Wildcats Win Opener as County Tourney Begins at Wellman
In Nashington county action Wellman high school defeated Ainsworth 57 to 42 to start the tournament. Riverside led Brighton 47 to 24, while West Chester Trojans upset Kalona 35 to 41 setting up second round pairings Crawfordsville versus Will and Riverside against West Chester Wellman.
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Wellman
Wellman High School
Wildcats
Nashington County
Ainsworth
Wellman Riverside
Brighton
West Chester Trojans
Kalona
Kubs
Trojans
Riverside
Bears
Dave Marner
Eugene Lukovsky
Jones
West Chester
Hartzler Brothers
Vic and
Dale
Dean Peterson
Trojan
Harland
Victor Hartzler
Crawfordsville
Will
Ss. Wellman
Poe
Simpson
Arthur
J McFaarland
Roberts
Gingement
Yoder
Hershberger
Hartzler
Fry
Peterson
Npc Tucker
Ladeholt Eho
Ottumwa Muscatine Little Six clash features state champs
Ottumwa, state champion in 1949, visits Muscatine to battle for first place in the Little Six. Ottumwa holds eight wins, two losses. Muscatine seven and two. Key games include Shenandoah versus Thomas Jefferson, and Boone versus Ames as title races tighten in the region.
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DES Moines
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Muskies
Bulldogs
Oskaloosa
Washington
Burlington
Keokuk
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Fort Madison
Shenandoah
Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah Mustangs
Atlantic
Mustangs
Prospects Loom for Marine Corps Golden Gloves Tournament
Preliminary plans for the Marine Corps League Golden Gloves set February 9 were finalized at a meeting Thursday. Tickets go on sale and up to 38 boxers may attend the Washington event with many entries from regional towns. Winners advance to the Cedar Rapids state meet later in February. Davenport returns to Mississippi Valley play tonight versus Clinton as the Blue Devils hold six wins, no losses. West Waterloo awaits Saturday night for a key game, with the Wahawks touring Cedar Rapids to face Roosevelt.
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Marine Corps League
Marine Group
Chocolate Shop
Booth & Horak
Sport Shop
Washington
Golden Gloves
Marine League
Cedar Rapids
Vers
Davenport
Mississippi Valley
Clinton
Blue Devils
West Waterloo
Wahawks
Roosevelt High School
Cardinals Fall to Creston on Road Trip
Washington junior college Cardinals lost 53 to 41 at Creston for their second straight road defeat. Bob Waggoner led Washington with 14 points while Creston’s Gene Probasc o scored 23. The setback followed a 52 to 40 loss at Clarinda two days earlier as the team heads home today.
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John McConnell
Washington Junior College
Cardinals
Creston
Clarinda
Cardinal
Bob Waggoner
Gene Probasco
McConnell
Washington
Newton Y Swimmers Cancel Contest Here
Newton Y swimmers cancel a scheduled Saturday meet at the Washington YMCA. Coach Don Wilson announced the cancellation. Efforts to host Ottumwa failed, but Washington swimmers will travel to Ottumwa pool February 11 for another meet.
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Newton
Washington
Baptists Lead In Senior Church League Scores
The Baptist senior church league team won 70 to 18 against the Presbyterian squad at the YMCA on Thursday evening to claim high scoring honors. St James beat the Methodist team 23 to 22, and the Christian church unit edged the United Presbyterians 22 to 21.
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Baptist Senior Church League
Presbyterian
YMCA
St James
Christian Church
United Presbyterians
Washington Demons Host Ft Madison Bloodhounds Tonight
Washington aims to rebound in Little Six play as Ottumwa leads the standings while Ft Madison seeks its first win in league action. The Demons face a strong foe after Tuesday’s close game with Ottumwa as Burlington and Muscatine loom on the home slate.
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Washington
Ft. Madison
Fort Madison
Washington Gymnasium
Washington Demons
EdgerSteeg
Lemons
Burlington and
Muscatine
Demons
Mt. Pleasant Panthers
Ottumwa Bulldogs
Ottumwa
Burlington Grayhounds
Ortumwa
Burlington
Madison
Mt. Pleasant
Star Gifts Hardy First Real Easy Chair on Set
Oliver Babe Hardy received a folding deck chair of heroic size from Vera Ralston on the Fighting Kentuckian set at Republic Pictures. The chair measures nearly four feet across and Hardy plans a special room for it, while noting his weight has fluctuated with touring and roles. He stars with John Wayne Vera Ralston and Philip Dorn in The Fighting Kentuckian slated to open at the State Theatre.
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Oliver
Babe
Hardy
Vera Ralston
Republic
John Wayne
Miss Ralston
Philip Dorn
Tenue
State Theatre
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Ollie Shearer in Columbus Junction
Funeral services for 79 year old Mrs Ollie Shearer were conducted at Central Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction. Activities include an Order of Eastern Star school of instruction by Helen Smith in Letts, anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Evan Arthur and Mr and Mrs Fred Duncan, a Witter concert at Columbus High, and local residents attending events in Denver and Cedar Rapids.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Ollie Shearer
Central Presbyterian Church
Helen Smith
Order of Eastern Star
Letts
Evan Arthur
Columbus City
Fred Duncan
Columbus High School
Witter
Toph
Prevent Pneumonia in Pigs Through ventilation and spacing
Avoid overcrowding and dusty floors to reduce pneumonia losses. Ensure proper ventilation with no drafts and keep air clean to protect pig health and productivity.
