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Newspaper

Hardin County Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1924

Page

4

Eldora Boosters Welcome Cedar Rapids Delegation

Eldora hosts Cedar Rapids boosters with banners, flags, lake views, and praise for hospitality. Community Club momentum shown as locals back improvements and a welcoming reception. Senator Brookhart campaign chatter stirs statewide talk on Coolidge ties and party unity. Third District Republican caucus set for Waterloo with focus on supporting Coolidge and Daves.

Eldora Cedar Rapids Dove Commercial Art Engravers Eldor Boyd Community Club Lake City

Hardin County Leaders Push Education and Water Plans

The article notes New York World on education funding as a state duty and a low per person cost. It discusses water woes in the city, including a proposal to drill deeper wells to find softer water. Hardin County Farm Bureau reports a successful membership campaign, led by LeRoy Anderson of Radcliffe, with the Third District adopting the plan.

New York World Hardin County Toto LeRoy Anderson Radcliffe

Cooperation the Key to Growth and Civic Progress

Bill Bogster argues that cooperation drives growth and reduces conflict as towns prosper. The piece notes Iowa bus lines, railroad impacts, and taxes. It mentions a Nevada hearing on a bus fine route via Eldora Ames to Des Moines, the 1924 auto plates fine, a proposed county road gravel plan, Kansas bank reopenings, and the call for safer ammonia pressure machines after a Des Moines explosion, with taxes due this month.

Eldora Ames Des Moines Nevada Iowa

Community Notes From Eldora and Nearby Towns

Fragments detail social calls visits and family happenings in Eldora and surrounding areas with names like Bertha Smith Audrey Clemons Miner Perry Johnson and Clemons. Local church events list Sunday School and services and a note on attendance.

Ladies’ Aid Foster Store W. M. Perry S. L. Clemons C. C. Miner Henry Swark Mesdames Wil Perry Will Miller Florence Johnson W. A. Johnson Sam Rockwell Lester Hazel Rev. C. C. Miner Herman Huffman Dean Foster Little Dale Bogue A. F. Winters Lenna Lundy Geo. Batch Union S. L F. A. Perry Vernon Allbee Newton Will Perry L. M Crosley Beecher Miss Leo I. F. Hoising Lillian Grace Louis Rutzen F. A

Ivester Notes From Frosty Era Center Threshing Ring Meets

Local item details farm life in Ivester including Center Threshing Ring meeting to settle season business. News covers recent travels, a Lake Cornelia fishing trip, livestock dealings, corn and hog deliveries, social visits, and crew moves around Wellsburg Marshalltown and Waterloo.

Wes, Moats Elias Moats Lake Cornelia Dan Turner Alva Miller Eldora Maynard Harold Newell Robert Reist Harold Hogle Marshalltown Ed van Tiger Wellsburg Frank Gohner Harry Cakerice Sheller Bros Albert Ross Dell Johnson Frank Sheller Harry Cakerlce Steamboat Wes Moats Lou Gohner Conrad I .L. Leatherman L E. Miller Joe Schachtke Elmer Wolfe Lester Hoffa Lizzie Hoffa Grundy Center H. C. Sheiler I. D. Leatherman Waterloo The Electric Company Frank Lamb Fred Essig Stanley Meyers Cando N. D

Real New Year and the Tactful Prince

Arthur Brisbane writes that a new year begins with action not January 1 and urges people to start now. He cites progress in education travel and marriage timing while warning about eugenics concerns and the need for responsible parenting. He notes Argentine iron sheets aiding farmers and praises the Prince of Wales for tact in social encounters.

Gifford Weekend Guests Extend Family Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis McDonald and daughter were weekend guests in the L. W. Fower home. Mr. and Mrs Larson and

Ellis McDonald L. W. Fower Larson

Local families and visitors share weekends across towns

Radcliffe residents hosted by O Seim while Ed Fox of Boone recalls past agency work. Lee Bradford visited Eagle Grove and Alden as others travel to Quimby Ames Gilman Dillon Eldora Perry Perry and Nevada relatives are noted with several households hosting and visiting over the weekend.

Radcliffe O. Seim Ed Fox Boone Fox Lee Bradford Eagle Grove Alden Drew Campbell Lewis Campbell Quimby Roy Snyder Ames Herman Juggles Gilman Chicago H. Edmondson Perry Fred Gates Marshalltown Gates Sadie Frossell Nevada Mae Wood

Don’t howl if you get the neck of a giraffe

A quip reflects on enduring common troubles with humor, noting that even when troubles come, others face harsher or longer burdens, and gratitude follows. It frames resilience through a playful analogy to a giraffe’s long neck.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hardin County Ledger Eldora and Sherman W. Needham Emily Dickinson Brookhart Pres. Coolidge Coolidge Congressman Robinson Iowa Falls Wilson Daves Bob’ LaFollette North West Cal Bill Bogster Albion Ackley ‘Rota Tournad Kansas Old Town Ryley Barnes Charles Curmert Bertha Smith Audrey Clara Dooley S. IL. Clemons Jim Clemons Miner Dr. Nyquist Ivester Arthur Brisbane Greenland Labrador Argentine Republic United States Steel Products Company Prince of Wales St. Louis Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Althouh Abor Pat Auto Oil CO Home Oil Company Eldora, Iowa Dawe Calvin Coolidge John W. Davis Robert M. la Follette P. BR. K. Chemical Ford P. R. K. Paint Shop
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