All-Tourney Picks Highlight Regional Teams
James Suse notes Waterloo East fell to champions and unveils an all tourney roster. First team includes McConnell Roosevelt Ewoldt Paullina Thompson Ray Duncan Roosevelt Schroeder Muscatine. Second team lists Wolfswinkel lull Eggleston Waterloo Nu Perkins Muscatine Hatfield Paullina Roan Albia. Baseball prep starts as spring hints arrive and rosters shift with graduations thinning Muscatine. Roosevelt Duncan and McConnell loom as key repeat candidates for the sweet sixteen. Carroll Wilkens return and Independence add a 6-3 sophomore.
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Waterloo East
McConnell
Roosevelt
Ewoldt
Paullina
Thompson
C. Ray Duncan
Schroeder
Muscatine
Wolfswinkel
Lull
Eggleston
Waterloo Nu
Perkins
Hatfield
Roan
Albia
Duncan
Carroll
Wilkens
Independence
Highway Story recalls trooper deaths in Iowa line of duty
The article notes the recent death of Highway Patrolman Harold DeGear, age 29, bringing to three the total fatalities in patrol service since 1936. It honors fallen officers including the first, Oran H. Pape, who died on April 29, 1936, in the line of duty.
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Harold DeGear
Highway patrolmen honored as casualties of duty years apart
A historical accounting recalls Patrolman Pape mortally wounded after a gunfight in Muscatine county, followed by the 1949 death of Patrolman Klinkefus in a highway crash and the 1949- year incident where Patrolman DeGear died after a vehicle struck him. The piece honors fallen officers and notes anniversaries of local couples M P Galloway and John Moeller.
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Harold E. Klinkefus
Pick Your Own Bat and Build Confidence At Bat
A coaching piece argues great batters are made not born, urging players to choose a comfortable bat, build inner confidence, and practice relentlessly. It details stance, box position, pitch recognition, and the need to study pitches while highlighting the 17 inch strike zone and the batter’s focus on base hits and consistency.
Official County Board Proceedings Marker of Local Budgets and Notices
Official county board minutes show expenditures across departments including maintenance funds water works drainage and labor costs. Names such as Margverite Milgare Retief and Jorgen Paulsen appear among listed staff and contractors with figures for maintenance, insurance, and services.
Fairfield Township voting precinct reevaluated and merged in Iowa
County actions approve annual report of JP Ike Martin and tentative report by Martin Engineer on Drainage District No. 8. Board sets hearings date. Fairfield Township precinct to be the City Hall in Cylinder. Counting board proposed for Curfew North Rush Lake. March 15 1941 deed approval for Watson's Addition parcels. Grading contract date set for March 18 1954. Martin Thompson named County Auditor.
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Taboe
Viyers
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Wvbor
Sturt
Lay Hiencia
Ike Martin
Rate Martin
Tayee
Martin
Bairfield
Fairfield Township
Cylinder
Iowa
Fogarty
Rickles
Rush Lake
McConnell
Rickhds
Kasol Lon
Tall of Supervisors
Palo Alto County
Salt County
Gee
KT. C
Sald Board
Watson
Mallard
Fato Alto County
Board of Supervisors
Tato Alto County
Pato Alto County
Emmetsburg
Jaws
Willam Snrmman
William Pogarty
Joe A. Degee
Willan McConnell
A. P. Hicklefa
Matlon
Longtime New Sharon resident George Darland dies at 93
George Darland, one of New Sharon's oldest residents, passed away at age 93 in a recent death. He was known locally for his longtime presence in the community and his contributions to neighbors and local events. His death marks the end of a lengthy chapter in the town's history.
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Sharon
George Darland
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