Cardinals Shut Out 3-0 by Clinton Hurler Ray Gilbert
Clinton clinched a 3-0 win as Ray Gilbert allowed no hits for Clinton junior college. Cardinals pitcher Tom Murphy yielded seven looser innings with 10 strikeouts while Gilbert fanned 17 and walked three. A first inning unearned rally and a fifth inning score on two hits secured Clinton's victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McConnell
Washington
Ray Gilbert
Clinton
Gilbert
Cardinals
Bill Mitchell
Tom Murphy
Cardinal
Murphy
Three One Act Plays Presented In Riverside Gym
Riverside high school staged three one act plays in the gym on Friday evening. Freshman play Foxy Grandma featured Aletha Wingler Connie Rath Margaret Bell Tom Havel Larry Hartzler Jim Holderness Jim Fisher. Junior play All On a Summers Day included Virgil Vochaska Clara Lemley Gertrude Kenney Doris Heck Maxine Nicola Ruth Mitchell Dave Marner Wayne Horak Omar Fountain Betty Fisher. Senior play Comin Roun the Mountain listed Jean Kern Joan Kern Fern Albright Judy Jackson Eugene Lukavsky with two juniors assisting. Members and participants from Riverside and neighboring towns attended.
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Marge Luckey
Riverside
Riverside High School
John Shumate
Aletha Wingler
Connie Rath
Margaret Bell
Tom Havel
Larry Hartzler
Jim Holderness
Jim Fisher
Russel Ross
Virgil Vochaska
Clara Lemley
Gertrude Kenney
Doris Heck
Maxine Nicola Ruth Mitchell
Dave Marner
Wayne Horak
Omar Fountain
Betty Fisher
H. E. Colvin
Washington cagers reach semis in Oskaloosa tourney
Washington basketball players defeated the Oskaloosa Pepsi-Cola team 65 to 57 to reach the tournament semi finals in Oskaloosa. Joe Sweet led with 17 points as the locals erased a 12 point deficit in the final quarter. teammates included Maxwell Mosier Norris Dunwoody Martin Wiley and Sweet.
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Washington
Oskaloosa
Pepsi-Cola
Stafford Insurance
Washington Cagers
Pepsis
Joe Sweet
Maxwell
Mosier
Norris
Dunwoody
Martin
Wiley
Sweet
Two Men Put In Small Oats Fields April 1
Oats seeding has been a long drawn out affair this year with Lloyd Farrier and Harold Mineart each putting in a small field on April 1. Many in the area were in the fields last week. Mrs. Robert Shelangoski heads the list of early gardeners. Harold Mineart keeps a flock of chickens over six weeks old. Paul Bear tends turkey equipment. New shelters await occupancy. Ed Gibson of Des Moines visited farms managed by Mrs. Joe Embree. Community members attended a senior dance at Brighton Tuesday evening. Arthur Dunbar injured a finger in a dirt scoop Saturday.
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H. W. Mineart
Land Hook
Lloyd Farrier
Harold Mineart
Robert Shelangoski
Paul Bear
Ed Gibson
Des Moines
Joe Embree
Brighton
Arthur Dunbar
Wheat sales split show 75 percent sold direct
The article states that about three quarters of all wheat produced are sold directly, while the remaining portion is kept on the farm for feed and seed. The figure highlights farming practices and grain marketing patterns of the period.
Shellac Used in India Long Before Caesar’s Gaul Invasion
Historical note describes shellac usage by Indian natives over a hundred years before Julius Caesar’s legions reached Gaul to protect temple and home surfaces.
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Julius Caesar
Gaul
India
Fear Freeze Threatens Early Oats Planting
Brighton March 14 farmers report oats sowing is underway but those finished early fear the freeze may have damaged the crop. Garden work is light and few potatoes are planted. Some farmers report mixed luck with early hogs and a generally low yield trend. Dr H L Gordon and wife returned from Globe Arizona for the winter. Dave Paul admitted to Jefferson County Hospital Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Mac Heath of Council Bluffs visiting the Reighard home. Willing Workers Farm Bureau club entertained Thursday at Mrs Fred Grosscup’s east of town.
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Don Latta
Riverside Products Co
Coralville
Francis O. Bear
Emma Frank
Glenn Bouquet
George Gerot
Mercy Hospital
James Cooney
Cooney Brothers
Billy Lindbloom
Danny Coblenz
Edna Crile
Brighton
H. L. Gordon
Globe
Arizona
Dave Paul
Jefferson County Hospital
Mac Heath
Council Bluffs
Howard Reighard
Willing Workers Farm Bureau Club
Fred Grosscup
Air Force Corporal Convicted of Spying
Cpl. Gustav A. Mueller 19 of Minnesota was found guilty by a court martial of attempted espionage and sentenced to five years in prison. He confessed to offering to act as a spy for Russia and turning over fake documents to undercover agents, claiming it was to trap real spies.
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Garmisch
Germany
Cpl
Gustav A. Mueller
Straul
Minn
Air Force
Col
Rudolph K. Ort
San Antonio
Tex
Muelle
Mueller
Russia
Child Demands Autograph From McCarthy in Senate Elevator
A sweet faced eight year old boy named Peter bounded to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy in the senate elevator and asked for his signature. McCarthy obliged writing To Peter with best wishes Joe McCarthy. Peter thanked him then remarked that he was the man causing all the trouble.
