Gazette News - J. R. Armstrong, Gazette owner/operator 1927-January 1956 seems to be steadily improving after his recent hospitalization with a heart ailment at 315 East Monument, Colorado Springs.
High School News - First of all we want to wish Beefy (Jim Dodd) a quick recovery after his accident. Everyone misses him around here.
Baseball - Collins defeated Lincoln High of Des Moines on their diamond, 14-4. The game started off with a bang as John Vasey, fifth batter in the lineup, almost knocked the cover off the ball with a wallop over the fence. Collins continued to blast the Lincoln pitcher all through the game, but didn't score the winning runs until the fifth inning. Nichol had four singles and Laird three singles to lead Collins' hitting. Nichol pitched seven innings. Clark caught. Lineup: Norlyn Smith (57) (1f) 1 hits; Bill Ballard (56) (3b) 2 hits; Jerry Nichol (56) (p) 4 hits; Larry Laird (56) (1b) 3 hits; John Vasey (ss) 1 hit; Ben Clark (57) (c) 0 hits; Bob Rice (56) (rf) 0 hit; David Fitzgerald (57) (cf) 0 hits; Gordon Smith (58) (2b) 0 hits; George Keagle (56) (1f) 0 hits.
Baseball - Collins lost to East Des Moines on their diamond, 8-1. John Vasey pitched seven innings. (Insert 2005: No box score found)
Junior High News: Seventh and Eighth - Wednesday, the girls who have been in the Iowa State Nutrition tests went to Ames to spend the day. The girls took written tests, had X-rays taken and one of the main things, visited WOI-TV. Seventh graders going to Ames were: Barbara Hickle, Charlene Luing, Karen Carver, Linda Evans, Claretta Smith, Linda Mullihan, Gay Hudson, Helen Jacobsen. Eighth graders going to Ames were: Sonja and Colleen Dassenko, Elaine Kelderhouse, Shirley Kern, Margaretha Fitzgerald, Lois Struthers.
May 3, 1956 "An Evening in Paris" was the theme for the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, which was held in the beautifully decorated gym Friday evening, April 27. Small tables were set in the manner of a French sidewalk café, using streamers of turquoise and silver, the senior class colors to form the awning and trellis over the bandstand. Arrangements of red roses, which were later given to the seniors, added to the attractiveness of the tables. A very delicious dinner was prepared by the mothers of the juniors and served by five freshmen and the sophomore boys dressed in French waiter suits. After the program was completed, music was furnished by the Rhodes Lucky Seven for the prom. All the high school students and their guests were invited. Chaperones for the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson, and Mr. and Mrs. Graves. (Insert 2005: Last junior-senior banquet and prom held in the high school building gym.)