Freedom Crusade Motorcade Stops in Eldora
The Crusade for Freedom motorcade will stop in Eldora on Oct 1, as announced by Samuel N Stevens state chairman of Grinnell It will demonstrate balloon messaging methods used to convey messages from the free world to Iron Curtain nations Reproductions of balloons messages and inflating procedures will be shown It will make 60 stops in Iowa Local American Legion posts are organizing arrangements and fund appeals in the cities visited
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Crusade For Freedom
Eldora
Samuel N. Stevens
Grinnell
Free World
Iron Curtain
Iowa
American Legion
Rotary Governor Visits Local Club
Rotary Governor John R. Kirby from Pocahontas spoke at the Eldoran club luncheon on vocation international service and Rotary opportunities in today’s world. He noted business profits relate to community service and afterwards led a club assembly for officers and committee chairmen.
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John R. Kirby
Rotary
Eldoran Club
Kirby
Pocahontas
Drainage Hearings Scheduled in Tipton Ellis and Grant Townships
Two drainage ditch hearings are set for next week before the board of supervisors. On Tuesday a hearing will review district No 158 in Tipton and Ellis townships, while on Wednesday the board will consider establishing drainage ditch No 154 in Grant township.
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Board of Supervisors
Tipton
Ellis Townships
Grant Township
Defeat of Four Year Plan By Iowa Falls Voters
Voters in Iowa Falls rejected a proposal to extend city terms to four years instead of two. The tally was 248 against and 118 in favor, ending any move to alter the regular term length.
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Iowa Falls
Wirds News in Brief in Iowa Falls
John F Wirds an attorney from Iowa Falls is recovering well after suffering a heart attack in Hampton court last week. A short circuit caused a small fire at Rev A L Ragsdales house damaging a radio and nearby blind tape. The blaze was put out by Mr Ragsdale and no fire department response was needed.
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Wirds
John F. Wirds
Iowa Falls
Hampton
Rev. A. L. Ragsdale
Mr. Ragsdale
Two Runaway Teens Evade Detention at Training School
Two 16 year olds escaped from a special detail at the training school on Wednesday afternoon. They fled through a corn field and were later reported seen in the Owasa vicinity.
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Owasa
Home School Club Announces Board Meeting
Dr C G Gould president of the Home School club announces an executive board meeting at 8 p m in the high school home economics room on Monday.
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C. G. Gould
Fish Fry Friday by Pine Lake club announced
Pine Lake Wildlife club invites the public to a Friday fish fry at the club house from five to eight o clock on September 21. plates are priced at one dollar each.
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Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Eldora School Annual Staff Election Held Yesterday
The Eldora school annual Eldorian election to select the staff responsible for editing and publishing the yearbook was scheduled to occur yesterday.
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Eldora School
Hardin County Supervisors Meet With County Engineer
Members of the Hardin county board of supervisors and county engineer Bob Johnson attended a county officers meeting in Carroll IA on Wednesday of this week.
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Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Bob Johnson
Carroll
Bankers Meet in Radcliffe Community Building
The Hardin County Bankers association held their regular meeting and dinner at the Radcliffe Community building on Thursday evening. Sheriff Paul Hodgson attended a State Sheriff's association board meeting in Des Moines on Wednesday.
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Hardin County Bankers Association
Radcliffe
Paul Hodgson
State Sheriff's Association
Des Moines
Newscaster Len Howe to Visit Eldora Hardware Store
Len Howe, WHO news broadcaster, will appear at Tull-Probasco Hardware in Eldora on Saturday September 22 from 3:30 pm to closing. Attendees eat free peanuts in-store with shells on floor. awards offered without purchase. IRHA sponsors the Hardware News broadcast on WHO.
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Len Howe
Tull-Probasco Hardware
Eldora
Howe
J. E. Tull
John Bekemeier
Tull & Probasco
Iowa Hardware
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
IRHA
WHO
Des Moines
Hubbard Attorney Accepts New Job
Harold Wippmann of Hubbard has accepted a position in the estate planning department of Mutual Life Insurance Co in Minneapolis. He has practiced with Walter B. Riordan in Hubbard since April 1949 and was a Democratic candidate for state representative in the last election. Wippmann left Hubbard Wednesday to begin his new duties in Minneapolis while Riordan will continue the Hubbard practice.
