Baseball Roundup Sparks Eight-Game Weekend Set
Major league action features DiMaggio leading the Yankees past the Indians 11 to 9 as crowds of 47 182 watch. Mize fuels the Giants with five hits to split with the Reds at the Polo Grounds while Chicago Cubs edge the Phillies 4 3 at Philadelphia. Rainous delays push back twin bills including Chicago Boston Washington and Detroit with several games postponed.
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Associated Press
New York
Magel
Yankees
Johnny Mide
Belkees
Mize
Giants
Jawn
Boston
Earl Torgeson
Mige
Mel Ott
Chicago
Havig
DiMag
Cleveland Indians
Municipal Stadium
Mise
Cincinnati Reds
Polo Grounds
Reds
Eddie Miller
Clyde McCullough
Sturgeon
Jim Tabor
Ebbets Field
Jeff Heath
Arn Stephens
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Philadela Athletics
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Meyers and Jones Named to National Star Athletes Society
Gaylord Meyers and Kenneth Jones, both Atlantic high school graduates, were elected to the National Star Athletes Society. The selections honor outstanding athletic ability, character, leadership, and industry, with one senior per school, nationwide. The report also notes track times from the state meet, including Conardy and Logue in the mile and half mile events.
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Gaylord Meyers
Atlantic High School
Kenneth Jones
Trojan
National Star Athletes’ Society
Lee T. Walker
Berkeley
Cal
Meyers
Jones
Amea
Lewis Logue
Bill Conardy
Loras
Mick Anderson
Dean Pieper
Clinton
John Turner
Anita
Turnesa Wins British Amateur Championship Title
Willie Turnesa of White Plains New York defeated Walker Cup teammate Dick Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina 3 and 2 in the 36 hole final. Turnesa trailed five down after nine holes but won five straight to reach the turn even and led for the first time at the 27th hole. Pedestrians are advised to wear white when walking at night.
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Willie Turnesa
White Plaine
N. Y
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Turnesa
Big Nine Sets Fresh Rules On Makeups And Rose Bowl
Big Nine schools bar makeups for failing athletes from conference competition for one term. A Rose Bowl selection system ranks teams by faculty representatives after the football season. Also listed are 1948 championship sites for fencing swimming wrestling indoor and outdoor track gymnastics and more. Bobby Locke wins Goodall Round Robin in Newton plus 18-under 347. Michigan leads Western Conference golf with 1,237 strokes, five ahead of Ohio State.
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Chicago
Big Nine
Northwestern
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Newton
Mass
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Lafayette
Ind
Michigan
Ed Schalon
Pease
Ohio State
Northwestern Dethrones Illinois In WAC Tennis Showdown
Evanston Illinois Northwestern defeats Illinois in the Western Conference tennis championships winning five of six matches by a narrow margin to claim victory by 1 percent.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Ilinois
Illinois
Indiana Purdue Twin Bill Closes Big Nine Season
Chicago June 2 F The 1947 Big Nine baseball season ends with Illinois champion and Ohio State runner up. Indiana travels to Purdue for a two game series Wednesday and Thursday. A double Hoosier win could tie Iowa for fifth. Purdue sweep could lift them to seventh. Minnesota and Purdue split a 9 7 game, leaving Minnesota 2 9 in conference play.
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Chicago
Hlinois
Ohio State
Indiana
Purdue
Hoosiers
Iowa
Boilermakers
Minnesota
Gophers
Uber's 4-Hitter Tops Bears 5-2 in Sioux City
Johnny Uber limited the Denver Bears to four hits and one walk as the Sioux City Soos won 5-2 at night after a rain disrupted schedule. Denver score came on homers by Ray Uniak and Paul Badgett. Other games shifted to today with Pueblo at Des Moines and Omaha at Lincoln.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Soos
Denver Bears
Johnny Uber
Uber
Denver
Ray Uniak
Paul Badgett
Pueblo
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
Local breeders win in rabbit show at Fontanelle Park Omaha
Four Atlantic breeders swept awards at the Nebraska Rabbit and Davy Breeders Association show held at Fontanelle Park in Omaha. In Castor Rex class Mrs. Lester Smith won best Rex fur best of breed and top senior does. Joe Knauer captured senior and junior buck firsts and the best Dutch in the Dutch breed. Albert Huss earned second senior breed in that division. Henry Petersen won first place senior and junior bucks best of breed and third junior doe in Himalayans with Huss taking seconds on junior and senior does and a senior buck.
