Wyoming Babe Ruth Team Finishes Season With 3 1 Record
The Wyoming Babe Ruth baseball squad ends with three wins and one loss. They total 21 hits to opponents 120 at bats and post a team batting average of .175. Season results list Wyoming 13 Lost Nation 2 Wyoming 2 Center Jct 5 Wyoming 17 Olin 1 Wyoming 8 Olin 2. Team members include Tom Thompson Daryl Moenk Chuck Ripperton Tom Snyder Bill Edwards Mark Towers Jim Towers Greg Curtin Chuck Burns Steve Petersen Jerry Snyder Jim Eggert Tom Jorgensen Lou Somerville.
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Wyoming
Babe Ruth
Tom Thompson
Daryl Moenk
Chuck Ripperton
Tom Snyder
Bill Edwards
Mark Towers
Jim Towers
Greg Curtin
Chuck Burns
Steve Petersen
Jerry Snyder
Jim Eggert
Tom Jorgensen
Lou Somerville
Wyoming Little League Drops Final Game of Season
Wyoming Little League finished its summer schedule with a 5-1 loss to Lost Nation. Young earned the win and Towers took the loss as Lost Nation added two insurance runs. The team finished 5-1 with 33 hits in 151 at bats and a .214 team batting average, while opponents totaled 24 hits in 151 at bats. Wyoming scored 34 run and allowed 2 across five games listed.
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Wyoming
Little League
Lost Nation
Young
Towers
Thompson
Oxford Jet
Oxford
Wyoming Little League
Hughes 1st in modified race at Air-View Speedway
Tom Hughes of Monticello won a popular modified feature at Air-View Speedway Friday night. Bob Hilmer of Waterloo and John Connolly of Delhi finished close as Hughes led from midway to the end in a tight main event.
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Air-View Speedway
Tom Hughes
Monticello
Bill Bleadorn
Paul Bartels
Hughes
Bob Hilmer
Waterloo
John Connolly
Delhi
Skip Kennedy
Dubuque
Dick Nesterry
Ernie Speth
Connolly
Charlie Moffett
Stanwood
Dick Krofta
Davenport
Lee Kunzman
Guttenberg
Hilmer
Wayne Young
Bleadorn
Jerry Ekstron
Martello
Dick Steiner
Bill Kramer
Coggon
Pat Lyons
Cascade
Leon Offerman
Flute Weber
Virgil Offerman
Langworthy
Janice Klostermann
Luella DeShaw
Hopkinton
Shellaine Connolly
Midland ends season with 5-4 record
Midland closes its season with a 5-4 regular season mark and a 3-1 sectional win record. The team totalled 56 hits and 269 at bats while conceding 55 hits and 280 at bats to opponents. Sectional play saw Midland score 18 points to 9 by opponents.
Midland Falls to Lincoln in High School Baseball Final
Midland of Wyoming lost 5-0 to Lincoln of Stanwood in the sectional finals Thursday, sending Lincoln to the Iowa summer district tournament. Key moments included Paul Hansen’s first inning single and Lincoln’s two runs in the second aided by three walks, plus two more in the fourth and a final score on a single, passed ball, and wild pitches. Winning pitcher Koering, losing pitcher Moore.
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Midland
Monticello
Lincoln
Stanwood
Wyoming
Paul Hansen
Hansen
Stuart Moore
Moore
A. Catlett
Richard Huston
Koering
Scout Executive Named for Hawkeye Council
Norman E. Swails, assistant Scout executive at Omaha, is named scout executive for the Hawkeye area Boy Scout Council and will assume duties August 15 succeeding Ted Floyd. The Hawkeye area covers Jones Benton Johnson Washington and Linn counties.
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Norman E. Swails
Omaha
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
Ted Floyd
Jones, Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Washington and Linn Counties
Twins Sweep Two Pee Wee Games In League Action
The Twins won both Pee Wee games last week. On Tuesday they beat the Yankees 5 4 and on Wednesday defeated the Cardinals 11 4. Standings show Twins 6 2, Cards 4 3, Yankees 3 5, Giants 2 5.
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Twins
Cubs 10 Oldtimers 5 in Sunday senior game
Cubs downed the Oldtimers 10 to 5 as the younger team broke open a close game with five runs in the fourth inning and additional scores in the fifth. Key plays included Featherston and Westhoff spark on offense and several errors that aided the Cubs rally.
Cubs win opener in Cascade tournament
Monticello's Cubs defeated Key West 7-0 in five innings as Jack Johnson held the opposition to one hit and struck out 11. Cubs led 1-0 in the second and added three runs in the third, with Herr, Wright, Gordon Westhoff, and Hoyt driving in runners. Herr homered in the fifth to cap the scoring. Next game is Monday July 27 in Cascade.
