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Newspaper

Hardin County Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1930

Page

4

Notable Declamatory Contests At Public School

Notes from the public school pages: a nominal fee for continued reading, a local lecturer present, and a series of declamatory contests. Eldora entrants win, Burnell Smith in oratorical, Kent Grantow in humorous, Esther Baker wins dramatic. Mildred Allbee advances to district. Supt. Clark presents silver basketball to girls champions. Grade school preliminaries crown winners in oratory humorous and dramatic classes. Sixth graders beat fifth 11 4 with Schwebke top scorer.

Steamboat Rock Eldora Burnell Smith Kent’ Grantow Esther Baker Mildred Allbee Clark Lows Falls Werner Soballe Royal Gould Ona Jonhson Elvira Kuna Irving Lund Betty Olson

Goose Creek News Highlights From Eldora And Goose Creek

Weekend visits anchor social notes as Miss Lela Asher stays in Eldora and Nina Hubbard returns home from the hospital with her parents. Local dinners convene at Herb Struck and Farr Brooks homes while community students shine with perfect spelling and a 100 percent month at Goose Creek school. Chapel School plans at Warl Brooks home include a pot luck after Sunday school on March 2.

Lela Asher Eldora Art Maron J.C. Weatherly Omar Hubbard Nina Hubbard Herb Struck Carroll Palmer Sumlay Ellen Palmer Elmer Palmer Clarence Johnson RB. Johnson New Providence Farr Brooks Pat Goose Creek Marian Bahy Jane Mirooks Avonell Hubbard Garnet Bahr Laura Riesman Albert Ziesman

Christmas Squirrels Eat the Dinner Prizes in Playful Tale

A wacky Christmas story follows Sharpy and Chippy as they plot mischief during a family dinner. They spy the squirrels outside and sneak treats, prompting giggles and a lively game among children and adults about sharing and holiday cheer.

Sharpy Chippy Tim Yen Chijy Chagipy Ike Chippy Chanpy Oly Chey Wend Wwe Chen

Whose Fault and Other Fragments in the Worn Page

A fragmented OCR section presents garbled questions and names, making a single readable item. The text hints at duty or blame, with unclear references to individuals and dates. No cohesive event or clear entities emerge from the readable snippet.

Wise Fool At Oiyerage Ends Upright Path

A fragmentary tale describes a wise fool resisting a corrupt influence and striving to keep integrity. The lines evoke a character named Chnen and Panyleee as symbolic figures guiding the fool away from deception.

Oiyerage Ayorman Uydie Dimgell Panyleee

Generous Storekeeper and a Path to Night Work

A playful dialogue centers on a shopkeeper asking about candy and a boy named Dave. A question about sleep leads to a joke about being hired as a night watchman in a factory. A joke about wives and common sayings follows, highlighting banter and wordplay.

Pape Jack

Legumes Urged to Boost Iowa Farm Profit in Hardin County

At the Hardin county outlook conference in Ackley, C. E. Herriott and J. G. Although from Iowa State College urged more legume crops for pasture and hay to raise profits. They noted feed shortages and livestock trends, stressing lime soil corrections and the premium of legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover to improve pastures and yields.

Hardin County C. E. Herriott J. G. Although Town State College Hardin County Agricultural Outlook Ackley Extension Service Iowa State College Iowa Agricultural Outlook Sanford O Son United States Department of Agriculture Iowa Towa Wester

Styles in Jewelry At Edgar Kunath Shop

A playful reader note praises small jewelry touches like chokers watches and pins to enhance outfits and attract attention. The writer invites readers to visit Edgar Kunath Jewelry Optical Music Shop to see the new styles and consider them as gift items or personal treats.

Edgar Kunath Atyles

For Sale Classifieds and Local Notices Mixed Ads

Ledger listings show a wide array of sale offers including real estate at 14th Ave Waterloo IA contact Henry W Sedgert 403 Cutler St Waterloo IA for details Antique walnut furniture at Steven's Second Hand Store near Congregational church Complete set of orchestra drums School orchestra size Used tractors two 15 380 McCormick Deerings two 10 20 McCormick Deerings two 20 40 Rumieys and other brands Raincoats at 98 cents J C Penney Co Grimm alfalfa and clover seed North Dakota Grimm Alfalfa Association and state college Fargo ND over 500 rowers sought Reliable man 21 to 55 with car in Hardin county earnings MeNesa Co Illinois custom hatching and comb honey WANTED TO RENT small modern house Penney Co listings blue corduroy coats and other clothing Brand new steerhide handbag and silk dress lost and found notices various cars for sale 1929 1928 Chevrolet models 1927 Ford coupe and other makes Small house for rent 701 North Concord St South St Paul MN LOST items and rewards several entries including money balances Theatre listings Chasing Rainbows next week at Grand Theatre and reviews of current film showings Also a car accident report: Union residents Sherman Wooten and son involved in a ditching crash near Radcliffe with a totaled uninsured Chrysler.

Local political announcements clutter Hardin County race

A string of candidate notices declare campaigns for Hardin County offices in Iowa and nearby regions. Names include Mabel A. Howard for Clerk, John F. Words for Sheriff, R. B. Bateson for County Attorney, N. Carpenter for Supervisor, and A. L. Johnson for County Recorder, all subject to Republican primary on June 2, 1980.

District Court of Harding County Mabel’ A. Howard Ledger Hardin County Iowa John F Towa Tamaj Vetera Board of Supervisors of Carpenter County Recorder Hardin County Recorder A. L. Johnson Eldora

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