Rural Teachers To Meet Tuesday
Hardin County Rural Teachers Club will meet at the Gifford school next Tuesday evening, October 21 at 8:00. Richard J. Jordan, supervisor of special education, will be the speaker and musical numbers will be presented. The program committee consists of Supt. M. Z. Albers, Amy Alverson, Mrs. C. Seggerman, and Clara Doyle. Refreshments will be served by the committee, Mrs. Gertrude Lawler, Mrs. Ethel J. Smith, Mrs. Gladys Moon, and Mrs. Esther Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Rural Teachers Club
Gifford
Richard J. Jordan
Supt
M. Z. Albers
Amy Alverson
C. Seggerman
Clara Doyle
Gertrude Lawler
Ethel J. Smith
Gladys Moon
Esther Norman
Wallace Gorder and Lorraine Crabtree from Iowa Falls
Wallace Gorder and Lorraine Crabtree are identified as residents of Iowa Falls in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Gorder and
Lorraine Crabtree
Iowa Falls
Kiwanis elects Don Wilson new club president
Eldora attorney Don Wilson was elected president of the Kiwanis club at last week’s meeting, succeeding Ned Fagg. Wilson will assume office in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wilson
Eldora
Kiwanis Club
Wilson
Ned
Fagg
Contracts Let For New Addition To Hardin County Home
Bids for four construction phases total 87102, below original 100000 estimate. Gethman Construction, Gladbrook, low bid 57415 for general work. Carstens Brothers, Ackley, 17942 for plumbing heating and ventilation. Moore Electric, Des Moines, 4750 for electrical. R and O Elevator, Minneapolis, 6993 for elevator. Work delayed briefly by missing steel approvals, then cleared after county attorney and lawmakers intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
Gethman Construction Company
Gladbrook
Carstens Brothers
Ackley
Moore Electric Company
Des Moines
R. and O. Elevator Co
Minneapolis
Lester E. Ose
Rourke Hickenlooper
H. R. Gross
County Teachers To Hear Panel At Dinner Meeting
The All County Teachers In ner meeting will be held at Caro line Hall Iowa Falls next Thursday October 23 at 6 30 o'clock Joint sponsors are the Hardin County Schoolmasters Club and the county education association Guests include teachers their spouses and others The program features a panel on proposed 1953 General Assembly school legislation Topics include teacher retirement and the minimum foundation program A question and answer period follows Panelists include Ray Stephens Rex Bateson Paul Walter Leonard Hoffman and county school personnel representatives Moderated by Kermith Huehn Eldora
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hall
Iowa Falls
Hardin County Schoolmasters Club
The
County Education Association
Ray Stephens
ISEA
Rex Bateson
Paul Walter
Leonard Hoffman
Iowa
Hardin County
Kermith Huehn
Eldora
Steamboat Rock Cafe Gets New Owner Jensen’s Cafe
Mr and Mrs Otto Jensen have purchased Steamboat Rock cafe from Mr and Mrs Glen Calloway and take possession Monday The business will operate under the new name Jensen's Cafe and continue serving locals and visitors from the Steamboat Rock location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock Cafe
Otto Jensen
Steamboat Rock
Glen Calloway
Jensen
Eldora Man On Check Charge Returned From Texas
Ray Cummings, 34, Eldora, has been brought back from Banger, Texas, by Sheriff Paul Hodgson on a charge of issuing a false $200 check to Johnson Motor Company in Iowa Falls about two months ago. Doris Smith, paroled to the County Home after district court convictions for aiding in the disappearance of her 14 year old brother Larry Smith from the training school, is back in the county jail after deputy Lowell McCormick caught her walking along the highway Saturday night and she had taken jewelry and clothing from a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cummings
Eldora
Banger
Texas
Paul Hodgson
Johnson Motor Company
Iowa Falls
Doris Smith
Larry Smith
Lowell McCormick
Eldora 1952 Community Chest set at 6500 goal
Eldora’s Community Chest goal for 1952 is set at 6500 by the executive committee. Nine organizations receive allocations including United Defense Fund 150, Iowa Crippled Children 245, Polio 1500, American Cancer Society 900, Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y 800, Girl Scouts 700, Boy Scouts 1254, American Foundling Home Ottumwa 200, and Local Emergency Fund 500. Campaign expenses are estimated at 251. The drive starts with a porchlight campaign on November 3 with rural areas excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
United Defense Fund
Iowa Crippled Children
American Cancer Society
Ottmwa
R. M. Hunt
Charles Haase
Hardin County Savings Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Parade and Movie Plans for Eldora Hallowe'en Students
