Eldora Wins to Reach Town State Semi Finals
Eldora defeated Valley High of Des Moines 88 to 76 to advance to the semifinals of the 1056 Town state girls basketball tournament in Des Moines. The Berettes set an all time tournament scoring record and will play Friday night winner of Garrison versus New Sharon for a shot at the championship. Eldora led 45-43 at halftime and 21-18 after the first quarter.
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Valley High
Lest
Des Moines
Ti+ Berettes
Eldora
Eldora Tigerettes eye semifinal after state win
Eldora girls beat Valley High of West Des Moines in the quarterfinals earning tickets for Friday and Saturday sessions. A Des Moines caravan is planned Sunday to escort the team home, with sales closing at noon in Eldora.
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Eldora
Tigerettes
Valley High
West Des Moines
Des Moines
Girls' Athletic Association
Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium
Chamber of Commerce
Hubbard Sunday
Somers
Engstrom
Barbara Pierson
Sue Brown
Nomination papers circulated for Eldora School Board bid
Mrs. Edward Clary, Coe College graduate and former Eldora High School teacher and coach, seeks a three year term on the Eldora school board with filing due noon today. She has been active in student councils and local school planning, and is part of the vote as incumbents Starr and Hobson face re election decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Clary
Eldora
Dorothy Monteith
Clary
Coe College
Eldora High School
University of Wisconsin
Elders Citizen's Committee
Paul J. Simons
Board of Education
Business and Professional Women's Club
John
Kinder-Garten
Tommy
John P. Starr
Carroll Hobson
Hobson
Date Set For 3rd Round Pegging Tournament
City cr rb age tournament rounds progress with 3rd round to be completed by Saturday March 10. First round results include Harold Creps over Wallace Cordes Floyd Gaede over Tom Monteith and Lloyd Berg defeating Dr Bill Tietz. Second round winners: Floyd Gaede over Paul Zietner 3 1 T A Rubow over Herb Rebschull 3 0 Matty Matheson over C C Rubow 3 0 Fred Miller over A J Landgehough 3 0 Gerald Putlam over Don Schaa 3 1 Lew Throssell over Everett Rogers 3 2 Clyde Davison over Dick Rubow 3 1.
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Crrbage
Harold Creps
Wallace Cordes
Floyd Gaede
Tom Monteith
Lloyd Berg
Bill Tietz
Paul Zietner
T. A. Rubow
Herb Rebschull
Matty Matheson
C. C. Rubow
Fred
Open House Invitation for New Elementary School
A personal invitation invites attendance at the open house for a new elementary school on March 5. It praises Eldora’s strong school tradition, high faculty standards, and the need for continued support of education at all levels including junior and senior high. The Board of Education and the Superintendent express pride in the modern facility and urge united community support for teachers and students, with a greeting planned for March 5.
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Eldora
Board of Education
Iuperintendent
Eldora Firemen Respond to Farmhouse Blaze East of Town
Eldora firemen were called to the George Bakker farm about seven miles east of Eldora Tuesday morning. The roof fire was extinguished before they arrived, with no further damage reported.
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Eldora
George Bakker
Special Day In District Court For 320 Students
About 320 Hardin county high school seniors attended a special district court day in Eldora. The mock case centered on an automobile accident with Kenneth Brock as defendant and Jerry Clevalang as plaintiff. Jurors were drawn from six schools while attorneys included William Dunn Gene Ackerman Bob McGreevy Allan Oppen and Judge Harvey Uhlenhopp oversaw the proceedings.
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Hardin County
Iowa Bar Association
Kenneth Brock
Eldora
Wiliam Dunn
Hubbard
Gene Ackerman
Towa Falls
Jerry Cleve+lang
Bob McGreevy
Acking
Allan Oppen
Iowa
Falla
D. W. Dickinson
State Bar Association
Species Court
Harvey Uhlenhopp
Open House Planned for Eldora Elementary Building
Patrons in the Eldora school district may tour the new $376,253 elementary school Monday evening from 7 to 9 30 p.m. Hosts Paul J. Simons and the board of education, with Eldora Citizens' Committee, will guide tours of the 18 classroom facility featuring modern kitchen, RCA intercom, air conditioning, and a 400 seat multi-purpose room.
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H-O
Eldora
Paul J. Simons
Board of Education
Eldora Citizens’ Committee
Births Reported in Several Iowa Towns
Eldora Mrs Wilbur Jackson reports a boy born February 27 and Mrs Jim Mee Clellan a boy born March 1. Hubbard Mrs Francis Krueger has a girl born February 28 and New Providence Mrs John Charlier Jr a boy born February 28. Other listings include births in Steamboat Rock McCallsburg and nearby areas with multiple names noted.
