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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
6
A fragment shows a grandmother who enjoys trading with Charlie and Gib. It mentions daily liver orders and Sunday openings for convenience. The tone hints at a small city or shop notice.
Cedar Rapids based Quaker Oats defeated Moore and K C last night by a score of 11 to 103. Moore's team faced a decisive loss as Cedar Rapids personnel powered the game with strong offense and rebounding.
Fragmented ad lists Stekley's products and prices for peaches oranges gelatin desserts crackers and produce. Mentions Our Family and Sunkist brands with itemized prices including 46 for peaches 2 for 23 cents and 83?6 pounds items.
Independence American Legion softball team defeated K C 12 to 0 at Oelwein last night. Steffint and Duffy pitched for the local team with Bellendier catching. McDowell and Fisher were the Battery duo for Independence. K C totaled 0 runs 4 hits and 6 errors while Independence logged 12 runs 10 hits and 2 errors.
Randalia announces a summer schedule for the Randalia softball team with games at home and away. Key dates include Maynard Sales, Oelwein KC, Fayette, Elkader, Rec. of Oelwein, Westgate, Rural Youth, Hawkeye, and Moore's Oelwein across June to August.
A lanky sandlot player who threw two hitless games in three weeks spurned major league offers today to stay on the farm with his family, saying baseball is for Sunday afternoons. Yankees sent scout Perry Mitchell listed among those who tried to recruit him.
Dawson with George Selkirk among a crowd of scouts as Mitchell rejects offers to leave his Tidewater tobacco and peanut farm. He cites his father’s illness and a big game against Stony Creek upcoming Saturday as reasons to stay.
In Des Moines the Iowa Junior Golf tourney cuts the field from 32 to eight after first-round match play. Medalist Gene Slack and runner-up Dave Rossey were upset while Met Ghost, 1947 champion, defeated Leonard Van Fleet and Steve Poling to seize momentum with a 3 under par 33 on the opening nine. Tomorrow features Don Webber vs Tom Rowe and other matchups including Dickinson-Stewart and Dean-Fisher.
Gerald Lange a 24 year old from Iowa who played halfback for Wesleyan signed to join the Chicago Cardinals next fall, announced by president Ray Benningsen. Lange starred in baseball and basketball and captained both college teams. The note mentions U S Savings Bonds.
Ted Williams led AL ballots with 2,944 votes as the 15th annual game fan selections began. Lou Boudreau and Joe DiMaggio trailed in the AL, while Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter topped the NL. Bruce Edwards led NL catchers ahead of Phil Masi, with other AL and NL positions noted as voting continued.
Buddy Rosar battles for the Athletics third base spot as managers assess the catcher fielding and run support. Rosar aims to secure the job behind the plate while contributing offensively, with competition from infielders and veteran partners.
Sugar Ray Robinson is a 3 to 1 favorite to defend his welterweight crown in a 15 round bout tonight against 21 year old Bernard Docusen of New Orleans who weighs about 146 pounds. Robinson seeks a third defense since winning the title in December 1946 and has set a $150,000 guarantee to meet middleweight champion Tony Zale if he wins. Docusen, who has lost only two of 59, remains a dangerous challenger.
Earle Brucker Jr. , the strapping catcher son of Philadelphia Athletics' battery coach, has signed an A's contract for 30000 dollars.
Fragmentary notes describe athletics involving a 27 year old from San Diego and a Nebraska farm club. The garbled text references a 40cal item and a single page, but key names, dates, and outcomes are unreadable. The fragment offers no verifiable events or results.
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