Ottawa Ball Clubs Set for Weekend Games Weather Permitting
The Junior American Legion team and local softball clubs have weekend games if rain holds. Ottawa Legion travels to Topeka to face Mosby Macks at Owl's Field at 8 p.m. Ottawa is 3-0. Larry Heinen and Marvin Wilson to pitch for Ottawa Juniors, Bill Haney to pitch for Topeka. Sunday Ottawa hosts Overland Park in Second District league opener at 2 p.m. Don Walburn to pitch. Two softball doubleheaders Sunday night at Forest Park with Baldwin Cup vs Phillips and Budge's Hardware vs Gilmore Skelly. Monday night the Douglas Brothers girls face Kansas City's C10 Scotties at 8 p.m. Sell it through a Herald Want Ad.
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American Legion
Legion
Overland Park Legion
Don Walburn
Ottawa
Forest Park
Baldwin Cup
Phillips
Budge’s Hardware
Gilmore Skelly Service
Douglas Brothers Girls
Scotties
Kansas City
Ladies golf pairings announced for Tuesday play
Lunch is served at 12 30 p m Reservations or cancellations may be made by calling Mrs Don Machin or Mrs Jack Going The pairings list Tucker Clogston and Bennett Speer Indall Roberts and Foulks Wicke Johnson Fredeen and Worthington Gaynor Latimer and Douglas Shull Lennard and Shade and Machin and Going
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Don Machin
Jack Going
Tucker
Clogston
Bennett
Speer
Indall
Roberts
Foulks
Wicke
Johnson
Fredeen
Worthington
Gaynor
Latimer
Douglas
Shull
Lennard
Shade
Machin
Going
May Be First To Win Three At Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich, aiming to become the first driver to win three straight 500 mile races, outlines his simple strategy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He farms grapes, owns two garages, and now concentrates on the big race.
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Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Vukovich
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Coble's Fisherman's Calendar 1954 Time Zone Note
A brief fishers calendar note explains time zones in Central Standard time and conversion rules for Eastern Rocky Mountain Pacific zones, with daylight saving adjustments and a local slogan Blacker the Fish Better the Day for Fishing Copynicut 1954.
Slovenian racer eyes win on Hopkins Special at Ottawa
The Ottawa Herald sports note spotlights Vukovich driving the blue Hopkins Special, a Kurtis-Kraft Offenhauser 270 engine car, with the driver seated right of center for better weight distribution in turns. Bill faces pressure from fall apart talk as he aims to win and avoid going back to work.
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Bill
Lindsey Hopkins
Miami
Vukovich
Kurtis- Kraft
Offenhauser
Kurtiss-Kraft
Baseball Scores and Standings Highlights Across Leagues
American League standings show New York leading with 27 wins and 12 losses, Cleveland and Chicago close behind. Today's schedule features New York at Baltimore, Cleveland at Kansas City, and Detroit at Chicago with several key matchups. National League shows Brooklyn atop with 28 wins, Chicago and New York in pursuit, and Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cincinnati tight in the lower half. several games on tap including Brooklyn at New York and Milwaukee at Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Simmons
Law
New York
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
W. L. Pet
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Kansas City
Baltimore
Lopat
Rogovin
Raschi
Pascual
Delock
Trucks
Maas
Padres
Hearn
Nichols
Hacker
Collum
Haddix
Alumni Picnic Draws 125 In City Park
Rantoul High alumni held a Sunday picnic in City Park with 60 alumni present and 125 total attendees. Officers were re-elected to another year, and Harriet Seymour of the first graduating class attended along with graduates from Topeka Salina Tonganoxie Ottawa Detroit and Ohio. Families visited relatives in Fairland Oklahoma Garnett and Forest Park during the weekend.
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L. M. Watkins
Mary Jo
Leo Blackstone
Bud Hermesmeyer
Wayne Ludwig
Rantoul High School
City Park
Harriet Seymour
Topeka
Salina
Tonganoxie
Ottawa
Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Nuxhall Brother Of Cincinnati Ace Found In Piedmont League
Bob Nuxhall secured his first two decisions for Sunbury in the Class B Piedmont League, linking him as brother to Cincinnati pitching star Joe Nuxhall. At Monmouth Park in 1954 the average racegoer wagered about $88 daily during the meet in Oceanport, New Jersey.
