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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1952

Page

6

Bowling results show TOOK and Freeh waters teams high scoring

Monday results show TOOK defeating Gilmore Oilers 3 to 0 with total pins 2098 for TOOK. Freeh waters beat Speedway with 2218 pins and 149 handicap. McCleery Cumming tops with 2242 pins and 450 handicap. Old Timers win 38 to 6 with 2537 total pins and high team series 2587. High team games include Old Timers 805 and 771.

Gilmore Oilers TOOF Gilmore Wreshwaters Speedway Freehwaters McCleery ~ Cumming West Chester McCleery Rep Sang G & H Dairy McCleery-Cumming

Wolfe set high score in 577 game at Fort Woolfe

Edwards posted a 52 point high individual game at Fort Woolfe 577. Wolfe reached 207 for the team total while Ahrens added 196 as part of the contest.

Wirh Ndicional Entfee Woolfe Edwards Wolfe Ahrens

Moore Sets New High At Melody Lane Alleys

Walter Lance of Sitters bowling team and Dick Pinky Moore of Stewart Crone set two new bowling series records at Melody Lane alleys on Tuesday night in Washington lanes. Lance posted 222 196 and 211 for a 629 series, briefly surpassing the prior high. Pinky Moore added 177 243 and 222 for a total of 642 pins in the same event.

Moore Melody Lane Walter Lance Sitters Bowling Teat Pinky” Moore Stewart & Crone Keglers Leanne Washington Lanes Lance Bill Sitler Dick Moore Hi Reollers Pinky Totel John Lee Sitter Cox Motor Sidlers Sih St. Pat's Kilsey Callahan Osee St. Mary's I. Lens Kline Melody Lanes Stewart Crone Farrells Dick Stewart Hardware Sorre dl Toss Motor Lw Twinite League Shell Oilers Strown Motors Bakers Benners Ossesses Mills Nash Armory Farmers Implement

Ainsworth Wins In Sectional Night Action

St Warrick's of Iowa City beat St Marys 47 to 41 on the Ainsworth court with Kilsey 21 points for St Pats and Supper leading St Marys. A second game saw Ainsworth defeat Cotter 42 to 15 as Kilgore tallied 25 for Ainsworth. Thursday games schedule Riverside vs West Chester and St Patricks vs Ainsworth, with Washington vs University High and Class B finals Saturday night.

Ainsworth St. Warrick’s Iowa City St Marys Ainsworth Court St Pats Kilsey St. Pat's St. Marys Ainsworth Cotter of To TS Cotter Kilgore D. Hawkins West Chester Riverside St. Patricks Washington University High of

Klein’s clothing store completes redecorating project

Workmen finished a re decorating project at Klein's clothing store painting ceilings and walls and applying new wallpaper on the south wall above the boys' clothing racks. Also noted is the 60th anniversary of J B Randle arriving in Washington and starting a sewing machine and general repair shop. Eudie Schmid entered Kirksville hospital yesterday for upcoming surgery this week.

Klein's Clothing J. B. Randle Washington Centerville Eudie Schmid Kirksville

Thought for the Day and What to See at State and Fox Theatres

A local note lists upcoming screenings at the State Theatre including Sunny Side of the Street and The Vatican as a vivid Technicolor tour with Saint Peter’s Church and Michelangelo’s work highlighted. Also shown are Everything’s Ducky and a color musical Sunshine Side, plus Fox Theatre features Magic Carpet in Bagdad with Arizona Manhunt. A free vacation trip is advertised for May 16 with no strings.

State Theatre Vatican Vatican City Church of Saint Peter Michelangelo Frankie Laine Billy Daniels Terry Moore Jerome Courtland Toni Arden Shannon Mr. Plord Stursis Fox

Color Preferences of School Children Change Over Time

Surveys show children favor blue over red with yellow third and green over white. Early tastes favor bright colors for decorating kids rooms. As children age, preferences shift toward subdued tones and less gay colors, according to continued testing.

Zeeks to Route for Globe Arizona for Mrs Zeek Health

Mr and Mrs Ralph Zeek will leave Thursday for Globe Arizona for an indefinite stay The trip is for Mrs Zeek s health Washingtons high school basketball squad and coach Zeke Hogeland were in Ainsworth this afternoon to use the new gymnasium floor for a practice session The Washington boys will meet University high of Iowa City in the sectional tournament on the floor Friday night.

Ralph Zeek Globe, Ariz Washingtons Zeke Hogeland Ainsworth Washington Boys University High of Iowa City

Hospital Admits Mrs Hughes and Transfers Ray Cox

At the hospital admitted yesterday Mrs John R Hughes surgical city. Births last night Mr and Mrs Gordon Pearson of Keota a daughter Mr and Mrs Marlin Bitting of Crawfordsville a son Mr and Mrs Francis Lopshire of Atne worth a daughter. Transferred Mrs Ray Cox is being transferred today to an Iowa City hospital.

John R. Hughes Gordon Pearson Keota Marlin Bitting Crawfordsville Francis Lopshire Atneworth Ray Cox Towa City Hospital

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