County Sports U W Cagers Beat Liscomb Both Teams
Union-Whitten split with Liscomb teams, girls winning 46-36 powered by Claudette Hathaway 25 points and Diane Long 16 while Peterson 20 and Hunt 13 supported the losers. The Cobra boys rolled 63-47 as Baker 13 Callaway 12 and Reece 10 led, with Vry 16 and Case 14 top Liscomb scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
Union-Whitten
Liscomb
Claudette Hathaway
Cobra
Diane Long
Peterson
Hunt
Baker
Callaway
Reece
Vry
Case
Iowa U vs Ohio State Football Highlights at New Grand
The film Football Highlights of 1956 features Iowa University defeating Ohio State to clinch the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl trip, shown as a special Christmas attraction at the New Grand Theatre on December 23 25 and 26, with the theatre closed on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa University
Ohio State
Iowa
New Grand Theatre
Gruenwald Attends Iowa State Basketball Clinic
Boys' coach Don Gruenwald attended a Iowa State college basketball clinic on Saturday. The program concluded with the Wyoming vs. Iowa State basketball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Grinénwald
Iowa State College
Junior High Girls Start Season Two Wins, Boys Undefeated
Coach Paul Gates' junior high girls have played three games and won twice. The Little Tiger boys, coached by Ted Smith, are 4-0 after beating Whitten Radcliffe Reinbeck and Grundy Center. Remaining games: Grundy Center boys at home Jan 12, Radcliffe boys and girls away Jan 19, and Iowa Falls boys away Feb 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gates
Little Tiger
Ted Smith
Whitten
Radcliffe
Reinbeck
Grundy
Grundy Center
Iowa Falls
NICL Play To Resume Jan 8 In North Iowa Cedar League
North Iowa Cedar League plans league play to resume January 8 after a holiday break. Ackley will host the local team on January 4, with most teams completing two remaining games before the second half. Eldora leads with an 8-1 record as La Porte sits atop the standings at 4-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Iowa Cedar League
Ackley
Eldora and
Grundy Center Boys
Eldora
la Porte
Wildlife Club Annual Meeting Set for December 27
The Pine Lake Wildlife club will hold its annual meeting on Thursday December 27 starting at 7 30 p.m. at the clubhouse. A Dutch lunch will follow at no charge to honor officers and committee members. New officer slate and board committees were announced by president Howard Schaa including Eckhoff as vice president Rubow secretary treasurer and several directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Lake Wildlife Club
Howard Schaa
H. A. Eckhoff
C. J. Piper
Paul Walter
R. R. Bateson
E. J. Andrie
Jas. G. Bates
Carroll Large
Gene Setchell
Duwayne Wilson
Gene Farmer
D. W. Dickinson
Merle Costello
New Books at City Library Adds Variety This Month
The City Library lists numerous new titles across fiction, mystery, history, and reference. Authors include Ruth Stephen, Agatha Christie, Louise L Amour, Elizabeth Giddings, Dorothy E. Smith, and Marian Anderson, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Library
Ruth Stephen
Martha Foley
Dorothy E. Smith
Horse’ Barnsby
Phil Stong
UW Girls To Play Dads Benefit Games At Union-Whitten
Two benefit basketball games at Union-Whitten gym start Friday at 7 15 p m The girls will face their fathers while the senior boys meet male staff including faculty drivers and janitors Proceeds fund the senior class trip A supper begins at 5 30 p m sponsored by the Union-Whitten Community club with proceeds directed to new band uniforms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union-Whitten High School
Union- Whitten
Union-Whitten
Union-Whitten Community Club
Rhine Farm Sold For 425 Per Acre In Melrose Township
The Rhine 160 acre farm three miles south of a road on Primary 14 in Section 36 Melrose township was sold by referees Co M Evans Conrad and Will Lane Marshalltown for 68000 dollars equals 425 dollars per acre. The property, formerly Wheeler farm, changes hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Township
Co. M. Evans
Conrad
Will Lane
Marshalltown
Wheeler Farm
Farm Events Schedule
