People Are Funny and Civilized Inferiority Compared
A reflective piece argues that criticizing others for appearance and customs mirrors the way societies judge outsiders. It compares imagined South American natives to contemporary fashion and social behavior, noting similarities in ritual dress, social gatherings, and displays of status. The essay questions who is truly more civilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Kiwanis
Farm Bureau
Eldora Roundup Highlights Local Deals and Elections
55 Years Ago in Eldora a flood of horse shipments to eastern markets prompts concern over supply. Warren Rathbone buys a residence in the second ward. town work begins on a new E. Greef block. City election results favor Newcomer and others. Phillip Leibsohn takes Ryan and Follett stock. Community club plans a summer race meet. armature notes on jail and sheriff campaigns. Tuberculin testing expands. community leaders funded for school and radio upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Leibsohn Company
Grundy Center
Ryan and Follett
Eldora Community Club
George W. Wood
H. A. Huff
Aft
Foy
J. R. Collins
Roy Frame
Concord Township
W. M. Sefien
Hardin County
Thompson
Truman Alberry
State Reformatory
Amamosa
James L. Cameron
D. M. Moser
C. F. Brownell
C. L. Hays
H. H. Nazett
Grant Tyler
Mr. Boyd
Eldora town notes and national corn debate recapped
Carl Faust of Hubbard comments on Eldora’s need for a new gym. Old Herald items include Hardin county fair first 1859 Steamboat Rock, 1922 Royal Scotch Highlanders concert. Congressional firing line outlines emergency corn bill defeat 217 to 188, with farmers facing two price support options and Soil Bank terms, risking lower prices for corn and livestock.
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Herald
Steamboat Rock
Royal Scotch Highlanders
St. Petersburg
Fla
Court House Square
Eldora American Legion Post
Capitol
H. R. Gross
Washington
House of Representatives
Iowa
Gross
Lillian Webster
Cresco
House
Congress
Orchids For The Week And Presley Movie Critique
A columnist notes that Elvis Presley films highlight talent gaps in Holly wood and jokes about Oscar potential for a film that elevates nothing. The piece also covers Iowa state girls basketball selections with several named players and mentions Hardin county inductees March 18 to Des Moines Fort. It closes referencing wool clothing restrictions by the WPB to save wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Boone
Guy Mitchell
Hollywood
Elvis Presley
Garner
Des Moines
Ruth Russ
Towa Falls
Marjorie Bolar
Wanda Reece
Steamboat Rock
New Providence
Mery Lou Laughlin
Iowa Falls
Hubbard
Helen Michaelson
Catherine Walters
Ruth Doering
Arlene Kramer
Charlena Johnson
Taneille Green
Louise Pinger
Ruth Barker
Dorothy Waldo
Everett Clingerman
Eldora
Hardin County
Town
Falls
Fort Des Moines
WPB
Mrs Maynard Cobb boosts South Hardin Red Cross drive
Mrs. Maynard Cobb volunteers as chapter chairman aiding the Red Cross campaign as Auditor Fred Reed faced pushback. Her leadership rescued the chapter from an embarrassing search for a chair, with support hoped from volunteers. The note highlights civil defense talks, leaflets, and March egg promotions as community efforts.
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Risa
Maynard Cobb
South Hardin
Red Cross
Fred Reed
Cobb
What is a Trillion Dollars Debt Figures From Commerce
The U S Chamber of Commerce releases debt figures showing gross U S public and private debt at about one trillion dollars. The article notes the debt has nearly doubled since 1945, rising 60 billion in 1955, with per capita shares around four thousand six hundred and a family of four about eighteen thousand six hundred. It questions what happens if everyone wants money at the same time and urges personal financial readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Earth
Steamboat Rock Area News Recaps Local Visits and Birthdays
Steamboat Rock residents share a weekend of visits with family and friends in Wellsburg Eldora Parkersburg and Lincoln Neb Overflowing social events include birthday celebrations and a wedding anniversary at Blanche and Ethel's Tea Room Eldora A. G. Lang hosted relatives in Parkersburg while Carl and Herman Freese visited S. A. Turken's home The community also notes the death of Mrs. Henry Zacharias formerly Bessie Wilson in Chicago with local remembrance plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie Olthoss
Wellsburg
Bertha Berends
Ben Havens
Edward Berends
Eldon Ravens
William Daleske
Blanche
Ethel
Eldora
Marvin Nolte
William Daleske, Jr
Gordon Daleske
Bob Frerichs
Neil Bittner
Alma Frerichs
A. G. Lang
Parkersburg
Trene Heltibridle
Marshalltown
Harry Heltibridle
Irene
Glen Callaway
A. Turken
Marvin Nalte
Dumont
Port Sill
Oklo
Marvin
Nalte
Marjorie Daleske
Will Harms
Wiard Aikes
Ralph Aikes
Marlys
Cleves
John McKinney
Lincoln
Nob
H. Folkerts
Henry Ascher
Buck Grove
Merle Johns
Rockford
Roy Koenigabers
Martha Traganza
Sheffield
Otto Luiken
Larry
Donna
Roy Luiken
Ruth
5. A
Rena Frerichs
Dar- Tene Steinfeldt
Hattie Thaler
Herman Schemes
Frerichs
John Harris
Clarence Veld
David
Daryl
Jacob Weld
al Kasparek
Des Moines
L. G. Johnson
Harm Kruse
Eloise Weather
Bertha Harsh
Dora
Bridgewater
Ackley
John Kruse
Paul Weld
Jake Weld
Leland Bittner
Gregory
Liscomb
Bill Eckel, Jr
Horne
Dean Johns
William Daleske Sr
Henry Zacharias
Chicago
Zacharias
Bessie Wilson
Community guests attend many Sunday meals and visits
A long list of extended family and friends share meals and social visits from Marshalltown to Eldora and Des Moines. Notable hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bunte, Mrs. Ada Bocke, and Mrs. Hattie Bocke hosting birthday gatherings, while relatives travel between Elma, Alden, Zearing, and other towns for dinners and hospital or visitation trips.
