P Primus Wins State Conservation Commissioner Award
Primus of Steamboat Rock has been named outstanding Soil Conservation District Commissioner in Iowa, awarded at the Mason City conference. A veteran farmer and district leader, he has driven terrace projects, watershed plans, and district tours, while guiding local conservation programs and urban planning outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paw Primus
Steamboat Rock
Soil Conservation
Iowa
Sei Conservation District
Mason City
Crimus
Primus
Soil Conservation District
Hardin Soil Conservation District
Pine Lake
Sail Conservation Society of America
Australia
Canada
Pine Lake Players Announce 1968 69 Three Play Season
Pine Lake Players unveiled plans for a three play season the first such series for the group. The schedule shows Barefoot in the Park Glass Menagerie and The Mousetrap with performances mid November February and May. Patron Membership offers reserved seats for all shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake
Neil Jan Glass
Menagerie
Tennessee Willams
Agatha Christie
Pine Lake Players elect officers for 1968 69 season
Newly elected officers of the Pine Lake Players announce plans for three full length plays in the 1968 1969 season. Titles include Barefoot in the Park The Grave Management The Mousetrap with four performances each. Officers pictured: Phil Porter president Preben Hiedemann vice president Ward Thayer technical director Joe Hudson publicity director Mrs Regina Hanover secretary treasurer Myre Darlene Walcull coordinating director. The group organized January 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hudson
Pine Lake Players
Gerie
Agg
Phil Porter
Preben Hiedemann
Ward Thayer
Tor
Regina Hanover
Myre
Darlene Walcull
Regreving
Eldora High School launches Tiger Tracks weekly
The Eldora High School newspaper Tiger Tracks starts this week in the Hardin County Index. Editor Doris Mun singer is a senior and sponsor Richard Fisher guides the publication with weekly school news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora High School
Hardin County Index
Eldora
Doris Munsinger
EHS
Richard Fisher
New Subdivisions Proposed And Platted Lots
52 lots platted to revise subdivision ordinance. Three new subdivisions submitted. Mrs. Kart Cook, 74, of Liscomb died Thursday morning in a Marshalltown nursing home. services pending. Rain dominates Eldora weather with 7 inches since Monday and daily totals of 53, 12, 22 inches and another 18 inches Sunday.
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Eldora
Bruce Price
New subdivision plats submitted to Eldora council
Three new plats with 42 city lots were presented to the Bildorality Council and the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Developers propose Langfrite Place Oak Avenue and Birch Avenue extensions with six inch road base, four foot sidewalks on major streets, and sewer water and storm plans. Garber urged adherence to ordinances, while Throssel outlined private roads and septic systems. The council will review proposed ordinance changes and final plats at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bildorality Council
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Dwayne C. Garber
Clapsard
Gaurber Associates
Conrad
Garber
Langfritz
Maple Drive
6Th Street
6Th St
Oak Avenue
Birch Avenue
Throssel
River Oaks
Throgsel
Park Street
New Cemetery
City Council
Zoning Commission
Granzow Elected President Of Eldora School Board
Lowell Granzow was chosen to head the Eldora Community School district board of education at the recent organizational meeting. He succeeds Dolores Thressel, who led the board for the past two years, with Wendell Clark, Keith Strother, and James Hauser as members. Secretary is Mrs. W Guenther and Roger Martin was reelected treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Granzow
Eldora Community School District Board of Education
Granzow
Dolores Thressel
Royal School Board
Thrassel
Wendell Clark
Keith Strother
James Hauser
W. ©. Guenther
Roger Martin
New Providence
Leo Faris
Wallace Martin
Dean Smith
John Bradley
Lowell Broer
Harold Marah
Howard Fuller
Lyle Minter
Gross Dinner Postponed In Hardin County Iowa
The Third District congressman H. R. Gross dinner in Iowa Falls was postponed to an indefinite date due to Congress not adjourning. A new date will be announced next week. Ticket sales continue in Hardin County with a bus tour and the opening of the Hardin County Republican Headquarters in Eldora at noon when Gross can appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Gross
Iowa Falls
Rep. Gross
Nardin County
R. W
Dick) Welden
Hardin County
Gross
Republican
Eldora
Congress
Hardin Conservation Board To Lease Leverton Property
The 205 acre Herman and Ethel Leverton property near Steamboat Rock was bought at public auction by Eldora realtor C. C. Rubew and will be leased to the Hardin County Conservation Board for five years. Purchase price was $112 per acre. The Board plans to keep the area open for hunting and preserve wildlife habitat along the Iowa River with 50 acres currently cultivated. The acreage lies in Clay township near Hardin City Mann Wilderness Park Sylvan Hill Park and the Setchell area owned by the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primus
Paul
Jane
Kenneth
Donald
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa River Conservation and Improvement Club
Steamboat Rock Boat Club
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Herman and Ethel Leverton
Steamboat Rock
C. C. Rubew
Eldora Realtor
Hardin County Conservation Board
the Conservation Board
Iowa
Its
Owa River
Clay Township
Hardin City
Mann Wilderness Park
Sylvan Hill Park
Setchell
County Conservation Board
Laundramat Fire Extinguished in Eldora Dryer Fire
Eldora Fire Department responded to a fire in a dryer at the Eldora Laundramat on North Washington Street on Wednesday evening. The blaze was caused by lint particles in the blower system igniting when the blower ceased. No damage estimate was provided.
