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Municipal Golf Course Damaged; Vandals BlamediYIVandals ranged mer (he Schifierdecker municipal golf course Saturday night, ripping holes in three greens and smashing ham boo markets at several othei holesPatks and Recreation DirectorHomer lt;'ole said the worst damage was at the No. IS green localed on the ea«l end o( th* golfconn* a considerable distance awa\ trom the clubhouse ^ sharp instrument had been used to gouge multiple holes in the gteen and to w rile ohslt; ene word* in »hrsurface.Some damage also was reported on No 12 and No l« greens, al-though tbe\ weie not as heavilydamaged as me No IS gieen, t’ole aid nine bamboo flagpole* usedas hide markers were smashedarid staltered around the morse. Tola! damage was estimated by Cole at about $200Police learned front bpelt; k HiggsSchiffcr decker golf professional.who lives near the con rat onSchif ierdecker avenue, that youthsin automobiles were speedingaround the course about 3 o’clock Sunday morning. Riggs said theyawakened him about lhal lime, driving at a high tale of speed on fhe street in front of his house Several other residents of fhe area reported hearing fh» molor carsat that horn Officers were checking *n ar? attempt to learn the identity nl thesouths, on ihe theory tha; fhev may have been responsible for thett
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Joplin News Herald
Joplin, Missouri, US
Mon, Oct 07, 1957
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