Not Laying Down Their Arms Against Polio and Birth Defects
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and county groups pivot from polio victory to new battles. They will address arthritis and birth defects with expanded research, patient aid for children up to 18, and professional education, funded by the March of Dimes. Continuous care for post polio survivors remains, while new cases of arthritis and birth defects arise year round.
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National Foundation For
Des Moines
Pert
Barnyard
West Edgington Avenue
Mossman
Etna Township
Cleves
Hardin Township
Eldora Chronicle recalls past events and people
Yesterday memories span 1903 to 1923 with jurors listed for August term and a heavy rain. Ellora dance by Italian harp troupe, 1913 essays prize, school bond votes, car racing feats, building plans, farm shipments, and local civic progress mark this archival roundup.
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Wendell Clampitt
New Providence
State Agricultural Society
Fair Ground
Helen Gethman
New Providence Central School
Julius Bailey
Ala Weene
Malden D. Martin
Mary £. Livengood
Will Meinberg
Hazel A. Fischer
George W. Booth
Lillian E. Tyler
Orville Teays
Ida Covey
Miriam Wills
Armies
Fairfield
Septemer
Ray Boody
Spirit Lake
Algona
Village Echoes of Authors and Aged Labor Ethos
The piece reflects on daily life and memory through snippets about a subscription head famed for rushing and minor mishaps, a silent phonograph reviving a song, and reminiscences of authorly works. It notes Mavis McVeety's schooling, Kenneth Geddes’s publishing, and a game night introducing readers to Longfellow's Village Blacksmith while praising enduring ideals of labor and virtue.
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Mavis McVeety
Vinton
Kenneth Geddes
Ackley World Journal
Little Joe
Fry
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
the Smith
Mars
Longfellow
Joe
Parta
Family standards guide children’s growing readiness
An editorial argues families may hold different standards from others and should explain the reasons behind them. Flexible rules that match a child’s age and competence help youths handle privileges like dating and sleepovers, while rigid or absent standards can make the child’s social life difficult. Garner Leader
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Jack
Counties Combined in Iowa Discussed for Fiscal Relief
County officials and businessmen debate merging Iowa counties to reduce tax loads as southern Iowa loses population. Historical notes show Kossuth's unique size and past suggestions to split, while Winnebago and Hancock already operate with two sets of offices. Advocates cite proximity to courthouses and road planning as benefits of consolidation.
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Iowa
Kossuth
Bancroft
Winnebago - Hancock
Winnebago and
Hancock
Band Concert Set For Eldard Courthouse Lawn
The Eldard municipal band concert will be held at 8 p.m. on the courthouse lawn July 30 featuring Charles H Mahaffey as bursar and Gary Mitchell as narrator. The program includes National Anthem, Music Man, Willson, Pavan ne Gould, Buglers Hollady, a trumpet trio with Whitmore Steinfeldt Mahaffey, Scenes From the Sierras, Bennett, Glori Patri, Palestrina, The Irish Washerwoman, and a disc jockey narrator Gary Mitchell. A portion of last week's concert will be heard on WOI radio 670 at 11 a.m. Monday Aug 4.
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Eldard
Court House Lawn
Charles H.mahaffey
Con Bursar
Gary. Mitchell
Willson
Lincoln
Pavanne
Gould
Mr. Whitmore
Ruth Steinfeldt
Mr. Mahaffey
the Sierras
Bennett
Glori Patri
Palestrina
Wo! Radio 670
Petition Filed in District Court for Small Claim
Robert Hudson files a petition in district court seeking judgment for 44.19 against Glenn Simpson. The action alleges a owed amount and names the two individuals as principal parties in a civil claim.
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Robert Hudson
Glenn Simpson
Former Extension Man Here In Iraq During Revolt
Marion Olson, former county extension agent, was in Iraq during the revolt and is reported safely on his way home. He had helped establish an agricultural extension service in Baghdad. his son Marion Jr. of Rockwell later received a letter dated July 15 in which the news was relayed. The report follows the family’s notes from a voyage aboard the USS Intrepid visiting Oslo, Bergen, Stavenger, Copenhagen, and Munich, with vivid observations of Oslofjord, weather, and European travel scenes.
