Annual Fire Prevention Program Slated For Eldora School
Eldora volunteer firemen plan their annual fire prevention program October 7 at 7 30 p m in the Eldora high school auditorium during Fire Prevention Week. Awards of 12 cash prizes, two poster and essay contests for grades 2 11, movies, music, and a talk by Fire Chief O R Lamb are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Eldora High School
O. R. Lamb
Eldon McVetty
Dale
Judson Freed
Vern Wiley
Men of Fire
Roupe to Return Sunday For Visit
Five years after leaving El Dora Roupe John BR Roupe 35 will return for a one day visit with his parents and children Mary Lee eight and Dennis six. He spent years in hospitals for polio at University Hospital Iowa City and Veterans hospital Des Moines aided by VFW post 6852. Jim Geneva head therapist at the Des Moines hospital accompanies him. He will ride home by car and return to the hospital Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BR. Roupe
Eldora
Roupe
University Hospital
Iowa City
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Jim Geneva
Russell Roupe
Mary Lee
Dennis
Continue Meetings At Church Here At Assembly Of God
Evangelistic meetings are being continued at the Assembly of God church here this week with M. J. Surls in charge. Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 and Tuesday evening at 7 45 a Women's Missionary committee meeting will be held with Martha McClean Springfield Mo as general representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
M. J. Surls
Women’s Missionary Committee
Martha McClean
Springfield
Pre-Flight Training For Jerry Short
Jerry Short son of Mr and Mrs C Q Short of Dallas Texas has qualified for aviation cadet training as an aircraft observer with the Air Force. He will report to Lackland Air Force Base soon to begin pre flight training after submitting to qualification tests there. The Shorts formerly lived here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Short
C. Q. Short
Dallas
Texas
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland
Shorts
Home-School Tour For Eldora Teachers And Families
Eldora school system teachers and families took a guided tour of Eldora Lakes area Steamboat Rock and the river road between Eldora and Steamboat. The outing was sponsored by the Home School recreation committee and included a stop at Quaker Heights for a chili supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Lakes
Steamboat Rock
Steamboat
Homes School
Iowa State Training School
Eldora Bpw
Quaker Heights
Lower Pine Lake
The
Herald- Index
Whink Products Co
Louis Dartes
Cleveland Jewelry
Chamber of Commerce
Patrolman Jack Gorman Speaks at Rotary Club
Eldora highway patrolman Jack Gorman was the principal speaker at the weekly Rotary Club meeting at Pine Lake Country Club Tuesday noon. He stressed highway safety and urged careful driving and adherence to traffic laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Gorman
Eldora
Rotary Club
Pine Lake Country Club
Gorae
Wolcott to Represent Midwest Theatres in Boston Meeting
Leo F. Wolcott owner of the New Grand theatre and chairman of the Allied theatre owners group for Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Mid-Central leaves Des Moines by air via New York for Boston to attend the National Allied board meeting and convention October 2 7 He plans to return October 8 Delegates will view the latest theatre equipment and upcoming feature pictures after the board sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo F. Wolcott
New Grand Theatre
Allied Theatre Owners
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mid-Central
Missouri
Illinois
Des Moines
New York
Boston
Mass
National Allied Board
Wolcott
Eldora to Start Thrift Bucks Cash Days Oct 14
The Eldora Chamber of Commerce approves a redesigned Cash Days using Thrift Bucks redeemable for merchandise. The first event is set for Oct 14 at 3 p.m. with prizes of 50, 25 and three 10 dollar awards. Aimed as a Christmas promotion, the plan runs through Christmas with registration ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Miller
