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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1952
Page
1
In a nation hungry for faith the Holy Bible remains a best seller while The Greatest Story Ever Told dominates radio and TV, praised for its noncommercial sponsorship. TV airings include Blessed are They that Mourn on Feb 24 and Lazarus on Mar 28, fueling calls to lift FCC TV freezes.
Ex extension horticulturist Ben Vance of Iowa State College says gardens will increase in Iowa in 1952 due to higher food costs and more home freezers. The USDA encourages landowners to garden, noting freezers let raspberries strawberries and vegetables store well and save processing time versus old canning methods.
Ames residents Mr. and Mrs. Duane C. Scott and two children spent Sunday at R. A. Scott's home. Mrs. Lois Gunn and son John from Iowa Falls visited Eldora with Florence Northrup. Cedar Rapids visitors Merle Wright Gerald Wright joined Eldora parents L. H. Wright for Sunday. Florence Northrup visited Clemens with daughter and family Mark Norman then attended a Liberty basketball game. Lt. Wm. A. Fowles on two weeks’ leave from Bangor Maine stayed with Clarence Short. baby Debra Louise born to Fowles and Beryl Short. Mrs. L. E. Butler and others visited Marshalltown. Freeman Johnson of the Dodge-Plymouth garage traveled to Detroit on business and returned in Eldora with a new car. A. E. Rosenberger of Cedar Rapids visited her mother Mrs. Frank Sheldon. Orlin Ryan and son Jeff spent the weekend with Oscar Ryan.
Chronicles from Eldora and Hardin County recount village life across decades. Notable items include a petition for a bridge near El Dora Junction, local Alliance formation, property builds at Point Pleasant, grand jury indictments, notable rescues, a wildcat shot, a whisky spill and fire suppression, a Wisner house party for 150, clergy moves, Bryan visits, railroad and telegraph notes, auto shows, company incorporations, funeral crowds, and various civic events from 1897 to 1947.
Eldora YMCA reports Brotherhood Week events with Kiwanis guests Dixie Crosley and Dave Wilson of Hi Y. Volunteers plan hospital trays, nursing home visits, and county home outreach rotating to multiple sites. A library session featured Rev Day and panel discussion. Saturday basketball, Sunday Y program in training school chapel, and a Queen George VI remembrance conclude the week.
Mrs Amelia Jackson of Detroit Michigan died after brain tumor surgery. Her body was brought to Marshalltown for a rosary service Friday and funeral Saturday. Mrs Jackson formerly lived in Marshalltown.
Mr and Mrs R M Hunt returned Thursday afternoon from a five weeks trip through the south. They visited Lawton Oklahoma with Miss Ben Burgess Corpus Christi Houston with the Sopers Marathon Florida Palm Beach relatives and Mr Hunt's brother and wife Mr and Mrs C O Hunt in Orange Park Florida.
Katharine Piper writes of a hectic Valentine’s Day at home with her youngest son, lacking supplies, improvising a box, and scrambling to prepare valentines before a mother daughter banquet. Grandma helps, siblings receive proper cards, and the mother vows future on-time help, while reflecting on Brotherhood Week and a stray undelivered valentine.
Judy and Frances Skrovig were Ames shoppers Wednesday many ill with flu. A number of local people are victims of the illness, some quite. Arlen Knutson and Dale Cook visit Rochester Minnesota for medical clinic, then return home to Zearing. Rev. Emory Anderson and wife visit Des Moines. Ellsworth church members hold committee meeting at parsonage. W A Ellis travels to Clarinda Council Bluffs and McClelland. Ernest Houck attends meetings in Mason City. Amy Houck and three Luscombe sisters visit Armstrong. Mrs Houck and Ernest Houck in Bur chinal with son Harold Baldwin family. Emma Mason, Heglands in Ames meet Luhmans in Iowa City. Radcliffe delegation supports local high girls basketball at LeGrand district tourney. Arthur Eller moves to new northeast Ames home with Ballard family to occupy Eller farm. Dr Harold Hyman to speak at P T A meeting February 18 on Crippled Children and Adults with film, music, refreshments, and nursery.
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