Keokuk Chiefs down Washington Demons in home win
Keokuk's Little Six defeated Washington 42 to 29 at home as Lofton led the winners with 11 points while Brock and Kleese scored 9 and 7 for Washington. Washington B team edged Keokuk reserves 43 to 41 in a close prelim.
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Little Six
Washington High School Demons
Washington
Brock
Kleese
Lofton
Washington High School
Manassier
Demons
Waggoner
Messenger
Washington Five
Casady
Carter
Crandall
Stanley
Gorham
Baers le
Wayland Bombers to Host Undefeated Wellman Wildcats
Wayland will welcome undefeated Wellman to a key Ke-Wash league clash on December 30. The Bombers seek a big holiday upset to knock off the Wildcats, league leaders, in what promises to be a feature high school basketball game of the season.
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Wayland
Wayland Bombers
Wellman Wildcats
Bombers
Wildcats
Comets Meet Iowa City in Semi-Pro Clash at Y
The Sport Shop Comets host the Iowa City Moose tonight at the Y in a Mississippi Valley semi pro league basketball game. Iowa City is described as having a rangy fast starting five. Earlier, Willits Motor faces Kalona in the Independent league prelim.
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Sport Shop Comets
Iowa City Moose
Mississippi Valley
Comets
Iowa City
Washington
Moose
Willits Motor
Kalona
Fale
Bowling Strike-Outs and Marathon Scores in Local League
In the Bowling section, teams Griffth Sitler Gustafson Sorrell Hedberg post 1662 for three games. Marathon totals reach 1776 with E Swift J Swift Messer Steele. MEN'S LEAGUE standings show Me-Cumming Co. and American Pearl with high-scoring players, while Montgomery Ward wins a playoff after a tie in the third game.
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Sitler
Gustafson
Men’s League
Me-Cumming Co
Renoux
Randall
Proudfit
Oxilvie No
SBR
Cumming
Murdock
Walker
Hammer
B. Edmondson
WAT
Va Edmondson
Mont.-Ward Co
Huston
Custer
McKune
Sylvester
Bae Hateher
Montgomery Ward
Christmas Gatherings Around Keosauqua and Nearby Towns
Christmas visits and large family dinners populated the holiday weekend in Keosauqua Ames Fairfield Washington and Burlington. Families from Des Moines Denver and Chicago joined local kin for meals at multiple homes including the Leet Bauer and Hotle households with extended relatives from across the area.
Wehmeyer couple observe 55th wedding anniversary
Columbus Junction residents Mr and Mrs Daniel Wehmeyer mark their 55th wedding anniversary on December 27. Both are in good health and celebrated the milestone in the community.
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Columbus Junction
Daniel Wehmeyer
Local Residents Share Holiday and Family News
W. A. Carr marked his 85th birthday at home on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Clevenger hosted relatives at a Christmas dinner. Clifford Olson and Mary Felter Olson visited from Winfield and taught in Columbus. Warren Greene and Marie Rees Brown welcomed a daughter in Clinton hospital. Merle Brown of New York City visited his mother Nettie Brown over Christmas. Randall Gentzler and family from Moline, along with Joyce Gentzler and Norman Gentzler, also appear in the gathering report.
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W. A. Carr
Leslie Clevenger
Clifford Olson
Winfield
University of Iowa
Olson
Mary Felter
Columbus
Warren Greene
DeWitte
Clinton Hospital
Greene
Marie Rees Merle Brown
New York City
Nettie Brown
Randall Gentzler
Paul Anderson
Joyce Gentzler
Moline
Lil
Norman Gentzler
Gentzler Hosts Holiday Guests in Les City
In Les City Mr and Mrs E C Gentzler welcomed holiday visitors including relatives and friends as part of seasonal hospitality extending to their home.
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Les City
E. C. Gentzler
Wyse Couple Busy Holiday Visit and Career Move
Mr and Mrs Roy Wyse returned from visiting relatives in Goshen Indiana and Elkhart. Mary E Wittmer has accepted a role as historian and medical secretary at the Robert E Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio Texas, to begin January ord.
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Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Roy Wyse
Dave Raber
Goshen
Ind
Roy
Sam Miller
Elkhart
Mary E. Wittmer
Robert E. Green Memorial Hospital
San Antone
Tex
Jan Ord
Tin milk pails and enamelware discounts offered
Advertises heavy gauge tin milk pails reduced from 1.00 to a lower price. Enamelware items include a 6 cup percolator and a teakettle with 7 cc capacity, both reduced from regular prices to new lower amounts.
Forinashes Go West to Attend Rose Bowl Game
Mr and Mrs Troy Forinash and Jerry left Sunday for Los Angeles to attend the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. A long list of Christmas gatherings and family dinners followed in the West Chester area with multiple households hosting gift exchanges and meals over the holiday period.
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R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Troy Forinash
Jerry
Sunay Morning
Los Angeles
Pasadena
J. H. Thompson
Thompson
Robert
Sigourney
Hough
Ivan Niftenegger
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Keith Stewart
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