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Harold Wippmann
Hubbard
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Wippman
Walter BE. Riordan
Wippmann
Riordan
Eldora High forms forensic club led by students
Eldora High School formed a new forensic club this week, combining dramatics and speech students. Unlike last year’s similar group, this one will affiliate with a national society. Members earn 20 honor points for eligibility. Miss Ellen Stock sponsors. George Fagg is president, Ives Allbee secretary, David Piper treasurer. five members currently, with more to join soon.
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Eldora High School
Ellen Stock
George Fagg
Ives Allbee
David Piper
Livestock Feeding and Marketing Meet in Eldora
Livestock feeding and marketing will be the focus of a meet and tour on Thursday Sept 27 starting at 1 p.m. at the Eldora township community building. Iowa State College specialists will discuss the topics and demonstrations will be held at the Fred and Darwin Vinton farms.
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Eldora Township
Iowa State College
Fred
Darwin iVinton
Rites Held for A S Reed 81 in Iowa Falls
Funeral services were held at Anderson funeral home in Iowa Falls for A S Reed 81 long time Owasa resident who died after two years illness. Burial in Iowa Falls. Born in Cambridgeshire England he came to Jackson township at 17. He married Jennie Myrtle Pearle Hasty 54 years ago. Surviving are four sons and one daughter Fred A Reed Lloyd H Reed George E Reed and Mrs Lee Granzow all from Owasa area.
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Anderson Funeral Home
Iowa Falls
A. S. Reed
Owasa
Iowa Falls Hospital
Mr. Reed
Cambridgeshire
England
Jackson Township
Jennie Myrtle Pear
Hasty
Two New Stop Signs Added on Square
Two new stop signs have been erected at the hospital corner on the southeast side of the square in Eldora. The signs are located at the Methodist church and Winchester hotel corners. Motorists must stop before entering intersections when traveling north and west.
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Hospital Corner
Eldora
Methodist Church
Winchester Hotel
New Students Enroll In Eldora High
Eight new students enroll at Eldora High School per Principal Donald Turkington. Names and previous schools include Dean Kusserow Norwood Henry Cre tin Steamboat Rock Dona Dreier Hubbard Marion Stewart Marshalltown Marlene Newby Gifford William Krause Inor Brown Edwin Brown Whitten.
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Eldora High School
Donald Turkington
Dean Kusserow
Norwood
Henry Cretin
Steamboat Rock
Dona Dreier
Hubbard
Marion Stewart
Marshalltown
Marlene Newby
Gifford
William Krause
Inor Brown
Edwin Brown
Whitten
Firemen Attend Iowa State Convention at Audubon
Floyd Hurtt Gherill Smith Wesley Willig William Luick Ed Hodge Ray Mitchell and M M Babcock attended the Iowa Firemen association meetings at Audubon this week. The convention was in session Tuesday and Wednesday. The Eldora Firemen did not compete in the contests this year.
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Floyd Hurtt
Gherill Smith
Wesley Willig
William Luick
Ed Hodge
Ray Mitchell
M. M. Babcock
Iowa Firemen’s Association
Audubon
Eldora Firemen
Assistant Named For Kindergarten
The Eldora board of education elected Mrs. Paul Miller as part time kindergarten instructor to assist Mrs. Dorothy Bauer. Miller will be on duty about three quarters of each school day due to unusually large enrollment of 66 pupils this year.
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Eldora
Harvey Bauer
Gary Niehaus
Kay Eggleston
Denny Mairs
Eileen Butler
Diane Emmert
Steven Elliott
Beverly
Barbara Harrison
Jimmy Roling
Linda Fox
Bruce Ferguson
John Gethman
LaVerne Freed
Charlott Ziesman
Danny Schuler
Patty Wiesner
Linda Maltby
Gary Miller
Eldora Board of Education
Paul Miller
Dorothy Bauer
Schmidt Previews Lecture Numbers In Chicago
F. K. Schmidt superintendent of Eldore schools and Mrs. Schmidt joined other district superintendents in Chicago to preview proposed high school lecture course programs for the upcoming season offered by the High School Assembly service.