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Herbert Soballe
Eldora Creamery
Fred Baker
Owasa
Chicago
Hank” Schafer
Eldora
John W. Moffatt
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Laura Hardy
Schafer
Post-Dispatch
Fage
Reinbeck
Smith
Marion Olson
Iraq
Baghdad
Marion Jr
Rockwell
Norway
Intrepid
Oslo
Fanville Kelly
Herald-Index
Norske
Interlaken
Switzerland
U.S.S
Oslofjord
Frances
New York
Bergen
Stavenger
Copenhagen
Denmark
Osloa
Scandinavian Air
Sweden
Frankfurt
Germany
Munich
Hitler
Bavaria
St. Peter’s Church
Austria
Oberammergan
Bodensea
Ralph Bright
Zurich
Alpe
Switzerland Notes and Stauffacher History in Zurich Trip
A travel fragment describes Swiss travel scenes near Zurich with notes on trains, cleanliness, and tourism. The writer visits Schwyz to explore Werner Stauffacher’s legacy, describes lakeside beaches, camping culture, and varied transport, then shifts to a legal notice about an estate executor in Hardin County Iowa.
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Switzerland
Zurich
Europe
Frances
High
Alps
Schwyz
Lake Country
Stauffacher
Werner Stauffacher
Canton
Zurichsea
County Assessor Estimate Notice Adopted by Jardia County Board
The County Conference Board of Jardia County Iowa will meet August 19 1958 at Tel AJM Court House It dora Iowa Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following expenditure estimate for the fiscal year beginning January 1 19an w o.
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Filing
NOTIE
Jardia County
Iowa
WIT
Tel Ajm
Court House
Itdora
Towa
Minutes of the County Conference Board July 21 1957
The County Conference Board met at the courthouse on Elden July 21 with Supervisors J A Roland Ernest Reed Wart Ol Miah Margera Marlon Share Rev Skartvedt Maynard Clark Ott Wildern Neil Baker Enos Motta and J A Nt tebert present. Actions included budget for the County Assessors office set at 31850, salary for Sheriff Steinfeldt at 2200 monthly, reappointment of Plovd Whppel to the Board of Review, appointment of afield assessors for 1950, and pay scales for deputy field and city deputy assessors. Meeting adjourned after routine business.
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Court House
Elden
Bers
J. A. Roland
Ernest Reed
Arends
Ehairman
Guenther County Asseswor
Taw
Chard
Shore
WHS
County Assessors Office
Henri
Sherrilh Steinfeldt
Hoffman
Maresh
County Board of Review
Atteberry
Aranda Mint
Apfhoelited
Na Fleld
Board of Supervisoraix Jereby
Wayne Bartholomew
George Berges
Ro Bruve
Merrill Goth
Vern Oqalberke
Dan Rabe
Wayne Fisher
Otis D. Rash
Depurty Field
Easaya
Clark
Reed
Bhartvet
Othe
Ll. A. Roland, Ier
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Ellis D. Robb
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Alabama
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Iowa River
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Mr. Hardy
Patt Mossman
Hardin County
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Pythian
Ed White
United Service Women
Second Ward
Des Moines Register-Tribune
Hurd
Eugene Lamer
Len Logsdon
Logsdon
Lamer
Robert G. Hess
Roxy Johnston
John Johnston
Johnston Oil Company
Service Oil Company
Lois Miller
Iowa State Teachers College
KXEL
Lois Maltby
Jack Bickenbach
H. H. Bickenbach, Co
Hubbard Town Hall
Iowa State Training School For
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Hubbard
AYMES
Parker Home
Marcella
Max Ds
Itardin
Thane
Elatima
Lawanes
Yated
Mred i. Miller
Merk
Thiandin County
Iawa
W. O. Guarthar
T ‘Ounty
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Ue County Conference Board
Eldora Oil Company
L. W. Flickinger
Yowa Highway
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell Building
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