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Bob Nuxhall
Sunbury
Cincinnati
Joe Nuxhall
Monmouth Park
Oceanport
N. J
Snowden Moon Starts Missouri Pacific B. R. Section
Snowden Moon began work on a new section for the Missouri Pacific railroad on Monday, signaling progress in the rail project and outlining upcoming milestones for completion.
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Snowden Moon
Missouri Pacific B. R
Bethel and Centennial Bible School to close with program
Bethel and Centennial will close Bible school with a program at 9 45 Sunday morning. Enrollment lists twenty five children and five teachers. Other local social notes include visits among the Baker and Elschlager families and graduates from Brubaker, Globe, and Appanoose schools.
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Bible School
Bethel
Charles Simmons
Virgil Schwartz
Near Worden
Paul Elschlager
Lancaster
Orval Baker
Ben Baker
G. C. Clark
Charles Jones
Jennings Price
Overbrook
Wayne Owens
Aaron Badger
Myrtle Brown
Chicago
Wichita
Albert Turner
Waneta
Mae Vance
Raymond Cehrie
Lawrence
Fred Turner
Everett Turner
Anna Mae Hepner
Ottawa High School
Charles Henry
Mexico
Fishburn
Nancy Fishburn
Nancy Owens
Iris Platter
Dean Hepner
Brubaker School
Jimmie Eubanks
Globe School
Elaine Kingéry
Marilyn Vail
Appanoose
Ottawa and Nearby High Schools See Student Transfers
Néal Fishburn moves from Ottawa junior high to Ottawa high school. Verlene Platter shifts within Ottawa high schools. Dorothy Rappard and Ted Eubanks transfer from Overbrook high school. Doris Lyon relocates from Baldwin high school.
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Jare
Néal Fishburn
Ottawa Junior High School
Verlene Platter
Ottawa High School
Dorothy Rappard
Ted Eubanks
Overbrook High School
Doris Lyon
Baldwin High School
Pomona Visitors and Interstate Travels Mentioned in Local Notes
News from Pomona reports Mr and Mrs Loren Allinder and two daughters arriving from Fontana California to visit Mrs Allinder’s sister and relatives. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and toured Norman and Thornburg families. Trumann Hale and Shelton Aber from India California arrive to spend summer with sister E J Neely family, and Neelys visit their daughter’s home. Roy English and Ken Stoffer hosted a Sunday noon dinner.
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Loren Allinder
Patty
Peggy
Fontana
Calif
Pomona Social Roundup Buoys Local Guests and Moves
Mr and Mrs Charles Cain spent Saturday evening to Sunday with Mrs Cain s sister and D D Timberlake family. R W Horne hosted a noon dinner for family including R W Jr Davie Pamela and Alc Donald. Fannie Kraus hosted a noon dinner for the Johnsons and the Boyd trio Barbara James. Wallace entertained for Herman Al a Easton James Goff and Norman Miller and others. Ted Gebhardt and Lexie Johnson hosted Sunday guests. Robert Loper sold Main Street property to his father and the Lopers moved to a new home. The Lopers, later visiting relatives in Waco and San Diego, planned a multi city trip. A D Sizemore hosted a Sunday dinner for Snow Overland Park and Scott Kansas City guests. Jess Holler s stroke prompted hospital transfer. Jack Winkler of California visited Pomona.
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R. W. Horne
R. W. Jr
Davie
Pamela
Alc Donald
Horne
Wayne
Salina
Fannie Kraus
D. E. Johnson
Ross Johnson
Barbara
James
Boyd
L. F. Wallace
Herman Ala
Easton
Kas
James Goff
Topeka
Norman Miller
Steve
Connie
Bob
Marvin
Sherrill
Harry Miller
Sharon
Ted Gebhardt
Ottawa
Lexie Johnson
Robert Loper
Main Street
C. H. Loper
C. H. Lopers
Robert
Pomona
Sand Creek Road
C. H
A. D. Sizemore
B. M. Snow
Overland Park
C. E. Scott
Shirley
Billy
Kansas City
Snow
Jess Holler
Winter General Hospital
Holler
Jack Winkler
California
Maurice Winkler
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