Eldora, Chamber of Commerce
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Fouty
Leona Ziesman
Robert Meader
John Starr
M. D. Stilley
Albert Kennedy
Doyle Felten
Floyd Pratt
Lloyd Leuthold
George Stauffacher
State Special Service At Chapel Church Homecoming
Pleasant Chapel hosts Homecoming services with Mrs. Worthy of Spring and Rev. Dewey Lamprecht giving principal addresses. Mrs. Spring preaches morning sermon. Lamprecht speaks afternoon. Sunday School at 10 AM, potluck dinner at noon in the church dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Chapel
Worthy
Spring
New Providence
Dewey Lamprecht
Lamprecht
District Court Opens Here Monday Nine Civil Cases
The Hardin county board revised the Hubbard Iowa Community School District boundaries removing 260 acres and setting Oct. 19 for the next hearing to fix the boundaries and election date. The full term of court opens Monday with Judge Harvey Unenhopp on the bench. nine new state cases and 12 new civil cases including 11 divorce actions are on the docket. Grand and petit jurors are summoned for Oct. 12 and Oct. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Board of Education
Hubbard
Iowa
County Board
Ellis Township
Concord Township
Grant Township
M. Z. Albers
Albers
William N. Dunn
Hubbard Independent School District
Tipton Township
Sherman Township
Concord Ta
Harvey Unenhopp
Hampton
Harvey Smith
Marlin Smith
Walter A Wachter
Larry Bierma
John P. York
Robert E. Merrill
Clayton E. Conner
O. M. V. T. Adolph R. Anderson, O. M. V. L William F. Blossey
Carl Burkley
Ackley
E. R. Gaston
Buckey
A Neuenfeldt
Iowa Falls
J. H. Rash
New Providence
T. Glen Sheldon
Eldora
Sam Sime
Radcliffe
Cliff Simpson
Webb Stover
Alden
Wayne Stukenburg
Edward Stull
Steamboat Rock
Bertha Tordoff
James Watts
Runyon Serves Aboard Damato In Mariner Naval Drill
John A Runyon yeoman seaman USN son of Mrs John Bogue New Providence Iowa serves aboard the destroyer escort USS Damato as more than 70 Atlantic Fleet ships take part in NATO exercise Mariner described as one of the largest peace time operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Runyon
USN
John Bogue
New Providence
Iowa
New Address for Pfc Theodore Kolthoff in San Francisco
The message provides a new address for Pfc Theodore Kolthoff 1287959 Hy Co 3rd Engr Bn 3rd Marine Division F M F Fleet Post Office San Francisco California and for Pic Wallace Kolthoff A 5 55309833 Co M 7th Inf Reat 8rd Division AP O 468 care Postmaster San Francisco Cal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Kolthoff
Hy. Co
Engr
3Rd Marine Division
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Pic
Wallace Kolthoff
Co. M
Care
Cal
County News Briefs from Whitten and Surrounding Towns
Whitten Benson Cemetery Society will meet Oct 6 at Mrs Nora Emmert s home Eldora Assisting hostesses are Mrs Mabel Olmstead Edna Meyers and Mrs Anna Kauffman OWASA Union Fellowship meets at Berlin church Sunday evening Point Pleasant Rev E E Peters will conduct revival meetings at Chariton A Gideon speaker will address the 10 am services Sunday Hubbard Dillon family reunion at Hubbard park marks Mrs Emma Dillons 92nd birthday with fifty relatives attending Union Advisory Board of Community Sunday School meets Saturday evening at Mrs Agnes Packer s home with a 630 potluck supper followed by business Chapel annual Cemetery Society bazaar Oct 23 in church basement Lunches to follow New Providence Rally Day Oct St Sunday School 10 am Rally Day and church services at 1030 Rev Howard Blandeau Boys Training School of Eldora speaker hopes 200 attend Whitten Gordon E Fouts on two week leave from March AFB Calif visits Drake University friends in Des Moines
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitten
Benson Cemetery Society
Nora Emmert
Eldora
Mabel Olmstead
Edna Meyers
Anna Kauffman
Hubbard
Dillon
Hubbard Park
Emma Dillon
