Indians Roll Up Ninth Win as Grant Dominates
The Cleveland Indians extended their win streak to nine with an 11-0 victory over Washington as Jim Grant allowed six hits and earned his seventh win. Willie Kirkland and Woodie Held homered, Maris led the Yankees with solo shots, and New York set an AL record with 391 home runs in 16 straight games. The Indians open a four game set at Detroit.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Jdie Detroit
Washington
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Indians
Detroit
New York
Minnesota
Ralph Terry
Twins
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore
Ted Bowsfield
Boston
Kansas City
Maris
Willie Kirkland
Woodie
Pete Burnside
Grant
Terry
Billy Martin
Lennie Green
Yankees
Pete Ramos
Roger Maris
Yogi Berra
Yanks
Dodgers Rally Past Francis to Regain National Lead
Los Angeles surged with four second inning runs to beat Ker Francis and clinch the pennant chase. Willie Davis delivered a two run double as Koufax improved to 8-2. Stan Musial hit two homers for St Louis in a 86 win over Chicago, while the Braves toppled Cincinnati behind Mathews and Freese. Cepeda drove in the decisive 11th inning run for San Francisco.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnnati
Los Angeles Dodgers
Annings
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Man Musial
Dodgers
Ker] Francis
Willie Davis
Koufax
Braves
Reds
Don Nottebart
Saga Tgnales
Gene Freese
Ed Mathews
Ken Hunt
Stan Musial
Larry Jackson
Giants
Orlando Cepeda
Chris Short
Three-Run Homer Beats Omaha in Louisville Victory
Louisville edged Omaha 3-2 behind a three-run homer. Mack Jones hit a decisive three-run shot in the fifth as Omaha starter Charlie Spell took his 10th loss in 12 decisions. Dallas-Fort Worth upset Houston 5-4, Denver fell 7-3 to Indianapolis, boosting Louisville’s American Association lead.
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Associated Press
Louisville
American Association
Houston
Denver
Dallas-Fort Worth
Buffs
Indianapolis
Colonels
Charlie Spell
Spell
Mack Jones
Unbeaten East Carolina and Grambling Meet in NAIA Showdown
East Carolina and Grambling, the last undefeated NAIA baseball teams, square off in the third round final at 8 30 p m. Sam Houston State fell to the losers bracket after losing in the second round.
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Sioux City
East Carolina
Grambling
Sam Houston State
Stars Power Up as Musial and Cardin Lead 8-6 Win
Yesterday's stars hit two two run homers as Musial and Cardin sparked an 8-6 victory over the Cubs. Nottebart pitched the Braves to an 8-1 win over the Reds, his first complete game in the majors.
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Associated Press
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Cubs
Don Nottehart
Braves
Reds
Bevo Francis Sues Promoter Over Contract Breach in Michigan
Bevo Francis, former Rio Grande College star, sues a sports promoter in Grand Rapids Michigan for 23000 dollars alleging breach of contract. He is unemployed in Wellsville Ohio and has a Cleveland Pipers tryout in the American Basketball League.
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Rio Grande College
Ohio
Bevo Francis
Wendell Miles
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bevo
Wellsville
Cleveland Pipers
Early Wynn Sidelined By Sore Elbow
Chicago White Sox pitcher Early Wynn is sidelined with bursitis in the right elbow during a five game road trip to Washington and Baltimore. Wynn, 41, has 288 career wins and needs 12 more to reach 300, with the doctor uncertain how long rest will be needed.
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Chicago
Wynn
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Baltimore
Joseph Coyle
St Bonaventure Star Hospitalized with Tuberculosis
A second St Bonaventure basketball star, sophomore Fred Crawford, is hospitalized at a tuberculosis sanitarium, joining former roommate and All-American Tom Stith in medical care.
