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Newspaper

Hardin County Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1926

Page

7

Needlecraft Club Meeting and Local Notices

Needlecraft Club meets Friday night with Mrs. Millis Mee Donald Mce. Sodality at St Marys meets May 26 at John Clary home south of town. Bridge Tea at Mrs O J King's Friday at five. Woman's Club and husbands picnic at Pinepole grove near White House. Fortnightly Club hostess Mrs J B Starr this afternoon with lunch at one and bridge. Pot luck supper for Dr Marsh Sunday School class at Steep's Cozy Corner Pine Lake tomorrow evening. Open Fire Chapter met. funds discussed for log cabin project near Mrs Caroline Newcomer's lot.

Sodality St. Mary's Sodality John Clary Woman's Club Woman’s Club White House Pinepole J. B. Starr Bridge Dr. Marsh Pine Lake

Cast of Uncle Tom's Cabin at Fluor Plaza May 27

The production features six Executive Board members including Mrs Spoor and Mrs Davis. The show promises a hybrid staging of Uncle Tom's Cabin with new unity and coherence, aided by a large cast of over 80 performers and 12 auto cars for transportation, aiming to be a major town event.

Mort Steece

Day Dress Sale at The Tags Store Event

A fashion sale offers four hundred dresses for women next Thursday May 27 at The Tags Store. Customers may pick a dress and have it delivered from the trunk show. The event features silk fabrics and season’s styles with prices from 815.00 to 850.00.

Pat the Tags Oence Ross

Fruit Prospects Good In Iowa Orchards This Year

A report by KB Herrick of the Iowa Horticultural Society to the Iowa Department of Agriculture predicts better fruit prospects in Iowa. The prior year’s damage from wires and injury is not expected to recur. Bloom is about 20 days later than last year, yet the light dust year reduced bud loss and hints at a strong crop. Peaches, raspberries, and blackberries show less winter kill and improved outlooks.

KB. Herrick Towa Horticularal Society Towa Deepartment Towa

Election of federation officers and membership rules

The text outlines upcoming fall elections with officers to be sworn in. It notes no delegates to the Federation, but all club women will be voting members, and non affiliated women may join by paying a 50 cent annual fine. Officers elected include Mrs Needham as president and Mrs West Strickler as vice president.

Mousdames Needham Jas. L. Brown Keeneman Home Economics Club J City Federation City Federation W. S. Strickler Hawthorne Club Twentieth Century Club Current Events Warry Turner Federation G. L. Frazier John Williamson Geo Haynes Civic Improvement Committee Mise Duren Social Service Commission van Dusseldorf Cleveland Begin

Republican Caucus Notice for Pleasant township 1926

Notice to Republican voters of Pleasant township to hold a caucus at 7 P M on May 21 1926 at Pleasant Center school house to nominate three delegates for the Hardin County Iowa county convention in Jorge city court room on July 1026. Dated May 18 1928 by Thomas Lytle precinct committeeman.

Pleasant Township Pleasant Center School House Hardin County Iowa Jorge Thomas Lytle

School Program At Sherman No 1 May 24

Invited audience to a Sherman No 1 school program on Monday evening May 24 with ice cream and cake to be served. Local teacher Lura Elsworth presides while attendance includes Dr. WH Yer ry Chrysler 60 couch and 60 sedan owner Mrs. Jones, plus O W Stewart of Des Moines receiving a Chrysler 70 sedan.

Cemetery Auxiliary Fisher Clara Keck G. C. Perkins Clgempts Sherman No. 1 Lura Eluswortis Jones Auto Co WH. Yerry O. W Stewart Des Moines

Dreuth Not Serious Alarm Over Central Iowa Rainfall

The Weather Bureau notes that January through May 1926 rainfall was the state’s lowest in years, yet yields rebounded except in a few eastern counties. Dry springs may threaten hay and pastures, while winter wheat remains limited in Iowa. A farmer’s tale of recovery after a 20 year windstorm highlights resilience and prudent farming.

Department of Agriculture Iowa

Freeze Em Said A Boy Who Swore Sermon

A fragment recalling a boy who swore and a woman saying the phrase froze her to hear him. The tale mentions her father nearly being hung by a clothes line, used as a vivid comparison. Marriage Licenses R. TL Nelson and Frances Rutledge are cited in the fragment.

Cald Aasid R. TL Nelson O Frances Rutledge

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