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Eldora
J. O. Clemons
Lyman Sheets
Ida Clark
Jim Burns
Albert Johnson
Bertha Lytle
Alvina Tuch
Chas. Ware
Glen A. Ball
Alden
Emil Ulrich
Albert Radohl
Steamboat Rock
G. Ruppelt
New Providence
Kennerly Reece
Hubbard
Charlotte Walters
John Stover
McCallsburg
Danny Atkinson
Prall Hears Conspiracy Case In Iowa Court
Judge S E Prall of Indianola oversees motions in the county grand jury indictment against K J Stinson Franklin county attorney on a conspiracy charge with George B Dewey in the Grace Potter Miller embezzlement case The court overrules defenses and amends the indictment as proposed Stinson may seek a full bill of particulars while other details unfold as the session continues.
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S.E. Prall
Indianola
K. J. Stinson
Franklin County
Prall
Stinson
George B. Dewey
Grace Potter Miller
Dewey
Church Leader To Speak At Lenten Service
Dr J O Nelson executive secretary of the Inna Council of Churches will deliver the sermon at the second Lenten service by the Congregational and Methodist churches this Sunday at 730 pm Rev John K Moore and Rev Ralph B Imes will lead worship with the Methodist choir singing an anthem The public is invited to attend
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J. O. Nelson
Inna Council of Churches
Nelson
Cornell
John K. Moore
Ralph B. Imes
Death of Mrs. Charles Biebersheimer Recalls Wellsburg Ties
Mrs. L G Johnson of Steamboat Rock received word that her sister Mrs. Charles Biebersheimer aged 89 died in Los Angeles California a day earlier Burial occurred in a Los Angeles cemetery Mrs Biebersheimer and her husband were longtime Wellsburg residents where he was cashier at the Wellsburg Savings Bank Survived by three sons Wendell Hastings Ned and Carl and John San Francisco two sisters Mrs Johnson Steamboat Rock and Miss Natalia Methtfessel Los Angeles and her husband had died years ago
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Steamboat Rock
L. G. Johnson
Charles Biebersheimer
Lis Angeles
Calif
Biebersheimers
Wellsburg
Biebersheimer
Wendell
Hastings
Ned
Carl
John
San Francisco
Johnson
Natalia Methtfessel
Los Angeles
Red Cross survey in Eldora by St. Louis agent
Mary Mackin a Red Cross field representative from St. Louis Missouri visited Eldora on Monday to survey Red Cross work in the southern half of the county. She has been in Iowa about three weeks and covers 15 counties in her current assignment.
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Mary Mackin
Red Cross
St. Louis, Mo
Eldora
Iowa
Reid Is Named Scoutmaster Here
A group of Eldora families named Merlin Reid as Scoutmaster for the Eldora troop. Craig Froning was named assistant. Committees include Camping and Activities chaired by Lloyd Palmitter with Jerry Harless and Harley Riemenschneider. Advancement led by Paul McCrea, Ted Smith, Dr. R. O. Rory, Lawrence McNeriney, Rev. Ralph B. Imes. Health and Safety with Dr. John J. Shorts. Finance with Max. Organization and Extension by Paul Barnard. Telephone by Mrs. Maxine Cable and Gwendolyn Pierce. Scouts meet Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Iowa Electric Light and Power building Scout room.
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Eldora
Merlin Reid
Craig Froning
Lloyd Palmitter
Red Crosser
Jerry Harless
Harley Riemenschneider
Lawrence McNeriney
Ralph B. Imes
Health and Lafely
John J. Shorts
Pinance
Max
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Award $75,000 In Damage Suit In Iowa Falls Case
Donald Cox, 97, of Iowa Falls, was awarded 76,000 by a Minneapolis court against Rock Island Railroad for injuries from a 490 pound freight car door that fell at the Ralston Purina plant in Iowa Falls in April 1954. He had sued for 125,000 and said he can only do light work. The district court jury returned the verdict. Cox was represented by John P. Whitesell and Walter Riorden.
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Iowa
Cox
John P. Whitesell
Iowa Falls
White Sell
Walter Riorden
Hubbard
Minneapolis
Time Of GOP Caucus In Eldora Precinct Change
Eldora precinct caucus moved to 1 30 p m in the county courthouse board room because Eldora participates in the girls state basketball tournament Other precincts hold caucuses at 8 p m Voting and junior delegates are banned Eisenhower seeks re election as expected Hardin precincts reportedly back Eisenhower
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Eldora City
Board of Supervisor
Eldora
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hardin
Eisenhower
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