Hanson and Kielty Triumph in British Women’s Amateur Golf
Beverly Hanson of Pasadena and Fargo, North Carolina and Dot Kielty of Long Beach won their first round matches in the British Women's Amateur championship at Broadstone England. Hanson rallied with accurate approaches to defeat Arlett Jacqueet of Belgium 4 and 2. Kielty, Canadian champion, jumped to a 5-hole lead and won 5 and 4 over E. V. Halsted of London.
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Broadstone
England
Beverly Hanson
U. S
Pasadena
Calif
Fargo
N. C
Dot Kielty
Long Beach
Miss Hanson
Arlett Jacqueet
Belgium
Miss Kielty
Miss E. V. Halsted
London
College Boys Aim For 100 Hours On Teeter Totter
Stockton California reporters note two College of Pacific students Jim Lane and Duane Weaver have surpassed 90 hours of continuous teeter tottering. They broke the prior 72 hour world record set by University of California students. Lane and Weaver began at 10:15 a m Thursday and plan to complete 100 hours at 4 15 p m today CST with alternating leg work and naps in a sleeping bag tied to the teeter.
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Stockton
Calif
College of Pacific
University of California
Jim Lane
Oakland
Duane Weaver
Auburn
Lane
Weaver
Count Turf and Bold Set to Race Before Belmont
New York expected showdown at Belmont Park as Derby winner Count Turf and Preakness champ Bold meet Tuesday in the Polynesian, a $5,000 tuneup over a mile and a sixteenth for the Belmont Stakes on June 16. Count Turf is returning from a coughing spell since May 5, while Bold hasn’t raced since the Preakness on May 19.
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New York
Count Turf
Belmont Park
Jack Amiel
Brookmeade Stable
Bold
Louis Savold Bout Set for Polo Grounds No TV or Radio
Joe Louis and Lee Savold will fight up to 15 rounds on June 13 at the Polo Grounds with no radio or TV coverage. The International Boxing Club announced the decision after talks with managers and prospective sponsors.
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Louis
Savold
New York
Joe Louis
Lee Savold
Polo Grounds
International Boxing Club
Sunday results across teams and scores
Sunday results show Hollywood 3 Seattle 3 and San Diego 6 Sacramento 0 while Los Angeles 7 Oakland 6 and San Francisco 9 Portland 7. The Seattle and Portland games ended without a winner, reflecting mixed outcomes for the region.
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Hollywood
Seattle
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
Portland
Fry and Drobny Win French International Singles Titles
Shirley Fry and Jaroslav Drobny captured the singles championships at the French International tennis tournament. Fry defeated compatriot home favorite while Drobny edged his opponent in a tight final to claim the men’s title.
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Paris
Shirley Fry
Jaroslav Drobny
500 Winner in Hospital After Reading Race Fire
Lee Wallard winner of the 500 mile Indianapolis race returned to dirt track racing at Reading fairgrounds and was badly burned when his car caught fire on the home stretch. Wallard, 40, of Altamont New York, finished fourth in a 15 mile race but ended up in Reading hospital in serious condition with severe burns to arms and legs possibly needing two months of hospitalization. Bill Schindler of Freeport New York was flagged the race winner. The damaged car was an Offenhauser Special.
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Reading
Lee Wallard
Indianapolis
Reading Fairgrounds
Altamont
N. Y
Wallard
Bill Schindler
Freeport N. Y
Half Mile Oval
Business Manager for Duluth Dukes Resigns
Duke Zilber resigned as business manager of the Duluth Dukes of the Northern league to avoid a three way squabble with co-owners Adam Pratt and Frak Wade. He said his ideas about operating the team differed from Wade and Pratt. A successor has not been named and Zilber may take a similar post with another team.
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Duluth
Duke Zilber
Duluth Dukes
Zilber
Adam Pratt
Frak Wade
Wade
Pratt
60 Amateurs Tune for Trans Miss Bid
In Quincy Illinois sixty amateur women golfers prepare for the first Women s Trans Mississippi event east of the Mississippi. Qualifying rounds Tuesday over the 6508 yard Quin cy Country Club course start the 21st meet with match play beginning Wednesday and a 36 hole final Sunday. Defending champion is Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur Illinois.
