Sacred Heart Basketeers Open Season With Wins and Schedule
Sacred Heart basketball begins with wins and a full 30 game schedule for both boys and girls. Coach Maxine Nevman leads the girls, Kenneth Ferrings the boys, with games planned across multiple venues including Center Junction, Cascade, St. Wenceslaus, Farley, and Peosta. The Ramblers, led by Ferrings, open play against LaMotte and feature sixteen boys' and girls' contests plus a tournament stretch into March.
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Maxine Nevdman
Ghrls
Kenneth “Gump
Ferrings
Tacorte
Pyon
Hatette
Beava Oy Eeo
Ada
Tie
Sie Gelrds
Pridax
Pee
Eras Academy
St. Wenceslaus
Center Junction
St. Joseph Academy
Peosia
Cascade
Rls
Center Junoon
Coggan
Ryan
J. Joseph's Academy
Farley
Loras Academy
Oys
Peosta
Irls
Tournaent
Catholic Girls Edge Farley 33 23 In Season Opener
Catholic Girls defeated Farley 33 to 23 in their first game of the year. Edna Bader and Dore led forwards for Catholic with steady scoring and defense.
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Ramblers
Farley
Catholic Girls
Norday
Livy
YL Paints
Helen Woolfewer
Marvin Merol
Edna Bader
Dore
O'Rourke
New Basketball Rules Announced For 1939 40 Season
Coach Roy B Moore notes eight rule changes for the 1939 40 cage season. Any player may call time out, free throws altered on shooting fouls, two free throws on certain fouls, mid court play after free throws, jump ball removal in some cases, extra timeouts in overtime, and referee duties including timing and scorebook checks.
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Roy B. Moore
Eden Snatches Two Scoring Passes In Hornets Win
Tom Eden of Monticello caught two end zone passes as the Anamosa Hornets defeated the Dubuque Maroons 18 to 0 in Dubuque. Eden, in only his second season, had four touchdowns in the last two games after never scoring in four years of high school play. Werdiman connected on both scoring plays, a 42 yarder in the second quarter and a 15 yard strike in the final period. Teammates Bob Stutt and Vernon Eilers also played for Monticello.
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Tom Eden
Monticello
Anamosa Hornets
Dubuque Maroons
Dubuque
Hornets
Eden
Reformatory
Werdiman
The
Bob Stutt
Vernon “Fuzz” Eilers
Coach Moore Prepares 28 Boys for 16 Game Schedule
Twenty eight boys drill under Coach Roy Moore for a 16 game season opening Tuesday at Marion December 5. Fundamentals are emphasized and teamwork is stressed due to limited preparation time. A second team from non lettermen will face Wyoming in Wyoming Tuesday.
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Roy Moore
Marion
Wyoming
Moore
Schrader
Bone
Liddy
Bender
Siebels
Paul Caspers
Final Game for Anamosa Hornets Sunday vs Reformatory
The Anamosa Hornets face their season finale against the Reformatory team on Sunday December 3. Four Monticello players are listed as regulars for the Hornets in this wrap up contest.
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Anamosa Hornets
Monticello
Reformatory
Rooks Said to Use About Forty Bird Words
The report notes rooks may use around forty distinct sounds with specific meanings in their communication. It also mentions that vocational education for boys and girls was taught in ancient Maya schools in Yucatan.
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Yucatan
Evolution of College Football Roster Sizes
The article traces college football squad sizes from fourteen players per team down to twelve and finally eleven, outlining the historical reductions and their impact on game play and team composition. It notes the shift reflected in early rules and evolving strategies across the era.
School Visiting Sign Sparks Pen Incident at Assembly
A school visitor incident ends with a scholar dropping a pen that sticks in an oar during class. The event prompts caution as teachers manage the disruption and ensure student safety in the assembly.
