Finish the Polio Fight and Vote Backed by March of Dimes
The Hardin county National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis warns polio is not defeated by the Salk vaccine. The March of Dimes raises funds to aid disabled survivors, with a pledge of 10 million dollars for 1957 and emphasis on vaccination timing, rehabilitation, and trained workers to finish the job. The piece also cites Republican policy principles on tax fairness and a note of sympathy to state representatives Walter and Mooty.
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Hardin County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
March of Dimes
All America
Republican Policy Committee
Iowa
Paul M. Walter
W. L. Mooty
Grundy Center
Government price guidance amid postal rate shifts
Government urges price hold while the post office department raises stamped envelope prices by 18 percent effective Jan 1 1957. Stamps stay the same for now but talks push for 4 to 5 cents postage replacing 3 cents. The report notes coordination gaps between agencies in Washington.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Hardin County News Highlights from Eldora and Surroundings
Yesterday events recount trips and road conditions from Hubbard to Cottage with impassable roads. Local sales note A J Mabie sold 30 hogs to Mr Schultz of Eldora at 4.30 per cwt. Oats in Eldora at 27 cents with hot grain market action benefiting farmers. Several marriages, births, and social visits color the era. Assessors meet, Mac Crosbie visiting, and a 72nd wedding anniversary noted. A Lynching memory stirs county interest. court adjourned for a sick child. various relocations and travels described.
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Charles Brower
George Lingle
Hubbard
A. J. Mabie
Mr. Schultz
Eldora
Tom Alvord
Marshall
Mich
Central Iowa
C.I
Silas Bond
Iowa Falls
Charley City
Hardin County
Neighborhood reminiscences and Christmas reflections
Beulah Pelton writes from Woodbine in Down On The Farm about friendly Eldora greetings, December memories, and seasonal scenes. She recalls Mary Brown as a kind neighbor, describes Christmas decorations and family routines, and muses on aging children, sunrise vistas, and nature’s illustrations by Moth er Nature. Tom Kelly adds a humorous Scratch Pad note about reckless drivers.
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Beulah Pelton
Woodbine
Tom Kelly
Emmetsburg
Election results confirm Wil son Hadley defeat
Jean Marie Guenther named for baby daughter born last Tuesday at Eldora Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Walter O. Guenther will take the infant home later this week. Nearby El Dora community members including Carl Piper Beecher Crosley Thomas Ackerman W J Nissen and C R Johnson attended a Des Moines Masonic meeting Monday evening. Mrs Jake Patterson returns from Iowa City state hospital after eye injury from a Dec 31 clothesline incident. Elected Hardin county dental society president Dr E W Burke vice president H W Stonebrook secretary C L Terrell treasurer T H Heflin. Orville C Vigars praised in Capper s Farmer for modern farming support.
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Wilson Hadley
Jean Marie
Walter O. Guenther
Eldora Memorial Hospital
Jake Patterson
State Hospital
Iowa City
E. W. Burke
Hardin County Dental Society
H. W. Stonebrook
C. L. Terrell
T. H. Heflin
Orville C. Vigars
Hardin County
Capper
Why be difficult when with a little more
A clipping from the Clarinda Herald Journal recounts a contest by the Chamber of Commerce inviting residents to say why they like Clarinda. After published winning letters, an anonymous unsigned letter criticized Clarinda and the Herald, ending with a sharp, unfriendly suggestion to ease tensions.
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Clarinda
Chamber of Commerce
The
Herald
Policy debate frames Eisenhower Middle East plan
The Christian Science Monitor commentary notes broad congressional support for Eisenhower’s Middle East policy, with Democratic critics urging flexibility and time limits. It questions blanket funding and warpower authorizations while urging decisive action and adherence to the administration’s main recommendations. It also contrasts various regional and domestic political factors shaping the debate.
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Dulles
West
Soviet Bloc
State Department
Middle East
Christian Science Monitor
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Eldora Herald - Ledger
Harry
Hardin
Towa
Herald- Ledger
Hardin County Index
Iowa Press
George R. Stauffacher
Mgr
Don McMillen
Doyle Felton
Grace Protheroe
Katharine Piper
Marcella Parker
Revea Srd
Paul Mason
Linotypes
Dale Peshia
Charles Davis
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshia
Chester Horton
Allie Dillon
Providence Township
Charley Hoelscher
L. R. Frey
Louise Moore
Illinois
Lydia Keeneman
Whitten
Court House
N. S. Martin
Providence
M. H. Sherwood
Mac Crosbie
Ashbury Park
N. J
Babcock Brothers
Jackson Township
Geo. J. Nelson
E. C. Buckner Relief Corps
M. M. Mulford
Speer’s Grocery
Hardin Street
H. W. Fannon
Chicago
Ackley
W. F. Cundiff
Kenneth Quigley
New Providence
Leonard Levern
California
Gladys Kasischke
C. L. Mabie
Fosse
E. O. Dillon
Dean W. Pelsen
Fuutharing
Pips
Mary Brown
Mary
Ninute
Joe Reinders
Hawarden Independent
Mother Nature
Mideast
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Pella
House
Senate
Nixon
America
Musgrave
Ivester
John Deere
Kewanee
Massey-Harris
Noble
Northwestern
M. W
Chevrolet
Union-Whitten
Elmer Drury
Knowles & Kramer
Hardin County Savings Bank
Edith Crosley
Lawn Hill
Mrs. Wray Furlong and Beecher Crosley
Sirel Delcer
Wirz Crown Premium
Rep Crown Regular
Harmon’s
Standard Service
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