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St. Bonaventure
Soph Fred Crawford
Tom Stith
Fishing At Peak In Iowa Now
The Late Conservation Commission urged anglers as fishing reaches peak in Iowa. Catfish are abundant due to swollen streams with top spots at Linn Grove Dam on the Little Sioux River and below Palisades-Kepler State Park. Night walleye bites are strong from 10 PM to 2 AM with five-pound fish reported on Spirit Lake and nearby lakes. Bluegill crappie and bass are active statewide. smallmouth bass reach up to three pounds in the Upper Iowa and Turkey rivers. Lake Ahquabi and Blue Lake are noted panfish waters.
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Conservation Commission
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Little Sioux River
Storm Lake
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Cedar River
Palisade
Spirit Lake
Okoboji Lakes
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Mississippi River
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Turkey
Blue Lake
Onawa
Lake
Ahquabi
Indianola
55-Year-Old Wins National Senior Golf Championship
Joseph Morrill Jr., 55, won the National Senior Golf Tournament on his first entry. The Harvard alumnus and former football and hockey player said age improves his game and warned that rising players can push veterans aside.
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N.Y
Joseph Morrill Jr
Morrill
Harvard
Hightower to Join Pros For Kansas Basketball
Lawrence Kan AP Wayne Hightower will skip KU senior year to turn pro. The move signals a rebuilding Kansas team next season with two other Philadelphia players likely leaving. Hightower was a 610 all-Big Eight star the past two seasons and announced his decision from Philadelphia.
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Lawrence, Kan
Wayne Hightower
Philadelphia
Kansas
Hightower
Top NL batters start 1961 with same teams
The 15 top National League hitters from last season opened the 1961 season with the same nine teams they finished the prior year with. This continuity signals stability in lineup strength across the league as the season begins.
Title game washout sets Waterloo Jefferson clash
AP reports rain halted the Iowa high school baseball title game between West Waterloo and Cedar Rapids Jefferson, forcing a Thursday night showdown after Wednesday's postponement due to weather.
Baptists Rally For Big Win In YMCA League
The Baptists defeated First Lutheran 10 to 1 as an eight run fourth inning surge broke open the game. Lloyd Rutherford hit a three run homer and Russ Anderson added three hits including a triple. Lutherans fall behind after a late scoring single by Turner and pitchers Gary Harris and Earl Turnure Jr. strong on mound. Lewis Gipple named league commissioner replacing Norman Rasmussen who resigned for health reasons. United Church of Christ meets Oak Hill Friday.
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First Lutheran
YMCA
Lloyd Rutherford
Russell Anderson
Henry Dunn
Anderson
Earl Turnure, Jr
Gary Harris
Harris
Turnure
Lloyd Reed
Dean Zimmerman
Jack Ihaken
Frank Comes
Howard Reed
Comes
Lewis Gipple
Norman Rasmussen
United Church of Christ Meets
Oak Hill
Golf And Fishing For Lavagetto
St Paul Minnesota AP Calvin Griffith and Cookie Lavagetto plan a short vacation of golf and fishing to ease tensions after Minnesota Twins slide to 13 straight losses. They will discuss possible personnel changes once they relax, as Lavagetto arrives amid a 3 game skid to the New York Yankees and a tumble to the American League cellar.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis, Minn
Calvin Griffith
Cookie Lavagetto
Minnesota Twins
Cookie
Griffith
New York
Lavagetto
Twins
New York Yankees
Purdue star Bernie Allen signs with Minnesota Twins
Baseball star Bernie Allen of Purdue University signs a 50000 dollar signing bonus with the Minnesota Twins. Allen is an outstanding shortstop for the Boilermakers and joins the major league club for the season.
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Bernie Allen
East Liverpool
Purdue University
Minnesota Twins
Allen
Boilermaker
Moore Johansson bout forecast could lead to Sweden rematch
Monticello New York Archie Moore appears favored to beat Giulio Rin aldi this Saturday paving a possible fall trip to Sweden for a Johansson rematch. Doc Kearns says the plan could be huge overseas and Eddie Ahlquist backs the idea. In Holyoke Massachusetts Steve Wojnar goes 5 for 5 improving his three game streak to 15 straight hits, while the Wood Memorial is traced to Jamaica race track founder Eugene Wood.
