Beaver, Cyclones County 4-H Champs
Beavers from Ainsworth and the Crooked Creek Cyclones captured the Washington County 4-H basketball titles at the YMCA finals. Senior Beavers beat Lime Creek 26 to 24 while Crooked Creek Juniors edged Highlanders 25 to 24. Jim Latwither led senior scoring with 11 points and 25 in one game. Kiopfenstein and Whetsaline shared junior high marks with 5? points in a standout tournament.
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Ainsworth Beavers
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Washington County
Worth Beavers
Lime Creek Quintet
Crooked Creek
Highlanders
Crooked Creek Boys
Jackson Boys
Lime Creek
Jim Latwither
Lame Creek Livewtres
Kermit Kiopfenstein
Ha Whetsatine
Lime Creek Livewires
Dick Soukup
Lyle Williams
Jerry Owen
Giary Owen
Larry Curtis
Keith Thomas
Donald Williams
Bill Sistrunk
Bob Quinn
Bob Phillips
Bob Elliott
Pat Tobin
Ron Ornduff
Dim Wagenknecht
Wycotts and Moffetts attend Schafer 50th anniversary
Local guests at Ernie Kriner home included Dr and Mrs O L Wycott Bloomfield Mr and Mrs O EF Moffett Mr and Mrs Taylor Stout and Dr and Mrs M L McCreedy. The Schafer 50th wedding anniversary observance was held Sunday afternoon in Brighton. The Washington Coast to Coast store on the west side of the square unveiled a new look with lights and rearranged merchandise counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Kriner
O. L. Wycott
Bloomfield
O. EF. Moffett
Taylor Stout
M. L. McCreedy
W. O. Schafer
Brighton
Washington
Tom Carson Wins City Bowling Singles Title
Tom Carson won the city handicap men’s bowling singles tournament at Melody Lane. Unofficial results list Carson first, followed by Lemley and GC Little in the top three, with Little also taking the all events division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carson
Melody Lane
Calvin Little
T. Carson
C. Lemley
GC. Little
I. Norgor
R. Knott
C. Ashby
J MebDonald
J. Green
R. Moothart
C. Zieslowsky
H. Coakney
Don Mitchell
C. Walker
L. Hillman
Don Shepherd
Little
Jo McGill
Custer T. Carson
Ro Moothart
R. Knott M. Donaldson
C. Zieglowsky
D Mitchell
Ro Dowis
Local Scores Highlight Close Bout
Kerr led with 145 points followed by L Gilmore 142 Doran 140 and D Smith 139 in a tight competition showing high scoring finishes.
Four Washington Swimmers Qualify for State Meet
Four Washington swimmers earned state meet berths at Cedar Kapias district finals with top finishes. Bobby Simpson won first in the 40 and 40 yard free events while Jimmy Patterson finished second in both. Dan Kiesey claimed second in the 100 yard free and Oren Jarvis was runner up in the 40 yard breast stroke, all in the junior division.
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Iowa City
Cedar Kapias
Bobby Simpson
Jimmy Tartterson
Dan Kiesey
Oren Jarvis
City Hall Bowling National League Results and Standings
City Hall bowling league standings show Sitters Auto defeating the American Legion 2 to 1 with 244 total pins including 15 handicap. Washington Lumber edged Mills Nash 1 to 0 with 2198 pins. Sorrells and Old Timers split wins, Sorrells posting 2546 total pins and high team series. High scorers include Sorrells 2546 and Crone 220 in single games, with averages listed for BK Lowe and others.
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Washington Lumber
Mer
Downa IW
American Legion
Stewart & Crone
Nash
Sitters Auto
Legion
Bakers
Stewart « Crone
Makers
Stewart & Crone Zusz
Sorrells
Ola Timers
Sorrelis
Mills Nash
Washington Lumber Zuys Imemaing
Millis Nash
Sorretis
Sorretl
J. Punr
Lea Crone
Sorrell
City Hall Bowling League Standings and Highs
Sitters Electric tops State Highway 3 to 1 with 2125 total pins including 6 handicap. Phillips Drug defeats Journal 0 with 2272 total pins. Journal 2036 including 306 handicap. Atchison Shoes beats Shell Oilers 3 to 0. totals 2182 versus 1971. High team series Phillips 2272. high team game Phillips 822. High individual series R Dowis 570. G Moothart 554. High individual game G Moothart 226. R Dowis 212. Big Ten averages list Dowis 176 Moothart 165 Snyder 161.
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Phillips Drug
Sitters Electric
S Journal
Shell Oilers
Atchison Shoes
Sitters
Journal
Phillips
Shel Oilers
Atchison
Phillips Dry
Siders Electric
R. Dowis
G. Moothart
Big Ten
C. Snyder
M. Donaldson
G. McKune
T. Brown
Des Moines Visitors, Births, and Local Notes
Mr and Mrs Richard Wright of Des Moines visited relatives in Washington Sunday. Mr and Mrs Vernon Adam of Keota welcomed a son born Friday at Washington county hospital. Mrs Adam is the former Rose Marie Cupp. The condition of Mrs Jim Rich is reported as about the same at Mercy hospital Iowa City where she was taken recently. The new baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Kieh Veggey Jo ann stays with Mrs J Lang and other local YWCA members attended the Town District annual meeting in Des Moines Saturday. Mr and Mrs Carl Paetz Jr are parents of a baby girl born Friday at noon in Muscatine hospital. Paetz is football and track coach at Washington high school. Conversion of coal to gas and liquid fuels offers prospects of a tremendous new market for coal. Lake Okeechobee in Florida is the second largest freshwater lake in the U S.
