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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
7
Washington expected to contend for the title at the 55th Women s Western Amateur golf tournament with a strong showing and confidence in reaching the final stages.
In the upper bracket semifinal at Sun-Broiled AE Field Seattle’s Lesser faces 17 year old Anne Quast of Everett Washington while lower bracket co medalist Carol Diringer of Tiffin Ohio meets Mary Patton Janssen of Charlottesville Virginia Miss Quast carded a 2 up win over co medalist Wiffi Smith finishing 3 under par after 17 holes Lesser beat Vernice Pico 3 and 1 Diringer routed Mrs Mac ray Jones 5 and 4 Janssen defeated Mrs Scott Probsco 4 and 2.
The report lists several boxing results with fighters and outcomes. Lane of Muskegon stops Lakatos of Youngstown, Folley faces Wey, Wil and Durelle noted as out, with Baie St. Anne and Toronto as listed locales.
Esther Circle members met at the home of Mrs. Raymond Ricketts with Mrs. Danner leading the lesson Divine Architects tae De oe Church. A pre nuptial was announced for Helen Williams of Blockton Ind. who will marry soon and live in Blockton. Attending members served luncheon. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jensen left for Portland Ore. to stay with relatives. Other residents visited nearby towns, and several families relocated within Iowa and Illinois for work or housing.
Pvt Jerry Smith completed the infantry school airborne course at Fort Benning Georgia. The program trains volunteer officers and enlisted soldiers to be parachutists. He joined the Army in January 1955 and finished basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas after attending Wilton public high school.
The number of education television stations in the United States has risen to thirteen, expanding access to educational programming nationwide. This increase reflects broader adoption of instructional broadcasting across multiple states and regions.
A mink coat undergoes a lengthy process described as taking about seven miles of thread and 700 hours of labor to smoke and finish, highlighting the laborious craft involved.
Baseball results show Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 10 2 St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 4 1 Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 4 2 New York defeated Chicago 4 1. The games were played Thursday at 7 p m.
Des Moines Iowa officials announced a larger fish and game exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. The Iowa Conservation Commission will showcase bears fish including a 60 lb sturgeon and a wide array of wildlife from bobcats to vultures. The fair runs August 27 through September.
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