County All American Women Play Radcliffe July 20
The world famous All American Women’s Baseball Team, formed in 1955 by Bill Allington, will face Radcliffe at Radcliffe on Saturday July 20. The group has toured many states and Canada, promoting women’s baseball and thrilling crowds with strong pitching and fielding led by Dolores Lee known as Pickles.
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New England
Canada
Katie Horstman
All Round Star
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Dolores
Pickles
Girls Softball Tourney at Union Island Union
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union hosts a summer girls softball tournament with Owasa facing Wellsburg at 7 p.m. and Hubbard meeting LeGrand at 8:30 p.m. Monday’s winners advance to the semi finals Thursday and the finals Friday.
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UNION
Union-Whitten
Albion
Conrad
Geneseo
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Owasa
Wellsburg
Hubbard
LeGrand
Gary Thompson to Play At Radcliffe Friday Night
All American Gary Thompson will play for Slater as they face Radcliffe semi pro at Radcliffe Friday night July 19 at 8 p m.
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Gary Thompson
Radcliffe
Slater
Three Town Golf Stag Set at Pine Lake Club
The Pine Lake Country Club hosts a Three Town golf stag on Thursday July 18 featuring Iowa Falls Ackley and Eldora. Play starts 1 p.m. and runs to dark with a four man team event and various prizes. Dinner 5 30 to 8 30 p m. Committee members are Chet Van Derveer Brad Wolcott and Don Marks. A new heated pool will be open for the day’s events.
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Pine Lake
Jr Legion See Double Header In Chicago Sunday
Eldora's American Legion junior baseball team traveled to Chicago to watch the White Sox and the Yankees in a double header. They left Saturday night and returned Sunday evening.
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Eldora
American Legion
Chicago
White Sox
Yankees
Radcliffe Girls Open Softball Tourney At Luther
Radcliffe scheduled to play Jewell in a first round contest at Luther this evening in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union summer softball tournament.
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Radcliffe
Jewell
Luther
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Jr. Legion Wins and Midgets Lose to Wellsburg Teams
The Eldora Junior Legion defeated Wellsburg 2-1 on the road while the Midgets lost 10-7 to a Wellsburg small fry squad. Pat Batten pitched for the Legion with Dave Broer catching. On Thursday July 18 the Junior Legion will play Union-Whitten at 5:30 p.m. Pee Wees and Midgets have games with Ackley at 2 p.m. at the local playground.
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Eldora Junior Legion
Wellsburg
Pat Batten
Legion
Dave Broer
Junior Legion
Union- Whitten
Pee Wees
Ackley
Two Auto Accidents In Hardin County Sunday Night
Two auto crashes were reported in Hardin county over the weekend per Sheriff Elizabeth Davis of Salem Oregon. A vehicle owned by Paul Primus of Steamboat Rock rolled in a ditch near Ackley at about 9 30 p m Sunday. the driver lost control on loose gravel and sustained only slight injuries. In a second incident near the W H Folkerts farm four miles north of Eldora at about 10 p m Sunday Loren McCall of Eldora lost control on loose gravel, suffering a shoulder injury. passenger Jean Callaway of Steamboat Rock hurt her right ankle. The Eldora car owned by Howard McCall was declared a total loss.
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Hardin County
Elizabeth Davis
Salem
Ore
Paul Primus
Steamboat Rock
Ackley
Loren McCall
Eldora
Old Timers to Play Softball Here Friday Night
The Old Timers from area towns schedule a softball game against the Steam Boat Rock Baptist church team Friday at 8 30 p.m. Ott Luiken is official manager. Players aged around 40 to 50. Sheriff Paul E Hodgson of Hardin county will umpire. An Eldora girls team will play the curtain raiser at 7 30 p.m. with a yet unnamed opponent.
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Steamboat Rock
Ott Luiken
Paul E. Hodgson
Hardin County
Eldora
I F Man Committed To State Hospital
David Dickinson of Iowa Falls about 40 was committed to the state hospital at Independence today for a three months period after being apprehended Wednesday on a parole violation charge. He had been paroled to Sheriff Paul E. Hodgson following an intoxication conviction.
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David Dickinson
Iowa Falls
Independence
Paul E. Hodgson
Inquest Held Over Teske Death Unanimous Cause Decided
A Wednesday night inquest into Paul Teske's death returned a unanimous verdict that the cause of death matches the death certificate. The inquest, requested by the family, heard from witnesses Ben Teske Mrs May Fouts Deputy Sheriff Robert Barr and Dr David Glenn. The body will not be exhumed.
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Paul Teske
Eldora
Ben Teske
May Fouts
Robert Barr
David Glenn
Bahnes Attend Anniversary Party in Blue Earth
Mr and Mrs J R Bahne of Eldora attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs M A Johnson in Blue Earth Minnesota last Saturday evening. About 100 guests were present including newspaper people from Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Johnson is publisher of the Blue Earth Post and National Editorial Association delegate to the U N. Several Blue Earth residents were also in attendance.
Fun Night Planned at Whitten Park
A second fun night is planned for 7 30 p m Wednesday at Whitten park with round and square dancing and games. The Rev William Dilsaver and the Rev Leroy Whiteside lead, and junior high youth groups and up are invited.
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Whitten Park
William Dilsaver
Leroy Whiteside
Case Continued in Eldora Lewdness Charge
The case against Harold Steinfeldt of Eldora on lewdness charges was continued. The hearing is expected to occur in about two weeks.
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Harold Steinfeldt
Eldora
Trainable Classroom Instructor Attends Utah Workshop
Mrs. John Weddle, a trainable classroom teacher sponsored by the Franklin and Hardin council for retarded children, attends a Salt Lake City demonstration workshop on educational management of trainable children. Attendees tour the Utah State Training School at American Fork and learn from a residential program noted for its diverse offerings. Classes near Iowa Falls resume July 26 and run through summer.
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John Weddle
Franklin and Hardin Council For
Salt Lake City
Utah
American Fork
Iowa Falls
Iowa Land Values Still Increasing
Iowa farm land values continue to rise says W G Murray Iowa State College economist A USDA report covering the four months ending March 1 1957 shows a 1 percent gain since November 1 1956 State values rose from 203 an acre on March 1 1955 to 206 in 1956 and to 216 in 1957 The main cause is better equipment enabling farming of more land and increased competition in renting and buying unimproved tracts Urban expansion and new highways also contribute The Soil Bank program influences prices as farms withdraw from markets in Minnesota South Dakota and Kansas to participate
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Iowa
W. G. Murray
Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Murray
Soil Bank
USDA
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
Non Farm Job Can Aid Some Farm Operators
A Iowa State College survey by Earl Q Heady and G W Dean finds off farm work boosts income for 80 to 160 acre farms with limited capital and average managerial ability. Dual occupation can yield higher total income than farm or off farm work alone, encouraging families to explore off farm jobs while remaining in agriculture.
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Acme
Earl QO. Heady
G. W. Dean
Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Iowa
Meady
Dean
Economista
Part time farming aids farm to nonfarm transition
Economists say part time farming helps families move from farm work to nonfarm employment by maintaining a home base while they develop new skills and job opportunities. The note appears in a classified section under shopping prompts.
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