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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1956
Page
6
Local ad notes opening practice for O A gridders Monday. Includes political notices for county offices and multiple rental listings across Dodge Plymouth area with contact numbers and descriptions of rooms, apartments, and a warehouse building rental.
The 1936 Ottawa University football squad under new coach Grover Nutt begins two-a-day sessions Monday with a tough practice plan. All players face open positions, hustling for spots as equipment is prepared for 9 am start. Nutt outlines a flexible offense mixing single wing and T plays, aiming to confuse opponents before the Sept. 21 opener versus William Jewell College.
Used machines offered at Topeka Chanute Concordia and Chanute outlets include Cat D7 and D4 tractors with various accessories. several units described as in excellent or near new condition. Listings note low hours on some units and demonstrations, with contact via Martin sales staff.
President Eisenhower attended the New York Yankees vs Washington Senators game at Griffith Stadium. Mickey Mantle hit his 47th homer and Jim Lemon hit three homers for Washington, drawing loud cheers from the stands and the President. Mantle added a seventh inning homer after two earlier hitless trips, while Lemon connected on three early pitches before striking out in his final at bat.
Ed Mathews slugged a 34th homer and drove in five as Milwaukee swept a doubleheader from St Louis 6-5 and 5-3 to seize a 2 1/2 game lead. Brooklyn won 7-3 over the Giants as Cincinnati edged Chicago 4-3 and Pittsburgh downed Philadelphia 6-3. In the American League Washington beat Detroit 6-4 while Cleveland fell 3-2. Baltimore pounded Boston 13-6.
National League standings show Milwaukee at 78 49 leading with Brooklyn 75 59 and Cincinnati 63 65. Saturday matchups feature St Louis at Milwaukee Spahn vs Mizell and Brooklyn at New York Magne vs Drysdale or Koufax, plus Chicago at Cincinnati Jones vs Jansen and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Simmons vs Munger.
Detroit Lions defeat Philadelphia Eagles 30-14 in the Orange Bowl as veterans lead with Bobby Layne connecting with Dorne Dibble Don Mellhenney and Jag Girard. Cassady of Ohio State praised but did not score. Lions build 80 yard opening drive and add points in second and final periods.
Mickey Mantle needs 14 September home runs to surpass Babe Ruth’s 60 mark set in 1927. He raised his season total to 47 in August’s last day at Washington, four games ahead of Ruth’s pace. Past Septembers show limited Mar activity, with Mantle’s best 1953 tally being five homers, and earlier years yielding fewer in the final month.
DETROIT The play-for-pay golfers on the year-around circuit expect a 280 total to win the sixth Motor City Open. Entering the third round, a four way tie for first exists at Western Golf and Country Club after 36 holes with leaders Don Finsterwald Walter Burkemo Gardner Dickinson Jr. and Bob Rosburg all at 140. The field reduces to 100 players including 10 amateurs, with the final round and $4,000 top prize set for tomorrow.
A brief Want Ad item invites readers to attend church next Sunday and offers a Buy or Sell listing through the classifieds section. The notice emphasizes community connection and nearby events.
Milwaukee swept a two game doubleheader from St Louis 6-5 and 5-3 to widen its NL pennant chase. Ed Matthews had four straight singles and a 34th homer in the nightcap as Milwaukee narrowed the gap on Brooklyn to two games with five games left with St Louis. Stan Musial homered in the opener to force extras. Wally Moon leads the Cards in batting, while Paul Foytack took the loss in the nightcap.
A four day old strike at Denver Union Station prompts a permanent injunction hearing. District Judge Albert T. Frantz set the hearing for Sept 10 after issuing a temporary restraining order to halt picketing. The order aims to release perishables moving through Railway Express Co. as workers demand better hours.
MARSHALL Mo A pedestrian Wanda Pazlar 31 Kansas City Kansas was struck and killed today by a car driven by Raymond Boland 22 Mall a Bend Mo as she stepped from behind a parked vehicle near the road The victim wife of John Pazlar a Trans World Airlines employee also survived by a daughter Virginia about 14 Savings Bonds Safe investment
Pairings listed for Ottawa Country Club women golf event Tuesday with teams Wicke and Bullock, Worthington and Indall, Duncan and Shade, Elder and Speer, Worden and Corlis, Douglas and Sheldon, Foulks and Freedeen, Roberts and Kelsey. Lunch at 1. Reservations to Mrs. Wilbur Foulks, 2029.
In Washington D C Baby Vasquez, 135, from Merco City stopped Jimmy Sao, 136, of Philadelphia in six rounds. New Orleans saw Charley Joseph, 160, stop Jesse Turner, 1582, from St. Louis in six. Seattle featured Harry Kid Matthews, 182, beating Dee Ezzard Charles, 200, of Cincinnati in ten rounds.
A compact notice highlights savings bonds as a safe investment and promotes Herald Want Ads as the channel to secure results, urging readers to explore available deals and opportunities.
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