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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
9
Bettendorf defeated Durant 6 2 on Thursday night as Merry Snutsen pitched six innings with six strikeouts to 62. Durant led 3 2 after three frames before Bettendorf rallied, Curt VandeWalle hit a two run homer in the sixth, Durant scored on an error and an RBI single, and Lennis Weih led Durant with two hits.
Muscatine high school renews baseball tonight at Bellendorf Park with a 6 p.m. game between the Muskies who are 4-2 and the Bullseigs who beat Durant Thursday. The Muskies travel to Durant Monday. Red Sox host Sunday and face the unbeaten iwimwa team with Beare, while Nick Petersen will start for the Sox seeking to end a three-game skid.
Baseball results from The Association Internailonal Leigny show Buffalo 4 8 Columbus 2 6 Rochester 1 Atlanta 6 Syracuse 7 Toronto 3 Richmond 2 Aetiona Louisville 3 Indianapolis 2 Omaha 4 Denver Oklahoma City 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 2 Pacific Coast League Portland 1 Hawaii 1 3 Tanna 4 Spokane 1 Salt Lake City 7 3 Seattle 6 2 San Diego 4 Vancouver 3.
The eighth Wo men's Collegiate Golf tourney in Albuquerque saw Sandy Palmer of North Texas State defeat her breakfast opponent and later topple defending champion Judy Hoelmer of the University of Washington. Hoelmer played strongly but Palmer rallied from behind to win 2 and 1, with another upset over Helen Marie Wieland 1 up after 18 holes.
Eight championships and several world records are at risk as the National AAU track and field carnival opens for a two night run at Mt. San Antonio College Memorial Stadium in Walnut California. About 400 athletes compete with Dallas Long Kane Burd and Robert Hayes in the opening program.
The report lists multiple bowling leagues with standings, high game and high series marks, and top individual performers. Measured teams include Town & Emery, Meadow Gold, and Massey’s, alongside individual leaders such as C Somers and Ment A. Thornion, with scores and affiliations from various local centers.
Mickey Wright of Dallas sits seven strokes behind the leaders after the opening four rounds of the J. E. McAuliffe Gelf Tournament for women professionals at Plainfield Country Club. Mary Lena Faulk and Kathy Whitsworth both shot 72 to tie for 41st place with 279 players in the field.
School lunch personnel from several area schools join 130 attendees for a weeklong training course at the University of Iowa City campus. Courses run Monday through Saturday, coordinated by the university food management department with the Iowa School Lunch division of the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. Participants include Leona Curtis, Lila Hildebrandt of Muscatine, Florence Johnson of Turant, Mildred Johnson of Lone Tree, Helen Orr of Mediapolis, and Imogene Phelps of Tipton.
The Stockton Royal Neighbor Camp will send twenty one women in a Purple and White Fancy Drill to the Supreme Camp of the Moral Neighbors of Amestica on June 26 in Denver. The group has performed at West Liberty Columbus Junction and Cadar Rapids district camps and will tour sites such as Ree Rack Theatre Denver mint and Pike’s Peak during the trip.
Wilton council announces bids for oiling and improving streets to be received until 3 pm July 9. Bids will be opened publicly the same day at 7 pm, with completion required by August 10. Acceptance announced after the June 18 council meeting where objections were overridden.
The Woman's Society of Park Avenue Methodist Church met Wednesday with 26 present. Devotions by Mrs. Henry Paul used Prayer as the epic. Ms. Claude Healy taught the last two chapters of The Meaning of Suffering. TL announced WSCS will serve youth groups next Monday. Mrs. Bert Lange and Mrs. George McCullough hosted.
Fairview Aid met Wednesday at Mrs. Bertha Campbell's home with Miss Leda Cummings as hostess. Fifteen members and seven visitors attended, including Mrs. Albert Pogemier and daughter Mary Linda and others from Morning Sun and Oakville area. A new dehumidifier for Fairview Church was voted to be installed, a get-well card went to Mrs. Les Pillings, and the next meeting is July 31 at Mrs. Gertie Casenbaum's home. Deputy Sheriff James Sivmans investigated a reported liquor still finding equipment.
Low bids totaling 52,004,884.2 percent were received by the Corps of Engineers Thursday at the Clock Tower Office Rock Island for the initial two stages of a levee improvement project in Louisa and Des Moines counties. The project will provide increased flood protection for 48,000 acres of farm land, the towns of Oakville and Kingston, seven miles of railroad track, 12 miles of Iowa highway No. 99 and county roads. Ford J. Robers of Burlington Wisconsin was the low bidder on Stage.
Nichols WSCS elects officers and plans summer outings at Mills Cottage. Members chosen for School of Missions at Simpson College July 9 to 13. A June 25 meeting at the church will finalize next year’s program. Also noted are hospital surgery for Mrs. Chown and river levee project bids and construction plans in Iowa and Minnesota.
Wilton Days plans are near completion with the Wilton American Legion sponsoring the two day event themed Space Age. The parade opens Friday evening with a downtown carnival and a Saturday afternoon lawn show. American Legion members sell tickets for sale and merchandise prizes will be awarded at 10 30 p m Saturday June 30. Proceeds support the local unit in veterans rehabilitation efforts.
Phase I of the National Fallout Shelter Survey in Louisa County finds at least 500 shelter spaces may exist in 10 of 18 buildings surveyed. Phase II will assess usable area, capacity, and habitability with engineers and architects evaluating ventilation and structural improvements to meet federal criteria.
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