Wires Dance as Ice Burdens Iowa Telephone Line
Wires laden with over an inch of ice danced for 36 hours across rural Iowa causing outages and fears of a $400000 loss for the telephone company. Heavy sleet snow and rain weighed lines, snapping some, with officials calling it the worst they have seen. Network disruptions affected trains and radio stations, while observers noted performance of the ice coated poles and line damage spreading from Independente to Endopendenes.
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United Press
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How to Save Fuel In Cold Winter Ahead
Practical tips from Boyd of the Interior Department Bureau of Mines urge insulation, weatherstripping, and airtight doors to stretch fuel supply. Replace worn seals, shade windows at night, close unused rooms, and keep furnace air leaks limited. Some advice on coal burning and venting to improve efficiency, with cautions about feasibility.
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Bureau of
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Bosh
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Fragmented OCR text mentions names like ROBEKCHAR DORIS and BALTER, with scattered roles such as Publisher, Business Manager, News Editor, Orientation Manager, and Office Manager. Details are illegible and no clear event or date is discernible.
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Lew Watkins
Alberta
Robekchar
DORIS
Balter
Straw Point Clayton County Basketball Jamboree
A Clayton County basketball jamboree sponsored by the Clayton County Activities Association was held at Strawberry Point, with teams from Forsbure Eawecer Luana Volgs and Monona in the southeast and Edgewond Garnills Guttenberg Marquette Vic Tresor and Strawberry Point in the northwest. Northwest won 26-18 and 29-19 in games, followed by a final where county coaches beat captains 32-17. proceeds go to benefit member schools.
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Clayton County
Strawberry Point
Clayton County Activities Association
Ybert Point
Forsbure
Eawecer
Luana
Volgs
Monona
Benwe
Po Iyers
Edgewond Garnills
Guttenberg
Marquette
Vic Tresor
Strawberry Pr
Gameaivts
Minors Push Fight For Mere Big Leagues
In a chaotic convention day, moguls push for a larger stage as excitement builds over a major meeting. The event triggers a turbulent conclusion amid busy discussions and ongoing pressures within the industry.
Hamline Slins Past Drake by 3 Points
Hamline beat Drake 45 to 42 in Iowa on a late second half surge. Led by a 22 point performance, Hamline moved ahead after Drake tied 31 to 26 at halftime and held off a late comeback to secure the win.
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Drake
Movies
University of St. Paul
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T Hat
Iaskins
Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Dated Page
A jumbled crossword list with numbered Across and Down clues, many garbled and partially unreadable, listing hints for words such as desert, river, instruments, and various mis-spelled or corrupted terms. The fragment includes entries like Not fast, Desert Asia, weapon of the chase, river seat, ventilated, and others, with surrounding stray letters and misprints.
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Tigers Dominate St Mary's and Huskies Defeat Chicks
Sacred Heart Tigers of Ogsiwein trounced St Marys Waterloo 53 to 12 led by Gallo with 20 points and Stiles 13. Sacred Heart seconds beat Waterloo 22 to 15 as Kisner had 6 and Harn 7. Delwein Huskies opened home season 40 to 30 over New Hampton, Chado scoring 20 and DeTemmerman excelling at guard as Oelwein used fast breaks to dominate.
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St. Mary's of Waterloo
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Durnan
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Tigers
Waterloo Boys
Eddie Murphy
Sacred Heart Seconds
Waterloo
Sacred Heart
F. Kisner
Tom Harn
Strawn
Ritchie
Craig
Charles City
Immaculate Conception
Delwein Huskies
New Hampton Chicks
Huskies
Northeast Iowa
New Hampton
Dick Chado
Jim Butler
John DeTemmerman
Oelwein
Dom Grasso
Chicks
New Hamptons
Wessells
Donahue
O’connor
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Legese
Edwards
Butler
Grasso
Rice
Volker
Clemens
Dieter
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Martin
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Willadsen
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Two Iowans Picked For Shrine Game
Iowa end Hal Shoener plans to play for the east squad in the Shrine East West game on New Year’s Day. Also selected were backs Bob Sullivan Bob Smith Earl Mayes guards Howard Brown Larry Olsonaki Vince DeFrancisco ends Lou Mihajlovich and Bob Renebahn, bringing total picks to 16. East coaches expect a full 24-man roster soon despite injuries from last week’s Elkader game.
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Iowa
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Hawkeyes
Bobby Sullivan
Holy Cross
Boston College
Bob Smith
Town
Earl Mayes
Wisconsin
Howard Brown
Indiana
Larry Olsanaski
Minnesota
Vince de Francisco
Northwestern
Lou Mihajlovich
Bob Renebahn
Bernie Bierman
Andy Kerr
Lebanon Valley College
Howard Odell
Yale
New Hampton hands Oelwein wrestling loss on New Hampton mat
New Hampton wrestlers defeated Oelwein 19 to 17 on their floor. Meyers beat Knight 4-0 and Beake edged McGrath 6-2. Lynch and Caballero won for New Hampton while Nielsen, Munson and Wagner fell for Oelwein in tight decisions. Prelims showed multiple oelandups with mixed results.
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Oelwein
Meyers Oelwein
Knight
McNalley
Mendez
Hereld
Walker
Beake
McGrath
Caballero
Herron
Lynch
Greco
Cabellero
Johnson
Arness
Nielsen
Ohl
Munson
Kelsey
Wagner
Waltz
Hernandez
McQueen
Blocker
Trecino
Boltes
Lamont Legion Forms Basketball Team
La mont American Legion forms a basketball team with Tobey Hall as coach. Interested players may contact him. The Lamont squad includes Jess Estling, Bob Cowles, Dwight Murray, Milo Murray, Don Pogue, Neal Scovel, Laverne Nielsen and Marion Davenbaugh. Located in Oclwein Iowa area.
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Lamont
Lamont American Legion
Tobey Hall
Jess Estling
Bob Cowles
Dwight Murray
Milo Murray
Don Pogue
Neal Scovel
Laverne Nielsen
Marion Davenbaugh
Pointers Earn 4th Straight Victory Over Marquette
Strawberry Point won their fourth consecutive game at home defeating Marquette 35 21. Halftime stood 18 11. Top scorer Scherman poured in 18 points while B Cook led Marquette with 8. Struggling star Schuchmann left the game early.
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Marquette
Strawberry
Scherman
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Schuchmann
Illinois basketball opens 1947-48 with win over Cre Rapids
Champaign Ills University of Illinois began the 1947 48 season with a 67 to 34 victory over a Cre Rapids college club. Illinois led at halftime and stretched the margin in the second half. The day’s edition features advertising class notes.
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