December 28 baby beef weigh in county wide 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 28 4-H sliding and skating party at Ed Engel farm 7 p.m. December 31 Extension Council executive meeting at the extension office 1 30 p.m. January 7 Extension Council meeting 8 p.m. extension office January 9 County 4 H officers meeting 7 p.m. extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Engel Farm
Extension Council
Farm Bureau Kick-off Draws Statewide Meeting in Des Moines
F B workers and county personnel will attend the 1957 state Farm Bureau campaign kick-off Thursday at KRNT Theatre Des Moines. The Neighbors Jamboree features entertainers Pettit family and speakers Kenneth McFarland Arthur Mauch and Jack Lynn. Membership drive progress is reported with 33 530 members at December 15 and a 136 882 goal for 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
KRNT
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Neighbors
Pettit
Spencer
Kenneth McFarland
General Motors
Arthur Mauch
Michigan State College
Jack Lynn
American Farm Bureau
Radio Theatre
Legion Hall
Don McIntyre
IFBF
Clayton
Sioux
Washington
Hardin County
Eldora
Foster Mason
Merle Jacques
Ted Mensing
Pete van Lenning
Don Allen
Paul Richtsmeier
Dick Ketchum
Raymond Moore
Floyd Lawson
Merrill Clark
Lyle Pettenger
Kenneth Frisbie
Alfred Janssen
Paul Primus
Charles Randall
Charles Nicholas
Chet Modlin
Fred Vinton
Don Hauser
Les Wood
Ted Ridout
Dallas Williams
Gerald Hindman
Gale Peterson
Melvin Boeke
Wayne Fisher
Ludwig Wegner
Grant Wold
PLC Loop Teams Idle Until Jan 4
Pine Lake conference basketball teams pause for holiday break and resume January 4. In the boys division Radcliffe leads the race with Alden second and Hubbard third. Owasa girls sit 8-0, with Union and Hubbard in pursuit.
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Owasa
Union
Whitten
Hubbard Wellsburg
New Providence
Radcliffe
Steamboat Rock
Alden Pine Lake
Radcliffe Wee
Alden
Hubbard
Eee
Whitten Wellsburg
Owasa Dewees
PLC
Pine Lake
Owasa Girls
Uniones
Eldora Tigers Rally To Beat New Providence 42 34
Eldora girls under coach Ed Engstrom overcame a 22 20 halftime deficit to defeat New Providence 42 34 in Friday action. Anne Langehough led Eldora with 19 points while Jane Langehough added 10 and Sue Brown 5. New Providence star Sharon Mersman had 23 points. In the reserve game Eldora won 42 32 with Polly Crosley and Ruth Steinfeldt each scoring 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Providence
Ed Engstrom
Eldora
New Providence Girls
Tigerettes
Eldora Girls
Linda Murray
Auction Listings for Farm and Household Sales
A sequence of farm and household sale auctions listed with dates in January and February. Listings include closing out sales for Earl Guiles, Seward Estate, J Hinshaw, Elmer Drury, Emmett Baldus, Art Dubberke, Bob Carroll, Paul Brinkmeyer, and Marvin Walters, with locations such as Owasa Hubbard Eldora and near county landmarks. Knowles Kramer and Reisinger Heltibridle serve as auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Guiles
Knowles & Kramer
Frank Conkin
Owasa
Paul Winters
Frank Cable Farm
County Home
Reisinger & Heltibridle
Aucts
Seward
Elmer Drury
Emmett Baldus
Iowa 1
Falls
Art Dubberke
Hubbard, Knowles & Kramer
Bob Carroll
Marvin Walters
Eldora
Reisinger
Paul Brinkmeyer
Hubbard
Christmas Party Highlights at Junior Hearthstone Club
Written MISS BEVERLY FLICK details a December 19 gathering at Mrs. John Goodman’s home with 19 members sharing gifts. A short program of poems and carols, mystery sisters revealed, and lunch followed. Church groups decorated a tree and held a chili supper, with next Youth Fellowship meeting set for Dec 30. A birthday coffee honored Mrs. Wayne Callaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearthstone Club
John Goodman
Stanley Hartwig
Wayne Callaway
Do. R. Long
Lloyd Lyon
Richard Fulton
Millard Hathaway
Ernest Goodman
Liscomb
Elsie Brehmer
Edwin
Marshalltown
Pittsburgh
Ottumwa Couple Join T S Staff at Iowa Training School
