Eisenhower Seeks Independent Leadership In Presidency
Editorials from Charles City, Davenport, and Carroll applaud Dwight D. Eisenhower for winning the presidency. They urge him to translate military leadership into independent civilian governance, deliver broad national unity, and tackle looming domestic and foreign policy challenges with courage and prudence.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Eisenhower
Charles City Press
Davenport
Mumps Prevalence and Local Civic Updates in Eldora
Mumps remain common in Eldora especially among children. municipal projects progress with a new library roof and a sewer line to court house. A bond measure for a gym and manual training building failed 523 to 126. livestock disease and multiple local notices including marriages, a fire loss compare, community events, and a charity drive for old keys sent to Rome for Navy processing are reported.
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Court House
Raymond Lewis
Ruth Mason
Albert Palmer
Emma Debe
Bert Stewart
Ruth R. Higginbotham
A. Mann
Jennie Shafer
R. R. Ohls
Johhanna Radke
Frank Zufall
Maud Bushard
Charles H. Kesler
Edith M. Thompson
E. M. Myers
Mary Orpen
Tom J. Hale
Alphonsine Adams
J. H. Sheets
Pearl Penington
Leslie Newland
Lena F. Fiddler
Vinny Staley
Anna E. Stanrope
Eldora
Ila Watson
J. W. Watson
Waves
Miss Watson
George Sanders
Dick Williams
Jackson
William Daleske, Jr. Clay
Clive Cook
Alden
Chicago Producers’ Commission Association
Old Keys
Harry C. Marks
Leo F. Walcott
War Production Board
Rome
N. Y
Navy
Eldora Faces School Bond Issue And Site Debate
Eldora's town faces a new school building decision as residents argue over site location while civic groups push for a bond issue. Voters are urged to back the bond when the election is called, with community meetings and expert input planned. Local Rotary humor and sports notes mention Notre Dame coach calls and Iowa basketball results as context for town chatter.
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Gerade
Eldora
Iowa
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Thanksgiving Echoes Through Time in Hardin County
A reminiscence piece traces Thanksgiving through decades in Hardin County Iowa. The author surveys history from 1930s civic readings to 1940s debates over moving the holiday, noting Harvest Sunday observances, rural-urban ties, and local church participation amid wartime leanings.
Kensington Club Elects New Officers at Whitten Meeting
Mrs Earl Lamer was elected president of the Kensington Club with Mrs Enos Fouts vice president and Mrs Blanche Hathaway secretary and Mrs Florence Vinton treasurer. Incoming officers take duties in January. Other notes recount club activities, hospitality plans, and social visits in Whitten Iowa.
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Kensington Club
James Wilcox
Walter Arnold
Arnold
Florence Vinton
Donald Weaver
Earl Lamer
Enos Fouts
Blanche Hathaway
Harry Eggleston
Lucille Meyers
Ralph Martin
Clyde Mitchem
Gerald Cripps
Floyd Lyon
Marshalltown
Lloyd Hauser
Alice Mabie
Wallace Doad
Whitten Christian Church
Mae Humeston
Dale Hauser
Thanksgiving spirit and aid values in 1947 era
The note recalls overseas pressure from 1947, the Friendship train and Thanksgiving contribution of 1200 cans of milk by Eldora schools, plus donations. It emphasizes annual CROP appeal, ongoing war relief needs, and a Thanksgiving grace reflecting gratitude beyond presidential proclamations, urging year round thankfulness.
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Eldora
Dairy cows must be fed wisely in cornstalk fields
Good cows pastured on corn stalks will produce less milk and butterfat. Dairy cows will eat too much corn if they are allowed to run loose in a cornstalk field, and won't eat enough high quality roughage.
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National Editorial Association
Hardin County
Eldora’s Picture Newspaper
Eldora, Iowa
Hardin
Herald-Ledger
Mangiss
America
Carroll Times Herald
Methodist Church
W. G. Ramsay
Joe Fagg
McCullough
Steamboat Rock
Fagg
Baptist Church
George F. Smith
W. R. Scholfield
Harriet Meader
Charles M. Fillmore
Cincinnati Music House
McKinley
August Bahr
Inna Falls
Ackley
Grand Hichway
Farm Bureau of
Kidora
Pleasant Townships
Eldora Community Club
Eldora Motor Co
Orpha Crossan
Bonnie Rice
Cecelia White
Luella Jones
Polly
The
Circus
Frances Nucholls
Ruth Chaney
Barbara Marsh
Catherine Ibach
Marion Jobe
Ruth Pierce
W. H. McDonald
Vivian A. Erickson
William A. Heckle
Elizabeth K. Hill
Edwin Ackerman
Veda E. Katsch
Bateson
Wisner Opera House
Opera House
H. A. Ziesman
WMT
Waterloo
N. S. Carpenter
Gilman Brothers
J. R. Redman
Dubuque, Towa
Merchants Nation
Bank of
O. B. Burcham
Joe Mason
Lawn Hill
Publc
HLS
SAI
Des Moines
Rotary
Henry Janssen
Henry
Howard
Ohio
Hawks
Northwestern
Chicago
E. Paul Jones
C.G
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eldora’s Union
St. Paul's Lutheran
Joel Chelsing
Marilyn
McCalisburg
Whitten
Wayne Callaway
Wayne Kinney
Gifford
Lyle Callaway
Herb Hauser
Wallace Doud
Clifford Hauser
Belmond
Jerry Howard
Gene Howard
Virgil Mitchell
Mc Callsburg
Frank Martin
Carl Callaway
Camdenton
Mac
George Arnold
Paul Callaway
Melbourne
Ree Eggleston
Whiten
C. D. Lee
Iowa State College
Mitchell, Brown & Hodge
Tata
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Smith Motors
del Monte
Cecil
Thanks
Ving
Capons
Jonathan
Hunt's
del * Monte
Jack Sprat
Stardin County Index
By Williams
John L. Madam
Eldora’s Gift Store
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