Fires' 73 In Annual Event Here Sunday Bramwell Runner-Up
Bramwell finishes second with 79 plus one handicap in the annual American Legion golf tournament at Pine Lake Country Club. Wolcott, nine-time former winner, placed fourth after a 76 with nine strokes handicap. Jack Leonard takes third at 84. Twenty golfers competed. traveling commander’s trophy goes to champion. runner-up prize to Bob Jackson.
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Harrison
Brad’ Wolcott
Pine Lake Country Club Fairways
American Legion
Bill Bramwell
Wolcott
Bramwell
Jack Leonard
Leo F. Wolcott
Bob Jackson
Joe Smith
Ray Nazor
Softball Tourney Ruled Out Here
The customary softball league tournament will not occur this year due to season length weather and the risk of rainouts. Regular season ends Friday Sept 5 with one game set for the following Tuesday. Next week features games Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with no Friday action because of Eldora Kiddies Nickel Days.
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Eldora
Kickers Tourney Is Final Golf Event
The final stag golf event of the season will be played at Pine Lake Country Club this afternoon. It is a special kicker’s tournament where players may replay one fairway stroke on each hole but the replayed shot must be counted. no putts may be replayed. A special event is also planned on number six green.
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Pine Lake Country Club
Eldora Horseshoe Championship Final Play Slated Thursday
The fifth Eldora city horseshoe championship reaches its final play Thursday at 8 PM in the city court. Tearmis captained by Otto Bahr and Mert BaBcock lead 16-15, with both captains urging full team turnout for final tallies.
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Eldora City
Tearmis
Otto Bahr
Mert
Radcliffe Triumphs 6-5 In Semipro Thriller Over Nevada
Radcliffe came from behind three times to beat Nevada 6-5 after Swensen’s leadoff triple in the eighth and a single by Dave Topp. Martyn Topp earned the win in relief, with Glen and Maynard Kuhfus contributing key hits, including a homer by Swensen in the sixth. Nevada’s Barker and B. Diemitroff started strong but Radcliffe sealed it in the eighth.
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Radcliffe
Howard
Swensen
Dave Topp
Nevada
Martyn Topp
Maynard Kuhfus
Hermie” Doering
Glen Kuhfus
Chase Radcliffe
Kuhfus Brothers
Glen
Maynard
Midgets Fall 9-6 On Neutral Field
Albion defeated Eldora 9 to 6 in a Midget baseball league game played on a neutral field. The local team plans to finish its season this week with the Midget tournament during Eldora Kiddies Nickel Days on Friday and Saturday.
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Whitten
Albion
Eldora
Eldora Kiddies
Cuban All Stars At Radcliffe Tonight
The Cuban All Stars, a traveling baseball club, will face Radcliffe at the West Hardin diamond tonight. The Cubans are making their third swing of the season through the United States and Canada, recently playing a number of Iowa clubs.
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Radcliffe
Hardin Diamond
United S States
Canada
Iowa
Grid Tigers In Session Here
Football drills at EHS began with twice daily sessions facing the 1952 Tigers for the week. Mentor Jim Mcleran announced practice at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. through Friday with one morning drill Saturday. About 50 candidates were expected, including 12 letterwinners and transfer Ken Collins from Tama.
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EHS
Tigers
Jim Mcleran
Ken Collins
Tama
Radcliffe Beats Bancroft 6-1 as Neumann Dominates
Radcliffe pitcher Carl Neumann returned to the mound and fanned 18 to lead Radcliffe over Bancroft 6-1 on Friday night. Bancroft scratched a run in the eighth, while Radcliffe plated four in the fourth and two in the fifth. Kuhfus, Topp, and Engelson led Radcliffe’s hitting with multi‑hit performances.
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Radcliffe
Carl Neumann
Radcliffe Mound
West Hardin
Bancroft
Neumann
Dean Erbes
Dick Kluge
Glen Kuhfus
Dave and
Marlyn Topp
Duane Engelson
Heslop to Report for Drake Grid Drills
Jamie Heslop, former EHS athlete, will report among 19 lettermen for Drake University gridiron drills on Sept 1 with practice starting Sept 3. Heslop is among 44 invited players and is a two year letter winner who also earned a baseball award last spring.
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Jamie Heslon
EHS
Drake University
Heslop
Whitten Falls 5-4 to Parkersburg in Fair Semipro
Parkersburg defeated Whitten 5-4 in a Hardin County fair semipro game called after seven innings due to darkness.
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Parkersburg
Whitten
Hardin County Fair
Marathon Moves Out Front in Softball League Race
Southside Marathon built a definite lead with two wins over Steamboat Rock and Iowa Electric, 11-0 and 8-7, including a 12 inning thriller that postpones VIW-Cashway. Vets beat Union 9-3 in four innings due to 11 p.m. curfew, leaving standings unchanged except Steamboat Rock dropping to fourth.
