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Newspaper

Eldora Herald Ledger

Location

Eldora, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1954

Page

4

Tigers Tally Quick to Down Jesup 26-13

Tigers surged to a 20-7 halftime lead and limited Jesup, with Lyman and Taylor out and Cleveland strong on defense, in a league game held here.

Tigers Jesup

Eldora Tigers remain undefeated with 26 13 win over Jesup

Eldora scored three early touchdowns and added a third quarter fluke pass to beat Jesup 26 to 13. Key players included Callahan Brock and Cleveland with Lyman sidelined. Eldora built a 20 point first half lead before Jesup rallied, as both teams combined for several passes and injuries.

Eldora Jesup Tigers Frank Lyman Dave Taylor Jerry Cleveland North Iowa Sam Estes Jim Saylor Jim Flickinger Dale DeVault Lyman Dick Valde Cleveland Wally Wittenburg Taylor Touchdown Land J-Hawks Clyde Callahan Don

Eldora Ackley Lock North ICL Lead In Comeback Rally

Eldora and Ackley surged to 30 season marks as they moved into the North Iowa Cedar League front, beating Jesup 18 1a and Grundy Center 31 14 respectively. The race tightens into a two horse title chase with Traer and Reinbeck lurking.

Eldora Ackley Dkay Jesup Grundy Center Clans Ump ICL Tigers Raldters Traer Cannnot Grundy Reinbeck Spartans Rams Traer LaPorte City LaPorte Teachers

Eldora Edge Jesup In Low-Scoring North Iowa Clash

Eldora guard Bill Crandall scored on a late foul as Bekemeier missed the kick. Jesup drove, Leary to Cumberland for a TD, but the extra point failed. Scoring ended with both teams failing to finish drives. Prosser and Wittenberg starred for Eldora. Nolen North shined for Jesup. Eldora notches its third win, second in league, and heads to Reinbeck next Friday.

Eldora Bill Crandall Bekemeier Jesun Leary Cumberland Jesup Prosser Wittenberg Tigers Nolen North J-Hawks Reinbeck

Poppy Sale Nets $246 Saturday

Girl Scouts sold poppies here Saturday raising $246.53 for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary. Kathy Hilsabeck had the highest number of sales. A friend is a gift of God, and only those with kind hearts can unite them.

Girl Scouts Veterans of Foreign Wars Kathy Hilsabeck Robert South

Whitten Cruises to District Final in 12-1 Win

Whitten rolled into the district final after a 12-1 rout of Ferguson in five innings. Lee Olmstead pitched effectively holding Ferguson to one hit as Roger Yordy hit a first inning homer with a man aboard. Whitten scored eight in the third, two in the fourth, and added one more in the frame. The district final was set for yesterday afternoon.

Whitten Ferguson Wahawks Lee Olmstead Roger Yordy

Brown in Critical Condition After Major Surgery

Kenneth Brown, former operator of Ken's Service station in Eldora, underwent major surgery at Methodist hospital in Sioux City last week and is critically ill. Brown left Eldora for Primghsr in August.

Kenneth Brown Ken Eldora Methodist Hospital Sioux City Brown Primghsr

Skunk Attack Knocks Out Farm Pump In Strange Duel

In a morning incident Earl Miller found his farm pump stalling with no water. A fully grown skunk, tail tangled in the pump, burned out the motor as Miller armed with a shotgun rushed to battle. The skunk died. Miller survived but wished he were dead.

Earl Miller Miller

Farm Bureau and 4-H Events Scheduled This Fall

A series of community meetings listed with dates from Sept to Oct details Farm Bureau Commons Committee planning sessions and a Farm & Home Planning schedule. Activities include 4-H annual meeting at Eldora I O O F Hall and a Farm Management Tour with Livestock and Feed outlook meeting at Owasa.

Farm Bureau Commons Committee BR. Y. P Radcliffe Tipton Farm Bureau I. O. O. F. Hall Eldora Owasa

Postal District Debate At Iowa Falls Meeting

Discussion of the decentralization program of the U S Post Office will be held with past staff in Iowa Falls at the Elks Club Lodge at 7 30 pm hosted by L A Weldon the local postmaster. Eldora and nearby offices have been placed in a Des Moines district and operations moved from Washington to Des Moines. Postmaster J R Bahne said four or five local staff will attend.

U. S Iowa Falls Elks Club L. A. Weldon Eldora Des Moines Washington D. C J. R. Bahne

RYP Group To Meet Tomorrow

Hardin County Rural Young Peoples group holds its regular monthly meeting at the Legion Hall in Radcliffe on Wednesday. Members will participate in a tall meet with a short talk drawn from a list of general interest subjects. The local winner advances to district and possibly state contests at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting.

Hardin County Rural Young Peoples Group Legion Hall Radcliffe Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Father McDonough Guest Speaker Here

Heather L. V. McDonough of Cedar Rapids, former pastor of St. Mary's, was principal speaker at the father son banquet sponsored by the Holy Name Society of St. Mary's here Wednesday evening. Toastmaster Virgil Schmidt introduced Fathers White, Chihak and Axen. Alyn Schafer paid tribute to the priests. Dale Lawless spoke for the priests. Delores Otte and Joseph O'Reilly presented the musical portion.

Heather L. V. McDonough Cedar Rapids St. Mary's Church Holy Name Society of

Begs Work Touls Caslayka Starts at Anderson Drug

Touls Caslayka of Traer Iowa began work at Anderson Drug last week while Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson were vacationing.

Touls Caslayka Traer Anderson Mra Ed Anderson

Westmar College welcomes new freshman Jerry Balvanz

Jerry Balvanz, a graduate of Eldora High School in 1954, completed Westmar College Freshmen Days and enrolled as a new student. He plans to pursue the secondary teaching course at Westmar following his graduation.

Jerry Balvanz Westmar College Balvanz Eldora High School Westmar

Navy enlistment and marriage licenses in brief

Curtis Goodell age 18 son of Mr and Mrs Burt Goodell Eldora enlisted in the U S Navy at Waterloo Thursday and sent to the Navy training center at Great Lakes HI MARRIAGE LICENSES Leland C Harrison 25 Iowa Falls and Beverly M Cox 16 Ackley

Curtis Goodell Burt Goodell Eldora U. S. Navy Waterloo Navy Training Center Great Lakes Leland C. Harrison Iowa Falls Beverly M. Cox Ackley

Rally of Congregational Churches Set at Webster City

The Webster City Association of Congregational Churches holds its annual Fall Rally at First Congregational Church Thursday from 9 30 to 4 30. Lunch by the women’s fellowship. worship, business and reports. Dr Edward Wilder of India speaks. Grace Storms reports on Christian education. Open to public.

Webster City Association of Congregational Churches First Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship Edward Wilder Christian Medical Association of India Wilder India Heart of Pierce Memorial Hospital Grace Storms Greece Turkey Jordan Lebannon Judson Fiebiger Victor Keiser

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