Hutchinson May Shelve Pitching to Manage Tigers
Detroit manager Fred Hutchinson aims to stop pitching duties after taking over the Tigers. He plans no starting assignments or bullpen roles, focusing on lifting Detroit from last place. A replacement for injured Jerry Priddy must be found as Don Kolloway or Al Federoff could fill second base. Hutchinson learned of his appointment Saturday from team president Spike Briggs.
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Detroit
Fred Hutchinson
Detroit Tiger
Hutchinson
Red Rolfe
Hutch
Jerry Priddy
Priddy
Don Kolloway
Chicago White Sox
al Federoff
Buffalo
Spike Briggs
Detroit Tigers shakeup names Hutchinson as new manager
Detroit announces the firing of manager Red Rolfe and promotes pitcher Fred Hutchinson to lead the team. In Wimbledon Maureen Connolly defeats Louie Brough 7-5 6-3 to win the All England title. Cary Middlecoff wins a sudden death playoff to claim the $15,000 Metropolitan Open. Navy earns an eight oared berth and New York selects 25 swimmers and divers for the men’s Olympic squad.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Red Rolfe
Fred Hutchinson
Yennis
Eng
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Louie Brough
Beverly Hills
Cary Middlecoff
Ted Krell
Worcester
Mass
Navy
New York
Public softball diamonds at Weed park offered free use
Ollie Bentley president of the Muscatine Park Commission clarified a misconception about the Weed park and Oregon field lighted diamonds. When not in league games the facilities are free to groups under adult supervision. Keys are from the light watchman and electricity is provided at no charge by the Municipal light and Water Board. The Commission will arrange nightly use except Sundays.
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Ollie Bentley
Muscatine
Sturtevant Dairy Wins Fourth of July Softball Tourney
West Liberty Sturtevant's Dairy of Rock Island defeated Dave's Timber Jack's of Muscatine 7 to 3 in the finals of the July tournament here Friday night. Sturtevant's had earlier defeated Parker's A C of Davenport while Dave's Timber Jack's knocked off West Branch in the semifinals.
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West Liberty
Sturtevant’s Dairy
Rock Island
Dave's Timber Jack's
Muscatine
Sturtevant
Parker's A. C
Davenport
Dave's
West Branch
Major League Leaders National League and American League
National League leaders include Batting approache by Musial of St Louis .333 and Atwell of Chicago .324. Runs by Lockman of New York 37 and Musial 56. Runs Batted In led by Sauer of Chicago 69 and Thomson of New York 88. Pitching common leaders include Roe of Brooklyn 7 0 and Brazile 6 1. American League leaders show Fain of Philadelphia .336 and Goodman .336. Rosen of Cleveland 53 RBIs. Fox of Chicago 95 hits. Dorish of Chicago 5 6 1 000. Shantz 14 3 824.
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Musial
St Louis
Atwell
Chicago
Lockman
New York
St. Louis
Sauer
Thomson
Williams
Schoendienst
Mueller
Ennis
Philadelphia
Hodges
Brooklyn
Jethroe
Boston
Reese
Robinson
Roe
Brazile
Spahn
Rush
Maglie
Fain
Goodman
Minoso
Rosen
Cleveland
Fox
Priddytroit
Vernon Washington
Rizzuto
Young
Rivera
Wertz
Detroit
Berra
Avila
Dorish
Shantz
Reynolds
Boldt Reaches City Golf Meet Semifinals
George Boldt advanced to the 1952 city golf tournament semifinals by beating Dr. William Catalona on the 21st hole after a tight 18-hole match at Geneva. He will face defending champion Charles Meerdink, with Art Miller and Ed Chamberlin meeting in the other bracket.
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George Boldt
Sunder
Dr. Wm. Catalona
Aleven
Catalona
Boldt
Geneva
Charles Meerdink
Art Miller
Ed Chamberlin
Muscatirre
Larry Dwyer
Art Stanley
Saint Crispin Saint of Shoemakers and His Martyred Aid
Saint Crispin is the shoemakers patron who preached and made leather sandals for the poor in France during the third century before his execution by a Roman governor.
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Crispin
France
Buzzards May Help Solve Aviation Mysteries
Sailplane champion Dick Johnson and Dr. August Rasper study buzzards to learn invisible updrafts and reduced drag. They plan to train two squads of vultures to carry instruments for data collection, with naturalist George Carter assisting. Johnson heads to Madrid for an international soaring meet while the NRO watches developments.
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State College, Miss
NEA
Dick Johnson
Johnson
August Rasper
Mississippi State College
Rasper
George Carter
Kendallville
Ind
Carter
Madrid
Spain
Airlines
Mississippi State
Naval Research Office
Washington
Six Major Iowa Crimes To Be Topics At Police Course
The 16th annual police officers short course at the University of Iowa opens with a session focused on six major Iowa crimes. About 200 officers are expected, with attendance limited to enrolled members as some cases remain unsolved.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Muscatine County
Richard L. Holcomb
University
Institute of Public Affairs
Department of Pathology
Carl Menzer
State University of Iowa
Virgil Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
John Reid
Chicago Police Scientific
State Department of Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Secret Service
Iowa Attorney General
Iowa State Sheriff's Association
Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police and Peace Officers
Iowa State Policemen’s Association
The
College of Law
Britannica Notes China Last to Enter Western Trade
The En cyclopedia Britannica states China was the final nation to fall within Western commercial reach, marking a late entry into global trade networks.
