Local couples and community notes from town
Doris Clow and Betty Clow plan a week at home then visit Doris' Gregg Business College class in Chicago and Betty teaches in a Lake Forest private school. D F Macon auctioneers advertise. W J Crozier improves gradually after pneumonia. Charles Wendell Long and Irene Frances Schlanbusch obtain a Washington marriage license. St James FP T A bake sale set for Saturday with Washington Cleaners.
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Doris
Betty Clow
A. W. Clow
Gregg Business College
Chicago
Betty
Lake Forest
Ilinois
D. F. Macon
W. J. Crozier
Charles Wendell Long
Irene Frances Schlanbusch
Washington
Court House
St. James
Local Families Move and Visit Nearby for Weddings and News
Mr and Mrs John Chalgren move to Creston where he becomes assistant manager at the McLellan store. Mrs F A Schlanbusch and daughters Della and Lorraine travel from Newman Grove Neb to attend the Schlanbusch Long wedding and stay with Irene Schlanbusch at Dr M J Cruise home. Mrs W I Hill returns from Iowa City where she visited son in law and daughter G P Mann. Mrs Martha Faris travels to Chicago for a visit with Mae Wolf and Tom Wolf. Mrs Perry Hayes returns from Daytona Beach Fla.
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John Chalgren
Creston
Chalgren
McLellan
F. A. Schlanbusch
Della
Lorraine
Newman Grove
Nebr
Irene Schlanbusch
Dr. M. J. Cruise Home. Mrs. W. I. Hill
Iowa City
G. P. Mann
Mann
Martha Faris
Chicago
Mae Wolf
Tom Wolf
Perry Hayes
Daytona Beach
Florida
Hospital Roundup: Dismissals and Birth Report
Ralph Keller and Vera Boyer were discharged this morning. Glen Lord of Ainsworth underwent an appendectomy. A daughter weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces was born at 2 50 this morning to Mr and Mrs Morrison. Roy Altenberg and son Ronald admitted for medical care. Jack Hotle and daughter Joan Nandine dismissed for home.
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Ralph Keller
Vera Boyer
Glen Lord
Ainsworth
Clarence Morrison
Roy Altenberg
Ronald
Jack Hotle
Joan Nandine
Boxing Show at City Hall Features CCC Camp Boxers
Ten amateur bouts headlined by Ottumwa CCC and Fairfield camp athletes at City Hall tonight starting at eight. Each three round match pits one fighter from Ottumwa against one from Fairfield with rivals aiming for knockouts. Matches include Guernsey vs Martenez, Jones vs Smith, McClelland vs Rush, Moore vs Grish, Thompson vs Lonferon, Snider vs Martenez, Cato vs Ottumwa, Maskel vs Smith, Allen vs Frederick, Bower vs Turner, and Turner vs Fairfield heavyweight contenders.
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A. E. Palmer
V. F. W. Committee
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Mr. Palmer
George Guernsey
Tony Martenez
Harry Jones
Ed Smith
Joe McClelland
Fred Rush
Fred Moore
Don Grish
Tommy Thompson
Ray Lonferon
Frank Snider
F. Martenez
T. Cato
Vinton
J. Maskel
Clyde Smith
J. Allen
T. Frederick
H. Bower
F. Turner
Iowa Baseball Announces 28-Game Spring Schedule
The University of Iowa lays out a 28 game slate for spring with eight on a southern road trip starting April 9. Nonconference foes include Concordia Seminary and Millsaps alongside several Big Ten matchups.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Bradley
Peoria
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Millsaps
Jackson
Miss
Missouri
Colum
Two Iowa Hawkeyes Injured in Spring Grid Drill
The University of Iowa football program reports two injuries during early outdoor spring drills. Warren Junge of Davenport is hospitalized with a punctured lung, while Bruno Andraska from Chicago suffers a compound finger fracture and will miss the spring season. Training runs through April ending with an intra squad game. the Hawkeyes begin the season September 22 hosting California at night in Los Angeles.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Warren Junge
Davenport
Bruno Andraska
Chicago
Andraska
Dick Anderson
Fred Lindenmeyer
Hawkeyes
University of California At
Los Angeles
1st Ward Caucus Set by Republicans for March 23
The 1st ward Republicans will hold a caucus Thursday evening March 23 at 7 30 in the Morrison law office.
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1St Ward
Morrison Law Office
Washington Plays in State Hi-Y Tourney
Washington will enter the state Hi-Y club basketball tournament in Marshalltown on Saturday. Secretary Leigh Soule of the Y M C A announced a nine boy squad selected from eleven with Francis Mangold directing. The double elimination event features ten teams including Fort Dodge Marshalltown Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Washington Wilson Newton Ottumwa. Washington has a first round bye and draws the Newton Marshalltown winner in round two at 10 39. If defeated they play again at 11 15 and, if victorious, at 1 00.
