Herald-Ledger Hardin County Index Rates and Staff
Subscription rates per year for Hardin and adjoining counties Iowa and nearby states with a special club offer combining Herald-Ledger and Hardin County Index in trade area. Club rate for Iowa and other states listed. Names George R editor Max VanDerveer bookkeeper Katharine Piper linotypes Dale Peshia Gordon Clemens appear in the masthead.
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Hardin
Iowa
Herald-Ledger
Hardin County Index
Iowa Press
Careless handling defeats fire prevention week aims
The piece warns that careless home practices trigger fire department calls and undermines prevention efforts. It outlines dangerous habits such as faulty heating equipment, stacked combustibles, improper roofing, overloaded circuits, unsafe stoves with fuels, and neglected lightning rods, implying 90 percent of fires stem from such conduct.
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Fire Department
Eldora notes from 15 25 and 40 years ago
A historical roll of Eldora happenings lists hall openings new business blocks clergy changes and municipal actions across years 1878 1888 1898 1908 1918 1928 1938 1948. Highlights include hall completion birthing of a business block adjoining Col Staleys new building church reassignments and civic projects alongside notable obituaries and local business shifts.
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Porter & Moir
R. Reynolds
Col. Staley
J. F. Baker
M. A. Goddell
Union
Dresden
Canada
O Mabee
Nellie Wright
Chicago
Fourays
Mabee
Haworth
Pollock
Cary Butler
New Providence
William F. Andrews
Mr. Poland
Eldora
R. R. Bateson
Eldora Community Club
Ed Endrle
Fred Miller
Elvin Ryan
American Legion Convention
San Antonio
John Johnston
Eleanor Steinberg
American Legion Auxiliary Convention
Iowa
Leo F. Wolcott
New Grand Theatre
Allied Theatre Owners of Iowa and Nebraska, Inc
Wolcott
Washington
Lyman R. Lundy
Eldora School
Onn W. Rykan
Hardin County Agricultural Conservation Association
Pine Lake
Future Farmers of America
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Eldora High School
Marvin Rovang
Glen Dole
John Hobson
Manley Draper
Glen Button
Ralph E. Dickson
Marjorie
Youngerman & Son Hardware Store
R. O. Youngerman
Johnbie
Iave City
Mrs Katharine Piper’s comic obsession and small town musings
A reflective fragment from Eldora notes a woman’s irritation with a child absorbed in a comic book and a quirky day recounting readers, neighbors, and local figures. The entry mentions E B Johnson’s birthday, local postal service retirements, and district officer elections, plus light social vignettes from town life.
Clipped Comment Reflections Across Town Voices
Random thoughts from Humboldt Independent and Waukon Republican stories reveal locals debating amusements taxes on cars and the pace of life. A Corydon Times-Republican note muses on aging housekeepers and tidying personal keepsakes while a passerby reflects on how people try to fit in then diverge over time.
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Humboldt
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
ER Tauffacher Society
Grace Prothecree Proof Reader
Marcella Parker
Paul Mason
Dale Peshia
Gordon Clemens
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshia
T. E. Fleming
Maquoketa
Lucius Clark
Tama
W. J. Halpin
Iowa Falls
Algona
Iowa Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Davenport
St. Louis
Marshalltown
Herald
Ed. Nickolls
Tom Huff
C. F. Stauffer
Simons Hardware Co
J. D
Newcomer
Connersville
Davis
Williamsport
Pres. McKinley
Omaha
Eldora Tile Works
Protheroe
W. F. Spry
Vinton
Secor
Messrs. Steinfeldt
Sheridan Fagg
New York State
W. J. Moir
Scotland
United States
Porter
Moir
Hardin County Agricultural Society
Eldora Cemetery Society
Odd Fellows Lodge
McGrath & Rochester
Sol Tyrell
Board of Health
Iowa Falls Sentinel
R. A. Stacy
Adair
Francis C. Ellis
W” Piper
Mrs Katharine Piper
Angeles
E. B. Johnson
E. B
E.B
Rasslers
Rassling
Barnum
John Barrymore
Houdini
Frank Jackson
Bob Travis
Suilley
Cleveland
Meader
Scott
Guy Brown
Doyle Felton
Patsy
Postal Service
Uncle Sam
Wilson Hadley
Hardin County Board of Supervisors
Iowa County Officers Association
Nevada
Reno
Kenneth Sapp
Moser Lumber Company
Lucien Lelong
Marks Drug
Siegler
Bekemeier
Waukon Republican-Standard
Main Street
Corydon
Community Chest
Community Chest Corn Crib Club
United Defense Fund
Children’s Home
American Cancer Society
BOY Scouts
Girl Scouts
Buick
Eldora Motor CO
Milton Berle
Eldora, Iowa
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