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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1958
Page
5
Eldora's newly formed Salesmen's association proposes turning Eldora into a city of roses with community buy in. The plan envisions a rose festival, a rose queen, and decorations while offering wholesale rose purchases to residents, schools, and local groups to spread blooms citywide.
The twentieth annual encampment of the Hardin County Veterans' Association concluded after a Wednesday dinner with a program in the amphitheatre led by Col. Peyton and Mayor Robb's welcome. Licenses issued for marriages, high school officers elected, and many local civic notices follow including farm and residence moves, fair results, and community activities. Death announced for Rev Albert Rice, former pastor.
A 10x12 photo of a Eldora High School football team manager from 20 years ago circulates on a Country Club bulletin board. The note mentions John B. Wood as a current freshman and jokingly mixes in local anecdotes about Bill Murray’s IowaGubernatorial bid, Sputnik sightings, churned buttermilk lore, and a closing about hiding the editor’s wife’s churn amid suspicious strangers.
A column reflects on writing with a recovering arm and thanks readers for kindness. It recalls Teachers Memory Gems from 1891 and shares poems about memorizing poetry and aging houses, urging youth to learn poetry by heart and enjoy simple daily joys through vivid verse.
A string of visits and gatherings unfolds as families from Fairfax and nearby towns spend weekends with relatives. Brief mentions include vacations to Hannibal Missouri and West Branch, Sunday dinners with King and Granner families, and attendance at weddings near Lime Springs. A birth is noted for Stephen Carl Short at Des Moines Lutheran Hospital, with relatives cited.
Economists see a bottoming slump and urge an advertising upturn to lift mass demand. The piece argues advertising is crucial to mass production and prosperity, citing past 1949 and 1954 boosts, high consumer savings, and a $28 billion buying power backlog. It contends more ad spending can awaken dormant demand and accelerate recovery.
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