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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1949

Page

6

Bombers Lose Title To Winfield Cagers

Wayland’s Bombers, defending Henry Jinty cage champions, fell to Winfield Wolves 36 to 32 in the finals at Winfield Saturday night. After a 19 to 4 first quarter run, Wayland rallied to tie 16 to 16 at halftime, then led 34 to 32 with under a minute left before Winfield sealed the win. Ronald Kester found stride in the second half as Winfield pulled away, with Chrissinger and Hill contributing for Winfield and Figs, Roth, and Pencel starring for Wayland.

Wayland Jan Bombers Henry Jinty Winfield Winfield Wolves Wayland Boys Ronald Kester Wolves Tan Chrissinger Kester Hill Ted Figsisti Roth Pencel

Nae Fred Downing Named President of Centennial Committee

Nae Fred Downing was named president of the committee for the Washington Centennial celebration to be held in August at a meeting of the elected board.

Fred Downing Washington

Top on hogs thirty? No, top price hogs at twenty two dollars

Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures tonight and tomorrow. No significant changes in wind or precipitation expected. Strong local markets focus on hog pricing at 22 dollars.

Cards Set To Host Centerville In Tuesday Clash

Washington junior college Cardinals, led by Coach John McConnell, aim to extend their single loss Iowa run as Centerville visits Tuesday night February 1 for a return engagement. Washington junior high and high school teams also schedule games with Town City, Burlington, Marshalltown, and Muscatine in a busy prep week.

John McConnell Washington Junior College Cardinals Iowa Centerville Washington Cardinals Bob Webber Town City George Bowman Burlington Marshalltown Muscatine

Revised Inter-YWCA Basketball Schedule Highlights Last Appearance of Miller Team

The YMCA gym hosts a Tuesday 7 p.m. inter-YWCA game with Ruth Miller and Donna Hughes in the lineup. Mixerettes face Pepperettes in the second game. The Miller team makes its final league appearance as 504 new schedule outlines standings based on games against other teams. March 1 schedule adjusted due to the Y Men's tourney with no girls games that week.

YMCA YWCA Ruth Miller Donna Hughes Mixerettes Pepperettes Ithe Y Inter-Ywca Miller-She-Wolves Hoopers Shazams

Wellman and Brighton Reach County Cage Finals Tonight

Wellman high school Wildcats beat West Chester 45 to 27 to advance to the Washington County tournament final. Brighton Tears edged Ainsworth 37 to 24 to earn the other final spot, with Lee Schooley scoring 14 for Brighton and LeRoy Troback leading Ainsworth with 10. Both teams meet tonight for the title.

Wellman High School Wildcats Lee Schooley Bear Jim Barnes LeRoy Troback Ainsworth Wellman West Chester Nicola Hartzler Trojan Wildcat Don Swartzendruber Bob Yoder Harold Nicola Trojans Kenneth Young Brighton St James Presbyterian United Presbyterian Chris Allison Tan Schooley Methodist Methodist II Barnes K. Farrier Pulse Eo Hoback Wood Jenkins

Miniature Deaf Device Aids Thousands Across the Nation

Beltone in Chicago announces a palm sized device that yields clear noiseless tones and adjustable volume, enabling the deaf to hear under varying conditions. The device, endorsed by the American Medical Association Council on Physical Medicine, ships free descriptive booklets and home trials.

Chicago New Davies American” Medical Association Council On Phyeal Medline Beltone

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