El Dora Chamber announces second drawing for $100 prizes
The El Dora Chamber of Commerce launches the Christmas program with eight $100 drawings starting Saturday November 24 and Monday November 26. Winners must claim by December 20 and the final $200 Christmas Jackpot will be drawn December 31 at Hardin County Pioneer Plaza. Baby sitting service is offered on selected Dec dates at United Methodist Church nursery.
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Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Hardin County Pioneer Plaza
Chamber of Commerce
United Methodist Church
Farm City Pancake Jamboree Planned for Dec 1
Eldora Chamber of Commerce invites rural and urban residents to a free pancake breakfast at Larson's Restaurant from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday December 1. The event is supported by Eldora Kiwanis Jaycee and Rotary clubs with door prizes to encourage community mingling.
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Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Larson's
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Eldora Kiwanis
Eldora Jaycee
Eldora Rotary Clubs
Hubbard Fund Drive Success in Hubbard Community
The Hubbard community reports a total fund drive of 5243 dollars with 908.50 from Grant Township and 845.25 from Tipton Township. Door to door collectors include Carroll Green and Dean Blome among others. Town residents contributed 1486.25 plus 15 pledge. school personnel and business groups added 1751, aided by Melvin Boeke and Jack Boeke.
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Hubbard
Grant Township
Richard Winter
Mervin Reifschneider
Robert Friest
Arlo Ziebell
Dean Henricks
Ervin Ziebell
Ray Blomme
Irvin Ritland
Russell van Dornum
Myron West
Tipton Township
Carroll Green
Dean Blome
Lowell Kulow
Gerald Hindman
Ralph Collins
David Dreler
Alfred Last
Wm. Tintjer
F. C. Bekemeier
Nora Blome
Oswell Fisher
Leonard Orgell
Harold Faust
Thomas Wegener
Herb Ziehell
Marvin Nygaard
Louis Weig
Harold Sampaan
Everette Clingerman
Steve Doering
Anna Tintjer
Rene Chaplin
Esther Kruewer
Vic Sellen
Fred Green
Pat Kruseer
Melvin Boeke
Phillip Brinkmeyer
Merrill Wiechman
Jack Boeke
Graveside Riles For Mrs Lepley
Graveside services for Mrs Maxine Kenley 54 widow of Ronald Lepley of Union will be held at Union Cemetery at 1 pm Friday November 73 Biershorn Funeral Home in charge. Her services were held November 10 in Clarence with cremation. husband preceded her in death in 1970. Survivors include sister in law Miss Gwendolyn Lepley two sons Roger Lepley of Lompoc California Ronald Lepley of Columbus Ohio and brother Floyd Jay of Clearfield Pennsylvania.
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Maxine Kenley
Ronald Lepley
Union
Union Cemetery
Biershorn
Gwendolyn Lepley
Roger Lepley
Lompoc
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
Floyd Jay
Clearfield
Funeral Friday For Mrs Schnormeier At Hubbard
Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p m at St John s Lutheran Church Hubbard for Mrs Fred Lillian Schnormeier 77 of Hubbard who died Monday at Mary Greeley Hospital Ames Boeke Funeral Home Hubbard in charge with interment at Hubbard Cemetery
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hubbard
Fred
Lillian) Schnormeier
Schnormeier
Mary Greeley Hospital
Ames
Boeke Funeral Home
Hubbard Cemetery
Bartholomew Elected Head of Toastmasters
Dennis Bartholomew of Widery was elected president of the El Dora Toastmasters at a regular Monday meeting. Other officers include Walter Jeske educational vice president Paul Williams administrative vice president Wayne Bartholomew secretary-treasurer and Dean Wehrman sergeant at arms. A possible membership drive was discussed. Regular meetings are at the Iowa State Training School on the first and third Mondays at 7 p.m.
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Dennis Bartholomew
Widery
Eldora Toastmasters
Oither
Walter Jeske
Paul Williams
Wayne Bartholomew
Dean Wehrman
Iowa State Training School
Clark Culver To Appear At Fund Raising Dinner
Senator Dick Clark and Congressman John Culver are to speak at the Third District Congressional Fund Raising Dinner at the Iowa Falls Highland Country Club in Iowa Falls. Guests include Ron Masters of Mason City, James Skaine of Cedar Falls, prospective candidates Steve Rapp of Waterloo and Nicholas Johnson of the FCC, with Tom Whitney attending. Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Social hour at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10 from Leonard Hoffman in Iowa Falls.
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Clark, Culver
Dick Clark
John Culver
Iowa Falls Highland Country Club
Iowa Falls
Ron Masters
Mason City
James Skaine
Cedar Falls
Steve Rapp
Waterloo
Nicholas Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Tom Whitney
Leonard Hoffman
Iawa Falls
DIES IN KANSAS Rily T Tibbits of Minneapolis Kansas dies
Riley T Tibbits of Minneapolis Kansas died Monday November 19. He was a cousin by marriage to Ray Willcox of Eldora and had visited relatives here on various occasions. Funeral services are scheduled Friday November 23 in Minneapolis Kansas.
