Four doubleheaders hit Midwest League schedule night
Clinton led the Midwest Baseball League as the loop split two with Wisconsin Rapids. Decatur fell to Quad Cities in a sole game while Burlington dropped two to Quincy. Cedar Rapids won twice over Dubuque as St. Croix edged Waterloo in the night’s pair. John Werhorn powered Cedar Rapids with a third inning homer sealing the opener.
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Wisconsin “Rapids
Decatur
Quad Cities
Burlington
Quincy
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
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Fox Cities
Sox Cities
Entries Open For Golf Meet At West Liberty
West Liberty announces the fourth annual full-amateur golf tournament at West Liberty Country Club on Sept 1. Limited to 120 entrants on a nine hole par 36 layout, with seven flights including a championship bracket. prizes total 600 and four per flight. Breakfast and lunch provided. entry fee 5. Mail entries to West Liberty Country Club Box 3. starting times begin at 6 30 a.m. est.
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West’ Liberty
West Liberty Country Club
West Liberty
Burlington Bay Fans 17 Batters In Pony Tourney
Burlington and Joliet faced each other as undefeated regional Pony League survivors. Burlington’s Mike Loose struck out 17 batters and threw a three-hitter to beat Davenport 9-0. Mike Mennen hit two homers and drove in six. Joliet defeated Denver 10-2 behind Mike Derrig’s two-hit pitching.
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Burlington
Joliet
Til
Mike Loose
Davenport
Mike Mennen
Denver
Mike Derrig
Ron Crovier
Butts Case to Jury on Monday
Wallace Butts faces a $10 million libel suit against The Saturday Evening Post. Final arguments near as jurors prepare to decide if the article accusing him of fixing the 1982 Georgia Alabama game harmed his reputation. Curtis Publishing contends the Post report met journalistic standards.
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Atlanta
Wallace Butts
Saturday Evening Post
Butts
Post
Curtis Publishing Co
Paul Bear Bryant
Alabama
West Liberty car stolen by youths sought gasoline
Ernest Crone reported a 1962 car stolen in West Liberty at 3:30 a.m. A 17-year-old Chicago youth was later held in Cambridge, Illinois, with two others fleeing toward Des Moines. State and federal agencies joined Muscatine and Henry counties in a sprawling search as the car, tied to a Texas registered license, was checked for links to a missing hotel guest and an innkeeper fraud in Marshalltown.
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Ernest Crone
East Third Street
West Liberty
Henry County
Dlinois
Chicago
Muscatine
Bob Miller
Miller
Cambbridge
Fwe
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Air Force
Wilton
Sheriff's Department
Mincatine
Jessern
Berwyn
Cambridge
Marshalltown
Iowa
Lone Tree Chamber Dinner Monday at St Marys Church
Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce plans regular meeting at St Marys church 8 30 pm Monday to discuss auction sale and appreciation. Also notes Mrs Crawford returning home after hospital stay, and local residents visiting or traveling, including birthday celebration for Mrs Werbach and guests.
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Lone Tree
Chamber of Commerce
St.Mary's Church
Crawford
George Crawford
Mercy Hospital
Charles Werbach
Good Samaritan
Davenport
Mabel Werbach
Charles
Don Werbach
Harold
Storm
Lori
Lana Storm
Camp Waubeck
Central City
Clayton McCue
Sheyhoggan
Wisc
Lulu O'Connor
McCue
Waller Sampson
Iglove
Mike
Hudson
Wise Consin
John Ziegler
Durant Classes Resume Sept 3 Under New Superintendent
Durant community school will reopen on Tuesday September 3 under Rex Deputy the new superintendent. Registration for all grades except kindergarten runs 8 a.m. to noon August 29. The new elementary building won t be ready for opening but parts will be usable with rest to follow after construction began last spring.
