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Newspaper
Hardin County Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
3
Steamboat Rock and Eldora area residents visited relatives in Wellsburg Marshalltown Cedar Falls and Grundy Center over the weekend. News notes list weddings anniversaries and class officer elections while several families traveled to fairs and gatherings. Rev Carl Swyter reported his Los Angeles son eye injury and other community events are noted.
Mr. Leslie visited the high school to show seniors his assortment of class rings. The group has chosen and ordered theirs. A baseball game is scheduled with the Union team this Sunday, September 13. Everyone is invited.
Mr and Mrs Harry Peters of Chicago spent several days last week with Mr and Mrs He N Edmondson. Mr and Mrs CC 2 Anderson of Marshalltown visited Mrs Will Sauphin over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Ole Seim visited relatives at Gilman Sunday. M Iv a Fuller of Los Angeles Calif visiting her parents here. Arthur Bogue and family of Clemons were guests at Fd Lep ley a Sunday. Mr and Mrs B Cowell who have been visiting relatives Manly returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs Henry Aulthius and daughter went to Minnesota Monday. Mr and Mrs P T Wray and children of Buller County visited at John Wilson's Sunday. Mr and Mrs R A Fuller entertained over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Geo S Miller of Carroll James and John Fuller and families of Marshalltown Warren Cordie of Mason City Mrs Roxie Smith of Kidora and Mr and Mrs Max Teske and sons of Waterloo.
Baptist Church announces a Bible school at 9 30 a m. Morning worship includes a sermon by Pastor Carey R Moser on The Significance of the Lord's Supper and the Lords Supper will be observed. Evening Evangelistic Service features an illustrated chart address inviting all to seek God.
The Congregational Church schedules morning worship on Sunday at eleven with The Plan of Advance as the subject and an evening service at eight titled What Is One Really Worth. High quality music is highlighted, Sunday school seeks new attendees, and the youth hour runs seven to eight led by Dagny Sobdalle with Albert R. Rice participating.
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday morning sermon Rooted Built Up Established and evening Adversity's Door. Sunday school Ipworth League meets 7 15 pm, mid week service at parsonage Thursday 7 15. Epworth League and adult Sunday school depart in Odd Fellows Hall on last Sunday. Primary and Junior sections meet in the hall over the post office. W OW Mitchell.
The Church of Christ invites gatherings this Sunday morning to affirm that Jesus is Christ, God's Son, and our Savior. Sunday evening continues a study in the Book of Acts to clarify New Testament Christianity and the church, with a focus on The Holy Spirit. Jack Finegan notes a steel wool joke from the new clerk.
Amos Skinner, a church leader, laughs over a new device he claims will bring wealth. He describes a patent contribution box with coin slots of various sizes that separate coins by denomination, promising profits for every meeting house in Hall County.
A backwoods mountaineer discovers a mirror lost by a tourist and believes it shows his old dad. He proudly takes it home and hides it in the attic, but his wife becomes suspicious and finds the mirror that night. Her remark reveals a comical mistaken identity as she calls the image the old hag he has chased.
A teacher debates animal and human instinct with its class and invites questions. Perey asks what makes chickens know the size of egg cups. A housekeeper scornfully refuses to feed tramps, while an old tramp retorts he will feed himself.
A quirky dialogue hints at a rare animal in Australia but ends with a misstatement. The text blends dialogue about non existent elephants in Australia and a politician's quirky scrapbook remark, followed by a bandit hold up joke showing fleeting joy in a confusing page fragment.
A fragment from a local column shows a character called a ward ener blamed for inexperience. A clerk remarks on his competence, while another asks how they know, and a man jokes that he once wore a hoe behind his ear as proof of unlikely expertise.
A schoolmaster sternly confronts Jones for repeated disobedience. He condemns the behavior as injurious to others and declares that Jones will face severe consequences, signaling a harsh form of discipline. The scene underscores strict authority and the moral weight of misbehavior.
In a playful exchange between a husband and wife, the wife quips JT did not marry the best man at their wedding. The first golfer recalls a morning bunker revolt while the second jokes about playing spades instead of clubs, underscoring humorous marital banter on the golf course.
A terse dialogue reveals a father explains hush money as ten dollars given to a wife to let her buy what she wants and stop complaining about abuse. The exchange underscores a bleak, opportunistic view of domestic conflict and money as leverage.
Mr Abe Carson left Thursday morning on a business trip to Sioux City. Mrs Phonsie Winters and children visited the Lena Lundy home Thursday afternoon. Mrs Irwin Levalle hosted the Clover Leaf Club Thursday afternoon with lunch. W R Foster and family were entertained, others shopped, visited, and hosted Sunday dinners in nearby homes. Miss Bessie Crosley left for Le Mars to attend Western Union College.
The Haas Company advertises a large stock of wearwell blankets in September. Part wool blankets range from 3.95 to 4.95, all wool from 7.95 to 9.95, and cotton blankets from 1.00 to 2.95. Extra large sizes available. the firm touts its value driven reputation.
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