Dodgers Beat Schmitz In Return To Brooklyn
In a National League tilt the Dodgers defeated former star pitcher Johnny Schmitz now with Cincinnati Reds. Schmitz allowed seven innings of two hit ball but a defensive error in the third led to two unearned runs. Roy Campanella homered for Brooklyn to tie the game before Raffensberger scored the eventual winner.
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Roberto Avila
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Card of Thanks for Switz City Family
The Ben Gerkin Family expresses sincere appreciation to neighbors and friends of Switz City for kindness sympathy and floral tributes following the passing of their wife and mother.
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Switz City
Baseball scores from yesterday’s games
St Louis defeated New York 4 to 2 and Boston routed Chicago 9 to 0. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 2 to 1 while Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 2 to 1. Cleveland defeated Boston 14 to 8 and Detroit won 7 to 4 against Philadelphia. Washington beat St Louis 5 to 1.
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Bake Sale Announcement For Rain Bow Girls
Members of the Order of Rainbow for Girls were reminded to bring bake sale items to the room next to the Grangy theater by 8:30 Saturday morning in an announcement made today.
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Order of Rainbow
Grangy Theater
Hoosier Marine Killed in Mortar Accident at Camp LeJeune
Pfe R. E. Pickle of Indianapolis was among eight Marines killed in a mortar accident at Camp LeJeune North Carolina as announced by the Marine Corps. He was the son of Mrs Eva Edwina Pickle of Little Eagle Trailer Camp in Indianapolis. The tragedy occurred yesterday and the casualty list included seven other Marines.
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Marine Corps
Large England map project costs a million yearly for two decades
The ordnance survey mapped England at a cost of 1 million dollars annually for 20 years, creating the largest map effort in the work. A 70 degree eye side vision angle is cited as a minimum safety standard for drivers.
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Ordnance Survey
England
Former IU Athlete Seeks Heat Cut at Track Meets
FBI man Fred Wilt, ex IU athlete, argues for later starts to cut heat in track events and for fewer infield distractions. He suggests limiting nonparticipants in stadiums, cites Europe as model, and notes many youth runners in cities miss chances. Wilt, 30, aims to compete through the 1952 Olympics and works as a government agent.
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FBI
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Wilt
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Fred
Dro Is Promoted At University
Bloomington Indiana June 21 Indiana university officials announced Robert Dro has been advanced from alumni field secretary to assistant IU alumni secretary. Dro, a former Hoosier all American basketball star, will be replaced by Jay Collins of Van Buren a 1950 IU graduate. He previously played professional basketball with the Indianapolis Kautsky team and pro baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization after leaving the university.
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Early agricultural colleges founded in 1797 in Hofwy and Krumau
The two earliest institutions for agricultural study were Hofwy in Switzerland and Krumau in Bohemia, both established in 1797. These foundations mark the initial rise of formal agricultural education in Europe.
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Hofwy
Switzerland
Krumau
Bohemia
Zeppelin Experiments With Dirigible Balloons in 1906
Historical notes indicate Ferdinand von Zeppelin conducted experiments with dirigible balloons around 1906, exploring aeronautical designs and potential uses for air travel and military reconnaissance.
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Automotive steel use and locomotive traction rise noted
The text notes U S automotive plants use 1013 million tons of steel annually and locomotives show about 65 percent greater traction than 30 years ago. It mentions a helm weight of 1000 pounds and states nothing is absolutely impenetrable to radium rays.
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Vision impairment rates estimated among workers
The article cites estimates that 40 to 6 per cent of workers have defective vision. The figures reflect a concern for workplace safety and accessibility, with experts urging screening and corrective measures to reduce impairment-related risks.
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