Harvest of Iowa corn shines with danger and safety needs
Iowa corn crop valued over one million dollars marks a record harvest in 1952. Hardin county reports high yields around 80 bushels per acre while picker accidents rise, including a Whitten man injuring his hand. A State College survey links most injuries to unsafe practices, haste, and lack of safety shields, noting peak accident times at 10 am and 3 pm.
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Iowa
Hardin County
Whitten
Eldora
Hubbard
Iowa State College
Schaa Produce Company
Washington Street
Fagg
T. H. Schaa
Manual Arts
Eldora High School
Ray Allen
Walter B. Eyre
Eyre
Robert Sayer
W. G. Leslie
Mr. Leslie
Rumblings In Eldora on Gender Roles and Shopping
Local chatter in Eldora weighs the cost of raising boys versus girls. Mrs. Dornsbach quips that daughters bring dolls and “footballs, baseballs, gloves, bats” plus the usual girl items, prompting calls for a public rebuttal in Rumblings, Herald-Index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Bob Dornsbach
Dornsbach
Herald-Index
Brannan Criticism Sparks Iowa Farm Backlash
The piece accuses Brannan of stoking wage and price inflation to hurt farmers, links him to the CIO and Farmer's Union schemes, and claims Brannan aided the Democratic Party with campaign lies andCorruption charges. It touts Farm Bureau and Grange opposition and notes indictments tied to Brannan's circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannan
Iowa
CIO
Farmer’s Union
Farm Bureau
Grange
Family farm debate stirs California farmers
Marion Sentinel argues Brannan and allies misrepresent farmers view on land use. It says small meetings excluded most farmers, defends the family farm expansion, cites history of Washington attempts to seize land and water rights, and warns against liberal control of agriculture and the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannan
Stooges
Tall
Towa
Washington
California
America
Marion
Twenty Years Of Over The Back Fence Reflections
The Eldora Herald Ledger marks twenty years of the Over the Back Fence column by Cynthia Gray. Editor John Moffett helped launch the feature and Gray reflects on its evolution, reader reactions, travel notes, civic campaigns, and the author’s place in Eldora’s Our Town narrative across two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Gray
Eldora Herald- Ledger
John Moffett
H-L
Minneapolis Tribune
C.G
John
Fire at Haas Store Ends With Modest Damage
The Haas store was lighted by D Wills plant using acetylene gas. A tank in the ground at the rear exploded while an assistant used a kerosene lamp, but the fire stayed confined to the tank and rear of the building. Damage not to exceed $50. The Herald notes more local items including a Garden City tragedy suspect, injuries to Paulson, a grand jury plan for Hilbury, Iowa Falls beating Eldora in bowling, political nominations, a school bond vote, and Eldora fishery plans.
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Herald
C. M. Haas
D. Wills
Marshalltown
Garden City
Concord Township
Teese Hilbury
Paulson
Tungland
Hilbury
Grand Jury
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Tom C. Meader
H. G. Davis
C. H. Davis
S. B. Gardner
George F. Smith
L. Nelson
Charles Stewart
Havens
Charles Cummings
C. A. Wright
Chris Weimer
Radcliffe
Audi
Evergreen-Sherman Reflections at Local Institute and Visits
The Evergreen-Sherman society notes attendees at the district Institute held at Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church in Hubbard. Several families from Iowa Falls Decatur Ill Galesburg and Cedar Rapids visited relatives and attended local events including a 25th wedding anniversary in Edgewood Town Falls and a Harvest Home service and basket dinner at Evergreen. Households hosted guests over the weekend with relatives from Des Moines Minneapolis and Jacksonville.
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Imsiand
Kenneth Potter
Decatur
Ill
John Terpening
Aileen Terpening
Galesburg
O. L. Peckenpaugh
Radcliffe
Waller Eller
Lloyd Eller
Rudolph Eller
Paul Himmel
Ralph Streyffeler
Walter Eller
Des Moines
Evergreen Women’s Society of World Service
District Institute
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Hubbard
Werner Eller
John Hornung
Nebraska
Max Kosanke
James Rankin
Billy
Iowa Falls
Evergreen Church
Lowell Luhman
David
Iowa City
Joan Luhman
Cedar Rapids
K. D. Luhman
Town
Dean Luhman
Jacksonville
Fla
Kenneth Luhman
Brookland
Open House Honors Mrs Burlin Hamer and Daughters
Mrs. Wilmer Cook hosted a Tuesday afternoon open house from 2 to 5 for her daughter Mrs. Burlin Hamer and her adopted twins Vera and Sonja. Over sixty callers attended. Guests included Lois Hamer of Los Angeles, sister of Mr. Hamer, who led the guest book.
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Wilmer Cook
Burlin Hamer
Vera
Sonja
Mr. Hamer
Humeston
S. Dale Moon
Maurice Cook
Hamer
Lois Hamer
Los Angeles
Herman Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Lewis Dunham
B. C. Dean
Independence
Clyde Andrews
Jewell
Nina McFarland
Lake Park
Roy Wilson
Carroll
Clinton Hunt
Orange Park
Fla
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National Editorial Association
Hardin County Index
Eldora’s Picture Newspaper
Eldora, Iowa
Iowa Press Association
Hardin
Herald-Ledger
Margaret Carson
C of C
Bill Johnson
Nixon
Father McDonough
St. Mary’s
All Saints
Don Ameche
Father Stemm
Dubuque
Ameche
Bill Bramwell
N. Y
Columbia
Chet van Derveer
Guy Jone
Chet
Guy Jones
Guy
Bob Ferguson
Van
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Bee Bere Beer Nee
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Drew Pearson
Charlie
John Henry
Ppt
W. D. Edson
Boston
Yellowstone Park
Florida
Missouri
Mexico
Courthouse Square
Eldora Rotary Club
Charles Dickens
Eldora Pipe and Tile Works
Roosevelt
Wilson G
Taft
Debs
Miss Winter
Vivian Carpenter
John Carpenter
Marion Thomas
Lile Sargent
Agnes Bowman
Cora Horton
Agnes Todd
Fannie Riley
Harriet Smith
Luella Harris
Mildred Hollied
Ruby Wallace
Margaret Smallpage
Florence Burgess
Augusta Smith
Helen Walker
Ethel Houghton
F. A. Burlingame
Pierce Place
Fred Wehrman
Will Halden
Grundy Center
Ladage Drug Store
J. H. Smith
L. Davzes
Eldora Candy Company
Davzes
Bateson
Samn Grace EO
Tor
Richard Hallbauer
Ackley
W. S. Porter
S. S. Hadley
Providence Township
Leo B. Marks
F. G. Edgar
Eldora Park
United States
Manchester
Iowa River
Evergreen - Sherman
Glenda Eller
Ruth Milde
Loraine Bowie
Minneapolis
Providence
Mrs
Ross G. Reece
Hubert Livingston
Tuttle
North Dakota
Frank Bales
Tessie Johnson
Ontario
Calif
Wilson Hadley
Albion
Kansas City
Civic Club
John Bartholow
Wilfred Rogers
Frank Beran
Europe
Mrs. Beran
KXEL
Waterloo
Andrle & Creps Furniture Store
Potatoes
Cobblers
George
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