Pirates tighten NL lead with 8-1 win. Yanks beat Chisox
Pirates beat Cincinnati 8-1 as Bob Purkey pitched five hits and trimmed the Reds lead to a half game. Braves move to second with a 7-2 win over the Dodgers, Cards sweep Phillies 5-2, Giants top Cubs 5-1, Yankees rally past White Sox 3-2 to close within four games. Mantle hits his 16th homer and Shantee earns a win for a 7-1 record with relief help.
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Braves fail in bid to acquire Red Schoendienst
The Milwaukee Braves conceded defeat in their effort to obtain Red Schoendienst from the New York Giants. A club official said the Giants vetoed the Braves proposal to trade four players Gene Conley Joey Jay Dan Nell Wes Coynton and the Giants countered, then Milwaukee vetoed that proposal. The exchange centered on Schoendienst with Bub Bull offered in place of Conley.
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Pirates edge Redlegs in Purkey’s first career win
Bob Purkey pitched the Pirates to their first career win over the Redlegs allowing five hits and nine walks in 81 innings. Bill Skowron drove in the deciding run for the Yankees as they beat the White Sox 3-2 on a fifth inning single after a triple and two singles in four at bats.
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Dubuque Girl Sharon Fladous Poised For Junior Girls Title
Sharon Fladous a 13 or 14 year old from Dubuque who surprised the golf world with a debut in Palm Beach last February faces Andy Cohn in the sixth annual junior girls state tournament at Atlantic Golf and Country Club next week. The St Joseph's student won a first round over Jo Anne Goodwin before losing to Mary Ann Downey and has claimed multiple local titles. Known for sharp short shots and precise iron play she balances practice with school and hobbies like rock music and basketball.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights From The Week
The American League standings show New York leading with 29 wins and 21 losses, followed by Cleveland and Detroit, while Baltimore and Kansas City trail. Wednesday results include New York 4 Chicago 2 and Cleveland 7 Boston 6, with Detroit and Washington at Kansas City upcoming. Milwaukee and Philadelphia clash with Brooklyn in later matches as Chicago hosts New York. Tuesday results note Milwaukee 7 Brooklyn 2 and Philadelphia 2 New York 0. a standout from Chicago includes a high scoring performance by Paterson’s Faragalh in a local tourney.
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California Bears poised to clinch NCAA title in Omaha
California looks to finish off Penn State in the College World Series after a 80 upset of the Nittany Lions. The Bears, strong at bat and on the mound, aim to seal their second championship with decisive play against Penn State and Iowa State in the Omaha venue.
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Elks Midgets Beat Anita 5 1 in Nishna Opener
Atlantic Elks Midgets break a 1 1 tie with four fourth inning runs to defeat Anita 5 1 in the Nishna Valley opener at Sunnyside diamond. Johnson pitched five innings for Atlantic and Miller finished, while Kline and Knowlton led Anita’s pitching. Atlantic travels to Cumberland Friday night.
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Indians Sign Susce in Keokuk Three-I League
The Cleveland Indians announce the signing of 21 year old pitcher Paul Susce, brother of George Susce Jr of the Red Sox and son of a former Tribe coach. He was assigned to Keokuk Iowa in the Three-I League.
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Sixty? Three Enter State Junior Girls Golf Tourney
Thirty three entries have been received for the sixth annual junior girls golf tournament to be held at the Atlantic Golf and Country club next week. About 50 entries are expected. Notable entrants include last year’s finalists and Des Moines players Judy Sparks Peggy Johnston Sue Feinberg Sybil Linn Linda Peterson Muriel McCormick and Diana Leeper. The event is open to girls under 18 by July 1 with play from Tuesday through Friday and trophies for flight winners.
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Score Could Return To Pitching In August
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score is expected to resume baseball workouts by July 15 and possibly return to the mound in August after his eye injury. Dr. Charles I. Thomas reports the eye is greatly improved and responding well to treatment, a development Score calls very encouraging.
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Bowling Results From Summer Classic League Action
King Pin company took three straight from Mrs Christensen s Dressing Kirchhoff s Painters won from Iowa Finance and Hawkeye Bowl defeated Wilson Concrete two out of three Frank Nielsen rolled a 587 series Gerald Brown 576 Merlin Schaaf 569 Wythias Drake 567 Harvey Nielsen 4550 Brown 218 205 Harvey Nielsen 215 Frank Nielsen 209 204 Skeet Preston 205
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Free Red Cross swimming lessons for Grant children
Forty children from the Grant area are registered for free Red Cross swimming lessons sponsored by the PTA at Willis area. The program uses school buses with drivers Rev. Clement M. Rowe and Perry Grinstead. Classes run Mondays and Wednesdays, with mothers accompanying students until all twenty lessons are finished.
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Iowan paratrooper dies after three hours tangled
At Fort Bragg North Carolina medical authorities report 23 year old Wayne H Flugum of Leeland Iowa suffocated while dangling for over three hours from a C 123 transport during a routine airborne exercise. Three crew members struggled to free him as his parachute tangled in the static line.
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Kantor Speaks At Webster City Centennial Event
Pulitzer winner MacKinlay Kantor spoke to 200 Webster City residents at the city centennial, recalling the first pageant of whites in the region. He joined the ceremony for a time capsule burial at Wilson Brewer Memorial Park, listing maps and relics from prior eras.
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Pioneer Day Celebrates 100th Anniversary Figures
The event honored long time residents. Mrs. Lucinda Kimmel, turning 100 on June 21, received a large birthday cake as the oldest attendee. Miss Bess Lyon, veteran teacher and centennial leader, was crowned Pioneer Queen after a contest for ages 80 plus.
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Returning to school in hospital administration
Audubon Arvid Brekke, longtime operator of a retail shoe business in St. Cloud Minnesota, is leaving the firm to resume studies in hospital administration at the University of Minnesota.
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St. Cloud business dissolved by Arvid and Herman Brekke
The Minnesota partnership of Arvid and Herman Brekke dissolves its St. Cloud firm and an Audubon shoe store. Herman Brekke will continue operating the Audubon shop while Arvid exits. James MacArthur is noted as an actor and licensed electrician, with mother Helen Hayes referenced.
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