Work Starts On Bedford Field Lighting Project
Bedford to install field lights east of town with 150000 watts of illumination on a 10-pole setup. The project, approved by the board of education, uses Town Power and Light crews and Giant Manufacturing poles, aiming for night games and new entertainment for Bedford Bruins and teen teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Town Power and Light Company
Giant Manufacturing Co
Charles Varley
Ipalo
Bedford Bruins
Creston Hosts Sectional Baseball Tournament Dates
Creston High School will host a sectional baseball tournament July 6 8 and 11 as announced by the Town High School Athletic Association. Pairings place Bridgewater versus Fontanelle on Wednesday at 6 30 p m Creston faces Lenox at 8 p m Corning and Blockton with byes meet the first round winners Friday night Finals are Monday evening District tournaments follow July 13 and 15 with state finals set for July 18 20 and 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston High School
Town High School ‘Athletic Association
Blockton
Lenox
Bridgewater
Fontanelle
Corning
Creston
Fes
Lenox Midgets Defeat Corning 14 in Non-League Tilt
Lenox Midgets won 14 to 8 over Corning in a three inning non-league game at Corning. Stark pitched effectively for Lenox while Harvey Peterson surrendered four hits as Lenox piled up 14 runs. The line score lists Lenox 64 144 8 and Corning 12 6 6 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LENOX
Corning
Stark
Harvey Peterson
HB Lettox
Bedford Midgets Triumph In Teenie League Showdown
Bedford Midgets and Peewees opened their home stand with wins over Diagonal in a Teenie league game. Diagonal, replacing Corning, struggled as Bedford dominated with an 86 to 2 final after a four inning play. Line score notes indicate Bedford’s heavy scoring in the third and key battery of Minnick and K. McNutt.
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Bedford
Diagonal
Corning
Toop
Minnick
K. McNutt
Hartman
Shepherd
Bedford Clippers Diagonal 27 Bedford Nine Win
In a Tuesday Peewee game Bedford defeated Diagonal 27 to 4 in six innings. Bedford scored in every inning and totaled ten runs in the second frame led by strong hitting. Batteries were Frederick and Sald ler for Diagonal with Dowis Dougherty and Lee behind Bedford.
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Bedford
R. Hob
Frederick
Saldler
Dowis
Dougherty
Lee
Clearfield Drops 13-2 Decision to Nodaway Valley
Clearfield lost 13 to 2 at Nodaway Valley in a league game. Nodaway pitcher Don Adkins allowed five hits while Nodaway’s J Haley drove in three runs and paced the offense. Moréy took the loss for Clearfield as Nodaway collected several timely hits.
Lenox High Dominates Corning Raiders in Opening Game
Lenox High defeated Corning Raiders 18 to 8 in the opening game, scoring in every inning with a four-run first inning. Murdock and Schafroth allowed 11 hits to Lenox, Sundell pitched all nine innings, and O D Bush collected three singles in five at bats.
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Lenox
Murdock
Schafroth
Sundell
O'D. Bush
Local Teenie Teams Finish First Ten Days In Loop
Bedford Peewees and Midgets sit at bottom of division after ten days. Recent results show Peewees 2 2 and Midgets 2 1. Bedford beat Lenox and Diagonal, Zion and Mount Ayr games affected by darkness and weather. Clearfield 8 0 Orient. Next dates June 2 at Bedford and June 28 at Zion.
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Bedford
Diagonal Replaces Corning in Teenie League
Diagonal will replace Corning in the Teenie league after a coaches meeting on Monday. Corning dropped from the circuit last week due to inability to field a peewee team. Diagonal played its first league game Tuesday afternoon as Bedford visited for its first home appearance.
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Diagonal
Corning
Bedford
Lenox Trips Up Carbon in NV League clash
Lenox defeated Carbon 8 to 3 in a Sunday game at Lenox. Carbon scored only in the fourth and eighth innings while Lenox produced runs in all but two frames. Batteries were Pendergraft and Mc Morran for Lenox with Nelson and Wray for Carbon.
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Lenox
Hopea
Carbon
Pendergraft and
McMorran
Nelson and Wray
Bedford Bruins Seek Summer Games to Use New Lights
Harold Guenther manager of the 1956 Bedford Bruins searches for night games to fill a belated summer schedule. With lights installed, the team will play only at night. Hopkins can be booked for two games, Mount Ayr not playing this season. Schedule inquiries to Guenther in Bedford.
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Harold Guenther
Bedford Bruins
Lghts
Bruins
Guenther
Bedford
Gravity Drops Sunday Tussle
Gravity lost 15 to 3 to Corning on Sunday, tying Clearfield for the league lead at .333. Corning used two big innings, scoring four in the first and six in the sixth, while Gravity pitchers King and Wickess allowed 15 hits and issued several costly extra-base blows. Corning batters Linthicum, Peterson, and Sturms provided the offensive support.
