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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1955
Page
7
Sal notes students returning after break and jokes about class mishaps and names. Mentions Betty S wearing a class ring, Merritt misremembered, and various junior high and high school happenings. Sal thanks readers and dedicates the column to the Tigerettes of B. H. S. and signs off until next week.
Sheridan Simons writes that a simple daily smile can lift others and the giver, suggesting trying to smile at the next three people you meet. The note argues that smiling eases personal gloom and prevents passing troubles, imagining a building full of happiness.
March 14 P T A meeting announced and March 18 marks the end of the third quarter as outlined by Mary Butler in the Coming Events column.
Eighty cars greeted the basketball girls home after the State Tournament. They brought home trophies bracelets a new tiger flowers and other honors. Eldora boys eye Holstein Relays this spring. Senior forward Dick Walde named basketball captain 1954-55. The USS Pickerel set a record by cruising 5,194 nautical miles underwater from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor.
A playful compilation of humorous definitions and wordplay by Donna and Barb Chuckleberries presents light verse riffs. It injects cheeky, punny takes on everyday terms from light bulbs to radio announcers, revealing comic contrasts and affectionate self mockery.
The Eldora girls basketball team traveled to Des Moines with games, practices, and hotel stays. They beat Clarence 52 48, lost to Holstein 58 51, and attended a champions parade at the auditorium before returning home.
The message lists songs and acts such as The Mambo under Blue Moon, Ramona, The Boy Next Door, Dancing In The Dark, Rose Marie described as jilted, and tunes like Sincerely Charmaine and I'm Crazy Bout You Baby, weighing whether to name a work Skokian or Ko Ko Mo.
Readers name what they like about E. H. S. from class hours without teachers to varied sports and study halls. Responses emphasize curriculum options, noon breaks, daily routines, and school groups like the Gifford goofers.
Donna Rooks Don Bekemelter Tim Cote Janet Balvanz Diane Dickinson and Sheridan Simons worked hard at Union for the district speech contest. Mr Waller provided aid as preparations continue for vocal and instrumental music contests at the end of April. The play Dark Wind ran Thursday night starring Rooks Bateson Scott and Simons. Syanara closes with a light note about memorizing words or a melody.
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