Davenport Blue Devils Sweep To Fifth State Title
Davenport crowned Iowa high school basketball champions for the fifth time after a 67 to 28 win over Ankeny in the 1250 tournament at Town City. Ed Lindsey scored 25 in the final, setting four game and forward scoring records as Davenport totaled 286 points across four games, breaking prior marks.
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Ankeny
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Fontana
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Dinsdale
Ron Kester
Kester
Washington Y Swimmers Defeat Ottumwa in Dual Meet
Washington YMCA boys topped Ottumwa 82 to 21 in a Saturday dual at the Washington pool. Washington had 9 firsts in 12 events with 13 competitors, led by Bill Ward who won the Junior B 40 yard freestyle and helped the eighth straight win by the Junior B 160 yard freestyle relay team.
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Bill Sherman
Rod Kerr
Jim Sherman
Dennis Simpson
IDPA All-State Team Named by Iowa Journal Friday
Iowa boys all state basketball teams will be announced Friday in the Evening Journal. More than 800 nominees competed for eight player first, second and third teams across 39 IDPA newspapers. Voting involved coaches and officials from member schools, with ballots canvassed by IDPA sports writers and a committee of editors.
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Iowa
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Evening Journal
Iowa High School Athletic Association
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Atlantic News-Telgraph
Pat Harmon
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Jerry Jurgens
Davenport Times
Warren Robeson
Marshalltown Times-Republican
James van Heel
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Ron Arnold
Muscatine Journal
Emmett Mowery
Ottumwa Courier
Alex Stoddard
Sioux City Journal
Capehart TV promises better picture and tone than radio
Advertises Capehart as years ahead in television, claiming superior picture and tone to radio. Invites readers to visit owners and verify enjoyment of Capehart programs before buying a TV set.
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Rock Island
Philo Farnsworth
Capehart
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Cardinals Open Baseball Season at Burlington April 5
Washington junior college baseball coach John McConnell leads 14 players on the Cardinal nine for the season opener at Burlington on April 5. The eight game schedule includes home and away with Burlington, Muscatine, Clinton and Moline junior colleges, with a May stretch and a date yet to be set for the home Burlington game.
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Max Fulton
Bill Putman
Allen Johnston
Sam Young
Dale White
Leo Olsen
Jerry Denison
Ron Baker
Harry Hines
Bill Mitchell
Earl Duvall
Harold Nicola
Don Thornton
Audubon’s Estimate of Pigeon Flock Near Louisville
John James Audubon recorded seeing an immense flock of passenger pigeons near Louisville in 1813, estimating the birds at more than one billion. A century later the last known passenger pigeon died in Cincinnati, marking the species extinction.
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Louisville
Cincinnati Zoo
Bus Strike Settled But No Action Yet In Ottumwa
Ottumwa city council discussed licensing of the Ot tumwa City bus lines as residents walked to work. Settlement of the three months old strike failed to restart service as the council delayed action on a jitney license amid ongoing negotiations and a proposed special session cancelled by Mayor Loveless.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa City
Herschel Loveless
Loveless
Flag flies over Blakely courthouse amid tax dispute
In Blakely Georgia residents blame a troubled taxpayer for the Confederate flag raised atop the courthouse. Caretaker Lewis Nash would not identify who ordered the first flag raising.
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Suh Blakely
Lewis Nash
General Sherman’s Georgia March to the Sea
A historical summary notes General William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 march from Atlanta to Savannah during the American Civil War. The campaign aimed to cripple Confederate resources and seize key supply lines, contributing to Union victory.
Sugar Plantations in Louisiana Improve Despite Plant Diseases
Louisiana sugar plantations, battling mosaic disease and related threats for decades, are described as better than ever and steadily improving each year.
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