Valley Heads Set Gridiron Dates in 1945
Football schedules for the Mississippi Valley high school conference were drawn at the winter meeting at Roosevelt hotel. The four local schools’ schedules list games from September through November, with later shifts in basketball and winter sports, and notes East Waterloo winning the football conference trophy. Fred Johnston of Clinton named conference chairman for 1945-46.
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Tait Cummins
Mississippi Valley High School
Roosevelt Hotel
East Sistas
Wikeens
West
Watson
Clinton m
Wilson
Franklin
McKinney
Rossovelt
East Water
Muscatine
Iowa City
East Waterloo
Roosevelt
West Waterloo
Anamosa
McKinley
Mt. Vernon
Trojans
Clinton
Iowa U
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Loop
Fred Johnston
Pierre Tracy
Wilson High
Y M C A Plans Leagues Meet For Boys Basketball
Harley N Steele calls meeting at the Y M C A on Wednesday December 6 at 7 30 p m to plan church boys basketball leagues with divisions for 12 and under 15 and 17 and under and to send coaches players and captains from interested churches. An 18 team handball doubles league starts December 11 with several matches listed in the Old Timers basketball league and a volleyball game set for December 7. New Y members are named and top scores in the 20 yard swim listed for preps cadets and juniors with upcoming events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Harley N. Steele
Joe Zmolek
James C. Clark
Don Wilkins
T. J. Thanek
David
R. W. Gable
R. A. Daggett
David Guernsey
Bill Quaas
J. A. Vessier
al N. Cohn
Roger Conrad
Mike Kacere
Ed Doty
Pete Marshall
George Spielman
Bruce Brown
Roger Bock
Peter Elliott
Jim Allen
Keith Fayman
Paul Blake
Jim Stickley
Bob Landis
Jerry Moore
Jim Ostrander
Dick Bishop
V. Zumr
D. Hamilton
Bob S Waney
Camp Lejeune Marine Captain Ellis Paulk Shifts to Regular
Captain Ellis Paulk of Fitzgerald Georgia, a former Mercer University halfback, who served with the First Marine Division in Australia, began football practice as an also ran but is now established as a regular on the Camp Lejeune team.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Ellis Paulk
Fitzgerald
Mercer U
Australia
Camp Lejeune Marines
Army Triumphs as Navy Fumbles Midseason Showdown
Army Beats Navy in a hard fought clash with early leads and key plays. Navy guard Clyde Scott and Hamberg sparked threats but Army’s Davis interception at start of the fourth stalled the comeback. Blanchard drove 52 yards for a late Army TD and Walterhouse set an NCAA record with his 45th extra point.
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St. Bernards
Iit
Leon C
Clyde Scott
Smackover
Ark
Navy
Tars
Davis
Jenkins
Scott
Army
Biff
Bam
Zowie
Bull Blanchard
Blanchard
John Minor
Ops Tahoka
Tex
Don Whitmire
Hagberg
Whitmire
Dale Halli
Walterhouse
Old Smackover
Bob Jenkins
Annapolis
Hamberg
Bramlett
Hansen
Ravs
Pas
Ianchard
Hall
Blancha
Vwy
Ipiser
Meteors
Humbers
Barksdale
Elsworth
Tanith
Bert
Poole
Coulter
Gerometta
Puson
Dobbs
Lombardo
Daris
Abaugher
T. A. Timlin
Niagara
Umim
H. Ren
GAZETTE GI NOTES TELL OF WAR SERVICE AND FRIENDS
Bill Keithley at the University of Idaho reports Iowa soldiers for a photo. Wes Cranston, in the fleet post office from San Francisco, recalls Carl Wessels and hopes Ohio State will play in the Rose Bowl. Roger Welty, 1942 Golden Gloves champ, writes from overseas about seasickness. Melvin Penrod at Parris Island mentions Cedar Rapids men and college teams. Rollie White shifts to assistant editor at Fort Warren. Speck Collogan explains a gag about his bar scene art and praises officer morale. Ed Dose shares Leyte invasion views from naval duty.
