Mason City Mohawks Crowned Iowa Team of the Year
The Mason City five named Iowa's team of the year in the inaugural all-state selections by 29 Iowa papers led by Max Major Bill Barbour Don Pickell Bill Colloton and Bill Humphrey The Mohawks with coaches and officials ballots earned praise as one of Iowa prep history's greatest squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohawks
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Towa
Max Major
Bill Barbour
Don Pickell
Bill Colloton
Bill Humphrey
Mason City
Muscatine
Barbour
Jim Humphrey
Beer Eee
Merlin Marty
Loras Acad
Dubuque
Harle Damon
Thos
Jefferson C. Bluffs
Gerald Wagner
Fort Madison
Rae
Dick Seidler
Waterloo East
Robert O'Brien
McGregor
Aerees
Harry Waters
Marshalltown
Eeere
Glen Bloom
Eeere Ene
Naaas
Stanley Strotman
Waverly
Eddie Freese
Wiota Classics
Ace Weicht
Weicht
Mriens Ed Stolle
Clinton
Willie Campbell
B'field Sr
E. Sample
R'velt C. R. Jre
Bud Beymer
Diagonal Sr
Delbert Mully
Cedar Falls Sr
Joe Healey
Creston
Ames Sr
George Harville
D. Walsh
Acad
Iowa high school stars named in 1939 all state list
The article lists top senior basketball players by position from Iowa schools led by Marty and Damon. It notes scoring leaders, tournament performances, and height weights with schools such as Loras Academy Dubuque Fort Madison and Fort Madison along with other honorees and honorable mentions across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Marty
Loras Academy of
Fort Madison
Dick Seidler
Waterloo
Bob O'Brien
McGregor
Harry Waters
Marshalltown
Glen Bloom
Muscatine
Stanley Strotman
Waverly
Damon
O Brien
Joe Healey
Creston
Dubuque
Mickey
Loras
Dowling
Des Moines
Harle Damon
Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska-Iowa
Gerald Wagner
Southwestern Iowa
Local Names List Reflects Iowa City Area Figures
A fragmented OCR extract lists numerous individuals with surnames and parenthetical notes indicating small towns and institutions across Iowa. Names include Schmidt, Miller, Lebeda, Bierle, Callahan, and many more tied to Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Mason City, and surrounding locales.
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Ruffeern
Independence
Miller
West
Waterloo
Clark
Waverly
St. Patrick's
Towa City
Griffith
Sharon
Bork
St. Mars's
Iowa City
Martzler
Yoder
Kalona
Multhaus
Ronvevell
Cedar Rapids
Condon
Immaculate Conception
O'Tosle
DiGhecgorio
Holy Family
Mason City
Cross
Knowles
Melrose
Snyder
Sergeant Bluff
Melvin
McGregor
Johnson
Fayette
Mullally
Leras
Dubuane
Niblock
Andrew
Schroeder
Postville
Minor Changes In A B C Standings
Detroit bowlers reshuffle the A B C standings as Carlton Burton and Robert Stetler, both 20, rise to eighth in doubles with 1206 total in their first A B C. Burton posted 604 and Stetler 602. Edward Brelinski, 35, a telephone cable splicer, moved to tenth in singles with 652 after a 215 214 223 series.
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Detroit
INS
Hogan Wins North-South Open With Record 133 Strokes
Ben Hogan of White Plains New York won the North South Open in Pinehurst North Carolina finishing with a 277 aggregate nine under par after a 70 in the final round he matched the course record 66 and set a PGA record for 36 holes. Hogan beat Sammy Snead by three strokes with a 280 total Byron Nelson won last year with 280.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Hogan
Sammy Snead
Byron Nelson
van Hogan
Ely Prevails Over Central City 63 46 in Midweek Win
Ely Independents defeated Central City Independents 63 to 46 on Wednesday night. Krumm led scoring with 27 points as Ely seized control early and maintained the margin through the final buzzer.
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Ely
Ely Independents
Central City Independents
Krumm
Savold to Fight Massera in Des Moines Bout
Des Moines heavyweight Lee Savold will meet veteran Charley Massera in a 10 round bout Tuesday night April 2. The fight marks the Des Moines Athletic Club's first event since formation.
