Eldora Church Notes and Local Improvements Corner
Eldora church notices outline sermons for Congregational, Methodist, Church of Christ, Baptist and Lutheran services with topics like An Available God, What About It, Making Christ Known and The Crisis in Galilee. Local electrical plant upgrades include $1500 in boiler overhaul, new 8500 KW generator, direct lines to Iowa Falls and Cedar Rapids, plus board appointments by State Conservation Board. A lighthearted exchange ends the column with a Newlywed joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mads
the Star
Central States Electric Company
Eldora
Iowa Falls
Cedar Rapids
Hoone
Town Falls
Local and Personal News From Hometown
A string of short notices lists travels and visits by local residents. BH Kennedy leaves for Excelsior Springs on business. Mrs. Fannie Morse heads to Hot Springs for the winter. Mrs. E W Ford returns from Mason City. Mrs. Lucy Botta visits her daughter in Marshalltown then goes home. Mrs. Bloomquist travels from St Paul to attend her ill mother. Miss Mabel Lawler resumes teaching at Clearmont. Roy Lockwood visits Everett Lawler, former Ames roommates. Hugh Quinn visits cousin Chas Baskins with plans to Houston. Miss Viola Edgar returns to Ravenswood Hospital nursing duties in Chicago. The Haas Co announces a silk taffeta sale at $1.00 a yard in navy, tan, brown, black and fancy shades, 36 inches wide, with quantities to clear out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. W. Kennedy
Excelsior Springs
Fannie Morse
Hot Springs
Ark
E. W. Ford
Atlie Ford
Mason City
Lucy Botta
Leo Chinburg
Marshalltown
EB. A. Bloomquist
St. Paul
Minn
H. W. Emeny
Mabel Lawler
Margaret Lawler
Clearmont
Iown
Roy Lockwood
Cherokee
Iowa
Everett Lawler
Ames
Hugh Quinn
Brooklin
N. Y
Chas, Baskins
Houston
Texas
Viola Edgar
Fred Edgar
Ravenswood Hospital
Chicago
Local Moves and Travel Notes From Mason City and Surrounds
C O Griffith spent Tuesday evening with his father W E B Griffith at Mason City. H L Burgess, back from Chicago stock shipment, returned Tuesday morning. Baumbartner and family visited Town Falls Sunday. Roads opened for traffic that night. Mrs W G Leslie went to Des Moines Friday to bring back her visiting mother, returning Monday. Art Rubow and Luella Scurry returned to Des Moines Sunday to resume school work. George and Ted Rubow and wives rode as far as Nevada where they took a train. Billy Rice had influenza and scarlet fever. Louie Rice quarantined. Lillian Spinde away visiting during vacation and not quarantined. She stayed with Miss Fern Resinger at State Teachers and stopped in Dike on the way home. Robert Burlingame returned to Crete, Neb., for college after illness. he is professor at Donne College, chairs of English and Journalism. He drove to Nevada with the Rubew boys, then to Lincoln by Rock Island. Crete is 25 miles from Lincoln. Haas Co. advertises fine woolens at $1.00 a yard, table of 36 to 64 inches, values up to $8.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Griffith
W. E B. Griffith
Mason City
H. L. Burgess
Chicago
Baumbartner
A. K
W. G. Leslie
Des Moines
Art Rubow
Luella
Dike
Robert Burlingame
Crete
Neb
Robert
Donne College
Nevada
Rock Island
Lincoln
Social notes and local errands in Iowa Falls region
The column lists visits and returns among residents of Iowa Falls and nearby towns including Mrs. Nora Ostheimer, Margaret Francis, Dr. and Mrs. Keeneman, Miss Orpha Crossan, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Reid, the Belt family, Ralph Hardy, and others. It mentions travel to Chicago, Cedar Rapids, Gary Indiana, Ackley, and Ft. Madison, with blizzard impact delaying plans. A local sale advertises bargains on pocket knives, beauties, shears, and hosiery.
Eldora residents receive visits and travels many miles
Local residents and relatives travel to Cedar Rapids Tulsa Oklahoma City and Chicago while others visit family in Mar shalltown Tipton and New Orleans. Positives include improved health reports for Joseph Frank and Marjorie Herrald as well as a baking course completion by James McCusker.
