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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
1
George R St Advertising merges with another firm prompting staffing shifts. Editor Max Van Derveer and bookkeeper Katharine Piper remain, while mechanical linotype operators Tan Linotypes Dale Peshia and Charles Davis are listed among personnel.
Eldora will host the Corn Belt Farm Family Field Day in one month drawing an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 visitors with up to 9,000 parked cars and at least 1,000 overnight stays planned. Sen Estes Kefauver and Sec Ezra Taft Benson are expected speakers on June 22, boosting attendance. The Eldora Chamber of Commerce and residents are urged to warmly welcome guests while consignors, buyers, and visitors attend the K. E. Reisinger and Sons 10th annual National All-Pony sale next Thursday through Saturday, which has drawn 6,000 to 8,000 attendees in past years.
Yesterday events include courthouse roof repair and new shingles, visits by Providence township dignitaries, and plans for Decoration Day. Recitals by William Wade Hinshaw and Baptist banquet celebrate a new dining hall. several doctors and clinics announce relocations and new staff. Many high school seniors and class roles listed, plus athletic meet and field events details and local business updates.
The Candidate's Notes itemizes organizations the candidate belongs to in alphabetical order including American Bar Association American Judicature Society American Legion Chamber of Commerce Civil Defense Elks Hardin County Bar Association Hardin County Peace Officers Association Holy Name Society Iowa Bar Association Junior North Central Peace Officers Association Rotary Sky Rangers Flying Club United Commercial Travelers Young Republicans The author notes third district chairmanship and state executive committee membership in the Young Republicans and recalls keynotes at the Hardin County Presidential Convention in Eldora plus a history from 1948 as a door to door campaigner toward the Republican nomination for County Attorney.
MARTHA MATTHEW Piper recalls a vacation spent with grandchildren in Eldora, shopping for penny tootsie rolls, pushing a grocery cart with a child on the upper deck, pruning books, and culling letters. She fondly remembers Grandma Schultz, an Eldora housewife who ironed shirts, offered help, and shaped daily life with craft and care.
Union members and several relatives including Mrs. Greliet Dillon Floyd Speas Mrs. Fanne Good Mr. James Speas Cora Herron Marjory Kinzer Glen Burke Florida Willits Anna Cook Levi Elva Jessup and Wilbur Ray Johnson attended funeral services for J H Renaud in Grinnell on Friday afternoon with the service conducted in a local church.
Congregational church service drew a large crowd. Mr Renaud and family have lived south of Union for 30 years. Mrs Bruce Hadley spent the week in Iowa City with daughter Linda a dental hygiene student. Mrs Hadley attended Mother's Day programs while Mr Hadley attended the capping exercises.
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