Eldora school will replace classes with a downtown parade and free Halloween movies. Older students will attend New Grand Theatre for age-appropriate features on October 31, while younger pupils parade in costumes led by a pep band and return for gym movies, snacks, and room-time treats. Rotary donated 25 dollars toward the celebration. Eldora’s Halloween program drew Iowa publicity as an early prank-free festive model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora School
Hallowe’en
Fred K. Schmidt
Grand Theatre
Rotary Club
Iowa
Katharine Piper Quoted In New Volume By Henry
Katharine Piper whose Pen Points column appears in the Tuesday Herald Ledger is quoted in John M Henry new book A Little Treasury of Main Street USA Autographed copy presented by Henry Des Moines Register and Tribune public relation chief Henry has cited Piper in prior works as well
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Piper
John M. Henry
Main Street
U.S.A
Agricultural Society to Elect Directors Tuesday
Five new directors will be elected at the Hardin County Agricultural Society annual meeting in Iowa Falls on Tuesday October 21 at 2:00 pm. Terms expiring for C T Rierson Radcliffe Walter Hauser Whitten Rufus Hoelscher Hubbard and Ed Lawler. vacancy from the death of John Hunt to be filled. Officers to be named by the directors after the election. President R A Scott in charge. The meeting will also consider improving next year’s fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Agricultural Society
C. T. Rierson
Radcliffe
Walter Hauser
Whitten
Rufus Hoelscher
Hubbard
Ed Lawler
Iowa Falls
John Hunt
R. A. Scott
Hubbard Juniors Present Here Comes Charlie Comedy
The Hubbard junior class performs the three act comedy Here Comes Charlie tonight at 8:00 in the school gymnasium. Cast includes Joanne Blome Nancy Freese Mary Engelking Virginia Peet Sheila Hanson Duane Brown Robert Last Max Daleske Dean Schnormeier and Gary Brinkmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Hubbard
Joanne Blome
Nancy Freese
Mary Engelking
Virginia Peet
Sheila Hanson
Duane Brown
Robert Last
Max Daleske
Dean Schnormeier
Gary Brinkmeyer
SR Class to Present Play Tuesday, Wed
Steamboat Rock high school junior class stages Here Comes Charlie a comedy in the gym Tuesday and Wednesday nights under director Mrs. Lillian Brown with assistants Mrs. Dale DeVault and William Stock. Cast includes Nancy Moon Joan Cervetti Gail Primus Clara Van Hove Marjorie Uhlken Arnold Kruse John Heldt Keith DeVries Norman Luiken and Leo Stull. A mixed quartet will sing during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock
Charlie
Lillian Brown
Dale DeVault
William Stock
Nancy Moon
Joan Cervetti
Gail Primus
Clara van Hove
Marjorie Uhlken
Arnold Kruse
John Heldt
Keith DeVries
Norman Luiken
Leo Stull
Fall Dollar Day sale spurs Eldora merchants offers
Eldora shoppers gain hundreds of values as merchants promote two day Dollar Day sale starting today and ending tomorrow. Offers include dress or item for $1 with coat or dress purchase, free pad with rug, men’s $7 felt hat with suit or topcoat, $50 coupon toward an electric stove, and $10 coupon on a bedroom suite. Items range from linoleum to lingerie, canned goods, and household wares with discounts across departments. All meters covered and parking free during sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidera
Eldora
Election issues talk at Eldora Congregational Church
Mrs Arley Wilson president of the League of Women Voters Marshalltown Iowa will speak on Election Issues as Seen by the League at 3:00 pm October 22 in Eldora Congregational Church meeting sponsored by Believers for a Better Way open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley. Wilson
League of Women Voters
Marshalltown
Iowa
League
Eldora Congregational Church
Be-lievers
Y Groups to Induct New Members At Monday Meeting
New members of the HI Y and Tri Hi Y will be inducted Monday at Pine Lake Lodge with a follow up canteen for all attendees. Interested high school students should contact a Y member before Monday. Youth and government reps Tamma Crosley Sandra Bailey Bob Batgson and Darrell Scott are drafting a bill for the model legislature in Des Moines this winter. A safety program is also being developed by a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Lodge
Tamma Crosley
Sandra Bailey
Bob Batgson
Darrell Scott
Des Moines
County Legion To Meet at Steamboat Next Monday Night
The Hardin County American Legion will hold a meeting at Steamboat Rock schoolhouse next Monday evening October 20, starting at 8:00. The session was moved from October 21 at the Legion hall in Steamboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Legion
Steamboat
