24 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to Jews and a second charges matter under a March act. Counts include Hardin and adjoining counties with a subscription rate and a listed amount of $60. Details are unreadable.
Eldora high festival returns with pre game bonfire snake dance and high stakes halftime queen reveal. Local crowd enjoys old friends and the festive spirit, while a film recommendation and small town nostalgia close the piece.
A column praises Harlan Miller for A Prayer All Your Own and collects reflective snippets about gratitude memory and humor. It mentions experts who predicted rises in prices, family moments, small talk for small moments, and the joy of solitude, alongside recollections of picnics, hunting, and simple rural life. The piece notes community readers sharing musings on firemen, local theatre interest, and cooking classes for Albion youths.
Alan Hudspeth, a 13 year old polio patient near Steam Boat Rock, received over 4000 pencils and varied gifts from midwest listeners after a WHO broadcast about his hobby of collecting pencils. He remains hospitalized since August 21, nearly paralyzed, with hundreds of packages yet to be opened as others in the hospital joined the effort.
Newspaper clippings reflect varied opinions on Korea policy. Sioux City Journal calls unified Korea pivotal to freedom, while Minneapolis Tribune notes ongoing headaches for the UN mission. Other comments criticize bureaucrats, praise individual effort, and mock foreign officials' remarks on peace plans.
Yesterday events in Hubbard include T C Cook moving a store, the Reform School building nearing completion, Andrew Risse erecting a stone block in Robertson, and the Winchester hotel ready for occupancy. A courthouse meeting at Roughwoods schoolhouse featured Eldora and Town Falls speakers, and the courthouse dock bell arrived.
Hubbard By Mrs. Fred Tjarks lists Zion Women's Guild executive board for 1961 including social service chair Clarence Blome and education chair Leon Tjarks. Intermediate League of Salem church also elected officers on Oct 15 with Patty King as president and Jon Faust as treasurer. Mrs Alfred Blome traveled to Denver to meet daughter Mrs Gene Roberts and learn of newborn Douglas Kent. Mrs Roberts formerly Lela Blome.
A string of social visits and celebrations occupied residents of Des Moines, Iowa Falls, Clarinda, and nearby areas. Guests included families of Halbpap, Tester Nieuwenhuis, Weld, Snider, and Coonrad. Events featured surprise parties, potlucks, and birthday honors for Mrs Halfpap, Karen Mitterer, and Wallace Jr Schwinner, with relatives traveling from Green City, Peoria, and Albert Lea.
Mrs Lena Ricks celebrated a birthday with a social evening at her Marshalltown home Tuesday attended by her children grandchildren and their families. The event honored Mrs Lena Ricks with warm family greetings and well wishes in a cheerful gathering.
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