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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1950
Page
8
Ray Fontana scored 36 points to break a 17 year old one game high as Ankeny defeated Melrose 56 to 45 in the high school tournament. Fontana tallied 15 baskets and six free throws, sitting briefly with four fouls but guiding Ankeny to an early lead and a strong finish.
Wayland residents report trips to Lansing for a weekend with Dr. Virgil Graber and family. A basket dinner is planned for March 26 to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Sodergren as they prepare to move to California.
Two back country boys dine on a train for the first time. As they reach dessert a tunnel causes one to panic. The other reveals he has eaten his banana and is blind, prompting a grim warning.
Local and nearby residents are noted in a string of social items. Rev H F Add of Omaha visits Washington as district superintendent of the American Sunday School Union. Ronald Arthur Davison is born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Davison of Wayland. Several families travel or visit relatives in Davenport Moline Columbus Junction Kalona Nauvoo Muscatine and Des Moines locations. University of Iowa student John E Atkinson joins Eta Kappa Nu.
YWCA league action on the YMCA court Tuesday features the Killers edging the Hoopers 30 29 in a late thriller as Donna Patterson scores 14 in the second half and Edith Miller nets the winning basket for PWG. Charlotte Huff leads Live Y'ers with 36 points in a 36 21 victory over the Shooting Stars. Luella Neilson posts 21 for the Stars.
Ten years ago a cold March day saw 40 boys compete in the annual Y marble tourney. Frederick Pehler defeated Lyle Box to win the junior high title while Wayne Pratt claimed the grade school division.
Out of town shoppers in Washington included Mrs. Raymond Johnson of Richmond Mrs. Will Roberts Mrs. Frank Carson and Mrs Robert Knottnerus Mrs Hulda Olds and Edna Sholander all of Ainsworth Mrs JF Letts of Wyman and Mrs Harry Sute of Crawfordsville Today's shoppers include Mrs Jesse Grout and daughter Carma and Mrs Claire Grout of Riverside Mr and Mrs Robert Howell of Crawfordsville Mrs Glen Stoutner of Wellman and Mrs Albert Stoutner of Keota
The JOOP lodge held a regular session with Brother A. J. Fitzsimmons of Keota leading a school of instruction at opening exercises. Dale Herdlicka received the first degree and several candidates are slated for second degree at Perlee on Thursday, March 23.
Mrs Logan Crawford was admitted to University hospital on Monday for medical treatment.
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