Business Men Battle to 15-15 Tie in Softball
The Washington and Ainsworth Chambers of Commerce battled to a 15-15 tie in six innings as Washington rallied to tie late. Key moments included Dave Elder's double, Bob Day's three base bunt, and strong pitching from Zelinsky for Washington against Havel for Ainsworth.
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Washington
Ainsworth
Washington Ball Club
Elder
Farrell
Windy Kerr
Don Pauls
Gene Tucker
Standings and results from major league baseball
The column shows both American and National League standings with teams and records. It lists daily results including Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 3 and Boston 2 St. Louis 10, plus night games: New York at St. Louis and Brooklyn at Cincinnati among others.
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Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Bosta Aeasetcas
Brooklyn
Heston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chickee
Chicago
Girls Battle Ends In Five Inning Tie At Greenfield
Klein's Rubs and the league leading Drive-Inns played to a 1 to 1 tie after five innings thursday evening at Greenfield. Officials postponed the playoff due to time constraints before the men’s league game.
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Klein
Rubs
Drive-Inns
Greenfield
Invents Flour Mill After Domestic Card Making
At age 23 Oliver Evans rented a machine to create cards for treating wool and later conceived a modern flour mill shaping an early industrial venture.
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Oliver Evans
Indians Close In On Yankees With Double Victory
The Cleveland Indians defeated Washington in a 14 to 1 rout in the first game and followed with a big win in the second, cutting the Yankees lead to two and a half games as Detroit beat New York 8 to 2. Dale Mitchell homered and Bobby Feller struck out nine in the nightcap. The Red Sox won 12 to 2 over the Browns as St Louis led the NL and Brooklyn stayed hot with an 11 to 3 win over Pittsburgh. Andy Pafko homered for the Cubs in a 1 to 0 win over the Giants.
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Washington
John Lee
Ainsworth Chamber
Lee Holland
Front Page Farrell
Ed Sorrell
Dave Elder
Dave
Bill Boshart
Elder
Ray Whitehead
Ray
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Bobby Feller
Feller
Senators
Yankees
Indians
Frank Papish
Satchel Paige
Sam Zoldak
al Benton
Bob Lemon
Dick Weik
Larry Doby
Mickey Vernon
Dale Mitchell
Pat Mullin
Eddie Lake
Vielaschi
Yanks
Fred Hutchinson
Tigers
Mullin
Boston Red Sox
Browns
Brooks
St Louis
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
al Brazie
Ted Wilks
Andy Pafko
Cubs
Giants
Reds
Phils
Brindley Wins Handicap Golf Tourney at Country Club
Mrs. Dan Brindley won the ladies handicap golf tournament at the Country Club defeating Mrs. T. J. Pease 7 6 in the 18 hole final on Thursday afternoon.
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Dan Brindley
Brindles
T. J. Pease
Friday Night High School Showdowns at Local Gym
IOOF faces Marston Cubs at 7 30 p m followed by Stewart and Crone All Stars at 8 30 p m in a double header program promising competitive basketball and crowd engagement.
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IOOF
Marston Cubs
Stewart & Crone
Wyman Softball Nine Defeats Cubs 9 to 4
The Wyman softball team defeated the Washington Cubs 9 to 4. Davis pitched for Wyman with 11 strikeouts on six hits while Ross pitched for the Cubs. Davis hit a bases loaded triple in the second inning and Wyman added four runs in the fourth and one in the seventh. The Cubs scored in the first, fifth, and ninth with Ross homering in the fifth.
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Wyman
Washington Cubs
Davis
Ross
Cubs
Final work on YMCA horseshoe courts to begin
Final work on the horseshoe pits at the YMCA is slated to start this afternoon according to Y secretary Artemas Brown. The clay filling should be finished within two or three days, making four courts south of the YMCA building available for public use.
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YMCA
Artemas Brown
Sons of Legion Band To Play Again Tonight
The Sons of Legion Band, a group of local teen musicians, will perform a concert tonight at 7 30 p m at the Lawrence Greater Shows grounds as part of their Washington engagement. Public relations director Harry E. Wilson praises their poise and musical potential before the encore.
