Cadets Hand Tigers 20 0 Opener In Frustrating Loss
Eldora failed to score as Iowa Falls Cadets capitalized on two botched plays and a 41 yard run by halfback Larry Ford to win 20 to 0 in the grid opener. The Cadets struck twice in the second period and again in the third, while Eldora managed only a late fourth period drive before being halted.
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Iowa Falls
Eldora
Larry Ford
Tiger
Cadets
Town Falls
Wally Wittenburg
Wood Anderson
Ken Brock
Fred Broer
Jerry Cleveland
John Ramisell
Tigers
Wellsburg Femmes Open With Victory
Wellsburg's feminine softball team opened the season with a 22 to 17 win over Steamboat Rock in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union fall opener. Janice Etjen and Nola Flessner earned the win, as Wellsburg led 9-0 first inning and 9 more in the fourth. Bennie Pierson took the loss. Wellsburg schedule includes a tentative game with Aplington and a rematch with Steamboat Rock next week. Roy Kragel coaches.
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Wellsburg
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Steamboat Rock
Janice Etjen
Nola Flessner
Bennie Pierson
Aplington
Steamboat
Roy Kragel
Eldora Woman Granted Divorce in District Court
Kathryn M. Hudson of Eldora was granted a divorce from Weil in district court Saturday. Judge Harvey Ahpentiewp presided over the one day term.
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Kathryn M. Hudson
Eldora
Weil
Harvey Ahpentiewp
Wellsburg Girls Enter Tournament
Wellsburg High School has entered the girls football tournament sponsored by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Under Roy Kragel, in his first year at the Grundy county school, Wellsburg meshes will play in the sectional tournament on Sept 24. Pairings will be released later as Northeast district schools total 71 entries, the most in the state’s four districts.
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Wellsburg High School
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Roy Kragel
Grundy County
Wellsburg Femmes
Tigers Travel To Cedar Falls Opening Cedar League Clash
Eldora's gridiron Tigers head to Cedar Falls Thursday to meet Teachers College High in the season’s opening north Iowa Cedar league game. Coach Dale DeVault suggested lineup shifts and hinted Jerry Cleaveland may enter the backfield after a 20-0 setback to Iowa Falls. Teachers High also lost 44 14 to St. Mary's of Waterloo.
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Eldora’s
Gridiron Tigers
Cedar Falls
Teachers College High
Dale DeVault
Tiger
Jerry Cleveland
Tigers
Iowa Falls
Teachers High
St. Mary's
Waterloo
Ackley Traer Are Winners In Openers
North Iowa Cedar league non conference grid openers Friday night ended with Ackley and Traer as the only winners. Ackley beat West Waterloo sophomores 14-0 and Traer edged Toledo 20-19. Other teams lost including Eldora Grundy Center Teachers High Reinbeck Iowa Falls Nevada St Marys Waterloo and Greene.
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North Town
Ackley
Traer
Raiders
West Waterloo
Toledo
Eldora
Grundy Center
Teachers High
Reinbeck
Tigers
Iowa Falls
Grundy
Nevada
St. Mary’s of Waterloo
Greene
Smith Planned Return to States From Far East Mission
Seaman Richard D. Smith, son of Eldora residents, is scheduled to return Sept 23 aboard the attack carrier USS Oriskany. The carrier earned the Navy E for battle efficiency on its third Far East tour. Conrad defeated Iowa State Training School 6 to 0 in a Mid-State football opener for both teams.
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Richard D. Smith
USN
Richard B. Smith
Eldora
Oris Kany
Far East
Navy
Frainers
Conrad
Iowa State Training School
1955 56 Trapping Season Is Set
The Iowa State Conservation Commission set the 1955 56 trapping season dates for mink and muskrat from Nov 20 to Dec 4, 1955 beaver from Nov 10, 1955 to Mar 1, 1956 badger raccoon skunk opossum and civet cat from Nov 16 1955 to Jan 10 1956 raccoon hunting from Oct 22 1955 to Feb 10 1956 and continuous closures on red fox gray fox ground hog weasel coyote otter.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Radcliffe Beats New Providence 12-5 In Fall Baseball
Radcliffe defeated New Providence 12 to 5 on Friday as Bill Hiliingson hit a grand slam in the seventh inning. Gary Houch went 2 for 3, and the Radcliffe line score shows seven runs in the final column.
