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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1955
Page
4
In Mason City two 17 year old youths admitted squirting indelible ink on Tenny Hanson a grocery employee. They were ordered in police court to pay for cleaning Hansons clothing and car and given suspended five day jail terms.
Giants manager Leo Durocher faces a rough stretch as the club must win with limited run support after a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on four hits. Davey Williams delivered the decisive ninth inning single scoring Don Mueller, while the Giants benefited from an error and Whitey Lockman’s double. Pirates toppled Dodgers 6-3 as Bob Friend worked nine innings. Indians beat Orioles 2-1 in 13 innings with Dave Philley and Gene Woodling homers supporting Sam Dente’s double and Don Mossi’s relief win.
Indianapolis results show Bob Sweikert won $76,188.63 for the Memorial Day 500, a $270,050 total prize pool set a new record. Tony Bettenhausen earned $30,088.43 and Jimmy Davies $16,988.63 as part of the top finishers. Bill Vukovich earned $20,250 from 1953 lap awards despite finishing 25th after a fatal crash.
Daytona Beach Florida reports that a New York Times column revealed Napoleon Lajoie batted .422 instead of .405 for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. The correction shows 229 hits, nine more than previously credited, making his .428 season mark the all time American League record.
Willie Pep two time former featherweight champion faces Joey Cam of East Boston in a scheduled 10 rounder televised nationally on ABC at 8 p.m. CST. The bout replaces the Carter-Smith lightweight title fight postponed to June 29.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announces an expanded program for large schools to join golf tennis and softball. A constitutional amendment proposes associate memberships to include schools not fielding basketball teams. Executive Secretary Wayne Cooley cites a member poll supporting the move and new limits on varsity basketball for grades 9 through 12.
St Ames Scotland Don Bisplinghoff a 20 year old from Orlando Florida holds American hopes as title favorite in the British amateur golf championship from St Andrews. He faces Ian Caldwell as 19 Americans remain in a 96 player field with the final on Saturday.
Dusty Rhodes reflects on a steep fall from last season with the New York Giants as his pinch hitting stalls. His current line shows 1 for 16, a .038 average, with an overall .7 for 4. He recalls a comparable slump in 1948 with Springfield where he recovered to a .304 finish.
In a 12 inning clash Indianapolis edged Louisville 4 to 3 as Omaha defeated Denver St Paul 6 to 3 and Minneapolis won 1 to 0. Extra copies of the Quantic News Telegraph are advised.
Central Time update showing American League leaders with New York Cleveland Chicago and Detroit atop the standings. Tuesday’s only game Cleveland beat Baltimore 2 1 in 13 innings. Schedule notes include Boston at Chicago and New York at Kansas City among others.
Boxing results list multiple bouts with outpoints and stoppages. Halifax Kenny Lane defeats Rich on Howard in Halifax London-Dali Dower stops Pierre Gress in Britain Alan Kennedy beats Baby by Mich Carl Coates loses to Entpelated Carl Coates Baltimore ties. Ocean Park Al Nevares defeats Evans in California Vargas beats Rischer in Oakland.
Yesterday's Stars were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in 13 innings. The game extended into extra innings before Baltimore broke through with a decisive run and sealed the win.
Atlantic traveling Moose Cubs opened their 1955 season with a 1 0 defeat on Jacksonville's home field. Jacksonville pitcher K Greve allowed no hits and struck out 13 while Virgil Anderson of Atlantic fanned five. Dennis Rossman caught for Atlantic and G Klindt for Jacksonville.
The Chronicle reports Wes Santee, U S Olympic hopeful, risks amateur status by taking about 3000 in expenses across five California meets within a month far above the allowed 15 per day plus airfare. Meet officials cite 350 for Fresno 14 May 350 for LA Relays 20 May 400 for Modesto 21 May 750 for Compton 28 May and 450 for Stockton 10 June. His wife’s plane fare totaling 350 for LA and Modesto was not refunded when she did not accompany him. she bore a daughter on April 28.
National League batting leaders include Ashburn and Mueller with high averages. Key home runs by Campanella and Kluszewski. runs batted in lead by Campanella and Berra. In pitching, Newcombe and Jeffcoat shine with 8 0 and 6 0 records.
Omaha Cardinals beat Denver 6-2 as Indianapolis outlasted Louisville 4-3 in 12 innings in a game protested by Red Marion over a baserunning dispute. Toledo swamped Charleston 8-2 while the Millers fell 3-1 to St Paul, tightening Indianapolis Louisville race.
A long list of visitors and hosts across Tekamah, Creston, Arispe, Red Oak, Villisca, Atlantic, and nearby areas includes Mr. and Mrs. George Redmon, Mrs. Pearl Sullivan, Mrs. Florence Hale, and many more. Attendees travelled from Omaha, Miami Oklahoma, Storm Lake, Cleveland Missouri, and Emporia Kansas, with social visits to homes in Villisca, Litchfield, Villa Grove, and Perham Minnesota.
Des Moines area residents report attacks by an owl or hawk-like bird. Mrs. Verl Thompson says one bird pecked the top of her head during the incidents while locals describe repeated dive-bombing by the birds.
Twenty six officers and men drowned when a vessel sank in a storm in the Seaj Channel along the Adriatic Coast near Belgrade Yugoslavia.
The Senate passed a postal salary bill giving about 8 percent raises to 500,000 workers after President Eisenhower signaled acceptance. The 78 to 0 vote followed a half hour of debate and sends the measure to the House for committee review, replacing a vetoed earlier plan.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Hyndman were hosts as Des Moines hosted a chinchilla breeders meeting at the Savory Hotel. Hyndman was elected president of the Iowa Branch of the National Chinchilla Breeders of America. Harold Anderson of Atlantic was elected to the board. Iowa now has about 300 chinchilla breeders.
Extension election dates are set for 16 Shelby townships to choose representatives. Clay township meeting is Tuesday June 2 at the Rorbeck community hall to select one representative.
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