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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1957

Page

5

North Carolina Opens Season After 32-0 Title Run

North Carolina Tarheels begin the 1956-57 basketball campaign seeking to defend their undefeated 32-0 season. Coach Frank McGuire must replace Lennie Rosenbluth and Joe Quigg while banking on guards Tommy Kearns and Bob Cunningham and forward Pete Brennan. The opener hosts Clemson as top teams clash across the nation and NCAA contenders face stiff early tests.

United Press University of North Carolina Tarheels Frank McGuire Lennie Rosenbluth Joe Quigg North Carolina Temple Kentucky Kansas State Indiana Kansas Northwestern West Texas State San Francisco Notre Dame Wisconsin Washington Brigham Young Tommy Kearns Bob Cunningham Pete Brennan Lee Shaffer Tarheels

Layne Acquitted in Drunk Driving Case

Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne was acquitted by a jury after a day in traffic court. The Sept. 17 incident involved Layne and five passengers pulled over at 2 11 a.m. by patrol officers Lemmie Pratt and Donald Osborne amid reports of squealing tires and headlights off.

Detroit Detroit Lions Bobby Layne Lemmie Pratt Donald Osborne Layne

East Iowa prep cage roundup results across numerous conferences

In scattered games across Iowa, Dundee edged by, 47-42, led by Pat Showalter with 17 and Ken Hagelberg 16 for Dundee. Dyersville won 41-18 in reserve. Fayette beat Waukon 52-36, with Bob Marvin 14 and Larry Moritz 15. Mechanicsville swept Olin 55-37 boys and 40-33 girls. Springville beat Lone Tree 54-52 in overtime, Krueger 34. Wilton Junction topped Mt. Vernon 38-31 as Bob Herr scored 27. Edgewood Luana swept double header. Pearson 27 in girls, Doerring 18 in boys. Hartwick won both ends of double header. Barbara DeWilder 23 in girls, Marvin Wauters 32 in boys. Central City beat Coggan 41-31 in girls. Tama crushed Belle Plaine 87-28, Wheeler 26. Strawberry Point over Waterville 67-30 in boys. Waterville 44-32 girls. Elkader beat West Union 53-43. Elkader 37-31 in reserve. Stanwood Wyoming notes include Woods 17. Elma Cresco Notre Dames girls beat Wyoming 35-26.

Edgewood Luana Pearson Nancy Lewis Doerring Walt Clauson Hartwick Barbara DeWilder Elaine Zuber Amana Marvin Wauters Honolka Stanwood Wyoming Pat Woods s _ ELMA Cresco Notre

North English tops Kalona despite Ka lona high scoring

John Riess led North English with 18 points in a 60-40 win over Kalona. Tom Hofer scored 15 for Kalona as Kalona won the reserve game 43-20 with Gearhart Wyler scoring 12 and Bob Esser eight for the winners and losers.

Kalona John Riess North English Tom Hofer Gearhart Wyler Bob Esser

Local basketball doubleheaders yield mixed wins

Millersburg Ladora sweep Mil lersburg 49-43 girls and 58-55 boys. Marge Brown 26 points leads girls. Esther Saars 20 for Millersburg. Colesburg Colesburg triples Guttenberg 2-0 and 61-48 with Sampson and Goldsmith at 13. Heitman 11. Hopkinton Delhi results: Kay Smith 34 leads Hopkinton girls 60-40. Steven Smith 20 leads Hopkinton boys 47-44 over Delhi.

Millersburg Ladora Marge Brown Pace Esther Saars Marvin Smith Clayton Betz Colesburg Guttenberg Bob Samson Bob Goldsmith John Heitman Darnell Walters Jamnes Hopkinton Delhi Kay Smith Hopkinton Girls Delaware Belinda Sutton Steven Smith Curt Rentschler

Parade magazine preview notes Hawaii style and Sputnik piece

From Hawaii a new Mainland style called MUU MUUS and a selling line about six Shangrilas offer escape. Jack Anderson reports from Washington that shooting down a Sputnik is possible. Additional features teased in the 40 page December issue of Parade and Cedar Rapids Gazette Sunday edition.

Hawaii Mainland Jack Anderson Washington Parade Cedar Rapids Gazette

Waverly dominates Decorah in Northeast Iowa clash

Waverly trounced Decorah 73 to 40 as Don Hein and Carver led the victors with 17 and 10 points respectively. Jerry Davis paced Decorah with 12, Cronin led the losers with 12, and Waverly won the frosh soph game 43 to 35.

