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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1956
Page
4
Gary Lettow Gene Martin and Jim Shaw SU students will return from Iowa City Wednesday for Thanksgiving vacation. The trio, members of the university band, will add to parade the football team to the Rose Bowl.
Iowa’s ninth annual Christian Rural Overseas Program campaign runs through Thanksgiving with final reports due Saturday November 24. City and county canvassers work to complete second calls for contributors, aiding Hungarian and Near East refugees fleeing violence. Church World Service delegates in Jerusalem and Cairo assist, while Iowa committees urge totals from their counties to wrap up the drive.
Mr and Mrs Don Bekemeier of Iowa City announce the birth of a seven pound baby girl named Kathryn Grace on November 15. The couple also has a son Nathan. Grandparents are Mrs Heslop and Mr James G Heslop and Mr and Mrs John Bekemeijer.
Iowa State college farm economist Francis A. Kutish reports 10 percent more cattle on feed on Oct 1 than a year earlier, with 4 percent fewer in the Corn Belt. Increases come from late-summer shipments of light feeders, while range steers from Denver may have peaked early. Slaughter remains high, hinting at steady to slight 1957 decline in cattle numbers, implying a potential small drop in beef per person if population grows.
Waterloo district manager Earl T. Johnson outlined changes in Social Security law. Women 62 and older may start benefits as late as November 1957 and still receive back payments. Disabled workers age 50 and older can begin in July 1957 with back payments to July. Disabled children under 18 receive first payments in January 1957.
Mr Johnson explains 1957 1958 filing windows for benefits signifying back pay for 1957 and the six 12 months rule. He cautions that disabled workers should contact the office ahead to avoid reduced survivor benefits if death occurs before filing.
Feeder pigs and Hereford bull offered by Carroll Hobson Eldora. Capons dressed or alive. Electric range kitchen sink. Capons 6 pounds 30 cents per pound. Muscovy ducks listed with phone numbers. Union addresses appear with I-47c notices.
Public notice style item listing upstairs office rental for Forsyth area readers. Inquiries directed to Andrle and Creps at Burnstere 48c location with contact details to follow. Also two short classified items mention wanted to buy a table type two hole kerosene store and a jointer planer in New Providence area via Kramer’s Market embanee.
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