22 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1953
Page
1
Subscription rates per year for Hardin and adjoining counties in Iowa and other states. Special club offers include the Herald-Ledger and Hardin County Index. Iowa rates and trade area options listed. Publisher George R. Stauffacher and staff credits shown.
The Christmas Seal Sale runs through December and funds the Hardin County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Local volunteers sell seals to support case funding health education X-ray programs and heart disease work, benefiting Eldora and nearby areas.
Yesterday many local notices report an elegant golden eagle arriving to be used as stage ornament at the Opera Hall. Co E Albrook and J F Hardin form a law and collection partnership, two of our rising young lawyers. Union resident William E Herron’s residence burned, among the finest in town. T G Williams now sole owner of the pottery business, improving operations. E K Brown nearly lost a good team when ice broke, horses saved. E K and Dewey Tower drenched in heavy rain. Hubbard hosts Modern Woodmen lodge formation on Thursday. Frank Lowden arrives with Miss Allie for holidays at L C Lowden’s Hubbard home. James Burling of Eldora wins Town College oratorical contest, earning state contest representation. Supreme Court affirms district ruling restraining tax collection aiding C I D taxpayers. George Smith passes pharmacy exam, receives certificate. F W Eilers and G W Lockwood purchase Hollenbeck furniture stock at Steamboat Rock and plan hardware move. New Providence mail carriers to get $100 raise starting January 1. Miss Mable Howard named new…
Deputy in the Office of the Clerk of Courts notes a Sunday memorial for W J Moir at Congregational Church. Huff and Davies dissolve partnership. both will practice law separately in Eldora. A P Wilson elected Hardin County Agricultural Society president. W H Smith is vice president. James Scurry sells his grocery to Charles Scurry and ex sheriff Max Gehrke. Beman and Aylesworth move into the old bank building cafe, serving first meal Sunday. Mrs F J Gressler’s stove explodes causing burns and kitchen damage. C S Edick advances patent concrete block venture with exclusive rights in Eldora. Mat Cox’s forge incident with gasoline tank explosion. serious burns and home damage. 25 years ago notes on Eldora sign project for the Eldora Motor Co. roof, 150 dollars contract. 15 years ago items include Caral Vinton’s Youth Group presidency and pipeline work. 5 years ago Foodland grocery in Bateson building noted.
The piece muses on Christmas meanings from Santa to faith, notes local life in Eldora with a town Christmas scene, a change of grocery ownership effective Jan 1, a close basketball game, rising post office stamp sales, and memories of a large home tree. It ends with a resolve to keep the holiday spirit and a vow to return to a fuller tree next year.
Grinnell Herald-Register notes Evy Evashevski’s banquets praising Iowa football as soundly run and focused on player welfare. He opposes athletic scholarships for cash, tutoring hijinks, and academic laxity, urging win but within rules. Grinnell joins praise for his leadership and the program’s direction.
A Cedar Rapids writer Leona Frances Choy sent a parody of The Night Before Christmas arguing for restoring Christmas’s religious meaning amid commercialism. She suggests Santa should remain but be put in his proper place and directs focus toward Christ.
A 1953 poem reworks Twas the Night Before Christmas into a Christ centered Christmas. The speaker debates Santa’s cheer with Saint Nicholas who defers to Jesus and God’s gift of salvation. The piece ends with a reminder to keep Christ first in Christmas.
An Atlanta minister and others praise Muscle-Rub for rapid relief from muscular aches, sprains, and bruises. The ad claims no prescription is needed, offers a money back guarantee, and prices a large trial at $1.25 with hospital size at $2.25.
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