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F. K. Schmidt
Eldore
Eleven to Go Induction Ordered Oct. 8 for Des Moines
The Hardin county selective service office received a call to send eleven men to Des Moines for induction on October 8.
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Hardin County
Selective Service Office
Des Moines
Eldora Fall Opening Draws Record Crowd and Style Show
Eldora held its Fall Opening and Style show attracting over 3,000 spectators after afternoon showers cleared. A capacity crowd of 500 attended the first style presentation and a near full second showing. about 900 enjoyed the event. Joe Doaks and his orchestra provided music for dancing on the east side of the square. A broom dance by Frank Filbrandt, who turns 80 Friday, with a borrowed broom from Mrs. Pal Hodgson, was a highlight.
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Eldora
Joe Doaks
Frank Filbrandt
Pal Hodgson
Frank
Fall Fashion Show Delights Eldora Audience at Grand Theatre
Eldora residents enjoyed a fall fashion display as 12 local firms showcased wrinkle resistant gabardine suits, Sanforized shirts, and corduroy looks. Model Miss Beverly Petty and stars from Star Clothing highlighted coats, jackets, and storm wear including a campus style stole coat.
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Eldora
New Grand Theater
Jacqueline Dolph
Woodwards Woodward's
Beverly Petty
Beulah Eckhoff
David Palmitier
Terry Way
Marks Drug to Launch Daily Eldora Delivery Service
Marks Drug store begins a daily delivery service in Eldora offering drugs prescriptions and sundries with a $1 minimum order. Deliveries go out at 2 30 p m daily excluding Sundays and holidays and orders must be placed by 2 p m. Doctors prescriptions can be delivered at any hour per a store representative.
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Eldora
Marks Drug Store
Pine Lake
Hold 2 Men On Larceny Charge
Two Greenwood Mississippi workers held in county jail on larceny and aiding in the act at Iowa Falls Illinois Central line. Eugene Brock 23 attracted a clerk while Thoston Moodhead 19 took two jackets and a suitcase from Strutz Clothing Store. Bond set at $500. Moodhead charged with larceny and Brock with aiding in the offense. both bound over to district court.
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Greenwood
Miss
Iowa Falls
Strutz Clothing
Wa Falls
Eugene Brock
Thoston Moodhead, Jr
Lester E. Ose
District Court
Bond
Moodhead
Brock
Pine Lake Motor Co Adds New Parts Man
Bob Combs of Marshalltown began work Monday at Pine Lake Motor as parts and sales man. Combs is an experienced garage man and was formerly associated with Monarch Motor Co of Marshalltown.
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Pine Lake Motor Co
Bob Combs
Marshalltown
Pine Lake Motor
Combs
Monarch Motor Co
Junior High Council Proposes Bicycle Rules Plan
Eldora junior high council drafts bicycle storage rules and establishes a court to handle infractions. Further talks planned at the next meeting. The council seeks permission for a bonfire and a snake dance before the last home game against Grundy Center on Oct 30 at 7 30 p.m.
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Eldora Junior High
Grundy Center
Busses Of 12 Schools Inspect Busses Of 12 Schools
Buses from twelve districts were examined in Eldora by the state department of public instruction and the state highway patrol. All were found in good condition with checks on bus bodies and required equipment. Drivers are urged to pass Red Cross first aid and obtain medical certificates.
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Eldora
State Department of Public Instruction
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
W. T. Edgren
John Gorman
Frank Davis, Jr
Jack Lown
Union
W. D. Murray
New Providence
Buckeye
Hubbard
Quakerdale
Owasa
Steamboat Rock
Whitten &, Beaman
Grundy Center
Wellsburg
Conrad
Legion Drives Membership With Two 15 Man Teams
Walter Sayer Post of the American Legion launches a 1952 membership drive led by commander Robert Brown of El Dora. Two 15 member teams under captains Bob Jackson and Richard Leverin recruit via a point system where renewals earn five and new members ten points. The post has 320 members and aims for 400, with a stag celebration planned after the drive and Oct 1 as a tentative event date.
