Molesworth career shines from high school to Steelers
The column revisits Keith Molesworth, Washington high school star who rose to Monmouth College, played for the Chicago Bears and Baltimore, then coached at Navy, Honolulu, and Richmond before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers backfield staff. Now based in Pittsburgh, he remains a renowned figure in early 20th century American football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Molesworth
Baltimore Colts
Washington
Mabel Gray
Washington High School
Monmouth College
Chicago Bears
Monmouth
Ill
Tom Gray
Wisie Long
Keith
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh
Moline
Monmouth Review
Molesworth
Molie
Pete
Rabbit
Taylor
Portsmouth
Ohio
Chicago
Bears
Baltimore
Syracuse
Columbia
S. C
Cincinnati
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Honolu
Richmond
Rebels
Steelers
Honolulu
Warriors
San Francisco Clippers
Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Ward
Hawaii
Islands
OES Pinochle Party and Social Evenings Noted
Reports from several club events include OES Pinochle party with Mrs. Joe Falk high and Mrs. William Zager second, Double Deck Club with a Christmas gift exchange, St Marys Circle pot luck with gift and card games, RH Club Christmas meeting and plans, Missionary Council Christmas party with nativity display, and Moose secret sister event. Also notes a claim of America's fastest animal, the pronghorn, at about 50 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bauer
Effie Schmitt
OES
Joe Falk
William Zager
Leona Gardner
Double Deck Club
D. O. Butler
Wayne Brock
M. D. Lee
Butler
Claud Randall
Brock
Blanche Grecian
HH Club
Walter Horning
Walter Horning Jr
Paul Beenblossom
Women OF
MOOSE
Moose Home
William McDole
Eva Blake
Joe Bennett
George Brock
Ronald Stalder
Halcyon House Hosts Holiday Visits and Voices
Halcyon House welcomed Edith Reed of Keokuk and local visitors from Ames Sheffield and Wellman. Christian Tabernacle children presented the Christ Child message, carol groups from Questers Hi-Y and Y clubs performed, and local families shared coffee and conversations during the Christmas season events. The Woman's Society tea and Halcyon House Guild gathering marked the week’s festive activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Halcyon House Guild
Closing Out Farm and Livestock Sales Listings
A sequence of farm sale notices with dates from December 22 to February 4, listing locations near Washington Coppock Sigourney Kalona Crawfordsville Wayland and more. Each entry notes start times, farm owners, and nearby landmarks, plus recurring weekly livestock sales at Kalona Ollie Wapello Columbus Junction and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coppock
George Goetz
Sigourney
St. Peter and Paul Church
Appleget Enterprise
Libe Corner
Lane
Doc White
John L. Davis
Kalona
Hwy No. 1
Harold Stumpf
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Donald E. Stout
Wayland
Swedesburg
Stoltzfus and Meyer
Dwain Johnson
Brighton
Reininger Bros
Iowa
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Smylie’s Livestock Market
Columbus Junction
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
College Town
ST. Mary’s Circle
John Butler
Margaret Payne
Lyle Schulty
William Steele
Hubert Redlinger
Robert Swift
Elmer Peiffer
Gordon Secrest
Ross Secrest
Joe Schiebel
America
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Edith Reed
Keokuk
S. R. Zickefoose
Ames
Charles F. Zickefoose
Sheffield
Sam Turkington
Margaret Turkington
Mrs. L. Duensing
Homer Jarrard
Questers
Methodist Church
Washington Pals
Dan Kiesey
Cedar Rapids
Sylvia Wilson
Scott Wilcox
Sara Kephart
Chris Carson
Linda
Rita Jones
William Gamon
Robert E. Jones
Wellman
Eugene R. Reed
W. R. Gamon
Pat McGraw
Gobbie
John E. Tener
Baby
Riverside
Helen Tener
Marie Tener
Iowa City
Clifford Thorne
Marguerite Crail
Briley
Harold Bray
Ernest Salladay
Will Harwood
Journal
Culligan Water Conditioning
Bill Guenther
John Goodwin
Dean DeWolfe
Lee Goodlander
Don Wells
Bob Wagenknecht
Keith Vetter
Rick Jennings
Dorothy Anderson
Worley's Cities Service
Les & Verle
Worley
Jarrard Feed & Supplies
Mervin Grosscup
Karen Roth
Phyllis & Clarence Jarrard
Clover Elieu Relden
Jarrard
Santa
Washington Concrete Company
Htewa
Star
Matthew
Ralph, Rebecca
Stanley
Nia
Kerr and McGee
Gerald McCune
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