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Vernon Adam
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Adam
Rose Marie Cupp
Jim Rich
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Kieh
Veggey Joann
Nie
Tom Robb
Willard Palmer
Gilbert Alliman
Edna McCarty
Mae Davis
Ss. C. Simmering
Robert Day
Virgil Earl
YWCA
Des Moines
Carl Paetz Jr
Muscatine Hospital
Paetz
Washington High School
Surface Temperature and Ignition Risk
A surface temperature above 700 degrees Fahrenheit can ignite most combustible materials quickly, creating a high risk of fire if contact occurs. This threshold highlights the need for careful handling and insulation of hot surfaces to prevent fires.
Early Name Wisconsin Spelled Ouisconsin by Missionaries
Missionaries record the earliest naming of Wisconsin as Ouisconsin a variant of the state name. The note highlights historical spelling practices and linguistic blends in early settler writings.
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Wisconsin
Ouisconsin
Music Contests Participants Listed for Treble Voices
Contestants named include Polk and Reta Ahrens in treble voices with Ronnie Rien Alberta Zieglowsky Jody Tin Hons Phillips McConnell Marilyn Mouser and Bonnie Gilbert among others as entries advance.
Keota High Students Win 11 Division I and 10 Division II Ratings
Keota high school music students led by Margaret Veitter earned 11 Division I and 10 Division II ratings at Fairfield preliminaries. Among 24 Keota entries, 21 placed in top two divisions across Class C1. Ratings covered solos, ensembles, and quartets with participants including Alice Richardson Janice Dill Barbara Parsons Jonn Krause Mary Ann Ochs Phyllis Bombet Julia Stewart Duane Luers Jim Reed and others.
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Keota Keota High School
Margaret Veitter
Ains- Worth
Fairfield
Keota
Alice Richardson
Mano Soto
Bob Kent
Janice Dill
Barbara Parsons
Gim Mound
Jonn Krause
Jane Mess
Cornet Soo
Mary Ann Ochs
Joan Krause
Freneh
Iris
Payvits Hombet
Gertrude Smith
Snirtey Lyle
Shirley Cupp
Snirey Yoder
Jgamiee Wit
Phyllis Bomhbet
Phyllis Bombet
Martha Smith
Duane Luers
Jackie Singmascher
Julia Stewart
Mary Leary
Jim Reed
Bors
Jonn Kratse
Jim Mound
Hob Kent
Ainsworth Students Earn Nine Division Honors At Fairfield Contest
Ainsworth music students earned eight Division II ratings and three Division III ratings across 13 events at the Fairfield music contest held Saturday. Division I vocal honors went to Dal Roberts bass Allen Wortman baritone David Stout tenor and Rosemary Jenkins treble voices.
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Ainsworth Ainsworth Music
Fairfield
Dal Roberts
Allen Wortman
David Stout
Rosemary Jenkins
School Music Contest Results Highlight Local Talent
High and junior participants showcase mixed choirs, madrigals, quartets, and ensembles led by Mrs Wm Littlejohn and Herbert Jones. Judy Quinn earns Division I on B flat clarinet with state contest set for April 26 at Vinton. May conference at Mt Pleasant forecasts large group contest. Ainsworth enters mixed chorus, girls glee club and band.
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Maridee Orris
Rosemary Jenkins
Martha White
Meda Owens
Sara McGinnis
Jo Ann Smith
Mines
David Stout
Dale Roberts
Wm. Littlejohn
Herbert Jones
Vinton
Mt. Pleasant
Ainsworth
Maurine Stephens
Allen Wortman
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Ruth McGraw
Chicag
Cooks County Hospital
Brown Finance Co
Over North Side Cafe
Beaver
Cyclones County
Wintage
YMCA
Ougat
Lime Creek Boys
Crooked Creek Quintet
Chicagua
Ba Oi
Cussie
David
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
Technicolor
Nee O Paty
FOX
Comedy & Cartoon
Andy Devine
Foatured
Rosal Frame
Puclia Rambay
Amex Sorona
Cleen
Burt Katch
Washington Evening Journal
Mr Na Eae
City Hall
BK. Lowe
L. Little
G. Mills i
Sorrema Biop
Crone
KR. Mooreloi
Custer
J. Fubrico
L. Bundy
W. Steele
Lemmon
Richard Wright
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
U. S
Woody
North
Iowa
Dixie Herr
Shirney Lyte
Reta Davis
Carol Luers
Jackie Singmaster
Mary Carolyn Jaimer
Janice Pill
Ainsworth Music
Avi PeeWee
John Rath
COAST
Lloyd Coon
Sinclair
All In
Rosemay Jenkins
Alles Wortman
Bill Koehler
Judy Quinn
Marides Orris
Jack Creech
Bob Shaffer
Crawfordsville
Ford
Made Motor Company
Ford & Mercury Sales and Service
KWIKI
Klein
Klothing
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