Iowa's Untested Quintet Opens 1947-48 basketball season
Iowa enters the 1947 48 season with a rebuilt lineup led by Murray Wier and Jack Spencer as a thin forward and guard duo. Coach Harrison expects average speed but limited height and experience, with Leonard Metcalfe at center and Don Hays and Roger Finley as backups. The Hawkeyes face Carleton in the opener, six non conference tuneups precede the Big Nine schedule starting January 5 against Ohio State.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
Carleton
Hawkeyes
Ohio State
Lawrence
Pops) Harrison
Dick Ives
Herb Wilkinson
Dave Danner
Clayton Wilkinson
Murray Wier
Jack Spencer
Harrison
Leonard Metcalfe
Don Hays
Roger Finley
Metcalfe
Floyd Magnusson
Wier
Spencer
Tom Parker
Lane Attacks Pacific Coast League Major League Bid
Miami, Fla. Frank Lane of the American Association labeled the Pacific Coast League plan for major league status as window dressing. Lane warned his league would mount a strong stand against the move while the International League may also oppose. The Coast League's bid is on the agenda at the clubs meeting this week. Lane described the proposal as leaving the coast loop in neither fish nor fowl. Also, AA directors voted to require protective helmets at home plate next season to curb beanball incidents like 1946.
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Miami
Fla
Frank Lane
American Association Today
Lane
Coast Loop
Fish
Dow
American Association
Triple A Loop
Detroit Considers Missouri Valley Conference Expansion
Detroit university said it was very much interested in joining the Missouri Valley Athletic Conference to bolster its football stock. The athletic board reacted favorably to the feasibility feeler, and Marquette and Denver University were also invited to consider joining the loop.
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Detroit
University of Detroit
Missouri Valley Athletic Conference
Marquette
Denver University
Sunday Scores From United Press Roundup
National and All-American clashes yield mixed results with Philadelphia routing Pittsburgh 21 zip and New York trailing 35 to 31 in the grid totals. In regional action, San Francisco edged St Marys Nevada 33 32 as Arizona State tallied 13. Foster, 18, dies after head injury in a grade school game. coroner cites cerebral hemorrhage as cause.
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Nevada
Arizona State
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Cowage Cardinals
Sciotoville
Warren Lloyd Foster
Foster
Mercy Hospital
Virsit Fowler
All-State Dreams in Iowa and Minnesota Grid Feats
The column critiques all-state selections by Iowa and Minnesota schools, noting regional bias and the mythical nature of such teams. It imagines an annual Thanksgiving clash between Iowa and Minnesota all-staters, with two weeks of practice and tutoring to protect education, as a dream game.
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Tis
Iowa
Towa
Western
Western Towa
Minnesota
Town High
Waterloo Athlete Weds Film Starlet
Waterloo native Jack M. Althouse, former athlete and World War I minesweeper turned naval lieutenant commander, wed movie starlet Jane Isbell in Las Vegas. The couple reportedly honeymooned in Utah while she films on location. Althouse recently moved with his parents to Arcadia, California.
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Waterloo
Jack M. Althouse
Jane Isbell
Las Vegas
WN. M
Frends
Utah
J Omevie
Althouse
Col
John L. Althouse
Arcadia
Cali
Local Sportsmen Eye 1948 Pheasant Season Plans
South Fayette County Conservation Club outlines 1948 efforts to raise 400 pheasants for liberation and expand game populations via winter fox hunts with BB shot only. About 100 hunters expected on Sundays aided by pilot signals, with plans for trap and skeet grounds and a $700 wildlife film projector for meetings.
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South Fayette County Conservation Club
Louis Novak
Thanksgiving Day Guests Across Iowa Homes
Westgate and nearby towns feature a string of Thanksgiving Day visits. Adella Shimak Protovin John Junior Sprague and others joined the Dale Stortregen and Cheville households in sharing the holiday.
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Adella Shimak
Protovin
John Junior Sprague
Jackson Junction
Dale Stortregen
Fred Cheville
Norman
Terrance
Rhodes
W. J. Hagenbuch
Walter Sommer
Tripoli
Herman Gulick
Fayette
Will Bayness
Lee Stohr
Arlene
Matilda Stohr
Winnie Webb
Atomic Power Threat To U S Liberties
Chicago U S authorities warned that control of atomic energy could undermine democracy if essential rights are abandoned. David E Lilienthal of the atomic energy commission urged better public understanding to prevent democracy from perishing by default at an American Education Fellowship meeting.
