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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1957
Page
1
A letter argues that highway costs burden auto owners less than trucks. It contends legislators seek higher gas and license fees to fund roads, while trucks cause road damage yet pay little in comparison. The writer urges fair taxation and questions subsidies benefiting truckers over rail and car owners.
Yesterday events in Eldora area cover railroad shifts with Conductor Louis Stebbe stepping into No. 1 duties and Engine No. 1 debuting after Chicago shows. Other items note town council results, building moves, new posts, a tie vote at Owasa, a fire company election, and local civic changes including a potential postmaster candidacy.
A Montezuma Republican letter laments rural citizens’ luck and critiques West Coast union conflicts, questioning the power of the Teamsters head and the purpose of the Department of Labor amid government spending and efficiency debates.
The column recalls weather, nature beyond the storm, and local memories. Mentions Katharine Piper, Lepley evergreen groves, Robins and blackbirds, pussy willows, radio chats with Grace Potter Miller, a Radcliffe registration outing with a skunk smell, and Lottie Mossman’s death. Wistful reflections anchor daily life and church memories of Eldora in earlier decades.
A Reinbeck Courier opinion questions when religion becomes a racket. It cites India’s famine and malnutrition despite vast cattle herds regarded sacred by Hindus. The piece contrasts cow protection with consuming beef imports from the United States and calls for U.S. aid to alleviate hunger.
The Reinbeck Courier reports poll results from 1,100 subscribers on Iowa corn referendum views. It notes 36 counties had minimal corn and sided with the program, 29 counties favored the administration plan, Grundy and Tama counties highlighted, and overall farmers prefer independent thinking with little support for Benson or Allotment plans.
The Iowa Legislature is urged to modify law to allow ten foot wide trailers with liability insurance of 100 000 to 800 000. The State Highway Commission objects, saying federal road rules would be violated and roads would lose pavement space. The measure faces strong opposition as not in the public interest according to FPella Chronicle.
Lake Mills Graphic notes death by own action ranks among Iowa's top deaths. In 1955 Iowa's rate was 14 per 100000 versus 10 nationally. 1954 state deaths totaled 26,672 with suicides counted at 514. The piece links mental health and preventive care to reducing such deaths as summer approaches.
The Gamer Leader argues that visible and hidden taxes absorb over a quarter of average family income, fueling inflation and eroding purchasing power. It calls for higher production of consumer goods, faster productivity, and tax and spending reforms to raise per capita output and relieve economic strain.
The Pleasant Township Farm Bureau held an all day meeting at Roughwoods Hall with a pot luck lunch. Mrs John Bogue led a painting lesson and plans were formed for an April play What is Freedom to be written by Mrs Ray Campbell and Mrs Gene Eagan with casting by Mrs Miles Miller and Mrs Harold Wehman. Numerous members attended and social events followed including a spring styles show at the Met Theater Town Falls.
A Knoxville Ex press front note argues gardens need no government license or tax yet. The piece stresses rain as the key to a fruitful season and decries social planners encroaching on gardening freedom.
The Reinbeck Courier describes a bizarre recipe calling for a pint of liquor or three beers to be added to a relish dish. It warns against ignorant behavior and imagines a reckless act involving a high powered car, then a removal of ruins and presentation in a box with flowers and tears.
Grellet Dillon Union News records Alpha Chapter No.534 C.5.5 school of instruction led by Dane Watson from Waterloo with attendees from Conrad Hubbard Eldora Racine Waterloo and Harlan. Queen Esther class hosted dinner at Community church Sunday school. Bertha Packer sang solos with Judy Norman and Kathy. Biershorn performed a solo with mother E Biershorn present. Otis Thomas of Council Bluffs attended for initation of his daughter Mrs Elwyn Beane. Mrs K H Weaver presented a skit and a gift to the instructor. Refreshments by Elsie Hauser John Yantis and Ross Hauser. Calvary Baptist Women’s Missionary Guild met March 20 at Mrs Wilbur Boeke’s home. devotion led by Mrs Herman Jelsma. missionary report by Mrs Boeke. refreshments served. Afternoon activity included folding white bandages for an Africa missionary. Mrs LaMont Moore and Mrs C G Mason of Marshalltown returned from Tennessee trip via Nashville Knoxville Chattanooga and Rock City. They toured Ruby Cave in Rock City. Funeral services for Roland E. Rogers held at the Union Community Church with Rev George S Good presiding. Pallbearers listed. Interment Liscomb cemetery. Rogers, born May 7 1874, son of Samuel and Sarah, married Henrietta Antler in 1900. she died in 1940. He lived in Liscomb and Bangor, retired three years prior. Survived by two sons Howard of Clemens and Victor of Whitten. four grandsons and several great grandchildren.
Ocell Bradfield of Hampton spent a week in Eldora visiting his sister Mrs. Lois Lynk and returned home on Wednesday. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lynk of Iowa Falls.
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