29 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1949
Page
1
The piece argues for strict new highway safety measures including enforceable speed limits and longer no-passing lines. It cites excess speed as a major accident cause and urges the state highway patrol to enforce penalties, suggesting a $10 or more fine. It also notes that education helps but stronger laws are needed for hard-core offenders.
A fragment from a period column notes Mrs Katharine Piper discussing lifestyle ideas from Walter Pitkin and her own plans for adult night school courses in interior decorating. It mentions social chatter about the Barkley wedding, a square dancing club forming, and local neighbors like Mrs Fouts and Mia.
A personal reflection mentions buying breakfast at a local address and asks what kind of quick service breakfast is available. The writer notes family routines, school years, and a desire for simplicity as winter scenes and a child’s sled moment contrasts with aging and catalog references.
A digest of local reminiscences recounts events from yesterday and decades ago. Names like John T. Boylan Will Devendorf and Miss Lillian Kennedy appear beside notes on hotels bridges roads and public works. The item spans sixty years of town memory including plans for road extensions and civic milestones.
A page of local church announcements lists First Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic worship times and contact details. It notes Sunday school at 10 to 16 a.m., morning worship around 11, evening services, midweek prayer and youth events, and parsonage phone numbers for several churches across Washington Street, 14th Avenue, and 12th Street.
Point Pleasant Community Church and Whitten Church of Christ list Sunday services and Sunday school times. McKinley, Pastor, leads 10 a.m. services on alternate Sundays with 10:45 a.m. Sunday school. Whitten Church of Christ, Rev. Desald L. Forbes, holds Bible School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7 30 p.m. Thursdays feature Junior Youth, and Women’s Missionary and Council meetings occur on specified dates.
Walter J. Helsey pastor, two miles west of Highway 4, four miles south of Highway 57. Parson age telephone Hidora 36F20. Church school ten a m. Worship and sermon elevens a m. Devotional close seven p m. Evening service seven thirty p m.
Frances Friedel from Iowa State College stresses preserving wool fiber resilience through careful laundering and regular dry cleaning to remove soil. Avoid heat extremes, wringing, rubbing when wet, and alkali soaps. press only clean items with protective cloth or steam. frequent brushing, airing, and interlocked hanging prevent matting.
Iowa State college extension engineer Warold Beaty warns that overloaded circuits can overheat wires and start fires. He advises sizing fuses and breakers to wire gauge, with No.14 through No.2 listed. do not upsize fuses to hide wiring issues. If fuses continue to blow, upgrade wiring or redistribute loads rather than increasing protection. Eldora Herald Ledger promotion follows.
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