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Riley T. ‘Tibbits
Minneapolis
Kans
Ray Willcox
Eldora
Great Moments From Broadway And The Movies At U W
Union-Whitten band and vocal departments under Stan Thompson present Great Moments From Broadway And The Movies at Union High School gym on Friday November 30 at 7 30 p m Small groups solos and numbers from the band and mixed chorus Tickets at the door
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Union-Whitten
Stan Thompson
Union
Mrs. Maggie Eskridge 71 Funeral Wednesday
Mrs Maggie Eskridge aged 71 died early Monday after a stay at Town Falls nursing home. Services were held Wednesday at Community Church Union with Rev Preston Hinderks officiating and burial in Eldora Cemetery. She was born December 18 1901 in Hardin County to Job and Delphia Thompson Stuart and later taught in rural schools before marrying Eliza Eskridge on July 25 1925. Surviving are son Robert of Waverly and four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Maggie Eskridge
Union
Eskridge
Town Falls
Preston Hinderks
Eldora Cemetery
Biersborn Funeral Home
Hardin County
Job
Delphia Thompson Stuart
Eliza Eskridge
Robert of
Waverly
Injuries Sought in 2 Car Crash in Town Falls
Wayne Marion Henryson seeks 51 500 damages in Hardin County District Court after a December 14 1971 collision on Stevens Street. Plaintiff alleges John Paul Robbins ran a left side impact on his southbound vehicle from Pine Street. Jury trial demanded.
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Hardin County District Court
Wayne Marion Henryson
Stevens Street
John Paul Robbins
Pine Street
Story City Law Firm
Larson, Larson & Huffer
Weather and drought hit Hardin County corn yields in 1972
Hardin County faces below average corn yields due to late planting and high winds. Extension Director Jim Johnson notes harvest progress from 0 to 85 percent and forecasts likely under 120 bushels per acre, with state average near 109. Soybeans, by contrast, should meet or exceed state averages.
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Hardin County
Hardin County Extension
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Towa
Damien
Eldora considers rezoning while planning new road access
Eldora City Council weighs a zoning change from R-1 and R-2 to Ret to permit town houses if an east–west street from 9th Avenue to 11th Avenue can be built. The Eldora Land Company may fund a 20 ft easement, with Daleske reluctant to share property. A final decision rests at the December 3 meeting as easement talks continue alongside street committee plans. A major water filter repair estimated at about 10,000 dollars is also authorized with bids sought.
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Sth Avenue
11Th Avenue
Eldora Land Company
Eldora
9Th Avenue
1Th Avenue
Don Cox
Street Committee
The
Land Company
Cox
Dean Daleske
William Dunn
Eldora Land Company Board of Directors
Daleske
Architects review options for Anthony Dickson buildings
Architect Frank H. Cervetti and Anthony Dickson Idgs discussed feasibility and costs of razing and rebuilding the former Anthony Dickson buildings on the courthouse square. Cervetti reviewed a condition report and warned that freezing weather risks worsen the buildings, urging action soon and cost estimates for exterior and interior drawings for a new double front building. Eldora council and Eldora Industrial Development group will consider estimates and alternate plans at next meetings. Ward Haghorn reported the death of Mire Tosenttine Maffett Haftin 71 of Minnesota in Minn Ghosthy daughter of Mere Mors Vernard Maltett from Weora Mer, Motfofiie pp former editor of the Mideva Herald.
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Frank H. Cervetti
Cervetti- Weber & Associates, Inc
Marshalltown
Eldera Industrial Development Corporation
Anthony Dickson
Courthouse Square
Cervell
Himsell
Eldora
Cervetti
Midara_industrial group
Ward
Physician Visits Flora Community NHSC Center Interest
Dr. Pisney M D a resident in family practice at Muncie Ind and his wife Mary visited Eldora to gauge possible NHSC placement next summer as Eldora applies to be a National Health Service Corps Center The official U S Department of Health Education and Welfare notice is due next month from Kansas City MO in Iowa Eldora becomes the states first NHSC center contender Hospital notes list patients and births include a baby girl to Mrs Edwin Duncan at St Anthony on November 19.
Christmas Bazaar At Iowa Soldiers Home In Mar shalltown
The annual bazaar runs Tuesday and Wednesday November 27 and 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts room of the Sheeler Extended Care facility in Marshalltown. All items are handmade by Iowa Soldiers Home residents and all profits go to them.
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Iowa Soldiers Home
Arts and Crafts
Sheeler
Marshalltown
Towa Soldiers Home
Marriage License Granted To Two Iowa Teens
Terry Monroe, 21, of Eldora marries Lori Lee Bothell, 15, of West Liberty, under Iowa license rules. The union marks a union between residents of the two towns.
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Terry Monroe
Eldora
Lori Lee Bothell
West Liberty
Retail Sales Jump in Hardin County for Quarter Ended June 1978
Hardin County, Eldora, and surrounding communities posted a marked rise in gross retail sales for the quarter ending June 30, 1978, over the same period in 1972. The Iowa Department of Revenue notes higher prices and statewide gains, with Eldora’s sales increasing from 4,051,278 to 10,515,784 and taxable sales rising from 2,323,678 to 2,557,722. Overall county totals show substantial gains across towns, including Ackley, Alden, Hubbard, Nadcliffe, and smaller communities.
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Ellora
Hardin Comity
Iowa Department of Revenue
Eldora
Hardin County
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Hubbard Fund
Mrs. Lepley
Mrs. Schnormeier
Bartholomew
Kansas
U-W
Mrs. Eskridge
Hardin
Dave Graves
Graves
Dunn
C. G. Gould
Wehrman
Indiana’ Gunite and Construction Co., Inc
Connell
Langfritz Construction Co
Jake Bottema
Washington Street
State Highway Commission
Fidora
David Tweet
John Jaspers
Joe Feller
Arvella Lewis
Brian Glassow
Edna Doebbrunz
Die Kuhlman
Howard Bates
David Saunders
Ark Steinfeldt
Henry Wheeler
Radcliffe
Nellie Newhal
Conrad
Roy Diamond
Midibard
Mildredsmirk
Aplington — Wessel
St. Anthony
Edwin Duncan
Har Hin County
Ackley
Alden
Nadcliffe
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