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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1950
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Glenn Archer travel to Kirksville Missouri after the death of John W Archer. Numerous residents attend visits and events across Des Moines Ames Hampton Ackley and Jewell with social calls, relatives, and attendance at meetings.
The Sunday school meets at 10 a m with worship at 11 a m led by Pastor H C Short. Sermons titled Contending for the Faith and The New Birth in Type. Young People service at 7 p m Gospel service at 8 p m. Prayer meeting and Bible study Thursday at 8 p m.
Radcliffe and nearby families shared travel, hospital visits, and celebrations. Visitors from Pilot Mound, Ames, Des Moines, and Fort Madison joined gatherings as relatives marked birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries while Daisy Drake suffered a stroke and remained under observation.
Mrs Clifford Hauser Whitten Mrs Clifford Hauser Rey and Mrs W Thomas left Monday by ambulance for Harlan to live with their son Dale Thomas. The minister at the Christian church has been bedfast since a summer stroke. Thomas furniture and household goods will be involved Tuesday. Mona Wilson spent the weekend with her parents at Rockford. Gordon Fouts left to enroll as a Freghineen at Drake University Des Moines. He is a 1950 Whitten high school graduate and plans a music major. Ruth Clarke hosted visitors from Peoria Ill and Des Moines. Howard Hauser and Bob Hauser visited. Don Rhoades and Terry visited John Rhoades in Woodward. D. Harper and four daughters visited the W R Lavender home. Harpers are from Hansell. Sunday supper guests were Tucker Teasdale and family of Grundy Center. Band Boosters met at the schoolhouse. Ralph Martin helped band director Sherm Botts reissue uniforms. Tom Long of Hampton visited C R Long.
Gifford and Eldora families host relatives and friends during the weekend. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Dean McDowell of Elders, Laurence and Archie Clemons, Wilford Clemons of Hubbard, T. F. Rose with Estell Meyers, Henry Holthus, Glen Fagan, Edwin Palmer, Olaf Gunderson party, Raymond Case, Ed Fiene, Clem and Iris Crosser, Bob Bachman of the navy, Lavonne Wagner, Chester Coen, Elmer Ansleme, Henry Steelman, Ray Sievert and baby, Everet Lepley, Roswell Curtiss, baseball game between Hubbard and Whitten, remnants of a horse show and rodeo at Dr. French's Royal ranch, and Mrs. Ed Leply’s gall bladder illness.
A fragment lists Buick, J EH Hutchins, Union Ford Floyd b Meints Ackley Ponting Ethel Hoelscher Ford Leslie Clelia Pettigrew Victora Buick Stan ley Clarice Collins Eldora Ford Curtis Hanson Alden Ford truck John Maude Car ney Alden Chevrolet Mr Mrs Robert Bobtten Iowa Falls Nash Gus Prussner New Providence Chevrolet.
Seventeen members of the Progressive club attended their first meeting after the summer vacation last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. WY H Ried. Mrs. F W Deardorff was assistant hostess and Mrs. Nettie Strather of Eldora was a guest. The event featured garden flowers, a business session, and a social hour with piano selections by Mrs. W J Mack. A lunch was served with Mrs. John Bocke, president, pouring.
A compact survey shows new car listings with multiple local dealers and buyers. Models include Ford, Chevrolet, DeSoto, Pontiac, Studebaker, Mercury, and Dodge trucks from firms such as Secured Finance Co. in Iowa Falls and individual buyers like Lydia Strickler in Eldora.
Real estate transfers catalog shows Aliee Boylan to L W Putnam et al dated 7 20 60 for a parcel on N 49 feet of Lot 20 and Eldora property. Lampert Lumber Co to W B Miller and sons dated 8 31 50 for Pt Lot 1 Jones Place. LD McClure to First Church of ea dated 7 14 50 for Pt SW SW 13 89
An Alton woman was injured when the hem of her dress became tangled in a cream separator as she halted the spinning bowl with a cloth. The device pulled from its spindle and caused deep thigh burns, leaving her unconscious briefly before recovery. In Corydon, a raccoon named Pet Poon becomes a family pet for four Partridge children.
A four month old tame coon kitten is noted alongside a conservation report from North Twin Lake where about 7000 pounds of rough fish were removed after the commission joined the lake restoration. The lake yielded northern pike with a 16 pound largest. In Humboldt, three locals escaped a crash into a bridge and six feet of water. Morris Sorenson and LeRoy Matton survived with minor injuries.
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