Hardin County American Legion
Steamboat Rock — Schoolhouse
Legion Hall
Corn Picker Accidents Hurt Two Men On Farms Near Whitten
Walter Hauser county Production and Marketing vice-chairman of Whitten sustained loss of parts of the little and ring fingers on his right hand after gears on a corn picker seized mechanisms on his farm near Whitten. He was taken to Deaconess hospital in Marshalltown for observation. Leland Vinton of Eldora suffered a chipped bone in his right foot when the wheel of a corn picker caught him, but he continued work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hauser
Whitten
Hauser
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Leland Vinton
Eldora
Township Judges For Coming Election Named
The list of judges for the coming November election was released by county auditor R. A. Scott. The names cover numerous townships and include Eldora-Leo Megan, W. Barnard, O. H. Barr, and many others across Concord, New Providence, Etna, Eldora City, Union, Buckeye, Town Falls, Jackson, Clay, Tivton, Hardin, Alden, Pleasant, Sherman, Ellis, Whitten, and related areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Scott
Eldora
Leo Megan
Barnard
O. H. Barr
Grant
Elmer Reifschneider
Rufus Hoelscher
L. H. Dubberke
Concord
Amos Friest
Charles Sampson
Otis Tvedt
New Providence
C. W. Barnes
H. D. W. Clemens
Otis Whitehead
Etna — Kay Griffel
H. W. Richsmeier
D. G. Arends
Henry B. Janssen
Glen Porter
Eldora City
John A. Wood
Howard Caffee
R. R. Brown
R. R. Ibach
James Bales
Union
R. G. Hauser
Nellie Holden
Everett Caster
Carroll Schafer
Buckeye
Robert Lettow
Ernest Vierkandt
Herman Krause
Town Falls
Paul Barker
Irvin Christian
Fred Newman
Robert Caruth
Guy Barton
Wm. K. Armentrout
H. B. Lambert
Jackson
Wilce Ward
Edward Bear
Fred Fuller
Clay
Mike Finger
Pete Luiken
Alfred Last. Tivton
Carl Engelking
Stanley Dreier
Carl Kulow
Hardin
Curt Simpson
William Moore
W. J. Thieles
Alden
Theo, Nott
Ray E. Olson
John C. Heinzeroth
Pleasant
Harold Cable
Marvin Schwebke
C. A. Svendson
Sherman
William Topp
Paul Himmel
A. M. Eller
Ellis
Leland Murphy
L. F. Axtell
Lloyd H. Ried
Whitten
Monroe Goodman
Velma Hauser
Irene Jay
Court Dismisses Four Suits From Auto Crash
Four damage suits stemming from a single automobile accident were dismissed in district court by Judge H. C. Nichol. Plaintiffs Florence Swanstrom Alvin J. Swanstrom and Carl A. Swanstrom, individually and jointly, sued Karl Becker for injuries. Also noted is a new divorce filing Phyllis A Anderson versus Eugene H Anderson filed in Marshalltown with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Nichol
Florence Swanstrom
Alvin J. Swanstrom
Carl A. Swanstrom
Karl Becker
Phyllis Avelene Anderson
Eugene Howard Anderson
Eldora
Marshalltown
Studebaker
Four Local Women Groups Back Get-Out-The-Vote Drive
Four Eldora women organizations the Business and Professional Women's Club the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary the American Legion Auxiliary and the Woman's Club join in a Get-out-the-Vote campaign Each group will handle one ward and members will call homes on election day November 4 to ensure eligible voters cast ballots A baby-sitting service for children 4 to 8 PM and volunteer daytime sitters will be arranged by Girl Scouts Voters can request drivers and garages will provide transport Free rides to polls available through local garages The Chamber of Commerce will award a traveling plaque to the precinct with the largest vote gain over 1948 and present it to Democratic and Republican precinct chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Women's Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman's Club
Girl Scouts
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Supervisors
19 Year Old Killed in Tractor Upset Near Austinville
Robert Dale Ackerman aged 19 of Austinville died October 9 when the tractor he rode on the Henry Krominga farm overturned. The accident occurred near Ackerville, his funeral was held Monday at the Washington Reformed church in Ackley. He was born July 2, 1933, the son of Dick and, Mrs. Ackerman, and survived by two sisters, a brother, and grandmother Mrs. Caroline Kreimeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Reformed Church
Ackley
Robert Dale Ackerman
Austinville
Henry Krominga
Krominga
Ackerman
Dick Ackerman
Virgil Janssen
Wellsburg
Darlene
Kenneth
Hone
Caroline Kreimeyer
Rebekahs Donate $31 to Ambulance Fund
The community ambulance fund received $31 this week from proceeds of baked goods sold last Saturday. The sale was sponsored by members of the Rebekah Lodge, boosting local emergency medical service funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Rebekah Lodge
First voters attend 18 precinct rallies in Hardin County
