British postwar scene seen by Martin Lauterbach
Hardin county man Martin Lauterbach reports from Europe on Britain under Labour, noting strict farming permits and rationing, limited meat and eggs, inefficiencies in industry, and a call for less government funding. He credits the British spirit as hope amid heavy regulation and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hardin County
Martin Lauterbach
Martin
Germany
Alden
U. S
Lautertbach
Lauterbach
Britain
England
Remember Pearl Harbor Slogan and the Call to Preparedness
The piece recalls the "Remember Pearl Harbor" slogan from December 7, 1941 and argues that the date symbolizes a critical warning. It urges continued vigilance and readiness to prevent a repeat as international tensions rise with Russia, warning against complacency and the need to "Remember Pearl Harbor" to avoid another surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
United States
Rossia
Alaska
Four coffee thefts spark grand larceny chatter in Waterloo
A Waterloo report notes four cases of stolen coffee and high prices. editors compare the crime to grand theft of jewels or precious metals, reflecting the era’s view on crime value and social impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Sioux City Journal
The Christmas Keepsakes We Cannot Let Go
Mrs Katharine Piper reflects on a yearly struggle to balance art and sentiment as Christmas decorations spill from attic storage into every room. She clings to aging ornaments, Santa figures, candles, bells, and a faded tinsel picture, sparking memories of years past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Remembering Christmas Through Small Keepsakes and Crowded Shops
The piece reflects on holiday memories tied to broken pear ornaments and cherished family heirlooms, from a reindeer to a christening angel. It contrasts warm recollections with the bustle of Christmas shopping, hints at wartime unease, and notes the everyday chaos of arranging ties for Sunday school.
Multiple new openings and local incidents in Elders area
Dr Sheffield opens a drug store at Gifford Martin Schneider opens a Steamboat Rock restaurant Gus Hammond to operate Xenia mills Vidora coal scarce as miners strike for a cent a bushel J W Wertz injures foot in wood chopping in Steamboat Rock Wisconsin railroad death of E H McGinty Library moves contract awarded Pythians elect officers and attend a Chicago Patti concert News: Whitten Advertiser by D D Reynolds surveyors begin railroad for lows Falla Iowa Telephone lists over 100 subscribers in town Dedication of new Baptist church set for Dec 17 Rev D L Dunkleberger resigns church bell back by Christmas plan to borrow megaphone Auto license law effective Jan 1 Iowa Falla grocery sold Giffard coal chutes under C N W railmen New township road equipment $15896 credited to road program Hi-Lites banquet at Winchester hotel Quill and Scroll initiation Rev Carl J Sentman considers Radio Chapel purchase Paula Hesse dies Eldora Misa Paula Hesse buried Dr Stanley V Todd and Mya Todd move to Elders for practice
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Dr.Sheffield
Gifford
Martin Schneider
Steamboat Rock
Gus Hammond
Xenia Mills
J. W. Wertz
Tower Rock
Forlows Falla
Iowa Telephone Company
Iowa le
D. L. Dunklebergers
Christian Church
New Baptist Church
Myron W. Hayned
Chicago
Winchester Hotel
Carl J. Sentman
Sheffield
C. E. Sentman
Radio Chapel
Mason City
Misa Paula Hesse
Mia C. Hesse
Eldora
Stanley V., Todd
Cashmere Valley
Wash
Mya
Todd
Local churches list Sunday services and contact notes
A fragmented page lists church names with service times and contact numbers. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH and ST MARYS CATHOLIC include pastors, corner streets, parsonage phones, and morning worship hours. WRESTER CHURCH OF WREATHREN and ASSEMBLY OF GOD show additional pastors and Sunday schedules.
Whitten Church of Christ Sunday Services Schedule
Whitten Church of Christ Rev Donald %itorhes, Minister, holds Sunday Bible School at 10 A. M. Morning Worship at 11 A. M. Evening service at 7:40 P. M. Youth meetings at 7:15 P. M. Thursday Junior Youth Fellowship at 4 P. M. Women's Missionary Meeting on the Prest Thursday, Women's Council on second and fourth Thursdays at 1900 Block 12th Street. Parsonage phone 243. For basketball coverage see The Index on Friday and Herald-Ledger on Tuesday.
