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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
1
Editorial cites Iowa officials noting citizen apathy toward tax spending while urging a fair, decisive taxpayers group to curb waste. It argues surpluses indicate sound management and warns against short term tax relief. National Letter Writing Week, led by Postmaster Fowler, promotes postal business and timely letters.
An $18,000,000 central Iowa dam would create a 65 mile long, 17,000 acre Des Moines river lake with unclear state benefits. Opponents warn of mine flooding, disrupted conservation projects, and flood risk, while supporters cite jobs and potential utility. The piece critiques labor policy and pace of progress, noting speed claims and a shift toward mass gasoline cars amid broader reforms.
The article discusses steam car reliability issues on startup and boiler troubles from water intake. It notes a shift in housekeeping ease and mentions inventors’ potato peeling method using extreme heat and cool showers to shed skins and eyes. Potatoes may soon be market ready for large eating houses.
Prof George B Maloney Radcliffe Iowa superintendent argues that married teachers with homes and children understand pupils better and benefit public schools more than single teachers. He stresses mothers and fathers of children in the relevant age ranges should hold key positions, noting Reinbeck’s best loved teacher is a long standing mother. The reader is invited to form their own view.
School time is here as millions of American students begin or resume education. Public schools educate about 27 million children ages five to seventeen, plus private schools, and nearly 1.5 million in colleges. Public schooling costs citizens about two billion dollars annually and 900,000 teachers are employed, most of them women. The aim is better preparation for adult life and civic usefulness, with the test of education being its results and the encouragement of independent thinking.
The Maytag plant at Newton reopened and workers earned 5000 daily during a three month strike. The wage loss reached 400000 for workers and likewise 400000 for local businesses. The piece calls such strikes futile and costly, asking what that money could have bought in normal trade.
Yesterday’s items note steam heater installation at a new schoolhouse and railroad surveyors visiting Tipton Grove J L Hornung. A young lawyer James F Hardin opens practice in Eldora. A new store by Col Staley begins, and Bigalow’s Union building nears completion.
A compilation of brief notes chronicles incidents and business moves across decades. It notes a lime explosion burn at Mrs. I H Merrick, the Interurban Railroad leasing offices above Citizens Savings Bank, Lundy and Sons sorghum plant expansion, Bales and Johnson purchasing Brauer meat market, a gas plant fire at Iowa Falls, Myers and Hutzel purchasing Eldora Motor Co equipment, a $5 service charge rule by the western union telephone company, and L W Wolcott installing Phototone at the Grand Theatre with expectations of synchronized music for future releases.
A vivid reminiscence of Iowa country church life as Abbott Point Pleasant and Berlin celebrate homecomings. Describes Hill of Zion near Eldora, with a school, parsonage, store, ice cream sociables, and a harvest of fellowship. The piece celebrates community spirit and the role of women as bulwarks of Zion.
Frank Borris a former resident of Steamboat Rock and Eldora died Friday morning in a Marshalltown hospital after pneumonia. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Eldora from Wehrman-Andrle funeral home, led by Rev. F Zissler. Interment was in Steamboat Rock cemetery. Born Germany March 29 1868 he came to America as a young man living in New York before moving to Town area near Hidora and Steamboat Rock. In 1920 he moved to Flaxton North Dakota to work at Seibert hotel until two weeks ago when he visited John Piersons. His health declined and he was taken to a Marshalltown hospital on September 10. He died at age 70 years 5 months and 18 days unmarried with no known relatives.
Steamboat Rock reports the Progress Club held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. Tony Luiken's home in a birthday party form marking 37 years since organization. A large crowd attended and lunch was served by the program committee. The next meeting will be with Mrs. C. B. Primus.
Mission day services at the Presbyterian church will be held Sunday September 25 with Rev. F. W. Engelke of Ackley speaking in the morning and Rev. D. Bosma of Baxter and Rev. Calvin Siemsen of Ackley in the evening. The public is invited to attend.
The Social Hour club will meet Saturday at the home of Mrs. Fern Amsberry in Steamboat Rock.
Mrs. H. M. Schwitters entertained the Steamboat Rock faculty at 6 30 Friday evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Amsberry Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sissel Dorothy Barker Lucille Conzatt Katie Walsh Lucille Tiernagel Dorothy Eckels and Delores Keil. The evening was spent socially.
