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7 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA NEWS

December 1995

While most schools in the area were experiencing huge absences earlier in the month because of the flu, things were just getting started in the Eudora school district.

School nurse Kathy Colson said 20 of 80 first-graders were absent at the first of the week. About 15 percent of the student population at Nottingham Elementary was absent that Monday before she started sending students home. All four schools in the district sent about five students home during the day on Monday.

¢ Laurie Wilson and her two children were forced from their home after an electrical fire caused more than $23,000 damage. Eudora City Fire Chief Benny Dean declared the home unlivable. The family was staying with Wilson's mother and a family friend until they could find a new home.

¢ The C.A. Fleming home was the scene for a four-way birthday dinner. C.A. Fleming celebrated his 85th birthday, while granddaughter Jennifer McKean, grandson-in-law Tim Allen and Christian "Chip" Allen were also honored. It was the fourth birthday of the great-grandson Chip.

¢ The Eudora High School Cardinals placed six of their 10 participants in the 18th annual Eudora Invitational Wrestling Tournament at the new high school.

Jotham Andrews, wrestling at 130 pounds and Joe Miller at 189, claimed the championship in their weight classes. As a team, the Cards came in fourth out of nine teams.

¢ The high school varsity boys basketball squad took second in the Central Heights round-robin tournament by hammering Uniontown 58-19. They defeated Anderson County 63-58 in overtime but lost 59-49 to Central Heights.

¢ Air Force Senior Airman Titus Staples was deployed to the Middle East for participation in Operation Provide Comfort as a security police specialist. The operation provided security, food, shelter and medical care for Kurdish refugees in Turkey and northern Iraq.

¢ Golden Age Club newly-elected officers were Fern Long, president; Betty Ryan, vice president; Helen Sommer, secretary; and Juanita Bilderback, treasurer.



48 years ago

FROM THE CARDINAL'S NEST

(Eudora High School newspaper)

December 1954

Tommy Oliver wrote an editorial scolding the Eudora basketball fans for booing referees at the Tonganoxie game.

"I believe the Eudora crowd made a poor showing for themselves and probably dropped Eudora's rating extensively," he wrote.

¢ Drivers' Education was taught in gender sections with girls taking the course first semester and boys the second. A new 1955 Chevrolet was used for the class.

¢ The pep club decided to sponsor a "Women Pay All" party and dance. Tickets sold for a quarter.

¢ Robert Davis, a motion picture photographer, spoke to the student body about his trip to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

¢ The girls ensemble and mixed chorus sang for the Flower Club, Easter Star and the school Christmas assembly.

¢Mr. Heckart was a new teacher at Eudora High School. He taught driver training, constitution, world history and Physical education. He also coached football, basketball and track.



65 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA WEEKLY NEWS

December 1937

Howard Trefz, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Trefz, opened a cleaning establishment in the rear rooms of the Trefz Variety Store. He was prepared to clean suits, dresses and overcoats.

¢ Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCabria, who lived on a farm in Kaw Valley, three miles west of Eudora, raised 190 turkeys of the mammoth Bronze breed. For Thanksgiving, they sold 98, which averaged 16 pounds. Some of the toms weighed 25 pounds. The remainder of the flock was kept for the Christmas and New Year trade.

¢ The Eudora News office equipment was moved from the Mrs. Lawson building to the east upstairs room in the Robison building over the I.G.A. store.

¢ Eudora Rural High school honor roll students were seniors Ruth Bartz, Orothy Brecheisen, Janice Guenther, Arleta Holmes, Delbert Mathia, Delbert Neis, Myrnice Ott; juniors Jean Bartz, Mary Johnson, Lila Reetz; sophomores Benitta Bartz, Eva Brecheisen, Laverne Guenther; and freshmen Charlton Bartz, Maxine Daugherty, Mary Pierce, Charlotte Stadler, Kathryn Zimmerman and Robert Zimmerman.

¢ While helping saw wood at the Ed Forsythe home near Belleview, Harry Warmker lost his balance and his foot hit the saw, cutting through an overshoe and shoe and inflicting a painful cut across the foot, which required six stitches to close.



88 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA WEEKLY NEWS

December 1914

The newspaper office received a letter from Anson Olin, who was in Alaska. He was in the United States signal service and wanted to renew his subscription.

¢ Roger Bishoff resigned the position he held at the Indian school in Wyandotte, I.T., and was in the mail service with headquarters at Kansas City.

¢ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zillner were the proud parents of a baby girl.

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