Decorah Waverly Northeast Iowa Don Hein Jerry Davis Carver Cronin

Buck Creek Edges Earlville in Girls Win and Boys Salvage

Buck Creek girls beat Earlville 43 to 0 with Claudia King and Betty Bacon each scoring 15. Heron led Earlville with 20 in the girls clash. In the boys game Earlville won 31 to 24 as Jim Scobel scored 14 and Lee Kehoe had 10 for Buck Creek.

Buck Creek Earlville Claudia King Betty Bacon Heron Lee Kehoe Jim Scobel

Aurora triumphs in Friday Fairbank clash

Syl via Murray spearheaded the Aurora girls to a 65-45 victory while the Aurora boys edged Fairbank 56-50. Murray led Aurora with 20 points, and Fairbank’s Warren Minch and John Ford each scored 12.

Anamosa Opens Wamac Play With 45 41 Win Over Independence

Anamosa defeats Independence 45 to 41 in Wamac conference opener. Dean Hartman scores 26 for Anamosa while Chet Schmitz tallies 21 for Independence. Independence wins at A game.

Independence Anamosa Dean Hartman Chet Schmitz Indees

Area high school hoops results from several towns

Vinton defeated Maquoketa 63 to 47 in Wamac action as Wickman led Vinton with 18 and Wirtz had 17 for Maquoketa. Manchester beat Tipton 72 to 50 with Carr scoring 28 and Martin 18 for Tipton. Cedar Falls blanked New Hampton 58 to 40 led by Robinette 17 and Denner 20. Center Point-Alburnett split a twin bill, Center Point girls 55-33, Domer 39 and McGowan 19 for Alburnett. Bennett and Grand Mound split, Bennett girls 54-29, Grand Mound boys 59-52 in overtime.

Vinton Malauoketa Gary Wickman John Wirtz Maquoketa Manchester Tipton Mike Carr Carl Martin Lieruke Lewis Alburnett Center Point Center Point Girls Jalan Domer Pat McGowan Mike Andrews Alburnett Boys Ron Satchett

West Branch sweeps West Liberty in Friday night hoops

West Branch wins both games at West Liberty. Girls score 29 26 led by Mary Leonard with 27 points while F Kennedy tops West Liberty with 19. Boys game ends 44 38 with Lenny Phelps 10 for West Branch and Kirby 13 for West Liberty. In Keota Wellman match Kerres 17 Alsip 15 as Wellman reserves win 38 20.

West Branch West Liberty Mary Leonard F. Kennedy Lenny Phelps Kirby KEOTA Wellman Kerres Eota Alsip

Cascade-St. Martin's Triumph Over East Dubuque 56 47

Cascade St. Martin's defeated East Dubuque 56 to 47 on Friday night with Ken Kauder scoring 21 points for Cascade and Koeller tallying 21 for East Dubuque. East Dubuque won the reserve game 54 to 29.

ST. Martin’s East Dubuque Cascade Cascade St. Marin’s Ken Kauder Koeller

Lamont–Quasqueton Tops Quaskie In County Clash

Lamont–Quasqueton girls win 66-35 over Quaskie in Buchanan County league play Friday. Lamont boys edge Quaskie 36-35 led by Gary Steffen with 15 points while Norris Kimball scores 13 for Quasqueton.

Lamont-Quasqueton Quasqueton Lamont Quaskie Lamont Girls Gary Steffen Lamont Boys Norris Kimball

Beaman Beats Shedoak as Zink Sparks 19 for Beaman

Beaman defeated Shedoak 73 points to 40 led by Susanne Zink with 19 points while Judy Graham's 34 points powered Shedoak despite the loss. Barbara led Lowdon, trailing 73 40.

Lowdon Barbara Judy Graham Shedoak Susanne Zink Beaman

Newhall defeats Urbana and Protivin tops Lime Springs in Friday games

In Urbana Newhall defeated Urbana 46 33 in boys action and 41 21 in girls. Goodell scored 12 and Larry Ary 13 for Newhall in the boys game. Hopker led Newhall girls with 20 as Lime Springs Protivin split results with Protivin winning 69 49 in boys and Lime Springs taking the girls 71 33 behind Judy Lloyd 33. Elaine Schmidt led Protivin with 26.

