Dark Corner Reflections On Progress And A School District Ruling
A column blends personal musings on optimism and the Kiplinger Letter with a look at national gains and future expectations. It notes improved wages, lower living costs relative to decades past, and advances in technology. The piece then reports Judge Charlton’s ruling dismissing challenges to the Wellsburg Consolidated School District, affirming that the district’s formation and asset transfer align with the court’s decree and benefit all students.
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Jorich
Kiplinger Washington
United States
Charlton
Wellsburg
Grundy Register
The Lesson From Korea Truce Sees Lessons for U S Policy
The truce in Korea is not peace but a powder keg and a test of resolve. It could bolster communism in Indo China Burma and Iran while exposing the danger of half measures. The clear lesson is to seek final total victory before joining policing actions and to keep readiness high for future threats, as urged by Gresham Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
United Nations
State Department
Indo China
Burma
Iran
McArthur
Gresham
Personal notes honor Eldora centennial and farm life reflections
A Whitten reader honors Eldora’s centennial, praises Sabbath wisdom, and admires Iona corn husk art for corsages destined for the Master Farm Home Makers meeting in Boston on August 31. Claude Sanders thanks for kindness as Missouri’s Show Me State grows on closer acquaintance, noting neighbors and productivity fuel contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Smith
Whitten
Eldora
Iona
Master Farm Homemakers
Boston
Altha
Claude Sanders
Missouri
50 Years Ago in Eldora Local News and Tidbits
A collage of notes from Eldora covering baptisms at the river, church life, new barber shop openings, marriage licenses, and local chatter on fairs, sausages, bread, and butter. It recalls 50 years ago glimpses of city life, business changes, and community curiosities. It also notes travels west as a writer contemplates Idaho and ponderings on local farming and markets.
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Pera
W. E
Baptist Church
Elders
T. J. Young
Marshalltown
Iit
Thos. P. Hansen
Nellie Rose
William Foulk
Fights Over Postal Increase Split Washington and Nation
In Washington a clash over a proposed postal rate hike pitted the Postmaster General against House leadership. The bill, written by the Post Office Department, would raise first class non local and local rates, boosting profits by over 150 million annually. Critics urge full hearings and adherence to House rules.
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Washington
Congress
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives
Post Office Department
Legislative Branch
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Senate
Hardin County Fair Notes and Rodeo Anomalies
The Fair board members face mishaps in livestock events as Stanley Dreier struggles to rope a 200 lb calf. Fishermen and anglers push patience in bait casting, with Ann Kramer and Ann Shorts newly taking up the sport. Social notes mention a Hollywood wedding scene at Huffiman Crosser, and a lad’s sly rodeo entry. Attendance may double this year as the fair rebounds despite early missteps.
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Stanley Dreier
Fair Board
Stanley
Stan
Dreier
Ted Swasand
Dave Reece
Ann Kramer
Ann Shorts
Canada
Ampitheatre
Hollywood Tyne
Troy Studios
Troy
Eldora Lad
Postmaster General Deficit Claims and Senate Debate
A congressman challenges the Postmaster General's deficit figures for the Postal Service noting subsidies to government mail, airlines, and services distort true costs. He questions rate increases and cites Senate finance debates over debt limits and government bank deposits as evidence of fiscal mismanagement.
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National Editorial Association
Hardin
Hardin County Index
Eldora’s
Iowa
Herald-Ledgereed
Ford
Caine
Walter
Chautauqua
Bellflower
Hardin County
Tall Pines
Memaloose
Sandpoint
Idaho
Oregon
Lake Pend O' Reille
Grace Rose
J. W. Westerman
Johnanna Weheman
H. B. Cateson
Gladys
Jamey Nuckolls
F. A. Burlin
Jaine
Ed Shives
New Providence
Earl Howard
Maude Couenhoven
G. N. Colenhoven
Helen
Inter-County Journal
Rockwell
Union
Hanson
H. Hauser
Iowa River
Edgington Avenue
Washington Street
Robert Crosser
I. J. Edgar
John T. Fuller
Manda Cole
Ernest Qelmann
Florence A. Jaspers
Ralph M. Walton
Marie Hameston
Willis C. Lenning
Margaret Buel
August Schuchterle
Eva May Scourick
Buaker H. Nelson
Laura H. Knutson
Thomas Larson
Buick
Hermin Tiett
Tietts
Wock
DB. W. Tower
Charles Scurry
Bateson
Dale Bond
Pythian
Armin Hesse
C. Hesse
WMT
Wehrman & Andrie
Fern Reisinger
Eldora Cash
Buckeye
Molly Pitcher
The
Legion
Ben King and Son
Jackson Township
Kate Starr
Floyd S. Wells
Ben Franklin
J. L. Smith
L. I. Scott
Graham
Wells
Pine Lake
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
House
Hoelscher
Shoe Repair East Theatre
Grundy County
Jackson
Guy W. Jones
Hardin County Savings Bank
Alliance
TENNA
Goodyear
Goodfyear Service
Square
Phone
DAN River Ginghams
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