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7 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA NEWS

January 1996

The Eudora City Council approved an ordinance that created a modified benefit district allowing the school district to recoup some of the costs incurred with the construction and installation of the water line to the high school.

¢ Winter Sports queen and king candidates at Eudora High School were seniors Lia O'Brien and Chad Elmer; juniors Angela Cribbs and Yigit Sahnioglu; sophomores Devin Schehrer and Mark Watson; and freshmen Jenny Hime and Cory Smith.

¢ Larry Foster, a senior at Eudora High School, joined the U.S. Army under the Delayed Enlistment Program. Foster was to report to Fort Knox, Ky., for military basic training in July.

¢ A 17-point fourth quarter propelled Eudora High School past Wamego for third place in the Tonganoxie Invitational boys basketball tournament.

¢ Eudora, Ark., was compared to Eudora, Kan., in a feature article.

The Arkansas city had a population of about 3,500, much like Eudora, Kan. Both Eudoras were named for their founder's daughters and both have rich, fertile farm ground. Both have a major highway running parallel to town. Many people choose to live in Eudora, Kan., to have easy commuting access via Kansas Highway 10. For Eudora, Ark., it's Highway 65.

Both cities have survived major floods. The "Super Flood of 1927" filled the streets of virtually all nearby Arkansas communities with as much as 15 feet of water. Eudora, Ark., was relatively untouched, and it was decided Eudora would offer assistance to the Red Cross and establish and maintain refugee camps. Probably the worst flood for Eudora, Kan., was the flood of 1951. Nearly all farmland between Eudora and Lawrence was underwater.

Both Eudoras have had newspapers called The Eudora Enterprise. The first prominent businessmen in both towns opened up general stores, and both have historical buildings on their Main Streets.

¢ Kelly Charbonneau and Laura Vermillion, both of Eudora, and Amy Gordon Ames, formerly of Eudora, were named to the Kansas State University Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester. They ranked in the top 10 percent of their class.

¢ Calvin and Roxana Hausman were presented the Douglas County Conservation District's Kansas Bankers Award for their outstanding conservation efforts.

¢ Minerva Rebekah Lodge No. 146 officers were Clarice Morriss, noble grand; Madena Englebrecht, vice grand; Alvena Tuggle, secretary; Carol Scott, treasurer; Betty Forsyth, warden; Sharon Musick, conductor; Dorothy Dowding, chaplain; Bertie Morriss, right support to noble grand; Helen Miner, left support to noble grand; Amye Scott, right support to vice grand; Patty Johnston, left support to vice grand; Karen Carlyle, outside guard; and Katherine Neis, inside guard.

65 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA WEEKLY NEWS

January 1938

The thermometer dropped to seven above zero after a two-day gale from the northwest.

¢ Cleo Grimes, who had been attending the Lawrence Business College, left school to do office work at the Lawrence courthouse.

¢ George Watkins had the misfortune of having a three-ton truck run over his right foot while working on the street. He was working for the Central Construction Company, which was repairing the streets in preparation for resurfacing.

¢ A 1930 Tudor Ford sedan stolen from the Clarence Crane garage was found abandoned and in a ditch a mile and a half east and about one-half mile north of Prairie Center near the Lindley Parker home. The car was not damaged and was driven home. A 1929 Chevrolet sedan found under the Kansas River bridge north of town had been stolen in Ottawa. The car had been stripped of tires and battery, but a bag of golf clubs still was in the back seat. Sheriff Vogler telegraphed Ottawa and found such a car had been stolen there. The owner came for the car later in the afternoon.

¢ Kelvin Hoover and his mother, Mrs. V.K. Hoover, left for a six- or seven-week vacation through the southland. They were to be joined in 10 days by Mrs. Hoover, who planned to spend the balance of the vacation with them.



87 years ago

FROM THE EUDORA WEEKLY NEWS

January 1916

The athletic association rented the Turner Hall and expected to have some basketball games in the future.

¢ Conrad Altenbernd planned to leave for Kissimmee and other points in Florida.

¢ Lucy Marley of Hesper secured a good position with a good firm in Kansas City.

¢ Aileen Richards entertained the members of the J.D.H. Club at her home.

¢ Tracy Harvey visited at the high school.

¢ The Nineteen Hundred and Now Club met with Viola Sheldon.

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