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Eldora Fire Department
Eldora
Washington St
Eldora Fire Department Holds Drill at Burned House Site
Eldora firefighters conducted a Tuesday night drill at the condemned Freidman Property on East Edgington Ave. east of the tracks. Also noted, the Farm Bureau fall district workshop is set for Nevada on Tuesday September 24 from 10 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Farm Bureau office.
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Eldora Fire Department
Freidman
Edgington Ave
Farm Bureau
Nevada
Farm, Bureau
Eldora United Fund Sets Goal for 1968 at 10930
Eldora United Fund board set a 1968 campaign goal of 10930, up 107 from 1967, with the 1963 residential drive scheduled October 3 to 7 and the business district drive starting October 1. Fifteen agencies will benefit, one less than last year, after dropping Local Traveler's Aid. Budget changes include a 200 increase for the Eldora Youth Center and a 320 cut for Girl Scouts Golden Tassel Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora United Fund
Eldora
Girl Scouts of America
Golden Tassel Council
Family Fair Share
Silver Feather Club
Plan Farewell Event Honoring Rev G Shipp Eldora
A committee of church deacons and wives plans a farewell at First Baptist Eldora for Rev and Mrs Gordon Shipp and family. The Sept 26 7:30 p.m. program includes speakers and music with a dessert luncheon open to all. Shipp preaches his last sermon Sept 29 before moving to Chicago. He completes seven years of service begun October 1941.
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First Baptist Church
Eldora
Gordon Shipp
Pastor Shipp
Beldon Avenue Baptist Church
Chicago
Rev
Shipp
Eldora Church
Clint Edwards Named President of Liberty Investors Benefit Co
Clint E Edwards son of Mr and Mrs George R Edwards of Eldora has been named president of Liberty Investors Benefit Insurance Co South Carolina s first variable annuities company He will remain vice president and actuary of Liberty Life A graduate of the State University of Iowa he joined Liberty Life in 1964 as actuary The two youths from Woodward and Delmar ages 14 and 15 were sighted in the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Edwards
Insurance Co
Clint E. Edwards
George R. Edwards
Eldora
Liberty Investors Benefit Insurance Co
South Carolina
Edwards
Liberty Life
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
LIBCO
United States
Liberty Life Insurance Company
Iowa
Woodward and
Delmar
Three Area School Heads Re-Elected
Three of five area school districts reelected presidents of their boards this week. Lloyd Bates of Union-Whitten, Ray Taylor of Steamboat Rock, and George Tylarks of Radcliffe were all returned to leadership roles. Other board members and secretaries are listed for each district with changes in secretaries and treasurers noted.
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Lloyd Bates
Union-Whitten
Ray Taylor
Steamboat Rock
George Tylarks
Flabbard Board
Whitten
Irwin Seward
Richard Baum
James Johnson
Joe Rash
Caral Thanmill
Rosemary Lloyd
Anne Coolaard
Doris Ruppelt
Steamboat
Hollis Havens
Harry Luiken
Henry Eckharf
Alle Jaspers
Ruth Taber
Huboard
Bess Rad
Frans Winter
Hardin Democrats To Meet Sept 20
The Hardin County Democrat Central Committee will meet at the American Legion Building in Radcliffe Friday Sept 20 at 8 p.m. Plans for canvassing precincts will be discussed and tickets for a Buckeye fundraiser dance on October 13 will be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Democrat Central Committee
American Legion
Radcliffe
Arold Burton
Buckeye
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P. Primus
Saffey
Dts
Hardin
Paul, Donnie, Kenny and
Ane Prevous
Hudson
Bulletin
Langfrita Place
Hager E. Langfrite
Eldera Contractor
F Krounds
6Th Avenue
Steinfeldt
Henry and
Faith Steinfeldt
93Th Avenue
Fairgrounds
9Th Ave
Low W. Throssel
Iowa River
Eldora City Park
New Providence High School
Daniel Wiechmann
Jill Cook
Linda Lehmeier
Marilyn Martin
Jody Mesch
Donna Smitherman
Jeff Hoffman
Hardin Conservation Board
Leverton Property
James Peters
Harrison Smith
Minnie Goebel
Elmer Feeley
Tom Mossman
John A. Wood
Floyd McKenzie
Virginia Ryde
Dema Cowell
Hubbard
Rose Kuhlman
Ethel Wright
Viola Wood
Clark Mesch
Edgar Ohting
Frank Iverson
Eitel Gelhaus
Union
Linda Koch
Everet Gregwire
Clarence Warman
Ben Harris
United Fund
Focal United Fund Board
Elnora
Orville Gatton
al Schafer
Gatton
Rev. G. Shipp
Gene Bunte
Melvin Boeke
James Willmore
C. Dixon Terry
Radcliffe School
Roy Houck
Donna Bolles
Lenora Klug
Houck
Terry
Allan Britsen
Howard Linn
Edwin Wilson
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