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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1966

Page

7

Iowa seniors and juniors post perfect grades at UI fall term

Ten years ago today Robert H. Berdo a senior from the University of Iowa and son of Mr and Mrs Henry Berdo joined 23 other liberal arts students with straight A grades for the fall semester at Iowa City Janis Straumanis a Riverside junior was also among the straight A students.

Robert H. Berdo University of Iowa Henry Berdo Iowa City Janis Straumanis Riverside

Sub-state losses hit rated Iowa teams. Roose velt leads

No. 1 Des Moines Roosevelt drilled Indianola 63 to 42 as six ranked squads won their sub-state games. No. 6 LeMars Central fell 72 to 58 to unranked Sioux City Heelan, and No. 5 Waverly Shell Rock defeated No. 18 Waterloo East 61 to 56 in Waterloo. Others included No. 10 Atlantic over Charter Oak Ute 73 to 68 and No. 15 Sioux Center over Spencer 79 to 54. Shenandoah beat Council Bluffs Lincoln 69 to 58.

Iowa Des Moines Roosevelt LeMars Central Sioux City Heelan Sioux City Waterloo East Waverly Shell Rock Waterloo Des Moines Roosevelt Indianola Marshalltown Knoxville Atlantic Charter Oak - Ute Carroll Sioux Center Spencer Orange City Shenandoah

Lions in Car Startle Monterey Park Police

A caller told police he saw a lion in a car and officers checked the claim. Four lions Tawny Taussy Henri and Sampson were found in the back seat of the Elrods’ car on a trip to the desert. No law bans lions in vehicles, so the family continued their journey after repairs.

Monterey Park Calif UPI Charles Conners John Elrod Lesley Elrods Nutwood Street Anaheim Tawny Taussy Henri Sampson Elrod Conners

Washington man gets suspended embezzlement sentence

Lewis E. Dempsey of 914 S Second pled guilty in District Court to embezzlement by agent. Judge Harold J. Fleck sentenced him to five years in Fort Madison Penitentiary but suspended the term on condition of good behavior and payment of court costs.

Washington Lewis E. Dempsey S. Second Harold J. Fleck Dempsey Fort Madison

Kentucky records top spot in final UPI poll for 1965-66

Kentucky leads the final UPI major college basketball ratings for the 1965-66 season through March 5 with 23-1 record and 336 points. Duke, Texas Western, Kansas, and Loyola follow in the top five with multiple first-place votes and strong records.

New York UPI United Press International Kentucky Duke Tex. Western Kansas Loyola Ill St. Jos. Pa Michigan Vanderbilt Cincinnati Providence Nebraska Utah Oklahoma City Houston Oregon State Syracuse Pacific Davidson Brigham Young Dayton Boston College San Francisco St. John’s N.Y Western Kentucky Southern Methodist

Zieglowsky Leads Blue Monday Bowling Scores

Freshwaters tops Payne 3 1 in a Blue Monday league recap with Zieglowsky posting top team series 2693 and game 946 while individual honors go to Laverne Geyer 571 Cloyce Zieglowsky 561 and W Robinson 224.

Zieglowsky Freshwaters Ross Electronics Winpn RE de Lke Ee Fareway Payne TV Uh & Fekete Wilson Clothing Ene Ee MFA Insurance Payne Wilson MFA Ross Hy-Vee Laverne Geyer Cloyce Zieglowsky W. Robinson B&h C. Burlingame D. Walby B Hazelett

Car Fire Doused on South Square by Volunteers

Washington Volunteer Firemen responded to a car fire on the south side of the square Monday around 5 10 p m. Authorities said Mary Crone's car began burning under the hood when ignition sparked oil in the air cleaner. Firemen put out the blaze with chemical foam.

Washington Mary Crone

Ainsworth Man Receives Five Year Suspended Sentence

Thomas F. Schrader of Ainsworth received a five year suspended sentence in Washington District Court after pleading guilty to defrauding an insurer. The term was suspended on condition of good behavior and payment of court costs at Anamosa Reformatory.

Anamosa Mens’ Reformatory Thomas F. Schrader Ainsworth Washington Schrader Harold J. Fleck

Atlanta coach touts Cloninger speed vs Koufax in early contest

Spring camp notes list Tony Cloninger as a leading entrant in the speed challenge while Braves pitching coach Whit Wyatt backs him. Koufax remains in holdout with Drysdale Wills and others. Don Sutton may reach majors this year as Dodgers staff evaluates young arms. Monday camps report injuries to Santo Pearson Kernek among others.

Sandy Koufax Atlanta Tony Cloninger Cloninger Milwaukee Braves Braves Whitlow Wyatt Ron Santo Chicago Cubs Albie

Fun to Paint Gambles Superlahide in Interior Latex

An ad touts Gambles Superlahide interior latex paint with one coat coverage and no lap or brush marks. It claims tinting in 900 award colors for a broad color range. A humor line about Uncle Joe and dandruff via beer is included as a quirky aside.

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