Let’s Keep The Post Office A Service Organization
In this editorial the Grundy Center Farm Bureau Spokesman opposes higher postal rates. It argues the post office should be a service, not a commercial enterprise, and suggests charging other agencies for mail use to reduce the deficit. It cites Ralph W. Anderson’s testimony and calls for economy to avoid burdening the public.
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Summerfield
United States Post Office
Ralph W. Anderson
Farm Bureau
Grundy Center
Post Office Department
Anderson
Post Office
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Postal Department
Why Doesn't The Grundy Center School District Expand
Grundy Center, the county’s largest town, has the smallest school district and most towns have expanded by absorbing rural districts. Taxpayers feared higher levies, but reforms and a 15 mill cap on general school levies lessen rural tax fears. Editors urge town rural partnership to join, noting tuition shifts and long-term benefits. no current default expansion despite broad sentiment.
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Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Beaman
Conrad
Grundy County
Dike
Wellsburg
Sofa Down
sEhng
Uot
Grundyenter Register
Ky Ie
Open deer season and centennial notes from Eldora Iowa
Cynthia Gray writes from Sandpaint Idaho about a short deer hunting season in Iowa with only 20 000 licenses for an estimated 15 000 deer. She cites centennial celebrations across the state and lists Eldora residents connected to early settlement and public life. The letter jokes about red signs for deer, convertibles, and square dancing becoming popular in town.
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Kar Greer
Idaho
Hardin County
Iowa
Towa
Cynthia Gray
Eldora News Roundup 1903 Highlights and Local Notes
A collection of Eldora events from 1903 includes an Italian harp orchestra performing on the streets and at a fairground dance, a long juror list for the August district court term, and a heavy rainstorm with hail and wind. Other items cover a school bond vote for a new building, Eldora baseball beating Rockwell 8 to 2, and various local happenings such as a prominent skating of racing cars, local marriages, and notable community achievements.
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W.T.S. Rath
W. Hardy
W. L. Taylor
H. M. Richmeijer
Phillip Knowles
W. A. Campbell
John Cronk
Henry Bunger
A. Davids
John Lamprecht
FP. Seekman
H. Montgomiery
A. L. Parks
Wendell Clampitt
New Providence
State Agricultural Society
Fair Ground
Helen Gethman
New Providence Central
Eldora
Rockwell
Towa
H. Hauser
Hansen
Fagg
Wehrman
Jones
J. Campbell
Campbell
C. Hauser
Smith
DAV Expresses Support for New Vet Bills
A subcommittee chair applauds H R 6185 allowing federal job exams for veterans, preserving preferences. DAV commends hearings on H R 2308 and H R 2764, endorses H R 6186 as progressive, aiming to broaden disabled veterans’ federal employment prospects.
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Dav
Washington
The
Disabled American Veterans
Francis M. Sullivan
Eldora area skews toward playful risk and civic pride
Rumblings of Your Town notes Patt Mossman’s motorcycle stunts inspire local youth to build backyard ramps while Eldora’s centennial passes with minimal trouble. A fence slated for Eldora cemetery, free square dancing, air conditioning for the American Legion, and Aqua Antics water show shift to life saving training. The Red Cross Swim program aims to boost future instruction and public relations. A gum episode reveals small town mischief and mock wealth.
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Eldora Cemetery
Courthouse Square
Eldora American Legion Club
Red Cross
South Mardin County
Fighting Tyrants Dictatorships and Shifting Alliances
Congressman H R Gross argues against trusting any dictator and questions U S policy of opposing some rulers while allying with others. He cites Malenkov Mao Franco Peron and Tito, warns of Franco Russia ties, and urges a foreign policy avoiding dictatorial dealings and bypassing the United Nations.
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United States
Malenkov
Mao
Tito
Peron
Franco
Moscow
Madrid
Russia
Mediterranean
United Nations
Hardin County Index July 31 1953 opinion note
A fragment from the Hardin County Index questions the United Nations and criticizes its effectiveness as an instrument for peace security international understanding and goodwill. The piece remarks on hypocrisy within organizations and calls for candor about the UN's perceived failures.
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United Nations
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