12 Oct 1954
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1954
Page
1
A society page lists staff and contributor credits with names including Grace Protheroc as society editor and Marcella Parker as proof reader, and Don McMillen noted as staffer along with general staff roles for the section.
Eldora volunteers will canvass on October 25 to raise five thousand five hundred dollars for 14 organizations. Girl Scouts receive 700. Boy Scouts 364.50. Cancer fund 711. USD 200. Iowa Children’s Home 250. American Home Finding 200. Sister Kenny 300. Blank Memorial Hospital Guild 150. Salvation Army 475. Cerebral Palsy 100. Travelers Aid 25. Betterment Fund 500.
Yesterday Dr Leonard of Illinois located in Eagle City to practice medicine. Public schools added another department with 80 pupils. Mrs Sisson hired as extra teacher. Frank Fannon lectured on temperance to full houses at Mason schoolhouse and Quaker church. Historical notes recount dray business sale to Hall and Willcox. rail depot expansion petition. bloodhound chase for murder in 1899. various local club and farm updates. Widespread wind damage reported across Wardin County with 65 mph gusts. corn husking ahead near Eldora with heavy yields.
A reflective piece notes vivid fall foliage seen from a riverbank landscape, with diverse colors daily. The author recalls fashion, a corsage invention, and a dread of being photographed, while praising Mrs Carl Willig for garden abundance and sharing produce. It also mentions a garden party at the Junior Woman's Club, housewarming humor, and local notes on Nell Bonnell and Harry Hammond's 60th anniversary celebration at Ascension Chapter.
The piece argues farm prices are peace prices not inflated by war, criticizing anti-Eisenhower rhetoric as hog prices hit a record $28.75 in Chicago in April. It notes 1953-54 hogs were the best two-year period, farmers received $35 million more for livestock in early 1954 than 1953, corn near 1952 levels, and claims storage legislation under Eisenhower protects supplies and prices while parity principles remain.
The article notes a 1949 law passed by a Democratic Congress and signed by President Truman, claiming the average support level is highest in history with 110 percent parity and cash supports on wool and feedstuffs. It predicts major increases in eggs milk and poultry production to meet population growth, creating vast demand for feed stuffs and oiler of appointment notices appear for estate administration in Iowa.
Iowa political clash centers on Guy Gillette's voting record and Republican claims. Representative Tom Martin is urged as a Senate candidate, while George Laub challenges H. R. Gross in the Third District. Laub counters Pierson by noting Gross sided against the Eisenhower program far more often.
Hardin Counts requires all persons indebted to sidestate to settle immediately and present valid claims to the undersigned for allowances. Claims must be filed in the Clerk of the District Court office. J. Bilers Kaministicator Lundy Butler Lundy Attorneys. Dated October 8 1944. Fred L. Miller Clerk District Court Hardin County Town Hy Bette Felton Deputy Oct 12 19 26 1984.
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