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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1950
Page
4
No NL games on the schedule while American League box shows Detroit 6 to 0 in a peculiar lineup. Names such as Chiemgd and Musi appear, with Trout and Tobinson noted in parentheses amid sparse, unclear details.
Tuesday schedule lists Gresley V FLW 127 0 0 F Wells Motors Fort Collins VEW 1 with Har ald's Texaco and a Creeley Mika exhibition against Fort Morgan. Wednesday features Marlin's Produce versus Wells Jewelers and Greeley Merchants against Loveland in inter city play.
In Springfield Oregon a government plant producing alcohol from wood waste reports a trial yielding four tons of sugar from 1% tons of wood waste. Dr. Erwin B Harris who supervised the run notes this could lead to large scale sugar for livestock feed. The plant, built for war alcohol, would produce 1000 pounds of dry sugar per ton of chipped wood. Dr Harris is a chemist for the US Forest Products Laboratory in Madison. Commercial production of war frame bark at the same site has continued for three years.
Reading machines installed at Colorado State College of Education library handle microfilms and microcards. The library now receives New York Times microfilms and student dissertations. microcards cost 45 cents per page photographed, with magnified viewing in the units.
The General Council of Congregational Christian churches selected Rev. Arthur D. Gray of Chicago as the first Negro chairman in the body's history. The 10th session closed with the installation of Dr. Vera V. Loner of Berkeley as moderator amid a move urging intensified efforts to end white-Negro segregation in Congregational churches.
June 26 Chicago reports a volatile session as prices jump on Korea war fears, led by wheat and soybeans with hefty daily limits. The New York market plunged to one of its worst declines in decades, wiping out several months of gains and marking vast losses across the NYSE amid global tensions.
Judith Coplon aged 29 was denied a new trial on charges she removed government documents from the justice department. She argued newly discovered evidence suggested government wiretapping, but the court ruled the evidence did not relate to the conviction. Coplon previously faced a 15 year sentence in New York for conspiring with Valent Gubitchey to pass U.S. secrets to Russia. She remains free on $40,000 bond while appeals proceed.
Early American Modern decorators favor colorful backgrounds to accent furniture. They emphasize simple unpretentious color choices for walls and woodwork. Common paint colors noted include red blue green ocher tan and yellow.
Defense officials warn a prolonged walkout by Alaska workers halts almost all military and rivet construction, risking national action. Union leader Peter Kappelle says wage demands aim to rebalance pay to national standards and Alaska living costs, with carpenters seeking 30 cent increases to reach $3 hourly after rejecting a $2.82 offer.
Four major western railroads including the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Great Western remain idle as AFL switchmen and allied unions press a 40 hour week with higher pay. Negotiations show little progress, with the Brotherhoods preparing to strike after July 15 and mediation efforts continuing. The Great Northern reports limited passenger service but crippled freight, while other lines await a settlement. Arthur J. Glover leads from Chicago headquarters as talks with the mediation board resume.
San Francisco June 28 The free world will unite and be strengthened by the Korean invasion said General Romulo Philippine foreign affairs secretary and UN observer at the Commonwealth Club He called the invasion a turning point in Asia toward freedom from fear and want through concerted action by the free world Romulo spoke on the fifth anniversary of the United Nations charter and warned against turning toward aggression and subversion The report notes ongoing Korean War tensions and a crop comment about a barley harvest unrelated to the war
A compiled sports brief lists recent results across multiple leagues including Indianapolis over Toledo 5 2 Columbus over Louisville 8 4 Texas League Tulsa 4 Fork Worth 3 Beaumont 8 Houston 5 and other matchups with several postponed or scheduled games. It also notes milk production guidance that low fat grain mixes with as little as 2 percent fat likely won’t harm cow health.
Fort Collins reports Washington intends to concentrate a pending 2 million dollar appropriation for beetle control in western forests, leaving Roosevelt National Forest largely out. Officials note initial requests for 210 thousand dollars to fight beetles near Kremmling. Crew and gear have already moved to support the Kremmling beetle campaign.
Casper Wisconsin reports the Fick Sloan development will begin producing electricity this week at Kortes dam, marking the first power dam in the Missouri river basin. W G Sloan will press the start button to activate the turbine.
Sports writer Hugh Fullerton, Jr. notes college pitchers tire after about 100 pitches and compares stamina to pro mingers from Dodgers and Pirates. He highlights Washington State prospect Red Appa and senior center Meldor Bobby McQuire, a .360 hitter and four-time northern division champ in the Pacific Coast Conference. A Yankee fan's drive home during a suspended game ends with a radio miss and the Tigers trailing. A New Hampshire axg weighs 19 1/2 ounces and measures 944 inches around the longest end.
A report from Deputy County Attorney Joseph Inserra describes renewed questioning of a suspect connected to the August 1947 slayings of May and his wife near Omaha. Charles McClelland, imprisoned in Colorado, admitted involvement but claims to be innocent and seeks a transfer from Canon City. He was paroled from Oregon before the killings and traveled from Boise by bus. The testimony reference follows a long string of boxing results from Hartford to Portland and a Portuguese public park inscription about timber and home.
Golf: Harper defeats Demaret 2-1 and Henry William Jr. beats Picard one up in 38 holes to reach the PGA tournament finals. Albuquerque: Morris Wil lame Jr. leads day one NCAA qualifers. Tennis: Wimbledon America’s eight representatives win opening matches at the all English championship. Racing: Stanton of Bayeaux wins Delaware Park feature in 1 43 5. New York: Going Away wins Rockaway classified Nan leap at Aqueduct. Chicago: Derwon captures Arlington Park feature. Major League: batting Robinson leads with .303, runs Jethroe 63, etc.. pitching Miller 18 0 1 800. home runs Williams 21.
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