All Conference Teams Selected by Coaches
Coaches name first and second team selections led by Ireland End Anamosa Beardsley Tackle Anamosa Benischek Guard Anamosa Bowers Tackle Anamosa Lind End Tipton Hightshoe Back U High LaBarge Back Anamosa Liebhart Back Tipton Schrader Center Monte Blood Guard Mt Vernon Littell Back Mt Vernon Liebels End MONTI Berry Tackle W Liberty R Bender Guard Monti White Center Anamosa Christensen Guard Liberty Cook Tackle Anamosa Waggoner End Anamosa P Bender Back Monti Heasley Back W Liberty Pike Back W Liberty Russell Back Anamosa
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Ireland
Anamosa Beardsley
Anamosa Benischek
Anamosa Bowers
Anamosa Lind
Tipton Hightshoe
U. High LaBarge
Anamosa Liebhart
Tipton Schrader
Monte Blood
Mt. Vernon
Monti Heasley
W. Liberty Pike
W. Liberty Russell
Anamosa
QConnor Regenstaller VFW to Host Second District Meeting
Q'Connor Regenstaller Post 3633 VFW and Auxiliary will host the Second District Meeting of the Department of Iowa in Maquoketa on Sunday November 26. The Auxiliary convenes at City Hall at 2 p.m. and the Post Session follows in the Memorial Building. This is the last district gathering until spring and Monteelo will entertain the Posts and Auxiliaries.
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Q’connor-Regenstaller
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Department of Iowa
Maquoketa
Memorial
Monteelo
Americans Adopt Invisible Eyewear At Close Range
More than 6 000 Americans including film stars and baseball players use invisible spectacles. These are thin glass shells with a central lens attached by suction to the eyeball and invisible beyond two feet.
Cream and kindness avert acid injuries in Iowa incidents
In Grand River Mrs. Russell Morrison received cream in the eye but was spared serious damage when her husband applied more cream and rushed her to a doctor. At Spencer Leonard DeWall avoided serious injury after a prankster poured acid down his back. DeWall rolled in cream to neutralize the acid and escaped with painful burns but no spinal damage.
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Iowa
Grand River
Russell Morrison
Spencer
Leonard DeWall
DeWall
Rich Soil in Albania and London Street Names Revealed
The New York Times notes Albania’s rich soil yet widespread peasant hunger and manual farming with simple tools. London street lists include Albert and Love Lanes among 127 church streets and 47 Chapel named paths, Beaconsfield and Glidstone places bearing multiple names, with only four Smith streets.
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Albania
New York Times
London
Albert
Beaconsfield
Glidstone
Ailmerston
Rosebery
Smith Streets
Trousseau Tradition in Vilna for Bride and Groom
In Vilna Lithanoala a bride prepares a trousseau for herself and her groom. For months before the wedding she makes up shirts socks and woolen vests for the bridegroom. On the wedding day he gives his old clothes to his father and younger brothers.
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Vilna
Prewar Black slave owners held thousands of enslaved
The text states many African Americans owned slaves before the Civil War. It notes families who managed to buy and keep enslaved people to prevent sale into slavery. The Negro Year Book estimates about 18 000 slaves were held by Black slave owners at the outbreak of the war.
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Necro
Central Heating Emerges in American Homes After 1850
The article notes central heating arrived in the United States soon after 1850. Early furnaces were inefficient, with warming primarily from heat rising from stoves below. Franklin stoves and latrobes played a key role in warming upper rooms before widespread central systems.
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America
Understanding Plat Sour in Canned Vegetables
The passage describes plat sour condition in canned vegetables, noting outside appearance is solid and firm while contents may be soft and mushy with a sour taste and odor, not accompanied by gas.
Pneumonia Death Toll Down in Jones County 1938
The Iowa Department of Health reports a drop in pneumonia deaths in Jones County for 1938, with seven deaths versus twelve in 1937. The county's death rate is estimated at 43.3 per 100 000 population.
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Iowa
Jones County
Iowa State Department of Health
Department
Vital Statistics Division
Pneumonia Death Rate Falls With Public Action
Health officials urge public understanding and speedy treatment to cut pneumonia deaths. Modern medicines like serum and sulfa pyridine offer powerful control, but final reduction depends on patients and families recognizing symptoms and seeking care promptly.
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Health Department
Advisory Committee On
State Health Dept Expands Pneumonia Typing Stations
Over three years the state health department set up 140 pneumonia typing stations in Iowa and supplies diagnostic serum at no cost. It also provides curative serum to underprivileged patients.
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State Health Department
Towa
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