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Cubs
Bud Bader
B. J. Featherston
Berm Edwards
George Nieters
George Hines
Rick Westhoff
Gordon Westhoff
H. Hall
Gary Herr
Featherston
B.hines
John Hines
Jim Green
Hines
Green
Bill Howie
G. Westhoff
Hall
Monticello
Key West
Jack Johnson
Dave Hoyt
John Wright
Herr
Gordon
Jim Wright
Rotarians See Film About Cedar Rapids
Monday evening Cedar Rapids Rotary Club screened a color and sound film about Cedar Rapids. Joe Hladky of the Cedar Rapids Gazette advertising staff introduced it, with Al Erdahl as program chairman and President Royal Hunt presiding at St. Luke's Methodist Church. More sports news and photos in the Express.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Hladky
Cedar Rapids Gazette
al Erdahl
Royal Hunt
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Navy and Air Force listed personnel reach new assignments
Radioman third class Edwyn A Moncrief of Monticello joins the USS Lyman K Swenson returning to San Diego after three years in the Far East with port calls planned in Brisbane Sydney Pago Pago and the Hawaiian Islands. Airman Lynn A Postel of Olin earns E-4 after completing US Navy and US Air Force courses at Point Mugu California and serves with the base Drum and Bugle corps. Harvey Oltmanns of London is stationed as a hospitalman at Pensacola Florida. James J O'Hara and James O'Hara Jr of Oxford Junction Wyoming receive new postings and nine day leaves while Victor K Lamont lists his Fort Lewis address. 2nd Lt Charles W Gearhart earns silver wings after navigator training at James Connally AFB TX and is assigned to Mather AFB CA for further Air Training Command duties.
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Edwyn A
Fear
USN
Curtis Moncrief
Monticello
Lyman K. Swenson
San Diego
Calif
Far East
Swenson
Brisbane
Sydney
Australia
Pago-Pago
Hawaiian Islands
Lynn A. Postel
James Postels
Olin
U.S.A
Charles W, Gearhart
DN. Gearhart
Route 1
Hopkinton
U.S. Air Force
James Connally Afb
Tex
Gearhart
Mather Afb
Air Training Command
Monticello Lions close season with 7 5 win
The Monticello Lions finish the regular season with a 7 to 5 victory over Springville on the losers diamond. Two runners in the first frame scored for Monticello and Haag drove in key runs with a double in the third as Springville battled back to make it close.
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Monticello Sons
Springville
W. Ferrall
Husmann
Monticello
Breed
Lions
Ferrall
Adamson
Lewis
Haag
Lambert
Oxford Jct Community Club Meeting Report Highlights
Oxford Junction notes show the Women's club meeting at Mrs. Otto Benischek’s home with a $10 donation to Wapsie park and a decision not to join Federated clubs. Members led programs by Mrs. Anna Lasack and others, with contest winners named, future August plans set, and many social visits listed.
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Oxford Jct
Oxford Jet
Otto Benischek
Wapsie Park
Tom Hanwardsen
Anna Rose Benhart
Robert Kleineck
Emile Paulista
Anna Lasack
Mary Jo
Beverly Benischek
Tom Hunwardsen
Emile Pavlista
Dorothy Fritz
Lillian Bees
Leland Barnhart
Frank Kolarik
Louis Kula
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Eddie Thompson
Keith Sommerville
Greg Towers
Tom Ridout
Gary Petersen
Clifton Huston
David Towers
Randy Jacobsen
Ricky Buchholtz
Steve Westphal
Terry Thompson
Alen Merrill
Bobby Rohwedder
Gary Willey
Kevin Aldrich
Eddie Hunter
Dan Merrill
Steve Husman
Ken Sommerville
John Tasker
LeRoy Bartels
Tom Tanker
Tim Koch
Scott Emmett
Derry Brunscheen
Bob Cox
Barry Watters
Acel Catlett
Steve Streets
Gary Brunscheen
Calamus
Clarence
Bennett
Wheatland
Lin-Mar
Mount Vernon
Center
Monticello Express
Editorial
Hawkeye Council
Yankees
Cardinals
Yanks
Locher
Connelly
Hornstein
Shimanek
Luensman
Oney
Mueller
Horstein
Letbole
Ponder
Ray
Strittmatter
Muller
Gabriel
Cards
Giants
Edwards
Nieters
Phil Tuetken
J. Ferring
R. Westhoff
Jim Locher
Phil Gerdes
Don Becker
Winthrop
Dyersville
Independence
Nazel Green
The
Express
Tech
Jim Schneider
Schreibers Studio
Yankee
Robert Leunsman
Jon Nieters
Bill Ponder
Tom Locher
James
Cardinal Pee Wees
Vern Gottleaber
Steven Howard
Allen Hughes
Terry Connelly
Dana
Harvey Oltmanns
London
Adolph Kernen
Pensacola
Fla
U. S. Navy
Harvey T. Oltmanns
U.S.N
James J. O'Hara
J. Cyril O’hara
California
USS
Chicago
FPO
San Francisco
Jim O'Hara
Cyril O’hara
James J, O'Hara
Victor
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
State University of
Iowa
University
Richard Howard
Don Harward
Richard L. Howard
PO Box
Whiteman A,r,b
Arthur F, Harris
Thornton J, Harris
Onslow
Navy
Richmond D. Turner
Merle A, Rickels
Clarence Rickels
Center Jct
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Camp Pendleton
Marvine
Parter
U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Schilling Afb
Kan
Parmer
Max Parmer
Route 2
Strategic Air Command Base
Afrotc
Towa State University
Air Force
Pfc
Atisa
Lubavs
Alise Heiken
Furne
Walter Cook, Jr
Olympia
Wash
Frank Perrone
Bremerton
James Furne
Dale May
Grinnell
Jack Sheesley
Tom
Jim Murray
Boone
Larry Ledgina
Edward Ledvina
George Cress
C. I, Cress
Harold Cress
Riverside
A. E. Mellvain
DeWitt
Burton Mellvain
New York City
Robert Mellvain
Clinton
Herb Rehmke
Anna Rehmke
Robert Rehmke
Elkader
Clara Rogers
Hults Nursing Home
Berdette Brinkman
Escajon, Calif
John Miller
Norman Schutt
Werd Park
Muscatine
Joe Kotilinek
St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
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