Locals Upset By Red Oak In Tourney Play
Red Oak defeated Bedford 51 49 in a district tournament game last Saturday at Villisca. Bedford led early and again in the second half but Red Oak rallied with free throws to win. Bedford’s Howard Cox scored 18 and Harold Sorenson 11. Red Oak totaled 23 points from charity tosses as three Bedford players fouled out.
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Bulldogs
Red Oak
Villisea
Bedford
Tiger
Combin
Wetmore
Cox
Shupe
Intramural Basketball Ties Signal Busy Conway Season
The Hoosier Hot Shots and Globe Trotters lead junior high boys intramurals at Conway with 4-1 records while Gas House Gang sits 2-2 and Unscratchables 2-3. Casanovas hold last at 0-5 as teams draft squads and play ten games of two six minute halves.
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Hoosier Hot Shots
Globe Trotters
Gas House Gang
Casanovas
Mark Greenway
Ray Miller
Junior Akers
Roger Shepard
Willis Sneed
Lee Baldwin
Steve Mullen
Terry O'Weaver
Jim Salen
Ralph Eppers
Kenney Lager
Kermit Posten
Ronald Peterman
Maurice O’conner
Paul Rybolt
Steve Morehouse
Dennis Fitzhugh
Hoosier Hotshots
Dick Stewart
Mike Volkmar
Mike
Rucker
Larry Churchill
Craig Henson
Steve Lock
Billy Cooper
Jeff Stroburg
Jack Shupe
Craig Stroburg
Gary Crecelius
John Glass
Kenny Carroll
Gordon Lee
Terry Larsson
Gary Dougherty
Globetrotters
Mike Metzzer
Roy Weeda
Freddy Meyers
Ivan White
Larry Roger
Elden Wheeler
Randy Peters
Steve DeMott
Jr Hi Gais Season Review Highlights Strong Spring Run
The Jr Hi Gais girls basketball teams posted solid records with the first team going 5 1 and the second team 7 1 against Mt Ayr The 7th grade team won both its two games Nancy Bush led the season scoring with 66 points followed by Sandy Scroggie and Kay Cox Total listed opponents include Mt Ayr Conway New Market Clearfield and Redding with multiple games at each site The season featured player rosters for both first and second teams with guards forwards and key contributors named.
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Mt. Ayr
Nancy Bush
Sandy ‘Scroggie
Kay
Diana
Junior modernizes old Rip Van Winkle
Dick Janson a junior sleeps through third period after dozing in class prompting classmates and teacher to let him believe it is fourth period. The mix up ends with him waking to a class schedule confusion and a comic carryover of the day.
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Junior
Dick Janson
Ford
Humor and juvenile delinquency at issue in jokes and ads
An item blends a humor theme about juvenile delinquency with a shop promotion. The ad touts RED WING and WOLVERINE work shoes and CROSBY SQUARE dress shoes offering one cent per pound off or two cents off with a wife present, plus additional store specials for Thursday to Saturday.
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RED Wing & Wolverine
Crosby Square
DAD & LAD Clothing Store Promotes Local Benefit Game
Community notice invites residents to a Pipin Pappas benefit basketball game Saturday night. Attendees can arrive early for oyster stew or chili in the school lunch room while supporting local commerce and a charitable event.
Conway Hillbillies Lead In Tourney
The Conway Hillbillies top junior high girls intramural play at 4-0 while Larson Loopers and Dicky Ducks at 3-1 follow. Bush Whackers sit 2-2 with Hot Shots and Real McCoys tied at 0-4. Team rosters list captains and players.