Mr and Mrs Michael Malone formerly of Ottumwa have joined the Iowa Training School for Boys in Eldora. Mrs Malone becomes head nurse at the school's hospital while Malone, formerly of Maresh Sheet Metal, Cedar Rapids, is assigned as maintenance man in the engine room and machine shop. The Malone family now lives on campus with their three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Malone
Ottumwa
Iowa Training School For
Eldora
Malone
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Maresh Sheet Metal Company
Malones
Union and Humpheston kinfolks share holidays
Local residents visiting relatives for Christmas weekend include Delbert Humeston and family from Union who traveled from Iowa City to stay with Roy Humeston’s clan. Several students from Ames and Upper Iowa University return home for break while local obituaries and a Christmas gathering mark community ties through Union Peppy Pals and family dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Humeston
Ronnie
Iowa City
Humeston
Roy Humeston
Herbert
Paul
New Hampton
Burnell Wood
Wood
Lueva Wood
Hoquian
Wash
Union
Douglas Fiscus
Ames
Leland Fiscus
Joe Norman
Douglas
Jennie Fiscus
Normans
Levica Dillon
Carrol Cobb
Eldora
Marshalltown
Central Christian Church
Horace D. Miller
Becky Bernard
Jessie Hanson
Ruth Bryant
Drake University
Des Moines
Carl Bryant
Phyllis Bryant
General Mills
Minneapolis
Mannie Frazier
Bryant
Luie Dickenson
Mr. Dickenson
Mrs
Basil Dickenson
Christmas Gatherings Across Liscomb and Nearby Towns
Brehmer family plans holiday time in New York and Liscomb with relatives. Jan 20 return set from Liscomb. Ray Callaway home hosted a small gathering with Bob Wilson and Dale Hauser families. Union-Whitten 4th graders held a mothers tea. Christ mas programs and dinners included Elsie Brehmer Lyle Callaway Edwin Brehmer Ralph Gunderson Wayne Kinney and Callaway families. Lyle Callaway to spend Christmas at Ivester with Irvin Cakerice Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Callaway
Edwin Brehmer
Liscomb
Eldora School
Callaway
Ray Callaway
Ralph Gunderson
Wayne Kinney
Gifford
Wayne Callaway
Mrs
Sr- Irvin Cakerice, Jr
Ivester
Extension Council Forms 4-H Sponsoring Committees
Extension council notes from 1960 detail township elections including Pleasant Harold Cable Sherman Kenneth Severson Union Mrs Harry Haywood Eldora Ben Juchems Ellis Ed Foster and Assembled staff plan January meetings to set the year’s extension program with 4-H demonstrations potluck gatherings and organizing activities across six townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Township
Harold Cable
Sherman Township
Kenneth Severson
Wayne Fisher
Union Township
Harry Haywood
Harold Marsh
Eldora
Ben Juchems
Dale Petty
Ellis Township
Ed Foster
Roscoe Cain
Xtension Council
Divorce Granted in Cruel Treatment Case Choate V Hazel
Friday Judge G R Hill granted R Benton Choate a divorce from Hazel Cecil Choate on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The court also approved a stipulation as to property settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Hill
R. Benton Choate
Hazel Cecil Choate
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U-W
Union Young Adults
Union Comm
Eldora Bowl
Peta Eee
St. Mary’s
Southside Service
al Neuhaus
John Deere
Wood Auto
Congregational Church
Eldora Plumbing
Eastside Service
H. C. Savings Bank
Vigilantes L Brown Insurance
Cry
Nee Bne
Eagles
Don’s Royal Blue Legion
Bud's Inn
Iowa U
Hilites
Cae Gruenwald
Union School
Custom
R. H. Hy
Loverin
Buick
Ilo Granzow
Avon
Mason City
Eldora Y Groups
NICL
Wildlife Club
Adult
Jeanne Bowman
Wayne Co. Lee
Agatha Christie
Silver Canyon
Louise L’amour
Hyman J. Schachtel
Carl T. Rowan
Louise Hall Tharp
Joseph N. Welch
Lord
Marian Anderson
Bennett Cerf
James Benwick
Mary Reifer
Helen and
Larry Eisenberg
Wilma T. Donahue
Barbara Miller Solomon
Josephine Burton
Man
Geo. Russell Harrison
Rhine Farm
F. B
Providence
Phone Herald-Index
J. Hinshaw
Eldora Sale Barn
Miss Beverly Flick
T. S. Staff
Mrs. Grellet Dillon
Dora Bherald-Ledger
Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Robert Wagner
Claire Trevor
Eldora, Iowa
Eldora Livestock Sales
Reisinger, Heltibridle & Dobson
Henry J. Janssen & Son
Nabisco Dandy
Lb. Ste
Nabisco
GWC
Heinz
Briardale
Pickles
Manzanilla
Schumachers
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