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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1952
Page
6
A 1952 Republican document plank calls for restoring twice daily residential mail, critiquing Washington rules and urging postal system overhaul. The piece supports using private-sector efficiency to meet public demand and reduce overhead while praising local post office staff.
A town newspapers endorses the Fund For Adult Education program promoting two film discussion series that revive Cracker Barrel Democracy. The programs encourage broad participation from all adults with leader manuals and study materials, exploring American heritage figures and world affairs across multiple states. Readers can write to the Fund for more information in Chicago Illinois.
In a bustling political reflection the writer praises the Democratic convention as effective, notes Republicans hope for party splits, and recalls the era of leaders Farley and Arvey. The piece shifts to memories of a tower at the Greef house, praising craftsmanship, then wanders to a family word game about alphabets and playful lines from Kathy and Ken.
A jumble of notes from Eldora and Hardin County covers political satire, Red Cross events, a wrestling program with TV stars, and vivid anecdotes about Wally Ris. The column mentions a consolidation petition, coal mining plans, radio concerts at fairgrounds, golf champ L F Wolcott, Henry Fields seeds, a new dairy barn, and government employment moves, ending with Eldora voters approving a district dissolution proposal by 164 to 75.
Fifty years ago notes from Eldora Iowa include plans to fit Porter and Moir hall for Masonic occupancy. Ackley saloons alleged, golf club officers listed, elephants drink water on train car, Hardin County journalists form a permanent group, Buckeye township votes for independent district, Miss Jennie Fenton resigns Eldora High, William Schmedika drives independent bid, Diamond Theatre to show three reels for 10 cents, local land buys rise to 1000 acres, Eldora paving praised as improvement.
A fragmented update from Hardin County notes the ongoing jail vacancy lasting 22 days under Sheriff J. E. Davidson, a bid to purchase a property near Bonn, and a June 4 issue of the Beran County Index reporting a sell-out and a prize contest. Dr John J Shorts begins medical practice in Eldora August 1, 1982 with Dr Ma Nyquist.
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