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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1966
Page
2
Editorial questions accuracy of high school football scoreboard timing arguing for on field timekeeping by officials. Notes fan clarity, but stresses fairness to players and coaches. lists local names and a coastal array of unrelated figures and menu items.
The Valley High music department holds a magazine sale fundraiser with a wider selection of magazines and books this year. Top sellers named include JoAnn Baldwin Gary Boys and Lora Lee Wenger as prizes for selling many magazines. Mr. Lee Larson begins as a student teacher assisting physical education and teaches at Valley with wife Martha at Upper Iowa College.
Readers learn of October activities at Clermont Junior High including the P T A event and a football game against Fayette on October 7. The piece humorously notes the cast of a musical and the directors, joking about nerves, aspirin, and milk of magnesia as they prep for opening night.
Valley Tigers defeat West Central 21 to 14 on home field securing their sixth conference win. The game stayed tight throughout with Valley exploiting a steady passing attack as quarterback's 15 of 27 attempts contributed to the win.
Valley built a 14-7 halftime lead and extended to 21-7 before West Central rallied to 21-14. Dave Roberts scored a third extra point as Valley dominated rushing 176-43 in the first half while the Tigers struggled through the air. West Central mounted two late drives but could not overcome the deficit. The Tigers head to Fayette to face the Cardinals to try to keep their win streak alive.
The Freshman-Sophomore cheerleaders were chosen Friday by the student body. Named Freshmen are Marie Cummings Susan Sniffin and Glenda Probert and Sophomore Julanne Bakewell. They will lead the student body with the football and basketball squads in the suburb.
Listed are room mothers per grade for Vermont Kindergarten through 12th grade and Elgin schools. Names include Mrs Sylvan Taylor, Mrs John Bakewell, Mrs Galen Mack, Mrs La Verne Swenson, and many others across grades from kindergarten to 12th, including Mrs Leslie Kleppe and Mrs Eldred Neuhring in Elgin and Mrs Thomas Foxwell in Wadena.
A garden near Montezu area features oversized guinea beans, giant squash-like plants that dwarf typical vines. Chuck Woodrum and family report exceptionally large pods and vigorous growth this season, drawing interest from neighbors and local observers.
The largest item described extends to 50 inches in length, weighs about nine pounds, and exceeds 11 inches in girth, noting its substantial size among the collection.
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