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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
7
The Greater New Orleans Open Golf Tourney started in New Orleans with a cautious start after a Thursday shower halted play for 34 minutes. Sponsors hoped the rain would be brief and not disrupt the $100,000 event as the first round continued despite the forecast.
Sports state items list Muscatine high at Fort Madison Relays and Muscatine Central-West track, plus field events at Heinz Field. Golfers clash with Bettendorf at Davenport Country Club as Nicklaus co tops the leaderboard with a 69 tied by Lema and others. Houston tournament rain delays noted with Montgomery’s 74.
Gordie Howe of Detroit was named to the NHL first All Star team for the ninth time. At 30, the career goal leader with 624 goals, Howe earned 16 points in balloting by writers and broadcasters across six cities, announced Thursday in Montreal.
Trapshoot Loop Maurice Richard of Montreal had eight first team All Star selections. Howe, with 20 seasons in the major leagues, was the sole Red Wings pick for the first team. Chicago Black Hawks landed four players including Bobby Hull Stan Mikita and Pierre Pietr Hildebrandt. Indy prospects near the 50th 500 mile race draw a big crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as preparations begin for the event.
West Liberty Mississippi Valley Speedway drivers race Saturday night aiming to catch Mel Morris who won the last two feature events at West Liberty and Columbus Junction. Time trials begin at 7 p.m. with racing by 8 p.m.
Opening day crowds at the race meet could surge beyond 100000 due to spectacular practice runs by top drivers from American tracks and the world road racing circuit. The fastest qualifiers Saturday win pole position for the three car front row, regardless of Sunday speeds and next weekend outcomes.
In the Pacific Coast League Denver beat Tulsa 7 to 2 Hawaii defeated Tacoma 3 to 2 San Diego won 4 to ? Portland edged Spokane 6 to 3 Seattle 2 over Vancouver 1 One game in progress or not yet completed remains scheduled.
Norm Bunn heads a slate of officers re elected at the Men's Minor Bowling league annual banquet at George's Steak House. Other officers include Cecil Stalkfleet of Nichols as vice president and Harald Blake as secretary treasurer. Roxie Lawson earned the league achievement award for a 12 pin average improvement. Trophies went to Cook's Music Shop team led by Cecil Stalke lector, Rich Conklin, Jim Weber and Dave Chapman, with runner up Paeiz Super Valu led by Bill Hopker, Ab Lichtenwald, Tom Noll, Bill Pulliam and Harold Blake. Myron McCluskey received the high series award for 630 and Dave Chapman the high game award for 262.
Des Moines AP reports Central Iowa high schools explore forming a new athletic conference. Attendees include Grinnell Oskaloosa Boone Tama Toledo Southeast Polk Snydel Ankeny Urbandale. Grinnell Oskaloosa and Boone remain in the Central Town Conference after Ames Marshalltown and Newton left for the Big Six.
A meeting to organize an Open Softball league will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday at the YMCA. Organizers invite participants and interested residents to attend the session and help plan the summer league.
DECORAH AP Weather permitting Luther can wrap up the Iowa Conference baseball title in a doubleheader with Upper Iowa here Saturday. The Norse, already assured of a share of the title, can win it outright by taking one of the games. Luther is unbeaten in eight conference games.
Weather delays tilt games across the Midwest Tilts schedule with Decatur Waterloo Clinton Wisconsin Rapids and Burlington postponed due to rain and cold. The report notes weak meetings with little response and a splash of miscellaneous scores and locations including Portland Maine and Kingston Jamaica.
Gold Star members from West Liberty and Atalissa were honored at the Tuesday Legion Auxiliary meeting with potted geraniums. Absent members received their geraniums later. arrangements were led by Mrs. Bessie Lehman and Mrs. Viola Dotson. Plans featured poppy day May 28 and a breakfast at 7:30 for workers.
The period Saturday to Wednesday will average 8 degrees below normal with normal highs from the upper 60s in the north to the lower 70s in the south and lows from the upper 40s to around 50. Warmer Saturday, cooler Sunday and Monday, then warmer Tuesday. Cloudy skies and about one inch of precipitation, mainly Saturday through Wednesday with peaks Saturday and Wednesday. In boxing, Tokyo’s Katsuyoshi Takayama outpoints Uel Soo Park in a 10 flyweights bout.
Winners of the Muscatine Club Community College half tuition scholarships are Rick Berlin Donna Ewoldt Larry Morris Dianna Riggs Jim Weggen and Theodore Goecke. They were chosen for need academic ability and future plans with six scholarships funded by pancake day and an anonymous donor.
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