Bethel Young Adult Class Holds Supper
Bethel Jan 25 The Young Married People's Sunday school class held a pot luck supper at Bethel church. Rex Crandall elected president for the coming year and Mark Campbell Jr elected secretary and treasurer. Sixty three attendees and social time to close. Betty Graf 9 treated classmates with candy bars. birthday party noted.
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Bethel
Bethel Church
Rex Crandall
Mark Campbell Jr
Flays
Betty Graf
South Prairie School
Betty
Charley Kolesick
Milt Birka
Riverside
Bill
Beverly Crandall
Mae
Ernest Gideon
Mae Wallace
John Walker
John David Walker
Mrs. Grove
Britain Signs Billion Dollar Arms Pact
Great Britain signed the first of a series of agreements to start a one billion dollar flow of American arms aid to Atlantic pact partners. Delegations from France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark and Norway to follow. Secretary of State Acheson and President Truman to approve defense plans. Shipments expected to begin by March 1.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Oliver Franks
New York
London
Ernest Bevin
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Dean Acheson
Truman
Congress
Western
Europe
Contest Announced for Chicken of Tomorrow in Ames IA
The Iowa Chicken of Tomorrow contest will be held this year with poultry entries wing banded. Entrants must hatch eggs in the week of March 12 and season 12 New York dressed birds, with 100 straight-run wings or 50 checkerals exhibited. Dr R E Phillips notes eggs should incubate by February 12.
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Ames
Iowa
R. Be, Phillips
Department of Poultry Husbandry
New York
Princeton Unveils Wind Tunnel For Supersonic Research
A new wind tunnel at Princeton University, capable of speeds from 1000 to 3600 mph and altitudes up to 20 miles, was dedicated to study supersonic flow. Researchers Drs. Lester Lees and Seymour Bogdonoff, both 29 from New York City, led the project with aid from Princeton's aeronautical engineering group and the Office of Naval Research.
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Princeton, N. J
Princeton University
Lester Lees
Seymour M. Bogdonoff
New York City
Princeton
Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Office of Naval Research
Wittmers Return to Havre Home Thursday
Havre news notes the Wittmer family returning home after a ten day trip visiting Dr. Samuel Wittmer in Des Moines and Willis Wittmer in Renwick. They did painting and papering for Dr. Wittmer while there.
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Lewis Hering
Havre
Cc. Wittmer
Samuel Wittmer
Des Moines
Willis
Renwick
Wittmer
Dr. Wittmer
Lawrence Watson
Ollie Bond
Rubio
Mason
Lena Mason
Clyle
Margaret
Juanita
Carey Long
Olds
Joe Krotz
Delores
Delbert
Betty Jean Martin
Near
Haskins
Evert Westen
Dave Richard
Albert Zieglowsky
Rail improvements reduce failure risk in new steel rails
Phillips notes modern rail, with advances in design metallurgy and manufacture, is only a quarter as likely to fail as 1922 installations. In poultry, contestants must raise birds 12 weeks then process near home by June 4. judging occurs in Des Moines the week of June 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Des Moines
Mazie Stewart returns from California visit
Mazie Stewart came back after a two month stay in California visiting relatives in Sacramento and Reseda and with Mabel Grecian Reynolds of Arlington California. She reports cool weather around Sacramento but pleasant days in Arlington. PFC Howard K. Patton arrived from Las Cruces New Mexico for a 20 day furlough to visit his mother Mrs Luella K Patton and his aunt Lulu Kyle. Mrs Anna Springer left for Elgin Illinois to join her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Ernest Schutte and will travel with them to their home in St Petersburg Florida for a few weeks.
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Mazie Stewart
California
Sacramento
Reseda
Mabel Grecian Reynolds
Arlington
Calif
Howard K. Patton
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Will
Luella K. Patton
Lulu Kyle
Anna Springer
Elgin
Illinois
Ernest Schutte
St. Petersburg
Florida
None of These Fancy Frills For This Hog
Rural reader Mrs. W. Y. Durst notes pigs appearing on farms in portable houses or on ground with heat lamps. R. H. Futton loses a sow giving birth to nine piglets after a cold night. the temperature reached zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Durst
Franklin
R. H. Futton
Notice of Probate of Will and Codicils in District Court
District Court in Washington County Iowa fixes February 2 1950 at 9 00 AM for hearing proof of the last will and three codicils of Fred Mouser deceased dated 1938 1946 1949 and 1949. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court ordered.
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Washington County
Fred Mouser
Court House
Washington
Iowa
District Court
R. R. Noonan
Washington, Iowa
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