29 May 1954
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1954
Page
1
Fragmented boxscore style shows totals for teams including Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn and New York with multiple pitchers and hitters named. Scores, RBIs, doubles, and homers clutter the page alongside pitching lines, groundouts, and game times across several matchups.
Norman Barnes and Jim Andrews of Iowa reached the Big Ten tennis semifinals and finals, while Bob Fletcher advanced to the final round. Al Kuhn of Northwestern defeated Barnes 6-2 6-3, after Barnes beat Purdue’s Dick Cole 6-0 6-3. Iowa trailed Indiana 38.5 to 29 in team points, with Indiana defending champion leading the standings.
Iowa sits seven strokes back of Ohio State at the halfway Big Ten golf tournament with a team score of 770. Purdue’s Bob Benning Northwestern’s Dick Aultman and Ohio State’s Francis Cardi lead medalist honors at six over par 148. Iowa’s John Barton trails by one stroke at 149.
Belle Plaine hosts Brooklyn in a Sunday 2 p.m. non loop league game at home. Also notices appoint an executor in Linn County Iowa, E Novak estate. Executrix E Mover seeks final settlement. creditors urged to file claims with Linn County Clerk.
Grant Mitchell, 20, right handed pitcher, hometown San Jose California, high school star and two time all star, began in Junior Legion and Cubs system 1951 with Visalia. He pitched two complete games in a May win and earlier belt two straight shutouts for the Indians last year.
Philadelphia signs two young pitchers Ernie Tabor of Little Rock Arkansas and Jimmy Golden of Silver Lake Kansas. Both right handers were assigned to Mattoon Illinois in the class D Mississippi Ohio Valley league.
Washington AP A government worker James R. Landis 29 received three to nine years and a 10000 dollar fine for a New Year’s Eve theft of 160000 dollars in new currency from the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Four others were also sentenced or placed on probation for concealing and circulating the stolen money.
The Justice Department filed antitrust suits against four New York perfume companies accusing abuse of trademark laws to charge U S prices up to four times higher than Paris. The actions aim to prevent price disparities and curb antitrust violations.
Senator Smathers described a ten million dollar arms shipment to Guatemala as Russian intervention in Latin America. He traced the route from Poland to Dakar then to Guatemalan ports, noting military involvement and a nightly arrival amid secrecy. A French freighter Wyoming search found rifles and pistols bound for Guatemala and other Central American firms. The State Department cleared the Wyoming of smuggling attempts and allowed it to proceed.
The und ersigned was appointed administrator of Libbie Janko estate in Linn County Iowa on May 28 1954. All debts should be paid promptly and claims filed with Linn County District Court. L D Dennis Attorney.
Theaters in Iowa and state listings show showings for Paramount Palace Strand Town and others from 1:15 to 10:25 with additional shorts. Executrix Anna Marek of Linn County Iowa seeks estate claims as of May 14 1954.
The undersigned was appointed as executor of the Walter H Morse estate in Linn County Iowa on May 1954 and will receive claims against the estate. All persons having valid claims must present them duly authenticated to H Hamilton Morse executor at Franken Keyes Crawford.
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