Auto Experience Five Radcliffe Fellows In Car Crash
Five Radcliffe players riding with Floyd Olson had a near disaster when a fast oncoming car veered into their convoy near Roland after a Nevada game. The impact damaged the Johnson car and left Olson’s Ford wrecked, with Idle and Cole unhurt. The Radcliffe group returned home after securing repairs and a new car. December weather brought mild warmth, a 46 degree high on several days, 8 below zero the coldest, 1.18 inches of rain, and roads in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliffe
Nevada
Roland
Floyd Olson
Spee Johnson
Olson
Leonard Auestad
Eugene Narland
Tubby Johnson
Johnson
Alfred Idle
Amel Cole
California
C. H. Gilbert
Community notices from Alden Times and neighboring papers
Local social notes list Frank Cobb and son of Eldora visiting A C Brainfield home. The Grinnell College glee club to perform January 11 in New Providence. Mrs Hazel Hildebrand travels to New Sharon to care for ill stepfather John Schadt. Mrs Frank B Hammond's situation reported from Bakersfield California. Leila Newell heads to Neponset Illinois for a production role. Lottie Berninghausen returns to State Center teaching. new rental library title The Vice-President's Son added. F Edgar travels to Chicago then Fort Madison for Schaffer Pen Co annual meeting. Orpha Crossan returns to Northwestern University. Baumgartners visit Eldora. Edith Wentworth visiting former hosts. W H Tabor family and Lester Williams drive to Texas then Oregon for dairy farm work. Mrs Wm Sefton of Eldora visiting sister in Jowat Falls. Mrs John Cantrell remittance from Valley Washington for another year of Old Thing. readers enjoy "tween you and me and the gate post" column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell College
New Providence
Edick
Coder Rapids
Hazel Hildebrand
New Sharon
John Schadt
Eldora
Bakersfield
Calif
Frank
Hammond
Leila Newell
Neponset
Ill
Lottie Berninghausen
State Center
F. Edgar
Chicago
Fort Madison
Schaffer Pen Company
Orpha Crossan
A. W. Grossan
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Paul Baumgartner
Waterloo
Alan Baumgartner
Jean
H. B. Baumgartner
Iand Falls
Edith Wentworth
Jack Leonard
Chas
Ryan
Wentworth
de Kath
Llinois
W.H. Tabor
Lester Williams
Palacois
Texas
Tabors
Eugene
Ore
Tabor
Wm. Sefton
Mary Striker
Sefton
Jowat Falls
Kowag Falls
John Cantrell
Valley, Wash
You
Gate Post
Weekend movement and notices of local residents
H W Kennedy left Saturday for Arkansas on a short business trip. Miss Alta Arnold had an operation at Deaconess hospital in Marshalltown Friday morning. Mrs R L Protheroe left Saturday for Waterloo to visit her mother and sister. W H H Soper returned Friday from Exter Nebraska where he was on business. Jed Wilcox of Albuquerque, New Mexico, left last Saturday for Waterloo to visit relatives. Mrs Edith Halquist of Maynard Minnesota came Sunday evening due to her father Harry S Martin’s severe illness. Dorothy Schubbert returning from aiding her sister Mrs C J Ginler in Waterloo. George Fahler spent the holidays with grandparents Mr and Mrs Jan Burns then returned to Mason City. Miss Snyder, visiting her sister in Toledo, Ohio, returned Friday morning and also visited her uncle Bert Snyder in Chicago. Mrs Guy Reid and son Mearlin Amanda Reid and Mearlin Belt and family motored to Sioux City to visit E E Belt. plan to travel home via southern Minnesota. Miss Nellie Hudson, visiting the Mark Fenton home, left Friday for Staples to teach. enroute she stopped at Shefield to see brother B F Hudson. W C Whiting of Whiting in Monona county, visiting Eldora as guest of Dean W Peizen family, left Monday for home. A letter from Luther Devendorf in New York reports they are well and note improvements in building there near Sinclair’s six million dollar home. He asks to remember friends and enjoys The Ledger. Drapery sale ad ends with urging readers to visit Haas Stores for January clearance of curtains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bees
Ed Ewas
Eldora
Chas
Clark
Sumner Osgood
Bill Johnsan
Town Falls
Henry Janssen
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Frank
Gerald Mason
Ted Swasand
Misls
Arlene Gardner
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Leo Marka
Oklahoma City
Leland Meyers
L. W. Rogers
Detroit Lake
Minn
Ainter
Frank Hauser
Lyman Upton
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Fred Upton
Marion
Whitten
Tulsa
Okla
Frank Smith
Ira Kauffman
Houston
Texas
California
Harry F. Light
Lebannon
Jessie Mae Miller
Ft. Dodger
M. E
W. H. Mitchell
Elfred G. Card
F. C. Mossman
Chas. Marks
New Orleans
Hardin
Alma
Nebr
Kansas City
Mr. Marks
Marjorie Herrald
F. H. Herrald
James McCusker
Chicago
Rod
W. Hh, Soper
Exter
Jed Wilcox
Waterloo
Edith Halquist
Maynard
George Fahler
Jan
L. Burns
Mason City
BIG Discount
Miss Snyder
Vera Snyder
Toledo
Ohio
Bert Snyder
Guy Reid
Mearlin Amanda Reid
Mearlin Belt
Sioux City
E. E. Belt
Belt
Minnesota
Nellie Hudson
Mark Fenton
Staples
Sheffield
B. F. Hudson
W. C. Whiting
Whiting
Monona County
Eldorsa
Dean W. Peizen
Mr. Whiting
House
Senate
Luther Devendorf
New York
O. K
Sinclair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank and
First Trust and Savings
Eldora, Iowa
Comptroller’s Call
U. & Bonds
A. W. Crossan
Murray
G. L. Marks
EB. Rathbone
J. Martin
Crossan
PF. R Price O. M. Barnes
W. O. Guenther
Mitterer
J. Murray
M. Barnes
Eldora Churches
Congregational Church
Churches of America
Will
Albert R. Rice
Methodist Church
Christ
God
Epworth League
Kirwin
H. Mitchell
Church of Christ
Church
Brotherhood
Co. L. Hays
Christian Union
Galilee
Jack Finegan
Baptist Church
Cary R. Moser
Lutheran Church
C. G. Treskow
Conservation Board
State Conservation Board
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
State Board of Conservation
Mabel Valland
Town City
EB. F. Armstrong
Fort Dodge
Johnson County
Mrs. Newlywed
Mr. Newlywed
Haas Co
Vivian Fitz
Nora Ostheimer
Illinois Central
Chicago Fine Arts
Guy Reid and
Glen Stowell
Ralph Hardy
Schafer Pen Co
Ft. Madison
Lavalle
Central States
Ona Brown
Margaret Shafer
Gladys Button
Margaret
George
Haga Co
G. M. Shafer
Frank Cobb
A. C. Brainfield
Alden
Thelma Holsclaw
Albia
Eddyville
H. W. Kennedy
Points
Arkansas
Alta Arnold
R. L. Protheroe
Haas
Eldoralsz
Marshallstown
North First Ave
Times- Republican
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