Bedford Dominates Clearfield in Season Opener 14-0
Big Jim Jeter hurled a two hit shutout as Bedford blanked Clearfield 14-0 in the Bruins opener. Bedford collected 14 singles, scored seven runs in the eighth, and played flawless defense while Metzger Lowry Hannon Dougherty Viestenz and Terrell fueled the offense. Clearfield stranded nine and used Horton in relief as Jeter and Dougherty led Bedford’s 41 hit total.
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Big Jim Jeter
Clearfield
Bruin
Bedford
Metzger
Viestenz
Lowry
Hannon
Peve
Dougherty
Horton
Jeter
Terrell
Smith
Woods
M. Dougherty
Creston Beats Lenox Peewees in Five-Run Rally
Creston defeated Lenox 12 to 6 in five innings as Creston engineered a big third and fourth inning fueled by seven hits and a dozen runs. Tyler pitched for Creston allowing seven hits while eight to ten year olds played behind him and committed several errors. Batteries: Conley and Allison for Creston. Tyler and Spicer for Lenox.
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LENOX
Creston
Tyler
Conley
Allison
Spicer
Blockton Coach Harry Cole Joins Hawkeye Boys State Faculty
Blockton superintendent and athletic coach Harry Cole leaves for Des Moines to serve as a Hawkeye Boys State faculty counsellor. He will oversee a 304person city and contribute to the program's leadership.
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Blockton
Harry Cole
Des Moines
Hawkeye Boys’ State
Cole
Blockton Coach joins Boys State faculty for ninth year
In morning sessions the program focuses on government while afternoons feature athletics with Cole acting as coach and umpire. He jokes that teachers aim to curb bottle throwing at officials.
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Cole
Blockton
Carbon Smacks Lenox Nine 27-2
Carbon surged to a 27 to 2 victory over Lenox in Nodaway Valley league play. Don Dhone hit a bases clearing homer in the first, S McMorran added an in first and Gene Westerlund homered in the fourth as Carbon totaled 26 hits off Mitchell and Nelson. Batteries: Mitchell Nelson and Larimer Houck and Overgaard.
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Carbon
Lenox
Nodaway Valley
Don Dhone
S. McMorran
Gene Westerlund
Jim Mitchell
Marvin Nelson
Johie Lenox
Mitchell
Nelson
Larimer
Houck
Overgaard
Hopkins Beats Princeton 21 to 4 in Baseball Rout
Eldon McGary spun a strong game holding Princeton to seven hits as Hopkins exploded for 20 hits. McGary also belted a homer and a double while Roy Croft drove in three runs with a three run homer in the third inning to pace Hopkins to the lopsided victory.
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Hopkins
Eldon McGary
Princeton
McGary
Roy Croft
Bedford Open golf tournament qualifiers begin
Bedford country club hosts the Open with 18 hole qualifying rounds beginning Sunday for flights. The city tourney on June 20 will be played at the local course after June 6 qualifying, with all qualifiers completed by tournament day.
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Bedford Country Club
Bedord
Iowa
Lenox Midgets Win Despite No Hits Over Creston
Lenox Midgets beat Creston 2 to 1 on two hits while Sunde pitched. Both teams scored in the first inning. thereafter no runs. Players ranged from 12 to 16 years old. batteries were Monahan Miller Sundell Ryan.
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LENOX
Sunde
Creston
Joh
Monahan and
Miller
Sundell and
Ryan
Clarification on High School Athletes Playing Town Baseball
Lyle Quinn of the Iowa High School Athletic Association clarified that high school players may join summer town teams like Bedford even with paid players on the roster. Players lose amateur status only if they accept payment for playing. written school permission is required if play occurs while school is in session, but this is waived during summer.
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Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Quinn
Bedford
Heisaa
Oh Town
Council Bluffs Defeats Lenox In Peewee Doubleheader
Council Bluffs Peewees edged Lenox 4 3 in six innings in the opener as T Hood allowed two hits and Lenox pitcher Tyler held to one. The six inning game featured a late scoring burst by the Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs Peewees
LENOX
Small Fry
Council Bluffs
Bluffs
Peewee Aggregation
Tyler
Hood
Lenox, Sundey Fail as Council Bluffs Wins Midget Game
Sundey allowed five quick hits Sunday afternoon to set up a 7 to 5 Council Bluffs victory in a Midget league contest. Lenox had errors that marred the play. Batteries: Sundgli and Ryan for Lenox, Charles and Hanseff for Bluffs.
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LENOX
Council]Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Sundey
Theo Lenox
Bluffs
Sundgli and
Ryan
Charles and
Hanseff
Sheridan Ladies Sunday School Elects Officers
The Adult Ladies Sunday School class of Sheridan Methodist Church met in the church basement for a covered dish lunch and business session with 13 members and one visitor. Officers were re elected except the vice president Myrtle Glass. Visitors from Seaton Indiana Dean Cheistle and daughter visited the Palmer home. Grant City visitors F B Sheley. The Wray party from Heron Cake Minnesota spent weekend with relatives and traveled to Kansas City before returning to Sheridan.
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Dall Chorchill Sheridan
Methodist Church
Myrtle Glass
Dean Cheistle
Seaton
John Palmer
Grant City
Roland Wray
Heron Cake
Minn
Sheridan
Kansas City
Guy Barks
Creston
Myrtle
Bedford dinner at Bertha Hibbs home and visits
Barks of Bedford had a dinner sitesta last Sunday at the Bertha Hibbs residence. Guy and Myrtle visited their aunt Mrs. Dall Churchill in the afternoon. Rex Cook and daughter from Kansas City spent the weekend with Rex's father A. A. Cook and at Luther Cook's home, Rex's brother.
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Barks
Bedford
Bertha Hibbs
Guy
Myrtle
Rex Cook
Kansas City
A. A. Cook
Luther Cook
Rex
Sandra Ricky and Dale Kirnen in Conway
Five names appear in a fragmentary note listing Sandra aged six, Ricky aged three, and Dale Kirnen associated with Conway. The context and relation among the individuals are not specified in the readable text.
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Sandra
Ricky
Dale Kirnen
Conway
Alumni and funeral notices from regional gatherings
Mrs John Murphy of Boise Idaho attended the annual alumni banquet and visited her sister Mrs Noble Aldrich. Mr and Mrs Lay Kemery and Mrs James Adams attended the funeral of Mrs Russell in Bedford Friday. Mrs Ermon W Hibbs of Maryville was a guest of Mrs Bertha Hibbs until Monday. Mr and Mrs Duane Coms and daughter from Leos Summer Missouri visited Jess Haley and family last Friday.
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John Murphy
Boise, Ida
Noble Aldrich
Lay Kemery
James Adams
Lynn Kemery
Russell
Bedford Jagr
Ermon W Hibbs
Maryville
Bertha Hibbs
Duane Coms
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H. S
Towners
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R. Jerry
Jimmy
Jean
R. Moore
Ene
Agtetihnetenne
Sickels & Holmes
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Sharpsburg
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Oldsmobile
Rocketa
A. M. Biers CO
Court
Ley
Gond - Jem Pak
Richter
Warr Baker Eddy
Ana
Siew Thorne
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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