Peacocks extend win streak with Luther victory in Iowa Conf
Upper Iowa's baseball team kept a nine game run intact by defeating Luther College 5 to 0 at Fayette. Dale Alderson pitched a one hitter with 10 strikeouts, while Rob Rimmer and Bruce Miller powered the offense with early runs and key hits. The win capped Commencement Week at Upper Iowa as Parsons also fell 7 to 1 in Fayette.
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Upper Iowa
Univer
Iowa
Luther College
Parsons Loge
Peacocks
Parsons
Fernoon
Fayette
USA
Dale Alderson
Aarson
Parsons Bn
Alderson
Neshan
Siuion
Ees
Rimmer
Doran Field
Buell Red
Cortesio
Castor
Kuehl
Schueler
Peacock
Buell
Chuck Morgan
Ronnie Miller
Luther
Viking
Miller
Folven
Caswell
Sebastian
Giswold
Kraupa
USU
Durocher Stars for Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers ride Leo Durocher’s praise of Pete Reiser into a 6 6 tie with the Cardinals as Reiser cranks a homer and steals his season leading 361 average with 22 RBIs in 32 games. Dolph Camilli also homered while Whit Wyatt secured his ninth win in a shutout effort. The Dodgers move into a first place tie with the Braves and continue strong pitching performances. The Giants’ Bob Carpenter wins a third straight, 7 3, over the Reds as New York bats produce 13 hits off three Cincinnati pitchers.
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Paul Scheffels
United Press
New York
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Durocher
Reiser
Durochers
Hemer
Yestedas
Dodgers
Indinals
Dolph Camilli
Homer
Whit Wrait
Rev Birds
Wyatt
Dodger
Brooklyn
Bob Carpenter Gan
Yo Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Righ
Death Takes Lou Gehrig in Noted Baseball Moment
A fragmented report recalls Lou Gehrig's death year and notes the Philadelphia Phillies securing a rare game as a rookie hurler limited the New York team to a lone hit. Mentions Hughes, Nevikoff, Gelan, and Auric Gelan in vague terms tied to the game sequence.
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Joe
Moore
Billy
Lou Gehrig Fans Pay Final Respects at Small Church
Mourners line the aisles of a Protestant church to honor Lou Gehrig. A red marked boy, a blind man with guidance, and police in single file precede the casket amid flowers. More than 6,000 fans attended Gehrig’s lying in state, and the church doors closed at ten after a two hour vigil as night fell.
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Lou Gehrig
Courci
Phenina
New York
Huren
Lou Genka
Yankee
Uris
Millers Fail In Bid To Overhaul Blues In Rained Week
Kansas City and Minneapolis gained from rest days as rainouts altered the standings. Louisville defeated Minneapolis 8 to 3 helped by five Minneapolis errors. Oscar Judd relieved in the sixth to halt the Millers, while George Gill pitched a two-hitter for Indianapolis in a 5 to 0 win over St. Paul. Other games were washed out.
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Millers
Blues
Toledo
Kansas City
Louissiste
Minneapolis
Louisville
Colonels
Oscar Judd
Bill Saves
George Gill
Indianapolis Indians
St. Paul
Gull
Death Valley on the Colonial course hole shocks golf fans
United Press sports writer describes hole No. 5 at the Colonial Club as Death Valley revealing extreme hazards for the upcoming national open. The 469 yard par 4 features rough, dangerous tracts, tricky greens, and hazards including Johnson grass, chiggers, and a dangerous river-like stretch.
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U.S
Harry Ferguson
United Press Sports
Fort Worth
Tex
Death Valley
Colonial Club
Johnstown
Tanley
Livingston
Red Cross
Trinity River
No. 5
Max
Arrival of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert Shanon
Mr and Mrs Herbert Shanon announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday May 27 at their home. Mrs Shanon formerly Mary Fraggrett of Or receives word of her father’s death. Harvex Neidert learned of his father’s death Sunday after a series of strokes. services were held Tuesday in Independence Hospital care.
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Shanon
Mary Fraggrett
Harvex Neidert
Mr. Neidert
Independence
First Division of the Army and Its World War Record
The First Division formed in 1917 served 93 days on active lines and 127 in quiet sectors. It captured 6469 prisoners, 243 artillery pieces, and 1050 machine guns, advancing 51 kilometers. Based at Camp Devens, its insignia is a crimson 1 on khaki.
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Camp
Devchusetts
Los, Massa
Oran Area Auto Crash and Alumni Banquet Report
An afternoon auto collision occurred two miles southwest of Oran involving Alvan Nuss and Dr. Buckmaster of Dunkerton. both escaped injury and Buckmaster’s car left the road into a ditch. The Oran high school alumni held a banquet Friday at the Cotiseant with speeches by members and a business meeting led by president Leonard Lorber, followed by a dance in the Coliseum.
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Alvan Nuss
Buckmaster
Dunkerton
Oran
Buckmasters
Oran High School
Leonard Lorber
Coliseum Vel
Funeral and social notes from Sumner and area
Personal mentions from Sumner include Duane attending his uncle's funeral on Tuesday. Several locals, such as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Squire, Arlene Jagck, and Betty Lockwood, visit family members in Arlington, Wever, and Oelwein. Notes cover visits, employment, hospital progress, and birthday greetings among residents including Grace Williams of Detroit and Maxine Bierre visiting Waverly.
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Duane
Sumner
Charles Squire
Arlington
Joe Lorber
Neice
Grace Williams
Detroit
Michigan
Maxine Bierre
Waverly
Louis; Everding
Dwight Dugger
Milks
Oelwein
Betty Lockwood
Earl Lockwood
Paul Ross
Alta Vista
Henry Ros
Clarence Ferika
Frank
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