Munger Shuts Out Dodgers as Cardinals Climb
George Red Munger pitched a 3-0 shutout of Brooklyn, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals from a late-season slump. The win followed a May 23 2-0 victory and comes as the Cardinals and league leaders shuffle with trades and wins across the circuit. Mort Cooper to the Braves in a deal with Bill Voiselle marks a key swap, while Red Barrett again wins for Boston as standings shift.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry
the Cat
Brecheen
Enos Slaughter
George
Red) Munger
Eddie Dyer
Munger
Red
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Birds
Sam Breadon
New York Giants
Boston
Bill Voiselle
Braves
Mort Cooper
Cooper Brothers
Mort
Walker
Vonselle
Mel Ott
Cooper
Red Barrett
L Beach Fires Up Crowd by Defeating Patton in 220 Yard Dash
In Los Angeles at the Southern Pacific AAU meet Mel Patton of USC was beaten by Lloyd LaBeach ex Wisconsin in the 220 yard dash finishing three yards ahead. The event overshadowed Bob Fitch of Minnesota who set a discus record with 177 feet 9 1/2 inches, short of his unofficial 180 2 1/2 inch mark.
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Los Angeles
Mel Patton
University of Southern California
Southern Pacific A.A.U
Lloyd LaBeach
Wisconsin Flash
Patton
Trojan
Big Bob Fitch
Minnesota
Fitch
Adolfo Consolvi
Italy
Milan
Dick Anderson Wins Iowa Junior Golf Tourney
In Fort Dodge Iowa Dick Anderson of Boone defeated Gerri Cannon of Iowa City 4 and 3 to win the first state junior golf tournament final. Anderson had earlier beaten Bob Fisher 2 and 1 while Cannon defeated Stewart Framness 2 up in the semi finals. Don Kneeter of Des Moines won second flight finals 3 and 2 over Tom Burney. Col Matt Winn 85, a longtime turfman and Derby impresario, was reported in St Luke's hospital with possible early pneumonia after being moved from the Drake hotel by ambulance.
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Fort Dodge
Dick Anderson
Boone
Gerri Cannon
Iowa City
Anderson
Bob Fisher
Cannon
Stewart Framness
Des Moines
Don Kneeter
Tom Burney
Matt Winn
Chicago
Matt J. Winn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Winn
Drake Hotel
Southwest Loop Beats Big Six In Track Classic
Dallas June 14 Southwest Loop defeats Big Six 69 to 62 in a thriller as the mile relay capped the meet. Jerry Thompson of Texas and Rollin Prather of Kansas State each won two events and set marks. Thompson clocked 9:22.2 for two miles and 4:18.3 for the mile. Prather topped the shot put at 52 feet 2 1 2 inches and won the discus with 153 feet 8 inches. The meet drew about 7,000 spectators and over $8,000 in gate receipts. The 15-event meet ended with eight Southwest firsts to seven for the Big Six and one tie. The event may move to Big Six territory next year, with Kansas City a possible venue in 1948.
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Dallas
Southwest
Big Six
Jerry Thompson
Texas
Rollin Prather
Kansas State
Thompson
Prather
Kansas City
Becker Big Gun of Milwaukee Beats Toledo in Doubleheader
Heinz Becker, Milwaukee first baseman, starred in the Brewers 26 hit attack as they swept Toledo 9-0 and 11-2. Becker hit a homer and doubled driving in multiple runs, lifting Milwaukee to fifth place while Toledo fell to second with a % game back of Louisville. Weather postponed other games.
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Associated Press
Heinz Becker
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Brewers
Toledo
Mudhens
Louisville
Davenport Attorney Receives Iowa Bar Award
James W. Bollinger, an 80 year old Davenport attorney, was presented in Cedar Rapids with the first in a series of Iowa State Bar Association awards recognizing personal standards and accomplishments as a lawyer and as a citizen.
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Cedar Rapids
James W. Bollinger
Davenport
Iowa State Bar Association
McHale Sets Open 18-Hole Record In National Golf Meet
James B. McHale amateur from Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania shot 65 in the third round at St. Louis Country Club to set a new Open 18-hole record. His 216 total after 54 holes left him five behind leader Dick Metz and M R Chick Harbert as the field entered the final 36 holes.
