05 Nov 1957
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1957
Page
1
In 1908 horseless carriages began to reshape life as presidents and brands emerged. GM plans a Golden Anniversary public notice in Rivera Iowa area inviting eligible residents to vote on a local measure about infrastructure and community improvements amid a broader push toward modernization including automobiles and schools.
An informal dressing recipe for wild duck appears amid memories of hunting trips in Manitoba. The writer recalls a simple hoecakelike dressing, notes on long slow oven cooking, and the value of keeping moisture with a rack above water. The piece blends hunting reminiscences with cooking tips and a call for wildlife conservation.
Yesterday marks a half century since 1907 when William Balvanz built a $5000 farm home west of Eldora. Before moving in a Friday blaze of unknown origin completely consumed the structure. Balvanz started a new house on the foundation. Liberty day was observed with a related Radcliffe address by Hon J A Huff of Eldora. 40 years ago in 1927 Paul Miller planned to move the Express office into the north room of the Pythian building on November 15. Central States Electric Co completed wiring on a line to Steamboat Rock. Chorge Dickenson of Owasa won the county corn husking contest with S Greenfield as secretary. 20 years ago in 1937 eight western railroads proposed a plan to buy the M and St L and repartition the West among eight lines, but an Interstate Commerce Commission examiner flagged obstacles in a 400-page report. J F Wolcott of the New Grand Theatre became Eldora Community Club president. James Nurkolls became vice president, C W Haase secretary-treasurer. Eldora city council preliminarily moved toward a hospital bond election. The Ed Lepley house in Gifford was burned while the Copeland family was away.
A committee met Tuesday night to map Eldora’s annual Community Chest drive with a goal of $3,000 to be raised through house to house solicitations. The Pine Lake Wildlife club formed a committee led by James K. Hall to study river dam repair and report to the club next month. Eldora students will join a state high school band after auditions in Waterloo, with four Eldora musicians selected among district entrants. Indoor rifle range plans are underway by Eldora’s Wildlife Gun Club, with a committee named at the club meeting to pursue a winter range and report at the next Wildlife Club meeting.
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