31 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1952
Page
1
A community newspaper urges voters to back Dwight D. Eisenhower, praising his leadership, unity, and commitment to peace and an end to the Korean War. It stresses duty, democracy, and a return to reverence for the presidency, arguing he is the best qualified to unify nations and restore prosperity.
The piece compiles remarks from Adlai Stevenson Guy Sparkman Roosevelt Jr. and Truman praising Dwight D. Eisenhower. It notes Stevenson calling nomination reassuring in Western Europe and Truman’s repeated support for Eisenhower including 1952 presidency.
An editorial across four Hardin county papers questions Ike's choices in associates, saying he muffed chances yet could still win. It contrasts Taft Jenner and McCarthy with Stevenson backers, noting GOP tensions and Ike’s perceived independence from a conservative wing while recalling the 1952 nomination dynamics.
A reflective note thanks Sarah Diehl for a hedge apple that evokes country lanes and school days. The writer recalls the fruit known as hedge apple or Osage orange, jokes about cloves for scent, and praises Katharine Piper while hoping to witness her grandson’s first writings.
A stitched column of reader notices and local commentary mocks the election campaign and party politicking. It riffs on Ike Truman Dewey Stevenson episodes plus small town opinions, polling vibes, and a centennial Eldora piece with a whisker contest.
The column notes a Concord township teacher salary rise for winter term while staff shortages persist, with three schools without teachers. It mentions ongoing renovations at Porter Moirs hall to become Masonic lodge rooms and references political rhetoric, a crusade against misdeeds on Halloween, and a 1952 ballot message. It also reports a broken leg from football, a farmer’s ping pong game on the farm, and a seven foot eagle captured by Steve Moser. Additional items cover local election results, marriage licenses, and 1912 to 1942 reminiscences including librarians, partridge seasons, and homecoming queen Arlene Teske at Eldora.
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