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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1943
Page
18
Paul Scheffels reports the second intersectional invasions begin with extra games for war charities. The pennant races tighten as Cardinals and Dodgers lead the National League, Yankees top the American League while Browns stumble. All-star game set for July 13 in Philadelphia.
Branch Rickey rehired Charley Dressen to join Red Corriden Clyde Sukeforth and Freddy Fitzsimmons as coaches for Brooklyn as they host the first of the western National League clubs. Dressen previously left after Leo Durocher era and the move signals potential changes in the Dodgers coaching staff. Rickey also added seven more twilight games to the seven originally scheduled.
Hagg on tour, Swedish distance runner, departs for Chicago for his second American appearance in a two mile race at Soldiers Field Friday night. The stop opens a seven city tour, after light Dartmouth jog with Don Burnham and Siegfried Steinwall. Gil Dodds also heads to Chicago with his wife after final Newton workout.
Los Angeles up Mexico City fighter Miguel Madero considered taking English lessons after a third round knockout by California light middleweight Jack Chase at Olympic Auditorium. Madero, hindered by language, fell to a left hook and was counted out by referee Benny Whitman.
Payette county farmer C. E. King, living five miles west of Oclwein on a 40 acre rented farm, has earned numerous dairy honors. His herd average aims for 400 pounds of butterfat, with Willow Grove Lady yielding 8,291 pounds of milk at 6 percent and 497.2 pounds butterfat last year. He milks 28 cows now from a total jersey herd of 50, and his growing fame attracts buyers for his calves. He also raises about 200 hogs annually, keeps 70 sheep, and crops 82 acres of corn, 10 of beans, and 40 of oats on two-horse, tractor-driven operations as weather affects progress.
Madego said, after being told he had lost, that he believed Whitman had only reached six in the bout, disputing the referee's call and implying a longer struggle.
Justice Wiley Rutledge paid tribute to Nile Kinnick at the Chico Bar Association, recalling the Iowa all American halfback killed when his navy plane crashed in the Pacific. He praised Kinnick's speed, strength, vision, and legal promise, noting his early law studies and bright potential before his death.
Prolific weekend social notes note Mervin Huebner in training with the Army Air Corps at Morning Side College and visiting relatives in Sioux City and Cedar Rapids. Also listed are visits by Dorothea Moser, Mrs. C. A. Schoeppe, LaRue Tarbox, and a dinner gathering at Lamont with Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Cole. Additional mentions include Manchester callers and a salad suggestion featuring apples.
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