Des Moines
Mason City
Thompson
Hampton
Zearing
Union
New Providence
St Rock Hosts Al Bell For Movie And Lecture
Al Bell world traveler and lecturer appears at Steamboat Rock High School gym Monday at 8 p.m. The Steam Boat Rock volunteer fire department sponsors the program. Bell will lecture and show the film Sons of the Indies filmed in the Caribbean area this past summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Bell
Steamboat Rock
Bell
Caribbean
Pvt Moore Assigned to Korean Base Section
Pvt James J Moore son of Mrs Edith L Dunkin Union recently assigned to the Korean Base Section which handles rear area units providing supplies services communications and transportation for UN forces on the peninsula Private Morris a crane and shovel operator in Headquarters and Service Company 434th Engineer Construction Battalion entered the army in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Moore
Edith L. Dunkin
Union
Morris
434Th Engineer Construction Battalion
Army
Second Deputy Named at Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
Hardin county sheriff Paul Hodgson named Hollis Hansen of Iowa Falls as second deputy sheriff. Hansen, a five year Army veteran, will undergo a training program at the sheriff’s office. Deputy sheriff Lowell McCormick will remain on the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Hardin County
Paul Hodgson
Hollis Hansen
Iowa Falls
Eldora Farm Bureau To Elect Officers
The Eldora township Farm Bureau will meet Tuesday at 6 30 p m with the election of officers and resolutions as the principal business on the agenda. A pot luck dinner will follow. Committee members are Frank Fetty Ben Juckems Carl Cordes and P E Hobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Farm Bureau
Eldora Township Farm Bureau
Frank Fetty
Ben Juckems
Carl Cordes
P. E. Hobson
Rites Today For W. C. Schumacher
Funeral services for William C. Schumacher age 62 are held at the Congregational church in Eldora with Rev. Ralph B Imes officiating. Burial follows in Eldora cemetery. pallbearers include John Frisbie and others. surviving wife Minnie Grothans and three children Murl Joe and Mrs. Joe Hubbard plus four grandchildren and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
William C. Schumacher
Ralph B Imes
Eldora Cemetery
V. H. Vilmont
Lous Rebschull
Linus Doughty
William Schumacher
William Carl Schumacher
Remsen
Iowa
Minnie Grothans
Eldora
Schumacher
Murl
Murl Schumacher
Joe Schumacher
Tulsa
Okla
Joe Hubbard
Jane Schumacher
Linda
Billy Schumacher
Diane Lee Hubbard
Ernest
Charles Schumacher
Coming Farm Events in Iowa Towns
List of farm events in October includes Eldora High School meeting at 8:00 p.m. Sherman No. 7 School House at 8:00 p.m. Owasa hosts Livestock Association Board Meeting at 8:00 p.m. Feldere Township Farm Bureau at 8:00 p.m. Iowa Falls Fertility Field Day at 1:00 p.m. October 10 Farm Bureau Board Meeting at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Sherman Two
Sherman No. 7
Livestock Association Board
Owasa
Farm Bureau
Iowa Falls
Farm Bureau Board
Begin to Donate Chest Corn for Eldora Drive
The 1953 Eldora Community Chest drive corn crib will be erected on the courthouse square today to collect corn donations for the fund. Co chairs John Bekemeier and Les Flickinger outline the plan including door to door solicitation and corn contributions with a $6,000 goal. Farmers may bring corn to the crib or call 97 Black or 91 in Eldora for pickup, and donors will be listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Courthouse Square
John Bekemeier
Les Flickinger
Community Chest Fund
Community Chest
Robert Jackson
Kenneth Cable
W. H. Bailey
Hi Y Members Back Chest Drive in Eldora
Eldora Hi Y voters charitable action to donate a bushel of corn for the corn crib tied to the Community Chest drive. They will assist the Chest campaign as directed by Chest officials. Meeting held in chamber of commerce office with Max Clowers present. Eldora YMCA board also met after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