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China
Britannica
Growing Vehicle Registrations in the United States
The article notes that over 40,000,000 motor vehicles are registered in the United States each year, a sharp rise from only four vehicles registered in 1895, highlighting rapid growth in the auto era.
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The
United
Mrs. Fred Annas Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Annas 72 of Columbus Junction will be at Stephens Funeral Home at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev. Robert Bickford officiating. Burial will be at Columbus City Cemetery. Born Mary McGee in Washington Iowa on April 26 1880 she married Fred Annas on May 14 1896. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Carl Luckey Riverside and Mrs. L T Fullerton Washington a son Harry Annas Lockhart Texas two brothers Edwin Washington and Clinton Minneapolis 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Fred Annas
Stephens
Robert Bickford
The
Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
Annas
Mary McGee
Washington
Car! Luckey
Riverside
L. T. Fullerton
Harry Annas
Lockhart
Texas
Edwin
Clinton
Minneapolis
Traffic Charges And Intoxication Cases Top List
Traffic charges and intoxication counts dominated this morning's local court business. Police Judge Nathan Hoefflin fined Everett Linder of New Boston 15 dollars and costs for careless driving after a 1 20 a.m. arrest on West Front street. John Bryant of Chicago forfeited a 10 dollar bond for failing to appear after a stop sign arrest. Clara Beveridge of 2296 Mulberry avenue paid 5 dollars and costs for speeding at 4 04 p.m. Saturday. Tony Zeno of the European hotel and David Desing of West Eighth street faced Judge Hoefflin on intoxication charges.
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Nathan Hoefflin
Everett Linder
New Boston
Linder
West Front Street
John Bryant
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Robert B. Jehring
Bryant
Clara Beveridge
Mulberry Avenue
Tony Zeno
European Hotel
David Desing
West Eighth Street
Hoefflin
Intoxi
Spieth Returns From Puerto Rico Button Hearing
William Spieth of the McKee Button Co. Muscatine testified before a U S Labor Department committee in San Juan on Puerto Rico button industry rates. He traveled with National Association of Button Manufacturers president W P Pickett and said a decision on minimum rates will follow later.
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William Spieth
McKee Button Co
Muscatine
Puerto Rico
U. S. Department of Labor
Spieth
San Juan
Supreme Court of
W. P. Pickett
National Association of Button Manufacturers
Red Cross Swim School Sessions Concluded at Weed Park
Rural children completed the Red Cross Learn to Swim School at Weed park pool with Saturday examinations for city participants. Certificates will be mailed after reports are finalized. A special two week session for 100 Morning Sun children will begin this week under instructors Willis Vallet Gene Bersch and Bob Jones.
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Red Cross
Weed Park
Willis Valett
Gene Bersch
Bob Jones
First parachute jump from moving plane in 1912
Britannica records Captain Berry making the first successful descent from a moving airplane in 1912 at St. Louis Missouri using a parachute.
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Captain Berry
St. Louis
Local arrests cited for minor offenses this weekend
Zeno arrested at 9 am Saturday fined 10 dollars and costs. Desing arrested 12:10 am today fined 5 dollars and costs. Clarence Smith of 1206 Mulberry Avenue booked at 12:05 am Sunday for creating a disturbance and fined 10 dollars and costs. Smith arrested at West Second and Chestnut Streets with information signed by Anne Smith.
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Cation
Zeno
Desing
Clarence Smith
Mulberry Avenue
Booker
Smith
West Second
Chestnut Streets
Anne Smith
Brookhart Youth Hurt In Car-Bike Crash
Richard Brookhart a 15 year old bicycle rider escaped with slight injuries Sunday morning when struck by a car at the Cedar and Parham streets intersection in Muscatine. The driver Loren Ronald Muhlenburg route 5 Muscatine said he could not stop in time. The boy was taken to Hershey hospital for examination and released. A second minor collision at East Third and Walnut streets caused $35 damage to Herbert C. Foster's car. Howard J. Meacer was the other driver.
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Richard Brookhart
Mary Brookhart
Cedar Street
Muscatine
Loren Ronald Muhlenburg
Route 5
Cedar and
Parham Streets
Muhlenburg
Parham Street
Hershey Hospital
Herbert C. Foster
East Second Street
East Third
Walnut Streets
Howard J. Meacer
West Seventh Street
Fall injures 72 year old Muscatine man at YMCA
Walter Mowl, 72, of Muscatine, was admitted to Bellevue hospital with a scalp wound after falling into a window pit on the alley side of the YMCA building. Police arrived at 7 42 a m and he was transported by Geo M Wittich ambulance. Doctors say he should recover but may stay longer due to age and living alone.
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Walter Mowl
Muscatine Ymca
Bellevue Hospital
Mowl
YMCA
Geo. M. Wittich
Mow
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