Comets Defeat Ottumwa 36 to 32 in Orrin Washington Return
Washingtons Comets won at Ottumwa YMCA 36 32 on the road in their first away game. A 24 6 halftime lead held through the third quarter before Ottumwa narrowed the gap. Washington tallied 12 in the final two periods while Ottumwa scored 26. Ottumwa hosts a return game January 28. Washington hosts Davenport next Wednesday.
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Washington’s Comets
Ottumwa
Comets
Washington
toOttumwa
Riverside Boys Fall to Walford in City Doubleheader
Riverside high school split a Tuesday doubleheader with Walford. The Riverside boys lost 34 to 22 while the Riverside girls won 32 to 22. Next Tuesday Riverside hosts Wyman in boys and girls action.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Walford
Riverside Girls
Watford
Wyman
St. Mary's High School
Harper
St. Elizabeth's High School
Harper Boys
Harper Reserves
St. Mary’s High
Public High
Newark Brief: Dr Nahum Goldmann News Update
Newark report notes Dr Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the World Jewish Congress, in a developing story dated December 5. Details remain limited as the dispatch outlines his position and potential implications.
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Newark
N. J
Nahum Goldmann
World Jewish Congress
Stop In For Food And Service Any Time Of Night Or Day
A local dining place invites patrons to drop by around the clock, promising good food and friendly service. The short notice emphasizes availability and appeal to night and day customers.
Sidwell's Ice Cream Boosts Full Service Menu
Complete fountain service featuring Sidwell's ice cream. Full line of steaks and wide variety of sandwiches. Sidwell's ice cream available in any quantity at any time of day or night.
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Sidwell
Y W Hears Review of Book Together
Mrs Maurice Meyer reviewed Kath erine Tupper Marshall's Together at the Y W C A The diary of an army wife traces life at stations the author and her husband occupied The review was well done and enjoyed A social hour followed with light refreshments served by Etha Dawson and Mrs Paul Shearer
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Katherine Tupper Marshall
Maurice Meyer
Etha Dawson
Paul Shearer
Executive notes rioting in Palestine calmer than expected
An executive stated that post UN decision rioting in Palestine to form separate Jewish and Arab states was less violent than anticipated. The remark frames early clashes as milder than prior projections amid the international move.
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Palestine
United Nations
Half Hour Club Plans Musical Tea for Library Fund
The Half Hour club sponsors a 2:30 p m Tuesday December 9 musical at the Methodist church in Columbus Junction with a benefit tea in the basement to support the Community library fund. Proceeds go to the library. Members listed include Mrs Kathryn Overhold Mrs F C Spaeth and Mrs Rose Von Dresky of Muscatine. Others, including Mrs Etta Wiegner, returned from Des Moines after Thanksgiving. The Sewing club will hold a pot luck supper and Christmas party Friday at Mrs Connie Fords home.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Methodist Church
Community Library Fund
Kathryn Overhold
F. C. Spaethe
Rose von Dresky
Muscatine
St. Louis
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Reported
Yesterday admissions include Merle Laubaugh of Keota for medical care and Merle Clark of Richland for a surgical procedure. Today tonsillectomies for Tracy Colton of Ainsworth and Mary Rita McLaughlin of Rt. 1. Dismissals include Mrs. B. B. Bordwell of 415 W. Jefferson and Mr. Florance Spenner of Kalona along with Mrs. Charles Robison of Brighton and others from Keota Harper and Dismissal Yesterday John Coffman of 116% Washington.
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Merle Laubaugh
Keota
Medical
Merle Clark
Richland
Surgical
Tracy Colton
Ainsworth
Mary Rita McLaughlin
Rt. 1
B. B. Bordwell
W. Jefferson
Florance Spenner
Kalona
Charles Robison
Brighton
Don MccCrabb
Lee Berg
Harper
Marcella Haupert
John Coffman
Washington
Fairfield Opens League Season
Fairfield and Washington meet in the Little Six opener after each side drops two pre conference games. Fairfield relies on size and experience with Putman Wylie Murphy Kleese Earls in the lineup. Sophomores and freshmen from both schools start at 6 30 followed by the main game around 7 45.
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Washington
Fairfield
Farfield
Bloomfield
Wayland
George Bowman
Putman
Wylie
Murphy
Kleese
First Church League Scores Lead Weekend Action
Senior division games closed with Methodist 22 over UP and Trinity Lutheran 23 over Christian Tabernacle 11. Presbyterian 9 and Christian 30 defeated Baptist 20. Junior games set for tomorrow with Methodist vs UP at 1 30, Baptist vs Christian and Associate Presbyterian at 2 15, Presbyterian vs Christian Tabernacle and VU at 3 04.
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Methodist
Trinity Lutheran
Christian Tabernacle
Presbyterian
Christian
Baptist
Associate Presbyterian
Presbyterian Va
VU. P
Bowman to Coach Grade School Boys
George Bowman high school coach will lead a fundamentals class for fifth and sixth graders at Lincoln school starting Saturday at 9 30. Boys from Stewart and Lincoln are invited with basketball shoes and gym clothes. Sessions continue each Saturday with future meetings at the high school gym.