Max Clowers
Eldora Ymca Board
Final Rites For Mrs. Alfred Mesch
Mrs. Alfred Mesch 51 died September 23 at Story City hospital. Final rites held Saturday at Salem Evangelical United Brethren church Hubbard. Burial Hubbard cemetery. Survivors include husband Alfred Mesch son Glendon grandson sister Mrs. Harry Spindler. Born Elsie Albers February 4 1902 near Radcliffe. Reverend A I Kruetmann officiated. Casket bearers were Virgil Klemme Harold Risse Arthur Boeke Ervin Lepper and Waldo Lepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Salem Evangelical United Brothers Church
Alfred Mesch
Story City Hospital
Hubbard Cemetery
A. I. Kruetzmann
Virgil Klemme
Harold Risse
Arthur Boeke
Ervin Lepper
Waldo Lepper
Mesch
Elsie Albers
Radcliffe
Glendon
Harry Spindler
New Providence FFA Holds Initiation Ceremony
The New Providence FFA initiated members with five raised to Chapter Farmer and nine Greenhands welcomed. Named among the initiates are Ed Dunham Gary Hadhey Keith Reece Don Shaver and Jody Steelman. Others listed include Larry Balvant Lyle Broer Warren Crosser Dick Foltz Gary Foltz Bill Hadley Vernon Hackett Chuck Hoskins and Loren Jeske.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Providence Ffa
Ed Dunham
Gary Hadhey
Keith Reece
Don Shaver
Jody Steelman
Larry Balvant
Lyle Broer
Warren Crosser
Dick Foltz
Gary Foltz
Bill Hadley
Vernon Hackett
Chuck Hoskins
Loren Jeske
Eldora Church to Install New Officers at Annual Meeting
The Eldora Church of Christ will install new officers during its annual business meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Plans for growth and security will be considered and department and Bible school reports will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Church of Christ
Church and
Bible School
Hardin County Sets 1953 Christmas Seal Goal
Mrs. May B. Cobb, president and county Seal Sale Chairman of the Hardin County Tuberculosis and Health Association, announced a 1953 Christmas Seal Sale quota of 4675.88 dollars. The drive runs Nov 16 through December, funded to support health education case-finding and other association programs for tuberculosis and heart disease. The goal aims to lift Iowa from fourth to third in per capita giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Iowa
May B. Cobb
Hardin County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Tuberculosis Associations of
Cobb
County Tuberculosis Association
Foster suffers broken hand after fall from truck box
Gene Jughead Foster, a Foster Farms worker southeast of Eldora, broke his left hand Monday afternoon when he fell from the box of a truck. He was reported in stable condition with no further injuries disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene
Foster
Eldora
Honey Creek Quarterly Meeting Program Announced
Pauline Comly pastor Chester Friends Church announced the Honey Creek Quarterly meeting program to run Saturday and Sunday. No services at Illinois Grove Friends Church Sunday due to the quarterly gathering. Saturday includes ministry and counsel, worship with Chester McKean Bangor, United Society speaker, basket noon dinner, Friends Women, Quaker Men, junior quarterly meeting, and a business session. Sunday features Sunday School, morning worship with George Moore from William Penn College, a young people's business meeting, and an evening worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Comly
Chester Friends Church
Honey Creek
Illneis Grove
Chester McKean
Bangor
United Society
of Friends
George Moore
William Penn ‘College
Three New Petitions On File In County Court
Three new petitions were on file in the clerk of court office here Wednesday. All are judgment actions. The Farm Bureau Service Co is plaintiff against Howard K Lake seeking 4158. Dr Nyquist and Shorts sue Leonard and Mrs Leonard Clark for 393.50 for services rendered. W W White sues Frank H and Margaret Cmehik for an account of funds from the sale of Town Falls Cold Storage and Locker Plant, allegedly 20000, plus five percent of the gross sale price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Service Co
