06 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
1
Editorial notes Roosevelt signs two year proclamation continuing a 124 cent per pound postage rate boosting book delivery via libraries and mail. The small saving aids public libraries and mail orders, encouraging broader use of library services and reading.
A 1983 California station allegedly hit 134 degrees while a cooler 104 degrees feels mild by comparison. The piece notes twin drivers facing a traffic ticket in Georgia, where both claimed to be the driver and court evidence failed to identify the actual wheelist, resulting in case dismissal.
Yesterday’s records show a 26 degree mid day temperature drop then recovery, a Steamboat Rock Fourth of July parade led by Capt. Ackerman and the band with 89 young ladies as Goddess of Liberty, a German and English reading of the Declaration, and an aroused community schedule including races, a bowery dance, and church plans. Eldora, Ackley, and Radcliffe notes cover school moves, church construction, and local civic events across decades.
Editorial urges simple fixes to big issues and mocks overproduction myths and charity stamps. It cites milk consumption boosting farmer income, cotton overproduction cured by Chinese shirt lengths, and becoming a millionaire via a stamp appeal, ending with a gimmick to send a stamp for Iowa aid.
The Globe Gazette column asserts Christianity underpins American government, arguing its moral code sustains unselfishness, cooperation, honor, and family sanctity as the framework of democracy, shaping national greatness and household life.
The passage argues that democracy and organized worship complement each other. It credits faithful church supporters as the unseen leaven raising national moral standards to sustain a form of government that could not thrive elsewhere.
A Webster City Freeman Journal discussion notes many lawmakers favor shifting relief burdens to states and localities. It argues property taxpayers would bear most of the load and suggests a split where the federal government pays half, states a quarter, and communities a quarter. The piece compares revenue sources between levels of government.
Ed M. Smith comments in Winterset Madisonian on Ding's Des Moines Reg ister cartoon The World of Tomorrow showing the population profiting from trading gasoline. He argues taxes must come from earnings or property, mocking the idea of $80 billion yearly earnings from government spending.
The Rock Rapids Commercial club praises the effort to form American Legion junior baseball teams across county towns. It notes baseball as a manly, clean sport that keeps youths out of trouble while aiding them mentally morally and physically. Young America cannot get too much baseball.
The piece asserts Iowa is rich in resources and prospects yet pleads for federal assistance, contrasting state strength with ongoing dependence. It argues aid is sought because other states request it, framing federal policy as the cause of this pull for support.
Knoxville dispatch notes the federal appointment of John Valentine, formerly lieutenant governor, is broadly satisfactory. The piece argues this strong man for 1940 gubernatorial race is now out of the field, a situation viewed as not ideal for the contest.
The Toledo Chronicle notes a surge in the back-to-the-farm movement with rising demand for farms and many quitting urban business ventures to return to rural living. People seek predictable food production and safer income by farming, preferring country living over city entrepreneurship.
Cynthia Gray shared the Los Angeles Times photo feature of Dr John Crossan as Cy Hawkins in a Los Angeles Medical Symposium comedy Came the Rain or Her Heart Belongs to Daddy. Ralph L Petty leads Whittier vocal groups. Mrs A W Mitterer shared Ontario Daily Report picnic edition with Mrs Jerene Beaver Harnish publisher and Jerene Reaver’s artistic talents noted.
Jerome Newcomer was celebrated at the First Congregational Church in Boise Idaho last Sunday. Parishioners described the warm gathering and noted the notable turnout on a summer Sunday.
Hubbard area news notes M B Landon the Chamber of Commerce president announced during amateur hour that the annual Hubbard Days festival will be held August 18 and 19. The item also records several birthday anniversaries derailed by social gatherings and multiple family visits from Hubbard and nearby towns.
The annual Faust reunion was held at Brubaker Hoelscher park with a noon pot luck and a business meeting. Officers elected included President John Faust and secretary-treasurer Bergaman Story City. historian Rev. H. J. Faust Cedar Falls. Readings and a vocal duet followed, as numerous Fauster relatives attended from Cedar Falls, Story City, Des Moines, New Providence, Jewell, Eldora, and other nearby towns.
Notes from Ivester Iowa recount a Young People’s Party event honoring newly married couples Mr and Mrs Raymond Newell Mr and Mrs Woodrow Saint and Mr and Mrs Ennega with social gifts after games and refreshments. A church aid meeting is set for Tuesday July 11 with all invited. Nearby updates mention Gladys Moats visiting family and locals attending church and events, including Mrs John Snapp and family and the Gohner and Miller households.
Mr and Mrs Archie Holt and children and Mary Campbell and children attended the festival at Town Falls last week Margaret Hoyt of Eldora visited in the George Tordoff home Mr and Mrs Dan Smith Ruth and Wayne attended the summer festival at Iowa Falls Thursday evening Mrs Dan Smith and daughter Ruth Clarence and Alyce Tordoff and Margaret Hoyt were Tuesday evening visitors in the Mary Campbell home The Rough Woods Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs Wayne Perkins Thursday July 13 Mrs Henry Holthuis and daughter Frances of Gifford called in the Mary Campbell home Thursday afternoon Emigrate fr and Mrs Orville Perry of Jasonville Ind spent Monday night and Tuesday with her mother Mrs Mary Smith in the Neil Wehrman home They left Wednesday morning.
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