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DES Moines
Dave Fidler
Lee Savold
Charley Massera
Des Moines Athletic Club
Bonura Most Forlorn Man In All Baseball
Lawton Carver profiles the struggling player Bonura as the most desolate figure in the sport, detailing his decline and the toll on his career and reputation.
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Bonura
Henry
Zeke
New York Giants
Horace Stoneham
Bonaras
Stonesham
Bill Terry
Giants
New York
Winter Haven
Fla
Babe Young
Giant
Young
Stoneham
Pene
YORK
INS
Northeast Iowa All-Conference Five Includes Thomsen Condon
Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids stars Theron Thomsen forward and Fred Condon guard earned first team honors on the 1940 Northeast Iowa Catholic conference basketball list. Maas of Sacred Heart received the honorary center post, with several players named to the second team and honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Seidler
Waterloo
Robert O'Brien
McGregor
Mason City
Harry Waters
Marshalltown
Central Iowa
Glenn Bloom
Muscatine
Stanley Strotman
Waverly
Red
Dyersville
Immaculate Conception Greyhounds
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
W. T. Hovermann
Theron Thomsen
Fred Condon
Maas
Sacred Heart
Oelwein
Thomsen
Immaculate Conception
Aarons
Condon
Quinn
Our Lady of Victory
Friedi
Skahill
Cascade
Krunkan
Navier
Doaste
R. McGuire
St. Mary's
Oelweins Kurt
Oelweint
Rogers
L. V
Hamilton iSacred Heart
Fakenthal
L. Veaa
Waterloor
Roedel
Hen- Nessey
Saiz
St. Columbkilles
Dubuquer
Byrne
Columbkilles
Dubuque
Rastatter
St. Columbklities
Dubuquei Wrieht
I. C
Dandle Cascade
Johannes
Xavier Dyersviet
Henkels
Xavier Dyersville
Schnoebelen i. C
Beckman
Xaviers
O'Toole
Kane
Dubuquel
Fer
Welkes
Baseball Drills Start at Columbus Junction High
Columbus high school opens baseball practice under Jack Pence with a schedule listing April 9 Grandview away April 16 Morning Sun April 19 Onakville away April 23 Grandview home May 3 and 4 Louisa County tournament at Oakville May 6 Conesville away.
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Speriato
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Jack Pence
Grandview
Morning Sun
Onakville
Louisa County
Oakville
Conesville
Papagos Indians Date Year From Giant Cactus Harvest
The Papagos mark their year by the harvest of a giant cactus fruit, anchoring their calendar to a seasonal event. This practice ties time to agricultural cycles and communal ritual around the harvest period.
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ILD. P. A
Marty
O’brien
McGregor Rate
Sample
Iowa Daily Press Association
The
Ames High
Creston High
Moines
Loras Academy
East of Waterloo
Wiota
Bloomfield
Diagonal
Centerville
Harlan
Roosevelt
Cedar Falls
Holstein
Davenport
Atlantic
Mazon City
Marty, Damon
Colloton
Bill Colloton Mason Chy
Harle Daron
Iowa Daily Press
Stanley Strotman Waverly
Merlin K
Marty Loras
Deavoue
Mesalgor
Thote
Armstrong
Florsheim Se
Billings
Norland
West Waterleo
Dicken
Pysart
Ambrose
Tripoli
Bowers
Frederica
Cress
Clermont
Celville
Teachers
Marms
Sumner
Luther
Delweth
Carpenter
Eagleston
Crawell
Kirkpatrick
Davis Diagenall
Gandsen
Allen T Tiffind
Gingerich
Kalena
Grout
Chadek
Bregla
Cosgrove
Lewis
Wellman
Pawson
University High
Ireland
Anamosa
Brauer
Keystone
Greser
McKinley
Bissell
Manchester
Weagley
Ames
Piepper
Winbern
Sharen
Cole
van Camp
West Waterleaf
Gilbert
Andersen
West Union
Smith
Martinshare
Moylan
St. Ambrose
Klein
Harley-Davidson
Morgan Bros
Third Avenue SE
Savold
Massera
Carver
Lawton Carver
Thomson
Northeast Iowa
Zeke Ronura
Borsalinos
Knox
Stetsons
Portis
Capsons
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