Big Fish Catches Reported In Iowa Streams
Des Moines reports indicate strong fishing across Iowa lakes and streams. Black Hawk Lake and Raccoon River near Sac County yield good catfish after dark while Dallas County on the Coon and North and Middle Rivers see 10 pounders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lowa
State Conservation Commission
Black Hawk Lake
Raccoon River
Sac County
Nine Eagles Park
Lake Macbride
Iowa
Mississippi
Burlington
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Spirit Lake
West Okoboji
Nodaway Valley League Baseball Results
Nodaway Valley league standings tightened after Sunday games. Clarinda defeated Creston 6-5 to join Nodaway and Stanton atop the race. Cumberland and Lenox won to stay tied for second. Upcoming Sunday pairings include Clarinda at Lenox and Stanton at Creston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Greenfield
ADA Ieee Ges
Clarinda
Creston
Cumberland
Lenox
Nodaway
Anita
Lenox Unita
Nodaway Valley Baseball League
Saints
Athletics
Ford to get extra rest for rest of season
Whitey Ford, Yankee ace with a 16-2 mark, will receive an additional day of rest between starts for the remainder of the season. Ralph Houk announced the change as New York opens a 12 game road trip against the Chicago White Sox. Ford is reluctant to miss a possible 90 win season but supports the plan as hotter weather and more pitchers become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Ralph Houk
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Houk
Ford
Merchants Roll Up 28-2 Win At Harlan
Atlantic Merchants defeated Harlan 28-2 on the losers field behind five hitter Nelson Wehner who fanned three. Key blasts included a three run homer by Raynor Hemmingsen and two doubles by Keith Edquist. The Merchants face Dedham in the district tournament opener Sunday at 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Merchants
Harlan
Merchants
Nelson Wehner
Atlantic
Clark
Bell
Lyons
Raynor Hemmingsen
Keith Edquist
Dave Nelson
Merlin Anderson
Jack Ruthman
Tom Clammer
Ron Juelsgaard
Merlyn Christensen
Dick Hensley
Daryll Peterson
Jack Bainbridge
Wehner
Dedham
Favor Spray Leads Youth in Iowa Amateur Golf Tourney
Slender Steve Spray of Indiana heads a youth group expected to surprise in the Iowa Amateur golf tourney at Wakanda. Spray shot 67 earlier to top pre-tournament lists. Other leaders include Jack Rule of the UI, Ralph Compiano of Des Moines, John Liechty of Marshalltown, Rodney Bliss III of Des Moines, and Bill Hird Jr. of Fort Dodge, as about 240 players tee off Friday with another 18 holes Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Steve Spray
Indiana
Iowa
Spray
Wakanda
Jack Rule
State University of Iowa
Ralph Compiano
John Liechty
Marshalltown
Rodney Bliss III
Bill Hird Jr
Fort Dodge
O Connor Wins Junior Title In Golf Tourney
Bill O Connor captured the junior cy golf championship with a 223 over 54 holes. Jerome Jessen finished second at 226 and Bill Ellis third at 237. Douglas Worthington won the 27 hole third flight with 178, Carry Jessen 185, Tom Marshall 188. Twenty four players competed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill O'Connor
Jerome Jessen
Bill Ellis
Ronnie Worthington
Doug Gaer
Todd Hansen
Tom Greedy
John Greedy
Mary Jo Knudsen
Douglas Worthington
Carry Jessen
Tom Marshall
Red Oak Reaches Stanton sectional final in tight win
Red Oak edged Stanton 6-5 to reach the Stanton sectional final. The Tigers face the Farragut division winner at Stanton on Monday. Treynor defeated Oakland 4-0 and Malvern beat Neola Tri-Center 5-3 in the Treynor sectional. Gary Cain had two Oakland hits as Neil Allen took the loss. Roger Anderson earned the Treynor win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Stanton
Tigers
Farragut
Treynor
Oakland
Malvern
Neola
Gary Cain
Neil Allen
Roger Anderson
Palmer Third In British Open
Arnold Palmer stood at 70 after the first round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale as rain drenched the links. He trailed leaders Kel Nagle Harold Henning and Dai Rees by two strokes with Gary Player at 73, while the prize for the champion is 3920 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birkdale
England
Arnold Palmer
Royal Birkdale Links
Latrobe
Palmer
Kel Nagle
Australia
Harold Henning
South Africa
Dai Rees
Wales
Gary Player
All-Star Gridders Begin Training Under Otto Graham
The 1961 College All-Star football team of 56 players reports to Head Coach Otto Graham in Evanston to start a three week drill period. The squad, after finishing their college season, will face the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles in the 28th All-Star game at Soldier Field on August 4. Players and assistants register at Northwestern University and begin one a day practices, then move to twice daily sessions at Dyche Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
Otto Graham
Collegians
Philadelphia Eagles
Soldier Field
Graham
Northwestern University
Jay And Wilhelm Post Best Earned Run Averages
Joey Jay leads the National League with a 2.66 ERA after 132 innings and 39 earned runs for Cincinnati. Hoyt Wilhelm owns the American League ERA lead at 2.07 over 78 innings with 7 earned runs for Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay and
Wilhelm Post
NEW York
Joey Jay
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Hoyt Wilhelm
Baltimore
