Putnam Softball League Opens Next Tuesday in Texas
The Putnam area holds a softball league opening next Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Putnam grade school. Henry and Magnuson Rickey organize the league with games scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday. The event starts with a series leading to a championship as teams vie for the title.
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Henry
Magnuson-Rickey
Liphae
Eohedules
Asio ‘Asia En Ke “Gambles Foam Aces
Serra cey-Sales
Henry, Putiani
Hennépin
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Hennepin
Wibig “Post
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Borth
Igape
Saratoga Home Bureau Tea and Community Notes
The Saratoga Home Bureau held its annual May tea at Mrs. William Gray's home with 53 in attendance. The program featured a Bicycle Built for Two performance by Jean and Jane Foster, a Rough and Ready Lamp Crowe act, Bradford Junior High ensemble songs, and Mrs Mildred Wright showing travel movies. Lunch followed.
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Willam Gray
Jean
Jane Foster
Ori
Lamp Crowe
Bradford
Mildrad Wright
Millers Blank oteriar se A be eee
Henry hurlers Jerry Phillips and Jay Wier held Grey hitters to ten hits as Lacon blanked Thursday night. Ronnié Bogner struck in the third inning and Robb Dewey added a hit for the visitors.
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Daring
Johnson
Lacontrow
Fey
Laco
Jerry , Phillips
Jay Wier
Pearce Cathenry
Ronnié' Bogner
Robb
Dewey
Local League Notes Mixed Readable Fragments
Fragmented OCR lists teams and places unclear in text. Mentions Chillicothe Lacon Millers and Kiwanis with no clear scores or dates. Overall item resembles a local sports league snippet with multiple torn names and venues.
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Vet LE League
Uradgy
Henry Greys
Chillicotha
Acon Millers
Lacon
Chillicothe
Accesaicie Kote Kiwanis
4-H Softball Moves Schedule From Rain to Monday Night
Four-H softball games shift to Monday night at La Prairie and McNabb fields after rain delays. Seniors teams from Hopewell Richland LaPrairie and Granville will play, with La Prairie hosting the first game at 8 p.m. DST and McNabb starting at 7:30 p.m. DST.
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McNabb+ ae
Toluca Drops First Tri County League Game to Cornell
Toluca Merchants suffer a 2 1 loss to Cornell after three straight Tri County wins. Toluca scoring in the third inning held the lead through seven but Cornell’s Mitzle Barr hit a two out ninth inning homer to seal the game. Cornell pitcher Iseninger allowed five hits as Toluca’s bats were stifled.
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Toluca ‘Merchants
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Toluca
Dick’ ‘Voiberg
Bradley University
Mitzle Barr
Toluga
Iseninger
Felaca
Mrs. David Sipe Buried at Putnam
Grace Huff Sipe 58 of Putnam former telephone operator at Hennepin exchange died Monday May 30 1955 at Methodist Hospital in Peoria after short illness. Survived by husband four children and many relatives. Funeral services held June at Dysart. burial in Putnam Cemetery with local dignitaries officiating.
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Grace'Huff) Sipe
Nedr
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Sipe
Grace
Henry
Rayn
Télee
Aston
Ane
Alicei Huff
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Betty
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LaSalle
Harold- Huff
Spring Valley
Megss Elmer
Jewell) Holocker
Washington
Mitrée
Steprchildren
Walter Sipé
Gust
Walter D
Boyle
Iam
Benson
Eugene
Krafft
John. Brandstatter
Frank Biagi
Howard Mekley
Kaliher Awarded Track Letter at State Normal University
Vernon Wiegs announces Meron Jiggs Kaliher receives a track letter from the State Normal University athletic board. Kaliher, a graduating senior who has competed in track and field for four years, earned the letter as part of spring sports recognition under Athletic Director Howland J. Falcon.
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Jiggs
Everits
Giovanni Ricci of Hopewell Township Dies
Giovanni Ricci 73 of Hopewell Township died May 27 at St Margaret's Hospital Spring Valley after a lingering illness. Born in Modena Italy on April 8 1882 he worked as a miner in Putnam County for about 50 years. He lived in Ja Winters converted Brown Run School north of Lacon and later in Hopewell Township where he owned the home. He never married and is survived by cousins in the United States and relatives in Italy. Funeral services were held May 31 at Immaculate Conception Church La with burial in Lacon Catholic Cemetery. Burial conducted by Priest Funeral Home of Lacon. Casketbearers listed.
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Ja Winter
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Italy
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Putnam County
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Winters
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Hopewell Township
Brown Run School
Ricci
United States
Immaculate Conception
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Lacon Catholic
Pries
Varna Junior Woman's club alumni meet and social event
The Varna Junior Woman's Club alumni held their annual meeting Monday with all members, sponsor, and one guest present. After a meal at Gourmet rooms Edgewood Park McNabb they visited Mrs Miles Myers home for social time. Awards were given and a dessert course closed the hour.
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Edgewood Park
McNabb
Miles Myers
Graduation Party Honors Eugene Schoepke
Following the May 28 com mencement exercises Eugene Schoepke was honored at a reception hosted by his parents, Carl and the Schoepke family. Guests included Frank Powell McNabb, Jesse Phillips and Janet of Putnam, Stanford Rickey, Arthur Schoepke, Mike Swartz and Toluca friends, George Baldwin, Mark Mierkord and family, Ralph Ahlstrom and Amelia Ahlstrom of Lacon.
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Carl Schoepke
Schoepke
Frank Powell
McNabb
Jesse Phillips
Janet
Putnam
Stanford Rickey
Arthur Schoepke
Mike Swartz
Tri County Sports Puzzle And Graduation Snippets
A jumble of sports clues mixed with local graduations from MacMurray college and nearby areas. Juani ta Lorance graduates with a BS in Physical Education and will teach in Gurnee Illinois. Dick Junker returns from New Mexico after graduation and service. Other notes mention boxing, golfing and baseball hints, plus community announcements.
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Ivork
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Bob Kemnitz
Glen Graves
Peoria
Mexico Military Institute Alum Returns After Degree Earned
The piece notes a graduate from Mexico Military Institute who earned a B A at the college and a 2nd lieutenant rating in the U S Army. He is at home awaiting further orders as reports describe a tornado aftermath in Udal Kansas and Blackwell Ohio as the worst disaster seen. Busy Bee circle hosts social with music and a book review. Ernest Crone and Minnie Flesburg host, with family gathering and eighth grade graduation at St Patrick's Joliet.
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