Eldora Welcomes Northrup King Seed Plant Dedication
Eldora Iowa celebrates the dedication of a new 150000 bushel seed corn processing plant by Northrup King & Co. Governor Herschel Loveless and Ed Storey will attend as Eldora becomes the 38th U.S. city with a Northrup King plant. The event marks a milestone for local farmers and the Eldora Industrial Development Corporation.
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Eldora
Northrup, King & Co
Iowa
Herschel C. Loveless
Ed Storey
Iowa Development Commission
Eldora’ Industrial Development Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Hardin County conservation area visit and old friends
The piece recalls a spring trip by Mrs. W. D. Edson’s family and locals to a newly purchased Hardin County conservation area. The author praises the landscape, notes seasonal beauty, and reflects on old residents in Eldora and nearby towns, including a reunion with Cynthia Gray and thoughts on historical preservation.
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W. D. Edson
Richard Snyder
Jewell
Hardin City Way
Hardin County Conservation Board
Postmaster Change and Local News from Hubbard and Eldora
Fred Sterns loses Steamboat Rock postmaster role to Henry Luik en appointed in his place. Calvin Boylan serves as pleasant clerk at Strother and Milner store in Hubbard. Congregationalists hosted guests at W. J. Mohy residence with torches and lanterns. First Regiment band performed. Eldora flour mills are back to full capacity as rains filled mill ponds. A. C Buchanan wed Ida Johnson in Sloan after surprise trip. 1905 notes include visits to county fair, Ringling circus trip, and a fatal accident involving Harry Cooley, yard master for C N W.
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Fred Sterns
Steamboat Rock
Henry Luiken
Henry
Calvin Boylan
Strother and Milner
Hubbard
Cal
Congregational Church
W. J. Mohy
First Regiment
Eldora
A. C Buchanan
Sloan
Ida Johnson
Frank E. Foster
Ellis D. Robb
Marshalltown
Ringling
John C. Crockett
Supreme Court of Des Moines
Harry Cooley
Eagle Grove
Hardin County
Jefi
Eldora Field to Host NK Fly In for Grand Opening
Eldora municipal air field hosts a Northrup King & Co. delegation from Minneapolis for the new plant dedication with Governor Herschel C. Loveless on the program. The event adds pace to an election year as notable rural figures and locals attend, including Gene Foster and 6 pound walleye by Mrs. Vierkandt.
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Eldora Municipal
Northrup, King & Co
Minneapolis
Eldora
Herschel C. Loveless
Gene Foster
D Juntor Hardin
Kowa Falls
Tigers
Eldora area diary notes and notices from Hardin County
A decade of local life is summarized with building booms, farm sales, and theater plans. E A Froning expands south of his elevator. J Doug Morgan to present five plays. Steamboat Rock trades property. a two story brick building contract for Thomas Larson awarded. Local court, education, and social items from 1915 to 1955 include sorghum plans, a dog dance, waterworks, and school registrations.
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Hubbard
J. Doug Morgan
Eldora
F. L. Willis
Steamboat Rock
Dick DeVries
Thomas Larson
D. M. Carr
Chicago
Henry Ziesman
Bobby Crosser
Lonesome Hollow
Hardin County Fair
Charles Norris
O. S. Boody
Hardin County
Point Pleasant
A. M. Rumbaugh
American Legion
Waterloo
Walcot
Wehrman
Wisner
Wiesner
F. W. Bevan
Frank Barnes
C. J. Kelsey
G. H. Long
G. A. Nissen
E. E. Reece
A. J. Tisdale
Grant Tyler
Edith Brainard
B.P.W
Edith Hogle
Blue Island
Missionfest at Hubbard Church Seeks Morning Sermon
The Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Hubbard hosts its annual Mission fest with Rev. Ruben Huenemann D D as guest speaker. He addresses the adult assembly in the chapel at 9 30 am with the theme A New Seminary is Born and preaches to the congregation at 10 30 am The evening service begins at 7 30 with Rev Jacob Grether administrator of the Winnebago Indian School of Neillsville Wis delivering the message.
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Hubbard
Ruben Huenemann D. D
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Jacob Grether
Winnebago Indian School
Neillsville
Wis
Kennedy Benson clash over farm program record
Redwood Gazette notes that Benson led the agriculture department for eight years while Democrats controlled Congress much of that time. It cites Humphrey and other Democratic presidential hopefuls saying Kennedy voted for Benson's recommendations 27 times between 1953 and 1958, tying Kennedy to Nixon on the issue.
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Agriculture Department
Congress
Humphrey
Kennedy
Béngon
Nixon
Redwood Gazette
Yarborough Calls 1960 Platform Greatest Democratic Declaration
Sen Ralph Yarborough in Houston praised the 1960 Democratic platform as a charter for the future and predicted it would carry Democrats to victory next November. He dismissed protests over civil rights language, noting the 54 page document reflects broader goals.
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Ralph Yarborough
Houston
America
Conservation Reserve Signup Will Not Be Held
Hardin county ASC chair Dewey E. Elter announced no fall signup or new contracts under the Soil Bank Conservation Reserve. Existing 1960 or later contracts will not be extended. 23 contracts in Hardin involve 1,703 acres with about $35,044 in 1960 rentals. Nationally over 300,000 contracts cover about 28.6 million acres. average rent $11.85 per acre, totaling about $338 million in 1960. Petit jurors for October term named. lists include Ackley, Hubbard, New Providence, Radcliffe, Steamboat Rock, Union, Whitten communities.
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Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
Dewey E. Elter
Hardin County
ASC
Soil Bank Act
Eller
Secretary of Agricultural
Department of Agriculture
Eldora 4-H meeting and teen events listed
September calendar notes Eldora 4-H meeting in the wing at 7 p m on the 19th. A Black Widows wing event at 17 p m on the 21st. Teen Hop in the auditorium at 8 p m on the 24th. Black Widows event again in the wing at 7 on the 26th.
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Eldora Eager Beavers
Black Widows
Wing
Black Wadows
For Sale: Furnishings and Rug in Good Condition
Too late to classify for sale listing includes a 24 inch Lennox furnace coal or wood double metal bed complete small dresser studio couch king corner all in good condition. Phone US 8 3471 H 39 for sale 9x12 gray sculpted cotton shag rug 20 dollars Mrs Wayne Smith H 39
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Lennox
Wayne-Smith
Democratic platform promises a new powerful state
The Los Angeles backed platform pledges a different government and a socialist nation by popular vote. Critics call it hypocritical to demand loyalty to a system that history shows has failed, arguing it would upend constitutional founding principles.
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Los Angeles
Former Regal Title Holds On Farm Under Land Contract
In a noted real estate case the seller retains the regal title to the farm under a land contract, instead of transferring immediately to the buyer who holds a deed and mortgage pending completion of payments.
Haapala Supervises Eldora Plant Equipment Upgrade
Bernard Haapala, president of the Levi Haapala and Sons seed corn company, is supervising new equipment installation at the Eldora plant. Workers are installing steel bins and a seed corn grader on the west edge of Eldora, marking a modernization effort at the facility.
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Bernard Haapala
Levi Haapala and Sons Hybrid Seed Corn Company
Eldora
Ton Construction Sets Enclosure for Grader Next Week
Haapala says weather permitting, the grader will be enclosed in a new building and drying operations may begin next week if conditions allow.
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Ton
Haapala
Iowa farmers mostly owned by Towans, says economist
Farm economist John Timmons of Iowa State University notes that Towans largely own Iowa farms, highlighting a shift in farm ownership dynamics and property concentration within the state.
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Towans
Iowa Farms
John Timmons
Iowa State University
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