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Lincoln School
George Bowman
Stewart and
Lincoln
Bowman
Pinochle Party Hosted by O E S Members
Pinochle was played at six tables yesterday as Mrs. Joe Falk and Mrs. Richard Hotle hosted Eastern Star members at the Masonic temple. Mrs. Ernest Salladay won high score and Mrs. S. W. Easterlow placed well. Refreshments came from a table decorated with a lit Christmas tree and holiday touches.
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Joe Falk
Richard Hotle
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ernest Salladay
S. W. Easterlow
PEO Chapter Held at Morrison Home
Chapter 1 PEO was entertained yesterday in the home of Mrs. E. D. Morrison Jr with Mrs. John Lemmon as co host to twenty five members present. Mrs. Lyle Groves gave a musical reading for which her mother Mrs. Walter Smith played piano accompaniment. A social hour followed with refreshments.
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Peo
E. D. Morrison, Jr
John Lemmon
Lyle Groves
Walter Smith
Des Moines Thanksgiving with Johnston Family Guests
Burns and Mrs Jocelyn Pedersen will be assistant hostesses. Mr and Mrs R S Johnston Mr and Mrs Lewis Foss and daughter Virginia spent Thanksgiving with Dr Helen Johnston in Des Moines.
Lumber Use in 1947 Estimates Total 3714 Billion Board Feet
Estimated lumber requirements for 1947 total 3714 billion board feet. Veterans housing accounts for 11.3 billion, other new construction 4.8 billion, maintenance and repair 8.9 billion, furniture and manufacturing 4.8 billion, and packaging 7 billion. Major use is fuel, with packaging consuming more wood than any other factory product.
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United States
Leland Bakers Entertain Friends on Laura Bakers Birthday
Mr and Mrs Leland Baker hosted friends for a cooperative dinner honoring Mrs Laura Bakers on her 78th birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Gerald Duncan and family Mr and Mrs Clarence Jackson Mr and Mrs Vernon Weeks Mr and Mrs Charles Gault Mr and Mrs William Kurtz and James and Mr and Mrs Elmer Hamilton.
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Leland Baker
Laura Bakers
Gerald Duncan
Clarence Jackson
Vernon Weeks
Charles Gault
William Kurtz
James
Elmer Hamilton
Illinois Hosts Fifteen Wallpaper Mills by Twelve Firms
China originated wallpaper two millennia ago but the United States now leads production. Illinois accounts for about forty percent of U S output with fifteen mills run by twelve manufacturers.
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China
Europe
United States
U. S
Illinois
Rothschild Hosts Evening for Store Force Guests
I. Rothschild and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gastman entertained members of their store force at a party. The event highlighted colleagues and staff in a social gathering.
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Rothschild
Social Calendar of Local Clubs and Meetings Listing
Social calendar lists Farm Bureau Woman's chorus practice Rebekah lodge W R C booster club Presbyterian bazaar and food sale DeMolay Mothers' Circle and birthday notice changes Mr and Mrs Class U P church American Home departments Headliners 4H club Alma Hearne Holland missionary society Ann Judson Circle CG D of A Grace Hill Ladies Aid Good Will club Lexington Circle Public Affairs department and other group meetings with times locations and meal details.
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Noble Grand Circle
Oral Mayo
American Home Dept
E. B. Hammer
Eva Blattner
Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Soc
Edna Klein
W. 8. Smith
Ann Judson Circle
K. C. Hall
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Good Will Club
Jen Holt
Lexington Circle
Bill Martin
Anna Dawson
Roger Sherman
Christmas party bands and home gatherings noted
Guests attended a Christmas event starting with performances at the Eastman home then moved to the Pines for a turkey dinner. Afterward some attendees returned to the Gastman home for a social hour.
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Eastman
Pines
Gastman
Parachute Drop Speeds Differ for Free Fall and Glide
A man falls freely at about 118 mph before deploying a standard parachute, then descends at about 14 mph. The contrast highlights how a canopy dramatically reduces rate of descent during the landing phase.
Kos and Southwick Wed in Kalona Parsonage Ceremony
Norma Rose Kos and Robert E. Southwick married at Kalona Methodist parsonage with Rev. M. O. McKenzie presiding. Parents and relatives attended. reception at The Pines in Washington. The bride, a Riverside graduate and State University of Iowa alumna, will reside in Kalona. The groom is Kalona High School alumnus who served in the military. A pre wedding shower occurred at the Kalona skating rink with local hosts and attendees from area towns.
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Kalona
Norma Rose Kos
Robert E. Southwick
Kalona Methodist
Carl Kos
L. E. Southwick
M. O. McKenzie
Methodist Church
Kenneth Kos
Riverside
the Pines
Washington
Riverside High School
State University of Iowa
Schreffler
Kalona High School
Alumni Dance Planned by Washington Junior College
All alumni of Washington junior college are invited to a dance on December 12 in the Lincoln school community room. Buss Roach and his Ot tumwa band will play starting at nine o'clock as the college social committee led by Hal Longer Ellen Gray Margaret DeLashmutt and Dave Mee work out arrangements.
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Washington Junior College
Lincoln School
Buss Roach
Ottumwa
Hal Longer
Ellen Gray
Margaret DeLashmutt
Dave Mee
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Freeman Estle
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Conesville
Virginia Zishovsky
Bertha Ehrenberger
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Pribyl
Harry Hotz
Leo Hotz
Alice Horak
Iowa City
Leroy Cerney
Harold Schomberg
Joyce
Ernest Hotz
Lone Tree
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Louise Burgess
M. M. Schell
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