Mrs. Hie G Folkerts entertained fourth grade pupils and Dorothy Eckels at a birthday party for her daughter Margaret Friday afternoon at Mrs. John Harrs home. Sunday school classmates attended. Margaret received many useful gifts and a delicious lunch was served.
Steamboat Rock notes report the Needle club will meet Wednesday after noon, Sept. 28, at the home of Mrs. Howard Perkins. The dispatch lists a string of local visits and travels including callers in Marshalltown and Des Moines, with residents from Steamboat Rock visiting Ames and Waterloo, and relatives visiting Wellsburg and Grundy Center.
Local notices list relatives and friends visiting from Ames Clarion Chicago Cedar Falls Ackley Grundy Center and other towns. Names include Henry Potgeter Louis Johnson Eilers Bear Cramer Gree des Hartman Williams Hoff man and Schaa with travels to Ames Rochester Des Moines and Minneapolis for weekend and weekday visits.
Rough Woods By Mrs J A Holt lists an upcoming Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs Henry Holthins on October 13. Neighbors Mrs Glen Button and son Garry called at the Neil Wehrman home Friday afternoon. Julius Klepke and family hosted Sunday dinner with August Klepke. Eddie Hollingsworth and LeRoy visited Herb Nehring Thursday. Mary Smith spent Tuesday with daughter Mrs Alvie Lewis near Whitten. Archie Holt and children visited Mrs Fred Roeske Sunday afternoon.
A dense list of land transactions dated September 1938 records conveyances and leaseholds in Hardin County towns such as Radcliffe Union and Iowa Falls. Individuals named include Osmund Knutson Geo M Bergeson Jr J L Johnson Henry Biersborn and John Allison among others. Amounts are typically listed as $1 or nominal sums with notes of undivided interests and lot block descriptions.
A Sunday school party hosted by superintendent Mrs. Frances Button entertained Ivester juniors with games and light refreshments. The note also lists numerous visits and social gatherings at homes in Ivester and nearby towns, including relatives, church members, and hospital and birthday events. Next Sunday marks promotion day and installation of new Sunday school officers and teachers.
Mrs Ada Seim and Margaret Seim of McCallsburg visited Mrs Olive Wilson with other guests including Mr and Mrs Roy Wilson of New Providence and Mr and Mrs Herbert Wilson of Iowalls. Leander Lepley will enter Cornell College for freshman year at Mt Vernon. Rev Carl Middleton of Marshalltown to speak on Palestine rehabilitation at the church Friday Sept 23 at 7 30 PM with invitation extended. A chicken supper at the church Thursday Sept 22, 30 cents.
Miss Lois Ziesman reports a Missouri picnic at Logsdon Park attended by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bahr. Marilyn Eggleston returns from time with grandparents, and 30 members join Lois Ziesman for the Young Peoples Bible class social and meeting. Merrill Clark hosts with Paul Schwitters of Des Moines visiting Dreier home. Homecoming planning for Point Pleasant Community Church set for Oct 9. Clark and Betty Jean join a trip to Frank Newell home in Grundy county, with W F Ziesman and family visiting Marshalltown.
Mrs Orville Vigars and her mother spent several days in Iowa Falls where their father and husband Leo Marks is a surgical patient. Hendrick Whitwood of Los Angeles called in Eldora inquiring about his son Ira Whitwood of Whitten. Russell Cobb and Josephine Doud hosted dinner. Maynard Cobb hosted Rev Philip Brunn and Martha Brunn of Lisbon and Levicia Dillon of Union. Paul Carter of Union visited Everett Caster. Ross Howard family visited Marshalltown and more relatives in Eldora.
Local social notes record visits and gatherings among the Meek Freed and Freed families, hosting relatives from Austin Minnesota Eagle Grove Whitten Wellsburg Wellsburg Gladbrook Eldora Marshalltown and others. Outings include funerals, birthdays, club meetings and neighborhood drop-ins across several towns.
Deg Moines visitors include Whitten and Hauser families on Wednesday. Amos Hauser returns from California to Marshalltown. Edwards Hopkins group sails back to Cincinnati after visits. S. E. Lewis announce daughter born September 12 at Riasneness hospital in Marshalltown. Royal Neighbor lodge dinner hosted by L. T. Mann. Ames trip for George Clarke and Harold Miller to attend Iowa State College.
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