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3 3 18 18 18 18 18 Two Conesville High Cage Teams, West Liberty and Nichols In County Finals GAMES SATURDAY NIGHT, (Finals). 7:30, Conerville girls TA Xichols girls. 8:45 p. Want Liberty freshmansophomores M. vs.

Conesville, -0- THURSDAY'S SCORES. Conesville 35, Nichols 34 (boys). Wast Liberty freshmaa sopho44, 23 (boys). Nichols' 37, Atalissa 11 (girls). Conesvill, 53, Wilton 16 (gIrls).

Wilton--The -'Conesville. high school boys' and girls' basketball teams, the West Liberty sophomores and the Nichols girls, finalists in the annual Muscaline county cage tournament of victorles in semi-final play Thursday night, rested today, but will be back at the high school court here Saturday night to cide championships in the boys' and girls' divisions of the meet. The championship program will open at 7:30 p. m. Friday with the Conesville and Nichols girls, a pair of bitter rivals, colliding in game which will decide the girls' county title, and the West Liberty underclass quintet.

easy winner in two early round games, will tangle with the Conesivile boys with the boys' county title at stake, Hot Game Seen. Feature of Thursday right's semi-final round program was a steaming battle between the Conesville and Nichols high school boys, which waxed hot all the way with Conesville finally finishing in front by a narrow 35 to 34 margin. The Cone team led at each ol the three intermissions, but was hard pressed to hold its slender advantage in the closing minutes. Todd and McCullough paced the wianers nine points each. and Ogren, center, was high for Nichols with 11 points, Weiss, 8 sharpshooting freshman, bucketed 24 points to lead the West Liberty underclassmon to their second, easy triumph, 44 to 23, at expense of Atalissa.

The Comets led by wide margin all the way, after grabbing a 12-3 advantage at the first intermission. lissa Collison, guard, sparked the Alaattack with nine points. Edgar Gets 39 Points. Shirley Edgar, forward, blazed in 39 points as Conesville walloped the inexperienced Wilton high sextet, 53 to 16, in the semi-finals. And Graham, forward, was nearly as hot as she dunked 24 points to girls lead to the Nichols high over Atalissa convincing 37-11 victory in another semifinal contest.

The box scores: County Tourney Box Scores West Liberty (44), Wiegs. I .10 FO FT PF TP 24 Walker, 11 8 Heath. Owens. KArT. 8 Hedges.

Christensen, 3 15 3 Atalissa (23). Evans. FG FT 3 FETE DeVore. Ellsworth Ervin. Collison, Sterner, 0 5 13 Wast Scure by quarters: Atalissa Liberty .......12 3 9 11-44 1-23 Couesville Boys (35).

FG FT PP TP Todd. Everett. McCullough, Socum, McGill. Hankins, 12 33 Nichols (34). FC FT PF TP Elder.

Kirchner, Ogner. Harder. 8 Stephens, Forestadt, 12 10 10 34 Score by quarters: Nichols Conesville 3 2A 16 8--33 1 00 15 10-34 -0- Nichols Girls (37). FG FT PF TP Osborne. 0 Porter.

Vetter, Coon. Graham, 34 D. Carter. M. Carter.

Kirchner. Elder, Kaalbers. J. Carter, Ireland, 16 3 11 31 Atalissa (21). FG FT PF TP Ellsworth, B.

Wolfe. Rachau. N. Wolfe. Solon.

Sterner. Foster, Van Horn, DicKillip. White. Miller. 2 1 11 Conesville Girls (33).

FO FT PF TP Buckman, L. Edgar, Rechterman, Edgar. Cozad. R. Cozad.

McGill, 'Finley. Thoeming. 8 0. 20 53 Wilton Girls (26). FG FT PF.

TP 3 10 Malchau, Thonies. Sheetz, McSwiggen. -Teasdale, Ellis, Kraklio. Happle. 0 i TO MOTHERS Can Cause: child.

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C. A. parlors. Miss Frances Byrne, county announced today that a series meeting by persons closely nutrition programs in the Dr. L.

C. Howe, medical visor to the Muscatine county selective service board, and Dr. H. G. Johnson, president of the Muscatine county Dental society, will discuss results selectee physical 'examinations and dental defecis.

Benefits being derived from the hot noon lunch program in city public schoois will be described by Miss Margaret Gill, school nurse, who will analyze health conditions in general in the schools. A report will be submitted of a survey made to discover the extent of rural schools participation in the hot lunch project. Mrs. K. L.