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Washington
Marshalltown
Leigh Soule
Francis Mangold
Bill Kiesey
Bill Marie
Howard Little
Ralph Schoonover
Bill Longer
Hadley Edmondson
Bill Rawn
Dale Veorhes
Tommy Randall
Bill Barham
Clarence Witthoft
Fort Dodge
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Newton
Ottumwa
Newton-Marshalltown
All-State Team to Be Listed Friday
Des Moines reports the 1988 all-state high school basketball teams will be announced Friday by the Iowa Daily Press Association. A 24-player first string earns honors from a record poll of 1,300 coaches and editors, with honorable mentions and banquet in Ames on March 25.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press
the Journal
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa
Ames
Local Faculty Five Loses at Sigourney
A Washington school teachers basketball team journeyed to Sigourney yesterday evening and lost 45 to 389. Ken Kimberlin led with nine field goals and three free throws, but Sigourney’s Vrazey poured in ten field goals and six free throws. George Freshwaters and Guy Carlton played for Washington. Loren Dickinson, called Prokisi, substituted. Other Washington players included George Mohr Tom Parsons and Joe Duea.
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Washington
Sigourney
Sigourney School
Ken Kimberlin
Vrazey
George Freshwaters
Guy Carlton
Washington Five
Prokisi
Loren Dickinson
George Mohr
Tom Parsons
Joe Duea
Fort Madison Relays Held Memorial Day May 30
The ninth annual Fort Madison Relays announcements have been mailed to over 409 high schools in Iowa Illinois and Missouri. The carnival will be on Memorial Day Monday May 30 with over 50 schools competing last year including Dubuque Iowa State Champions and Louisiana Missouri. The relays committee plans to secure unusual talent for special exhibitions this year.
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Fort Madison
Earthquakes Under Ocean Common Yet Severe
A severe first rank earthquake occurs about every eighteen days, typically beneath the ocean. It highlights the frequency of strong submarine quakes and their oceanic location.
Wayland Nips Washington 39 38 In Charity Tilt
Wayland defeated Washington 39 to 38 in a closely contested benefit game at the Y. The proceeds of 4.40 went to the Washington public school milk fund with players donating services and no gym cost charged.
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Wayland
Washington
Washington Public School
Tucker
Kelper
High School Faculty Receives Challenge
Members of the junior high and Y M C A staff along with noted players Leigh Soule Ed Squire Gene Trask Joe Duea Guy Carlton George Mohr and Billy Kiesey issued a defiant basketball challenge to the high school and junior college faculty. If accepted the opposing team would likely include Ed Kalston Harland Mead Fred Maas ham George Freshwaters Tom Parsons Ralph LeMoine Kenneth Kimberlin Joe Maxwell Floyd Hamil Ernst Jurgend and others.
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Leigh Soule
Ed Squire
Gene Trask
Joe Duea
Guy Carlton
George Mohr
Billy Kiesey
Ed lKalston
Harland Mead
Fred Maasham
George Freshwaters
Tom Parsons
Ralph LeMoine
Kenneth Kimberlin
Joe Maxwell Floyd Hamil
Brnst Jurgend
Garden planted and up reported in city notes
The message notes the Baptist parsonage porch repair this week and a double garage being built at the Carl Hedges property on South Third avenue. It records David Kettner at 617 North Avenue C planting his garden on Saturday March 7 and that it is up, the first such report.
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Baptist Parsonage
Texas
Carl Hedges
South Third Avenue
David Kettner
North Avenue C
Washington County Youth Unemployment Report
The article details that about 740 county youths aged 15 to 24 face unemployment or economic hardship. One in four are married with an average of one child, earning less than 15 dollars weekly, while many support relatives. Delays in marriage and long waits for first jobs are noted, with calls for a local guidance center and coordinated data collection.
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Washington County
Dr. Rainey
Miss Cora Seaton Dead at Brighton
Miss Cora A. Seaton died this morning at about 7 30 at her Brighton home after several weeks illness. She collapsed before a physician arrived and death was likely due to a heart attack. Funeral services planned for Sunday at the Presbyterian church conducted by Dr Whiting. Seaton, born June 22 1884 in Henry County, moved to the area with family thirty years ago and is survived by two brothers Joe K Seaton and another sibling.
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Brighton
Cora A. Seaton
Presbyterian Church
Whiting
Fairfield
Cora O. Seaton
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
The
Joe K. Seaton
Community urged to tackle youth problem through guidance
Dr Rainey calls for guidance placement and supervision of individual youths and urges the community to address recreational and educational aspects of the youth problem.
Peters Promotes Dexter Day With Demonstrations and Prizes
Peters Hardware promotes a Saturday event titled Dexter Day featuring demonstrations of Dexter washers, Shellane products, and Stewart-Warner refrigerators. Buyers receive modern upholstered occasional chairs with a Dexter washer and other gifts during the day. Brighten and Davenport residents are noted among attendees with several relatives mentioned.
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Peters Hardware Store
Stewart-Warner
St James P T A Bake Sale Announced for Saturday
Report notes eggs sold at 15 cents per dozen at the bake sale hosted by St James P T A. The article lists shoppers from Keota and West Chester, including Reister Bros, Mrs Irwin Dillon, Mrs Huber, Mrs Howard Stewart, Mrs Edgar Stewart, and Mrs William Flynn, visiting Washington today.
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St. James P. T. A
Reister Bros
Irwin Dillon
Huber
Keota
Howard Stewart
Edgar Stewart
William Flynn
West Chester
Washington
Ancient Civilizations Build Early Stone Bridges
The text notes that advanced ancient societies including Egyptians Babylonians and Greeks pioneered stone bridges. It mentions a stone crossing in Asia Minor dating back over 3000 years.
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Asia Minor
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