Demons Set for Season Opener Against Centerville Big Reds
Washington high school Demons under head coach Ver Steeg prepare for their season debut Friday night at Case field against Centerville Big Reds led by Jim Milani. Key returnees include Joe Sotelo Gary Gorham Bob Libe Mark Mosier Harold Messenger with several lettermen returning and tickets on sale at the gate. Gates open 6 45 with kickoff at 7 00.
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Edger Steeg
Dick Gant
John McConnell
Washington High School Demons
Vance Wymore
Big Reds
Centerville
Washington
Ver Steeg
Jim Milani
Joe Sotelo
Joe
Gary Gorham
Bob Libe
Mark Mosier
Harold Messenger
Demon
Dave Caldwell
Washington Booster Club
Case Field
ED Ver Steeg
Washington High School
Demon Eleven
Journal
Stringtown Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Art Bachman of Metamora visits to help his son Earl build a new garage. Lizzie Widmer stays with the Glen Bloomberg home as grandson Howard Bloomberg battles virus pneumonia. Elmer Roth Mahlon Wyse George Brooks Ethan Brooks Rex Swan Herb ert host Family Sundays. Beese Widmer and Levi Roth homes attendances noted. Swan studies at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. J J Rich Washington shoppers and dinner guests closing the report.
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J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Art Bachman
Metamora
Ill
Earl
Lizzie Widmer
Glen Bloomberg
Howard Bloomberg
Elmer Roth
Mahlon Wyse
Ethan Brooks
Rex Swan
Herbert
George Brooks
Orie Beese
Marvin Widmer
Herb Swan
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Earl Bachman
Levi Roth
Washington
Yankees Tigers Open Crucial Series At Briggs Stadium
New York and Detroit face a pivotal three game set at Briggs Stadium as Prince Hal Newhouser and Vic Raschi clash in the opener. Detroit holds a slim half game lead after a 6 1 win over the Senators, while the Yankees routed the Indians 10 3 behind Yogi Berra and Ed Lopat. The stakes and tension mark the start of the pennant race showdown.
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New York
Detroit
Tigers
Yankees
Briggs Stadium
Prince Hal Newhouser
Vic Raschi
Washington Senators
Indians
Cleveland
Fred Hutchinson
Ted Gray
Hoot Evers
Don Kolloway
Mike Ginsberg
Detroiters
Demons Open Football Season Against Centerville at Case Field
Washington Demons host Centerville in the season opener at Case Field at 8 pm Friday. Centerville, coached by Vance Wymore in his second year, reports 32 players at initial practice including 13 lettermen. Key backs include Jim Milani, Tom Pete, Bob Sheston, and John Kruzich returning from injury.
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Centerville
Vance Wymore
Wymore
Big Red
Jim Milani
Tom Pete
Bob Sheston
John Kruzich
Big Husky
Kruzich
Drive Right with Hand Signals in Town
The article urges clear hand signals before turning or stopping to prevent accidents. It notes that correct signals are the only ones approved in Town and recommends extending the left turn signal with a finger point for clarity. It cites 748 accidents last year caused by failing to signal or using wrong signals.
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Towa
Pilotburg Social News Highlights From September
Mrs Alvin Richardson hosted the Pilotburg Ladies Aid with 14 members present. Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson plan supper guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Jackson and Mr and Mrs Jay Eastman of Kalona. Lester and Jim Ferguson visited relatives in Springfield Missouri and nearby areas, recently crossing into Arkansas by ferry. Hay crops finish third cutting amid drought. Richard Scott baling neighbors struggles for wire. Mrs Nina Flynn has painters at her home owned by her. A Sunday school class prompted a child to ask if Jesus wore those sandals. Mr and Mrs Richard Scott invite Orva Scott and Bob with the Klopfensteins for dinner Sunday Sept 10. The first quarterly church meeting with Rev Thomas will be at Pilotburg Sunday evening Sept 17.
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Frank Stansky
Pilotburg
Alvin Richardson
Richard Scott
Bob Darbyshire
G. H. Mayer
Roger
Marlene
Howard Lambert
Ted Mayer
Ainsworth
Don Nett
Washington
Walter Wilson
Roy Page
Brighton
Lloyd Wilson
Nannette
Charles Harvey
Frances Harvey
Gilbert King
Danville
Joe Russell
Davenport
Bob Berg
Muscatine
Harvey Home
George Lemley
Grandma Harvey
Bill Kindred
Billy
Howard Gingerich
Kalona
Marion Griffin
George Shelman
Keosauqua
John Shelman
Lane Morgan
Gordon -Sherman
Myral Smith
Joyce
Keith McClelland
Frank McClelland
Wilbur McClelland
Gordon Shelman
Lockridge
Fro Shellman
Sam Anderson
Phoenix
Brig
David Brinning
J. E. Harvey
Mabrys Labor Day Visit Stretches Across Missouri
Ed ger Mabry and family spent Labor Day weekend with relatives in Montgomery City and Kirksville Missouri before returning home. The note lists other social visits and events across Wellston and nearby towns including weddings, church gatherings, and a birthday open house.
Birthday celebration for Three Quarter Century Club members
Mrs. Tom Downing leads a birthday notice for the Three Quarter Century Club with a list of names: James Redlinger. Mrs. Frank Lin Waggoner. Lloyd Luers. Mrs. Marion George. Mrs. Lloyd Con Ger. Don Stutsman. Mrs. Raymond L. Bonar. and Esther Hamilton.
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Tom Downing
Three Quarter Century Club
James Redlinger
Franklin Waggoner
Lloyd Luers
Marion George
Lloyd Conger
Don Stutsman
Raymond L. Bonar
Esther Hamilton
Birthday List Highlights Local Notables
A birthday note honors Eddie Morrison son of Mr and Mrs E D Morrison Jr Edward Cary Rathmell and Linda Ann Severt of Wellman as part of a community list celebrating residents with upcoming birthdays.
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Eddie Morrison
E. D. Morrison Jr
Edward Cary Rathmell
Linda Ann Severt
Wellman
Salvation Army Has Annual Fund Drive
The Salvation Army Service Unit in Columbus Junction conducts its annual maintenance appeal with committee members listed. Funds aid vital local needs. checks to be made payable to J E Henson, treasurer. Chapter CX of the P E O Sisterhood meets Sept 18 with a pot luck supper. Local residents and church groups host various gatherings and visits, with multiple community updates included.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Service Unit Department of the
Salvation Army
Nettie Blair Lewis
J. E. Henson
W. R. Luckey
P.E.O. Sisterhood
F. C. Spaethe
Kathryn Overholt
J. D. Helmick
Maude Bell
John Hetfield
Howard Bell
Jimmy
Sioux Falls
Lois Wells
Walter Cline
Davenport
Charles Dill
Missionary Society of Central Presbyterian Church
Effie Kelly
Claude Cowger
Mediapolis
Roy Heither
Link and Myers
Wilbur Long
Ed Hughes
Junior Missionary Society
The
United Presbyterian Church
Elmer Schmidt
Akron
Ohio
Bessie Reece
Harriet Jane Jones
David R. Jones
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Cotter Consolidated School
American Legion Auxiliary
Waves of Optimism in Korea From Gen Walker Talks
United Nations ground commander General Walton H. Walker tells troops that retreat days are ending and a broader offensive is near. He notes recent local counter-attacks by Americans and South Koreans, plus air force pressure on supply lines, while warning home front optimism may become over-optimistic.
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Korea
Gen. Walker
Walton H. Walker
United Nations
Walker
Joe Stilwerk
U. S. Air Force
United States Air Force
Seoul
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