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St. Louis
James B. McHale
Chestnut Hill
McHale
New Worsham
Oakmont
Dick Metz
M. R
Chick) Harbert
Worsham
St. Louis Country Club
Kansas
Michigan
Caick Harbert
Metz
Chicago
Tarbert
Northville
Mich
Lew Worsham
Porky) Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Alfred L. Smith
Danville
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Henry Hansom
Ravinia
Manders Defeats King In 10 Inning Pitching Duel
Audubon Cardinals edge Lake City 1 to 0 in ten innings as Manders allows five singles and fans 16 while Don King strikes out 14. The only run scores on Don McCarthy’s triple and Al Colbert’s grounder following a misplay. McCarthy accounts for two hits in the win.
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Audubon
Hal Manders
Don King
Audubon Cardinals
Lake City
Don McCarthy
al Colbert
McCarthy
King
Colbert
Manders
Lake Cillans
Walk Against Traffic On Open Highway To See Oncoming Vehicles
A safety reminder urges pedestrians to move with traffic flow opposite to oncoming vehicles to improve visibility and reaction time for potential hazards on open highways.
Dodgers blast Sioux City 13 to 1 in big inning
Dodgers erupt for seven runs in the fourth as they rout Sioux City 13 1 to close the gap atop the league. Art Shallock held the Soos to limited hits while Des Moines faded from the leaders. Omaha also beat the A s 6 5 in a home series opener.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Pueblo
Dodgers
Sioux City
Bruins
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
Athletics
Bears
Bob Revels
Revels
Local Social Roundup Notes Visits and Travel
Mrs. Bill Wilson of Chicago vacationing two weeks with sisters in Guthrie Center. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Spoo and Lola Beil to Ames to see Will Lancelot. Birthday party for Mrs. Vande Braae in Atlantic. Various visits to Omaha Anita Prescott Des Moines and Kimballton. Lawson Amusement Co. tours return for July 4th.
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Bill Wilson
Chicago
Will Spoo
Hugh Price
Guthrie Center
Atlantic
Vande Brake
Jessie Pepers
Tuey
John Winther
Folmer Jensen
Kimballton
Tommy Petersen
Roscoe Olsen
Omaha
Ray Ruhs
Everette Kline
Anita
Lawrence Carlson
J. L. Bredahl
Des Moines
Ola B. Willis
Sarah
J. D. Bendieman
Frank Herrick
George Voss
Fay Robson
Ben Harding
Holydale
Cal
Robson
Clara Covault
Ed Bengaard
Nellie Kline
Theo Nelson
Everett Phippin
Rita Phippin
Lawson Amusement Co
Walnut Briefs Note Sur prise Picnic For Visitor Mrs Nelson
A Walnut column lists a surprise picnic held Tuesday evening for Mrs Robert Nelson who is visiting her parents. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Carl Koll hosting relatives over the weekend with a longer visit planned. The 7th district Amvers meeting in Council Bluffs drew 125 delegates with Henry Thiessen and George Mertz among attendees. next meeting set for Shenandoah on July 8.
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Walnut
Mabel
Esther Drake
Maxine
Eileen Kardell
Ruby Fredrickson
Longnecker
Mertz
C. C. Linn
Robert Nelson
Carl Koll
Henry Koll
Koll
Amvers
Council Bluffs
Henry Thiessen
George Mertz
J.D. Rockwell
Carl Kirkpatrick
John Stab
Gilbert Stamman
Orville Kruger
Harold Kuchel
Alfred Oldehoff
Paul McAvoy
Laverne Mertz
Eugene Davis
Shenandoah
Iris and violet prize winners at Red Oak show
Grant Mrs. Frank Long earned three firsts on her iris entries and one first on an African violet plant at the Red Oak flower show held Friday, highlighting the exhibition’s top horticulture entries.
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Grant
Frank Long
Red Oak
Drive Carefully Lest This Motor Trip Be Your Last
A cautionary note warns motorists to drive with care to avoid fatal or injurious road incidents. It emphasizes prudent speeds and alertness on travel.
Former Rep W R Green Dies at 90 in New York
William Ray mond Green aged 90, a former Council Bluffs resident and congressman from Iowa eighth district, died at a daughter's summer home in Bellport New York after illness since last Thanksgiving. Green served as judge on the court of claims retiring in 1940. He authored works on taxation and economics and sought a seat on the Iowa Supreme Court. He was born in Colchester Connecticut on November 7 1856 and practiced law in Dow City Audubon and Council Bluffs before entering national politics in 1911.
