Calling Red Cards Is Best Chance for Peace
Almost unanimous approval of President Truman’s aid to U S sponsored Korea signals the right move. The UN appears to be strengthening and ready to act to check communist aggression. Moscow’s response remains unclear as the world weighs a possible large scale war and the need to prevent a third global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
South Korea
United Nations
Organization of Nations
Security Council
Joe” Stalin
Sig Heil
Hitler
Rhineland
Russia
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
Korea
Carl Willig
Glen
Dale
Faye
Lloyd
Maya
Willig
Freight and passenger traffic shift from rails to highways
The piece notes the shift of freight and passenger traffic from rail to road due to railroad strikes. It laments reduced rail service and mentions postal mail also moving to highways, with a personal aside about waiting ten hours for a train carrying the mail.
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P. S
Loveland Leads In Eight Counties With Heavy C.1.0 Support
In eight counties where C.1.0 membership is heaviest Loveland collected 11 159 votes to 5 899 for his nearest opponent The Sac Sun notes this result and questions farmer support for his candidacy.
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Loveland
Sac Sun
County Board Approves Wisner 40 Acre Purchase Plan
The Hardin County board of supervisors authorized a committee to buy from L. F. Wisner a 40 acre addition to the poor farm at up to $15 per acre. Other items note reform school work advancing, census figures for Ida, Iowa Falls, and Ackley, and local fire and bridge updates. 50 years ago items include postal changes, new rural carriers salaries, and local business notes.
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Board of Supervisors
L. F. Wisner
Col. Wisner
Reform School
Alden
Secor
John T. Boylan
Postoffice Department
Rural Free Delivery Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Harris
J. R. Frey
Eldora, Whitten and Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Company
Opera House
India
Open Forum from Eldora Iowa on modern farming life
Farmers in Eldora Iowa write that while modern machinery and electricity aid life they suffer from a failing telephone system and long repair delays. They note storms cut power yet Central States restored service quickly, contrasting with ongoing telephone outages and lack of operator access.
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Central States
Fageg lot activity and a kitchen gadget critique mix
A fragmented letter mentions noise from Fageg's lot and a ditch digger, a gravel pile drawing children, a Rae Griffel note about Don Schaa, and a humorous preference for a traditional rolling pin. The writer interleaves kitchen tool chatter with reflections on bantam chickens, onions, and Korea, ending mid-thought about daily plans.
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Fageg
Rae Griffel
Don Schaa
Fagg’s
Evening Plans Altered by War Remembrance
A narrator shifts from ordinary family evening routines to somber reflections on war. While organizing dinner and bedtime, thoughts turn to those for whom war is not a game. A quiet heart cries that the conflict must end, with church hymns offering a single prayer.
Editorial Snippets Reflect Voter Apathy and Red Scare Views
A collage of editorials notes voters neglecting participation in the recent primary election, a warning about the loss of franchise rights, and a call to remove perceived reds from the United States while urging national stance against communism.
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Danbury Review
Real Estate Transfers From H M Sielaff to F W Sielaff
Real estate notices show H M Sielaff referee transferring Lt 10 E Lt 11 Blk 8 Buckeye to F W Sielaff and others dated June 12 1950. John Hiddicks transfers Lts 10 to 18 Blk 97 Ackley to M J Ryken on the same date. Home Owners Loan Corp to Home Fed Sav and La Algona transfers Lts 10 to 16 Blk 5 Robertson dated June 2 1950.
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H. M. Sielaff
F. W. Sielaff
Church notices for Imes and Short with service times
Ralph B. Imes pastor at Corner 12th avenue and 12th street lists Sunday school 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Pilgrim Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Parsonage 184. H C Short pastor at Corner Washington street and 1th avenue. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Baptist Youth fellowship 7 p.m. Evening service 8 p.m. Prayer service Thursday. Parsonage phone 225.
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Ralph B. Imes
12Th Avenue
12Th Street
Red
H. C. Short
Washington Street
Lth
Baptist Youth Fellowship Meeting
14Th Avenue
First Methodist Church Contact Details
W R Ehlert pastor at Corner 12th Street and 14th Avenue parsonage. Phone 197.
