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Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1950

Page

3

Enlistments Opened For Navy and Marine Corps

Navy and Marine Corps enlistments have opened, announced by recruiting officers visiting El Dora and Waterloo. Interested individuals should contact headquarters at the Waterloo post office building. Recruits may enlist before high school graduation as quotas fill after that, with reduced physical standards allowing 2/20 vision in each eye and no dental or color vision barriers.

Navy Marine Corps Eldora Thildren Waterloo Ven

Open-minded farmers lead the way in progress

The text praises progressive thinking among farmers who adopted hybrid corn and modern practices like erosion control and updated equipment. It argues openness to new ideas boosts yields, living standards, and communities, noting shifts in attitudes toward movies coffee beer and moderation as signs of progress.

Radcliffe News Highlights Local Visits and Events

Activities in Radcliffe include Mrs. Lulu Jones hosting outings with the Larson families to Eldora, Methodist speakers from Cedar Falls, and care updates on residents in Eldora and surrounding areas. A Hillcrest Babies Home fundraiser talk by John Kilmer of Cedar Falls is noted along with W.M.S. and W.S.C.S. meetings and a planned Radcliffe kindergarten addition for next fall.

Richard Gatrelle Radcliffe Men’s Chorus Radcliffe Thelmer Swenson Oscar Larson Joel Grubb Chester Pearson Everett Eike Dick Gatrelle Gaylord Johnson Herbert Charlson Lester Hinderaker Irvin Modnefield Henry Ryter Don Twedt Cecil Tesdahl Bill Schwebke Melbourne Borwick Delmer Thorson Kenneth Pedersen Kerner Helgeson Dick Ellwood Kenneth Bolles George Bergeson Radcliffe Signal Vernon Larson Leona Duane Larson Eldora I. E. Cammack K. D. Cammack Homer Eller Marshalltown C. R. Yeager Fort Dodge Rolfe John Kilmer Cedar Falls Methodist Hillcrest Dubuque Iver Hednefield Dale Cook Zearing Hednefield Roy C. Drake Hollywood Calif Roy Frank Eb, Drake James LeRoy Forsyth Mont Miles City Betty Stout G. H. Stout LeRoy Rue Stout Strachan Webster City B. G. Prescott B. G. Hegland Clinton Klatt Joe Himmel Des Moines Roger Leonard Johnson Eldora Hospital Warren Mossman David EK. E. Reece New Providence Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Women’s Missionary Federation Story City Ames C. T. Pearson Wm. Hoffman John Male A. O. Skrovig Z. 5S. Hyland Christina Hovland Oscar Leckness Andrew Anderson Ida Stensland Joseph Hinderaker Carrie Skrovig Emil Varland Glenn Lenning Herbert Charleson Selmar Hovland P. L. Mark W.S.C.S Women’s Society of Christian Service Methodist Church E. A. Nelson Webster _City J. E. Swallum S. C Wallace Mason Lola Varnum Truman Thompson H. L. Moeller Ben Topp Cedar Fails Amanda Smith D. C. Bolles Floyd Olson Radcliffe Needle Circle Harold Alsager

First Army Vacancies in New York Area Occupation Roles Open

First Army headquarters in New York City seeks veterans for vacancies across ordnance medical machine records military police infantry and army service units. Sgt Harm J Schiller says posts exist in New York New Jersey and Massachusetts with ranks and locations announced. Interested applicants contact local recruiting station Room 12 P O Bldg Waterloo. Hogs on pasture need fresh water. piping water is advised.

First Army New York City Harm J. Schiller Army Air Force New York New Jersey Massachusetts Schiller P. O. Bldg Waterloo Eldora

Farm Notes On Grazing, Stock, And Dairy Practices

Farm experts advise a firm seedbed for grass legume mixes. Cows watered via water bowls drank about 18 percent more water than when watered in outdoor tanks, boosting milk yield. Creameries require cream cooled to 60 F or below within an hour of milking. USDA notes farm feed grain stocks April 1 were near record highs. 1949 saw cigarette use drop about one package per person. Poison pocket gophers noted as an issue in North America.

Baye H. D. Hughes Town State Collge Agronomist Town State College A. W. Rudnick Iowa State College USDA

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