East Downs West in Pro Bowl with late surge
Eastern All-Stars topple Western squad 30-20 as Jim Brown shines with 141 rushing yards and two touchdowns. John Unitas and Gale Cogdill connect on an 87 yard pass play, while Abe Woodson hobbles West with costly fumbles. East gains 201 rushing yards to Wests 39, ending a three-game skid in the series.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
New York Giants
Allie Sherman
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Sherman
Jim Brown
Cleveland
Brown
Paul Brown
T Sherman
Dy Fey
Goa
Browns
John Unitas
Gail Cogdill
Lions
Abe Woodson
Gene
Big Daddy) Lipscomb
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lombardi
Mike Ditka
Y. A. Tittle
Preston Carpenter
Steelers
Lou Michaels
Woodson
Don Bishop
Dallas
Unitas
Bart Starr
Mrs Mildred Westermark Buys McAvoy Bevounge on East Wash
Ten years back Mrs Mildred Westermark announced completion of negotiations to purchase the McAvoy Be vounge located on East Wash Street opposite the State Theater. The sale marks a notable local business transaction between prominent residents and historic neighborhood landmarks.
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Mildred Westermark
McAvoy
East Wash Street
State Theater
McClure and Hawkins Share Conference Scoring Lead
Washington star McClure and Mt. Pleasant’s Hawkins tie for the conference lead with 80 points each after seven games, while Gary Hoskins slides to third with 74. Friday night’s action saw Hawkins drop Ft Madison 76 73 and McClure pour in 28 in a 62 50 win for Washington.
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Washington
Bob McClure
Jerry Hawkins
Mt. Pleasant
Gary Hoskins
Ft. Madison
Brian Owen
Demons
Centerville
Owens
McClure
Hankins
Big Reds
Jerry Stalder
Owen
Gary Hurst
Mid-Prairie Girls Edge by Cardinal in Close Girls Bout
In Wellman Saturday night Cardinal beat Mid-Prairie 61 to 59 after a tight game. Judy Slemmons led Mid-Prairie with 29 points while Julia Hobbs and Carol Whetstine added 18 and 12 respectively. Marty Katrich led Cardinal with 44 and Joan Winston 15. Deanna Statler topped Mid-Prairie JV with 45 as Barbara Pli ega 23 for the visitors.
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Wellman
Mid - Prairie Girls
Mid - Prairie
Cardinal
Judy’ Slemmons
Julia Hobbs
Carol Whetstine
Marty Katrich
Joan Winston
Deanna Statler
Barbara Plieg
West All Stars Top East 21 14 in AFL Game
Curtis McClinton starred for the West with 94 rushing yards including a 64 yard touchdown and was named offensive player of the game. Frank Tripucka came off the bench to spark a 92 yard scoring drive, Len Dawson started, and defenses held the East to 14 points as Earl Faison earned defensive MVP honors in the All Star clash at Balboa Stadium before 27,461 fans.
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San Diego
Calif
Curtis McClinton
Frank Tripucka
McClinton
Tripucka
Len Dawson
Dallas
Ver Bronco
Lionel Taylor
Hank Stram
Dallas Texans
San Diego Charger
d_Earl Faison
Dawson
Blanda
Jack Mep
Buffalo
West
Balboa Stadium
Y Swimmers Set Two Records at Ottumwa Meet
Ottumwa YMCA edged Washington Y 193 to lead with two pool records. Dennis Gwin posted 12.2 seconds in the 120 yard freestyle and Kim Steele clocked 1 01 9 in the prep 80 yard individual medley. Washington swimmers set multiple top placements across relays and sprints.
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Ottumwa
YMCA
Washington
Dennis Gwin
Kim Steele
Ainsworth Tops Oxford 54 40 In Varsity Showdown
Ainsworth defeated Oxford 54 to 40 at home as Klopfenstein and Banks led with 29 points combined. Tigers built early leads 14 49 27 18 48 23 by quarter, while Frame added 9 and White contributed. Oxford’s Kapier led with 19. girls game earlier saw Oxford roll 58 26 with Lynn Alvine scoring 21. Local hockey-like notes and a separate Chicago long distance dialing update follow in brief.
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Ainsworth
Mike Klopfenstein
Glenn Banks
Oxford
Ainsworth Gymnasium
Tigers
Klopfenstein
Banks
Pace
Bill Frame
Tom White
Kapier
Lynn Alvine
Loosers
Kinney
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Jim Taylor
Joe Schmidt
Green Bay
Tom Moore
J. D. Smith
Forty Niners
Tommy Davis
San Francisco
Dick Bass
Rams
Davis
Ron Boyer
Stalder
Journal
Bob Elliott
Reds
Carry
Mid-Prairie Girls
Iowa
Jose Stroud
Burt Lancaster
Legion Haut Washington
T. V
Hillbilly Sue
Bird Man
Cartoo
Dot Burke
Don Newton
John Seals
McClinton Stars
West Afl Stars
Witcn
Theme
Frank Ivy
Houson
George Blanda
Royal Hotel
oKy
H. T. Torpey
Excelsior Springs
Sheetz
D. McAvoy
R. Porter
M. Roece
L. Hysell
Wagamon
JSON
R. Lee
R. Martin
S. Wagamon
T. Sheetz
J. Porter
M. Pohrofen
M Roe
J. Grubb
J. Larsen L. Hysell
X. Cualupa
J. Rosenkild
D. Higgins
J. Hayes
M. Ross
D. Hayes
T. Werner
J. Davison
D. Gwin
J. Gebhardt
M.underwood
R. Chalupa
M. Underwood
R. Chalspa
M. Tschantz
J Swartzendruber
G. Graff
C. Gwin
Rrep
K. Steele
J. Lewis
J Rreen
L. Lampkin
S. Swartzendruber
S. Weeks
D. Crawford
J. Green
L. Lappkin
M. Myers
D. Richardson
D. Myers
G. Pratt
J. McCarthy
R. Higgins
R. Gallagher
S. Swartzen
Druber
L. D
Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone
Inois Bell Telephone Co
B. R. DeMaeyer
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Gooch
Ce Zoe
Fastco
Carnation
Wea
Libby
Royalty House
Dixie Brand Popcorn
RATH
Buster
Pepsi-Cola
Investers Mutual, Inc
Joe Evanovich, JR
Washington, Towa
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