Local Health and School Reentries Amid Flu Across Town
Mary Rickey returns to school after a term break with her parents Mrs and Mr Rickey. John Coulter resumes classes in Town City after visiting his mother Mrs Harriet Coulter and catching the flu. Several courthouse staff including Bess Jones Ethel Grecian and Ciara Faulkner suffer flu. Frankie Bouanett remains home from Fred L Stewart hardware.
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Mary Rickey
T.C
Rickey
John Coulter
Town City
Harriet Coulter
Bess Jones
Ethel Grecian
Ciara Faulkner
Court House
Frankie Bouanett
Fred L. Stewart Hardware Store
Miss Bennett
Why Let Yourself Get Constipated
Advice promotes Kellogg's All Bran as a remedy for constipation caused by low dietary bulk. It stresses regularity through daily bran with plenty of water, asserting long term benefits and easy use in a breakfast routine.
Y M C A Secretary Sends Gold Medal Tour Actions
Leigh Soule of the Y M C A mails letters to 170 players from last week’s Gold Medal basketball tourney and sends medals to 18 absent awardees. He also forwards five year award letters to 17 men who participated in all five Gold Medal tournaments.
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Leigh Soule
Senle
Alan
Witter Gent Br
Washington
Muscatine Fans Fight Sloppy Officiating At Riverside Tourney
Muscatine basketball supporters fault tournament officials for loose handling at Riverside where the Muscatine Muskies lost to Washington. A novice timekeeper used a football stop watch and no wall clock while on court calls and player conduct drew protests, prompting complaints to state board of control and calls for mandatory time clocks at sectional sites.
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Muscatine High
Little Muskies
Davenport
Riverside
Muskies
Washington
Iowa High School Athletic Association
State Association
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Ken Kimberlin
Demons
Riggs
Bob Kinnan
Kimberlin
Fred Messenger
Muscatine
Ted Sauer
Fairfield
State Board of Control
Mr. Sauer
Musky
Hinman
Bud
Muscatine High Muskies
Iowa State Athletic Association
Favorites Stir in State Junior College Meet in Boone
The 1939 Iowa junior college basketball tournament opens in Boone with 24 teams, led by favorites Mason City Chariton Washington Northwestern Maquoketa Burlington and Boone. First round byes go to Northwestern Red Oak Tipton Washington Albia Britt and Chariton. Washington faces Tipton Thursday morning. Dean J. R Thorngren of Boone JC manages the event with officials Ben Beckerman Vic Young and Bill Johnstone.
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Boone
Iowa
Trojan
Mason City
Chariton
Washington
Northwestern
Orange City
Maquoketa
Burlington
Red Oak
Tipton
Albia
Britt
Eagle Grove
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Graceland
Lamoa
Fort Dodge
Grand View
Des Moines
Waldorf
Forest City
Webster City
Creston
Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
Osceola
Sheldon
Marehalltown
Muscatine
Dean J. R Thorngren
Boone Junior College
Ben Beckerman
Vic Young
Bill Johnstone
Girls Teams to Open Tourney at Drake Fieldhouse
Des Moines reports the 1938 39 Iowa high school girls basketball season climaxes with sixteen state finalists in the Drake University fieldhouse. Thursday opens with Akron against Plymouth County sextet Farmington. Massena vs Ossian follows, then Kanwar vs Lynnville, Eddyville vs Hansel, Olin vs Seymour, Wellsburg vs West Des Moines, Lenox vs Mallard, and Van.
Muscatine fans cry foul after close loss
Journal column notes Muscatine players and officials protested several calls after a one point loss to Washington in a sectional game at Riverside. It questions who called timeouts and whether officiating or timing favored Washington, referencing prior Muscatine protests and contrasting with a Keokuk victory earlier in the season.
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Fairfield
Riverside
Muscatine
Jim Schultz
Keokuk Chiefs
Bob Lewis
Washington
Riggs
Musky
Bob
Ottumwa
Ken Kimberlin
Kimberlin
Kenneth Kimberlin
Meter Engaging West Bend In Tough Sectional Field
The teams faced gruelling sectional and district contests and survived a brutal 472 sextet field, placing them on an even footing with strong rivals.
