Demons Fall as Burlington and Clinton Triumph On Local Night
Washington junior college and high school teams split results against Burlington and Clinton. Burlington Grayhounds beat Washington 71 to 54 as Dirth led with 22 and Gorham scored 14 for the Demons. Washington junior college lost 65 to 59 to Clinton, with White and Duvall each totaling 19 for the locals.
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Washington
Burlington
Ver Steeg
Demons
John McConnell
Cardinals
Clinton Junior College
Clinton
Dale White
Earl Duvall
Gorham
Brock
Stanley Oe
Schmidt
Manassier
Mosier
Tanner
Humm
George Ae
Knapp
Yeager
Hols
Lange
Wilson
Large Crowd Expected for Washington Golden Gloves
The Marine Corps league reports a near capacity turnout for the third annual Washington Golden Gloves tourney at the Y MCA. Open class entries rise to 35 as 20 bouts are planned with strong heavyweights and several local fighters joining from Washington and nearby towns.
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Marine Corps League
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Harry Barker
Marine League Corps
Riverside Quintets Split Twin Bill in Riverside
Riverside high school split a double header with Springdale. The boys won 47 to 41 led by Eugene Lukavsky and Wayne Horak while Springdale’s Morrow scored 14. In the girls game Riverside fell 54 to 29 as Gertrude Kenny had 15 and Stuart posted 23 for the winners.
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Riverside
Riverside High School
Springdale
Eugene Lukavsky
Wayne Horak
Morrow
Gertrude Kenny
Stuart
West Chester Trojans upset Wellman Wildcats 39 33
West Chester Trojans defeated Wellman Wildcats 39 to 33 in a close game here last night. Vic Hartzler scored 16 and Peterson 14 for the winners, while Miller led Wellman with 11 points. Half time stood 16 15 in favor of Wellman.
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West Chester
Trojans
Wellman Wildcats
Wellman
Vic Hartzler
Peterson
Miller
Wyman Quintet Tops Grandview 64 to 32 on the Road
Wyman high school basketball defeated Grandview 64 32 in Grandview Tuesday night led by D Gipple with 18 points and Crawford with 16. Jackson led the Grandview scoring with 11 as Wyman built a 22 11 halftime margin and returned to victory after a 54 48 loss to Wayland. The team played without three regulars.
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Wyman
Grandview
D. Gipple
Crawford
Jackson
Wayland
Winfield Rolls Over Wayland Five in 76 56 Victory
Wayland Five played its last home game as Ron Kester scored 43 points before fouling out, sparking Winfield to an 76 56 win. Winfield led 21 6 early and 35 17 at halftime, its 18th straight win this season. Donnie Roth led Wayland with 18 and Donnie Myers added 10. Wayland second team won 54 35.
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Bombers
Ron Kester
Kester
Winfield
Donnie Roth
Donnie Myers
Riverside Couple Celebrates 33rd Wedding Anniversary
Riverside on February 7 reports Mr. and Mrs. William Krotz were surprised by a gathering of friends and relatives for their 33rd anniversary. Attendees included multiple Krotz relatives from Iowa City, Conesville, and Riverside, plus neighbors and family from nearby towns. Several social items and a local chickenpox note complete the community update.
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Marge Luckey
Riverside
William Krotz
Hubert Krotz
Leonard Krotz
Richard
Iowa City
Warren Forbes
Conesville
Stella Gardiner
Ainsworth
Fred Kucera
Leo Krotz
Albert Kron
Joe Lear
Delbert Petry
Therese Lear
William Lear
Ed Quinlan
Oxford
Wes Sojka
Victor Burich
Cleo Burich
Mary Vlasak
Jimmy Luckey
David Harbour
Janiece Griffith
Elaine Moody
Paul Kiefer
Joe Libenguth
Cloyd Cress
James Rice
Arthur Swenka
John Swenka
Anna Younkin
Robert Colbert
Omar Strabala
Mary Colbert
Marvin Brown
Maynard Strabala
First ten months of 1949 yield record travel per loomo tive
The report shows each active passenger loomo tive averaging nearly 228 miles daily in the first ten months of 1949, setting a record for highest daily distance traveled by the fleet.
Lloyd Loefflers Honored On 40th Wedding Anniversary
Clyde Crile family hosted a dinner in Brighton to honor Mrs Crile’s parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Loeffler on their 40th wedding anniversary. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Dean Stannard and their sons, Charlotte Jackson, Mr and Mrs John Young and others from the area.
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Lloyd Loefflers
Ernest Krantz
Clyde Crile
John Young
Dave Blankenhorn
Ainsworth
Everett Chorpennng
Coffee Club
Richard Young
Raymond Chalupa
Milo Patterson
Joe LeFever
Harold Schulty
Keith
Donald Smith
Kalona
Olen Bishop
L. D. Bishop
Keith Herr
Lester Leeper
Terry
Gary
Charles Jirsa
Ricky
Paul Oldfield
Washington Junior High Narrowly Loss to Iowa City
Coach Glen Hall's Washington junior high basketball team lost 27 to 26 at Iowa City Tuesday afternoon. Jack Rommel led Washington with scoring and strong floor play in a game decided in the final five seconds.
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Glen Hall
Washington
Iowa City
Jack Rommel
Poultrymen Start Winter Chicks for Expanded Egg Supply
Starting chicks in winter yields larger eggs during a typically scarce period and reduces the impact of coc cidiosis, giving poultrymen an advantage in production and health management.
Unidentified man mails $10 with A bomb boast to tax office
An anonymous sender mailed ten dollars to the Chicago Internal Revenue Service with four letters and no tax forms. The note claimed no income tax owed and boasted about building a bigger A-bomb than Stalin’s.
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Chicago
Collector of Internal Revenue
Joe Stalin
Origin of Academy Tied to Flato at Grove of Academus
The origin of the word academy is traced to Flato who taught school in the Grove of Academus one mile north of ancient Athens. This teaching led to the naming of the academy concept.
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Ancient
Athens
Academus
Flato
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