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Durant
Durant Community School
Rex Deputy
A. U
Greenes Orville Meeker Win at Iowa State Fair
Bob and Connie Greene of Ainsworth won the grand champion in the quality park contest carcass show at the Iowa State Fair Friday. Orville Meeker, a Hampshire breeder, led heavyweight carcass with 43.92 percent ham loin yield and a 5.44 square inch loin eye. Melvin Dennings of Winfield took the second best carcass in the heavyweight class.
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Connie Greene
Ainsworth
Iowa State
Hampshire
Orville Meeker
Lells Hampshire
Melvin Dennings
Winfield
Anderson Girl Crowned State Fair Champion
Anderson girl, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anderson of West Liberty, won the short horn champion in 4 H beet heifer judging at the State Fair in Des Moines. Her sister Lucille earned the same honor last year. Wapello social calendar lists a class reunion Lutheran picnic World War I Barracks auxiliary and Fairview Aid picnic with an LCH event at Mrs Geraldine Gerth's home on August 23 1958.
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West Liberty
Wearne Anderson
Jl “Anderson
Des Moines
Fiitey
Lucille
Fairview
LCH
Geraldine Gerth
New Clerk for ISU Office at C Junction
Mrs Margery Williams will be the new area office clerk in the Iowa Southern office at Columbus Junction replacing Mrs Donna West who moves to Muscatine. Her husband James will work at Sun Mart. The Sanford family with four children moved to the Summy property west of the water plant to live this year. Oilers Cut Rookies in Houston release three rookies including Randell Kerbow of Rice and waivers on Kei Sow Butch Pressley and Paul Lea.
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Margery Williams
Iowa Southern
Donna West
Muscatine
James
Sun Mart
Enoch Sanford
Equador
Summy
Oilers
Houston
Tex
Houston-Oilers
Randell Kerbow
Rice
Kei- Sow
Butch Pressley
Texas A&i
Paul Lea
Oklahoma
Youths Earn 110 Dollars at Cream Social Fundraiser
A community Cream Social raised 110 dollars with 46 gallons served. Committee chairmen Mrs Clara Wykers and Mabel Pantalus led the event, while Mrs Elsie Baxter helped organize. Weekend visits and trips to Wisconsin are noted among local families and club activities include Busy Mothers Bridge at Mrs Dorothy Gerst home.
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Vakyine
Strom
Clara Wykers
Mabel’ Pantalus
Elsie Baxter
Sherman Cook
Baxter
Elmer
Carl Kafitmann
Oakville
Dick + Strawhacker
Ronald Wack
District WSCS Meeting Held at Wapello Home
Methodist WSCS members gathered at Mrs Ben Pettis home in Wapello to plan Fall District Seminars with officers Mrs Charles Fricke Mt Union president Mrs Charles Van Dyke Winfield treasurer and Ben Pettis chaired Social Relations Night Circle. The Night Circle met at Mrs Fay Dean Jackson home with Mrs Virgil Corey as co host 13 members attended led by Mrs Warren Kemper in devotions.
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Fay Dean Jackson
Virgil Corey
Warren Kemper
Carol Sheckler
Jesson
Red Sox Play Stanwood Here
The Muscatine Red Sox seek their 19th victory of the season against Stanwood in a game at 9 30 p m Sunday at Tom Bruner Field here. Stanwood finished second in the Cornbell league this season and the Red Sox won the Quad County loop title. Last year the two teams met in one game, the Sox winning 4 2.
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Muscatine Red Sox
Stanewood
Tom Bruner
Stanwood
Red Sox
Sox
Firms settle cases after 1962 customs action
More than 200 firms have settled. In fiscal 1962, the Bureau's Customs collected about 4.65 million dollars.
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Bureau
Customs
Stockton RNA Club Hosts Card Party in August 1983
Mrs Muscatine and a group of hostess names organized a card party on August 17 1983. Prizes were awarded to several attendees including Mrs Ralph Erebs Mrs Ernest Otto Mrs Lanort Paustiny Miss Verna Dage and Mrs Donald. The event occurred at a local building with community members in attendance.
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Ofday
Ralph Erebs
Ernest Otto
Lanort ‘Paustiny
Verna Dage
Donald
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