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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1966

Page

8

Duke Stuns Penn State With Fast Break, Extends Lead

Duke, ranked No. 1 by UP I coaches, used fast breaks to counter Penn State’s zone press and surged to an 83-58 victory. Jack Marin led Duke with 25 points, Tim Reed led Penn State with 16 as Duke outshot 45% to 29% and outrebounded 72-51.

Leonard A. Granato UPI Duke Penn State Blue Devils UPI Board of Coaches Nittany Lions Jack Marin Bob Lewis Bob Verga Tim Reed Louie Dampier Wildcats Rich Parks Billikens Bradley S&j. Thomas Ed Jackson

County Farm Bureau Officers Named for Planning Session

Ten years ago today county farm bureau officers listed for the planning session include President Robert Darbyshire, Vice President Lawrence Miksch, Secretary William McConnell Jr., Treasurer William Day, and Voting Delegate Harvey Holden for the upcoming year’s activities.

County Farm Bureau Robert Darbyshire Lawrence Miksch William McConnell Jr William Day Harvey Holden

Kentucky rises to second in UPI college poll

Duke leads with 30 first place votes and a 9-1 record while Kentucky climbs to No. 2 at 8-0. Vanderbilt ranks third, with St Josephs Pa and Brigham Young following. Other top 25 include Providence, Bradley, UCLA and Kansas tied for ninth. Additional teams receive votes.

New York UPI United Press International Duke Kentucky Vanderbilt St. Joseph’s Pa Brigham Young Providence Bradley UCLA Kansas Iowa Texas Western Cincinnati Syracuse Loyola Ill Minnesota Michigan Utah New Mexico Depaul Tulsa Dayton Oregon State San Francisco Penn State Western Kentucky Temple Boston College Maryland Oklahoma City North Carolina State Nebraska North Carolina Wichita Seattle St. John’s N.Y

Funeral services for Lillian Ricks held in Cottonwood church

Funeral services for Lillian Ricks were held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Cottonwood EUB church with Rev. Wilbert Trusheim officiating. Pallbearers included Glenn Hessler, Kenneth Hesser, Arlis Van Sant, Dennis Hill, Eugene Stone, Gene Vinton. Burial followed in Cottonwood Cemetery. Zehr Funeral Home of Wayland handled arrangements.

Bowling High Scores And Standouts At Hy-Vee Meet

Hy-Vee 2714 team series and 933 team game led by Freshwaters 2616 and 945. Individual honors went to S Batter Son 577 and B Clark 569 for series while L Geyer posted 233 and J Butler 222 in games.

Hy-Vee Freshwaters S. Batterson B. Clark L. Geyer J. Butler

Hughes suspends Iowa governor radio broadcasts election year

Gov Harold E Hughes halted his weekly non partisan radio updates as stations feared alienating voters amid a possible 1966 bid. He may run for a third term or the U S Senate. announcements awaited his decision and rivals watch closely.

Des Moines UPI Harold E. Hughes Hughes Iowa Jack Miller

Fire at Feyzin refinery leaves dozens dead or missing

A massive blast at the Feyzin oil refinery near Lyons France killed or left missing at least 30 people and injured about 80 as tanks of liquified gas exploded. Firemen and refinery workers were among the victims as windows shattered in Feyzin miles away. The blaze began when a truck ignited escaping butane gas on a nearby highway. The state owned Union Generale des Petroles ran the refinery renowned as one of Europe’s most modern plants.

Lyons France UPI Feyzin Europe Union Generale Des Petroles

Namath named AFL Rookie of the Year for 1965

New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, a $400,000 Alabama recruit, won UPI's AFL Rookie of the Year by a near unanimous vote. He led the Jets to 5-8-1, threw 22 TDs with 2,220 yards, and had four TDs against Houston late in November.

NEW York UPI Joe Willie Namath New York Jets United Press International American Football League Namath Matt Snell University of Alabama John Bramlett Denver Broncos Kent McCloughan Oakland Raiders Peekskill N.Y Beaver Falls John Huarte Notre Dame Buffalo Bills Jets Chiefs Kansas City Buffalo John Hadl San Diego Len Dawson Houston

Women’s bowling league high scores and results

Melody Strikers League at Wash State Bank lists teams and standings with 5042, 42 percent and 32 to 37 River Products. Results show Osincup 2202, Winga 2360, State Bank 2428, Tweeten 2295, Ad Ettes 2357, Martin 2270, River Products 2347, VFW 2306. State Bank tops team game 852 and team series 2428. Curl leads with 537 series and Wolf 532. Helen Brown bowled an all spare game.

Melody Strikers State Bank UCR Ecue Osincup Martin Cleaners Winga Cafe Winga Tweeten Ad Ettes Martin River Products VFW Wolf Sitler Curl Helen Brown

Hochstetlers Host Christmas Guests in Kalona

Christmas Day visitors at Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Hochstetler in Kalona included Mrs. Duane Tyler and James of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Dickel and sons of Davenport, Mrs. Luis Fourt of Iowa City, and local families. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Schaefer and family, Ona Schaefer and Ernest Kloepfer, Henry Mullet and family, Joe Christner and Ruth Robbins and families. Sunday dinner guests included Elam Christner, John Christner and families, Cecil Christner and family, and Dorothy Duttlinger. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Judy Weise and daughters, Mrs. Emma Hartzler, Mrs. Mary Te Bockhorst and Bob, and Dudley Allen.

Ner Ruth Robbins Mullet Home Elam Christner John Christner Cecil Christner Dorothy Duttlinger Judy Weise Emma Hartzler Mary Te Bockhorst Bob Dudley Allen Joe Allen

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