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Washington TP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Peter
McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Church Social Teams Promote Services
Thurston and Rev Lawrence Jones lead teams visiting area friends to urge church attendance. One team includes Mrs Lawrence Jones and Mrs Harold Cress, the other features Mrs Ola O Lough lin and Rev Dillinger. Attendances at meetings have been good.
Kalona Scouts Raise $75 at Skating Party
Kalona Boy Scout Troop No. 34 earned about $75 from a roller skating party at the Kalona Skating rink Tuesday evening. The troop aims to send two Kalona boys to the National Jam boree in June at Valley Forge. The Red Cross drive in Kalona raised $449.93, led by Mrs. Earl Fry who organized a house to house canvass with local volunteers.
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Kalona
Valley Forge
Red Cross
Earl Fry
Citizens Group Seeks Seat in Chrysler Negotiations
A Detroit citizens committee urged Chrysler to allow its members to sit in on UAW talks during the 81 day strike. The civic group said seating would show public concern and warned of a further statement if Chrysler remains unreceptive. Union and company negotiators held another weekend session as talks neared a settlement.
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Detroit
Citizens’ Committee
Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Mechanization to Aid French Steel Industry
Westinghouse to supply 9.5 million dollars of electrical equipment to SOLLAC, a private association of nine French steel firms, to bolster a war-weakened French steel industry.
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Westinghouse
Sollac
Seven Republicans push debt limit cut in Ways and Means
A group of seven Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee aims to reduce the federal debt limit from 275 billion to 257 billion. The lawmakers named are Thomas Jenkins of Ohio Daniel A Reed of New York Roy O Woodruff of Michigan Richard M Simpson of Pennsylvania Robert W Kean of New Jersey Thomas Martin of Iowa and Carl Curtis of Nebraska.
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Tax Writing House
Ways and Means Committee
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
Daniel A. Reed
New York
Roy O. Woodruff
Michigan
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Robert W. Kean
New Jersey
Thomas Martin
Iowa
Carl Curtis
Funeral Visit and Social News in Indiana and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs H E Ross traveled to Valparaiso Indiana for a relative s funeral Harold Duncan and family were recent visitors with relatives in Monroe Mrs Rhoda Morrison hosted the Friendly Worker s club at Mrs Ruth Fletcher s home Chapter R Tri T met at Mrs Warren May s home Mrs Ralph Marshall assisted Joan Smith hosted a party for Mrs Robert McConohay former high school friends Mrs Nettie B Lewis gave a Hollywood party Lindane was recommended by USDA scientists last summer as a residual spray against flies in farm dairies and milk plants
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Columbus Junction
Hi. EK. Ross
Valparaiso
Ind
Harold Duncan
Monroe
Francis Fullerton
Rhoda Morrison
Friendly Worker's Club
Ruth Fletcher
Tri-T
Warren May
Ralph Marshall
Whatsoever Society
George Sellers
Nettie B. Lewis
Hollywood
USDA
Local social notes list visits and events across several towns
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stout plan a Letts visit with relatives including Forrest McNeill and others. Iowa City dinner at Big 10 Cafe. University play Man and Superman seen by Mrs Sitler. Dr. C W McLaughlin of Omaha to visit. Harold Jarvis and Milton Nebel attend Des Moines Sports and Hobby Show. Florida trip for John and Richard Stewart. Baton Rouge and New Orleans en route. Sojka of Riverside shopped locally. Animal poppy day planned by auxiliary. Marion Howell proud parents of a daughter born five weeks ago in Washington city hospital.
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Rodney Davis
Howard Snyder
Charles Crone
Clarence Berkhoff
Raymond Crone
Ernest Salladay
F. C. Surface
William Sitler
Iowa City
Big 10 Cafe
Sitler
Harold Jarvis
Milton Nebel
Nobel
Des Moines
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Chamber of Commerce
Fairgrounds
John Stewart
Richard Stewart
Bradenton
Florida
Richard Stewarts
Washington
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Montgomery
Alabama
Marion Howell
Washington City Hospital
Robert Green
Harry Olsen
Boulton and
Legion Auxiliary Meeting at Junction Hears Scout Support
The American Legion Auxiliary met in the Legion home with Mrs. Gordon Stone and Mrs. E. W. Williams hosting. They donated 5 to the Southern Boy Scout Council of Iowa and planned toy shipments to Toledo Children's Home.
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Legion Auxiliary
Junction
Columbus Junction
American Legion, Auxiliary
Legion
Gordon Stone
E. W. McWilliams
South Eastern Boy Scout Council of
Iowa
Toledo
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Solon
Marthe Butler
Town City
Stahle
Nancy Gookin
J. B. Gookin
Lillie Huston Gookin
Columbus High School
Lillie Gookin
John Gookin
Nichols
Trinity Methodist Church
Dilliner
Wayne Chamberlin
Roger
Mickey Mouse
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S. W. Easter, Mgr
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Athletics
Paul Rh. Horak
Fear
M’boy
Belgium
Revere
Lexington and Concord
Adolph Hitler
Rome
Thace
France
Gabriel Gonzales Videla
J. Russell Young
Truman
Videla
Chile
U. S
Washington Dairy
Washington Dairy Mark
Washington Dairy Tweeten’s Dairy Bar
Ott & E. Corner Square
H. E. Ross
Indiana
Martha Butler
Amos Stout
Letts
Forrest McNeill
Charles McLaughlin
Omaha
Walter Sojka
Near Riverside
Drexel
Carson
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