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First Methodist Church
W. R. Ehlert
Church and parish notices mixed service schedule
Church listings show multiple congregations with pastors and service times. John Zimmermann at 1 lth avenue parsonage provides Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a.m. Assembly of God Tabernacle led by W L Beasley with services 7:45 p.m. and Ladies Missionary Council Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Fr L V McDonough lists masses and confessions in the 600 block North Washington area. Christ Church led by L R Schuler with Bible school at 10 a.m Youth meeting 7:16 p.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m.
Walter J. Helsey Pastor Sermon and Services
Walter J Helsey pastor conducts church services West of Highway 14 and south of Highway 67 Eldora contact 36F20. Church school at 10 am Worship and sermon at 11 am Devotional class 11 am Evening service 7 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Walter J. Helsey
Eldora
Sunday Service and Sunday School Schedule Notes
Sunday service runs at 10 a.m on alternate Sundays with Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. On Sundays without a church service, Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. The notice outlines the rotation and timing for worship and education sessions.
Whitten Church of Christ Sunday Meetings Schedule
Whitten Church of Christ announces services and programs: Bible School at 10 A M and Morning Worship at 11 A M on Sundays. Christian Youth Fellowship at 1 30 P M, Junior Youth Fellowship at 4 P M Thursday. First Thursday monthly Women’s Missionary Meeting. Second and fourth Thursdays Women’s Council.
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Whitten Church OF Christ
Christian Youth Fellowship
Junior Youth Fellowship
Women's Missionary Meeting
Women's Council
Resolution Passed In Republican County Convention Hardin County Iowa
The Republican County Convention of Hardin County Iowa held in Eldora on June 30 1950 declares the welfare of the country rests on a two party system and calls for a change in administration. It criticizes Democratic leadership and laments long term minority status while praising various party figures and urging cleansing of sterile elements and isolationists to regain strength.
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Hardin County
Iowa
Eldora
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
George Norris
William Allen White
Democratic pledges call for bold leadership and voter trust
D W Barker, secretary of the resolution committee, urges a confident party surge for midcentury democracy. He calls for flexible farm policy, continuous labor share, and local control over school decisions, arguing the party must win by demonstrating capable stewardship for the nation and world.
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Republic
D. W. Barker
Sec
Resolution Committee
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Herald-Index Publishing Co
Hardin
Adjoining Counties
Iowa Preas Aassociation
National Editorial Association
A. A. Noyes
Steamboat Rock
Liverpool
Hardin County Bank
C. I. & D. Railway
Clarence Frey
F. J. Edgar
Iowa Jewelers Association
Des Moines
Jay Newcomer
Earl ‘Brooks
Chicago
Jay
Earl
George Steep
Fort Dodge
James L. Mabee
Whitten Consolidated Schools
Town Falls
Jack Leonard
Wendell Alberry
New Providence
Bobby Wehrman
Fred Wehrman
American Legion
Bernard White
Rome
St. Mary’s Church
Henry Williams
Union
New Providence Academy
Lynn Electric Co
Johnson & Tatman
Winchester Hotel
F. W. Horton
Werner Kewatt
Clifford Hough
William T. Stewart
Marlys’ Olson
Donald Marks
Adel
Delmar Hayden
Clifford Hayden
Open Forum
Dear Editor
Piper , Dew Jrouts
Katharine Piper
Mildred Dickson
M. E. Ryan
Rockwell Tribune
Oskaloosa Herald
Congress
First Congregational Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
First Baptist Church
St, Paulus Lutheran
John Zimmermann
Assembly OF God Tabernacle
W. L. Beasley
15Th Avenue
14Th Street
Ladies Missionary Council
ST. Marys Catholic
Fr. L. V. McDonough
North
Washington
Ivester
Church OF the Brethren
Point Pleasant
ART
Makby
Os Ous
Andrle & Creps Furniture Store
Eldora, Iowa
Mrs
Louis Rebschull
Eldora Bakery
Albert Kennedy
Longenecker Funeral Home
The
W. H. Longeneckers
Ana
Turkey
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
Eldora Motor Co
BUICK
Evenin
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