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Fontanelle Park
Omaha
Lester Smith
Joe Knauer
Albert Huss
Henry Petersen
Huss
Phalanx Wins Belmont Stakes in Circuitian Duel
Phalanx won Belmont Stakes by five lengths over Fault Jess, the odds on favorite, after a 2 1/5 mile grind in 2 29 2/5. Tail Spin finished third before 62,344 fans. Phalanx paid 6.60 to win and earned 78,900 dollars.
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New York
Phalanx
Fault- Jess
Tailspin
Presbyterians plan $250000 for student center extension
Ames Iowa June 2 a general committee of the Presbyterian synod of Iowa will meet June 9 with the Westminster foundation committee to finalize plans for a drive to raise 250000 dollars for extension work in church student centers.
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Ames
Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Westminster Foundation
Locke Leads Intense Open Qualifiers For St Louis
New York June 2 Bob by Locke the latest golfing sensation from southern Africa will tee off among 1818 contenders in 26 sectional rounds for the U S open at St Louis June 12 14 Only 126 can qualify for 45 of the 171 places have been allotted to former champions last years low scorers winners of major titles and Walker cup members Willie Turnesa of White Plains has not entered but may apply late Chicago leads with 130 entrants seeking 12 spots Kansas City and St Louis area also field strong showings Locke won the fourth of six American tournaments in two months at Newton Mass yesterday to take the $10000 Goodall round robin Locke tops Ghesszi Vines in the finish and has averaged 69 88 strokes per round since arriving in April totaling 8370 in winnings.
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New York
Bobby Locke
Africa
St. Louis
Willie Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Chicago
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
Locke
Newton
Mass
Vic Ghesszi
Elaworth Vines
Los Angeles
Ghezzi
Snead
South Africa
America
Michigan Wins Big Nine Golf Title At LaFette
Michigan captured the 72 hole golf title at LaFette Ind with a five stroke margin over Ohio State. Ed Schalon of Michigan and Howard Saunders of Ohio State shared individual honors with 297. Northwestern won tennis at Evanston, beating Illinois 22 to 21. Ted Petersen upset Illinois’ Roger Downs 12-10 5-7 6-3 for the singles title. Illinois and Northwestern took the doubles crown 6-3 6-0 over Northwestern’s Daly and Landin.
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Chicago
Michigan
Northwestern
Lafette
Ind
Ohio
Wolverines
Ed Schalon
Ohio State
Howard Saunders
Purdue
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Evanston
Ted Petersen
Milwaukee
Roger Downs
Iinois
Benny Migdow
Downs
Northweastern
Larry Daly
Bill Landin
Louisville Wins Two On Sunday In American Association
The Louisville Colonels won both games of a Sunday doubleheader, beating Minneapolis 4 to 2 and 8 to 1. The wins nudged Louisville closer to the third-place Indianapolis Indians in the standings, with Kansas City and Toledo rained out but scheduled for doubleheaders. At Columbus, Louisville led 11 to 7 but dropped the nightcap 1-0.
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Associated Press
Louisville Colonels
Indianapolis Indians
Colonels
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Louisville
Indians
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Illinois wins third straight Big Nine outdoor title in windy meet
Illinois captured its third consecutive Big Nine outdoor track crown with 69 percent of points at Northwestern as eight events produced new champions. Trojans from Southern California loom, with Illinois set to defend NCAA title in Salt Lake City.
