Baseball Standings and Schedule Notes From The League
The chart lists American League standings with team records and percentages, yesterday’s results show no games, and today’s schedule includes Kansas City at Washington, Detroit at Baltimore, Chicago at New York, and Cleveland at Boston with listed pitchers. Regional minor leagues report sparse results across the South Atlantic Western and Eastern Leagues, with rain affecting some games.
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Meee Cca
Wes
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit Leikintee
Kansas City
oTee Washington
Baltimore Acai
Washington
Twinight
Rover
Herbert
Schmitz
Porterfield
Shea
Detroit
Baltimore
Garver
Hoeft
Moore
Wilson
Chicago
New York
Donovan
Byrne
Sullivan
Kansas
City
Charlotte
Columbia
Augusta
Jacksonville
Columbus
Iain Montgomery
Savannah
Reading
Allentown
Elmira
Binghamton
Albany
Schenectady
Sioux City
Wichita
Des Moines
Pueblo
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Roswell
Odessa
Carlsbad
Midland
Artesia
San Angelo Robbs
Big Spring
Evangeline Leagle
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Crowley
Lafayette
Lake Charlies
New Iberia
Macon
Montgomery
Pague Elmira
Brooklyn Ee
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Erskine
Black
Gross
Philadelphia
Roberts
Spahn
Maglie
Davis
St. Louis
Donoso
Arroyo
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Tulsa
Shreveport Aie
Worth
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Toronto
Montreal
Havana
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Richmond Ae
Svracuse
Tichmond
American Association
Toledo
Omaha
Naomi
Louisville
Minneapolis
Denver St Paul
Charleston
Indianapolis
Denver
St. Paul
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville
Mobile
Atlanta
Little
Plainview
Abilene
Hollywood
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
San Diego
Seattle
Corpus Christi
Texas City
Waco
Mee
Harlingen
Scorae
Port Arthur Y
Port Arthur
Texas Waco
Corpus Ad
Lary
Gromek
Maas
Pierce
Derovan
Trucks
Harshman
Johnson
Fornieles
Consuegra
Byrd
Ford
Turley
Bucks
Lopat
Grim
Wynn
Score
Lemon
Garcia
Feler
Houtteman
Narleski
Sulivan
Brewer
Delock
Nixon
Susce
McDermott
Stone
Abernathy
Stobbs
Kellner
Shantz
Ditmar
Ceccerelli
Boyer
Raschi
Seminole Cage Star Plans To Enrol At Oklahoma A&M
Seminole high school basketball standout Tony Guinn, an all state center and polio survivor, announced today he will enroll at Oklahoma A&M College. The 6 foot 4 athlete overcame a childhood handicap to star for Seminole High School last season.
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Seminole Cage
Oklahoma A&m
Seminole
Oklaha
Tony Guinn
Seminole High School
Oklahoma A&m College
Detroit Hurlers Top Big Show In Going Route
Detroit pitchers led by Ned Garver go distance to pace the American League with 45 complete games in 93 starts as Garver tops the circuit with 12. Lary, Hoeft, Gromek, and Maas also logged multiple complete games for the Tigers, who face strong competition from White Sox, Yankees, Phillies, and Dodgers in a season-long pace chart.
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New York
Deroit
Ned Garver
Bucky Harris
Tigers
Detroit Moundsmen
Garver
Associated Press
Philadelphia Phillies
Robin Roberts
Roberts
Detroit
Frank Lary
Billy Hoeft
Steve Gromek
Duke Maas
Buffalo
Chicago White Sox
Billy Pierce
Dick Donovan
New York Yankees
Whitey Ford
Cleveland
Early Wynn
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Brooklyn
Don Newcombe
Milwaukee
Gene Conley
Phillies
Herman Wehmeier
Murry Dickson
Curt Simmons
Saul Rogovin
Castoff
Ron Negray
Baltimore
Kansas City
Orioles
Jim Wilson
Cincinnati
City Youths Head to Falls Creek Camp
More than 60 youths from First Baptist church Lawton depart for an eight day camp at Falls Creek Baptist assembly near Davis. Dr H Tom Wiles will preach during worship hours joined by 28 Oklahoma Baptist leaders. Camp directed by Kenneth Myers with staff help from Carolyn Clouse Ina Lou Fees and many registered youth.
