Montezuma Falls In Overtime Ending 89-95 State Tourney Run
In an Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament quarterfinal, Mediapolis edged Montezuma 95 95 after overtime as Barb Wischmeier scored 71 for Mediapolis and Sandy Van Cleave led Montezuma with strong free throws. Montezuma ends a 28 1 season, first loss in three years, to finish 28 1. Allison Bristow beat Winfield Mount Union 75 66 to reach semis with Barb Moser on 31 and 21 from Carol Smoot. West Marshall, Farragut, Ida Grove and Elk Horn Kimballton also won to advance to semis.
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Des Moines
UPD
Montezumas
Miss Wischmeier
Miss van Cleave
Montezuma
Allison - Bristow
Winfield- Mount Union
Winfield
Mount Union
Jean
Jill Wick
Ted
Barb Moser
Becky Miller
Carol Smoot
Jean Wick
Winfield Mount Union
West Marshall
Farragut
Vicki Willard
Ida Grove
Miss Willard
Eric Horn - Kimbaliton
Janelle Gruber
Miss Gruber
Becky Albright
Trojanettes
Ida Groove
West Marshall Elk Horn
Kimballton
Coaches Tourney Lights Up Washington High Gym
Four-team Coaches Basketball Tournament at Washington High School begins at 6 30 p m with old versus young player banter uniting in spirited play Twelve teams including Washington Educators YMCA All Stars from Mt Pleasant Fairfield Mid Prairie and Keota area field strong rosters All star third and fourth graders start at 6 00 p m Refreshments and prize drawings including a rim and bankboard balls and wrist bands raise funds for the De Men and Washington schools athletics program
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Washington High School
Washington de - Men
Washington
Washington Educators
YMCA
Mid - Prairie
Keota
Bowling League Night Yields Close Scores and Highs
In the Melody Makers league results Why Not's edged Gutter Dusters 3 to 2 while Odd Balls beat Hits & Misses 3 to 0 Hot Shots won 2 to 1 over Numb Numbs Old Timers defeated Gold Diggers 2 to 1 Team series leader Why Not's with 1966, Hot Shots 1912. Individual highs: C Gunnarson 614 series and 225 game. L Smith 390 series and 219 game.
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Melody Makers League
Gutter Dusters
Numb Numbs
C. Gunnason
L. Smith
C. Gunnarson
Lawrence Aikson Wins Local Toastmasters Speech Contest
Lawrence Aikson was named the winner of a local speech contest conducted by the Toastmasters Club, marking a notable achievement in the community's public speaking event.
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Lawrence Aikson
Toastmasters Club
Men’s Bowling Five Towners League Scores Report
In the Five Towners League at Kenway Store Diamond Inn Journal Kent Feed Williams Oil Wagner Shell Derby Oil Sohigro high scores show team series 2586 for Kent Feed and 2342 for Derby Oil plus 165. Team game Kent Feed 904 Derby Oil 802 plus 55. Individual series Harold Williams 567 Eugene Boock 556. Individual game Ken Saunders 214 John White 209. Special VA assistance is given to veterans with limited education.
Greene Changes Golf Tools While Leaders Rise at Doral
Bert Greene, unhappy after missing the cut at Doral, hammered his clubs in a vise in a quirk of therapy. He then posted one of the top scores at the Florida Citrus Invitational, a stroke behind leaders Jerry Heard and Arnold Palmer who tied at 66. Palmer, seeking better putting, reflected on the 6,849 yard Rio Pinar layout as a crowded field, including Jerry Heard’s breakthrough lead and a pack of notable players two strokes back.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Bert Greene
Georgia
Greene
Jerry Heard
Arnold Palmer
Heard
Palmer
Dick Lotz
Dan Sikes
John Lister
Julius Boros
Jerry McGee
Women’s bowling results Jack and Jill league
Wednesday night bowling at Squire Shoppe shows team results with Roe Heating at 2492 and Shamrock Inn 2482. Carson Plumbing 2482 and Jack & Jill 2501 led team series, while individual honors go to Cheryl Richards 551 and Sandy Robinson 226 scores.
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Jack & Jill
Roe
Carson Plumbing
Shamrock Inn
Bryn Mawr
Ainsworth Bank
Squire
Row
Shamrock
Carsons
Asin
Ainsworth
Squire Shoppe
Pep- Si
Carson
Sack & Jill
Cheryl Richards
Betty Ward
Sandy Robinson
Cherryl Richards
Thursday Rollers League results show Brighton Four top Merry Mixers
The Brighton Four defeated the Merry Mixers with a team series of 2039 to 1943 and a team game of 119 to 682. Individual highlights include Anna Russell 504 and Jan Johnson 498 in series and Bert Turner 194 and Jan Johnson 178 in games.
