Radcliffe residents face $10,000 suit over sewer tile case
Hardin County board seeks cross judgment against eight Radcliffe residents individually and as reps of all Radcliffe residents in a drainage district dispute. If liable, board asks $10,000 per defendant and a mandatory injunction to disconnect the tile from the sanitary sewer, forcing Radcliffe to build a sewage system. The Smiths claim property damage from tile use as a sewer, affecting crops and livestock, seeking $16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliffe
Hardin County Board
RF. A. Scott
Board of Supervisors
Ben Jaspers
Kari Marsh
Livya Roland
Hardin County Drainage District No
Virginia Smith
Henry Smith
Smiths
Smith's Farm
Eldora Teachers and Band Earn Local Honors
Myrtin Wayne Batling and Charlene Mae Mittelstadt, both teens from nearby towns, are listed among youths in a local news roundup. Eldora Band Boosters elected officers including Mrs Lowell Mossman as president, while the Eldora high school band will perform at the Iowa State College South Dakota State game in Ames for Band Day. Lorraine Diehl received a gold vase at a Davenport contest, and Drake upperclassman George Fagg will assist resident counselors. Orientation begins Sept 18, classes resume Sept 27. A Teacher’s reception drew 200 to 250 people, and a Social Security outreach will occur in Eldora on Sept 21. Two local deaths reported: Mollie Puller and Charles R. Stubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAND
Ames
Eldora High School
Charles Mahaffey
Fagg
George Fagg
Eldora
Drake
Sauna EE
Eldora Post Office Sets 4 30 PM Mail Deadline
Postmaster J R Bahne announced new hours as mail must be at the post office by 4 30 PM, aligning with changes to the M and St L passenger train schedule. Commercial mailers urged to deliver promptly before night departures. The church also reported the car schedule moving earlier on Sundays while closing at 9 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
J. R. Bahne
Bahne
Permita Granted by City Council for Multiple Garages
The city council granted permits including a 22 by 22 foot garage at 6th Ave and Washington to E. E. McFarland, a 12 by 20 foot garage on lot 2 block original town to Homer Run sel, a 14 by 26 foot garage on lot 9 block 60 Deen Wehrman, water sewer and hose on jet 2 block 3, and an addition to Leslie Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Ave
Washington Street
E. McFarland
Homer Runsel
Deen Wehrman
Leslie Vinton
Football Contest Deadline Today
The first of 19 Football Depester contests runs to today noon with prizes for predicting 27 game winners listed in last Tuesday's Herald-Ledger. The second contest will appear in next Tuesday's Herald.
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Herald-Ledger
Herald
Women to Run Eldora Dollar Day on Oct 20
The Business and Professional Women's club and Eldora Chamber of Commerce plan a Dollar Day for October 20 where women manage operations and draft advertising. BPW co chairmen are Manley Stiley Ed Clarey Hubert Cleveland and Ed Anderson. Chamber committee includes Stauffer Greensweig Schmidt Meader and Felton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
BPW
Manley Stiley
Ed Clarey
Hubert Cleveland
Ed Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
George Stauffacher
Mathew Greensweig
Virgil Schmidt
Bob Meader
Doyle Felton
Gross and Bogan to Address Eldora Rotary Club
Congressman H R Gross and Gerald Bogan executive secretary of the Town Good Roads Association will be principal speakers at the Eldora Rotary club meeting next Tuesday at noon. Gross will discuss the foreign situation and Bogan will talk about Iowa's road program. This week Dr D M Nyquist and Willis K Bramwell of Eldora showed films and discussed their recent European trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Gross
Gerald Bogan
Town Good Roads Association
Eldora Rotary Club
Gross
Bogan
Towa
D. M. Nyquist
Willis K. Bramwell
Eldora
Eldora Hospital slips back into red figures in July
Eldora Memorial Hospital reported a July deficit with a secretary’s balance of 2 412 18 after receipts of 6 948 99 and disbursements of 10 285 67. August closed with a positive 2 514 68 balance after restoring prior month overdrafts and receipts totaling 11 096.00, leaving net funds of 10 171 50.
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Eldora Memorial Hospital
Bidora
Top Thrift Buck Award at Eldora Hits $150 Midweek
The top Thrift Buck prize of 150 dollars is set for next Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Eldora. Only two awards were given this week and neither was the top prize of 100 dollars. Five dollar awards went to Ruth Arkland in Ben Franklin and Dale Zellman in Brawn's Cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Irs
Ruth Arkland
Ben Franklin
Dale Zellman
Brawn's Cleaners
Treasurer's Report Shows Eighty Thousand Balance
City treasurer's monthly report to the city council Monday night showed a balance of $60,859.37. Beginning balance at the start of August was $78,855. Receipts during the month totaled $1,858.01. Disbursements were $19,853.64.
