Clermont Elgin Tigers Defeat Randalia 62 to 49 in Nonconference Clash
Elgin hosts Clermont Elgin beats Randalia 62 49 as Hanson scores 20 and Chapman 12 for the Tigers. Clermont Elgin leads 31 23 at halftime and shoots 44 percent to Randalia 25 percent. Next game vs West Union on Nov 30 at 7:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Randalia
Clermont-Elgin
Jim Hanson
Merlin Chapman
Clermont
Hanson
C-E
Tiger
West Union
Tig
1956 Graduates and Week Calendar Glimpse
A school feature lists 1956 graduates with college plans at Luther Iowa State Teachers College Upper Iowa and the University of Iowa, noting several secretaries and workers in Cedar Rapids Clinton West Union and Waterloo. Calendar items include basketball games and a football banquet, with a hot lunch menu and classroom reports on Fifth and Sixth grades studying maps, La Salle and Hudson, and fractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Ken Crider
Luther
Iowa State Teachers College
Nona Mark
Jim Schaer
Carlton Krueger
Upper Iowa
Pat Capper
Dianne Meinhard
Iowa State
Ames
Howard Kittelson
University of Iowa
Marcia Wolf
John P. Falk
Clinton
Janette Krueger
Pillsbury Feed Co
Jeanette Krueger
Interstate Power Co
Marie Sutter
General Mills
Cedar Rapids
Janice Lofisgard
Clayton Co
Elkader
West Union
Marlene Wede
Big Gain Feed Co
Ruthann Mills
Fauser Oil Co
Colleen Howard
Elgin Grill
Larry Butikofer
Dennis Cook
Duane Englehardt
Stan Shaffer
Janice Larson
Billy Bennett
Les Lembke
Gunder
Chuck Christianson
Norman Mitts
Gordon Schupbach
Humbolt Institute
Minneapolis
Burdette Anderson
Jeannie Shaffer
Atkins
Carl Cousins
Florence Hofer
Waterloo
Ray Sanders
Senior Interview with Keith Downey
Keith Downey was born in Littleport on December 15, 1999 and began schooling in Monona. He transferred to Elkader St Joseph for three years then Elgin in fifth grade. As Elgin High junior he led as class president and served as toastmaster at the junior senior banquet. He plays left guard for the C E football team and is copy editor on the annual staff. Keith enjoys reading and dancing. after graduation he hopes to work for a construction firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Downey
Littleport
Keith
Monona
Elkader St. Joseph
Elgin
Elgin High
Annual Staff Selections From Monday Faculty Meeting
Annual staff members were selected at a faculty meeting held Monday night. Those chosen were:
Christmas Clothing Drive and Classroom Displays End 1956-57 Week
Students in Essie Kentucky collected clothing for Helen Bowling and exchanged items for Christmas greens. Thanksgiving decorations featured Mayflower windows and Pilgrim silhouettes. Maps of Alexander and Roman Empires adorned the bulletin board, science experiments explored yeast, sugar, and mold growth, with spores observed in bread. The piece lists the 1956-57 C EBB schedule of basketball and girls/boys contests from November through March, noting venues and opponents such as West Union Fayette Waukon Maynard Elkader Arlington Calmar Sumner Monona and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bowling
Essie
Alexander
West Union
Fayette
Waukon
Maynard
Elkader
Mar-Mac
Postville
Boys
Arlington Boys Co
Calmar
Arlington
Wadena
Monona
Sumner
Farm commodity prices rise in mid August report
Iowa farmers saw higher prices for farm products in the month ending August 15 with the overall price index up 7 percent to 246 percent of the 1910 14 base. Meat animals led gains while dairy and poultry indexes held steady. calves beef cattle hogs and sheep changed at varied cents per cwt and per bushel changes occurred for corn oats rye wheat barley soybeans flaxseed with baled hay unchanged at 19.80 per ton.
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Iowa
Hunter shoots at car injuring Greenfield man near Richland
Howard Welch of Greenfield was wounded when a shotgun blast struck his neck and car as he drove a country road near Richland. The hunter remains unidentified. Welch’s companions rushed him to a hospital following the attack.
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Howard Welch
Greenfield
Richland
Mr. Welch
Volga News Last Week's Letter Festival Notice and Local Socials
The Volga school plans a fall festival carnival on November 28 in the school gym, run by the student council to raise funds for various activities. The column lists numerous local residents visiting, hosting, and dining at each other’s homes, with many names and interwoven social calls across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga
Clifford Brandt
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Melvin Gregerson
Memorial Hospital
Carl Beiderman
Oliver Beiderman
Manchester
Les. Wheeler
Joy Wheeler
Duane Jellings
Gary Jellings
Lyle Jennings
Guy Brooks
Yvonne
Gerald
C. A. Brandt
Francis Wheeler
Les Wheeler
Bud Upton
Frank ‘Oldfather
Bill Larson
Art Staack
Emma Mauer
Carl
Dubuque
Hulda Nus
Fred Gernand
Mauer
Nus
Lars Nelson
Earlville
Bearse
West Union
Art Everitt
Merlin Nading
Verne Puffett
Arizona
Shadow on the Sidewalk Inspires Curious Child
A mother and friend walk home with a 20 month old boy at dusk. He spots a moving black shape on the sidewalk, fears it as the unknown, then learns shadows through his mother’s reassurance. The vignette ties to Robert Louis Stevenson and introduces Children’s Book Week from Nov 25 to Dec 1.
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Robert ‘Louis Stevenson
Reading Aloud Strengthens Family Bonds in Childhood
The article urges consulting librarians and teachers when selecting children’s books. It notes reading aloud builds family solidarity, creates happy memories, and fosters a lifelong love of literature. Parents in town expand libraries and join associations, with the National Parent-Teacher magazine cited as a source.
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Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tly
Mee
Judy Helms
Glenda Wede
Charles Capper, Jr
Klass Komments
Annette Wenger
Linda Kiple
Dennis Grether
Doris ‘Orth
Olette Olson
Patty Wilson
Kathy Knudison
Judy Larson
Margaret Medberry
Linda Stephenson
Eloise Lantz
Kathleen Gisleson
Betty Bennett
Anna Friederich
Mavis Anderson
Marlene Butikofer
Wenger
Pat Wilson
Danice Anderson
Lindz Stephenson
LeAnna Frieden
Alan Wenger
Jim
Chapman
Nelson
John Gilson
Gary Olson
Elliott
Swenson
L Howard
Roger Swenson
Bobby
Tiger Tales
Charles Capper
Harold Hanson
Wm, Torkelson
Doris Orth
Richard Frieden
Gene Lantz
Justin Baker
Ronald Blockhus
Delores Kerr
Fayette Boys
Youngberg
Farm Commodity Price Report
Larry Barnes
Grundy Center
Clarence Nas
Kenneth Jennings
John Smith
Glen Moats
Dad Oldfather
Hugh Ten ‘Ney
Diane
Gilbert Barnhart
Gilbert Barnhart, Jr
Guttenberg
Ella Best
Harold Lembke
St. Olaf
Verlyn Kraus
Cyril Kraus
Glen Oldfather
Dubuque + Waterloo
Liberia
Africa
Ganta
Nellie Pope
Minnie Young
Rockford, I
Kenny Rahmiller
Frank Oldfather
Harvey Noack
Cecil Duff
Walter Roys
Kenneth Roys
Leslie ‘Maser
Olhanions
The
Ios
Cole
Elgin Echo
Paul N. Moser
Azo
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Merc
Funeral House
Wie
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