Lema Holds One-Stroke Lead At Canadian Open
Tony Lema, former U S Marine from California, carried a one stroke lead into the second round of the Canadian Open. He posted a sizzling 5 under par Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Tony Lema
U.S
California
Colonels Fall as Indianapolis Wins 11-1 on Wednesday
Indianapolis trimmed Louisville's lead to 1 game after an 11-1 victory over the Colonels Wednesday night. Denver moved into third with a 5-2 win over Houston. Omaha and Dallas-Fort Worth split a doubleheader with the Rangers taking the opener 1-0 and Omaha winning the nightcap 6-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louisville
American Association
Colonels
Denver
Houston
Omaha
Dallas- Fort Worth
Rangers
Baptists Forthcoming rout secures fifth YMCA league win
Baptists overwhelmed First Lutheran 9 0 for their fifth win in YMCA church league. Gary Harris allowed four hits and five innings while striking out three. Gary Kluever led with a fourth inning triple and a first inning single. Remmer Voss and Frank Comes pitched for the losers. Two games set for Friday with Baptists facing St Pauls Lutheran and United Church of Christ vs Brayton Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptists
Ymca Church League
First Lutheran
Gary Harris
Gary Kluever
Lloyd Rutherford
Denny Turnure
Garry Dutton
Russell Anderson
Earl Turnure
Harris
Remmer Voss
Frank Comes
Voss
Comes
Duane Reed
Dean Zimmerman
Lloyd Reed
Howard Reed
St. Paul's Lutheran
United Church of Christ
Brayton Lutheran
Lopez May Retire After This Baseball Season
Lopez, 52, veteran manager and former player, said he may retire at season’s end. In an interview with Ralph Warner, he added he does not know what life after baseball holds and plans to finish the year before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fila
al Lopez
Ralph Warner
Tampa Tribune
Lopez
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
The
Sun-Times
Florida
White Sox
Warner
Mays wife seeks separate maintenance in San Francisco
Scarlett Wendell Mays filed a separate maintenance suit against Willie Mays alleging mental cruelty and hostility. She seeks 3500 dollars a month for herself and their 2 year old adopted son Michale Rosing, citing his indifference and nightly pool games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Francisco
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Scarlett Wendell
Marghuerite
Mays
Willie
Michale Rosing
Pacer Roy McGregor Tops North American Wins
Roy McGregor a four year old pacer owned by G. J. Barron of Brantford Ont led North American listings with 28 victories last year. The horse confined his racing to Canada and achieved the high win total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Roy McGregor
G. J. Barron
Brantford
Ont
Canada
Special Forces Group In Korea Highly Trained
Okinawa base hosts Col. Francis B. Mills leading a highly trained special forces group tasked with guerrilla warfare readiness and aiding friendly nations to counter insurgency. The unit, averaging 11 years in service, includes multilingual, highly fit sergeants with extensive parachute experience and specialized medical personnel.
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Korea
Okinawa
Francis B. Mills
Col. Mills
Kennedy
Asia
Southeast Asia
Mills
America
Fort Bragg
N. C
Cass County Pays Monthly Toward Court Reporters Salaries
Cass county contributes 310 dollars each month toward the salaries of five district court reporters in the Fifteenth judicial district. Under a new state law annual salaries are 7,200 dollars, replacing the former 5,400 figure. Nine counties share costs with Pottawattamie highest at 1,425 dollars monthly. Names: L Ben Leeper, R S Lundblad, L W Mannasmith, Duane Schumacher, Leo Stybricki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Fifteenth Judicial District
Audubon
Cass
Fremont
Harrison
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Pottawattamie County
L. Ben Leeper
Council Bluffs
R. S. Lundblad
Clarinda
L. W. Mannasmith
Duane Schumacher
Atlantic
Leo S. Stybricki
Harlan
Audubon notes and city updates from the period
Construction of a new Methodist edifice proceeds in Audubon with a hoped year end completion. The county beef producers plan a August 3 tour and American Legion park picnic where the Queen of Conservation will be chosen. Gerald Kallesen is the new sheriff clerk replacing Richard Armentrout who left to study drafting. Julius Hansen and John Braun finish backyard patios. Frank Kerwin visits Minneapolis relatives. The Rev F W Balke named pastor of St John’s Lutheran as synod attendees from Ames report. Mayor and council inspect street improvements ahead of acceptance.
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Audubon
Paul McCorkle
Boians
Audubon County
County Beef Producers Association
American Legion Park
Queen of Conservation
Gerald Kallesen
Extra
Sheriff's Office
Richard Armentrout
Julius Hansen
John Braun
Frank Kerwin
Minneapolis
Minn
Tom
F. W. Balke
St. John’ S Lutheran Church
Nielsen
Andrew Hofer
First Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Ames
Body of retired car sales executive recovered in Minnesota
The body of Galey F. Nelson, 65, a former Ford sales executive from Des Moines, was recovered from Leech Lake in Walker Minnesota. Nelson drowned Sunday night when his boat struck a submerged rock and the engine injured the hull.
