Why Have A March Of Dimes Drive For Polio
A persuasive appeal explains the March of Dimes campaign after the Salk vaccine, stressing polio risk at any age and the need for donations. It links the effort to President Roosevelt and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, arguing small, ongoing gifts fund prevention and treatment. The piece emphasizes that every dime helps save future children from crippling polio and imagines a child at play versus in an iron lung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Polio Foundation
Minnesota Tax Plan Aims to Cut Personal Property Tax
A 14 month study by a 20 member committee appointed by Governor Freeman recommends sweeping tax revisions to boost business. The plan calls for abolishing personal property tax on inventories and household goods, reducing taxes for wholesalers and retailers, and a total relief estimate of thirty million dollars annually. It forecasts local government relief, new state income procedures, and higher prosperity statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Orville Freeman
University of Minnesota
Sys
Major advertising deal signed by Carson, Pirie Scott Co
The Record-Herald inks a yearly one page daily ad contract with Carson Pirie Scott & Co of Chicago for 120000 dollars. The same firm reportedly spends 600000 annually on ads, roughly the U S presidents yearly advertising expense. Buckeye sees fifteen firms while Sherman already hosts three or four. Local politics note Charles Moser is nominated for councilman from the fourth ward. Hardin County sees attorney Noble handling many murder and other cases in his first term. Marriage licenses issued: Crank and Manby, Cutting and Nelson, Eldred and Smith, Steinfeldt and Tresmer. John Furman tallies wealth in a citywide assessor round. Editor urges truthfulness. Clarence J Riley, son of Minor Riley, is run over by a freight train, both legs severed. Charles Peters loses a leg at the Iowa Central yards while loading dump wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Carson, Pirie Scott & Co
Chicago
Record-Herald
United States
Buckeye
Sherman
Charles Moser
Noble
Hardin County
David B. Crank
Sarah Manby
Arthur Cutting
Nettie Nelson
Willis Eldred
Lillian Smith
Wiliam Steinfeldt
Marie Tresmer
John Furman
Clarence J. Riley
Minor Riley
Hubbard
Charles Peters
Iowa Central
Emeny
Eldora News Highlights Local Life and Town Happenings
Master Rathbone’s twelfth birthday party with playmates, skating on the river, and a birthday dinner. idle politics as Carl S Newcomer named mayor candidate and Grant Tyler seeks a third term. Ruth Brickman returns ill from Evanston. Dr Gray’s car burned near Eldora. multiple marriage licenses issued. Community notices include a bakery move rumor, civic praise, and editor changes at local papers. Weather swings from minus 13 to 31 above. Nationally, Union citizens defend supervisors. Bob Burlin gives a home town speech. Bob Schneider named Pine Lake golf pro. Neva Mae Nehring wins DAR citizenship contest. Edsons leave Eldora after 17 years.
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Stewart Rathbone
Carl S
Grant Tyler
Ruth Brickman
Evanston
Kempton Smith
Carleton McNeil
Charles Greer
John Moffett
Edward Kier
Diamond
Dr. Gray
Eldora
Albert Colestock
Pearl Colestock
Bob Schneider
Des Moines
Pine Lake Country Club
Iowa
W. D. Edson
Nebraska
Eloise
Will Edson
Eldora Papers
Herald-Ledger
Hardin County Index
Edson
Herald-Index
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Hardin County
State of Iowa Hardin County announces the appointment of LeRoy P. Stielow as administrator of the estate of Erwin I Suirlow deceased. Creditors must file claims with Clerk of District Court and all debtors to remit promptly. Dated January 16 1957. Clerk form Cameron Dickinson Ose attorneys. Sharon Vaughn deputy. Index January 18 February 1 1957.
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State OF
Iowa
Hardin County
Erwin I
Suirlow
District Court
Leroy FP
Stielow
Cameron, Dickinson
Ose
FRED _L. MILLER
Sharon Vaughn
Notice of Appointment Administratrix in Hardin County
The undersigned Phyllis Ruppelt as administratrix of the estate of Phillip G. Ruppelt deceased of Hardin County Iowa requests immediate payment from debtors and presents claims for allowance to the Clerk of the District Court file to be settled by Re W Ruppelt attorney Pred L Miller Dated January 7 1957 Hardin County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Iowa
Hardin County
Phillip G. Ruppelt
Tate
Phyllis Ruppelt
RE. W. Ruppalt
Lee Butler backs Chamber of Commerce as paid member
The 75 year old Lee Butler of Pine Lake, former Chicago electrical engineer, urged business men to back their Chamber of Commerce and said he would like to become a paid member. He called the Chamber a vital force for any forward looking town and urged industry attraction.
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Lee Butler
Chicago
Pine Lake
Rotary
Lee
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Butler
Bank activity echoes farm price shifts in region
Bank statements reflect lingering effects of low farm prices over the past year. Deposits rise slightly in the last three months as livestock prices climb, lifting bank volume in step with business on Main Street. If farm product prices keep improving, farmers and local firms may regain a prosperous footing, as the Grundy Register has often noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Grundy Register
Teen dances thrill at high school formal
A reader from Fay ette County Union muses on the joy of a teen daughter asking her parent to dance at the big high school formal, capturing a moment of pride and shared happiness.
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Fayette County
One to a Customer Quote Sparks Public Interest
A Grinnell item notes a Sinclair Lewis remark about demand and constraint, stating people will buy anything that is one to a customer. The piece discusses the public reaction to the quote and its relevance to consumer behavior.