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Quincy
Ill
Mississippi River
Quincy Country Club
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Grandma Moses declines Shrine game invite
Grandma Moses 91 from Eagle Bridge says a major league baseball game may be too exciting for her. She sent a no thank you letter to Hall of Fame officials in Cooperstown declining guest of honor at the Shrine benefit game on July 23 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Grandma Moses
Eagle Bridge
Anna Mary Robertson
Moses
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Athletics
Boy Scouts Import Burros for Realism in New York Camps
At the Ten Mile River scout camps in Narrowsburg New York 43 burros were imported from Texas to teach trail packing and diamond hitch skills. One additional burro was born en route leaving 42 from Texas. The program aims to bring an old west atmosphere to New York scouts this summer.
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New York
Ten Mile River
Narrowsburg
N. Y
Texas
Crowded Rochester Mental Hospital Won’t Ease Soon
Rochester state mental hospital will stay crowded despite two new buildings opening late this summer. The 100 bed medical surgical unit and 120 bed receiving hospital cost 2,151,994 dollars. Superintendent Dr. Magnus Petersen said the last legislature provided no funds for more staff or upkeep for additional patients.
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Rochester
Rochester State Mental Hospital
Magnus Petersen
Community notes highlight weddings travel and visits in St Ansgar
Local families from St Ansgar Iowa and nearby towns are described in a series of visits births travel and social events.Dr Frank and Mrs Frank Larson return from Tucson Arizona and many relatives from Texas Wisconsin Missouri and Minnesota visit catch up at homes and church gatherings.
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Frank Larson
Tucson
Ariz
Mas
Jack Tucker
Thomas
San Antonio
Texas
August Ruechel
Raymond Hartwig
Wayne Ruechel
Suzette
Alvin Ruechel
William Nickerson
E. F. Coland
Marshalltown
Iowa
O. L. Mueller
Phillips
Wis
Mueller
Eleanor Soetebeer
C. C. Bless
Donald Morasch
Waverly
Richard Zentner
Carl Kittleson
Osage
Herman Schmeider
Roy Schmeider
Roger
Emma Knoll
Methodist
Otto Koball
Rockford, Ill
Ed Nelson
Tucke
Mason City
Marvin Edgington
Eugene Hayenga
George
Humphrey
Hobbs
D. L. Wheeler
Howard Zea
Fort Atkinson
Clarence Eckert
Effie
Minn
Alma Anderson
Dean
Everest Nicol
Lloyd Hansen
Ward Champion
Wilmer Dieterich
Lyle Rewaldt
Laurine
Minneapolis
Paul Dasen
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Rose Peray
Darlene Peterson
Monroe Bullis
Grant Berg
Representative Morberg Dies in Warren Minnesota
Emil Morberg aged 65, state representative from the 67th district for 12 years, died Saturday after a stroke around Christmas that kept him from attending the recent legislative session.
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Warren
Minn
Emil Morberg
Dare to Be a Finisher in Life and Work
The article extols finishers as the true newsmakers in all endeavors. It urges readers to complete tasks from education to careers, recalling a discouraged student who was advised to endure, and stressing that finishers inspire faith, write history, and shape the era.
State Employment Sets Record in May
Minnesota employment excluding farm help reached a May record of 814000, up about 12000 from April. The figure compares with 774000 in May 1950 and 783000 at the prior high in 1948, per the division of employment and security.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Division of Employment and Security
Parents and employers shape teen babysitting rules
The piece argues parents and employers must define babysitting duties for teens. A father cites his son’s experience, stressing double responsibility to the child and to the employer, along with clear boundaries, supervision, emergency contact, and safe return.
Pfc James Arnison Held as POW in Korea
Peiping radio reports Pfc James Arnison from Cloquet Minnesota is being held as a prisoner of war in Korea. The message appeared on a Sunday broadcast.
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San Francisco
Peiping Radio
Pfc
James Arnison
Cloquet
Minn
Korea
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C. J. Brim
Army Medical Examining Board
Zeke Zawoluk
Brooklyn St. John’s
Army
Hanson
Kielty
Boy Scouts
Monarch Ltd
Royal Tire & Appliances
Fire Dept
St. Ansgar, Iowa
Miss
Flossie Dodge
Floyd Kittleson
James Jensen
Duane Larson
Darwin
Norris Groth
Clair Groth
Linda
Clifford Warrington
George Gunderson
Peter Larson
Otranto
Anton Groth
Frank Borchardt
Sun Prairie
Gertrude Publicher
Finan
Austin National Insurance Treaver Service
Ridgway
Air Force
Alaska
Germany
France
Hewell
Philippines
Gilbert-Lasvell Equipment Co
East
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