Community Building Needs Discussed by Eldora Group
A community building committee in Eldora heard reports on similar structures in Rock Rapids and Reinbeck and decided to send questionnaires to representatives of various organizations interested in a community building. Mrs Grace Van Patter was named secretary of the group.
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Rock Rapids
Reinbeck
Eldora
Grace van Patter
Farm Events Schedule For September
The notice lists 4-H girl and boy leadership trainings and district events. Sept 18 training at Congregational Church from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sept 20-21 District Extension Conference. Sept 22 boys leaders meeting at 6:00 p.m. Sept 28 Farm Bureau Women's County committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Farm Bureau Women’s County Committee
Iowa Falls Council Fails To Act On Gas Rates
The Iowa Falls city council Monday night failed to take action on proposed natural gas rates from Towa Electric Light and Power Co. Royal M. Brigus, manager of the electric company's office, had no comment after the council's inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
Towa Electric Light and Power Co
Royal M. Brigus
Electric Company
Ten Thousand Bass Stock Upper Pine Lake
The State Conservation Commission placed ten thousand large mouth bass in Upper Pine Lake last week. They were raised at Lower Pine Lake and range from four to eight inches. A 10 inch keeping limit applies. Six thousand channel catfish were also released in the Iowa River near the Steamboat Rock dam area.
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Upper Pine Lake
State Conservation Commission
Lower Pine Lake
Charles Steibling
Upper Pine
Iowa River
Steamboat Rock
First Corn Picker Victim In Rock County
Glen Eisentrager of Steamboat Rock became the season's first corn picker victim when a hand was mangled in a corn picker. He was taken to Eldora Memorial hospital. Judge Warvey Uhlenhopp will hold a one day term of court here tomorrow.
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Glen Eisentrager
Steamboat
Eisentrager
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Warvey Uhlenhopp
Eldora Council Seeks Gas Rate Cut From Iowa Electric
Eldora council and Mayor Janssen pressed Iowa Electric Light and Power for lower gas rates. They proposed cutting the 2 000 to 5 000 and 5 000 to 9 000 cubic feet brackets, with a noon meeting to learn if the company accepts. If approved, a formal resolution would set new rates. otherwise action is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Virgil Schmidt
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
George Janssen
Schmidt
Iowa Electric
Janssen
Saei
Des Moines
Austin
Minn
Grundy Center
PFC
Marshalltown
Inaugural Highway Post Office Run For Eldora
Eldora will receive twice daily highway post office service starting September 30, with routes between Tama and Albert Lea. The bus will pass Eldora twice daily except Sundays and holidays, and two highway post offices have been established with Eldora served by both. Details on schedules and ceremonies to be announced after timetable reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama-Albert Lea
Eldora
J. R. Hahne
Tama
Albert Lea
Minn
Highways
Postmaster outlines proposed highway post office routes
Postmaster Buhne notes today's mail would arrive sooner under a six day week with no Sunday deliveries, while M and St. I trains may continue briefly. A highway post office would operate from Albert Lea through Tama and back, and another route would run from Austin to Des Moines via multiple towns with a 2:55 p.m. departure and 10:25 p.m. arrival.
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Bahne
Highway
Herald-Index
Jaseweek
H. R. Gross
Albert Lea
Tama
Austin
Lyle
St. Ansgar
Mitchell
Osage
Orchard
Floyd
Charles City
Nashua
Plainfield
Waverly
Denver
Janesville
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Dike
Grundy Center
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Gross
Eldora Retail Sales Fall Short in 1953 54 Ranking
Iowa State Tax Commission data lists Eldora’s fiscal year retail sales at 4 839 199, ranking 16th among 18 towns in the 3 000 to 4 000 population band. Hardin county total sales reach 24 567 829 50 with Eldora contributing 96 783 098 in sales tax receipts.
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Iowa
Eldora
Hampton’s
Iowa Falls
Harlan
Humboldt
Manchester
Osage
Cresco
Emmetsburg
New Hampton Gate
Winterset
Sac City
Waukon
Onawa
Osceola
Bidora
Missouri Valley “Area
Belle Plaine
Eldora Voters to Decide Sale of School Houses
Eldora school district voters will vote Monday at the courthouse from noon to 7 PM on disposing three residences on recently purchased school property. The board seeks authority to sell the homes of W. T. Emmert E. E. McFarland and Harold Perkins located within a block bounded by 10th Street 12th Avenue 1th Avenue and the Chicago and North Western Railroad track.
