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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
10
A column of humorous clippings from various papers recounts witty lines about Christmas business, a distracted husband with a bus ride, a nurse’s ambulance mix up, hunting license gaffe, and a grand pickerel tale. Also features jokes on poultry patience and a joke about election returns after a political heist. The item preserves regional newspaper voice without sensational detail.
The Maynard high school girls basketball team defeated Tripoli 70 to 43 as B Nicholson scored 32 with 15 field goals and 2 free throws. Rochelle Duecker led the Pantherettes with 21 and Betty Snelling added 13. Tripoli reserves fell 35 to 7. Wrestling exhibitions opened the night with Lloyd Beevers over Pete Beevers 9 to 6 and Jerry Frese defeating Charles Pinch 4 to 2, coaching by Harold Frese and Ralph Schafroth. The game ended 56-53 with Snelling scoring 25 for Tripoli. The Tripoli boys lost 55 to 53 to Janesville after a rally in the second half.
Coach Eldon R. Shriver's Tri poli High School Pantherettes defeated Janesville girls 56 to 53 in Janesville Friday night. Pantherettes led 11-7 after the first quarter and held the lead until the final five minutes when Janesville tied the game.
Tripoli men listed with mailing addresses and unit details. Pvt. Arlis C. Hay and Pvt. Reinhold R. Pavelec are in the 85th Infantry Regiment and 554th AAA Gun Battalion respectively, while Pvt. Herold L. Waschkat serves in the 510th FA Battalion. The note adds a navigational line about sailing east from Boston Harbor toward Spain.
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