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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1950
Page
4
Harvest Ball decorations by FFA created a festive scene as Peggy Estes was crowned freshman queen during the intermission. The event drew a good crowd despite a slow start from some workers, with dancing continuing until midnight and prizes given to candidates while the floor proved slippery at times.
Last Tuesday the Band sponsored a lecture course featuring the Kilties, a quartet of Scottish men. They sang Scottish songs and demonstrated bagpipe playing, naming their group from the kilts they wore. Each member wore a distinct costume: royal Stuart dress, military uniform, evening wear, and street dress.
An editorial urges readers to count what to be thankful for beyond a big feast. It highlights education as open and virtually free, American freedom including speech press and worship, and the democracy that lets citizens choose leaders. It notes plenty of food and the right to worship without coercion.
On Wednesday afternoon November 22 the student body gathered in the assembly to honor Thanksgiving. Two choral readings by the junior English classes under Mr. Hoag and a girls glee club number preceded Rev H C Short who urged gratitude for America and urged actions, not words, as the measure of thankfulness.
Junior High played Hubbard on Wednesday night with both boys and girls teams. Cheerleaders wore white corduroy skirts and red pull over sweaters with a white E. A 15 minute program titled Thanks living preceded by Rev alph Imes of the Congregational church.
A brief, reflective note urging gratitude beyond Thanksgiving Day, encouraging daily thankfulness for the many blessings in life. The message emphasizes choosing a thankful perspective and personal responsibility in cultivating gratitude.
A family class visited McVeety’s cleaners to observe the full process from receipt to delivery. Mr McVeety explained dry cleaning uses volatile solvent to preserve creases, followed by deodorizing, pressing, and spot removal demonstrations, including a steam pad press.
A column-style item playfully asks about local personalities and events. It mentions Gordon Dick inson, Donna Laglan, Jane Wood, Peg and Sylva, Max Montz, and Coach Mc Learn, noting postholiday chatter and a congratulatory line to the coach on a newborn girl.
Notes from a school social scene recount Harvest Ball fun including Peggy Estes winning Harvest Queen. The writer muses on dances Saturdays, hay fever, potential romances of Yvonne and Nancy Jones, Marilyn M. and Bill C. at cinema, college rivals, and quirky schoolyard curios about sweaters and knitting needles.
Student council discussed unified Christmas festivities with one large party for the whole high school. Each homeroom may perform a skit, with possible modest dues collected from students. A schoolwide event under council oversight was approved, committees to be appointed. Locker fee payments were due by Wednesday to Mary Lukeslop or face next meeting.
The article reflects on a school vacation and the return to classes with a note to pause on Thanksgiving. It mentions students benefiting from time off, the purpose of the break, and teachers’ gratitude for continuing in their roles while instructing students.
The Tiger Squad traveled to Cedar Falls for the annual North Iowa Cedar League basketball jamboree a preseason preview featuring regular conference teams Teacher's High Cedar Falls Traer Eldora Reinbeck Grundy Center Ackley and two new entrants LaPorte City and Jesup not counted in league standings this year.
Fifth graders report a new Eldora grocery named Gather Round. They list items like eggs, pork and beans, butter, coffee, soup and soap and mention using Janie Reed's cash register. Boxes came from Greg Harrison's father's store as part of a school project on arithmetic and citizenship.
Col Davis, a well known speaker, spoke in the high school auditorium on November 16 about Russia and his homeland Wales. He described communism in Russia today, denied an iron curtain, and noted information entering from outside by word of mouth. He also shared travel experiences and related hardships from extensive journeys.
A light poll lists pairs of readers and imagined identities such as Pat Follett joining June Allyson and Willie Wehrmann choosing Beep Anderson, Marilyn Iggleston selecting Liz Taylor, Hob Bateson choosing Bill Stern, Shirley Follett picking June Christy, Bill Cleveland aiming to be an airplane pilot, Delores Dixon favoring anyone with a million dollars, Ted Tietz desiring a big league catch, and Trey McNertney imagining Rockefeller's wife.
Thirteen students departed Friday at seven for Des Moines to join All-State band and chorus. They began rehearsals at ten in the Fort Des Moines hotel grand ballroom, with afternoon and evening sessions, social activities, and a movie before a KRNT Radio Theatre concert at eight. They returned home tired but content after the performance.
In a weekly faithfulness to sports and school life, the column notes Donna Lugian as athlete of the week for Eldora's seconds, with 12 points in a clutch rally, and previews the Christmas party in the gym and the December 18 concert with mixed chorus and band. Also included is a public notice: the appointment of an administratrix in Hardin County, Iowa. Pearl Burns named administratrix of Harry Durna estate, with filing and payment instructions and attorney details.
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