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Eldora
10Th Street
12Th Avenue
1Th Avenue
Chicago and North Western
W. T. Emmert
E. E. McFarland
Harold Perkins
Funeral Services Today for Edgar Reece in New Providence
Funeral services for 83 year old Edgar Reece of New Providence will be held today at 10 a.m. at Biersborn Funeral Home Union and at 2 p.m. at Honey Creek Friends church. Interment will follow in Honey Creek Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and three children Wayne of Norfolk Virginia Mrs Richard Moehler of Everett Washington and Jesse of New Providence.
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New Providences
Edgar Reece
New Providence
Eldora
Biersborn
Union
Honey Creek Friends Church
Honey Creek Cemetery
Mr Reeve
Wayne
Norfolk, Va
Mra
Richard Moehler
Everett, Wash
Jesse
Alomatting
Charles
Frank
Hubbard
Grave
Gerald Buttingdelweln
Mig
Rothe Bulag
Bon Walters
Bun Walters
Bulefield
Minn
Clara
Robert Walters
Radcliffe PTA Set Meeting With Ames Speaker
The Radcliffe PTA will meet next Tuesday September 21 at the schoolhouse. A reception for teachers will precede the program with Mrs Carl Sanford recreation specialist from Ames as speaker on Good Times Together Build Better Homes and Better Communities.
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Radcliffe P. T. A
Carl Sanford
Ames
Centennial at Chester Church Slated Sunday
The Chester Friends Church marks its centennial this Sunday with an 11 a.m. worship led by former pastor Versa Harvey, a noon basket dinner, and an afternoon historical review re-enacting early scenes. Current pastor is Mrs. Pauline Comly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Friends Church
James Fulburt
Clampitt
Versa Harvey
Pauline Comly
Willig Arrives at Texas Air Base for Flight Training
Lt Eugene J Willig son of Mr and Mrs Carl Willig of Eldora Iowa has arrived at Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Texas to begin flying training. He will study primary at Malden AFB Missouri before advancing to the basic single engine school to learn the T 28 trainer and T 43 jet trainer. Completion will qualify him for USAF silver wings. He is a Ellsworth Junior graduate who joined the Air Force in 1964.
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Eugene J. Willg
Carl Willig
N. Wash. St
Eldora
Towa
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Texas
Malden Afb
Willig
Air Force
United States Air Force
Ailver
Ar & i Ieee
Me ‘Achool
Wag
Ted
Ellsworth
Eldora Livestock Sales birthday sale set for Monday
Eldora Livestock Sales marks 14th anniversary with a large sale Monday. Owner K E Reisinger announces the event in a full page ad in this issue. The staff pages show 24 of 26 staff in a photo, with 187 years of combined livestock sales experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Livestock Sales
K. E. Reisinger
Index
Reisinger
George Priske
Mabel Roblin
Harold
Art Knowles
Joe H. Kramer
Eldora
Armed Forces
Knowles
Kramer
Wood Auction Opens Farm Sale Season Near Iowa Falls
Raymond Wood will hold the first farm sale of the fall season next Thursday at the Hibbner place located four miles south, nearly three miles east and three quarters of a mile north of Iowa Falls. The sale starts at 9:30 a.m. and features 151 head of livestock and a good line of farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wood
Iowa Falls
Last Rites For Albert Walters
Funeral services conducted by Rev. Martin EB Pape at St John’s Lutheran church Hubbard for Albert Walters who died Saturday at University hospital Iowa City after a two week illness. Born June 28 1883 in Hardin county he lived all his life near Hubbard. Surviving children include Howard of Junction City Kenneth in Guam with the Navy Mrs Jesse Jacobs Hubbard and Kathryn Saint Lorena Calif with one son Harold dead in World War I. Married 1910 to Mary Markwardt.
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Hubbard
Martin EB. Pape
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Albert Walters
University Hospital
Iowa City
Albert August Walters
Henry Walters
Hardin County
Mary Markwardt
Howard
Junction City
Kenneth
Guam
U.S. Navy
Jesse Jacobs
Kathryn
St. Lorenan
Calif
Harold
Benefit Game Here For Midget Pee Wee Coach
A benefit softball game to aid Bill Shoemaker, longtime volunteer coach for the Midget and Pee-Wee baseball clubs, is set for next Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the local diamond. Shoemaker moves to California in October and the proceeds support his family. the Southside will play Owasa in the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shoemaker
California
Southside
Owasa
Shoemaker
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R. Stubbs
Conrad
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Forest City
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