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Monticello
N.Y
Archie Moore
Giulio Rinaldi
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Archie
Eddie Ahlquist
Johansson
Holyoke
Mass
Steve Wojnar
Holyoke High School
Springfield Cathedral
Four Professors Defend SUI After Faculty Departures
Four University of Iowa professors defend the institution amid a handful of faculty departures. James Van Allen says the exodus is not alarming and Iowa Can afford more funding, while Paul Engle Mauricio Lasansky and Philip Bezanson acknowledge room for improvement. They urge higher fellowships to attract top students and note faculty move where funds are strongest.
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James van Allen
Iowa
van Allen
SUI
Paul Engle
Mauricio Lasansky
Philip Bezanson
Engle
City Council Proceedings May 23 1961 Atlantic Iowa
City Council met in special session May 23 1961 with Mayor Lundberg and six councilmen. They approved May 16 and 18 minutes, granted a plumber’s license for Lensch Plumbing, issued three building permits, discussed removing signs at the hospital, authorized Beech to apply for FAA funds for airport upgrades, adopted a street improvement program, approved claims, and adjourned. Howard F. Fundberg Mayor. Martin W. Poch City Clerk.
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Lund
Richardson
Beech
Morgan
Fowler
Spies
C. H. Carl
Don Hartkopf
Lensch
F. M. Rummel
Fair Ridge
Floyd Smith
E. 10Th
Lindholm Lumber Co
Oak
Earl E. Beech
Atlantic
Iowa
United States
Federal Aviation Agency
Leo A. Daly Co
Howard F. Fundberg
Kennedy wives voyage to Epidaurus on North Wind yacht
Jacqueline Kennedy boarded the yacht North Wind in Athens and began a trip to Epidaurus on Peloponnesus. She lunched aboard before departure as part of the President’s wife’s vacation plans aboard the vessel.
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Athens
Greece
Jacqueline Kennedy
Epidaurus
U.S
Peloponnesus
Appointment of Administratrix in Dennis Estate
In Cass County Iowa the court confirms Eileen Dennis as Administratrix of the George A Dennis estate. Creditors and those holding claims must present them per law, with payments to the Administratrix. Dated May 25 1961. DeKay and Barnes attorneys for the estate. Atlantic Iowa.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Cass County
George A. Dennis
A. D
Eileen Dennis
DeKay and Barnes
West Fourth St
Atlantic, Iowa
Amanda Peterson Estate Executrix Appointed in Cass Co
Notice of probate for Amanda Peterson late of Cass County Iowa deceased. Ethel Anderson named executrix after qualification. Creditors and claimants must present claims legally for allowance and payment. Dated May 23 1961. Jones Cambridge & Carl, Atlantic Iowa represent executrix.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Cass County
Amanda Peterson
A.D
Ethel Anderson
Jones, Cambridge & Carl
East 6Th Street
Atlantic
Notice of Probate of Will in Cass County Iowa
Probate notice in Cass County Iowa for Mabel Bristow will dated April 25 1961 with a June hearing to prove the will at Atlantic courthouse. Clerk Cathryn McMullen presides. Also notice of Andrew P Esbeck estate with Katherine M Esbeck named administratrix and filing by Savery Weir Bidg.
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State of Iowa
Cass County
Mabel Bristow
Atlantic
Iowa
Said
Cathryn McMullen
District Court
State of
Andrew P. Esbeck
Katherine M. Esbeck
Savery & Yarham
Savery-Weir Bidg
Army Displays Spectacular Tools At Fort Eustis
The Army showcased guerrilla warfare transport tools including a propulsive rocket device for short-range fire, a swamp moving marsh buggy, and a miniature helicopter named helicycle. Part of the Transportation Corps operation mobility program, the display highlighted limited and full-scale battlefield capabilities amid Kennedy's talk on sub limited warfare.
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FT. Eustis
Transportation Corps
Kennedy
Storm Lake Marine Vet Valedictorian at Buena Vista College
Robert E. Voss, 44, of Storm Lake, who re enrolled after two years in the Marines, was named valedictorian at Buena Vista College commencement this week. He is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree.
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Storm Lake
Robert E. Voss
Buena Vista College
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