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Southside ‘Marathon
Friay
Steambodgt Rock
Iqwa Hletric
Southsiders
Steamboat
Electric
Vets
Union
Steamboat Rock
Pet
Iowa Electric
Southside
Diamond Antics COMING GAMES Semi-Pro Tonight RESULTS
Radcliffe tops Bancroft 6 to 1 in a mixed results page with Radcliffe also defeating Nevada 6 to 5. Southside Marathon dominates Steam Boat Rock 11 to 0 and later beats Iowa Electric 8 to 7 while VFW loses 9 to 3.
More Inbred Hog Lines Are Needed
Iowa State College swine breeder L N Hazel notes commercial expansion hinges on developing good inbred lines to enable hybrid vigor in hog production. Crossbreeding across generations boosts litter size livability and growth, while exchanges between breeders avert related boars. Experiments show hybrid vigor persists to four generations but fades if original lines are reused too soon.
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L. N. Hazel
Iowa State College
Ames
Hazel
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Pigs Show Crossbreeding Gains In Montana Breeding Tests
Nine weaned pigs per litter. The best Poland-Landrace crosses produced pigs averaging 225 pounds at months of age and requiring only 3.10 pounds of feed per pound of gain. The cross of inbred Duroc boars on Poland-Landrace sows is nearly as good as the Poland-Landrace cross. The next generation to Montana No 1 is within 2 or 3 percent of matching the Poland-Landrace cross.
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Montana No. 1
Farmers Urged to Carry Wind Insurance in Iowa
Des Moines report warns high Iowa winds destroy even sturdy structures. Farmers and townspeople face repeated storm damage to crops, animals, buildings, and people. Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association secretary Harry L. Gross urges up to date policies as essential protection against severe windstorms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry L. Gross
The
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Middle Western
Rural Schools Share Awards In Educational Exhibits
Cash prizes totaling 120 dollars were awarded to 18 rural schools from 36 entries in the Hardin County Fair educational exhibit. Schools led with Alden No 11 earning three 1sts and three 2nds, Ellis No 2 claiming nine 1sts, others collecting multiple prizes under their teachers. Names of schools, winners, and teachers include Alden No 4 Mrs. Lee Sanders. Alden No 7 Mrs. Wm Krause Sr. Concord No 5 Opal Ruland. Concord No 6 Mrs Herb Ziebell. Ellis No 5 Clara Doyle. Etna No 7 Mrs Myrtle Peterson. Robertson grammar Mrs Wallace L Heitland. Gifford Primary Mrs Gertrude Lawler. Gifford grammar Mrs Ethel Smith. Jackson No 7 Mrs Esther Nearman. Jackson No 4 Mrs C Seggerman. Pleasant No 2 Bernice Kaelachke. Pleasant No AS Mrs Ruthe Faute. Sherman No 1 Mrs Jennette Harless. Sherman No 6 Mrs Wayne Stukenberg. Sherman No 8 Mrs Lucille Gerach.
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Alden No
Lee Sanders
Wm. Krause
Ellen Crabtree
Concord No
Opal Ruland
Herb Ziebell
Ellis
Neta Kasischke
Ellis No
Clara Doyle
Etna
Cleves
Myrtle Peterson
Robertson Grammar
Wallace L. Heitland
Gifford
Gertrude Lawler
Pleasant No
Bernice Kaelachke
Ruthe Faute
Sherman
Jennette Harless
Wayne Stukenberg
Sherman No
Lucille Gerach
Windstorm insurance urged after farm loss drives demand
Gross notes a farmer in Iowa lost multiple buildings to a sudden windstorm. He collected 17000 from his policy but replacement costs at today’s prices exceed that amount. He warns property owners without windstorm coverage face disaster and urges higher limits.
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Gross
Iowa
Births and marriages listed in Iowa notices
Eldrea Miss Carried Fouts and Mrs Lawrence Sheldon linked in marriage listings. Steamboat entries include Roth Mrs Alfred Bell and others. Union and Albion notices name multiple wives and spouses with addresses. Births record Eldora Mrs George Jackson a boy August 23 and New Providence Mrs John Bruloczky a boy August 24. McCallsburg Mrs Robert Lounsberry a boy August 22 Zearing Mrs Alfred Oakland twins born August 24.
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Eldrea
Carried Fouts
Lawrence Sheldon
Roth
Alfred Bell
Clarente Nipper
Henrietta Hall
Hubbard
Charlotta Walters
LaVonne Severseike
Union
Ed Lepley
Hattie Cavana
208
Falls
Charles Nasse
Albion
Ralph Williams
Newburg
Raymond Wallis
New Providence
John Bruloczky
McCallsburg
Robert Lounsberry
Zearing
Alfred Oakland
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Fires
Kickers” Tourney
Herald - Index
Rad
Rhe Nevada
Barker
J. Diemitroff
B. Diemitroff
Radcliffe Moomering
Mi. Topp
D. Topp
Howard Swensen
Engelson
Rhe Bancroft
Donaghue
Dooding
Whitten Falls
Marathon
Diamond Antics
Cashway
VFW
Standard Oil
Southside Marathon
FFA
Poland
Dour
Herald-Index
Educ
By Dick. Shaw
Reo
Travelers Safety Service
George Jackson
Grahame
Kitty Carson
Dan River
Grahats Department Stores
Princess Pat
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