McColm, fieldwoman for the AAA in this county, will tell of the Triple-A's "Food for -Defense" program, and there will be a talk on the home project women's nutritional study. A report by a member of the Muscatine county civilian detense council is also planned, Letters are being. mailed to representatives of the various Lodges, clubs and other organizations in the county who make up the personnel of. the genera: nutrition committee. Membership in Mercer Bureau Hits High Mark Aledo Membership in Mercer county farm bureau reached the highest total in many years with 942 enrolled it is nounced today by Morse Whiteing.

organization director. A port dinner was held at the- farm bureau office in Aledo Wednesday evening and membership workers turned in 153 signed during the last week. With 18 members signed the first of the year before drive opened the quota ot 38 by the I.A.A. for the year nearly doubled. The east hall of the county, with M.

E. Hansen of. tion aS leader, won the contest over the section by member, 77 to 7G. Abingion township led the county in new members during the week with; 25 while Richland Grove was second with 21. Every township in the county is represented new members.

Some type ol a social meeting will be held in honor of the new members later in the year. Mrs. Ohls Dies at West Liberty; Funeral Saturday West Liberty Mrs. Phillip Ohls. lifelong resident or West Liberty.

died at the home of Mrs. William Sullivan at 2 p. Thursday. after a 10 days illness. The daughter of Jeptha and Ida Hunter Trimble, she was born on March 9.

1902, and married PhilLip Ohls on 'Oct. 9. 1941. Surviving are her husband. one brother, Clifford Trimble, of Rock Island, 8 sister, Edna, of Cedar Rapids.

The funeral rites will be at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the S. C. Snide: Funeral home with the Rev.

L. L. De Fion of the Presbylerian church in charge. Burial will be in Oakridge cemetery. Are You Keeping Adequate Records for Your Business? Greenwood's Approved Business and Income Tax Record Will Fulfill Your Bookkeeping Needs! Under the provisions.

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Third. Street: PhoRe. :589 I James Loveless Death Occurs at Rock Island James Albert Loveless, of 3704 Ninth street, Rock Island, who resided in Muscatine most of his lifetime, died at 2:30 a. m. today in St.

Anthony's hospital, Rock Island, after a three year illness. He was born 16, 1873 in Muscatine, the son of Catherine and Burrell Loveless, and lived here with the exception of the past seven years which he spent in Rock Island. He married Charlotte Campbell, Oct. 21, 1895. in Muscatine.

Mr. Loveless was a member of the Catholic faith, Surviving arc his wife, one son, Robert, of Rock Island; three brothers, Samuel and Mark Loveless br Davenport and Maynard Loveless of Muscatine; one sister, Mrs. Daisy Holzhaue: of Muscatine; and two grand chil- Funeral arrangements are complete, but services will bel held Sunday afternoon at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals, which ments. is The in body charge may of ed at the funeral home after 10 a. m.

Saturday. Immediate Heirs to Share in Two New Estates Here Wills of iwo' Muscatine county residents who died recently, which bequeath property to immediate heirs, have been filed for probate in district court here. Mary. Milton A. R.

Walls. Walls, widow Lake of lown- the ship farmer, is to receive his enure estate, according to terms of will filed through Attys. Allbee' and Allbee. She is also to serve as executrix without bond, and hearing is set for 25. Children of the late Mrs.

Consena Oostendorp, Wilfrid Leo Anthony, Vernon J. and Victoria Oostendorp While, are 10 share equally in her estate, a will, daled June 4, 1038, provides. A son Vernon is to serve as exccutor. Hearing was set for Feb. 12.

Allys Drake and Kautz represent the estate. In Training Beginning the first lap of 3 course that will eventually give him a rating as aviation mechanic, Pvt. Harold Bloom, of Montpelier today was enrolled in the mechanics' school at Sheppard Field, Texas, the world's largest air corps technitraining school, Pvt. Bloom. allached to the 314th school squadron, began class work Jan.

12 and is scheduled to graduate in May. He is the son of Mr. and James Bloom of Montpelier, Iowa Electric Voted Franchise at Lone Tree Lone Tree -A ten year franchise for electrical service was given to the Iowa Electric Co. by 3 substantia! majority at a special Lion here Thursday, The vote was 153 for and 13 against the proposal. The community is nOW being served by the Iowa Elcetric Co.

