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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
5
Weekend notes cover a nine pound one man plastic boat for easy lakes fishing and four bass caught after a near miss shower. Baseball talk centers on a tight AL race with Cleveland Baltimore and the Yankees near top as Elston Howard shines and pennant odds rest on July 4. Joe Grossjean reels a 26 pound flathead catfish caught on trot line and baited with a goldfish.
Paul R. Norby, longtime postmaster, becomes one of the few U.S. Naval Reserve members to retire as an admiral after starting as a seaman in 1936. He received his commission as an ensign in 1939 and rose to admiral by 1944.
The Flying Farmers of America organized in Oklahoma during 1944 marking the creation of a national group for agricultural aviators. Members from several states joined to promote aviation in farming and community service.
Wednesday night at the local diamond featured two tight games. Linton Iron and Metal beat Western Auto 3-2, while Elks edged Citizens Bank 2-1. Additional games are planned for tonight and make-ups for Friday and Saturday after rainouts.
Baseball scoreboard items show multiple games with scores and notes. Key results include Pittsburgh 14 San Francisco 6 and Los Angeles 14 Philadelphia 2 at night. Other games include Milwaukee 5 Chicago 2, Chicago 8 Milwaukee 5, Boston 4 Detroit 3 in 10 innings, Chicago 6 Washington 4, Cleveland and Baltimore 2, Baltimore 13 Cleveland 5, New York Kansas City 7 tied after 13 innings due to rain.
The Yankees and Kansas City Athletics battled to a 7 7 tie at 2 32 a m EDT ending in a playoff effort. New York moves into a first place deadlock with the Indians who split a doubleheader with Baltimore. Yogi Berra and Cletus Boyer homered for New York as Roger Maris added four hits.
Ann Sullivan receives a divorce from Robert P. Sullivan in Greene circuit court at Broomfield. The court orders payment of her attorney fees totaling $125 and restores her maiden name Ann Mason.
More than 80,090 volunteers contribute time and skill to Boys Clubs across the United States, supporting youth programs from coast to coast.
Puzzle clue set with cryptic hints referencing river terms and wordplay for a crosswords page. Entries imply a themed sequence leading to an answer about everyday money terms and nicknames.
A list of crossword clues across and down with numbers and partial solution notes for a daily cryptoquote puzzle. It includes clue prompts like Tokyo citizen and German along with a brief description of how to solve the cipher and a quoted previous puzzle line.
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