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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1950
Page
6
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel weighs resting Joe DiMaggio as he battles a hit slump. The club faces pressure as Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia chase division leaders while pitchers like Kellner, Lemon and Masterson post notable outings around a busy schedule.
Richmond softball team hosts eight teams for a Sunday tournament starting 10 AM. First round games include Ainsworth vs North Liberty at 10, Kos Raiders vs Richmond at 11 15, Riverside vs Riverside Cubs at 12 45, and Hills vs Lone Tree at 1 15. Finals and consolation come in the evening with a lunch stand on the grounds.
Saddle Club hosts a horse show at Green Field tonight with a rain date scheduled for Saturday evening if needed. Spectators are advised the event may move to the rain date depending on weather.
Major League results show Pittsburgh 7 over Chicago 4 and Brooklyn 4 over Boston 3 in the National League while Philadelphia beat New York 6 to 5. American League notes Detroit and Cleveland posting wins and ties with Chicago and New York, plus Washington sweeping Boston and St. Louis, with Cleveland defeating St. Louis.
Heavy rains washout winners' bracket semi finals at the National Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Fort Madison. Pueblo Fort Madison Austin McKee's Rock compete as remaining contenders while Davenport Albion Williston lose in the double elimination.
In Custer South Dakota reports say 12 year old Susie Daxter had a tonsillectomy while visiting her grandmother in Wisconsin. After the operation doctors found and removed a second pair of tonsils under her tongue revealed by an X ray.
Readable notices list weekly livestock sales at Whittaker Kalona Midway and Ollie Iowa venues. August public and closing out sales include Cities Service West Chester 1 PM August 12, Keota 11 AM August 17, and Dell Farrier Joe Conrad Crawfordsville vicinity with 12:30 PM start and immediate follow on at 218 highway.
Mr and Mrs H C Strouse and daughter Elizabeth depart Brighton for a sightseeing tour through the eastern states. The Woman's Society of Christian Service held an ice cream social Wednesday evening on the town.
The article lists a series of visits to residents around Libertyville and Ottumwa. Families include the Roulson, Pearson, Van Zanten, Johnson, Latham, Blomgren, and Hoskins households with relatives from Eugene Oregon Buckhannon West Virginia Ottumwa and nearby areas visiting during weekend and weekday stays.
In a playful comparison the piece notes a 30-room stone house with hot air heating running water a built in kitchen oven and a central courtyard pool would be as familiar to a wealthy Roman in 30 A D as a modern house listing. It imagines glass windows and oil lamp lighting as assumed features.
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