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Bill Keithley
University of Idaho
Iowa
Anamosa
van Pelt
Wheatland
Wes Cranston
Williamsburg
Wilsons
San Francisco
Fleet Post Office
Midwest
Roger Welty
Dubuque
Melvin Penrod
Franklin
Junior Legion
Parris Island
S. C
McKay
al Taylor
Scott Linge
Cedar Rapids
Bob Nussbaumer
Michigan
F and M
Weed Villanova
Bucknell
Muhlenberg
Meg
Ursinius
Rollie White
Marengo
Fort Warren
Wyo
Speck Collogan
Doc Kieck
GI Gazette
Collogan
Wren
Iroa
al Urban
Marines
Pacific
Bill Kelly
Texas
Army
Navy
Bob Gillam
Golden Glover
California
Don
San Bruno
Berta Brainerd
Gazette
San Diego
Calif
John Clover
Keystone
J.g
Ed Dose
Russ Kohr
Leyte
Cunningham
Coe Alumni News Letters From War Fronts And Homefronts
Letters from Coe College alumni and associates describe wartime experiences in Germany the Southwest Pacific and England. Lt Norman L Bosh Lt Thomas M Tinkin and Lt Thomas B Powell Jr share updates while S/Sgt Walt Kinch and Betty Winn report on home front connections and Red Cross work.
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Norman L. Bosh
Chicago
Thomas M. Tinkin
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Bosh
Coe
S/Sgt
Walt Kinch
Southwest Pacific
Walt
J.g
Thomas B. Powell, Jr
USNR
Pacific
Warren Kellogg
Tom
Navy
The
Journal
Anamosa Journal
Betty Winn
American Red Cross
England
Roger Hawley
John Lockwood
Dean Clapsaddle
Allied Cagers Inaugural Play Set This Week
The Allied Industrial Basketball league opens its 1944-45 season on December 6 at the Quaker Oats gym with a three game program. Boys teams include Collins Iowa Engineering Iowa Manufacturing La Plant Choate Quaker Speeder Wilson. Girls teams include Collins Iowa Manufacturing LaPlant Choate Quaker Speeder Wilson.
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Allied Industrial
Quaker Oats
Collins
Iowa Engineering
Iowa Manufacturing
LaPlant-Choate
Quaker
Peeder and Wilson
Speeder
Wilson
LaPlant- Choate
Allied Industrial League
Iowa Mig
Iowa Eng
Speeder Va LaPlant-Choate
Iowa Mfg
Rice Closes 1944 Season With 18 7 Win Over Southwestern U
The Rice Owls defeated Southwestern University 18 to 7 in Houston to cap their 1944 season. A lengthy early drive led to a score, and Rice added a conversion after a long pass. In the fourth period Rice pushed ahead with a third score following a razzle pass to McBride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Texas
Ins
Rice Owls
Southwestern University Pirates
Houston
Scruggs
Rice
McBride
YWCA Athletics Lead In Week of Pool and Bowling Action
YWCA The First Trust bank team defeated Schaefer Bene pe 45 to 28 in the sole volleyball match of the week. Barlow forfeited to Becks and Maney for Litho Honeymead game. Bowling action limited as YWCA took two of three lines, Becks winning one. Woolworth forfeited to Cherry Burrell.
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Trust Bank
Schaefer Bene Pe
Barlow
Beck's
Maney
YWCA
Becks
Woolworth
Cherry- Burrell
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Valley Heads
Choral Club
Collins Inspectors
Jaycees
Century Engineering
Optimist
Alla
Aliat Ieee T
Stron
Red Peppers
Tait
South Pacific
Max Moses
Gazette News Hounds
Bob Condon
Tom Condon
Hawaii
Great Lakes
Jim Lick
McKesson-Robbins
Sonny Dunham
Woodrow Stelba
William A. Izer
George W. Izer
Eighth Street
Bill
J. M. Malloy
Miami
Fla
Paul Smith
Kozy Inn
Harold
Charles Stickney
Shoemaker
Charles
Claiborne
Ireland
Africa
Italy
Louie
Bill Gillam
Omaha
Jack R. Wyland
Bernice Fellinghar
Brest
France
Billizer
Charles Stickner, Part Smith and
Harold Stickney
Ruth Moon
Allied Cagers
Southwestern U
Y.W.C.A. Athletics
O’meara
Michaels-Stern
Tiffany
O'Meara
ARROW
van Heusen
Wiison Bros
Phoenix and
Wilson Bros
Botany
Superba
Wembley
House of
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