Reds edge Phillies in pitchers duel as Seaver wins
Cincinnati tops Philadelphia 4-2 behind Tom Seaver who worked 147 pitches for his 14th complete game. Dave Concepcion and Dan Driessen delivered key RBI hits, while Pete Rose drove in two. Dodgers, Pirates, Cubs and others won in a day of NL action.
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Cincinnati Reds
Tom Seaver
Reds
Steve Carlton
Phillies
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
Seaver
Carlton
Dave Concepcion
RBI
Dan Driessen
Concepcion
McRae fuels Royals win over Orioles in tight 3-2 clash
Hal McRae starred with a homer and a key left field assist as the Kansas City Royals edged the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 to stretch their winning streak to 10. The outfielder turned stopper by catching Al Bumbry’s liner and tagging Mark Belanger at the plate to end the second inning. The Royals stay three games ahead in the AL West while the Orioles drop four behind the Yankees in the East.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Hal McRae
Kansas City Royals
McRae
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Orioles
al Bumbry
Mark Belanger
Royals
Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
Boston
Milwaukee
Texas
California
Detroit
Oakland
Toronto
Seattle
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atlanta
Houston
Montreal
Twins
Red Sox
Rod Carew
Lyman Bostock
Yankees
Rich Chiles
White Sox
Brewers
Oscar Gamble
Silvio Martinez
Rangers
Graig Nettles
Mickey Rivers
Lou Piniella
Tigers
A‘s
Blue Jays
Mitchell Page
A's
Manny Sanguillen
A’s
Steve Bowling
Mariners
Indians
Wayne Garland
Craig Reynolds
Steve Braun
Pekin Girls Seek World Walking Record
Ten Pekin students in Richland start at 5 p.m. August 26 at Pekin Community School to walk 110 miles 769 yards in under 24 hours. Coach Dave Eidahl leads seventh through senior graders with Angela Eidahl as youngest. other walkers include Ericka Dahlstrom, Lee Wonderlich, Cindy Durflinger, Christy Pagem, Kathy Downing, Lynn Wonderlich, Julie Greiner, Marianna Atwood, and Andrea Goettsche.
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Richland
Pekin Community School
Dave Eidahl
Pekin
Angela Eidahl
Eidahl
Ericka Dahlstrom
Lee Wonderlich
Cindy Durflinger
Christy Pagem
Kathy Downing
Lynn Wonderlich
Julie Greiner
Marianna Atwood
Andrea Goettsche
Iowa
Kalona rites Monday for Edna Schrock
Edna W. Schrock 74 died August 25 1977 at a daughter’s home in Millington Maryland formerly Kalona. Funeral Monday 1 pm at Tobias Miller home rural Kalona with Jonas Beachy and Emmanuel Bontrager in charge burial Peter Miller Cemetery visitation starts Sunday afternoon at the Tobias Miller home Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona handles arrangements. She was born March 31 1903 in Hutchison Kansas daughter of William and Sarah Miller married David J. Schrock August 29 1927 in Wisconsin he died March 1973. Surviving four daughters six sons 47 grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother and one sister.
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Kalona
Edna W. Schrock
Millington
Tobias Miller
Jonas Beachy
Emmanuel Bontrager
Peter Miller
Peterseim Funeral Home
Schrock
Hutchison
Kansas
William
Sarah Miller
David J. Schrock
Wisconsin
Roman I
Anna) Yoder
Millington, Md
Andy
Polly) Hershberger
Emmanuel
Rachel) Hershberger
Arthur, Il
Joe
Susie) Coblentz
Three Rivers
Mich
Willie
Mahlon
David
Greenwood
Dover
Delaware
Perry
Huntington
Tenn
Joe W. Miller
Middlebury
Ind
Joe J
Rosa) Schrock
Washington Hustlers 4-H Club Meeting Notes
The Washington Hustlers 4-H Club met on August 25 with 31 members present. Members rejected a motion to sell rat poison and heard a talk on Dog Identification Tattoo by Ronnie and Larry Brock. Record books are due to Rodney Letts or other leaders by September.
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Washington Hustlers 4-H Club
Ronnie
Larry Brock
Rodney Letts
Funeral services for Samuel N. Roth held at Eicher Mennonite Church
Funeral services for Samuel N. Roth were held Friday August 26 at the Eicher Mennonite Church with Revs. Paul Goossen and Bruce Pullen officiating. Interment followed in Eicher Cemetery. Casketbearers were Fred Klopfenstein John Liechty Clayton Nebel Daniel Liechty Max Liechty and Marvin Widmer. Jones Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Demolition Derby Set for Labor Day at Richland Field
Richland hosts a Labor Day demolition derby on September 5 at 1 p.m. at the Richland Athletic field under the direction of the Richland Jaycees. Also notes a Kipling quote about youth as a thought for the day.
