Golf Tourney Set to Tee Off Sunday at Washington CC
The third annual Southeastern Iowa Open golf tournament proceeds Sunday at Washington Country Club despite soggy greens from heavy rains. Fairfield’s Jim Nelson defends his title against top regional players including John Campbell of Oskaloosa and Jim Basley of Iowa. The event features 27 holes with nine qualify for flights and a field around 50 entries.
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Jim Nelson
Fairfield
John Campbell
Oskaloosa
University of Iowa
Jim Basley
Iowa
Clinton Hensell
Bloomfield
Bob Taylor
Harrisburg
Max Shields
Gerri Cannon
Sonny Dean
Iowa City
Jim Figg
Muscatine
Hess Nelson
Riggs Twins
Roe Campbell
Dick O'’Conner
Harry Roenspies
Washington
Clair Whiting
Bill Kelsey
Giff Morrison
T. R. Phillips
Gene Tucker
Bill Shannon
Washington Golfers Urged to Play Nine or Eighteen Holes
The article urges Washington men to complete nine or eighteen holes before Sunday to ease congestion for visiting golfers. It mentions out-of-town players and the aim of reducing Sunday crowding at the course.
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Washington
Pearls to face Cargills in Friday softball clash
A softball game between the American Pearl and Cargill teams is scheduled for Friday evening at six at Cargill field if weather permits.
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American Pearl
Cargill
Kimberlin Named Dubuque Senior High Basketball Coach
Ken Kimberlin, former Washington high school and junior college coach, is appointed to lead the Dubuque senior high basketball program replacing Gerald McAleese who has coached the team for 15 years. Kimberlin has been direct-
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Dubuque
Former Washington coach joins Dubuque faculty staff
AT STATE or of athletics any supervisor of physical education at Dubuque for a number of years and will continue with that work as well as taking on basketball coaching. He coached football and basketball in Washington, going from here to Dubuque, where an other former Washington coach, Guy Carlton, is also a member of the faculty. Mr. Kimberlin was a letter man in football and basketball at Iowa State Teachers for three years and received the most valuable player award in basketball at the state college.
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Dubuque
Washington
Guy Carlton
Kimberlin
Iowa State Teachers
State College
Wayland Junior Baseball Game Set With Legion Visit
Wayland Washington's junior baseball team hosted by the American Legion will meet a Legion junior squad Friday evening at Wayland Park. The game marks a local youth baseball event as part of community sports activities.
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Rain Cancels Game Then Tourney Set At Waysend
Weather forces cancellation of the Sigourney game due to rain and wet grounds. Washington team head to Waysend next week for a four team tournament June 26 27 28 with Mt. Pleasant Wayland Wapello and Washington competing during Wayland homecoming celebrations.
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Washington
Waysend
Wayland
Mt. Pleasant
Wapelio
Fines Paid by Clubs in Marshalltown Slot Case
Marshalltown municipal court collected fines for il legal possession of slot machines from several clubs. The June raids, part of a larger seizure of 44 machines, followed a Saturday night operation that also netted about 600 quarts of liquor. The Marshall Athletic Club and Easilescint paid 300 dollars each, while Steve Pettit and William Wilkens faced 59 dollar penalties for punchboard charges.
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State
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American Legion
Veterans of Yoreita Wers
Chat'am Clubs
Steve Pettit
William Wilkens
Bew Adams
Chicago Visitors and Local Guests Share Summers in Iowa News
Local residents report visits from Chicago and Des Moines guests, with multiple hosting families in West Chester and Albia. Social rounds include birthdays observed for Mr. Orr and Mrs. Smith, and travels to Chicago, Des Moines, and Tokyo plans noted for Captain Coulter.
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Cleo Williamson
Iowa City
Harriet Coulter
Des Moines
Senior Needle Club Meets in Riverside in June
Mrs. Co. V. Dautremont hosted the Senior Needle club at her Riverside home on June 19 with guest Mrs. Margaret Cress of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Clement Dautremont and son Dennis. The group shared needlework and refreshments, with many members present and Bertha Tener to entertain next.
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Co. V. Dautremont
Margaret Cress
Cedar Rapids
Clement Dautrremont
Dennis
Dautremont
Stele Critz
C. E. Fitzsimmons
William Griffin
R. H
National Plowing Contest Planned in Des Moines Area
June 19 update from radio station WHO details a national plowing contest on Ralph Olsen farm in Hamilton county with $1,500 in prizes. Championship class winners receive 100, 75 and 50 for first through third. farmers open class awards of 75 and 50. Contour and level land plowing events feature entrants from multiple states.
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Des Moines
Ralph Olsen
Hamilton County
Scoul
WHO
Plav
Clarence Robuck
Attica
Fred Jones
Near Colto
Kay Witt
Towa
Railroad brakeman dies after engine explosion near Blencoe
Onawa Iowa June 19 Dan Nice 26 a Sioux City railroad brakeman died in a hospital after the boiler of a Chicago Northwestern freight train exploded near Blencoe Tuesday He was the third victim following engineer Harry Elkins and War Bennett and son Dickie CALO both of Chicago Medical staff reported Nice succumbed to injuries sustained in the blast.
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Onawa
Iowa
Dan Nice
Sioux City Railway
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
Blencoe
Nice
Harry Elkins
Cattle Cars Derailment Kills Railyard Stock In New Wreck
Ren Smitts and another fireman from Sionuy City died instantly after a railroad wreck. Officials reported wreckage cleared and tracks repaired. Several cattle cars derailed and many cattle and hogs were killed, hauled away by scores of trucks to a rendering works.
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Ren Smitts
Sionuy City
Birth Rate On Farms Higher Than Non-Farm Areas
The article notes a higher birth rate on farms compared with non-farm regions, examining impact on rural populations and agricultural communities. It highlights demographic patterns and potential implications for farm labor and community planning.
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