Incorporated in 1705. the town of Bath, N. is no larger now than when it received its charter. Round-Up Of Interesting Notes In Sports BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR. (Wide World Sports Columnist) New York (Wide World) Future book notes: Sports scribes are speculating on the possibility that the major leagues will go back to the oid schedule system of fewer intersectional tours and longer series now that railroad fares are going up Mos: Iravcling secretarics think they can get accommodations without much trouble but higher costs are something else Chances are the subject will be considered at next week's meetings Major Swede Larson is a Marine and since he has been called to active duty somebody will have to take over his two jobs at Annapolis Wonder what kind a.

ration card New Orleans will, get for its sugar bowl? -0-m SIDELINE COACHING During a pro baskelball tournament game at Rochester last week Manager Les Harrison of the Rochester Seagrams kept calling to Capt. Bush: "Take a time out, Jerry." After several shouts, Jerry 'aid, and went to the bench to' ask what Harrison wanted "I needed a chance to catch my Les explained, -0- SHEAR NONSENSE Most discussed subject in recent sport columns has been Buddy Baer's damage suit over his auto: accident before the Louis tight Some scribes think either the fight or the suit must be phony and both ought to be investigates Others like Walter Stewart of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, suggest it was a bumper in a six ounce glove that hurt Buddy and Bob Stedler of the: Buffalo Evening News suggests: -Charity covers a multitude of sins ever: unto the boxing game." -0- Minor league ball players may rel more dough this year even though the big leaguers won't, Bill Terry points out that they are being moved tu higher classifications faster than before and that a lot of kids will be paid as much as league rules allow to offset the appeal of high-pay defense jobs. -0- ON SCHEDULE There seems to de a big-time opecing for the man who drew up the schedule for Pennsyivania's Mountain interscholastic basketball league. The final night of the first half found St. Ann's and East Mauch Chunk tied for first, Nuremberg and Rock Glen tied for third, Weatherly and White Haven for fifth and Fairview Township and Ringtown.

for seventh. And those were just the pairings made last spring for the concludjing games. How's Your WIRING? Your home 1s' no safer than its wiringYour home-is your most valued investment -make wiring won't 'rob you by starting a destructive fire. Our expert electricians will INSURE the safety of your home and family by making your wiring SAFE. G.

A. Chaudoin ELECTRICAL: CONTRACTOR 133. W. 2nd 504 Frank S. Tice, Lifelong County Resident, Dies Grandview.

Fank Solomani Tice who had spent his entire life on the family farm near the Tice bridge. over the Cedar river in Muscatine county, died al his home: at 2:30 a. m. today. The.son of Benjamin and Nancy Wumer Tice, he was born April 22 1871 and married Miss Estelle on June 21; -1899 in Muscatine.

Two children were born to the couple, Leona Tice and, who died Aug. 1, 1930 and Clarence of Muscatine. Surviving are his wife the son, Clarence and: two grandchildren; Charles Weigand and Ellis Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Sarah. Stroup and Mrs.

Richard Buckley, both of Muscatine; and a half-brother, Will Tice of Preceding death were. the parents, a daughter, a brother, and two ssters. The body Is at the George M. Wittich Funeral home in Line and will remain there for services. 2 p.

m. Sunday with the Rev. Caleb Larson of the Grandview Community church in charge. The Rev. and Mrs.

Larson will sing at the rites with Mrs. Mayme Gast as accompanist. Burial will be in the Grandview cemetery. St. Ambrose Is Winner in Free Scoring Battle Fayette.

la. -(AP)- St. Ambrose railied in the second halt to chalk up a 55 to 42 triumph over Upper Towa in an Iowa conference. basketball game nere Thursday night. The Peacocks held St.

Ambrose a 31-28 margin at intermission lime, mostly on the work ut Forward Dale Alderson. who scored 15 points in the first period. Alderson and Don Conroy, St. Ambrose Forward, cach got 21 during the evening. Huttig Quintet Will Meet Sharon Cagers Tonight The Huttig's Greens, Muscatine semi-pro basketball tcam, will with a strong Sharon Independent.

quintel in the feature lo be of staged a at the doubleheader Y.M.C.A. prograni tonight. A game between the Huttig's and the Atalissa Independents will open the program all 1:30. and the main game will: follow immediately. Bowling League Standings and Musser Leagne.

W. 1. Pat. Thrit-T .36 18 Ten-in-One 20 L-7-Up .537 Handy Anns .:00 Four-in-One .26 Royal Flush .144 .441 937 8 33 .389 Stanley Enginosra League. W.

Pet. Generals .657 Civils .383 Bite Printers .500 Draftsmen ..109 Mechanicals .417 Electrical ,333 Basketball Scores (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Alabama 37. Vanderbilt 33. Kansas 53. Iowa 51.

