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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1924
Page
4
Mrs WH S Swaggert spent Saturday night and Sunday with her mother at Eleolora where she has been nearly blind from erysipelas. Miss Fern Rhodes spent a few days last week at the J T Welch home.
A schedule of Sunday dinners and weekday calls marks community life in New Providence. A. B. Rash and family hosted at the W. B. Rash home. Mrs. FE. A. Rhodes stayed with Harley Rhodes. Arthur Chambness hosted a Friday social. H. P. Rhodes and Clyde Bailey households received callers. Tal Brown visited A. B. Bash. Mark Bureha aided with hay. Otis Steelman family joined Joe Barnes clan. Peck guests stayed at Walt Peek home. Catherine Spenger from Meekona visited Mrs. R. A. Puller. Milla, Harley Kramer and Herman Juggho kinfolks traveled from Heetar, Minn.. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Campbell and Mrs. Vance Adams called on Walt Campbell. John White and family plus Jennett Williams from Bangor spent Sunday here.
Mr and Mrs John Peck and family and Mr and Mrs Orval are mentioned in a Gifford area notice outlining a social or community event involving these households. The item references households jointly in the local notice and notes their participation or hosting role within the period’s civic or social activity.
A dense Local social column lists visits and gatherings across Timber Valley, Eldora, Hubbell and nearby towns. Names include Riley, Langford, Sheldon, Pierce, Mossman, Whitney, Puttcomer, Brandt, Billman, Knowles, Mossman, Loughlin, Van Potter, Puttcomer, Thayer, Bethke, and others. Activities span hospitalities, Sunday calls, Thursday and Friday visits, and weekend stays with extended family and neighbors.
Mrs James Mochal and others visited Eldora on Friday. Mrs J He Lyon and Mrs Geo Blaha were in Union Friday. The speaker and Mrs Will Parrish were callers here on Monday.
Ivester residents attended the Farm Bureau meeting at Whitwoods in Eldora township Friday night. A Waterloo church program delighted Ivester churchgoers Sunday evening with entertainment by the city youth, followed by a social at the school park with ice cream cake and lemonade. Mrs Reisinger of Eldora nears health recovery, Lucille Moats escaped a hay fork accident, and numerous Ivester folks attended games in Eldora. Several locals visited, rode and assisted with haying, while the playground quiets after haying. A neighbor’s barn fill and a near-miss accident mark a busy weekend. a quotation ends with a local opinion about religious argument.
Mrs Arthur Reese and Lucy helped Mrs B L Clark cook for hay makers Tuesday and Wednesday. Grace and Elsie Halfpop and friends Martha and Elizabeth Pruesner attended Tuesday event. Floyd Beasley and daughter Lucille visited Thursday evening, as did Willie Ott with his mother Mrs Wm Otto. Gertrude Sticlow visited Friday with cousin Grace Halfpop. Frank and Bill Nehring spent Thursday with John Limiterat. Mabel Mitterer visited Alice Palo Saturday afternoon. Lucy and Grover spent Friday evening with Will Frazier near New Providence. Beatrice and Mar n Cockerham stayed with Chase Halfpop Saturday night and Sunday while Mr and Mrs Arthur Cockerham were at the lakes. Frank Kelly and wife welcomed twin girls born Friday morning July 18. Frankie Nehring and Mabel Mitterer visited Abbie Hutching at New Providence Sunday afternoon.
Oh Wildebert Shalenberger of 780 Oakwood Drive Chicago is listed with a Chicago address in the note. The terse OCR snippet provides only name and street, city, country.
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