Burlington proposes cut in Carson Sidney train service
The Burlington Railroad asks to reduce tri weekly mixed trains on the Carson to Sidney route with hearings set by the Iowa Commerce Commission for September 6 at Glenwood. If approved trips would run Hastings to Carson on Monday and Friday and Hastings to Sidney on Tuesday and Saturday with holidays and grain season exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Burlington Railroad
Carson
Sidney
Iowa Commerce Commission
Glenwood
Hastings
The
Burlington
Families visit across states reported in local notes
Extra EXIRA lists visits and guests from far and near over weekends and holidays. Names include Schafer Jensen Weimann Carper Reisgaard Nancarrow Maclean Finnerty Knudson Caner Hensley Strubble Baird Foley Hocamp Wilton Sorensen Crees Hans Petersen Gill Basham Benton and others visiting relatives in Minnesota Iowa Illinois California and Arizona during July and August.
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Harold Schafer
Topeka
Kan
Thelma Schafer
Bernard Jensen
Walter Jensen
Milaca
Minn
Ronald
Steve Jensen
John Weimann
Franklyn Weimann
Dover
Del
Lynn Cochran
St. Louis
Fd Carper
Marsha
Hackensack
Merne Reisgaard
Margaret Nancarrow
Minnetree
Fd Maclean
East Shore
Lake Michigan
Chris Jensen
Mike
Chicago
Jerry Finnerty
Merriel Finnerty
Downa
Calif
Dean Finnerty
la Grange Park
Ill
Kenneth Knudson
Parshall
N. D
J. J. Wolf
Don Caner
Tucson
Ariz
Charles Hensley
Ronnie Strubble
Jack Baird
California
Earl Street
Bertha Baker
Joe Foley
Harry Hocamp
North Bend
Ore
Ray Wilton
Guy McClain
Eddie Lee Sorensen
Phoenix
Roy
Floyd
Cab
Merric
Crees
White Cloud
Fred Crees
Kathryn Hans
Bill Anciaux
LeRoy Petersen
Charles Gill
Dewain
Don Gill
Carroll Basham
Idaho
Clarence Carl
John Palm
Lolabelle Benton
St. Paul
Local Residents Take Weekend Trips and Visits
Several residents journeyed to Minnesota and nearby towns this weekend. Les Powers Patricia and Jo ann Byriel left for Minnesota, Lorna Petersen and Gloria Schwab traveled to Minneapolis, Mr and Mrs Jens Jensen visited Rochester at Dr and Mrs Robert Adams, and the Leigan family vacationed at Hackensack cabins. Others toured Hackensack, with the De Wayne Wilson family and Mrs Harvey Kirk group joining, Gordon Bills and sons in Hackensack, and Laverne Nissen’s Colorado Springs family wrapping up their visit. John Frederick of Belle View Nebraska visited his parents Floyd and Elizabeth Frederick. Elmer Huyck Brenda and Terry of Clinton Arkansas stayed with Jim Huyck, while Elizabeth Parcello and Mrs DeBernadion of Boston visited Lloyd Rasmussen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Powers
Patricia
Joann Byriel
Minnesota
Lorna Petersen
Gloria Schwab
Minneapolis
Minn
Jens P. Jensen
Rochester
Robert Adams
Robert Leigan
Bob Christensen
Hackensack
Harvey Kirk
Greg
Michael Rogers
DeWayne Wilson
Gordon Bills
Laverne Nissen
Colorado Springs
John Frederick
Belle View
Neb
Floyd Frederick
Elmer Huyck
Brenda and
Terry
Clinton, Ark
Jim Huyck
Elizabeth Parcello
DeBernadion
Boston
Mass
Lloyd Rasmussen
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Nodaway Valley
Ction
Merchants Roll Up
O'Connor
Team
Saundings
WL Pet
Methodists
Brayton Lutheran Aenates
United Church Costes Ecaerares First Lutheran
Aqueduct
PACER
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
IDPA
Pacific Defense
U.S. Army
Tru News Telegraph
Atlantic Territory
Johnnie Legg
Phyllis Brownsberger
Ronney Kelley
Janilynn Long
Phills Jensen
Lyle Heath
Geoffrey Scholl
Billy Littleton
Dean Foresman
Kenneth Phippen
Jon Williams Audubon
Terry Wiges
Douglas Thompson
Neal Frederick
Bridgewater
Greg Morrison
Elden Origies
Karin Kay Rathman
Diane Rogers
Elkhorn
Wm. Christen
Dean Ernst
Dennis Sorber
Grant
Griswold
Ernest Bishop
Mark Worth
Mary Worth
Berry Genn
Lyman
Janice Rabe
Marne
Stuart Steek
Massena
Jean and
Jean Waters
Danny Fletcher
Donnie Fletcher
WIOTA
Billy Mailender
Walnut
Deshua Park
Telegraph Office
H. L. Hoffmann
Hotel Whitney
Hoffmann
Hoffmann’s Surgical Appliance CO
Plymouth Building
Pontiac
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