St. Ambrose 55. Upper Tawa 42. Penn College 32, Warburg 20 lovertime), Kirksrille Teachers 37, Central (ato.) 30. Graceland 55, Kemper 47.

Kansas Wesleyan 50. McPherson 43. Wichita 35. Friends 20. So big is the Boeing 314 Clipper that each of its four engines has its own room accessible during a Mattress Project Work Center Will Open on Monday Semi-finals in Cedar Cage Meet Booked Tonight West Branch -Semi-final round games in the annual Cedar county high school basketball tournament will be staged here tonight with West Branch clashing with Durant in the opener at 7:30 p.

and Tipton opposing Stanwood in the lower bracket contest at 8:45 p.m. West Branch reached the semifinal round with an effortless 43- 10 victory over Mechanicsville, and Durant advanced with a closer 39-34 triumph over the Lowden high quintet, Tipton led by Smith with 15 points, gained the semi-finals Thursday night with a lop-sided 41-13 victory over Springdale, and Slanwood moved up Thursday night with a 31-16 triumph over Bennett after disposing of Clarence, 24-22, in a tight first round game on Wednesday night. Tipton overpowered Springdale with little show of effort Thursday night, grabbing a commanding 19-5 lead at halftime and holding it handily during the final half. The. Stanwood Bennelt tussle was tighter, with mer team sporting scant 8-7 lead at the halftime intermission.

Long with 11 points, led Stanwood to victory. Two Clean Sweep Triumphs Feature Duck Pin Action Two clean sweep victories, one cach by D-X Villa News, featured, play' in the re- cently Men's Beginners' 'duck pin league at the E. and R. alley's Thursday night. The D-X team swamped The Club team, and the Villa outfit whitewashed the Fox-DeLuxe team.

Two split decisions were also seen during the evening. The McKenzie Cleaners spilled the dolph Roofers, 2 1, and Broud's won a pair from the DeLuxe Foxes. The scores: Kleindolph McKenzie Cleaners Roofers C. Rhodes, Jr. 351 O.

332. C. Rhodes SI Jerrel .323 Porch ..308 Kleindolph B.lmos Simmons Kite Eloomer Handicap 67 383 573 534 1,602 010 343 .43 1,637 -(- Brond's Store DeLuto Foxes Batter ..397 Ponkral2 ..317 Garrard Socks .253 Knot McCahil! Weber .352 Blind 591 595 389 616 346 1,631 The Club Mike's D.X TeStrake .436 Jensen Garrin Maher Enfield .293 Swank Stump ..312 Worrell Blind .363 Stanuner .256 Handicap 314 637 301 1.072 053 696 330 1,590 Fox DeLux0 Ville-News Kurpping Wagner .370 Boiler M. Turker .415 Strojack D. Tucker ....397 Lewis Oilier Thumps 115 513 304 1.102 706 CH 631 1.951 Sharon, Tiffin Cagers Lead in Old Capitol Loop Nichol; -The Sharon high boys and Titlin high girls are leaders in their respective divisions of the Old Capitol Valley league basketball championship race as teams in the circuit prepare for another round of competition tonight.

Beaten only once in nine games. the Sharon boys hold a scant percontage point lcad over Tiffin, loser in only two of 10 league contests. In the girls' rankings, Tiffin holds a one game lead over Oxford, and Riverside is crowding the latter team in third place. The boys' rankings follow: W. Pet.

Sharon .889 Tiffin Riverside .115 Oxford .667 Center 001 .625 Nichols Atalissa .500 St. Mary's .333 Cosgrore .500 Conesyille .444 Lone Tree 400 Salon .111 Springuale co .000 According to preliminary reports, 3,750,000 passenger cars with a total wholesale value of $2,610,000,000 were produced in the United States during 1941. Costly Colds CUT EGG PRODUCTION, Few Discases Couse Poultry Such Losses When you notice wet beaks or wheezinz. get bury quickly with either of then convenient, tested. treatment.

IN THE DRINK Yor colds and breathing troubles: Helps prevent spread; relieves Works from the inside aguiast auch disorders. Deed alone, in sereco casca, with SPRAY WITH VAPO-SPRAY Over beads of the birds: Rapidia bigh in antiseptic and in-: halant, ralue, Get VAPO-SPRAY or Leemulsion NOR, and be pre. pared: GRImmI -FOR DRUGS needs of Muscatine county and: be taken to allay malnutrition of the Muscatine county nutTuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Y.

home demonstration agent, of talks will be given at the associated with the health and county. Urge Farmers to Report to AAA on Soybean Seed Muscatine county farmers with soybeans which may be used for seed are. urged to advise I the local AAA office in the shey building of this fact immediately. Floyd Mcintire, of the county committee, said that state headquarters are making a general survey the soybean seed available for use during the coming year, to ascertain that a sufficient supply will be on hand for The beans should be tested for germination, Mr. Melntire declared.

