Should Eldora Drop Conference Tieup
Eldora faces questions about leaving the North Iowa Cedar League as travel costs and scheduling clash with girls and boys basketball. Proponents cite gate receipts and long trips, while a centralization idea could pair Eldora with nearby towns. Four schools likely to remain with Eldora are Iowa Falls Ackley Grundy Center and Reinbeck.
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Eldora
North Iowa Cedar
Jesttp
LaPorte City
Traer
ICL
Jesup
la Porte City
Tract
Pine Lake
Fine Lake
Bill Welch
Marshalltown Time Republican
Marshalltown
Iowa
State Center
Story City
Ogden
Nevada
North Iowa Cedar League
Iowa Falls
Ackley
Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Eldora Daily News Briefs Highlights Past Month
Yesterday events covered a school opening with 92 pupils and staff, a 25 foot snake reported near Webster City, and Whitten depot enclosure. New lumber yard, grain elevator plans, a boxing incident injuring A M Hiscrodt, and a stunt at the county fair were noted. Socials, resignations, and appointments reshaped local posts, with trail marking, barn rental, and plans for a photo show. Also includes 15 and 5 year ago items reflecting bank purchases, hotel cafe opening, fishing catch in Minnesota, golden anniversary, and a 1913 model car unearthed at the Brown foundry with restoration plans.
Conventions In One Year Set For 1956 Nominees
The Democratic national convention opens August 13 1956 in Chicago and the Republicans meet August 20 in San Francisco. This marks the first time since 1888 that the parties hold conventions in different years, with states amending laws on absentee ballots to fit the later dates.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Massachusetts
Ohio
South Dakota
Tea room moves to Crosley house in Eldora
Blanche and Ethel Cox, longtime Eldora cooks, plan to serve groups of up to 65 or more when they relocate their tea room from a southeast residence to the Crosley house on South Washington. The sisters, born in Wheeling, recall growing demand for meals since their fair stand and church suppers, with the BPW dinner slated as their first event after the move.
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Blanche
Ethel Cox
Eidore
Crosley House
Washington
Cox Sisters
Gifford
Gifford Church
Ethel
Cox
Wheeling
Cornell College
Steamboat Rock
Kiwanis Club
Blanche and
Eldora
Joseph Smith
E. B H. Lundy
Crostey’s
Wray Furlong
Smith Houge
Merchants Should Trade At Home
Local readers urge McLean county merchants to favor home trades and use local labor and materials. Many jobs go outside the county for bidders or skilled work, though county residents have the expertise. supporting local contractors could benefit soil knowledge and foundations, even if costs rise slightly. Public notices and international commentary accompany this issue.
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McLean
McLean County
McLean County News
Calhoun
Sweet melody of prisoner releases by Cold War players
The piece notes Red China freed 15 American prisoners while the remaining 11 await release. It warns against assuming Communist motives hold substance and emphasizes cautious optimism about peace talks, citing Geneva diplomacy and future parley outcomes. It insists no credit is due without concrete action.
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Peiping
Moscow
Red China
Formosa
Indochina
Southeast Asia
China
Marshall
Minnesota
U. S
Geneva
Crete
Red
Adlai Stevenson and the 1956 Democratic Race
The Chicago governors conference stirs debate as Adlai Stevenson remains the front runner for 1956. Rumors of a Stevenson Harriman pact and Kefauver's California option add strategic moves, with Southern leaders Shivers and Clement weighing Stevenson's cross regional appeal and potential delegate strength.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennesse
California
Shivers
Texas
Clement
Tennessee
Eisenhower
GOF
White House
Marshail
Minn
Vacation at Home preferred over travel in summer
The Hum bolet Independent notes some readers favor a “Vacation at home” over fishing trips or long travels during hot months. They value comforts of home, shade trees, local boating and golf, and see winter travel south as relief from cold.
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New 5 Fa
Hama
Farm Outlook Shows Hog Market Stabilizing in August
Iowa State college economist Francis A. Kutish notes July hog prices fell due to hot weather and higher supply, with August likely calmer. Slaughter stayed high in early August, but heavier weights and late spring farrowings keep pork output up about 10 percent year over year. He advises farmers to check multiple markets, as bidding can vary by up to 50 cents per 100 pounds.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Weather Bureau
Kutish
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Katharine Piper
Marcella Parker
Dale Peshia Chartes
Davis
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Oreman
Faml Maso
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshia
Union School
Howard Fuller
Carrie Barnes
Alice Hutson
Webster City
Whitten
C. G. Pollock and Co
Short and Metenhamm
A. M. Hiscrodt
Grant Township
H. S. Record
Cleeton
Susie Nuckolls
G. W. Haynes
Ryan
Q. M. Barnes
First National Bank
A. W. Crossan
Charles Speers
Eldora-Colfax Trail
John Nissen
Stauffer
van Avery
Frank P. Doane
Ellis McDonald
Janssen
R. L. Reece
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D. J Bramwell
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Fred Eder
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