Demon Wrestlers Lose to Muskies in Local Meet
Washington High School wrestlers struggled in a home meet with Muscatine. The B squad lost 48 to 5 with Yale Jarvis the lone win, while the A squad fell 58 to 0 giving wrestlers few scoring opportunities. Coach Lawless noted upcoming practice days as flu impacts practice.
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Washington High School
Muscatine Grapplers
Muskies
Yale Jarvis
Paul Eveland
Muscatine
Dave Coon
Denny McGowen
Butch Wells
Dick McPike
Don Lawless
Demons
Bowling Team Series and Game Scores Highlight Local Meet
Marston with 2893 leads Stewart Hardware 2816 in team series. Shell posts 987 and Marston 981 in team game. Bill Patterson tops individuals with 637 series and Cal Little 237 game while Bob Lowe adds 620 and Chic Custer 236.
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Marston
Stewart
Shell
Bill Patterson
Bob Lowe
Cal Little
Chic Custer
Hi-Rollers
Marston Snack Bar
Watson Cleaners
Melody Lanes
Stewart Pontiac-Buick Washington Oil Shell Oilers
Sorrells
Stewart Hardware
Columbus Girls Triumph as Boys Fall to Danville at Columbus Junction
Columbus High girls beat Danville 48 to 30 while the Columbus boys lost 61 to 48. Boyd led the Junction girls with 22 points and Hedemann 19. Nagle topped Danville with 12. Singleton scored 14 and Perkins 10 for Columbus Community. Gray led Danville with 17.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus High
Danville
Boyd
Junction Girls
Hedemann
Nagle
Singleton
Perkins
Columbus
Gray
Feller and Robinson Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Boston telegraph reports Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson were voted into baseball's Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association. Feller received 150 of 160 possible votes and Robinson 124, with 75 percent needed for election. Veteran candidates Sam Rice Red Ruffing Eppa Rixey and Luke Appling were rejected. Phil Rizzuto earned 44 votes for consideration.
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Baseball Writers Association
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Feller
Robinson
Sam Rice
Red Ruffing
Eppa Rixey
Luke Appling
Rice
Ruffing
Rixey
Appling
Phil Rizzuto
Local bowling results from Tuesday league lanes
Results Tuesday Smart 2690 Crawfordsville 2614 with 54. Sherman Eden 2476 McCormick 2185 with 198. Home Town 2309 plus 123 Carson 2423 Moose 2340 Mills 2073 plus 324. Team series Smart 2690 Crawfordsville 2614. Team game Smart 953 Crawfordsville 924. Individual series Hardy 579 Brown 579. Individual game Hardy 224 Davies 221.
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Smart
Crawfordsville
Sherman-Eden
McCormick
Home Town
Carson
Moose
Mills
Hardy
Brown
Davies
Smarts
Moose Mills Rambler McCormick Sherman-Eden
Carsons Crawfordsville Bank
Advance Ticket Sales Here for ABC Meet
The Washington Bowling Association has 200 advance sale tickets for the American Bowling Congress Tournament in Des Moines starting Feb 17. Tickets cover any session, save 50 cents per session versus door price of 1.50. Advance sale ends Feb 14, with Bob Lowe and John Lee selling the tickets at Melody Lanes.
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Washington Bowling Association
American Bowling Congress
Des Moines
ABC
Bob Lowe
Melody Lanes
John Lee
Farm Bureau Bowling Tournament Qualifiers Named
Eight bowlers from Washington county qualified for the Iowa Farm Bureau state bowling tourney in Boone January 29 to 31 after a December district in Iowa City. The men will compete January 29 in doubles with Raymond Carter, Keith Hora, George Hora, Carl Steele, Robert Carter and Adolph Shalla. County singles finalists include Vince Sojka, Henry Wagenknecht and George Hora.
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Washington County
Iowa Farm Bureau
Boone
Iowa City
Raymond Carter
Keith Hora
George Hora
Carl Steele
Robert Carter
Adolph Shalla
Vince Sojka
Henry Wagenknecht
Banks 22 Points Pace Ainsworth Past Oxford Tigers
Glen Banks led the Tigers with 22 points as Ainsworth beat Oxford 68 60 on Tuesday night. Gene Alvine and Mike Klopfenstein added 14 each, while the girls fell 36 26 to Oxford.
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Ainsworth
Tigers
Oxford
Ainsworth Girls
Glen Banks
Gene Alvine
Mike Klopfenstein
Lynn Alvine
Kathy Allender
Davenport farmer cleared on cruelty charge in unlicensed dog killings
Walter T. Claeys 28 was cleared of a cruelty to animals count after admitting he killed as many as 17 unlicensed dogs in one sitting. He was fined 100 dollars for firing a rifle inside city limits and plans to appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Davenport
UPS
Walter T. Claeys
Iowa Supreme Court
Scott County District Court
Clay Legrand
Claeys
Legrand
Violence Flare Hits Caracas As Betancourt Ramps Up Stand
Reports claim 22 killed in Caracas gunfights and bombings amid Castroite unrest linked to a foreign ministers conference. Official counts vary. 157 detained, university shut, violence spreads to La Paz and other provinces with anti-American demonstrations noted in Montevideo.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Romulo Betancourt
Hector Mugica
Caracas University School of Journalism
Moscow
Foreign Ministers
Punta del Este
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Marcos Perez Jimenez
la Paz
Bolivia
Montevideo
Uruguay
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Susan Slade
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M. W. Steele
Alpha Xi Delta Party
Iowa Wesleyan
Miss Steele
Wesleyan
Norcross
Valentines
Mc Daniel
Washington, Iowa
Twi-Lite League
ABC Meet
Farm Bureau
Banks
Atte
Oxfords
Atchison & Paul Shoe
North Side
United States
Winga’s Cafe
Baby Dollaj
Coats
Slacks & Ae
Eer Whr
Jom Duncan
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