Marion Anderson Wins Southwest Women's Open Golf Championship
Marion Anderson of Bedford won the 18 hole championship flight with a 94 at the Southwest Iowa open held at Bedford Golf and Country Club. Maxine Cederburg of Creston was the nine hole medalist and the event drew seventy two entrants with multiple flight winners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Anderson
Bedford
Maxine
Cederburg
Creston
Lucille Sierp
Yvillista
Helen Strobbe
Maryville
Earline Hagg
Shenandoah
Lenore Enarson
Vil- Ysca
Leola Curnutt
Margaret Pace
Corning
Peg Luctfens
Katheryn Richardson
Donna Wilson
Virginia Henderson
Wanda Updike
Clarinda
Corning Forms Local Branch of Bedford Rifle Club
At Tuesday meeting in Corning it was decided to form a local branch of the Bedford rifle club using existing facilities for regular shoots. The Bedford club holds NRA sanction and Corning shooters have participated in association sponsored events. The group plans to use large bore rifle and pistol.
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Corning
Bedford Rifle Club
Bedford Club
NRA
Gravity Bowl Falls to Nodaway in Nines Innings
In a non league game Sunday Nodaway down Gravity 7 to 3 in nine innings. Nodaway built a four run fifth inning aided by eight Gravity hits while pitcher Acton allowed eight hits for Nodaway. Gravity’s pitcher Briggs surrendered nine hits.
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Gravity
Nodaway
Neds
Acton
Briggs
Shipley
E. Briggs
Bedford runs away with summer baseball showdown
Bedford overwhelmed Shenandoah 13 to 5 in the night game. Shenandoah pitcher Hamilton lasted 1 1 3 innings before Spears relieved, Leighton cleared the bases with a two run homer. Guenther started for Shenandoah. Poore finished. In a curtain raiser, Bedford beat Shenandoah 10 to 6 as Gree Guenther allowed five hits while R Lang and D Lang sparked the offense.
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Bedford
Shenandoah
Mustangs
Hamilton
Spears
Leighton
Guenther
Poore
RHE Shenandoah
Bedford - 170
Hamilton, Spears
Hamilton and
Lutz
J. Guenther Poore
Dougherty
Bedford School
Bedford Lads
Gree Guenther
R. Lang
D. Lang
Shepherd
Friday's Results From Local League Games
Merchants beat Old Timers 20 to 8 and Farmers defeated Pacers 15 to 14 in Friday night play.
Lenox Golf Tourney Concludes With Flight Winners
Local golfers from Bedford Osceola Corning Corning Mount Ayr Lenox and Maryville split prizes in the Pees Open consolation rounds. Winners include champion W M Corll Mt Ayr and consolation Bob Harbour Bedford with runners Russ Davenport Mt Ayr and Andy Campbell Osceola.
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LENOX
Bedford
Bob Harbour
al Stephens
W. M. Corll
Mt. Ayr
Russell Davenport
Mount Ayr
Russ Davenport
Andy Campbell
Osceola
Swede Anderson
Corning
Casey Canavan
Dick Hargrove
Maryville
Butch Lucas
Spec’ Calvin
Cliff Low
Roger Boulden
Five-Team Little Loop Opens with Five Towns Competing
The newly formed Little League in north Taylor county and East Ringgold county started last weekend with Lenox Peewees Midgets and Midgets facing Kellerton in a double bill on the losers field. Results show Midgets Lenox 6 Kellerton 0 Peewees Lenox 17 Kellerton 8. At Clearfield that night Midgets Clearfield 10 Diagonal 0 Peewees Clearfield 10 Diagonal 0 Mount Ayr idle.
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LENOX
Taylor County
East Ringgold County
Mount Ayr
Seeing
Battle
Peewees
Kellerton
Clearfield
Corning High Edges Lenox in Summer Baseball Tilt
Corning High defeated Lenox 9 to 3 in a high school summer league game. Lenox took a 3-1 lead after four innings before a four-run fourth inning and errors swung the game for Corning. L Refer allowed seven hits while Stark and Ryan aided the winners and Hatton-Schafroth charged with the loss for Lenox.
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LENOX
Dick Hatton
Corning
Larry Refer
L. Refer
Stark
Ryan
Hatton
Schafroth
Lenox Beats Creston 3-1 In Nightcap Baseball Tilt
Lenox won the nightcap 3-1 as L Refer limited Creston to three hits. Abbott allowed seven hits for Creston while Lenox tallied in the third fourth and sixth innings. Batteries: Abbott and Hertz for Creston Refer and Ryan for Lenox. Midgets lose 3-1 as Creston tops Lenox in curtain raiser. Tyler gave up five hits over five innings while Hertz allowed four.
