Washington Junior High Clinches Undefeated Season
The Washington Junior High boys beat Sigourney 29 to 13 on Sigourney’s court, finishing 13–0 with standout scorers Lowe 12, Marshall 11, Faulkner 7. Reserves also went undefeated 28 to 9. Coach Joe Duea’s teams conclude their season with strong defensive play and early leads.
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Washington
Sigourney
Lowe
Marshall
Faulkner
Arlo Burham
Sigourhey
Stirlen
Weller
Washington Reserves
Washington Boys
Vacha
Billy Moore
al Helfrich
Conner
Klein
Dick Moore
Bales
Booth
Squires
Joe Duea
Tr Lawe
Csca
Aia
Stirien
S.dcuncas
Ieee
Bamoti
Peiese
Mitchell
Iowa City
Wapello
Kalona
Washington Soph.Jr
Wellman
U. Jr. Hi
Iowa
Joe Duca
Junior Knott
Dick Marshall
Bob Faulkner
Darwin Vacha
Bob Lowe
Willis Booth
Albert Helfrich
Washingtons Undefeated Team Tops Local All Star Picks
The article lists first and second team selections with players from Tipton Mason City Burlington Graceland Maquoketa Waldorf and other towns. Warren Conrad Tipton is named center on the first team while James Woodhouse Mason City and Donald Shupe Burlington are guards. Ivan Scanlon Waldorf is named forward with Nate Jennings Graceland Marvin Jones Maquoketa and Richard Baldwin Graceland also noted. Second team includes Stanley Zahller Chariton forward Ralph Youngstrom Burlington forward Donald Knight Boone Hugh McCartney Burlington center Donald Rininsland Muscatine and Guy Snyder Boone guard.
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Warren Conrad
Tipton
James Woodhouse
Mason City
Donald Shupe
Donald Greene
Burlington
Ivan Scanlon
Waldorf
Nate Jennings
Graceland
Marvin Jones
Maquoketa
Richard Baldwin
Tipton Cen
Stanley Zahller
Chariton
Ralph Youngstrom
Donald Knight
Boone
Hugh McCartney
Centennial Bears Wallace Quintet Triumph in 15 to 0 Victory
Centennial defeated Wallace 15 to 0 on the Y court last evening. Dick Dodder scored eight points with four baskets as teammates include Bob Dodder Warren Stewart Dick Young David Franklin Wayne Marshall Dean Garrett and Jack Martin. Wallace players named were Robert Kelly Jack Dempsey Donald Hunt Harold Ford George Doran Mick Brock and Leslie Morgan. Next Tuesday Wallace meets Lincoln at the Y.
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Centennial
Wallace
Dick Dodder
Bob Dodder
Warren Stewart
Dick Young
David Franklin
Wayne Marshall
Dean Garrett
Jack Martin
Robert Kelly
Jack Dempsey
Donald Hunt
Harold Ford
George Doran
Mick Brock
Leslie Morgan
Lincoln
Popcorn in Aztec Times
A historical note on popcorn describes its status as a peculiarly American crop with early Spanish references to Aztec rituals where maidens toasted and popped grains resembling orange blossoms and wore festoons of the works on the neck.
Early Anglo-Saxon Marriage Laws Brittle
The article notes that pre Christian Anglo-Saxon marriage laws were brittle and offered no security to either party in the marriage contract.
Kalona Coach Bets Hat Burn If State Title Won
Kalona coach Frank Ralston stakes his green fedora on a state title amid Kalona’s tight knit Yoder and Gingerich families. The squad features Harlan and Ned Gingerich, Delmar and Kenneth Guengerich, Cletus Yoder, and Howard Walker as core starters with a record of 16 or 23 and multiple district wins.
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Kalona
Des Moines’ Register
Des Moines
Ellsworth F
Frank Ralston
Brad Wilson
Iowa
Frank
Ralston
Guengerich
Gingerich
Yar
Harlan
Ned Gingerich
Delmar Guengerich
Kenneth Guengerich
Marvin Gingerich
Floyd
Delmar Yoder
Kenneth
Delmar
Cletus Yoder
Cletus
Howard Walker
Bert Southwick
Don Henselschwerdt
Sharon
Riverside
Brighton
Wellman
West Chester
Richland
Keota
Bennett
Martinsburg
Yarmouth
All-State Junior College Team Picks Announced
Burlington's state champions claim two selections on the All-State Junior College basketball teams. Eight players named to each first and second team with three unanimous picks Nate Jennings Graceland forward Ivan Scanlon Waldorf forward Marvin Jones Maquoketa forward and Richard Baldwin Graceland forward earning a center spot on the first team.
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Boone
U.P
Burlington
Iowa City Women to Bowl Here in Washington Match
Pill Sitter reports five top Iowa City women bowlers will travel to Washington Thursday evening for a city hall alleys match against a Washington men team. The visitors are described as very proficient and expected to put on a strong showing.
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Pill Sitter
Iowa City
Washington
City Hall
Northwestern guard Pete Meerdink linked with Laverne Luymes
Northwestern guard Pete Meerdink and Laverne Luymes from Northwest ern appear in a brief sports notice. The fragment notes a pairing involving two players from unnamed teams. Further details are unclear in this OCR snippet.
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Laverne Luymes
Northwestern
Pete Meerdink
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
We thank all who assisted us during the sickness and death of our wife and sister. Gratitude for the floral tributes is deeply appreciated. Signed by Mr C A Nicholson, Mrs Mollie Therion, Wm, and Jake Putman.
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C. A. Nicholson
Mollie Therion Wm
Jake Putman
Humpty Dumpty Falls From Power in King John Era
In King John's time a figure nicknamed Humpty Dumpty, a baron, is described as tumbling from power. The concise remark places the fall within medieval English court politics.
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Humpty Dumpty
Town of Sorrow Balfron Legend Survives in Scotland
The village of Balfron in Scotland is nicknamed the Town of Sorrow for a folk tradition that its children were once slain by wolves, a grim tale tied to local memory.
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Balfron
Scotland
Marble Resists Fracture Under Pressure in Tests
Collier's Weekly reports laboratory tests in which marble encased in brass and subjected to intense pressure for extended periods became distorted into short thick masses without any fractures, indicating marble’s deformability under sustained compression.
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Collier's Weekly
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Pourlington
Donald Rininsland
Muscatine
Center
Guy Snyder
Boone Guard
Wallace Quintet
Southpaw
Iowa Daily Press Association
OWA Daily Press Association
the Evening Journal
Fostoria Glass
Westphal
Avalon
N. Ic
Red
Sahel
Damask Miattress
Glide-Out Lounge
South Side Square
Zery Ward
A.C
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