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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1935

Page

4

Moline Five Beats Washington Y Collegians 54 to 43

The Moline Y Bullets defeated the Washington Y Collegians 54 to 43 in a high scoring game at the Y M C A gym. Rough play and frequent fouls kept referee Stan Kiesey busy as 97 points were tallied in the contest. Dick Pearson, a former Augustana star, stood out for his team with steady shooting and free throws.

Moline Bullets Washington “Y" Collegians Stan Kiesey Dick Pearson Augustana College

Maasdam Steps In to Coach Cardinal Juniors Temporary replacement aids team

Fred Maasdam, assistant high school coach, assumes coaching duties for the junior college Cardinals during Coach George Freshwaters illness. The Cardinals prepare for Friday’s game at Burlington while Freshwaters shows slow but steady improvement at home. Box-score notes McClure of Washington top-scored with 12 points for the opponents in a 54-43 affair.

Fred Maasdam Cardinals George Freshwaters Burlington Freshwaters

New Rivals Will Face Iowa Quint On Road Trips

Iowa Hawkeyes transfer from home court to road games this week meeting Loyola Chicago on Thursday and Western State Teachers at Kalamazoo on Saturday. Captain Joby Barke and guard Joe Van Yasaseldyk each have 20 points leading a 34 144 point per game attack while opponents average 92 points per game.

Iowa City University of Iowa Hawkeyes Iowans Loyola University Chicago Western State Teachers Kalamazoo Mich Loyola Iowa Western State Indiana Purdue Rollie Williams Pittsburgh Muscatine Joby Barke Joe van Yasaseldyk Sid Rosenthal Jack Drees

Crayne Heads East to Join Grid Team for East West Game

Iowa star Dick Crayne will leave Wednesday for San Francisco to join the East squad for the East-West Shrine game on January 1. He is among nine backs from east of the Missouri River and will team with Beise Heekin Cruie in a 22-man lineup after Northwestern workout.

Iowa City Pacific Coast Dick Crayne University of Iowa Star San Francisco Crayne Missouri River Shrine Hospital Hawkeye Sheldon Beise Minnesota Dick Heekin Ohio State Wally Cruiee Northwestern Deayne Sinece Bill Glassgow Joe Laws Francis Sehammel

Henry Green Wins Riverside Billiard Tournament

At the Sehnosbelen tavern in Riverside on a five dollar prize Henry Green topped Clement Mottet with six other contenders Walter Scott Clair Swift Frank Jacobs Wilfred Bouquet Joseph Po Quinn and Alfred H Beranek in fifty point games. Draws occurred and the Rebekah lodge election was postponed due to illness in members' families.

Riverside Sehnosbelen Sehnoebelen Henry Green Clement Mottet Walter Scott Clair Swift Frank Jacobs Wilfred Bouquet Joseph Po Quinn Alfred H. Beranek Nga Rebekah Lodge American Legion Rose Dautremont Arthur Ford Ponca Oklahoma Clarence Rowe

Mrs. Cloyd Corsick Becomes Teacher at Lincoln School

Prairie Flower item notes Mrs. Cloyd Corsick begins teaching at Lincoln rural school. The Prairie Flower Mission circle met Thursday with Mrs. Co. KB Strong. A pot luck dinner and Christmas gift exchange followed. A devotional period and business session were held in the afternoon by Mids Jean and Frederic Smith.

Martha Thrasher Prairie Fower Dee Cloyd Corsick Lincoln Rural School Prairie Flower Mission Circle Co. KB Strong Mids Jean and Frederic Smith

Bazaar Proceeds Reach 721 Dollars In Riverside

Rt. Rev. Monsignor Bernard Jacobs Meier announced the annual bazaar net proceeds totaled 721 dollars 87 cents. Bert Cray will conduct a large stock sale December 19 at the John O Connor farm south of Riverside offering 280 head of stock plus other items. Frank Flovang of Riverside remains in critical condition at Washington County Hospital. his wife and Mary traveled to his bedside.

Riverside Bernard Jacobsmeier St. Mary's Church Bert Cray John O’conner Frank Flovang Washington County Hospital Mary

Card of Thanks and Social News Fragments

We thank friends for the flowers during the illness and after the death of our mother and grandmother. Mr and Mrs V M Weekly and Marion James A Chesley Mr and Mrs Orville Tretten visited from 8 U S school duties. Mrs S A Munson entertained the Snowball Social club Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Roy Finke spent Saturday in Muscatine at the Ray Tracey home. A group shared a pot luck supper and social evening at the Munson home Saturday.

V. M. Weekly Marion James A. Chesley Orville Tretten U. S S. A. Munson Roy Finke Muscatine Ray Tracey

William Webster Wabnitz Funeral Set in Letts

William Webster Wabnitz 58 lifelong Louisa county resident died Sunday at home near Grandview after pneumonia. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Letts Methodist Church with burial in Letts cemetery. Survived by wife Minnie Littrell two daughters Mrs James Code and Mrs Louis Hecklinger three sisters and one brother. member of Methodist church and Masonic lodge.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction William Webster Wabnitz Louisa County Letts Methodist Church Letts Wabnitz Grandview Here Minnie E. Littrell James Code Ilinois Louis Hecklinger Waterloo J. D. Fulham J. J. Fishburn Muscatine Burr Bordwell Davenport Methodist Church Masonic Lodge

City grants 10 percent credit on gas and water bills

Newton city council approves a Christmas gift for gas and water customers totaling about 10 609 dollars. A ten per cent credit on bills for the last eleven months February through December inclusive was voted.

Newton

The Strength of Gentleness

A brief note on gentleness contrasts strength with quiet restraint, poetry tones echoing the lines about gentleness and resilience. The fragment invokes calm power and inner steadiness as a moral ideal.

Seth

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