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Radcliffe
New Providence
Bill Hiliingson
Gary Houch
Steamboat Rock Pirates Open With Mixed Baseball Results
Steamboat Rock’s Pirates split their fall opening diamond contests, beating Union-Whitten 11-10 then losing to Hubbard 5-2. Upcoming games list includes Sept 9 Wellsburg, Sept 12 New Providence, Sept 14 Radcliffe, Sept 28 Hubbard, Sept 27 Union-Whitten, Sept 30 New Providence, and Oct 4 Radcliffe.
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Steamboat Rock
Pirates
Union-Whitten
Hubbard
Wellsburg H
New Providence H
Radcliffe T
Hubbard T
New Providence T
Radcliffe H
Frerichs Joins Town State Teachers College Football
Melvin Frerichs formerly of Steam boat Rock high school has joined the Panther varsity at Town State Teachers College. A 185 pound sophomore center, he is among 56 candidates under head coach C L Starbuck preparing for the opener with Hastings College, Saturday night September 17 at Cedar Falls. Frerichs earned four letters in basketball and baseball in high school and captained the basketball team as a junior, plus Pine Lake All-Conference honors.
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Melvin Frerichs
Steamboat Rock
Panther
Town State Teachers College
Frerichs
C. L. Starbuck
Hastings College of Hastings
Neb
Cedar Falls
Pine Lake
Conference Jamboree Tonight At Cedar Falls
North Iowa Cedar league members converge on Cedar Falls tonight for the annual conference football jamboree. Games include Grundy Center versus Jesup, Reinbeck versus Traer, Adley against LaPorte City, and Eldora hosting the eleven.
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North Iowa Cedar League
Cedar Falls
Grundy Center
Jesup
Reinbeck
Traer
Adley
LaPorte City
Eldora
Okken Killed In Highway Accident Near Anaconda
Enoch Okken 82 of Steamboat Rock was fatally struck by a car 11 miles west of Anaconda while guiding his grandson across Lakes Highway. Born May 19, 1873 in Steamboat Rock, he moved to the Anaconda area 11 years ago from New Leipzig North Dakota and belonged to Grace Baptist church. Survivors include five sons and daughters in law and many grandchildren across North Dakota Montana and California, plus two sisters.
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Enoch Okken
Anaconda
Lakes
Okken
Mr. Okken
New Leipzig
N. D
Jacob Kallis
Burt, Jn. D
Carl Winslow l
Lewistown
William Lylings
Anne Folkerts
Buffalo Center
Rena van Loh
Los Angeles
Ames Rites Held For Schwartz 65
Final rites were held in Ames for Henry L. Schwartz 65 born September 12 1889 in New York state. He grew up locally and served as superintendent of schools in Albion Rhoads and Irwin Iowa. He died September 4 and interment followed in Ames with his adoptive family near Whitten noted in the obituary.
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Ames
Henry L. Schwartz
Albion
Rhoads
Irwin
Iowa
Schwartz
New York State
J. Adi Landis
Whitten
Farm machinery job ads seek district men in Eldora area
More men with farming selling and mechanical repair experience are sought to demonstrate and service farm machinery maintenance equipment. TE Web Chamberlain invites applicants to a permanent position paying over 157.50 weekly at the Winchester Hotel Eldora Iowa on Friday Sept 16 9 to 11 AM. Chamberlain's bio notes education at Eldora Grinnell Iowa State Teachers. married 1916 to Jean Jeattie Dew four children. lived on a farm near Eagle Grove then in Soone county. Funeral attendees listed.
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Grundy
Chamberlain
Winchester Hotel
Eldora, Iowa
Eldora
Grinnell College
Iowa State Teachers College
Jean~ Jeatie Dew
Reinbeck
Eagle Grove
Soone County
J. A. Landis
C. A. Warthow
Ephraim Reece
Ralph Ibach
Nora Emmert
Ackley Boy With 3rd Armored Division
PEC Vincent P Steffen 13 son of John Steffen of Ackley is a member of the 3rd Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky. The Spearhead division formerly a training unit has been reorganized into a combat ready unit and will leave for Europe next May under Operation Globus Gyroscope. Steffen entered the Army in May 1964 and serves as a mechanic in the divisions 85th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. Yonny A Wood John B Wood Dick Leverin and others from Wood Auto attended a pre showing of the 1956 Ford motor car in Des Moines on Monday with the truck line possibly shown to the public in September.
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PEC
Vincent P. Steffen
John Steffen
Ackley
3Rd Armored Division
Ft. Knox
Armored Center
Europe
Steffen
Yonn A. Wood
John B. Wood
Dick Leverin
Wood Auto
Des Moines
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