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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1972
Page
5
A reader Letter to non-smokers condemns television and radio ads portraying smoking. The writer lashes at campaigns showing smokers as virtuous while implying doom for smokers and mocks a scene of a meal conversation. The piece condemns societal obsession with others’ smoking.
A speaker laments protections for criminals not informed of counsel and rails against anti smoking campaigns. He argues warnings on cigars are pointless and compares risks of smoking to alcohol and hard drugs. He urges reflection on cancer and smoking, noting many cancer patients are smokers.
70 Years Ago 1902 Hardin County items show bids failed to meet full quota for those who starved too long at the Wine Cup. Notes on Etna township citizen near Robertson sent away for his own good. Waterloo lost Carnegie Library bid due to Cedar River split. Bloomer Baseball Club arrived but rain barred play. 125 Eldora mutual telephone patrons. 40 phones planned for Industrial school. A Meader finished a bathroom. local butcher jokes about porterhouse versus soup bone. night operator discussion for Town Central depot. J F Hardin breaks ground for new residence. cellar and foundation this fall, rest next spring.
The writer argues both sides hold rights in shared spaces. They note pm irritants, stress smokers’ autonomy, and criticize non-smokers who police smoking. The piece reflects tension between personal choice and public comfort without advocating for either side.
A Beef Cow Management Day is scheduled for December 15 at Iowa State University. Hardin county extension director Jim Johnson urges tablemen to mark calendars. Demonstrations cover calf scours therapy, branding, implanting, heat detection, and a beef cow calf research progress report. Morning session at 9 am at the Beef Nutrition Farm near Ames, afternoon at C Stephens Auditorium.
A stream of visitors from Alden, Eldora, Ames, Oskaloosa, and nearby towns gathered at Valley View to honor birthdays, visit relatives, and greet Mrs. Abby Hogle and Eva Morey. Names include Hogle, Kielsmeier, Dubberke, Hartley, Wiesner, Jackson, Moore, Barton, and Hoffman among others.
A list of buyers and sellers from Eldora and Hubbard area show a sequence of car brands including Oldsmobile Ford Chevrolet Mercury Lincoln and models or dealers Iowa Veterinary Supply Co Iowa Falls Ackley Eldora and names such as Jerry Kramer Connie Kramer William Pommrenn Dwain for Margaret King Chauncey Crosser Olive Crosser Beverly Johansen Olive Crosser Phyllis Anderson Ackley Opel.
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