellowship
Loyal Fellowship
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Emma Wasson
Harry Marks
Assembly of God Church
A. P. Kidwell
First Baptist Church Service Schedule Announced
H C Short, pastor, leads Bible teaching at 9 45 a.m. church school and 11 a.m. Divine Worship with sermon Waiting For The Lord. Evening gospel service at 7 30 p.m. with sermon The Ultimate Question. Youth groups at 6 30 p.m. Thanksgiving message Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. No prayer meeting Thursday night as usual.
Owasa News Methodist Church Service and Community Guests
Rev. Dewey Lamprecht leads services at 10 a.m. with Sunday School at 11 a.m. Numerous visits and dinners mark the weekend, including guests from Hubbard Hubbard to Eldora and Cedar Falls. Local families hosted relatives and friends from Iowa Falls Union and Marshalltown in Owasa area gatherings.
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Owas
Dewey Lamprecht
Bowling team leads as Reisinger Trucking shines
Reisinger Trucking dominates with high team game 852 and high team series 2470. G Taylor posts top individual 215, R Gast 538 series. lanes at Co op and PW areas show strong scores among Bowling Pine League names like Alley Sweepers and Pin Pals.
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Pine ‘Lake
Reisinger Trucking
Bryon Chew
Lawn
Co-op
Eesbenics
Taylor & Lee
Union Locker
High Ind
Bame
G. Taylor
R. Gast
Guttersnipes
M. Heddens
F. Primus
Sunday Socials Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Barbara Jean of Radcliffe and Mr and Mrs James Carr hosted Sunday supper. Shirley Ricks and children of Hubbard and Emery Nehring of Cottage visited Rowena Nehring. Russell Nehring of Ames stayed overnight with his mother Rowena Nehring. Will Harms joined guests at the Browni home in Evansdale.
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Barbara Jean
Radcliffe
James Carr
Shirley Ricks
Hubbard
Emery Nehring
Cottage
Rowena Nehring
Russell Nehring
Ames
Will Harms
R. L. Browni
Evansdale
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Hardin County Index
Hardin County Newspaper
George R. Stauffacher
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Allyn J. Schafer
Doyle D. Felton
Adv
Mar
Grace Protheroe
Katharine Piper
Marcella Parker
Foyematy
Paul Mason
Jim Ruby
Dale Fa
Gene Peshia
Marlyn Peters
Eestinia
C.G
Prairie State
United Presbyterian Church
Cynthia Gray
L. J. Spurgin
Howard Moser
H. Metheney
Harry Conger
Stephen Widley
Ivor Ackerman
Jim Howard
C. E. Tower
Boyden Underwood
Kirt Ellsworth
Charles McConnelong
Morse
W. W. Walker
Leo B. Marks
Norva A
Lyle Smith and
Allen
Alden
Paul Wallis
Minchie Boeke
Gadds Sale
dJowa
Déc
Warne Janssen Implement Co
Col. E. Reiss
Lutheran Group
M. Hagen
Ellsworth
Harry Hutzel
Dinnnet
Judy Kay Hudkoh
bDiFtuday
Berty Beecher
Wayne Perkins
Jim McClellan
Mark
Davd
Howard Hudson
Judy Kay
Diana
Dean
John Harms
Sharon
Roger
Charles Case
Eldora Sunday Earling
Cora Clay
Agnes Faint
the Hilton
Cedar Falls
L. V. Putnam
York
Herman Tietz
R. W. Rieke
Fairmont
Minn
Guy Reid
Gladys Worrall
Donald Reid
Washington
Frank. Neubauer
Waterloo Municipal
Albert Fidler
Daries Candy Shop
Methodist Church
Walter Dimmlich
First Baptist Church
H. C. Short
Owasa
Mrs
Helen Curtis
Paul Sievert
Ronald Pals
Ronda
Clarence Terveer
Robert Shaver
Cecil Williams
Don Schelling
Kenneth Schelling
Bernard Rudolph
Larry Radolph
Albert Radolph
Rita
Don Harmon
Pat Curtis
Ben van Deest
Kenneth Curtis
Sherry
William Hartman
Willard Hartman
Ray Duncan
Wayne Stonewall
Cecil Kinney
Glenn Carr
Wayne Rierson
Gamble
Eldora Bowl Weese
Crosley Feeds
Beteare
la. Light & Power
Gambles Store
D. Yordy
C. King
U.F.O
Shore Coast Teawe
Marks
Drug Dole Dairy
John Deere
Farmers Savings Bank
Clary & Cote
Clary &Cote
P. Schwarck
W.F.W
A. Gast
Reagan
Farmer Bros. Welding
Homelite Chain Saw
Fim Farmer Bros. Welding
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