Howard K Lake
Nyquist
Shorts
Leonard
Leonard Clark
Defendents
W.W. White
Frank H
Margaret Cmehik
Town Falls
White
Eldora Businesses To Close For Schumacher Funeral
Eldora chamber of commerce says all business houses will close from 2 to 3 p.m. today for the funeral of William C. Schumacher a longtime local businessman and prominent community member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
Eldora
William C. Schumacher
Bekemeier Buys Welch Interest in Hardware Store
Joan Bekemeier purchased Wayne Welch interest in Bekemeier Welch Hardware. The sale occurred Thursday and is effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Joan Bekemeier
Wayne Welch
Bekemeier-Welch
Eldora Tigerettes Begin 1953-54 Drills For Season
Eldora high school girls basketball coach begins drills Monday with ten letterwinners forming the nucleus of the Tigerettes. A Nov 21 clinic at Reinbeck pairs Eldora with Garwin and Garniville, noted top clubs, plus Garvinville and Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Engstrom
Eldora High School
Eldora’s
Tigerettes
Garwin
Reinbeck
Garniville
Garrison
Garnivilly
First Trap Shoot Sunday At Club
The Pine Lake Wildlife club will stage their first trap shoot of the fall season at the Wildlife Club grounds north of upper Pine Lake Sunday. Starting time is 1 p.m. Participants should form their own squads. All shoot types are planned for the day. Cash prizes will be provided by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake
Spotlight on Local Marriages and Anniversaries
A compressed list highlights unions and names from the region, naming individuals such as Eldora and John, Don, James Williams, Sharon Arkland, Mrs. Carroll Jackson, Mrs. Lucy Moser, Jessie Bal com, Roy Utley, and more. It notes connections like Radcliffe Joyce Ann Olson and Whitten Dale Purdy, plus unions involving Union Joe Mitchell and others, with New Providence figures including Mrs Charles Harvey and Arthur B Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
John Bridges
Don
Brown
James L. Williams
Sharon Arkland
Carroll Jackson
Lucy Moser
Jessie Balcom
Roy Utley
William Crandall
Ernest Barr
Radcliffe
Joyce Ann Olson
Whitten
Dale Purdy
Union
Joe Mitchell
Jessie Lepley- Hubbard
Charlotta Walters
Nora Beaupain
Bertha Ziebell
New Providence
Charles Harvey
Arthur B. Church
Births Report for Mrs Warren E Tyler Son Sept 29
Mrs Warren E Tyler welcomed a baby boy born September 29. Mrs Oct 1 later reported another birth. Kenneth Skartvedt named as parent of a girl born in the same notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Tyler
Tuesday Deadline for City Nomination Papers in Eldora Election
The deadline to file nomination papers for Eldora's November 3 city election is Tuesday. Candidates may file with city clerk George Shafer. at present one complete ticket is on file, with indications a second may appear before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
George Shafer
George E. Janssen
R. R. Brown
James L. Bales
Paul H. Schaa
R. E
John A. Wood
Howard Caffee
Janssen
Schaa
Brown
Serena Wate
Gray
Wood
Caffee
D. Mayquist
Eldera
Schaa Wll
J. W. Sehla
Fidora
Iowa
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Dr. R. R. Griffel
Everett Mitchell
NBC
Hardin County Farm Bureau
Mitchel
Farmer’s Exchange
NBC Chicago
National Farm and Home Hour
Chicago
BPW
Rotary
Chapel Church
Uhlenhopp
John Runyon
Atlantic Fleet
Union Fellowship
Berlin
Point Pleasant
E. E. Peters
Chariton
Gideon
Community Sunday School
Agnes Packer
Cemetery Society
Gordon E. Fouts
Enos Fouts
March
A.F.B. Calif
Fouts
Drake
St. Rock
W. C. Schumacher
Eldora Grocer
Pall Bears
John Frisbie
A. S. Newcomer
W. H. Vilmont
Robert Dornsbach
Harry Marks
Hi-Y
Kenneth Skartvedt
54Th General Assembly
Paul BH. Schaa
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