Three Present at Bureau Session Three Muscatine county Form officials were in attendance at a state-wide meeting of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation held Thursday at Das Moines. Annual olfne Loaw RPUYPpuM meetings of the Iowa Farm Serum Co. and the Towa Farm Mutual Insurance Co. were also neld conjunction with the Farm Bureau seasion. Those attending from Muscatine were V.

L. Jarvis. 3. F. EVilson and County Agent John D.

Morris. War Reporter Home; Vows to Learn to Swim (By CHARLES A. GRUMICH) New York (AP) Through the hair-breadth escapes hair-raising experiences that with traveling nearly 100.000 miles aboard British ons at war. Larry Aller, AP's most-traveling seagoing correspondent. was painfully aware that he lacked one vital accomplishment.

He couldn': swim. Was Dumped Into Sea, But today, on furlough from reporting the British Mediterrancan fleet's activities for readers back home in the U. S. Allen tools a solemn pledge with the. sole idea may save his life.

which he almost lost when the British cruiser Galatea was sunk under him by Axis torpedoes. "I'm going to try," he said, learn 10 swim." For the war isn't over by a shot, he added. and neither part in it. be in this war for a long time." Allen predicted on His arcival here Thursday. "At a minimum three years, al a imum five years.

I expect to get back into it, and I want to." He based this forecast on the Plans are in readiness for reopening the making project in Muscatine Monday at: a work: center be set up ion the fifth floor of the Hershey Miss Byrne, county home demonstraLion agent, reported today. Nolices are being mailed to farm couples who are to report the first day to begin work on the mattresses. Applications are still being accepted from farm families who desire a. mattress: and who can qualify for the program. Township Meets, 14-H Boys Club Sessions Booked Regular township Farm Bureau and boys' Four-H club meetings are on the schedule of farm.

aclivities for the coming week, John nounced D. today Morris by at County the Farm Agent Bureau office. The schedule includes: Monday night, Fulton township Farm Bureau smoker al the home of Ben Schrocder. Tuesday night, Wapsic township Farm Bureau at the home of Gale Kennedy. Floyd Mclntire, county Triple-A chairman, will speak.

Wednesday night, Wilton township Farm Bureau, place to be announced. Wednesday night, Fulton boys' -H club at the hone ci Wayne Riessen. Thursday night, Muscatine county Junior Form Bureau al the Y. W. C.

A. Friday night, Pike township Farm Bureau at the Pike No. 2 school. Cashman Brothers Sell Prime Beeves Chicago--Cashman Ezothers, veteran cattle feeders, of Muscatine county, markeled a consignment of 18 prime beeves from their feed lows near Lets in the Wednesday trade al the Chicago stock yards this week. They averaged 1247 pounds each and were good enough 10 sell straight at $14.00 per cwt.

belief that while the Italian navy had failed in the Mediterrancan. the Germans were still formidable and the British as well. Lauds British Courage. "The morale of the British fleet is excellent," he said. "They are i the most courageous people I have ever seen.

They never count the potential loss when going into battle. or the chances they are taking. Neither the Germans nor the Italians especially the Italians can match them at sea. "The Italians have an excellent ship fleet. but they won't come out to fight.

They have five battleships, 14 to 16 cruisers, 30 to 40 destroyers, 70 to 80 submarines. but most of them hug their ports. The British shoot straighter and think quicker. Wants to Go Back. "German morale is still elknt.

The German U-Boat prisgoners 1 have seen and talked to recently remain hearty and contident." Allen hopes :0 return to the Mediterrancan fleet for the last chapters of the greatest naval experience a journalist ever has hed. An he'll know how to swim. FARMERS ARE INVITED TO ORDER HOG HOUSES AND BROODER HOUSES NOW! Hog Houses are now ready for your selection in ouT yard built in either or double sizes. You have a choice of materials either cypress or carsiding. Brooder Houses are built of carsiding.

Double floor construction adds to their desirability. If you prefer a size built to your own specifications, we'll be glad to serve you. If you need repairs to your hog lot or barnyard, we' rocommend rough cypress for your use. We have a limited supply of fence wire if needed! MUSCATINE ROOFING LUMBER CO. ORANGE: PHONE,.