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West Bend
Anonymous picks all county and all time five selections
An unnamed reader provides four all county and all time teams spanning high school junior college and independent squads. The list includes First Team forwards Fuhr Bud Lowe Grady center Jackson Rice guards White Turner Kiesey with an honorable mention and a Second Team including Mitchell and Keiper.
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Fuhr
Washington Junior College
Bud Lowe
Crawfordsville High School
Grady
Kalona High School
Jackson
Washington High School
Rice
White
Turner
Kiesey
Mitchell
Crawfordsville
Keiper
Washington
Muscatine Coaches Under Fire in State Tourney Controversy
In a flurry of telegrams and calls, critics blast Muscatine for bench coaching and rule violations. They defend the state association while urging sportsmanship ahead of the district tournament at Iowa City.
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Eral
Muscatine
Washington basketball players named in regional high school honor list
A condensed roster lists players from Calhoun area high schools and junior colleges with year and position notes. It includes Wells, McClure, Reece, Frost, McFarlane, Mullin, Kolosick, Stites, and others, plus centers and guards by school. A separate letter laments local fans for low junior college game attendance, praising the 1939 Cardinals and noting many team members hail from outside Washington.
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W. Wells
Washington Junior College
McClure
Washington High School
Reece
Kalona High School
Formash
West Chester High School
Frost
Riverside High School
McFarlane
Ainsworth
C. Wells
Lewis
Burich
Yoder
Wellman High School
Mullin
Ainsworth High School
Kolosick
Stites
Crawfordsville High School
Ross
Wellman
Cantoni
Washington
Kupka
Messer
Brighton
Lord
Norris
Scranton
West Chester
Marshall
Lindenmeyer
Kern
Riverside
Norton
Spangler
Crawfordsville
Davis
Cumpings
Tucker
Fletcher
Cardinals
Iowa high school tourney broadcasts set for WSUI
WSUI radio will air all district one games in the state high school basketball tournament from Wednesday through Saturday at the Iowa Fieldhouse. Mrs. Pearl Bennett Broxam, program director, announced the plan. A six member student announcer staff will present the broadcasts direct from the fieldhouse.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
WSUI
Pearl Bennett Broxam
Lowa
Broxam
Cyclones Elim in Mt Pleasant Sectional by Wayland
Crawfordsville reports its basketball season ends after a 28 to 23 loss to Wayland in the Mt Pleasant sectional. Four players will finish school this year. coach Mr. Clinger expresses pride after a strong Tri County League run with only two losses.
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Crawfordsville
Mar
Cyclones
Mt. Pleasant
Wayland
Clinger
Mrs Etta Glassburner to Stay with Son in Ottumwa
Mrs Etta Glassburner remains in Ottumwa and will reside briefly at her son Parl Pearl Glassburner's home. Pearl Glassburner, a registered nurse from Gary Indiana, has given up her job and plans to stay at her mother's Ottumwa residence.
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Etta Glassburner
Ottumwa
Parl
Pearl Glassburner
Gary, Ind
Bauer joins Phi Lambda Upsilon at State University of Iowa
Clifford Bauer son of Mr and Mrs Lou Bauer of West Chester has been initiated into the national honorary chemistry fraternity Phi Lambda Upsilon at the State University of Iowa based on scholastic standing. He is pursuing a Ph D at Iowa. Tom McGuire and family left for Gary Indiana after the funeral of their sister in law Mrs Earl Glassburner in Ottumwa. Eva Blake and Faye Swickard returned to work at the Hanson store after several days absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bauer
Lou Bauer
West Chester
Phi Lambda Upsilon
State University of Iowa
Bauer
U.S
Tom McGuire
Phyliss
Richard
Don
Edward McGuire
Ross Glassburner
Gary
Ind
Earl Glassburner
Ottumwa
Eva Blake
Faye Swickard
Hanson Store
Hospital Admissions and Procedures Report
Logan C Ahrens underwent an appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Hallie Dill of Keota was admitted last night. Laurence Strabala of Richman admitted last evening. Henry C Miller and Glen Hochstetler of Ka tona were admitted yesterday for observation. Jack Brown was admitted this morning.
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Hallie Dill
Keota
Laurence Strabala, Richman
Henry C. Miller
Glen Hochstetler
Katona
Jack Brown
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