Merchants Capture Opener as Bob Marshall Sparks Win
Washington Merchants victory 59 to 41 over Grandview Independents on YMCA floor. Bob Marshall scored 23 points guiding the Merchants with support from Mecklenburg 7, Her-ton 10, McClure 11, Mangold 11. Grandview’s Peck and Jackson added 17 and 13 but could not overcome their height disadvantage.
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Bob Marshall
Grandview
Washington Merchants
Grandview Independents
Y.M.C.A
Focal Five
Marshall
Winfield High
Coe
Orval Mecklenburg
Homer Her Ton
von McClure
Francis Mangold
Grandview High School
Peck
Jackson
Morning Sun
Merchants
Bee Mecklenburg
Herron
McClure
U.ce
Demons and Burlington Vie for Little Six Lead
The Demons of Washington and Burlington climb near the top of the Little Six standings as Keokuk and Ottumwa stumble. Week results show Burlington 36 Washington 23 and Keokuk 41 Muscatine 87, with Ottumwa 28 Fort Madison 20, Fairfield 11 Mt Pleasant 28. Next up Ottumwa at Mt Pleasant and Fairfield at Muscatine.
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Little
Ington
Burnington
Tle
Burlington
Clark Fieldhouse
Kee Teg
Harold Tackelson
Hy Tiv
Rob R Buckney
Dow
Dale Venning
Muscatine
Keokok
Recreation Room Opens in Methodist Church Basement
The Methodist church in Ainsworth started a recreation room in the basement offering ping pong shuffle board box hockey Chinese checkers and a library. Open Saturdays and Sundays afternoons with junior league Sunday evenings until eight and senior league until nine. local community notices include lodge officers election and contest results from Brighton West Chester and district events. Ruth Norris reports.
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Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Dev
Methodist Church
Onough
A. F
A. M. Orient Lodge
Hi. M. Lee Norris
SH. Homer Hunt
J. H. James Winn
Lee Orville Thoma
Reasurer
J. A. Maresh
Brighton Wednes
Heela Pearson
Marybelle Olinger
Shirley Herr
Helen
Gracehill Christmas Exchange Party and Local News
Gracehill residents report on a Christmas exchange party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hayes. Ornaments and memories shared as the Gracehill Ladies Ald meet. Notices of funerals for Mrs. John Watson of Marshalltown and Fred Small, with family travels and calls from neighbors.
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Anna Williams
Gracehill
Lester Small
Clifford Ash
Ollie
Lawerence Watson
Harl Strum
Allen Schaffer
Walter Wilson
Fred Small
Ainsworth Wins Tri-County Game 34 to 25
Ainsworth secured its third Tri-County league win, defeating Wyman 34 to 25 Friday night. D Edmondson led scoring with 17 points as Cotter Blue Devils beat Ainsworth Tigers on their home floor later. High school girls performed marching letters HH A H 8S led by Donna Rabenold in white satin.
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Ainsworth
Wyman
D. Edmondson
Wytan
Cotter Blue Devils
Ainsworth Tigers
Rhine Devils
A. H
Donna Rabenold
Vietrola Music
Plus-Fours Origin: Knickerbocker Sizing Change
The inside seam of knickerbocker trousers was traditionally 20 inches before British tailors added four inches for comfort, giving rise to the term plus fours. This note records a historical alteration in tailoring standards and naming.
Tower of London Origins and Historic Roles
King William started the Tower of London in 1078, a fortress that evolved into a palace, prison, and museum through centuries of English history.
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William
Tower of
London
Carbon monoxide found in six of ten cars in tests
Tests show measurable carbon monoxide in six of every ten automobiles on the road, indicating a prevalent safety concern.
Local Residents Mourn Loss and Report Postoperative Improvement
The notice lists Mr and Mrs Frank Thurman of Muscatine and others from Madrid Cedar Rapids Iowa City and more as mourners or acquaintances. The message extend sincere sympathy for a bereavement and notes J Johnson underwent appendicitis surgery Tuesday morning and is improving nicely.
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Tance
Frank Thurman
Muscatine
Kenneth Carroll
Madrid
Marold Ayres
Cedar Rapids
Sadie Ayres
Iowa City
Small
Franchise to erect power lines sought in Washington County
The Iowa State Commerce Commission will hear Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative petition to construct operate and maintain electric transmission lines across public lands highways streams and private property in Washington County Iowa. Hearing set January 7 1941 at Des Moines with objections due five days prior.
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Iowa Stat IN Commerce Commission
Washington County
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Davenport
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Said Township
Range
Des Moines
Geo. L. McCaughan
Ethel Grecian Wilson Named County Auditor
Ethel Grecian Wilson serves as County Auditor of Washington County Iowa for December 17 24 31 term dates as listed in the 1940 county records noting her official capacity and tenure.
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Washington County
Iowa
Ethel Grecian Wilson
Army of the G AL tCrand
A fragmented OCR item references an army unit or event titled Army of tha fhe G AL tCrand with unclear details and misread terms. The readable bits suggest a military or parade context, but no concrete date, location, or organization is identifiable from the fragment.
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Dixie Dugan
Texas
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Bulldogs
Fairfield’s
Trojans
Mt. Pleasant
Panther
Job Lindauer
Engineey
Lucian Coan
Ceeil Hamilton
Panthers
Tlearound
Washington
Peck Geneva
Kitterman
Robby Lowe
Rome
Begin
Joyce Butterworth
Mary Ellen Crawford
Ruth Putman
Chicago
P. L. Etter
Cotter
Canott
Conry
Pearson
Walker Davis
Edmondson
Simpson
Jo Miller
Weyman
Humphrey
Kracawa
Gipple
Love
Riley O
Davis
Canott - On
Walker
Davis d. Edmondson
Cotter Thomas
Edwards
Melchride
Stapp “ Peters
Fulton
Journal
Y's Men's Club
The
Goodfellow
Said
Sald Township
Section
Township Seventy-five
Sata
Said Town Ship and Range
Maude Stuart
D. A. Browning
Elizabeth F. Coffman
Beulah Browning
Lou Jugenheimer
Smouse
City of Washington
Nellie Kuhn
Marion Township
Coppock
Win. Bruty
Marcus Kuhn, Jr
le Bourget
Lisbon
Versailles
Munich
Radio News
Paul
R. Horak
West Side Square
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