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Council Bluffs
William Raymond Green
Old Ninth Town District
Court of Claims
Associated Press
Bellport
N. Y
Green
Roosevelt
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowaistrict Court
15Th
Academy of Political Science
George Mayne
Mayne and Green
Colchester
Conn
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Chicago
Ottawa
Ill
Dow City
Audubon
Congress
Audubon Fly Control Plan Underway
The Audubon fly control program is in full force this week with businesses sprayed each evening and residents painting screens and applying DDT solution supplied by the Audubon Chamber of Commerce under secretary G. T. Eggers. A block chairman distributes solution and instructs residents while Rk. Pearl Kelsey reports strong rural cooperation to keep the county fly free this summer.
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Audubon
Audubon Chamber of Qcommerce
G. T. Eggers
Pearl Kelsey
Lenox Visitors Share Warm Havens Mercer Visit
Lenox residents Mr and Mrs Lyle Hayes along with Karen and Kolene Hayes stayed with the Havens family Sunday. They were joined by Mrs Margie Brown and Tamara Brown whom they knew in Atlantic and also visited Adair friends. Cut your speed when dusk falls. You may save a life.
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Lenox
Wiola
Lyle Hayes
Karen
Kolene
Havens
Margie
Tamara Brown
Atlantic
Adair
Local social notes from Grant area update
Grant residents and relatives are listed visiting, returning, or traveling. Among those mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hopkins of Ismay, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Luhn from Chicago, Carroll Embree in Minneapolis, Bob Jones of Maryville, Forrest Towne of Baton Rouge, Miss Gertrude King from Iowa City, Mrs. Shirley Corbin and James Franey, and families in Red Oak and Santa Ana.
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Grant
Carl Hopkins
Ismay
Mont
Clifford Embree
Jack Luhn
Chicago
L. D. Foote
Lincoln
Neb
Carroll Embree
Minneapolis
Albert Hammerlund
Bob Jones
Maryville
N. H. Jones
Forrest Towne
Baton Rouge
Seymour Taylor
Towne
Taylor
Gertrude King
Iowa City
Hal Kings
Spirit Lake
Shirley Corbin
James Franey
Cedar Rapids
Fay Corbin
Russell Booth
Red Oak
Wesley Burton
Ripon
Cal
James Mcbride
Santa Ana
Kenneth Jarvis
Byron Blackburn
Minnesota
Mildred Scoggins
Visit of relatives and spring auxiliary meeting noted
Cheyenne Wyoming visits her two aunts Mrs O S Donahoe and Mrs Anna Corbin. Mr and Mrs Tom Brennan and Mr and Mrs Marvin Hall of Kansas City visited Monday at the James Kenworthy home. Mrs Lester Hendrickson and daughter are spending a few days at the Fay Gillett home at Corning. Mrs Charles Hensel and Miss Helen Blackburn attended the American Legion Auxiliary spring meeting at Missouri Valley.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
0.S. Donahoe
Anna Corbin
Tom Brennan
Marvin Hall
Kansas City
James Kenworthy
Lester Hendrickson
Fay Gillett
Corning
Charles Hensel
Helen Blackburn
American Legion Auxiliary
Missouri Valley
Pastor Kenyon Heads to Colorado Summer School
Rev. A. O. Kenyon of Lewis Congregational church will attend five weeks of summer school at Sylvan Dale school for pastors in Loveland, Colorado, supported by a Congregational Christian scholarship.
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A. O. Kenyon
Lewis Congregational Church
Sylvan Dale School
Loveland, Colo
Congregational Christian
Iowa church leader released from duties at Little Brown Church
The Conference of Churches of Iowa authorized release for this period from his church duties at the Little Brown Church on the Corner, enabling absence or reassignment during the specified period.
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Conference of Churches of Iowa
Little Brown
New Elliott teachers named for 6-8 grades and more
Elliott schools announce new hires including Everett Van Kou ten as superintendent Raymond Keller Smith Hughes and Ralph Strang as coach Mrs Geraldine Mills for 6 7 8 grades Mrs Ruth Carey 8th grade Miss Mary Lou Wedemeyer 1 4 grade and Mrs Elizabeth Thompson 2nd grade Primary and some high school posts remain to be filled not yet selected.
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Elliott
Everett van Kouten
Raymond Keller
Smith Hughes
Ralph Strang
Geraldine Mills
Ruth Carey
Mary Louise Wedemeyer
Elizabeth Thompson
Drive Safe Message Urges Caution On Curves And Hills
A safety notice warns drivers to refrain from speeding or risky passing on curves or hills. It emphasizes the goal of staying alive tomorrow by exercising caution and patience on the road.
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