ChiSox and Tribe Pace Tight AL Pennant Race
The American League pennant chase stays tight as Cleveland and Chicago White Sox edge upward. Cleveland swept Washington and beat Detroit to move a half game ahead of the Yankees, while Chicago won at Kansas City to stay a half game behind. Boston lagged 11 1/2 games back. Minor league notes and National League results follow, with Brooklyn holding a large NL lead after a 3-2 win over New York in 10 innings. Jersey and Milwaukee games feature Musial and Virdon, as St Louis drops further in the standings.
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Del Ennis Drives In 1000th RBI In Phils Victory
Del Ennis of the Philadelphia Phils became the fifth active player to reach 1000 RBIs, driving in Herman Wehmeier on a sacrifice fly during a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The milestone comes in Ennis ten-year career with his 91st RBI of the season.
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Final Slaughter
Kansas City A‘’s
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
American League standings show Chicago leading with 64 wins and Cleveland at 65 wins while New York and Boston hover around .586 to .682. Wednesday’s schedule features Chicago at Kansas City and Detroit at Cleveland among others with Tuesday results including Boston beating New York and Chicago drawing with Kansas City. National League results include Brooklyn and Milwaukee leading the pack with New York and Chicago in mid standings. several games and forecasts wrap the day.
Jean Ashley Advances in Western Jr Girls Golf Tourney
Jean Ashley of Chanute Kansas won her first round match at the Western Junior Girls Golf Tournament at Lake Geneva Wisconsin by defeating Carol Sorenson Janesville Wisconsin 5 and 4. Anne Quast Seattle Washington shot par in qualifying and won her first round match over Andrea Cohn Waterloo Illinois 3 and 2. Other first round results include Judy Anderson Cincinnati defeating Margaret Barton Columbus Ohio 5 and 4 and Drafke defeating Harriet Dukes Barksdale Mississippi 2 and 1. Second round matches set Quast vs Anderson Bailey vs Conway Gunderson vs Mills.
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Chanute
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Anne Quast
Wash
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Andrea Cohn
Waterloo
Ira
Judy Anderson
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Margaret Barton
Columbus
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Harriet Dukes
Barksdale
Miss
Laurayne Conway
McHenry
Ill
Katherine Reicher
Rochester
Minn
Mary Mills
Gulf View
Sally Hardwick
Longmont
Colo
Maeriam Bailey
Palatine
Til
Ardith Lamps
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Basilio Slates Scortichini In Madison Square Garden Bout
Welterweight champion Carmen Basilio meets Italy’s Italo Scortichini in a non title 10 round fight at Madison Square Garden. Basilio seeks to extend his 23 month unbeaten streak and a prior 10 round decision over Scortichini. ABC TV will air the bout at 3 p.m. CST.
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Scortichini
Trabert and Seixas To Defend Court Title
Davis Cup captain Billy Talbert announced Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas will defend their national doubles title next week and prepare for the Davis Cup challenge at Forest Hills August 26 to 28. Trabert, 24, Cincinnati ace, has been sidelined with a shoulder injury for about two weeks.
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Forest Hills
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U. S
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Cincinnati
Sacramento boxer Lopes outpoints Woods in AP report
In Sacramento Joey Lopes of 131 beats Bobby Woods 125 by decision in a boxing card. Ramon Fuentes of 149 from Los Angeles out points Al Juergens 143 in San Antonio. Duke Harris of 14515 Detroit knocks out Johnny Eubanks 150 in Pittsburgh.
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Bobby Woods
Spokane
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Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
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Detroit
Duke Harris
Johnny Eubanks
Pittsburgh
White Sox defeat Athletics 4 1 as Pierce shines
In Kansas City the Chicago White Sox, lead AL with Billy Pierce tossing a two hitter, beat the Athletics 4 to 1. Pierce earned his eighth win, Minnie Minoso tripled driving in the first two runs, and Bill Wilson homered for KC's lone tally in the ninth. Bobby Shantz took the loss.
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Erie and Vicinity Notes on Local Residents
Mrs Eunice Johnson returns to her former post as bookkeeper and utility clerk for a local food store after a period with Home State Bank. Mrs Everett Shrum visits Halstead from Erie, recovering from a recent operation at Bethany Hospital Newton and expects to return home soon. County Treasurer Thomas F Leatherman spent the weekend in Kansas City where his wife is recuperating after surgery, with slow improvement anticipated a week or ten days. Mrs G C Wreeley hosted bridge with high score to Mrs Ted Kyle and consolation to Mrs Roy Ewen, attended by several neighbors and visiting guest Edwin Lowe from Sedan. Jean LaRue, 18, burns patient at Neosho Memorial Hospital Cha nute from prairie fire injuries. Mrs Virgil Moody and Mrs Ted Kyle return from Kansas State College summer sessions in Manhattan.
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FE G, Horine
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Virgil Moody
Harold Heaton
Ralph Wilson
Keith Richey
Edwin Lowe
Sedan
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Daugher
Ted LaRue
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Kyle
Chajnute School
Moody
Local Trip and Medical Notes Highlight Week in Neosho Area
Erie High School will hire staff for the coming year. The Clarks Fleming Horines and Naffs visited Neosho Missouri on Sunday for a trout dinner and scenic tours. Roy Cloke plans a Arkansas trip to visit relatives. Chet Rice was taken to Mercy Hospital Parsons for stomach issues and X rays. Mrs. Hollis Dunham visits Pittsburg with Frank DeGasperi and their newborn Jeffrey Blair, first grandchild of the Dunhams.
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Neosho
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Mercy Hospital
Parsons
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Freedom Due Today For Finn Twins
The 41-year-old Finn twins George and Charles were to be released today from Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute. They were moved from Springfield Missouri where they served less than four months of a one-year sentence for interfering with a federal office after a dispute over ownership of a surplus C-6 plane. The twins became nationally known after a 79-day hunger strike at Springfield.
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Charles
Federal Correctional Institute
Terminal Island
P. C. Smith
U. S. Medical Center
Springfield
McPherson County approves hospital bond measure
McPherson County residents vote 2922 to 2614 to issue up to 400000 to improve and modernize the county hospital built in 1921.
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McPherson County
Rest for Sen Schoeppel After Minor Operation
Aides say Senator Schoeppel will rest about two weeks before returning to his office in Kansas. He has returned to his Bethesda Naval Hospital apartment after a minor operation on July 25.
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Schoeppel
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Drought Slows Terrace Work in Erie County
Drought and evaporation have left hard ground making terrace and drainage ditch work difficult. Soil Conservation Service official Charles P. McKinnie notes progress by farmers with LCS district and ACP cooperation. Names and acreages of terraces and ditches are listed. alfalfa rotation advice follows as erosion control measure.
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Charles P. McKinnie
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ACP
McKinnie
Global Briefs Seoul Bus Plunges Over Cliff
A crowded bus in Seoul plunged over a cliff yesterday injuring or killing multiple passengers. Authorities responded with emergency crews at the scene while investigators determine cause and exact casualty figures.
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Chanute Tribune Reports Fatal Crash South of Seoul
The Chanute Tribune notes 10 passengers died 90 miles south of Seoul with 20 of 50 injured seriously. In Formosa Taipei suggests mining mainland ports to curb Red China trade. In Pakistan Chaudhri Mohammed Ali asked to form a new government as Acting Gov. Gen. calls.
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Moslem League Party
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Chaudhri
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