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Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1956

Page

4

Eldora Edges Traer 65-61 In North Iowa Cedar League

Eldora defeats Traer 65-61 to stay atop the North Iowa Cedar League standings. Gary Frazer scores 15 for Eldora with 13 from Asu. Traer’s center posts 25 in a tight finish. Tigers lead 19-12 after one, 89-29 at halftime, then Traer ties 44-44 before Frazer and Batten push Eldora ahead late.

Tigers Traer Gary Frazer Eldora Batten Norris Asu Boas Batten Eee Frazer Pete Eee Ee Flickinger Svoboda, Deedee Eee Nny

Rad Boys Win and Radcliffe Tops NP Boys 56 40

New Providence Radcliffe game recap shows Radcliffe in first place in the PL Conference defeating New Providence 56 40. Neal Mossman 17 and LeRoy Balvanz 16 led Radcliffe. Lyle Broer had 13 for New Providence. In the girls game New Providence edged Radcliffe 46 39 as Sharon Mersman scored 21 and Diane Ritland 24 in a tight 33 33 fourth.

NEW Providence Radcliffe Rad Neal Mossman LeRoy Balvanz Lyle Broer Sharon Mersman Diane Ritland

Eldora Tigers Face Stiff Test in Iowa Conference Tilt

Undefeated Eldora Tigers led by Coach Don Gruenwald travel to LaPorte City for a key Cedar League basketball game. LaPorte City improved to three wins and one loss after beating Ackley Tuesday, setting up a pivotal contest on the road with implications for the loop standings.

Don Gruenwald Eldora North Iowa Cedar League Traer Iowa Eldora Tigers LaPorte City LaPorte City Five Ackley Case

Basketball matchups listed for several towns this week

Tuesday schedule shows Eldora at LaPorte City for boys and Union-Whitten at Radcliffe, New Providence at Owasa, Alden at Steamboat Rock, Weilsburg at Hubbard. Thursday lists Liscomb at Union-Whitten. Friday offers Eldora at New Prov for girls and Alden at Geneva. Also a notice promising free appliance tickets with home Christmas shopping.

Owasa Pee Union - Whitten Hubbard New Providence Wellsburg Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Beens Alden Radcliffe Hubbard Pr Alden Owasa Ee Eldora LaPorte City Union-Whitten Owasa Alden Weilsburg New Prov Geneva

Iowa Farm Machinery Density Noted in Survey

A rural statistics note reports an average of one hay baler for every five farms in Iowa, reflecting equipment distribution across the state's agricultural sector.

Iowa

Tigerettes Down Dinsdale 70 61 In Friday Clash

Eldora high school girls basketball defeated a strong Dinsdale squad 70-61 after trailing by eight at halftime. The Tigerettes surged in the third quarter and held at least a six point lead, with balanced scoring and improved team play under coach Ed Engstrom.

Eldora Dinsdale Tigerette Ed Engstrom

Owasa Girls Maintain Standings Versus Alden

Owasa high school girls beat Alden 45 to 25 to extend their conference streak to seven wins. Jean Balvant led Owasa with 18 points as they led 34 to 18 at halftime. Alden boys defeated Owasa 56 to 43 behind 22 points from Dick Lowery and 16 from Stan Crosser.

ALDEN Owasa High School Owasa Jean Balvant Jack Sogard Dick Lowery Stan Crosser

Steamboat Rock Boys and Girls Cage Teams Named

Steamboat Rock high school reveals its boys basketball squad led by coach Bill Roehlk with players Darrell Frerichs Marvy Manning Dave Asher Norman Arends Joe Knight Ronnie Havens along with a named group listed in the photo caption, including Ed Bear Jim Harris Louie Luiken Don Bartholomew Rex Heard Art Jaspers and others.

Bill Roehlk Steamboat Rock High School Darrell Frerichs Marvy Manning Dave Asher Norman Arends Joe Knight Ronnie Havens Ed, Bear Jim Harris Louie Luiken Don Barth Olomew Rex Heard Art Jaspers Mel Kenny Reed George Ehlers Roger Reed Gordon Pixler

Steamboat Rock Hosts Hubbard Clubs In Debut Gym

Steamboat Rock girls fell 34 31 and boys 56 54 in tight home opens against Hubbard. Janet Orgell led Hubbard with 15 points while Alma Lyon scored 18 for Steamboat Rock. Hubbard’s Mary Manning led Hubbard with 24 points as Steamboat’s J Wild had 14 for Hubbard.

Steamboat Rock Hubbard Janet Orgell Alma Lyon Hubbard Boys Pirates Mary Manning Steamboat J. Wild

Wellsburg Cobras Split Twin Bill Friday Night

Wellsburg and Union Whitten split a conference twin bill. The Union Whitten girls beat Wellsburg 34 to 17 with Claudette Hathaway scoring 16 and Janice Etjen adding 10 for Union Whitten. In the second game Wellsburg beat Union Whitten 53 to 44 as Mark Schantz scored 18 and Wally Dieters 13 for Wellsburg while Larry Reece tallied 13 for Union Whitten.

Wellsburg Union-Whitten Warriorettes Wellsburg Boys Cobra Claudette Hathaway Janice Etjen Wellsburg Warriors Union Whitten Mark Schantz Wally Dieters Larry Reece

Special Dairy Sale Saturday December 22 at 1 PM

A dairy sale offering 60 head total with 30 cows listed now. The lineup includes 15 springing Holstein heifers and 15 open Holstein heifers. First come, first served, limited to 60 head. Listed as a special event to be held Saturday at 1:00 PM.

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