Urbana-Newhall Newhall Urbana Goodell Larry Ary Hopker Lime Springs Protivin Larry Svoboda Clayton Kalishek Kallastan Judy Lloyd Elaine Schmidt

Sumner Nets 67 43 Win Over Postville In Conference Play

Sumner led by Dennis Niewoehner with 30 points beat Postville 67 43 in the Upper Iowa game. Harold Peck scored 15 for Postville. Race game went to Sumner 49 32. Atkins edged Norway 62 60. Mike Gibney scored 19 for Atkins and Himmelsbach had 20 for Norway. Atkins girls won 56 35 as Audrey Krug tallied 23 Jeraldine Haerther had 19 for Norway.

Sumner Dennis Niewoehner Postville Upper Iowa Harold Peck Atkins Norway Benton County Action Mike Gibney Himmelssbach Audrey Krug Jeraldine Haerther

Clarence boys dominate Lisbon to win 95 50

The Clarence boys exploded offensively to crush Lisbon 95 50 Friday. Daryl Bunge scored 23 points and Blake added 16 for Lisbon. The Clarence girls beat Lisbon 69 49 with Arlene Kintzel scoring 40 and Donna Carbee 38 for Lisbon.

Lisbon Clarence Boys Daryl Bunge Blake Clarence Arlene Kintzel Potting Donna Carbee

Dunkerton Domination Over Hudson In Friday Night Victory

Dunkerton defeated Hudson 58 to 37 as Russ Rigdon scored 26 points and Gary Warnell added nine for the losers. Hudson won the reserve game 25 to 21.

Dunkerton Hudson Russ Rigdon Gary Warnell

Dysart Nets Winners In Cedar Conf Play

Dysart girls beat Dike 51 40 as Judy Dethlefs scored 20 points and Graves of Dike led scorers with 23. Dysart boys, led by Ora Hennessey with 21, defeated Dike 62 47. Riverside at Tiffin earned two Capital Valley wins 56 42 and 59 44 with Langenberg 18 and Graver 30. Lone Tree edged Springville 54 52 in overtime led by Kruger 24 and Springville’s Toma 19. Springville also won a 32 12 reserve game.

Dysart Dike Cedar Consolidated Judy Dethlefs Graves Ora Hennessey Riverside Tiffin Capital Valley Langenberg Graver Larry Musser Carla Havel Lone Tree Springville Kruger Toma

Lowden-Oxford Jct Narrowly Tops In Conference Games

Lowden racked up two Wapsie Eight conference wins here Friday. The boys won 53 31 with the girls 63 32 over Oxford Junction. Ron Klippe scored 15 for Lowden boys while Dennis Kelly led Oxford Junction with 10. Janet Mostaert scored 32 for Oxford Junction girls.

Lowden Oxford Wapsie Lowden Boys Oxford Junction Ron Klippe Dennis Kelly Janet Mostaert

Garnavillo-Marmac match ends in double overtime

McGregor MarMac outlast Garnavillo 47 to 45 after two overtimes as Weidenbach scored 16 for MarMac and Larry Fisher 20 for Garnavillo. Garnavillo won the girls game 74 to 40 with Doris Halgren scoring 35 and Sharp leading MarMac with 17.

Garnavillo Marmac McGregor Weidenbach Larry Fisher Doris Halgren Sharp

Winfield Teams Sweep Columbus Junction Athletes

Winfield beat Columbus Junction in both girls and boys games. The girls won 55 to 50 with Paisley scoring 21 for Winfield and Fullerton 22 for Columbus Junction. The boys won 65 to 51 as Bershire hit 27 for Winfield and Wasson 17 for Columbus Junction.

Columbus Winfield Columbus Junction Paisley Fullerton Winfield Boys Bershire Wasson

Hazleton Boys Rally Past Brandon 60-35 Inals

Dick Allen scored 19 for Hazleton in a win over Brandon as Franklin led Brandon with 12 points. Hazleton also defeated Brandon girls 61-28 behind 26 by Kramer and Janice Bowers added 10 for Brandon.

