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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1926

Page

6

Strong Quintets Vying For Honors In East High Tourney

Eight northeastern high schools contest the district basketball title with West High Cedar Rapids Clinton Dubuque Osage Reinbeck Kanawha and Oelwein among the contenders. West High and Clinton meet in the opening round with Dubuque vs Washington to follow. Semifinals Saturday crown the field with West High Clinton and Dubuque tipped as top contenders.

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Fragmentary Local Clippings Mix News and Rumor in Patchy Item

Readable scraps recount celebrity chatter, a Milwaukee divorce claim, a Virginia ban on something, a kiss lawsuit for $25000, and a tasting of local referendums. Mentions Patin Geach, Charlie Chaplin, Ada Kiss, and Priverton Harvard football price note amid scattered names and quotes.

Classy Field Ready for Valley Track Field Meet Start

The Missouri regents and Ames officials announce participation in the Missouri Valley indoor track meet to be staged in the Iowa State Armory. The event showcases top indoor sprinters and field athletes from Iowa and Missouri, with athletes expected to contest titles and set rates for forthcoming indoor circuits.

Valley Tvets Amos Missouri Isouri Valley Iowa State Fund Phis Khiat T. S. Meieal Lows Riveen Missouri Walt Iowa State Dorner Spars Qeheen Atte

Orange Towne Opens District Tourney At Payette

Orange Township basketball meets Elwood in the class 8 district opener at Payette Thursday evening. Elwood, the class B sectional winner at Clinton, is favored to capture the district title. Orange practices in East Wild gym and will travel by auto Thursday morning to Upper Iowa University Payette. Opening lineup includes Miller Peck Weigle Ningaman Walters.

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Untitled Historic Text Fragment

A fragmented OCR fragment hints at treaty discussions and unspecified events in a broad United States context. It references varied topics including intervention, statutes, winds and weather imagery, and mentions individuals or groups in a cryptic, non-specific manner.

FIGHTS WERE JUST THAT IN ANCIENT DAYS

Historian AL Demar recounts ancient pugilism, where contests used caestus and bare fists evolved to leather gloves. fights ended when a fighter lost consciousness. Betting, crowd-witnessed bouts, and minimal rules marked early periods before modern boxing.

AL Demar New Vork Giants Ted John JL. Sullivan Corbet New Orleans Tex Rickard Trille Ena

Aaron Miller Captains Ames 27 Cage Team

Aaron Miller was elected captain of the Iowa State College 1926-27 basketball team at a Cyclone lettermen meeting in Ames. A guard and junior in engineering, Miller previously starred for the West Wichita team and comes from an athletic family with brothers Robert and Reuben on college squads and John a freshman at Ames.

Adton Miller Mir Sain G. Miller Frederic Avenue Iowa Simie College Cyclone Ames Miller Aaron West Wich Vones Anthletic Trobert Rewben Avred Oon Colle Sounger John

Pairings announced for girls section tourney at Hampton

Hampton Indiana March 10 final arrangements set for the girls section tournament to be held Friday and Saturday with pairings Carpenter versus Waverly Norah Springs bye Glarks ville versus Shell Rock General Rudd Hampton versus Rowan Iowa Falls versus Rockford two Friday morning games three Friday afternoon two Saturday morning and final Saturday at 7:30. Emerson Winmores beat Lafayette Cohawks 27 to 17 and Calgary Evangelical beat Edison Go Getters 12 to 3 in Lafayette school girls basketball with 1360 fans attending.

Stampton Satuday Carpenter Guns Emerson Winmores Lafayette Cohawks Calgary Evangelical Edison Go-Getters Lafayette School

Personal interest in girl golf sensation at Owa Falls

In Owa Falls, excitement centers on 17 year old Chicago golf prodigy Virginia Vinnie who defeated national champion Glenna Collett in a notable event and drew attention from the local community and families including the Van Wie clan.

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High Spots in Exhbition Games Across Cities

AP sports notes from Baltimore to Cleveland cover early spring practice. Giants beat Buffalo 6 to 3 while Yanks lose 6 to 1 to Boston Braves in New York tests. Celtics, Pirates, and Senators focus on training camps. Windom McKechnie warns Pirates of injuries. Indians schedule Lakeland opener. Detroit Americans’ squad drills in Augusta ahead of opening.

Associated Press Baltimore TY Cobb Giants Buffalo Internationals Yanks Boston Braves New York Philadelphia Jon Flauser Athletics Fort Myers Flutte Trabas Boston Braves Yankburg St. Be Hall Washington Washington Senators Joe Harris Secies Wiltsburgh Miniaser Windim McKechnie Max Varey Crorgerantha Pirates Paso Robles Cal Cleveland Cleveland + Indians Lakeland Reds Detroit Detroit Americans Augusta Heilmann Ft Caanp Cory Iielders Cardinals

Grinnell College Track Prospects Seen as Poor

Grinnell college athletic officials report very weak track prospects for the season with largely raw and untried athletes. Five meets are on the schedule including Kansas Relays in Lawrence and Drake Relays, with a May 21 conference meet at Lincoln Neb. listed among events.

Grinneil Maren Grinnell College College Kansas Relays Lawrence Drake Missouri Canterenes Lincoln Neb Grinnell Rinefort Ameeter Gotten Laird Morris Scharnwebe Jones Slye Long Patton Hill Jays Hoffman Kingery Barris Gould Risser Mullin Woodrult

Nashua Pioneer Passes Active Business Career

Nashua Iowa March 10 Gary Nashua's oldest business man age 82 has sold his real estate and insurance business to partner J B Watson. Mr Gary began writing insurance for Chickas County Mutual Insurance Company 40 years ago and also dealt with Iowa Town Mutual and the Tort o Mutual, handling the largest business in the city.

Nashua I. Gary J . B. Watson Gary Chickasas County Mutual Insurance Company Iowa Town Mutual Tor Mutual

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