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Lenox
Creston
Abbott
Abbott and Hertz
L. Refer
Ryan
Tyler
Hertz
Bullock
Spicer
Bedford Hosts Creston In Friday Softball Menu
Local schedule lists Bedford at Creston and three Sunday games Bruins at Clarinda Lenox at Nodaway Gravity at Prescott and Corning at Carbon. A Lenox at Bedford clash closes the trio on Tuesday night followed by a Wednesday softball slate in the local league.
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Bedford
Creston
Bruins
Clarinda
Lenox
Nodaway
Softball Games Start at 7 30 In Bedford League
The Bedford Softball League starts games at 7 30 pm to save electricity and lighting costs. Merchants contribute to expenses while players share costs. no admission is charged for double headers.
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Bedford
Rally Nets A Bruin Triumph
Bedford edged Lenox 8 to 7 in the bottom of the ninth. M Dougherty struck out as Viestenz singled, Kemery doubled, Shupe reached, and B Dougherty drove in the tying and winning runs with a two run triple to cap a dramatic finish. Four errors blemished Lenox’s night.
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Bedford
Lenox
Bruin
M. Dougherty
Viestenz
Kemery
Shupe
B. Dougherty
Viestena
D. Viestena
Dougherty
Baseball Scoreboard Night of Wide Results
Bedford defeated Shenandoah 13 to 5 and 10 to 6 in two games. Lenox beat Creston 3 to 1 and lost to Bedford 8 to 7. Clearfield shut out Diagonal 10 to 0. Creston edged Lenox 3 to 2. Corning beat Lenox 9 to 3, Nodaway topped Gravity 7 to 3.
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Bedford
Shenandoah
Lenox
Creston
Clearfield
Diagonal
Corning
H.S
Nodaway
Local Softball Season Opens With High-Scoring Doubleheader
The Bedford four team league began Friday night with Merchants defeating Old Timers 20-8 in the opener. Farmers edged Pacers 15-14 in a thriller decided on the final out as lead changes occurred each inning.
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Farmers-Pacers
Merchants
Bill Watts
Pappies
Farmers
Pacers
Times-Press
Clearfield Dominates Midget Game 10-0
In a midget baseball contest, Clearfield blanked Diagonal 10 to 0. Diagonal endured eight errors supporting Clearfield’s offense as the locals plated runs in every inning. Diagonal failed to score and had three fielding miscues in the decisive win.
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Clearfield
Diagonal
Local midget and peewee teams win opening RingTayl play
In Clearfield Friday night the midget and peewee squads defeated Diagonal by 10 runs each. The Peewees led by Morey’s pitching collected six hits while Diagonal managed only a single. Batteries Shidler Hay worth Morey R Maharry.
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Clearfield
RingTayl
Ringgold-Taylor
Morey
Shidler
Hayworth
R. Maharry
Maryville Beats Bruins 7-4 in Sunday Baseball
Maryville amassed 20 hits off Bedford hurlers as Labins and Black pitched for Maryville while Viestenz and MecGary took mound duties for the Bruins. The locals scored all four runs in the first inning, then held the Bruins scoreless the rest of the night in the second meeting of the season.
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Maryville
Bedford
Bruins
Labins
Black
Viestenz
MecGary
Unclear item with mixed figures and names on page section
Fragmentary data shows a layout of numbers and names including Dougherty Maryville Labins Black O'Dell Viestenz McGary Shupe and references to Bedford and a June 21 1956 date. No clear event or outcome is specified in readable text.
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Maryville
Bedford
Labins
Black
O'Dell
Viestenz
McGary
Dougherty
Shupe
Jefferson Jays Tour Highlights Dairy Fly Control Demo
The Jefferson Jays held their annual project tour on Sunday June 3 with many parents attending a dinner at Albert and Joe Hillers. A demonstration on fly control in the dairy barn and herd was led by Forland Hill and Joe Gunson, followed by refreshments.
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Jefferson Jays
Albert
Joe Hillers
Forland Hill
Joe Gunson
Washington Farmerettes Hold June Meeting and Camp Preparations
The Washington 4-H club met on June 4 with 16 members, 1 leader, and 2 visitors. A junior sewing workshop was held, and three girls Carole Alexander Kay Neil and Maureen Greeley were listed as county camp eligible. Donna Weil Patricia Combs and Marilyn Price were chosen to collect stamps for a flash camera.
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Washington Farmerettes
Washington Farmerettes 4-H Club
Carole Alexander
Kay Neil
Maureen Greeley
Donna Weil
Patricia Combs
Marilyn Price
Laura Lee Smalley
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M. Anderson of
Bulldogs
Triumph
Old Timers
Nodaway Valley
Dee Ee
Free Press
Main Street
Iowa
Motorola
Sunbeam
Mitchell
Eppiance
Wade
Cash Midwest Refrigeration
H. K. Lindhammer
Ed Briles & Sons
Aucs
Mick McClelland
Lenox Hi
Rally
Rhe Lenox
Marge
Mitchel
Will
Ringgold Co
Mount Ayr, Iowa
Bill
Ding’s
Ions
Dale Lambley
Court House
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