Rochester players sweep Bismarck hard courts open
Rochester, Minn. entrants dominated the tournament. Don Ramthun beat Henry Dison 10-8 6-1 in men singles, Ramthun and Robert Ried won men doubles semifinal, finals set for Rochester, junior finalists to be decided there, Barbara Staff defeated Carol La France 7-5 2-6 7-5, Bev Johnson beat Lil Carlyle 6-3 1-6 6-3 in women singles.
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Robert Ried
Ronnie Trodson
Dison
Barbara Staff
Carol la France
Bev Johnson
Fargo
Lil Carlyle
Boston's Stephens Takes Lead in Poll
Vern Stephens of the Boston Red Sox leads fans as starting AL third baseman in the 18th All-Star game at Detroit July 10 with 61 844 votes, ahead of Detroit's George Kell by 4643. Stan Musial tops the poll first week with 76254, Nellie Fox 72503, Jackie Robinson 70122, Ted Williams 69186.
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Vern Stephens
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Stephens
George Kell
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Ted Williams
Boston
Top Golfing Ladies in Western Open
Babe Didrickson Zaharias leads a field of nearly 100 golfers in Philadelphia for the Western Open as 32 advance to match play. Zaharias is the favorite, with Patty Berg fresh from a win, and rivals including the Bauer sisters among the contenders.
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Philadelphia
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Zaharias
Patty Berg
Kenyon Beats West Concord 8 6 In Sundown League Clash
Kenyon defeated West Concord 8 to 6 after nine hits. Kasson blasted Stewartville 17 to 1 behind Broskie's three hit pitching. Chatfield outhit Dodge Center 13 to 11 but lost 12 to 8. one makeup game is set for Thursday with Stewartville hosting West Concord at 5 30 p m.
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Kasson
Dodge Center
Minnesota
West Concord
Stewartville
Broskie
Chatfield
18 Year Old Lefty Signed by Detroit Tigers
Lancaster report says 18 year old southpaw Dick Barr has graduated from Manor Millersville high school and signed a class B contract with the Detroit Tigers for a substantial bonus.
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Detroit
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Dick Barr
Manor-Millersville High School
Detroit Tigers
Elizabeth Taylor heads to London for film work
Elizabeth Taylor flew to London today to begin a film project in England. Peggy Rutledge accompanied her from Los Angeles while Montgomery Clift denied romance. Taylor, recently divorced, said she has many boy friends but none are a favorite and that reconciliation with Nicky Hilton is unlikely.
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Elizabeth Taylor
London
England
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Los Angeles
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Seaway Plans Highlight 15 State Inland Governors Meeting
At a Missouri basin and Great Lakes governors gathering in Omaha discussions centered on the St Lawrence Seaway plan to convert Great Lakes ports to ocean harbors and produce power. An $818 million project was under House Public Works review while Missouri River dam and reservoir schemes drew debate over centralized federal management opposed by Nebraska leaders.
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Nebraska
Chicago Bear Coach Will Give Up Job
Hearty Anderson, Chicago Bears line coach for eleven seasons and former Notre Dame head coach, announced his retirement from football. He will devote his full time to duties as a salesman for a Detroit steel company.
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Injures Back in Fall Minneapolis Teen Critical
George Jones 9 of Minneapolis fell about 25 feet from a ledge near the Mississippi Saturday hitting rocks at the water edge. He suffered critical injuries.
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Minneapolis
George Jones
Mississippi
Waseca Legionnaire Heads First District Meeting
George James of Waseca was elected district commander at the First District Legion convention in Lake City. He defeated Claude Durst of Rochester 68-62. Special citations were given to Robert Butler of St. Paul for war effort contributions and to Dr. C W Mayo of Rochester for medicine and clinic direction. Alfred B Anderson of Hartland was honored for long Legion service.
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St. Paul
Austria
Cuba
C. W. Mayo
Rochester
Alfred B. Anderson
Hartland
Legion
George James
Waseca
Claude Durst
George Harper
Mazeppa
Joel Osmundson
Adams
Owatonna Wins 1952 Convention Bid
The 1952 convention was awarded to Owatonna marking a notable victory for the city and its local organizers. The elected auxiliary president is noted in the accompanying records.
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Owatonna
Mid-West Airlines Receives National Safety Award
Mid-West airlines earned the 1950 aviation safety award from the national safety council for 1.38 million accident free miles and completing scheduled passenger service without a passenger or crew fatality. Forty two airlines received council awards.
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Mid-West
National Safety Council
Austin
State minister elected Chicago
The Rev Clifford Bjorklund from Dassel Minn is elected as the new vice secretary in a church leadership vote at Chicago. He succeeds the former officer and will assist in church administration and outreach.
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Chicago
Clifford Bjorklund
Dassel
Minn
Ministerial Association elects new leaders at conference
The Rev. Rudolph A. Johnson of Kingsbury California was chosen president as the Ministerial Association of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America elected its new officers on Saturday. The meeting elected other officers amid a routine session.
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Ministerial Association of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America
Rudolph A. Johnson
Kingsbury
Calif
Bodies of 7 American Soldiers Found Murdered on Korean Front
U.S. Eighth Army Headquarters reports seven American soldiers found murdered on the central front in Korea. Lt. Ralph E. Sherrard of Alex Oklahoma said the scene was gruesome as patrolmen discovered bodies bullet riddled and some beaten. Victims appeared killed about two days earlier with personal effects scattered.
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Korea
Ralph E. Sherrard
Alex
Okla
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