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Richland
Richland Athletic Field
The
Richland Jaycees
Rudyard Kipling
Auction Sale Dates For Iowa Properties And Livestock
Auction listings from August to September cover numerous properties in Iowa including a 312 East Third Street Washington home sale at 7 p.m. and a 117 acre Keokuk County farm near Delta. Events span Keota Rose Hill Ollie Sigourney and Kalona with real estate, machinery, and livestock sales led by Knox Enterprises M&W Auction Service and various owners. Sale times vary from 7 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. with multiple weekly livestock auctions statewide.
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East Third Street
Washington
Phil
Cheryl Chorpening
Keokuk County
Delta
Iowa
Knox Enterprizes Inc
Main Street
Ollie
Otis Sipes
Columbus Junction
Blacktop
Ronald Murry
Stockport
Kermit Brown
Mt. Union
Glenn W. Timmerman
Fairfield
Bert Avery
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Social Calendar for Knights of Columbus and Meetings
Sunday Knights of Columbus bingo at 6 30 p m K C Hall. Monday Music department at 7 p m U P Home. Tuesday Tops Club weigh in 7 p m YW room Meeting 7 30 p m IOOF Lodge 7 30 p m IOOF Hall. Y W Women board 1 30 p m Old and new board members Peggy Patrick Make plans for Sept luncheon Priscilla Club 9 a m Breakfast Winga s.
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Knights of Columbus
Ioof Lodge
IOOF
Y-Women
Peggy Patrick
Priscilla Club
Winga’s
Mini Bus Schedule for Upcoming Weeks
The notice lists bus trips from September to October with destinations including Mt. Pleasant Burlington Black Hills Minden Neb Pioneer City Badlands Mt Rushmore Custer Park Cedar Rapids What Cheer Ozark Opry Lee Mace Muscatine Davenport Bettensport Keosauqua Wisconsin cheese factory Swiss Miss Embroidery Little Norway House on the Rocks Tommy Bartlett water show Upper Dells Terrace Hill City Garden Living History Farms and a final contact phone number 653-2853 for more information.
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Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Black Hills
Minden
Neb
Pioneer City
Badlands
Mt. Rushmore
Custer National Park
Cedar Rapids
Lee Mace
Ozark Opry
What Cheer
Davenport
Bettensport
Keosauqua
Wisconsin
Cheese Factory
Swiss Miss Embroidery
Little Norway
House On the Rocks
Tommy Bartlett
Upper Dells
Des Moines
Terrace Hill
City Garden House
Capitol Flowers
Living History Farms
Hospital Admissions and Births Noted in Washington Area
Notes show yesterday admissions for Hazel McCarty Washington medical, Alejandro Flores Columbus Junction medical, Ronald Christner Wayland medical, Paul Westphal Ainsworth medical. Births today to Mr and Mrs Gay Widmer Washington a daughter. Dismissed today Leland Spurgeon Washington.
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Hazel McCarty
Washington
Alejandro Flores
Columbus Junction
Ronald Christner
Wayland
Paul Westphal
Ainsworth
Gay Widmer
Leland Spurgeon
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Rich Gossage
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Rick Reuschel
Bruce Sutter
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Expos
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Mets
Jeff Burroughs
Gary Matthews
Junior Moore
Liza Minnelli
Robert DE Niro
Walt Disney
Goes Carlo
Technicolor
Feavee
Lesel
Walking Tall
Rive Ee
Sowa
Buford
Ben Johnson
Edna Schrock
Hustlers
Journal
North Fulton Street
Keota
Bank Corner
Keith Herr
Eudora Wells
Rose Hill
Methodist Church
Eunice White
North Main Street
Sigourney
M&w
Loop
Hedrick
Big “D” Lumber Co
Brighton
Raymond Kurtz
Northwestern
James D. Gorham
Northwestern Mutual Life
E. Main
Mabeus
A. O. Smith
Harvestore
Matheus Park Farm
Mount Pleasant
Henry Co
Confinement Specialists Inc
Lowa
Frake & Strothman Harvestore, Inc
Iowa City
Bank
Americaid Welfare
Jared B. Sturdevant, R. Ph
Army Medical Center
U.S
U. P
Talleyrand Tavern
S. Marion
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