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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1965
Page
6
Washington Demons beat Prairie Cedar Rapids 64 to 56 in a non conference game. Tom Lowe led with 21 points as the only Demon in double figures. Coach John Sproule used the full squad after the third quarter.
Washington High School sophomore basketball team defeated Prairie high school Cedar Rapids 55 to 37. The seven minute quarters shortened game time with Washington leading 27 to 16 at halftime. Marty Chebuhar led with 21 points.
Davis County earned a non conference basketball victory over Albia Tuesday night 77 to ? Albia led 12 to 11 after the first period but Davis County surged to 31 to 21 at halftime. Wilfawn 24 Wilson 23 Harris 20 led the winners.
Ten years ago today a bright parcel post truck enters service in Washington making rounds this week. The vehicle draws attention for its red white and blue paint replacing the olive drab used on post office trucks and mail boxes since World War I.
George McBee, senior at State College of Iowa Cedar Falls, will join the indoor track team to compete in sprints pole vault and broad jump this winter and spring. The Panthers defend North Central Conference titles and McBee is a track letterman.
Mt. Pleasant defeated Burlington Notre Dame 69 to 55 after leading 38 to 21 at halftime. Pat Coghlin and Welcher each scored 15 points while Woepking added 10 for the Panthers.
Moothart wins opening round with 2683 team series and 915 902 games. Crawfordsville 2553 trails Howe Town 2384 plus 60 as Max Mitchell leads with 607 in series and 222 in a game. Young 211 and Chamberlin 571 score noted.
The United States opposes any move to adjourn the General Assembly early to escape the financial deadlock over Russia's 61 million dollar U N debt. Afro Asian and Latin American nations favor a brief meeting next week then resuming in fall. The Soviet Union reportedly backs the U S position. No formal proposal has been made.
Wake Forest defeated Georgia Tech 97-78 to stay atop the ACC, while Duke crushed Clemson 106-81 to tie the Demon Deacons for the league lead at 41. Duke led 51-36 at halftime as Bob Verga led the winners with 29 points.
Iowa Southern Utilities releases 1965 construction budget totaling 516300 for Washington area plus surrounding rural districts. Ted Johnson says budgets reflect load forecasts guiding planned expenditures on substations transmission lines and gas distribution with five year updates. Major 1965 projects include 13.2 kV conversion and gas mains replacements in Washington and Keota expansion of distribution in Columbus Junction.
Extended from Creston and Mt. Ayr to Washington Burlington and the Mississippi River, north to Newton Grinnell and south to the Missouri line. Natural gas service in 24 communities. Five year construction expenditures total about 16,716,336 dollars.
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