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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1955
Page
2
Farm Bureau Promotes Local School Reorganization Talks
The Iowa Farm Bureau announced district meetings for its school committees to brief on finance and reorganization issues. Secretary Kenneth Thatcher urged a five to seven member committee to study local educational problems and disseminate facts to help families participate. County meetings will follow to keep communities informed and support sound local policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Kenneth Thatcher
Long Range Farm Bureau
Thatcher
Farm Bureau
Land purchases and town development notes
Yesterday’s events include T and NW buying acres north of New Providence for a station at 40 per acre with citizens paying 1200 to share cost. Movements include John Wood moving four houses from Idaho to Tipton township and electric light funding for the Industrial school. Other items report staffing changes, building work, and local business moves in towns like Hubbard and Eldora, plus a 1900 note on a parsonage, a cattle incident, and a community-organizing meeting from Hardin county.
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T & NW
New Providence
Mr. Myers
John Wood
Idaho
Tipton Township
Ackley
Stuttgart
E. H. Winans
Branson
Miles
D. M. Crouse
John O'Conner
Eagle Grove
C. A. Clancy
Hubbard
James Fannon
Leonidas Smith
M. E
Plasters
Solid South Politics: From Democrats to Industrial Shifts
An editorial reflecting on U.S. party loyalties as industrial growth challenges the long held notion of a solid Democratic South. It questions if Texas Mississippi Alabama and Florida will trend Republican with rising industry and notes individuals tied to local businesses and schools amid the shifting political landscape.
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Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Marcus Maxon
Ames
Swift & Co
Wilson & Co
Armour & Co
Iowa Training School
John van Dam
Uneasy Talks Loom for Vietnam Plebiscite Policy
World eyes Geneva as July 20 deadline passes for talks on Vietnam elections. Vietminh in the north pressures for a plebiscite while South Vietnam under Diem shows cautious acceptance. Recent Saigon unrest disrupts momentum, prompting concern over future conference prospects and regional Asian policy.
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Geneva
Vietnam
Vietminh
North
Viet Nham
Nga Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
West
Saigon
Diem
Truce Commission
Heat's grip on Iowa drills mood and manners
A humorous reflection on summer heat shaping behavior in Iowa. The writer lists how heat dulls ambition and social ease, with residents, from housewives to businessmen, showing listless routines and altered conduct. The piece ends noting mixed reactions to being called by a first name.
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Rome
Iowa
South Industry and Politics in the Solid South
The Reinbeck Courier notes large southern industry could influence party loyalty, arguing that shared prosperity for Black workers might fracture the solid south. It warns Yankee money shapes policy and cites past Democratic claims of billions sent abroad to curry favor with Europe.
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South
Southland
Reinbeck Courier
Lucky To Live In North Iowa
A Washington visitor notes the Midwest and Iowa share of national wealth and a high standard of living. He cites 45 of Iowa’s 99 counties among the nation’s top 200 agricultural counties, comparing favorably to Illinois. The piece reflects on opportunity, civic virtue, and pride in the middle west’s prosperity.
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North
Iowa
United States
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Register- News
Middle West
Towa
Rid Register-News
It’s Just A Matter Of Taste In Lottery Law Ruling
The Supreme Court recently ruled that give-away shows do not violate lottery laws and thus may continue if audiences view them as entertaining. Some readers see potential self destruction in such programming while others mock trivia about the naming of the George Washington Bridge.
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United States Supreme Court
George Washington Bridge
George Washington
Independence Bulletin-Journal
Ice cream prescription scheme for kids in midwest town
For six years local doctors and dentists issue official looking prescriptions for an ice cream cone. In six drug stores 27,500 free cones have been distributed to children to entice them to visit medical providers.
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Family Circle Magazine
Sales Tax Raid On Pocketbook
The Knoxville Express argues the new sales tax hits the public pocketbook and criticizes voters and the Republican legislature for rising taxes, highway spending, and official salaries. It claims farmers favor GOP candidates despite tax burdens and calls voter gullibility a cause of continued taxation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Knoxville Express
Sunday Lethargy Medicine From a Quiet Doctor
A psychologist Dr Gilbert Brig house claims Sunday lull is a guilt complex from six day work habits. He says casual Sunday wandering signals mental sickness, a subtle neurosis robbing us of peace. The piece notes the idea may cause more distress if treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Brighouse
Independence Bulletin Journal
Fourteen Ways Not To Return From Vacation
Reinbeck Courier humor column lists fourteen cheeky tips on how not to come back from a trip. The satire parodies overconfident driving habits, skipped safety checks, reckless speeding, ignored maintenance, and sunburned misadventures, ending with a caution about fatigue and irritability on the road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck
Car costs rise as operating expense climbs per mile
The American Automobile Association reports total car ownership costs now run about ten cents per mile, with variable costs at cents per mile and daily fixed costs of 1.65. This is higher than last year’s 1.55, reflecting faster depreciation as cars lose value, per the Osceola Tribune Press.
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American Automobile Association
Oskaloosa Tribune Press
New Iowa Highway Commission Promises Fresh Approaches
Rock Rapids Reporter notes support for the new highway commission under Governor Hoegh. Expect wider, better surfaces on heavily traveled roads, additional passing lanes for trucks, and study of cheaper methods for less busy stretches. Endorsement of a new outlook and capable appointees.
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Highway Commission
Iowa
Hoegh
Twa
Rock Rapids
Special Election Notice Buckeye Township Iowa 1965
Public notice for a special election in Buckeye Township Hardin County Iowa held August 5 1965. Voters will decide on a levy for fire apparatus housing and services and the town hall polling place Buckeye Town Hall Buckeye Township. Trustees order signatures Clerk Robert Lettow announces date location and turnout details.
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Hardin
Eald
Buckley
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Snall
Buckore Townahip
Hardin County
Iowa
Bird
Tows
Buckeyes
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Robert Lettow
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