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First Baptist Church
Lawton
Falls Creek Baptist Assembly
Davis
H. Tom Wiles
Wiles
First Baptist Camp
Kenneth Myers
Carolyn Clouse
Ina Lou Fees
Janice Hanes
Marjorie McKenzie
Mary Annie Compton
Erlene Poston
Barbara Ramey
Barbara Lanman
Gwen Wood
Kay Halsey
Susan Myrick
Carlana Fitch
Kay Lu Pierce
Joy Bryson
Deanna Paramore
Jackye Gold
Katherine Upjohn
Jacquetta Upjohn
Lois Ballinger
Sue Cochran
Patsy Horton
Mary Frances Gauntt
Ann Preisch
Beverly Clemmer
Chlorica Stephens
Sherry Harper
Saundra Ramey
Joyce Cable
Carolyn Burgess
Karen Cheney
Gene Teakell
Charles Ellenbrook
Billy Sorrow
Walton Sorrow
Carlton Hall
Murl Porter
Marvin Lowe
Jerry Poston
Wade Harrison
Norman Foster
Gary Patterson
Richard Lord
Maurice LaFonte
J. M. Kinzer
Henry Gold
Mike Lewis
Jerry Metcalf
Wilford Kenningham
Gerald Brewer
Mike Ginn
Don Kouri
Grudge Bout Set Friday at Lawton Armory Card
Pro wrestling lineup features old feuds and new faces this week at the Lawton Armory. Main event is two out of three falls in one hour between Frank Faketty and Gene Detton with referee Maurice Lapchappe. Debuts include Red McKim vs Leo Wallick and Salvador Flores vs Chris Belkas, as promoter Tony Ross announces new summer pricing.
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Lawton Armory
Frank Faketty
Gene Detton
Detton
Detton Brothers
Faketty
Red McKim
Salvador Flores
McKim
Leo Wallick
Flores
Chris Belkas
Maurice Lachappelle
Runnerup In Texas League May Play Mexican Champion
The runner up in the Texas League may face the Mexican League champion in a series this year if the Southern Association approves. Tex as League president Dick Butler returned from Mexico City after discussions with Mexican League officials and will poll Texas League members if the Dixie Series objection is not raised.
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Ballas
Southern Association
Dick Butler
Mexico City
Anglers Struck By Lake Squall On Lawtonka
Eight fishermen were soaked as a sudden squall churned five foot waves on Lawtonka Sunday. Three boats sank. Capt. Mary Powley, Capt. Ruby Blasingham, and Lt. B. Byson were rescued. Another boat sank near shore. two men rescued by a Chickasha party. A paralyzed man and his relatives endured an hour in the water before rescue. all survivors were brought to shore as boats were towed after the storm subsided.
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Lake Lawtonka
Mary Powley
Ruby Blasingham
B. Byson
Fort Sill
John Frampton
Lawtonka
J. A. Dutton
Cement
Bill Washburn
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
R. D. Mooneyham
Lee
Robert
Albert Cottrell
Lawtonka Duck Blind
VFW Members Win National Citations At Fort Sill
Fort Sill VFW Post 5263 honors three members for recruiting at least 50 new or reinstated VFW members. MSgt. Howard L. Griffee, Sfc. Donald D. Simpson, and Sfc. Cecil A. Bennett receive national aides de camp appointments, a citation, a VFW cap, and special honors at national encampments.
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Fort Sill
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Howard L. Griffee
Elm
Donald D. Simpson
Jefferson
Cecil A. Bennett
Arlington
Hospital Births and Admitted Patients in Southwestern Area
Birth announcements list a son for Woodrow W. Witt and a daughter for Paul Carson on July 25. The record covers numerous admissions and discharges across towns including Fletcher Grandfield Lawton Duncan Apache Cache Walters and Anadarko with names such as Edward Love Ronnie Smith Henry Bond and Pearl Harmon among others.
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Woodrow W. Witt
Fletcher
Paul Carson
Monroe
Gery
Richard Martin
Marlow
Barbara Kay Duncan
Charles Duncan
Sterling
Terry Sinclair
Walter Sinclair
Gore
Rudolph Mahlstedt
Dearborn
Linda Johnson
Linon Johnson
Chickasha
Paul Bell
Dewaine Bell
N. 12Th
John Brooks
Mattie Lee
Tatums
Finis Hendrick
Maple
Richard Churchwell
Altus
Barbara Ann Gibson
Edward Gibson
Lawton
Anna Williams
Arlington
Albert Lucas
Euclid
Surgery
James Toland
Cornell
Murder Wave Shocks Valle Province Colombia
Government sends investigators to Valle in western Colombia after a spree of killings. Wealthy landowners farmers and a newspaper editor are among seven prominent citizens murdered. Motives remain unexplained as officials and newspapers note the violence's obscure causes.