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Sons of the Legion Band
Lawrence Greater
Washington
Harry E. Wilson
Wilson
City League Leaders Edge Food Store Nine 3 2
Don Orr earned the win for the VFW as the Veterans held off the Bennetters in a tight game at Green Field. The Benners led 2-0 after one inning but could not add runs, while Orr scattered six hits and benefited from an eighth inning defensive play to seal a 3-2 victory.
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Food Store
Don Orr
VFW
Greenfield
Vets
Bennet Tea Men
Elateh Benners
Benners
Clark
Mangold
Green
Don Knight
Orr
Sweet
Three VPs Elected President in Own Right
The passage notes that Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge and Harry S Truman each became president in their own right after previously succeeding to the presidency.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry S. Truman
Mrs Netterfield Dies Suddenly in Wayland
Mrs George Netterfield lifelong Wayland resident died of a sudden heart attack at 7 30 Thursday morning. She was buried from Wayland Methodist Church with Rev Florence Jardine officiating. Arrangements by Zehr funeral home. Survived by husband a daughter Mabel and a brother Harold Armstrong residents of Wayland.
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Wayland
George Netterfield
Netterfield
Mabel
Harold Armstrong
Leonard
Max McGuire
Archie Kaufman
August Grandman
Harold Meyer
Will Richard
Paul Imhof
Short Form Adopted for Iowa Income Tax in 1950
Des Moines report states the Iowa state tax commission will implement a short form in 1950 for 1949 income. Changes reduce form complexity but long form remains required for births or marriages. The short form provides a flat five percent deduction for exemptions such as interest and charitable donations.
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Des Moines
Hold That Baby Adds Twin Dolls to Bowery Boys Cast
Judy and Jody Dunne appear as the same infant in the Monogram Bowery Boys film Hold That Baby at the Fox Theatre. Starring Leo Gorcey the twins work morning and afternoon to meet a California law restricting babies on studio sound stages to four hours per day.
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Judy
Jody Dunne
Monogram Bowery
Leo Gorcey
Fox Theatre
Jody
Studiy
Plan Field Program In Jefferson County
Jefferson County Soil Conservation district and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce sponsor a soil conservation field day at Carl Edmund farm near Packwood on Friday August 19. The 160 acre site will receive a one day complete erosion control program including waterways terracing a concrete dam and tile outlet protection with multiple bulldozers tractors and terracing machines.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County Soil Conservation District
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Carl Edmund
Packwood
Six Stitches After Home Mishap At Bethel
Mrs. Ed Heck suffered a facial wound when she slipped on cellar stairs and struck a bent nail. Her brother Ronald Horn rushed her to the hospital where six stitches closed the three cornered gash on her cheek. The incident occurred Monday evening as she separated milk in the cellar.
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Ed Heck
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Ronald Horn
Mae
Heck Home
Nettie Rice
Elma
Gideon Home
Charley Plecker
Charley Kolosick
Charley Horak
Norma
Ruth
Mae Gideon
Rose Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
Nate
Myrtle Pearson
Victor Peiffer
Patty
Mary Jo Peiffer
Washington
McAvoy
Donald Brown
Pearson
Eddie Sings Trio in Trail Picture at Fox Theatre
Eddie Dean introduces three new songs in The Westward Trail produced by PRC and now playing at the Fox Theatre. The Plainsmen back him with Phyllis Planchard leading the female cast alongside Roscoe Ates Bob Duncan Steve Drake and Eileene Hardin. Jerry Thomas produced and Ray Taylor directed.
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Eddie Dean
Prc
Fox Theatre
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Iowa State College
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Raymond Hammen
Iowa City Hospital
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John Shields & Sons
Marion
Leee Et and
Easy Terms
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Ottumwa
IJ. AL Raymond
Crawfordsville Snate Hdw
Kadena Wellman Implement
Rich’s Farm Supply
Brighton
H. A. Laithly
Rubio
A. D. Brown
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