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Gravity
Corning Here
Clearfield
King and Wickess
Heb Corning
Linthicum and
Peterson
King
Pickess
Sturms
Standings and Results From Local Junior Games
Standings show Creston 14 Bedford 7 and Lenox 8 Carbon 3 while Corning 15 Gravity 2. Other results include Nodaway 13 Clearfield 2, Bedford 19 Lenox 3, Creston 28 Clearfield 0, Zion 11 Mount Ayr 2, Bedford 35 Tiagonal 2, Zion 9 Creston 9 called, Orient 11 Clearfield 8, Lenox 9 Mt Ayr 2, Peewees Lenox 5 Bedford 1, Creston 26 Clearfield 6, Mt Ayr 9 Zion 4, Bedford 27 Diagonal 4, Creston 26 Zion 5, Orient 8 Clearfield 0, Lenox 6 Mt Ayr 5. Upcoming NV League games June 26 South Division Lenox at Corning Gravity at Nodaway Clearfield at Carbon. Teenle League June 24 Clearfield at Bedford, Diagonal at Mount Ayr, Creston at Lenox, Zion at Orient. June 28 Bedford at Zion, Mt Ayr at Clearfield, Creston at Diagonal.
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Creston
Bedford
H.S
Tenox
Corning
Gravity
Lenox
Carbon
Nodaway
Clearfield
Zion
Mount Ayr
Tiagonal
Orient
Cleaafield
Mt. Ayr
Canavan Wins Lenox Open Golf Championship
Osceola’s C. Canavan captured the Lenox open golf title on June 12 at Lenox Golf and Country Club defeating Lenox’s Duck Ryan. The event drew a strong crowd and was organized by Dr. Don L. Bare, with Bender Bricker Grey Campbell and Cheese among other flight winners.
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LENOX
Campbell
Blockton
Dick Driscoll
Osceola
Ray Cheese
Speck Calvin
Charles Bacon
A. Hegwood
Heat Weather Halts Bedford Stock Race Event
Sunday's heat and dust disrupted the Bedford stock races with three cars retired from scorched bearings and overheated motors. A 150 crowd watched heats led by Roland Wilson of Bedford as first place finisher, Keith Sammons Cromwell second, and Art Schuster Bedford third over 10 laps. Joe Lind placed as non money winner.
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Roland Wilson
Bedford
Keith Sammons
Cromwell
Art Schuster
Joe Lind
Auto Racing Meet Highlights from Local Track Cards
Readable fragments list race events at a local track with drivers Red Oak Red McMullen Dick Thomas Bedford Joe Lindsey Bill Steel Corning Ant Schuster Rex McMullen Keith Sammons Roland Wilson and others across 5 10 and 15 lap events including Australian Pursuit and Money Winners segments, with no clear full results.
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Joe Lindsay
Brown Strokes 113 to Annex Open Tourney
A. M. Brown of St. Joseph shot 113 Sunday to win the championship in the 1955 Bedford Open Golf Tournament defeating Clarinda’s Abel Q Greenway Jr who carded 116. Others in the 27 hole Medalist play included Leonard Browne of Bedford with 115.
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A. M. Brown
St. Joseph
Clarinda
Abel Q Greenway Jr
Leonard Browne
Bedford
Golf Flight Winners and Ties at Bedford Event
The event featured 18 hole match play with multiple players tied for fourth on 120 and 121 points from Bedford Maryville and other towns. First flight winner was Gene Burks of Bedford with Bob Mathew as consolation. second Swede Anderson of Corning beat Butch Lucas of Bedford. third Harry Johnston Bedford and Ken Westerlund Villaca. fourth Lee Straight Corning and Al Stephens Bedford.
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Don Marshall
Redford
Buck Wiles
Maryville
Bat Harbour
Bedford
Stanley Swanson
Hopkins
Dick Thompson
A. G. Greenway
Clarinda
Bob Teniston
Gene Burks
Bob Mathew
Swede Anderson
Corning
Butch Lucas
Harry Johnston
Ken Westerlund
Villiaca
Lee Straight
al Stephens
Charles Varley
Phil Monahan
Mr. Ayr
C. E. Bricker
Lenox
Paul Bartlett, Jr
Don Pruitt
Dick Varley
Des Moines
Paul Wogan
Doyle Harris
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Mazdas
Ware
Lennox Patem
Alun Lad
Bedford Building Supply
Maryville, Mo
Gil Defense
Ground Observer Corps
Wayne Harbour
Vane Lucas Bedford
Jowa
Lenox High Tops Corning Raiders
LYNOX
Lenox High
Scuder
Omaha, Nebr
POST
Southwest Town
Iowa
Teenie Leagues
NY League
Senth Piratea
Clearfield L
Peewees
Owl Clearfield
Clinton L. Allen
Garland Hotel
Bell
Sonotone OF
Howard Bell
Grand Ave
Lenox Tourney
M. P. Borrusch
Oes Moines
Paul Goudie
Midwest
Goodie
Feed & Trucking
Ealer & Binder Twine
Sale Town & Personal Property
P.C. Miller
Conway, Iowa
Westinghouse
Beemer Bros
State Savings Bank
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