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Bogota
Colombia
Valle
Tolima
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Rojas Pinilla
Authority Ordered to Award Amis Contract on Turnpike
Oklahoma City district judge ordered the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to award a Northeast turnpike contract to Amis Construction Co or show cause why not. The bid was rejected June 29 due to an outstanding lawsuit over a Turner turnpike project. A hearing is set for August 26 to state reasons for refusal.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Amis Construction Co
W. A. Carlile
Amis
Northeast Turnpike
Turner Turnpike
First Division Moves Into Riley
Operation Gyroscope reaches full swing as the First Infantry Division takes new stations at Fort Riley Kansas marking a return home after 13 years overseas. Initial arrivals include 166 enlisted men 20 dependents and three officers with prior service in Germany averaging one year to 16 months.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Germany
Foss Cobb dam projects fail to win committee approval
Washington July 26 The House Interior committee did not approve a 40.6 million loan for the Foss and Cobb creek dam projects on the Washita river watershed. Senate passage is recent but the measure seems unlikely to pass this session as the panel will not meet before adjournment. If delayed it must await next year. The projects include the Foss reservoir near Clinton and the Fort Cobb dam near Anadarko to provide flood control storage irrigation and recreation.
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Constitution Washington Bureau
Washington
House Interior Committee
Foss
Cobb Creek
Washita River
Congress
Senate
Clinton
Fort Cobb
Anadarko
Memorial Hospital Reaches 10,000th Patient Milestone
Memorial hospital announced it admitted its 10,000th patient since opening four years ago. Administrator William Love identified Henry Bond 910 G as the recipient currently treated for a heart condition.
Pioneer Gals State Annual Fashion Show Preview
Members of the Pioneer Women's club meet at 7 30 p m Saturday on the south side of the Comanche county courthouse for their annual Pioneer Preview linked to the city birthday celebration. They will wear early day dresses and bonnets and visit downtown firms. A second dance is planned for August 6 at 35th Division park with Paul Tate master of ceremonies. An old fashioned square dance is set for August 2 at 35th Division park with Art Ashline emcee.
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Pioneer Women’s Club
Comanche County
Pioneer
Helen Bowlin
Women Serve on Presidio County Grand Jury Demand Cleanup
The Presidio County grand jury, the first with women members, urged courthouse cleanup and lawn mowing as an early recommendation. The report highlights the historic gender milestone and cites voter actions from the previous year in Texas.
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Marfa
Tex
Presidio County Grand Jury
Texas
Gas Chamber Tour For 1050 ROTC Cadets At Sill
One thousand fifty ROTC cadets will pass through the gas chamber at Sill next Monday under the Artillery and Guided Missile Center's Chemical Office. It will be the largest single-day turnout in chamber history. Maj. C. W. Dutreau, post chemical officer, will lecture on chemical biological and radiological warfare after the tour.
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ROTC
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Maj. C. W. Dutreau
Heat Wave Grips Frigid Alaska Cities
FAIRBANKS Alaska temperatures surged as an unusual heat wave gripped the state. Wainwright near the Arctic Ocean reported 80 degrees while Fairbanks rose 93 degrees above the December reading, despite the area typically dwelling in deep cold.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Wainwright
Arctic Ocean
Pt. Barrow
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Shawnee Leee
Muskogee
Paris
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A. E. Crenshaw
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Kinyon
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Snyder
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Lookeba
Medi- Mirs
Anne Betziner
Apache
James Ash
Cache
R. N. McQuiddy
Sycamore
Ronnie Peterman
Walters
Donald McLaughlin
S. 13Th
Herman Young
Geronimo
Betty Hawkins
Duncan
Thelma Bartlett
Lillie McDaniel
Leander Clanton
Rt. 3
W. E. Hilliard
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John Underwood
Mary Taua
Frank Cerday
John Aunko Jr
Blanche Jackson
Janelle Pocowatchit
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Jack Bointy
Carnegie
Imogene Kaulaity
Pike Authority
Lawton Publishing Co
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Memorial
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Virgil Laird
D. D. Raibourn
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E Avenue
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Denison
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