Republican Chairman Leo A. Wolcott said first voters were very evident at 18 precinct rallies Tuesday night in Hardin county. The meetings aimed to explain how to operate voting machines for those casting their first presidential vote on November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo A. Wolcott
Hardin County
Dan Dunn dies after auto crash in Story County
Dan Dunn a 45 year old farmer from McCalisburg died at 9 30 a m Wednesday in Story county hospital Nevada after being injured in a auto accident at a road intersection northwest of Nevada He was raised in the St Anthony neighborhood and well known in the Eldora area The accident left other occupants injured
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Dunn
McCalisburg
Story County Hospital
Nevada
Dunn
St. Anthony
Eldora Territory
Legion to Observe Stag Nite Thursday
American Legion members will observe a stag night next Thursday October 23 with dinner served at the post hall from 6:00 to 9:00 PM and special entertainment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
All-State Music Tryouts Gather 350 From 32 Iowa Schools
Over 350 students from 32 Iowa schools travel to Eldora High School on October 18 for the All-State Music Tryouts. Eldora is one of six sites for the event chosen by the Iowa High School Music Association. Donald Lomen chairs the tryouts with Warren Flath as co chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Eldora
Eldora High School
Iowa High School Music Association
Des Moines
Cresco
Spencer
Mason City
Washington
Donald Lomen
Warren Flath
Local vocal and band tryouts feature region judges and finalists
Mrs Merle Froning and Mrs Paul Meader to accompany afternoon and morning vocal groups. Judges include Charles Britsch Horace Gentry William Gower Sr Himie Voxman and others from Iowa and Purdue. Winners advance to state finals in Des Moines November 28. No meals at school cafeteria. local eateries expected to serve contestants. Band Boosters will run a refreshment stand. Participating schools span Ackley to Webster City with Roosevelt Cedar Rapids and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Froning
Paul Meader
Froning
Charles Britsch
Eldlora Man
Oskaloosa
Horace Gentry
Bloomfield
William Gower
State University of Iowa
Gower
Des Moines
Himie Voxman
University
Lomen
Band Boosters Club
Ackley
Belle Plaine
Blairstown
Brooklyn
Cedar ‘Rapids
Roosevelt
Clarion
Clear Lake
Clairmont
Dinsdale Consolidated
Dumont
Eldora
Fernald
Fort Dodge
Geneseo Consolidated
Buckingham
Goldfield
Gowrie
Greene
Grundy Center
Hampton
Independence
Joice
Merservy
Newhall
Nevada
Owasa
Reinbeck
Rockford
Tama
Traer
Waterloo
West
Waverly
Webster City
Hardin County Roads Spendings and Upgrades
A total of 417,398.23 dollars was spent on farm-to-market road construction in Hardin County over the past three fiscal years. Forty-seven miles of grading and 63 miles of surfacing have been added. Work is nearly complete with nine miles left to surface, including a three-mile stretch west of Owasa and six miles on the Ellis Church road. Contracts for finishing half of these stretches this fall and the rest early next summer were approved this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Hd&s
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ates
Owasa
Ellis Church
R. T. Johnson
Farm-to-Market Road Funds and All-Weather Surfaces
The county uses 15 percent of state road use funds for farm-to-market road construction. By January 1, 1962, 98 percent of Hardin County’s farm-to-market roads were all-weather surfaced. The remaining state funds are divided 35 percent to secondary roads, 42 percent to primary roads, and 8 percent to cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County
Ose Omitted From Kiwanis Directors List
The Kiwanis club director names carried last Tuesday omitted Lester Fe. Ose from the list. Ose was named with other officers and directors at the election on Oct. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose
Kiwanis
Lester FE
Kiwanis Club
Cynthia Gray Marks 20th Year With Eldora Papers
Cynthia Gray Marks will celebrate 20 years as a columnist for Eldora papers, marking a career spanning news writing and front page work. She won top awards from the Press Women's Association for a city dump story and earned multiple accolades for columns, with a long association to radio and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Greer
Cynthia Gray
Index
Greer
Own Press Women's Association
Eldora City
John M. Henry
University of Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Special Aid
New Kiwanis
Henry
Cong
Walter ‘Hauser
Robert Ackerman
Bulletin
Don Lomen
Warren Flathl
Eldora Papers
Herald-Ledger
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!