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Walter Sayer
American Legion
Robert Brown
Eldora
The
Post
Bob Jackson
Richard Leverin
Auxiliary Bazaar at Steamboat Legion Hall
Steam boat Rock Legion Auxiliary will hold a bazaar and bake sale at the Legion hall on Saturday September 22. The event runs from noon into the evening with a sale of various items and baked goods.
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Steamboat Rock Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Eldora seniors arrange class photo with Troy studios
The Eldora High School senior class has arranged with Troy studios of Eldora to take pictures for the school annual, The Eldorian. The photographs will be used to showcase graduating members in the yearbook.
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Eldora High School
Troy Studios of
Eldora
Rooks Appliance Auction to Be Held Saturday
Cecil Rooks announces an auction of new and used appliances on Saturday September 22 starting at 12 30 noon. The sale at Rooks Implement aims to clear space for three machinery lines and plans remodeling afterward.
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Rooks Implement
Cecil Rooks
Radcliffe H S hires two new coaches for sports program
Radcliffe High School introduces Carl Neumann and Laverne Schroeder as new coaches guiding the athletic program. Neumann and Schroeder take over boys basketball and spring baseball at Cardinal school while Schroeder also leads girls basketball. They succeed H T R Bruns who resigned last spring to pursue the cafe business in the west Hardin community.
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Carl Neumann
Laverne Schroeder
Pine Lake
Radcliffe High School
Neumann
Cardinal
Schroeder
H. TR. Bruns
Radcliffe
West Hardin
Frank Peisen 77 Dies in Jasper Missouri
Frank H. Peisen 77 of Jasper Missouri died Monday night. Services were conducted in Jasper and Eldora cemetery burial followed. He was born March 28 1874 at Eldora and married Oct 9 1909 in Ames to Thressa Hayes. He operated mens furnishings in Joplin then Jasper before illness. Surviving are his wife and sister Mrs Ella Polley of Eldora plus several nieces and nephews.
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Jasper
Longenecker
Frank Peisen
Ralph B. Imes
Eldora Cemetery
Frank H. Peisen
B. B. Peisen
Eldora
Thressa Hayes
Ames
Joplin
Peisen
Ella Polley
Eldora Community Chest Sets 1951 Goal at 6500
A 6500 goal was approved by the Eldora Community Chest executive committee for 1951 aligning with 1950. The budget covers nine organizations including Hi Ye and Tri Hi Y, Cancer Society, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Polio, Town Crippled Children, USD, American Home Funding, and Local contingent fund with campaign expenses estimated at 3. A parchlight campaign is planned for Oct 15.
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Eldora Community Chest
Cancer Society
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Four Instructors Attend County Education Conference
Four Harden County educators represented the county at the annual county association officers conference at Hotel Kirkwood in Des Moines. J A Lown Union superintendent and Harding County Educational Council president. Ruth Schuck Iowa Falls high school English teacher and association vice president. Ker mith Huehn science teacher. Amy Alverson publicity chairman and county administrative assistant. About 100 attendees from seventeen central district counties heard Chas F. Martin, executive secretary, speak at the general session.
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Hardin County
County Association Officers
Hotel Kirkwood
Des Moines
J. A. Lown
Union
Hardin County Educational Council
Ruth Schuck
Iowa Falls
Kermith Huehn
Amy Alverson
Iowa
Iowa State
Educational Association
Chas F. Martin
Five New Pupils Enroll at Eldora Junior High
Five students join Eldora junior high with Richard Blades formerly of Chicago and Paul Martinson from Conrad in 6th grade. Earl Wilaby comes from Union, Jim Hough enters 7th grade, and Terry Lee starts 8th grade.