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Chicago
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
American Education Fellowship
Lilienthal
Charity Flat Thanksgiving Guests From Rural Areas
Thanksgiving dinners scattered across area homes with guests from Oelwein Mason City New Hampton and Independence. Notables include Ivan Seal Charles Lahmer G O Aeling James Barrett Jerry Barrett Jr Ross Dugan Don Cottrell Raymond McCright Westgate and Obed Gingrich. One injury reported when a horse ran over Ben Borntrager.
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Bert Lahmer
Ivan Seal
Charles Lahmer
Oelwein
G. O. Aeling
Jack
Linda
Mason City
John Blethen
Charles
Marcia Jirak
New Hampton
James Barrett
Fayette
Ross Dugan
Fairbank
Don Cottrell
Alva Ossman
Independence
W. L. Short
Leone
Raymond McCright
Rowley
Amos Flaucher
Helen Flaucher
Paul Flaucher
Patty
Lamont
Marlys Flaucher_ Oelwein
George Corcoran
Schwartz
Westgate
Marilyn Gardner
Ames
Ben Borntrager
Paul Sprage
Hazleton
Obed Gingerich
Waterloo
A.C. Henthorn
Ralph Wells
City Girl Wins 4-H Prize For Leadership
CHICAGO UP Pat Wall an 18 year old red headed girl from Savannah Georgia won a prize today as the outstanding city member among the nation’s farm girls. She is a freshman at Georgia State College for Women and received a giant loving cup and a 200 college scholarship for organizing her suburban Savannah 4-H club. She admits she knows little of farming but plans to help farmers through agricultural work.
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Chicago
Pat Wall
Savannah
Miss Wall
Georgia State College For Women
Miss Walt
Farmer Advocate Says She Prefers City Life Despite Aid
A quoted remark shows a speaker aiming to improve farmer conditions yet expressing reluctance to live on a farm. The line highlights tension between reform efforts and personal living preference amid agricultural concerns.
Gas Shortage to Hit Hardest in Spring
Washington reports a government cap forecast a spring fuel squeeze as refinery outputs fall for maintenance. Auto carriers warn major oil firms will curb deliveries, with new supplies constrained and demand rising, signaling sharper price pressures this season.
Radio System Adopted by Worcester Public Works
Worcester public works department installs an $8,000 short wave radio system in trucks and automobiles to improve coordination during flash floods and snowstorms, reflecting its status as a municipal agency outside the fire and police departments.
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Worcester, Mauss
Worcester
Public Work
Cass No 4 records pupils with perfect attendance
Cass No 4 reports 24 pupils enrolled. Marilyn Moser Richard Weger Duane Schmid and Robert Mc Intyre have been neither absent nor tardy this year. The following had 100 in
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Cass No. 4
Marilyn Moser
Richard Weger
Duane Schmid
Robert McIntyre
Spelling Last Friday Personal Names Recap
Russell Pruess treated the pupils and teacher to candy bars on his birthday to celebrate. The list includes Donald Bennett Carl Bennett Ida Mae Schuchmann Melvin Schuchmann Ruth Skibbe Dorothy Skibbe Duane Schmudt Robert McIntyre Mary Jane McIntyre Colleen McIntyre Marlene Zwanziger Andrea Zwanziger Gary Brown Jerry Baumgartner Amarilsa Tieser and others.
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Donald
Carl Bennett
Ida Mae
Melvin Schuchmann
Ruth
Dorothy Skibbe
Duane
Dorothy Schmudt
Robert
Mary Jane
Colleen McIntyre
Marlene Zwanziger
Andrea Zwanziger
Gary Brown
Jerry Baumgartner
Amarilsa Tieser
Rusell Pruess
Farmer Stands Guard as Hunters Face Court Fines
Henry A Van Dyke of Holland township Michigan hired a deputy to enforce no trespassing signs. He brought 23 hunters to court. each was fined three dollars. The case count far exceeds typical statewide figures.
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Holland
Mich
Henry A van Dyke
Holland Township
Mer
Vickster
Taos Gitta of Oelwem and Top Bottling face Wednesday games
Two basketball games set for Wednesday night feature Taos Gitta of Oelwem versus Top Bottling Co of Waterloo in the opener and Vor WwW of Oelwem versus Cedar Falls Independent League’s Barbering Made Easy in the second. CHEROKES-UP-Ben Given, local barber, unveils a new seat device that lets him rise from his chair without standing.
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Taos Gitta
Oelwem
Mm Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Ben Given
Given
Walt
Tie
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