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Conway Hillbillies
Larson Loopers
Dicky Ducks
Bush Whackers
Hot Shots
Real McCoys
Bill
Burns
Sandra Scroggie
Dixie Beemer
Jeanne Jangon
Judy Parmenter
Stacie Whitaker
Rens Sickels
Barbara ‘Groff
Patti Lewis
Tackers
Linda Tackett
Rita Mee- Nutt
Debbie Lischer
Cathy Taylor
Elaine Hartman
Alice Waugh
Bonnie Maxwell
Wednesday Night Bowl-A-Deres Results and Top Scores
Local league action at Bedford featured teams such as Jeter's Skelly Service and Lucas Blenders. High team series was 9893 by Jeter's Skelly Service with 882 per game, while Delmar Fuller led individuals with a 616 in the series and 282 in a game.
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Skelly Servi Terrell
Plu Davis
Pepsi
Cola
Jeter
Skelly Service
Davis PhD
Lucas Blenders
Skelly
Wv. High
Delmar Fuller
Gail Fitzhugh
Howard Poore
Hind
Delmar Ful ‘Ler
Dad & Lad Clo
Country Boys
Taylor Co. Mtr
American Legion
Bedford Wholesale Si
Farm. Bureau
Country Boys Lbr
Taylor Go. Motor
Tay- Co. Motor
High Ind
M. L. Caldwell
Chas. Lemert
Ronnie Lucas
Mee
Bob Perkins
Local Bowling Standings and High Scores Reported
Weeknight leagues show high teams and individuals with scores across multiple clubs. Notable figures include Lene Eads 577, Opal Pool 488, Anne Lindstedt 451 and high game marks by Country Boys 873 and Rexall 875. Continuous entries list team results, leagues, and lane numbers.
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Lene Eads
Opal Pool
Anne Lindstedt
Niters
Skylark
Wogan’s
Hawkeye
Rexall
Soil District
D. Fuller
R. Wyckoff
E. Larsson
K. Terrell
G. Chaney
Thursday Night Lucky Strikers
Country Boys
Lakettes
Hy-Vee
Essie Lovitt
Elverta Beemer
Dean Beemer
Howard Hess
Bill Cross
Clearfield Golden Wedding Open House Draws Many
Clearfield residents Mr. and Mrs. Sam England celebrated their Golden Wedding with an Open House at the Clearfield Methodist church parlor on February 24. More than 165 guests signed the guest book during the 2 to 5 p.m. event.
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Clearfield
Sam England
Evelyn Morey
Des Moines
Jim. Morey
Rue Nickle
Randall
Frank Stingley
Bedford
Tom Hunt
Kansas City
Claude Baker
Marshalltown
Elwood Huffman
Berneeta Pederson
Mt. Ayr
Harve Wilson
Ed Wilson
Mary Young
Don Stephens
Darrell
Randall Hanson
Doyle Wilson
Ames
Iowa State University
McClintocks
Homer McClintock
Roberta
Robert Lock
Hart
Thomas Lockhart
Lenox
Clearfield High School
Bankers Life Insurance Co
Lenox High School
Beggs
Arlo Beggs
Paulaleen
Ron Flam
Afton
Frank Flam
Bes Moines
Winter Tomatoes Near Malcolm Grows 74 Feet
George Stephens, a farmer near Malcolm, dug a volunteer tomato plant last fall to combat high living costs. The plant grew to 74 feet in three months and produced the first ripe tomato on Groundhog Day. He plans several more before summer.
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George Stephens
Malcom,a
Stephens
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Howard Cox
Harold Sorenson
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Kay Cox
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Connie Skinner
Pat Terbell
Jeanne Henderson
Linda Marshall
Donna Ettleman
Rita McNutt
Rena Sickels
Barbara Tribolet
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Dee Ann Loutzenhiseer
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Aryville Auction CO
Missouri
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De&l
Frank
C. McInnis
DAD & Lad Clothing Store
MONDA
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Hank ‘Launderer Ta Vag
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Randall Wilson
Wallace Leonard
Scott
John Thomson
Maurice Hanson
V. A. Thomson
Bedford Public Library
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Eddyville
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Arthur Dinwiddie
Arthur
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Monaco
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