Gibson Narrowly Misses No Hit After Remarkable Start
Bob Gibson nearly pitched a no hitter for the St Louis Cardinals in a 3 2 victory over the Houston Colts. He carried a no hit bid into the eighth inning and left with a 13 12 record in 1961 after facing Roman Mesias’s leadoff homer. The win kept St Louis on track for their first National League pennant since 1946.
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al Kaline
Bubba Morton
Detroit
Hank Aguirre
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Bob Grim
Sam McDowell
Indians
John Romano
Woodie Held
Cleveland
Lu Clinton
Red Sox
Senators
Dick Radatz
Women of the Moose Chapter Founded in Washington
Ten years ago today on April 27 the Washington chapter of the Women of the Moose was instituted with Mrs. Marvin Carter serving as the first senior regent.
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the Women of the Moose
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Trojan Relays Set For Tuesday May 1 at Fairfield
Washington's track team heads to Fairfield on May 1 for the sixth Trojan Relays. Schools entering include Burlington Davis County Centerville Fairfield Ft. Madison Keokuk Mt. Pleasant Oskaloosa Ottumwa and Washington. Preliminaries start at 5 p.m. finals at 7 30 p.m. Ottumwa leads but faces Burl ington Ft. Madison and Davis County challenges.
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Burlington
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Keokuk
Mt. Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Shell X-100 Premium Oil Boosts Car Lifespan
A local ad touts Shell X-100 Premium engine oil and Shellubrication service claiming it combats five internal engine troubles to extend engine life. The promotional spot urges motorists to schedule a spring oil change.
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Women's Bowling Scores and Highs from Wednesday League
Results show Roe Heating Co 46 over Teds Welding 37 with Carsons 31 and Ainsworth State Bank 302. McCleery-Cumming 282 Duncans 19 Wilsons. High team series went to Teds 2381 with Duncan 2308. Ferne Birney led individuals in series with 566 and game 211, while Marge Kneen had 529 and 201.
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Carsons
Ainsworth State Bank
Marshall & Minick
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Ainsworth
Wilsons
Duncan
Teds
Carson
Roe
Ferne Birney
Marge Kneen
Major Leagues Thursday Results and Upcoming Schedule
Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 10 to 4 and Los Angeles beat Chicago 12 to 5 while St Louis beat Houston 2 to nothing. Friday’s pitchers featured Mc Lish for Philadelphia and Craig for New York, with a slate of night games across the league.
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Simmons
Shaw
Shantz
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Drysdale
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Koonce
O'Dell
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Washington
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Cleveland
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Demons Fifth at Mustang Relays for Washington High
Washington High School finished fifth out of 13 at the Mustang Relays in Bloomfield with 21 1/2 points in running events and 192 points overall. Joe Scranton Joe Jones Tom McAvoy and Bob Bonar placed fifth in the two mile relay, while Bloomfield dominated the meet.
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Joe Jones
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Bloomfield Mustangs
Cardinal
Centerville
Albia
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English Valley
North Mahaska
van Buren
Russell
Fox Valley
Sigourney
Mid- Prairie
Seymour
Jerry Stalder
Steve Talbot
Schlarbaum
Stalder
Talbot
David Temple
Rick Bordwell
Bowling score recap with multiple teams and players
Hy Vee scores 1635 for Goff 1625 and Coast 1581 for Ross 1554. Flowers 1747 Mace 1634 Swift 1824 A and W 1484. Team series Swift 1824 Flowers 1747. Team game Swift 631 and 626. Individual totals Betty Ward 497 189 for Ward and Crom 188.
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Flowers
Mace
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Iole Crom
Hy-Vee
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House of Flowers
Mid Prairie wins tri meet in Wellman meet
Mid-Prairie track team defeats University High and Cosgrove in Wellman. Final score 84 82 and 1 for Cosgrove. Event results list winners in sprints field events relays and distance races with names and times or distances. Grab bars by tub or shower aid fall prevention per accident experts.
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Miller
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Davis
K. Bailey
T. Bailey
Spitzer
Weaver
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Green
Martin
Wright
Sidwell
Walters
U. High
Cox
Henderson
Blackus
Bowling Team Scores and Individual Standouts Listed
Team series led by Klein 2616 and Reif 2573 with Freshwaters top game 922. Individual highs include Cloyce Zieglowsky 667 in series and 257 in a game, J Butler 594 in series and 232 in a game. Teams mentioned include Klein, Reif, Hy Vee, Northrup King, Freshwaters, Payne TV, Yoder Feeds.
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Northrup King
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Reif
Freshwaters
Cloyce Zieglowsky
J. Butler
C. Zieglowsky
Palmer Leads Texas Open After First Round
Arnold Palmer sits one stroke back in San Antonio after a 67 as Bob Shave Jr and Bill Collins chase the leader. Shave and Collins shot five under 66 on a cool day at Oak Hill with Palmer bogeying two holes but finishing strong with an eagle on the fifth.
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Jimmy Powell
Yorba Linda
Bob Goalby
Rex Baxter Jr
Amarillo
Howie Johnson
Coghill
Don Fairfield
Champaign
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