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Chicago
Illinois
Herb MecKenley
Wisconsin
Chuck Fonville
Michigan
Los Angeles
Mel Patton
Southern California
Ucla
Jerry Liska
Illinois Today
Trojans
Illini
Northwestern
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
N.C.A.A
Leo Johnson
Compton
Cal
Berkeley
Ohio State
Indiana
Purdue
Minnesota
Baseball Matchups for Today and Tomorrow
Today in the National League Pittsburgh visits Boston while St. Louis plays Brooklyn Cincinnati meets New York. The American League features Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Washington Detroit New York Cleveland in various day and night games with two contests each. Tomorrow’s NL includes Pittsburgh Brooklyn St Louis Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia with two nights, and AL tilts New York Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Boston St Louis Washington Cleveland as night games.
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National League
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
American League
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louisa
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Toamorrow
Chemical blast kills two at Pennsylvania plant
Two men died and nine injured when an explosion wrecked two buildings at the American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp plant near Edinburg Pa. Victims were Merle Craven 65 and Robert Downing 38 both from New Castle Pa. One destroyed building was the jelly house where gelatin dynamite was made.
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Edinburg
American Cyanamid & Chemical Corp
Merle Craven
Robert Downing
New Castle
John Moore
Wsa
Funeral notices honor Marne and Wiota residents
Funeral services were held for Mrs Sev ern West of Marne at the Marne Methodist church with Rev H B Kishpaugh and Rev Peter Trucano officiating. Casket bearers included Andrew Peterson Austin McFadden Andrew Gunderson Ben Show John Johnson and Lester Wheatley. Graveside rites were by the Eastern Star at Brighton township cemetery. Interment followed for Mrs Gertrude M Cannon of Wiota at Bowen cemetery with casket bearers listed.
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Severn
Marne Methodist Church
H. B. Kishpaugh
Peter Trucano
Andrew Gunderson
Paul Gunderson
Ben Show
John Johnson
Lester Wheatley
Eastern Star
Brighton Township
Cannon
D. Thomas
Gertrude M. Cannon
Wicta
Wicta Methodist
Bessie
Connie Bell
Ted
Robert Bell
Jesus
Haven of Rest
Lloyd Carter
Bowen Cemetery
Wiota
Harry Jordan
William Bintner
Peter Kurtenbach
Sam Wood
Sam Morgan
Louis Jordan
Hospital and local health changes reported in Ottumwa area
Multiple Ottumwa area health notes report patients at Atlantic Memorial and Mercy hospital including Janet Reld Donald Matthews and Ernie Hansen. Several residents are released or improving. Warren Harbin Jr. drowns at Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa during a picnic incident. others treated for pleurisy tonsillectomy and anemia.
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Janet Reld
Donald Matthews
Birch Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Ernie Hansen
Mulberry Street
James Hunter Pa Cambiar
Janice Ann
Bilt Street
Horace Nelson, Jr
Poplar Street
Lois Perkins
Maple Street
John VandeBrake
Linda Marie
Extra
Ottumwa
Warren Henry Harbin, Jr
Liberty
S. C
Lake Keomah
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Helicopter Mail Service Authorized in Los Angeles Area
The Civil Aeronautics Board today approved Los Angeles Airways to operate a helicopter service for pickup and delivery of mail and property within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It marks the first commercial authority of its kind in the United States.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Los Angeles Airways, Inc
Los Angeles
United States
Notice of Probate of Will in Cass County Iowa
The State of Iowa Cass County District Court notices a document filed as the Last Will of C Relyea deceased dated September 10 1946 with a hearing set for June 10 1947 at 9 00 A M at the Atlantic Iowa court to prove the will and allow it as the deceaseds last testament. C M Skipton Clerk of District Court seals the notice.
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Wiese
Iowa
Cass County
Relyea
Atlantic
District Court
Notice of Appointment of Administrators for Marin Nelson Estate
In Cass County probate court case 6662 administrators Raymond L. Nelson and Johnnie V. Nelson have qualified to manage the estate of Marion Nelson deceased. Creditors must file claims per law and debtors pay the estate. Dated May 19, 1947. Attorneys: Jones Cambridge & Carl.
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State of Laws
Cass County
Marin Nelson
Marion Nelson
Laws
A. D
Raymond L. Nelson
Johnnie V. Nelson
Jones, Cambridge & Carl
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