08 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows subscription rates and regional references. Mentions Alliance Hardin and Jennings Counties with a price of 2.50 dollars for a year. includes partial names and places, but details are incomplete.
The Safety Congress inaugurates a poster service across hundreds of cities to promote Safety Tips in areas like school home farm aviation and industry. A Two Week Drive Right from Aug 92 to Sept 5 urges drivers to reduce traffic accidents and measure progress against prior years while local theatres and newspapers share educational materials. The program is backed by Legion VFW Boy Scouts and professional men, with posters changing weekly and local participation encouraged to foster a lasting safety consciousness.
William Andrews and Miles Reece plan lumber ventures at the new station near New Providence while Irvin Mills of Idaho aims to enter the Tipton lumber trade. S. W. Tash overhauls his Kenia flour mill. Porter and Moir dissolve their firm. Moir remains in the front office and Porter moves to the former Y M C A room. Past items note Y M C A construction, a court house clock bid, and various local civic developments across years from 1894 to 1940.
A mother muses on stealing time from kids for a Waterloo getaway. She recalls past family trips to Duluth and Port Arthur, outlines camping misadventures, and notes her sons’ growth from tricycle to bicycle and from bed with sides to independence. She anticipates another northern excursion and jokes about weather confusion in Hampton.
Real estate transfers show multiple property deeds recorded on dates in 1950 and 1960 involving buyers and sellers in Ackley Eldora Steamboat Rock and Alden. Names include Harvey Sietsma Carl B Oelmann M I Shugar R H McGreevey C E Schultz Jacob Greenfield W J Meyer Emma Hogan D I Gummert L Ruby S Volk C F Adams H R Pearce Walter Dohrmann A Stevens H C Harris Jessie Joe M D Mun Ginger Etta Powers and others with parcels in Blks 27 30 86 Robinsons Add Hulburts Eldora Central Add and Eldora outskirts.
A garbled church directory lists several congregations with service times and contact numbers. It mentions Morning Worship at multiple churches on Sundays, Sunday schools, youth groups, and weekday services. Included are First Lutheran, St Marys Catholic, and others with addresses on Washington and surrounding streets.
The first meeting of the United Women’s group was held Thursday afternoon in New Providence church parlors with over thirty members. Officers chosen included president Mrs Jesse Broer and treasurer Miss Fannie Beach, with committees formed and a program planned by Mrs Maurice Cook and Mrs Lyle Tatum.
Dale Mallison of the Marengo baseball team vowed not to cut his hair while the squad kept winning. After 17 straight wins the run ended and the manager finally allowed a haircut. It was about time, too.
Fragmentary text mentions Tyson, Wayne, Deis, and a property matter with references to courts and officials. Details are garbled. no coherent event or outcome can be determined beyond a legal or property notice context.
The First Metionist Church at W. Bilert Pastor is listed with services on Sunday morning including Sunday School at 9 a.m and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. The church sits at the corner of 12th Street and 14th Avenue and is reachable by Paraquake phone 19%.
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