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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
7
Fragmented local page from Eldora Ledger shows scattered names and figures amid notices. Specifics are unreadable, but entities such as individuals and associations are partially visible along with monetary amounts and club references.
A fragmented reminiscence traces rail, river and canal eras, noting the rise and collapse of Midwestern lines. It references Eldora and Hardin County history, Central Rail, and the extinction of passenger service, framing progress as a slow retreat from earlier transport networks.
The passage notes the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, highlighting their secrecy and brotherhood. It claims growth with American Masonry surpassing global membership and hints at moral ideals within the fraternal order. The text is fragmented and misaligned, with distorted wording and unclear figures.
Freemasonry is a world organization rooted in guilds of medieval stoneworkers and open to any man who believes in a Supreme Being. The piece traces its rise in England and America, notes the Eldora Montague lodge anniversary on June 19, and recounts early officers, locations, and ongoing community roles including civic leadership and local reunions.
Hardin county students who graduated from Ames this spring are W. S. Clampitt New Providence J. A. Stoehr Ackley J. E. Norman Union F. D. Lay Whitten Elmer C Martin Eldora Florence Schwarck Eldora Lottie Shore Whitten About 5000000 of interest on the public debt becomes payable June 5. Holders of First Liberty Loan bonds are urged to clip their coupons due on this date and present them for payment at a bank or at the post office. Fidora reported monies and credits totalling 947000 almost a million dollars exclusive of bank deposits.
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