Demons Host Fairfield in pivotal conference clash
Washington Demons, tied for first with Mt. Pleasant at 1 loss, host Fairfield Trojans who seek revenge after a 113 point first game. Joe Simpson and Jeff Allen lead Fairfield while Washington relies on senior quintet and strong shooting as they pursue the Southeast Six title race.
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Washington
Demons
Fairfield Trojans
John Sproule
Mt. Pleasant Panthers
Trojans
Joe Simpson
Jeff Allen
Panthers
Sproule
Wally Horn
Fairfield Sophs
Trojan
Panther Sophs
Fairfield
Ten Years Ago Today Robin Sightings Spark Early Spring Hopes
Gerald Dun can reports counting more than 20 robins in a heavy hedge on North Marion Avenue this morning, suggesting spring may be near.
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Gerald Duncan
North Marion Avenue
Women bowling league leaders and high scores posted
Lane Leaders League results show McCleery-Cumming team leading with 4 points and high series 2632 by McCleery and 2426 by Tindal. Individual top scores include J Davis 220 game and 536 series, with Potter 522 and Dawis 190 games. Other teams listed: Livestock, Jack & Jill, Ainsworth, Carson.
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McCleery
Tindal
J. Davis
H. Potter
M. Dawis
Minick
Roe
Jack & Jill
Ainsworth
Carson
Budget Realities Challenge Paper Plans
Budgets often stay on paper rather than guiding action. The critique notes that many financial plans fail to translate projections into measurable results, risking inefficiency and missed priorities. Leaders seek practical methods to turn numbers into concrete decisions and accountability.
Farm Bureau Triumphs in Corn King League Bowling
Farm Bureau tops the league with team series 2735 and team game 990 while Geb matches 2716 and KC 961. Individual leaders include Bob Randall 551 series and Dick Custer 542 with Dick Custer posting a 261 game and Ed Childs a 214.
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Farm Bureau
Geb
Bob Randall
Dick Custer
Ed Childs
Fire destroys two Galesburg buildings
A blast and fire on Main Street gutted Doyle's Furniture Store and damaged La Belle Fur Co, with an Army recruiting office affected. About 75 firefighters from multiple towns fought the blaze through the cold night, saving adjacent shops. No injuries reported, cause undetermined as dawn approached.
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Galesburg, Ill
UPI
Main Street
Doyle
la Belle Fur Co
Carl Leipker
Abingdon
Knoxville
Monmouth
East Galesburg
Gambles Hardware
Carson Pirie, Scott & Co
Leath’s Furniture
Galesburg
Local Professional Directory Listings
Livingston Day and Bates and Morrison Morrison and Lloyd list attorneys with offices on West Main and Washington Streets. John C Owen, Dr M L Tweeten, Dr P L Etter, and John W Lemmon OD offer services with contact numbers and locations as shown.
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Livingston Day & Bates
Robert Day
Robert Bates
West Main St
Ted Williams elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
Ted Williams, 47, was elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America on 226 of 302 ballots, 93.3 percent, to enter Cooperstown. Red Ruffing, Roy Campanella, Joe Medwick, Lou Boudreau, Al Lopez, and Enos Slaughter trailed in voting for baseballs shrine.
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Boston
UPI
Baseball Writers Today
Ted Williams
Williams
Cooperstown
N.Y
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Scribes
Charles
Red) Ruffing
Cooperstown Baseball Shrine
Hall of Fame
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodger
Joe Medwick
Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox
al Lopez
Enos
Yellowjackets rally stings Bulldogs in ACC clash
Georgia Tech avenged recent losses by exposing Georgia with a late surge to an 89-56 win. Whack Hyder kept his starting five late as Tech pressed full court while Sonny Dove led St Joan's to an 82-72 upset. Bradley fell 85-69 to Cincinnati.
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Leonard A. Granato
UPI
Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Ken Rosemond
Tech
Whack Hyder
Yellow Jackets
Bulldogs
Hyder
Sonny Dove
St. Joan’s
St. Joseph's
Bradley
Cincinnati
Detroit
Villanova
Titans
Southern Ilinois
Evansville
George McNeil
Salukis
Larry Humes
Loyola of Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
British cars lead in European rally Monte Carlo
In the 35th Monte Carlo Auto Rally, British BMC Mini Coopers and Ford Cortinas led early, with Ford Mustang and Citroen DS 21s and Lancia Flavias also strong. About 60 of 192 starters qualified. first finisher due after midnight EST with official results at 1 p.m. EST. Potential winners include Makinen Easter pair, Altonen Ambrose, Hopkirk Liddon, Clark Melia, Ljungfeldt Rehnfeldt, and Greder.
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Monte Carlo
UPI
Timo Makinen
Paul Easter
Rayne Altonen
Tony Ambrose
Paddy Hopkirk
Henry Liddon
Ford Cortinas
Roger Clark
Brian Melia
Bo Ljungfeldt
Bertil Rehnfeldt
Henry Greder
Martial
Washington residents among midyear State College of Iowa graduates
Two Washington residents will receive degrees at the midyear commencement on Wednesday January 26. George C Cordes will earn a Master of Arts in guidance and counseling and Basil G McBee a Bachelor of Arts in physical education. Also notes that a ship arrives in Rotterdam every 18 minutes.
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SCI
Washington
State College of Iowa
George C. ‘Cordes
Basil G. McBee
District Court halts Waterloo policy barring married students
Ronald Green, 17, a married Waterloo East High student, wins a court injunction blocking the Waterloo School Board from enforcing a rule that bars married students from extracurriculars. Attorney A L Frerichs argues the board lacks authority and that the prohibition amounts to partial expulsion. Green, once a varsity guard averaging nine points, aims to play basketball to pursue an athletic scholarship, training after school and at the YMCA.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Black Hawk County
Blair Wood
Ronald Green
Waterloo East High School
Wood
A.L. Frerichs
Green
Murray Wier
Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
Colorado
Frerichs
Weather grips nation as deep cold hits South and Plains
Winter spread from the north to Dixie with temperatures dropping to 27 below in Lewistown Montana and 28 below in Williston North Carolina. Snow and ice hit Texas and the Panhandle while heavy accumulations spread from Colorado to the Great Lakes. A search for a missing light plane was halted by snow as hazardous driving warnings spread across the South. Illinois is noted for barbed wire origin with a Texas ranch introducing it to the West in 1878, through a Chicago syndicate led by H B Sanborn and inventor Joseph Glidden.
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United Press International
Northland
Dixie
Williston
N.C
Lewistown
Mont
Upper Plains
Aberdeen
S.C
North Platte
Neb
Goodland
Kan
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Panhandle
Colorado
Fraser
Leadville
Upper Great Lakes
New England
SHARP
Whitesboro
Tex
UPI
Illinois
West Texas
Chicago
H. B Sanborn
Grayson County
Joseph Glidden
Shriver urges expanded aid for aged on Senate test
R Sargent Shriver, head of the war on poverty, urged higher federal income payments and an expanded Medicare program for the needy aged. He testified Wednesday before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, advocating strengthened Social Security and old age assistance to allow the elderly to live in decency and dignity.
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Washington
UPI
R. Sargent Shriver
War On Poverty
Shriver
Senate Special Committee On Aging
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Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeten
Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic Physician Journal
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
South Iowa
Christian Tabernacle
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McNaught Syndicate
Lua
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John Logan Logan
Rotterdam
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Marine Corps League
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Roy Stearns
Webster City
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Carroll Vaughn
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Herman Lydolph
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James Anderson
Rural Rolfe
John Meyer
Dyersville
John Springer
Des Moines
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Brown Finance
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