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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
27
Boston beats Detroit 5 to 4 in the second game after trailing 0 0 1 0 1. Garver Marlowe and Wilson contribute for Boston while Lenhardt hits for Detroit. Detroit's Garver Marlowe and Wil son, House (9) fare for Detroit.
Jackie Robinson denied intent to throw bat into stands after incident in Milwaukee. NL president Warren Giles stated there was no intent to injure, while Brooklyn fined Robinson $50 for prolonging argument with umpire Ballanfant. Boston and Detroit games featured Belfair and Lenhardt homers and tight scoring.
Robinson told reporters he tossed the bat underhand toward the dugout but held on to it too long causing an incident. Usher Harry Yelvington said he was struck on the head by the bat during the game.
Denny Blind of Lafayette defeated Wally Smith of Anderson 4 to 3 in 11 innings in a Central Indiana Booster League game. Blind struck out 20, allowed three hits while Smith fanned 15 and gave up six hits. Lafayette led 3 0 into the ninth, Virgil Banker’s double, Sonny Hunt error, and Chuck Smith’s homer tied it before the decisive run in the 11th. George Thanas will be on the Anderson mound Wednesday.
The Voice of Firestone moves from NBC to ABC next Monday continuing without interruption. The program will air on radio and television simultaneously from ABC television center and later from the Paramount Theatre Times Square starting June 21, with free studio tickets for the audience.
The article notes PURE POWDER Rome talc as highly pure almost 99 percent magnesium silicate. It emphasizes its high purity and composition features suitable for industrial use.
Pvt Charles E Forsythe son of Mr and Mrs F E Forsythe 1040 Arrow Ave is serving in England with the 32nd Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade s 60th AAA Battalion The unit participates in a joint American British training exercise.
A flower covered crystal urn bearing Pope Pius X was brought back to St. Peter's Basilica from St Mary Major. The late pope's body had rested for veneration at St Mary after the canonization ceremonies concluded just over a week ago.
New York report says world champion Mikhail Botvinnik canceled a U S tour and a June 16 team match. Harold Phillips notes no reason given, suspects health. Vassily Smyslov to replace Botvinnik and face Samuel Reshevsky for Russia.
Sixteen students and faculty at Anderson College receive honors from Sigma Zeta Sigma Tau Delta and Alpha Psi Omega. Notable include Mrs Janet Gooch Miss Dorothy Spangler Loren Smith Dr John Owen Wilma Ponder and others from Cleveland Fayetteville Scott Depot Sapulpa Chicago and more. Lone membership Yo Sigma.
Zeta was extended to Gilbert Fritzer of Flint Michigan while Smith and Miss Nancy Turner of Fountaintown Indiana received associate memberships. Faculty advisors for the three organizations include Mrs Marie Mayer of Sigma Zeta Professor Florence Orr of Sigma Tau Delta and Malcolm Grossman of Alpha Psi Omega.
INDIANAPOLIS Gov Craig’s Midwest Mental Health Conference shifted Monday into a planning session for a full scale governor’s meeting next fall. Governors from Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin and Kentucky were invited but could not attend. The session focuses on health aides from these states to draft a preliminary plan for sharing methods and information ahead of the fall governors’ gathering.
More than one third of U.S. movie theatres sit in towns with populations under 2,500, reflecting concentration in small communities. Electrical fires in the U.S. total about 70,000 annually from misuse of electrical equipment, signaling safety risks nationwide.
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