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Sinclair Lewis
Grinnell H R
North With the Spring and Autumn Across America Reviews
Cynthia Gray highlights Edwin Way Teale's North With the Spring a 17 000 mile journey from Florida to Canada and back as both travelogue and nature study. Atlantic critic Edward Weeks praises Teale's wide range of interests and readable on the spot impressions. The library adds Autumn Across America a 20 000 mile autumn tour from Cape Cod to California with vivid firsthand scenes. A reflection on changing fashion notes and the cyclical nature of trends closes the piece.
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Edwin Way Teale
Florida
Canada
Edward Weeks
the Atlantic
Teale
America
Cape Cod
California
Cynthia Gray
Anly
Winter Color in Snowy Landscape: A Photo Prospect
A Humboldt Republican note urges readers to photograph winter scenes. It extols color and black and white shots of snow coated valleys, fences, birds, cattle and firs, urging to venture highways and side roads for vivid winter images. It stresses nature’s spectacle surpasses human effort.
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Humboldt Republican
Local party guest list sparks blushes from Gresham editor
A youthful correspondent's report on a local party includes the line Present were the following misters and their mistresses, prompting editorial restraint from the Gresham Outlook. The aside highlights editor taste and community humor from the Oregon town.
Ex-GIs eye Elvis first sergeant post in army
The Fairbury Blade notes ex servicemen discuss re enlisting hoping to secure Elvis Presley as their first sergeant. The piece suggests Presley might be assigned to a tour of WAC outposts or to drum up re enlistments in that branch.
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G.i’s
Elvis
W.A.C
Fairbury Blade
Editor’s note on how words stir misreadings
A humorous clipping from The Gresham Chronicle notes Army Home Town News Center misreadings. Lt Col William T Moore Jr assignment to Alaska headquarters is cited with wording that could mislead readers. Melissa Moore lives on Route 1 in Gresham. Colonel Moore entered the army in 1939 and arrived in Alaska last month.
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Army
Alaska
William T. Moore, Jr
Melissa
Gresham
Washington
Moore
Surviving Are A Careless Hunter Death Notice
A Lena Illinois Star item notes a careless hunter who climbed a fence with his gun cocked and is survived by his wife three children and one pheasant per The Fairbury Blade.
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Fairbury Blade
Community Guests and Family News Highlight Weekend Socials
Delores Dickenson returned to Waterloo after a business trip. Several families shared Sunday dinners and visits across Waterloo Marshalltown Eldora Montour Radcliffe Conrad Eagle Grove Bangor Des Moines and Chicago. among attendees were Grellet and Delores Dillon Dickenson Shaver Dighten Crosser Ellis and many more, with birthday observances for Jorstad Walton and McKibbin noted.
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Delores Dickenson
Waterloo
Marion Dickenson
Lowell Ankrum
Marshalltown
David Dickenson
Eldora
Fred Wyatt
Scott
Sheryl
Herbert Bradley
Cora Herron
Myron Jorstad
Eagle Grove
Carrol Walton
Judy Macy
Bangor
Mary Helen Macy
Des Moines
Neil McKibbin
Jorstad
Walton
McKibbin
Chapel News From Mrs Maude Del on Sunday
Sunday school at 10 a.m. and church services at 7 30 p m led by Rev Dewey Lamprecht. January church meeting featured scripture reading and prayer with a 7 p m supper. Neighbor visits include Debbie and Laura Hubbard with Uncle Adolph Balvant and Bernard Trout family gathering near Steamboat Rock. Others: Mark Ryerson staying with grandparents Otis Waldo. E E Reece and Wesley Willig family with Co E Dagegs. Edgar Van Patter and Doris at Hubbard game. Bernard Trout at W R Monroe home in Eldora. Merle Sayer David and Ronnie with Robert Sayer at New Providence.
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Dewey Lamprecht
Chapel Church
Debbie
Laura Hubbard
Adolph Balvant
Bernard Trout
Robert Hazelwood
Steamboat Rock
Mark Ryerson
Eldora
Otis Waldo
E. E. Reece
Iowa Falls
Wesley Willig
Co. E. Dagegs
Edgar van Patter
Doris
Hubbard
W. R. Monroe
Merle Sayer
David
Ronnie
Robert Sayer
New Providence
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National Editorial
Iowa Press Association
Eldora’s Picture Newspaper
Eldora, Iowa
Hardin
Iowa Press and
National Editorial Associations
Bite E Ene
Geer
Donna News
Clarence Sallee BO
Kkeeper
Katharine Piper
Sher
Dale Peshla
Bud Davis
Paul Mason
Canes Society
Grace Protheroe
Marcella Parker
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshla
All America
U. S. Press Association
Paul Whitney
Lobero Theater
Santa Barbara
Calif
Eldora Odd Fellows
D.A.R
Neva Mae Nehring
Bob Burlin
Blueberry Hill
Conan Peiisen
Leonard McDonald
Peisen Barn
Arlington Observatory
Conan
Merald- Ledger
Robert Peison
Eisenhower
Russia
MA Nie
C.g
E.g
Ore
Orlie Ellis
Carol of Montour
Floyd Ellis
Mr. Ellis
George Hammer
Mr. Hammer
Monti Barnes
Clear Lake
Serpent Bruce Barnes
Ross Riggins
Gordon Clemens
Charlene Knouse
Cora May Ullestad
Radcliffe
Art Gummert
Ernest Crosser
Marie
Linda
Mrs. Crosser
Earl Glenney
Paul Sherbon
Conrad
B. H. Harris
Herman Harris
Maude del On
Ford
EC Wood Auto Company
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