Luther Wins Three Crowns at Iowa Conference Relays
At Pella, Dubuque University swept five of seven relays and three of six individual events. Luther claimed sprint and distance medleys while Warren Melchert led pole vault and Wayne Dottenrod dominated field events. Parsons and Wartburg shared high jump honors. notable results include Dottenrod’s javelin win and Du buque’s 440, two-mile, 880, mile, and shuttle hurdles victories.
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Mehle Accepts Scranton Coaching Post
Audubon high school girls basketball coach Bill Mehle resigns to take a coaching position at Scranton. Mehle previously coached at Maynard before moving to Audubon. His 1954-55 team went 20 wins and five losses, captured the sectional title, and exited in the district meet first round.
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Sports Scores From Various Leagues Across The Nation
Minor Facts by International News Service reports results from several leagues. American Association games include St Paul 5 over Charleston 3 and Toledo 8 over Minneapolis 6. Louisville and Omaha Denver 12 to 1, with Montreal 6 5 and Richmond 3 8 in International League. Syracuse 8 over Toronto 7. Buffalo 4 over Rochester 1. Havana 0 after curfew. Pacific Coast: San Francisco 2 3, Hollywood 1 2. Los Angeles 8 over Oakland 3. Texas League results list Beaumont and Shreveport 2, Dallas 6. Tulsa 5. Fort Worth and Oklahoma City 1. Houston 5 over San Antonio 3. Southern Association notes Chattanooga 3 over Atlantic 1 after rain. Birmingham and Nashville 4 in 10 innings. Memphis 4 over New Orleans 8 in 10 innings. Western League shows Des Moines 2 and other games postponed by rain.
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Television Listings and Evening Schedule Fragments
A fragmented TV guide page lists Cedar Rapids Waterloo Davenport and Des Moines outlets with times for programs from 6:00 to 12:00, including news, movies, wrestling, parades, and parlor shows. Several program titles appear garbled but indicate a mix of public prosecutor Horace Heidt Hollywood segments, wrestling, movies such as Gypsy Fury, and weekend summaries.
Major Box secures AMERICAN aPorced a Fenner for Sullivan in Ith
Ambiguous game notes mix of box scores and line snippets. Mentions Sullivan, Ford, Ditmar, Trucks, and Hegan across multiple leagues. Includes partial inning lines, RBI details, and player substitutions with scattered team abbreviations and misread names.
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Kentucky horse trainer Jack Thompson dies at 43
Louisville report says Stephen J. Jack Thompson a legless World War II veteran and renowned trainer and handler of show horses died Friday in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Colesburg Leads Early, Beats Garnavillo 15 to 6
Special to The Gazette Colesburg jumped to a 7-0 edge in the first two innings and rolled past Garnavillo 15-6 Friday. Garnavillo scored all its runs in the fifth inning. Colesburg seeks a baseball opponent for Tuesday, inviting teams to contact the high school.
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Clinton Tennis Crushes Wilson 9 0
Clinton High School swept all nine events as the River Kings defeated Wilson 9 0. Key singles results include Hartzell over Sojka 12 4 and Krick over Basten 12 0, with Weeden beating Sargeant 2 1 and Zastro defeating Langhurst. Doubles saw Krick Turner and Krick Stastny pairs prevail.
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Totten Sees No Trouble Over Rules In Three-I League
Three-I league president Hal Totten briefs umpires and managers before opening day. He expects the 20 second rule to rarely be called and notes that catchers must stay inside the box until delivery. He warns protests will be treated as delay and final rulings rest with umpires.
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Hitter Beats Cyclones 7-0 in Missouri Shutout
Missouri pitcher Norm Stewart dominated Iowa State for 84 innings Friday, allowing only a single nine hitless frame until Arnie Gaarde spoiled the no hitter with two outs in the ninth. The Tigers won 7-0 and face Iowa State again Saturday in the Big Seven clash.
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Monona Clinches North Half Title With 7-5 Win
Monona defeated Mar Mac 7-5 to win the North half championship of Clayton County. Gene Klinge hit a first inning triple for Monona while Cardin homered for Mar Mac. Wiethorn pitched all seven innings, allowing five hits as Monona finished with seven runs on eight hits.
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Marion Wins in Soph Fresh Track Meet On Marion Track
Marion scored 108-3/5 points to win the soph freshman track meet held Friday on the Marion track. Manchester finished second with 48-1/5 points and Anamosa third with 46-1/5. Event results include 1M yard high jump, two mile relay, 440 yard dash, mile medley relay, and other distances with top finishers from Marion Manchester and Anamosa.
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Theaters List Saturday Showings Across Cities
The Gazette lists Paramount Iowa State Palace Marion C R Drive In and Twixt Town schedules for today with titles such as Man Without a Star East of Eden Fast and the Furious Looters Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Romeo and Juliet Top Banana Bounty Hunter Little Fugitive Khyber Patrol Royal African Rifles Hell Fire Burned Alive Smuggler s Gold Split Second Battle at Apache Pass Affair with a Stranger plus shorts and matinee times for each location.
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Franklin Golfers Top University High Team
Franklin high school golfers turned back University High of Iowa City 175 to 216 in a dual at Ellis Park Friday. Franklin's Jack Palumbo shot 40 to earn medalist honors in the nine hole match. Teammates Dave Thomas 42 Bill Kruckenberg 45 Jerry Maples 48 Phil Shinn 49. University High's B Price 51 M Gillett 54 B Cullen 54 B Newman 57 B Fowler 58.
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Looters and Keystone Kops Share Program at State Theater
The Looters blends suspense with action as Rory Calhoun Julie Adams and Ray Danton star in a state theater presentation about a downed plane its mountaintop survivors and a buried fortune. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops provides comic contrast with Bud and Lou dashing about in Mack Sennett style. The double feature promises movement tension and melodrama for audiences.
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Keystone Kops and Bud and Lou in a 1940s spoof film
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