28 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1955
Page
1
Georg Advertising announces editorial changes with Max Van Derveer named editor and Katherine Piper continuing as bookkeeper in a minor staff update.
Anamosa in Jones county issues an industrial brochure and seeks a manufacturing plant for a vacant building. The Improvement Corp. has sent out 300 brochures, studied labor data from 345 replies, and targets firms in electronics or furniture with future prospects and solid labor relations. Community members are urged to be boosters and avoid airing grievances to outsiders.
Leon Barnes publisher of the Northwood Anchor objects to the discontinuance of Sunday passenger service on the M and St L through Northwood. He notes mail service was already reduced when Sunday mail was removed. He warns the trend toward star routes and highway post offices means poorer postal service, especially on weekends and holidays. He argues railroads should provide mail service, as highways are funded by taxes, and cites broader reductions in small post offices hours and daily deliveries.
A meeting of Eldora residents discussed railroad prospects with Mortimer Hulbert elected chairman and A M Bowdle secretary. Plans include extending B C R W to Town Falls and Wright county. A diverse set of local moves followed including moving a blacksmith shop, church renovations, and various civic projects.
A jumble of school news pieces cites Professor G Max Wingo predicting extended school time, a deputy’s resignation for state duties, greenhouse leases in Grundy Center, a state conserv ation conference selection, McKinley’s renomination, a Drake University graduate pastor, and a Bent era of local education notes.
A narrator recalls child train rides to Alden and past trips, comparing old steam journeys with modern streamliners. Anecdotes follow about gas shortages, a stalled car near Jennings Hinshaw's house, a sister's joyful horse ride, and reflections on thrift and mobility, ending with a musing on time and presence.
A clipping notes ten Soviet farm experts will tour Iowa for method comparisons, visiting Hampton to view the Farmers Hybrid Hogs farm and Marshall Canning Company. It cites how American producers value independence and risk, and contemplates future year round schooling with expanded facilities and recreation.
Former president Harry S. Truman supported Wayne Morse in Portland during the Rosé Parade, criticizing Republicans and accusing Morse of crossing party lines. The piece claims Truman’s return to a spending program would mislead the public and boost government spending in the Northwest, as voters face rising tax receipts.
A Hampton Chronicle excerpt critiques a college professor urging not to hate Russians as Communist propaganda. It notes the trend of internal dissent in higher education and recalls a business sign promising violence toward peddlers, with nine having called today.
A Reinbeck Courier reflection recalls a minister who left for another post and notes weekly office visits. A colleague laments his wife’s behavior, but the writer defends her, arguing that only the minister earns a salary and that the community should stop judging spouses as if they were paid staff.
Iowa State college farm economist Francis Kutish says a let-up in slaughter cattle runs is needed before sustained cattle market improvement. He notes prices rose last fall due to light fed cattle supplies and were higher this winter than explainable by beef supply, competing meats, and consumer incomes from a year ago.
Indiana farm economist Kutish explains spring cattle price declines tied to higher fed cattle on feed and market actions. He notes potential seasonal rises as receipts adjust, with feeder cattle prices strengthening despite a weaker fat cattle market due to rains in the Southwest boosting demand and reducing selling pressure.
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