Brandon-Hazleton Brandon Dick Allen Hazleton Franklin Las Kramer Janice Bowers

Beaman-Conrad Teams Secure Dual Wins

Beaman-Conrad swept both games. The boys posted a 57 to 41 victory with Hughes scoring 29 points and Merle Weatherly adding 19 for Beaman. Conrad’s girls also won.

Beaman Conrad Hughes Merle Weatherly

Toledo Boys Fall to Montezuma 65 44 as Hopp Scores 21

Montezuma girls top Toledo 66 35 with Roorda 23 points while van Cleve led Montezuma boys with 16 and Chizek scored 14 for Toledo.

Toledo Hopp van Cleve Montezuma Roorda Chizek

Monona Boys Rally Past Volga in 73-41 Victory

Monona boys defeated Volga 73-41 as Bob Hilmer scored 18 points and Moore added 20 for Volga. In the girls game Monona won 62-25 with Judy Voorwald scoring 22 and Follman 15 for Volga.

Monona-Volga Monona Volga Bob Hilmer Moore Judy Voorwald Follman

Traer-Eldora Beats Traer In Boys’ Contest 64-43

Traer Eldora won the boys game 64 to 43 with Bat Ten and Simons scoring 19 points each for the winners. Richard Valenta added 12 for Traer. Traer also won the reserve game 35 to 26.

TRAER Eldora Lover Traer Batten Simons Richard Valenta

Aurora boys-edge Fairbank 56 to 50 in tight game

Aurora defeated Fairbank 56 50 as Finch and Ford scored 12 each. Murray led Fairbank with 20. In the girls game Aurora won 65 45 behind Sylvia Murray's 33 points while Kay Frane scored 29 for Fairbank.

Fairbank Aurora Finch Ford Murray Sylvia Murray Kay Frane

Sigourney Beats Brooklyn 54-49 Behind Wehr's 15

Sigourney earns a 54-49 victory over Brooklyn as Larry Wehr scores 15 points to lead four Sigourney players in double figures. Bob Holle adds 12, Ken Hubbell 10, and Jack Wallerich 10. Dick is noted in the report.

Sigourney Brooklyn Sigourney J Larry Wehr Bob Holle Ken Hubbell Jack Wallerich

Lineweaver Jed Swaps Wins Against Shellsburg Reserve

Lineweaver Jed Brooklyn with Mary Ellen McCormick led a 33 19 victory as Sigourney won the reserve for Shellsburg. Garrison's boys beat Shellsburg 31-24 and 70-43 with Richard Bedna scoring 18 points and McCulley tallying 13 for Shellsburg.

Jed Brooklyn Mary Ellen McCormick Sigourney Shellsburg Garrison Richard Bedna McCulley

Independence St John’s defeats Rowley in boys game

Independence St Johns of Independence beat Rowley 49 41 as Don Klein scored 17 for the winners and Joe McGrath had 14 for Rowley. In Calmar Fredericksburg action Calmar Fredericksburg beat Calmar’s boys 45 40 with Dennis Huisman on 15. Jim Ballick and Sam Iverson each had nine for Calmar. Calmar won the girls game 47 28.

Independence St. John’s Calmar Fredericksburg Dennis Huisman Jim Ballick Sam Iverson

Urbana Girls Triumph Over Newhall 41-21

Urbana's girls beat Newhall 41 to 21 as Hepker scored 20 points. In the boys game Urbana defeated Newhall 46 to 33 with Deadrell leading Urbana with 12 points and Arg scoring 13 for Newhall. Reardon had six for Newhall.

Urbana — Urbana Newhall Deadrell Urbana Hepkert Reardon Whall

Garrison girls edge Shellsburg 60 57 in close thriller

Garrison defeated Shellsburg 60 to 57 as Charmaine Selk scored 28 points to lead the effort. The win adds a notable league road victory for the Garrison team.

Garrison Shellsburg Charmaine Selk

Theatre Schedule Highlights For Saturday Showtimes

The listing shows groupings for COMMUNITY THEATER with Shaw plays The Man of Destiny and Great Catherine at 8 30. PARAMOUNT presents Three Faces of Eve with multiple daily showings starting at 1 35 and continuing at 3 35 5 35 7 40 9 40. Other venues Iowa State Palace Marion and Times feature films including Tin Star Short Cut to Hell Armored Attack Battle Stripe Ten Commandments Disembodied From Hell It Came and Bailout at 43 000 with varied times.

Shaw Iowa Hell

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