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Eldora Junior High School
Richard Blades
Chicago
Paul Martinson
Conrad
Earl Wilaby
Union
Jim Hough
Terry Lee
Three Enlist Mentions Reported in Hardin County
Three enlistments are reported to the Hardin county selective service office. Carroll W. Tlarks joins the army, Hub Bard serves in the army, Robert A. Blayney enlists in the navy at Hubbard, and James L. Bittle joins the navy at Town Falls.
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Hardin County Selective Service Office
Carroll W. Tlarks
Hubbard
Army
Robert A. Blayney
Navy
James L. Bittle
Town Falls
D X Structure Begins at New All Metal Station
Construction started this week on the new all metal D X super station to be operated by Kenneth Cable. The structure is planned for completion late this fall on the site of the former demolished building.
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Kenneth Cable
Senator Hattery Talk at Gifford for Union Eldora Highway
Senator John R Hattery of Nevada will give the principal address at the final opening of the Union Eldora highway at Gifford this Friday afternoon at four o'clock. A relay cycling event from Union and Eldora precedes the program, with local officials leading the riders and a flat bed truck platform for speakers. The ceremony includes remarks by L A Atteberry and representatives from Union, Gifford, and Eldora, plus the highway's background and contract details from 1947 through recent paving.
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Union-Eldora
Iowa No. 215
Gifford
John R. Hattery
Nevada
Union
Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
Lyle Childs
Union Christian Church
Harold Dettbarn
L. A. Atteberry
Union Booster Club
Harold Williams
Henry J. Janssen
Atteberry
Senator Hattery
Eastman Constructon Co
Waterloo
Welden Bros
IoWa Falls
Concrete Materials and Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Eldora Firms Plan Dollar Days Promotion
Eldora business firms will hold two Dollar Days on October 17 and 18 with money-saving offers for shoppers. Arrangements were made by the executive retail trade committee of the Eldora Chamber of Commerce, with M. D. Stilley as chairman. A planning meeting discussed a pre Christmas promotion. details will be announced later.
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Eldora
Eldora Chamber of Commerce
M. D. Stilley
Chamber of Commerce
Plan Rural Program For Fire Prevention
The Iowa Rural Fire Prevention Program for farm students will be organized in Ward in county at a meeting Thursday evening September 20 at 8 o clock in the extension office in the Eldora post office building. Richard Pulse extension director announced the event inviting every rural fire prevention group to attend. Martin A Lauterbach Alden will lead the meeting.
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Iowa
Wardin County
Eldora Post Office
Richard Pulse
Martin A. Lauterbach
Alden
Injunction Sought to Stop Unattended Livestock Roaming
A district court petition filed by Vernon Joerger L W Wheeler Walie Joerger Chas W Price and Ed A Fisher requests a writ to prevent Ed Tysdahl from allowing livestock to roam unattended on highways near his Ellis township farm. The plaintiffs claim years of damage due to a poor quality grade bull and seek restraining relief. James T. Cameron represents the plaintiffs.
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Ellis Township
Vernon Joerger
L. W. Wheeler
Walie Joerger
Chas
W. Price
Ed. A. Fisher
Ed Tysdahl
Tysdahl
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Douglas Radohl
Terry Arkland
David Hess
Bobby Shortly
David Mairs
Shirley Clemons
Cinda Struck
Lyle Rohlfsen
Darla Travis
Sherrill Kay Watts
Carol Sue Vinton
Peggy Knox
Terrill Rae Watts
Phyllis Rosine
John Feeley
Denise Higgason
Charles Skillen
LeRoy Quaife
Herald-Ledger
Herald-Index
Freedom Crusade
Eldora Sat
Eldora High
Schmidt
Oxford
Cleveland and
Pfander Jewelry
Anway Flower Shop
Eldora Greenhouses
Andrie & Creps, Wilmonts and Hodgson
Star Clothing
Tom Foughty
Bob Krejci
Bob Fisher
Bruce Stevens
Star Clothing Company
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Florsheim
Star
Mallory
Marks
Strutz
Junior High Council
Legion
Jackson, Loverin
Troy Studios
Rad
Missouri
Dettbarn
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