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Merry Mixers
Brighton
Brighton Four
Anna Russell
Jan Johnson
Bert Turner
Wild turkeys released in Yellow River Forest area
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced that ten wild turkeys have been placed in the Yellow River Forest area in Allamakee County. Three toms and seven hens were wild trapped in western North Dakota by the state's Game and Fish Department and traded for pheasant chicks in a cooperative project. The birds are of the Eastern strain and adapting well to Iowa habitat.
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Yellow River Forest
Allamakee County
Iowa Conservation Commission
North Dakota
Game and Fish Department
Iowa
Lampkin Qualifies UNI Swimmer for NCAA Meet
Cedar Falls UNI finished second at the North Central Conference Swimming Meet in Mankato Minnesota led by junior Larry Lampkin who became the school's first NCAA College Division qualifier with a 58.5 backstroke in the 400 medley relay. Lampkin heads to Springfield Massachusetts for preliminaries. Sophomore Wayne Melsha won UNI’s only individual championships in the 1650 500 and 200 freestyles.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Mankato
Minn
Panthers
Mankato State
Larry Lampkin
Washington
Lampkin
UNI
Glen Henry
Springfield
Mass
Wayne Melsha
Cedar Rapids
Melsha
Government by the People workshop back to Mt Pleasant
The article notes that citizens would miss local services like fire police schools and water without local government. It reports Johnson saying people show little concern for local government and mentions the next workshop dates March 18 and 25 in Mt Pleasant with Iowa State University specialists presenting on financing operation and democracy.
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Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Towa State University
Man Cleared Of Theft For Freeing Police Kennel Hound
Laborer Robert Saville was acquitted after admitting he took a basset hound from a police kennel to give it a run, saying he acted out of pity and was not stealing the dog. He released it later and was caught nearby. The court accepted his claim of kindness over theft.
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BRENJ
Ford
England
UPI
Robert Saville
Saville
Brighton club hosts March meeting with guests
March 9 meeting of the Monrovia Harmon y Club at Mrs Tony Meuth's home included twelve members and one guest Mrs Harold Rebling Sr. A birthday was observed for Mrs Mabel Dunbar while others enjoyed visiting and a lunch with birthday cake. Door prize went to Elsie Atkinson. Several families were noted as visitors at a birthday dinner hosted by the Reblings in Wayland.
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Brighton
Harmony Club
Tony Meuth
Harold Rebling Sr
Nettie Chuck
Mabel Dunbar
Elsie Atkinson
Rex Widmer
Josephine Mullikin
Paul Rebling
Sons
Wayland
Russel Rebling
Yvette Rebling
Anna Mae Burger
Harold Rebling Jr
Fairfield
J. Roy Myers
Howard Burger
Fameily
Ralph Smith
Don Rebling
Wayne Wilkin
Germanville
Jeanette Edwards
Jack Brain
Washington State
Walter Hagens
Jack
Rita
Heather Lynn
Iowa Telephone Company
Methodist Church
Gail Dickinson
Don
Ralph
Dubs
Russel Whitaker
Joyce Ann Hamilton
McAfee
Kappa Delta Pi
University of Northern Town
Joyce
Grace Hoover
Clifford Leeper
Therr
Laton Schooley
Pythian Sisters
Worth
Hoffman
Fairfields
Conrad Hanze
Keith Reighard
Lloyd Reighard
Bill Rubey
Sylvester Soboski
Earnest Peiffer
Helen Peiffer
Washington
Steve Richardson
Stevie
Iowa City
Mrs Williams feted on birthday in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville March 9 Mrs Wayne Williams joined by family in Davenport to celebrate Mrs Georgia Williams birthday She also visited Wayne’s nephew Jed Steckel a hospital patient First District Commander Richard Lease gave membership trophies to Oxford and Bennett American Legion Posts Lee McCall and Adjutant Harold Spangler accompanied Lease to Bennett and Marengo Posts Sharon Lee discharged from Mercy Hospital Sunday and expected to return to school next Monday
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Donald Lee
Crawfordsville
Wayne Williams
Davenport
Georgia Williams
Wayne
Jed
Ben Steckel
Richard Lease
Oxford and Bennett American Legion Post
Lee McCall
Bennett
Harold Spangler
Commander Lease
Marengo Post
Sharon Lee
Mercy Hospital
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Mediapolis
Bud Lechner
Lenox Candles
Lenox
Wilma Kuhn
Main Street
Jlee
Michael Caine
Cliff Robertson
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Buster Keaton
Charley Chase
Dre Een
Evening Journal
Russell Stover Candies
Russell Stover
Candies
Five Towner’s League
Dick Ross Motor Service
Marion
Lane Leaders League
The
Iowa Park
NCAA
McFarlane
East Main
Mrs. Meuth
Hazel Wikoff
Nelle Paul
David Wentworth
Nancy
Harry Wentworth
David
Sportsman Lounge
Mom
Dad
Morris & Velma Williams
West Wage
Washington, Hwy
Mrs. Williams
Eddie
Rod's Service Center
E. Wash. Ph
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