This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
15
A Hardin County Youth Building cooking demonstration drew several hundred women. They displayed a wide range of hairdos, dresses, colors, and accessories, proving fashion imitation isn’t universal. The crowd, diverse in age and origin, sought tips to improve home life.
Alden Hardin county supervisor Lloyd A. Roland, who won re nomination in the Republican June primary, filed election expenses with county auditor Fred A. Reed. Roland reports forty three dollars and ninety eight cents for advertising with no receipts.
The Rev John K Moore was re appointed pastor of the First Methodist church here during the closing session of the annual meeting of the North Iowa Conference of the church at Mason City Friday. The list of assignments was read by Bishop F Gerald Ensley of Des Moines. The 1957 convention will be held in Waterloo.
Local dealers Bayre Petroleum Co and Farmers Elevator Co list Chevrolet and Ford trucks for sale in Ackley Radcliffe and Iowa Falls. Darrel C and Agnes Hadley of Iowa Falls are among buyers. Dodge and other brands appear in the auction lineup.
Sherry Axtell will be the featured soloist with Gary Mitchell the narrator at a weekly band concert on the courthouse lawn tomorrow evening. Under Charles Maffey, the band will perform at 6 p.m. The program includes National Anthem, Invercargill March, Guys and Dolls Overture, Scenes from the Sierras, American Patrol, Dizzy Fingers, Dry Bones, Bless the Lord O My Soul, Rainbow Rhapsody, Colonel Bogey March, and more.
Mrs Edward Keough of Gary Indiana is visiting this week with her sister Miss Nena Snider.
Hardin County Extension Service and Farm Bureau announce four meetings to explain the soil bank. Sessions begin 8:00 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday in New Providence Alden school Ackley Town Hall and Radcliffe Legion Hall with ASC committee help. Farmers will learn eligibility and how to place land into the acreage reserve and calculate individual possibilities.
The annual ladies invitational golf tournament is set for tomorrow at Pine Lake Country Club. Golf is scheduled all day, with a luncheon at noon and bridge in the afternoon.
David Scholey son of Mr and Mrs Weldon H Scholey of Davenport achieved a perfect score on his pre enlistment mental examination at the Armed Forces Examining Center in Chicago. The Scholey family, formerly Eldora residents, notes David attends local grade school and will be allowed to take the test for the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Charles Frank of Eldora area counted vehicles on Highway 57 on Thursday. He logged 426 passing between 9:45 and 10:45 in the morning and 210 in a 30 minute stretch in the afternoon.
Eldora Chamber of Commerce office at the fairgrounds received 500 telephone calls on Wednesday, the day before the Cornbelt Farm Family Field Days. Calls came from 14 states, says C of C secretary Bill Morse.
Free parking at the Vinton housing project filled with autos by noon Thursday as officials estimated 25,000 visitors for opening day. A special count noted 77 Town counties represented by license plates. Officials said many farmers from central Illinois attended.
Jerry King of the New York Times said Benson was booed during an address in Iowa, the first such incident he has heard. He noted Kefauver drew cheers locally, warning that Iowa is viewed as a Republican state.
Pickets gathered outside the fairground amphitheater to protest Secretary Benson. They claimed to be individual farmers from Polk county, not a formal group, carrying signs such as Veto Benson Even If You Do Like Ike. The march continued to the football field where Benson was to speak, a bystander ripped a sign on the gridiron.
Miles Brownell, former El Dora resident, died of a heart attack in Washington DC Saturday evening. Sister Mrs Grace Protheroe from El Dora left for Washington. Final rites planned in El Dora. services were pending at press time. Brownell served with the Federal Trade Commission.
George Grantow of Eldora and Caleb Knutson of Radcliffe tied for first in the Hardin county tractor rodeo at the Cornbelt Farm Family Field Days Thursday. The winner to be decided by a coin flip. second place Sterling Wicks of Radcliffe. third Marvin Grantow, son of winner. Prizes awarded to top three. other finishers include Merrill Cobb Eldora LaVerne Peterson Alden Marvin Manning Steamboat Rock Jerk Juchems Eldora and Bill Burns New Providence.
Cliff Shannon American Legion commander calls a special meeting Thursday at 8 p m to discuss interior plans for the new American Legion post home. The post recently bought the Dr R R Griffel building on north Washington street with possession due August 1.
More than 2,000 people from 153 towns and nine states attended the Crosley Farm Store Home Way open house during Field Days and Sunday. A new chair was awarded to Dr. Thomias E. Stonebrook of Elora.
United States Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson defended the farm policy as Senator Estes Kefauver attacked it during speeches at the Corn Belt Farm Family Field Days in Eldora Iowa. Benson cited government surpluses as cutting farm income, while Kefauver proposed an international distribution plan to move excess food to free countries.
Officials reported about 35,000 people attended the Cornbelt Farm Field Days over Thursday and Friday, a bit under pre event estimates. Wallaces' Farmer and WHO Radio co sponsors expressed satisfaction with the turnout as a success from exhibitors’ view, while local crowds remained light due to hot weather and haying. Attendance by locals was low, food stands profits were decent, and a financial report will be issued soon. Over 100 rooms were used by attendees, with some staying in Waterloo and Des Moines. Ezra Taft Benson and Estes Kefauver spoke on farm policy, Benson defending Republican policy and Kefauver criticizing the Administration. The two day program opened with a flag ceremony by Eldora Cub Scouts and included tractor demonstrations and field tours at the fairgrounds and nearby farm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.