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Ray Olson
Carl Larson
David Loar
Joe Altman
Leo Thatchens
Marshalltown
Floyd Sonsley
Lawn Hill
Adrian Bachman
Kim Wistey
Des Moines
Ernest Bunte
A. J. Cordes
Wesley Wickle
Alden
Berle Chaplin
Fred Bunte
Zeke Mannetter
Elma
Albert Detje
Traer
Bunte
Datje
Mannetter
Langdon McMillen
Marlene
Howard Sisam
Cot Jtage
A. H. Bocke
T. G. Herrick
Veterans’ Hospital
J. P. Michaelson
John Martin
Fort Atkins
Jack Boeke
W. C. Boeke
Arnold Boeke
Harley Smuck
Marie
Marla
Kenneth Smuck
Fred Koepen
F. C. Dettham
Clifford Lura
Darlene Lackness
Ronald McWherter
Harry Chaplin
Eldora
Dora Silvest
Iowa Falls
Berald Bates
Darwin
Ackley
Leslie McDonald
Sharon
Jim
Deaf Man Perfects Midget Hearing Aid
H A Lyons, long deaf, has perfected a tiny transistor Featherlite in ear cordless hearing aid. It enables hearing voices radio and clock ticks. Also available are wireless electronic glasses. Send inquiries to D W Egeland 1108 Lake Street Evansdale Waterloo Iowa.
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H. A. Lyons
D. W. Egeland
Lake Street
Evansdale
Waterloo
Iowa
Church Events At New Providence And Honey Creek
Community calendar lists services and events for New Providence and Honey Creek Friends Churches. March offerings include Bible School and worship times, a March 26 father and son banquet with Rev. John Moore as speaker and Harold Marsh as toastmaster, plus a March 28 prayer meeting and interchurch service in Chester with Honey Creek participants. Craig Moon of Cedar Falls visited grandparents and relatives here over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Chargil
Worthy A. Spring
Father and Son
John Moore
Eldora
Harold Marsh
Honey Creek
Craig Moon
Cedar Falls
Glen Speas
Robert Mer
Margaret
Judy Speas
Local notices from Hardin County residents and events
A Hardin County mini diary lists visits among Ames Nevada Marshalltown Union and Zearing residents. Families celebrate birthdays, hospital recoveries, and social gatherings. Clergy and ministers from Honey Creek Quarterly Meeting attended a Pastors Short Course at William Penn College Oska loosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Speas
Pammell Court
Ames
Owen Oxley
Amy Banks
Nevada
Alta Tillots
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Vern Rhodes
Electora Memorial Hospital
Sarah Reece
John Long
Novella Shore
Marshalltown
Charles Sisson
Reece
Imogene Chamness
Maggie Hutchens
Union
Rachel Martin
Mae
Honey Creek
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Guilford Street
Leslie McCargar
Pauline Comly
Worthy A. Spring
Floyd Rhodes
Iowa City
Maggie Rhodes
Zearing
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Hardin County Index
Towa Press Association
Eldora’s Picture Newspaper
Eldora, Iowa
Hardin
Herald-Ledger
Iowa Presa
Pirat Ch
George R. Agrecloing
Mer
Don McMillen
Clarence Sallee
Katharine Piper Machantic
Jtauttacher Business Promotion
Mgr. Doyle Felton Society
Grace Protheroe
Marcella Parker
Cna Mn
Dale Peshla
Bud Davis
Wanwaresrentib Oaare
Paul Mason
Jim Ruby
Gene Peshla
Moon
Michigan
the Herald
Warren Rathbone
Mey
Spurgeon
Carl
Board of Education
W. H. Thompson
Bessie Steinberg
D. M. Register and Tribune
Ruby Brown
Ruth Newhall
Eldora Township
Ursula Gerve
Radcliffe
Ward Fowler
William Winter
Ardith Ries
Carl Faust
Hardin County Board of Education
Stubbard
Tor
Cynthia Gray
Rena Freric
Margaret Eckel
Russell Pierson
Carroll Hobson
Gertrude Hutzel
Bob Frevidhs
Alma
Mitchell, Brown & Hodge
Tran
Him
Mrs
Hattie Bocke
Ada Bocke
Mrs. Hattie Bocke
Mrs. Berle Chaplin
Wesley Wilkie
Lydia Hendrickson
George Dubberke
Mrs. Dubberke
Hendrickson
Gus Dubberke
Paul Brink~ Meyer
Fred Tjarks
Arend Tjarks
Elsworth
Laverne Christmson
Bob Hurst
12Th St
Eldory
Ross Reece
Homestead Credit and Agriculture Land
Helen E. Schumacher
Clarke
Beremeier Hardware