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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1956
Page
2
The listing presents staff positions including editor Max Van Derveer, society editor Grace Protheroe, bookkeeping Katharine Piper, mechanical foreman 5' R Stauffacher, manager Don McMillen, proof reader Marcella Parker, and taiff.
Iowa Business Digest reports prices received by farmers in the first four months of 1956 averaged 13.7 percent below the first third of 1955, with a better outlook as the year progresses. Three month figures show a 15.8 percent slump in farm prices. Total non agricultural employment rose 1.5 percent in April over March, led by construction gains of 5,400 workers and wholesale and retail trade up 2,650, while manufacturing declined by 650. Durable goods gained 0.2 percent. non-durable gains were in newspapers and chemical plants. Four month comparisons show construction contracts up 21.3 percent, manufacturing earnings up 4.7 percent, and bank check transactions up 5.5 percent. Department store sales up 3.2 percent and electric power production up 3.0 percent also appear in the upturns.
During the twelfth annual Hardin county TB case-finding, 69 people were x rayed with five probable cases. Evelyn Lyon led the program with 68 histories, 40 home calls, and 20 physician conferences. The effort is sponsored by local and state health groups with Christmas Seal funds.
Yesterday's notes show George Wisner at home after completing a course at Faribault school. S. R. Edgington Jr. visited Spirit Lake while P. S. Davis went to Charles City on business. Tom Scurry returned from Ackley after four weeks. Eldora and area activities include a fat men baseball contest won by Eldora 25 to 10, featuring players Bramwell Davis Smith Edgington Snyder Rothman Barnes Ellsworth Croft. The Eldora quartet Gaines Recreto memorial and others were noted. Automobiles appear in rural mail service, and J. F. Hardin was reelected treasurer of the Iowa Sunday School association. 40 Years Ago items list W. H. Wilmont purchasing the E. G. Diller ice plant, building by J. H. Wintermute, and Iowa Farmers Protective association formation. 30 Years Ago highlights include N. C. Trueblood becoming pastor at Noblesville after leaving Eldora, plus Rotary, 4-H, and Girl Scouts activities, and Rev. C. Hesse’s return from a long trip.
Mrs Piper recounts finding three ducklings under a woodpile after a hen emerged. With the father away, a mishmash of setting hens and a neighborly but interfering bird complicates matters. The narrator and her son attempt to separate the babies, secure the brood, and prevent eggs from being crushed, ending with all ducks doing fine.
Primary elections have limited national meaning as delegates are usually chosen by party leaders rather than by voters. In most states a few leaders name delegates after consulting with district and state leaders, giving large states outsized influence at conventions. A nationwide presidential primary proposal would empower rank and file voters.
The Tipton Conservative notes a Sunday fishing derby for kids where no fish were caught. The event showed fishing is not always about catching, but about relaxation, camaraderie, and enjoying time by the water. Hundreds of children drank soda, ate ice cream, and talked with families while waiting for bites that never came.
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