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12Th Avenue
12Th Jatreet
Ted
Pilgrim Fellowship
Baptist Youth Fellowship
First Methodist Church
Women's Missionary Meeting
Women's Council
Bible School
Index
The
Herald-Ledger
Congs Church Holder Annual Meeting at Eldora
Eldora Congregational church held its annual business meeting Tuesday evening electing officers for the coming terms. George Janssen presided as moderator with Mrs J A Bekemeier as clerk. Deacons Dale DeVault and Russell Holcomb. trustees John Jutting W H Longenecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Congregational Church
George Janssen
J. A. Bekemeier
Dale DeVault
Russell Holcomb
John Jutting
W. H. Longenecker
Paul Miller
Lewis Crosser
W. M. Miller
Gertrude Dabney
Thomas Irwin
Harold Abbas
Lee Butler
J. 5
Newcomer
R. R. Bateson
Robert B. Ferguson
Stanley Collins
Everett Winters
Henry J. Janssen
James G. Heslop
Jamesl. George
Tipton 4-H Club Installs Officers at Home Meeting
The Tipton Team mates 4-H club met at Jeanette Blome home on December 3. An all day session is planned at Karen Nehring s on December 28 for club members to prepare dinner. Patty King spoke on A Good Breakfast for a Good Morning. Officers installed were president Shirley Beaupain vice president Jeanette Blome secretary Lois Jean Kuhlman treasurer Karen Nehring historian Janice Montgomery reporter Patty King.
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Tipton
Jeanette Blome
Karen Nehring
Patty King
Shirley Beaupain
Lois Jean Kuhlman
Janice Montgomery
Tax school session attended by Iowa Bar Association members
J L Cameron D W Dickinson R A Bateson Elvin J Ryan Donald C Wilson and Lester E Ose attended a tax school in Des Moines conducted by the Iowa Bar Association late this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cameron
D. W. Dickinson
R. A. Bateson
Elvin J. Ryan
Donald C. Wilson
Lester E. Ose
Des Moines
Iowa Bar Association
Marriage Licenses Granted in Eldora and Union
William W. Robertson aged 20 of Eldora and Corinne Benbow aged 18 of Union obtained a marriage license. Eugene Monroe aged 19 of Eldora and Margate Trout aged 17 of Steamboat Rock also received licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Robertson
Eldora
Corinne Benbow
Union
Eugene Monroe
Margate Trout
Steamboat Ock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Iutora, Town
Ax Lane
Eldora Publishing Co
Mardin
Adjoining Counties
Manther of
Iowa Press Association
the Record-Herald
Taft
Indianola Record-Herald
Pierson
Cedar Rapide Gazette
Iper
Katharine Piper
Brothers and Sons
Salvation Army
Atill
Wisconsin
Whitten
R. L. McFarland
W. J. Martin
R. Edgington
Knights of Pythias
J. D. Newcomer
Julia A. Wisner
J. P. Dotson
G. H. Wisner
Patti
Advertiser
D. D. Reynolds
Tha Conrad Courier
G. W. Parke
Ry c A. Vigars
Iowa Falla
W. W. and
R. R. Trickay
Giffard
C. & N. W. Railroad
Hubbard and
Congregational Church
White Arrow
Black Arrow
RK. J. Foster
Alice Condon
Lucille Goldsmith
Mareta Muhlena
W. H. Emeny
Guy Jones
Parker Davis
Jones
Cal Boylan
Max Gherke
N. C. Morse
George Smith
Gay
Ralph B. Smee
Courcil
H.C. Short
Washington Street
4Th Avenue
Sv. Mary's Catholic
Sarid
John Zimmermann
Washington
Ivester
Walter J. Halsey
Point Pleasant Community
Assembly OF God
Taneunacle
W. L. Beasley
15Th Avenue
McKinley
M. Bible
Christian Youth
Clnisy L. R. Schuler
12Th Street
Mhoubigant
Anderson Drug
Rexall Store
Cong’s Church Holder Annual Meeting
Tipton Girls
Paul C. Clark
Eldora Bakery
Albert Kennedy
Colfax Girls
Eldora Girls
Reinbeck
Ford
Ford Tractor
Vearborn
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