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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1963

Page

8

Mount Pleasant Climbs to No.5 in State Poll

Davenport Central holds the top spot in the UPI Iowa high school football poll with a 4-0 record after a 35-13 win over Iowa City. Des Moines East rises to No.2 after an upset of Waterloo East, 26-0, while Waterloo East drops to ninth. Cedar Falls and Ottumwa tie for No.3 after strong showings, and Mount Pleasant moves to No.5 following a 33-0 Southeast Six win over Centerville.

DES Moines UPI Davenport Central Iowa Des Moines East Waterloo East Central Iowa City United Press International Scarlet and Black Cedar Falls Ottumwa Keokuk Mount Pleasant Centerville Webster City Eagle Grove Des Moines North Engineers Tech Decorah Des Moines Tech

Tea honors visiting Mrs Jennings from Los Angeles

Ten years ago today Mrs E B Hammer hosted a Monday afternoon tea for her house guest Mrs Russell Jennings of Los Angeles. The Jennings left Washington to go to Los Angeles about eighteen years ago.

E. B. Hammer Russell Jennings Los Angeles Jennings Washington

Oklahoma No 1 In UPI Football Poll

Oklahoma remains the top team in the United Press International major college football ratings with first place votes and a 2 0 record. Texas is second and Alabama third as Pittsburgh Wisconsin Navy and Ohio State round out the top seven.

NEW York UPI United Press International Oklahoma Texas Alabama Pittsburgh Wisconsin Navy Ohio State Penn State Tll Southern Calif Nebraska Mississippi Illinois Duke Georgia Tech Northwestern Oregon State Arkansas Missouri Oregon Kansas Louisiana State North Carolina State Iowa Rice Syracuse

Hawkeyes Focus On Offense Ahead Of Indiana Game

Iowa coach Jerry Burns pushes the Hawkeyes to raise their offensive level for the Big Ten opener against Indiana on homecoming weekend. The squad, coming off a 17 7 win at Seattle, showed spotty but hopeful offense in recent games while Indiana fields a strong unit but with minor mistakes. Lou Williams practiced with reserves after disciplinary action while Burns declined comment on plans for the 187 pound East St Louis veteran.

Iowa City UPI Jerry Burns University of Iowa Hawks Indiana Iowa Burns Washington Seattle Washington State Bill Happel Ohio State Lou Williams East St. Louis Williams

Bowling Meet Scores Highlight Team and Individual Honors

Fareway top team with 2604 in the men’s bowling meet as C Zieglowsky and B Clark lead in series. J Hough and J Bauer post high games 208 and 207 while Wilson and Freshwaters stand out in later results with 2541 and 2460 in team series and Zieglowsky 880 in a game.

Fareway Freshwaters Reif Bulldozers C. Zieglowsky B. Clark J. Hough J. Bauer Wilson Zieglowsky M. Howsare K. Marsh

Highland marks first homecoming with 13 0 victory

Ainsworth Highland staged its inaugural homecoming as the Huskies defeated Columbus Junction 13 to 0. Queen Diane Flynn and king Gene McCracken led festivities with attendants Rose Koehler and Jeanette Yordi, as junior class float “Down Goes Columbus” won first place.

Ainsworth Columbus Junction Diane Flynn Rose Koehler Jeanette Yordi Columbus Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce Better Riverside Community Club Gene McCracken Bill Schmidt Dave Frank Dee Jay Highland Washington

Rotary talk on Judy Roland touring band trip

Judy Roland a Wash ington high school student spoke to the Rotary club about a 129 member touring band from 44 states that played concerts across the south and into Mexico. She showed slides from Florida New Orleans Texas southern California Nevada and Mexico and described hours of practice and incidents from the journey. Joe Falk introduced her as program chairman.

Judy Roland Washington High School Rotary Club United States Mexico Florida New Orleans Texas California Nevada Judy Joe Falk Rotarians

Model Wedding Gowns At Richland Shower

Peggy Melvine of Burlington was honored at a bridal shower Tuesday evening at the Christian Church Richland October 2. Miss Melvine's fiancé Larry Egbert was the focus as gowns were displayed dating from 1890 to 1963. Mothers of Egbert classmates hosted with Mrs Harold Greeson leading the committee.

Richland Peggy Melvine Burlington Christian Church Larry Egbert Egbert Miss Melvine Harold Greeson Connie Ward Janet Ward Emily Hinshaw Judy Adrian Linda Sobaski

Obituary of Charles S. Zickefoose of Sheffield

Charles S. Zickefoose 84 died September 18 in a Hampton nursing home. Funeral services were September 20 at Sheffield Methodist Church with burial in Thorton. He lived in Sheffield since 1960, born October 23 1878 in Henry County. Survived by wife three sons three daughters 19 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The groom to be’s mother and grandmother attended a tea. marriage planned October 27 in Bushnell Indiana.

C.S. Zia Charles S. Zickefoose Sheffield Methodist Church Thorton Iowa Mr. Zickefoose Sheffield Hampton Zickefoose Thornton Henry County Crawfordsville Fern Wray Louie Egbert Emery Ryals Brighton Bushnell

Football Teams In Action This Week

Washington eighth and ninth grade squads travel to Fairfield for games this week. The junior high contest is set for this afternoon at 4 30 p m. The freshmen visit Fairfield on October 10 at 7 p m. The Washington junior varsity plays Ottumwa tonight.

Washington Fairfield Ottumwa

Phillips 898 Tops Foster 861 In Team Match

Hazelett leads with 573 series while Rae posts 526. Hazelett also fires 230 in a game as Walker scores 223.

Phillips Foster Hazelett Rae Walker

Bowling Standings and Scores from Fareway Meet

Fareway improves with two lanes totaling 1700 while Randys two games reach 1617. General Life posts 1733 in team play with Swift Feed 1718, while Coast to Coast 1505 and Hy Vee 1205. Individual honors go to Ferne Birney 211 and Icle Crom 512 across series and games.

Fareway Randys General Life Credit Bureau Swift Feed Advance Ross Iccle Ferne Birney Icle Crom General Life Ab Credit Bureau Ove Swift Suse Ross

On The Record New Cars

William O Conn er Chevrolet Milo W Steele Jr Ford James A Richart Chevrolet Edwin L Sueppel Oldsmobile Moah or Margaret Farrier Chevrolet.

William O’conner Chevrolet Milo W. Steele Jr Ford James A. Richart Edwin L. Sueppel Oldsmobile Moah Or Margaret Farrier

Demon Sophomores Edge Mid-Prairie 21 to 19

Washington sophomores defeated Mid Prairie junior varsity 21 to 19. Key plays included Tom Lowe passing to Jim Logan for a 40 yard touchdown and Kos of Mid-Prairie answering with a 75 yard score. Lowe added two more points on a run and a late Logan pass for 35 yards widened the lead.

Washington Mid- Prairie Demons Tom Lowe Jim Logan Bob Bower Hawk Lowe Kos Mid-Prairie

Mme Nhu Arrives in United States for a Three Week Visit

Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu arrived in New York to mend her image and that of the South Viet Nam government. She told reporters she hopes to understand why the nations cannot get along better. Senators and representatives criticized her visit as controversial and harmful to democracy. She spoke at Idlewild Airport after landing from Paris with her 16 year old daughter Le Thuy.

New York UPI Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu United States South Viet Nam Nhu U.S Mme. Nhu Ngo Dinh Diem Idlewild le Thuy Paris

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