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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1950

Page

6

Cubs Benners Win League Twice In Monday Games

Benners nine defeated Ainsworth 7 to 5 and the Cubs beat Freshwaters 9 to 4 in Greenfield league softball Monday evening. Key hits included Green and Morgan scoring in the first, a four run second inning for Benners, and a big second frame for the Cubs with Hartzel homering and DeLong later adding another homer. DeLong also hit a prize homer off the Booth Horak sign.

Benners Food City Marston Skelgas Cubs Greenfield Ainsworth Freshwaters Benners Cubs Morgan Plecker Murphy Chamberlin Patterson Skubal Orris Benner Green Glandon Re@linger Mosiers Dawson Schmitt Art Edmondson Freshwater Dunwoody Freshwater Erers Gorham DeLong Hartzel Cub Paul Maxwell Cone Hauser Booth & Horak YW Morgan Oe Patterson Mosier Sehmitt P Glandon Redlinger Thornton C. Orris Kilgore M. Orris D. Simpson Ee Ross J. Simpson RH Dawson Stoo Brock Cf Schmitt Sore Putman Maxwell Hartzell Herron

Detroit St Louis Pennant Winners If Tradition Holds

Detroit and St. Louis remain atop their leagues as July 4 milestones pass. Mal Lanier and Harry Breeheen pitched well for St Louis while Detroit won 10 to 9 in Chicago to maintain a four game lead. The Yankees, Giants, and Reds posted wins as pennant races tighten.

Detroit St. Louis Mal Lanier Harry Breeheen Red Birds Philadelphia Thillies Boston Giants Dodgers Brooklyn Reds Pittsburgh

Baseball Scores and Standings From Yesterday A Busy Card

Major Leagues shows Cleveland and St Louis split a doubleheader with 8 7 and 8 3 results, Chicago loses twice to Detroit and Detroit wins 10 9, New York dominates Washington 16 9, and New York also tops Philadelphia while Boston falls to Philadelphia. National League notes include St Louis 1 6 5 39 28 .582 and Brooklyn 2 3 5 36 30 .643 with game results Philadelphia 14 Boston 5 and Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4, St Louis 4 Chicago 1 and 4 3, New York 5 Brooklyn 4 and 5 New York 3 Brooklyn.

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Moothart Wins Handicap Go's Meet at Washington Golf Club

Moothart captured the 27 hole weekend handicap tournament at Washington Golf and Country Club with a net 102. He finished one stroke ahead of runner up T. R. Phillips. Vernon Witting was third with 104 and Al Kochneff Ted Brown and Ed Brown tied for fourth at 108.

G. F. Moothart Washington Golf and Country Club Moothart T. R. Phillips Vernon Witting al Kochneff Ted Brown Ed Brown

Wyman Beats Cubs in Crawfordsville Softball Tourney

Wyman's softball team beat the Marston Cubs 5 to 2 in Crawfordsville on Tuesday. Davis earned the win and Chamberlin took the loss. Cubs had previously defeated Wyman twice this season, making this victory a note of revenge.

Wyman Marston Cubs Crawfordsville Davis Chamberlin Cubs Wyman Boys

Baseball Fan Killed At Polo Grounds In New York

A 56 year old baseball fan Bernard Doyle was fatally shot at the Polo Grounds during Giants Dodgers day game. A 14 year old boy with rifles and a pistol was questioned after detectives found the weapons in a sixth floor Edgecombe Avenue apartment. Ballistics tests will determine if the bullet came from the youth’s firearms.

New York Polo Grounds New York Giants Bernard K. Doyle Doyle Fairview N. J James J.braddock Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Doogle Edgecome Avenue

Howard Shaffer Loses Finger In Saw Accident

Howard Shaffer a worker for Lawrence Buch contractor building a new home for Mr and Mrs Wayne Savage lost the end of his middle finger on his left hand in an electric saw accident.

Howard Shaffer

Washington County politics eye big year ahead

Bruce Cowden notes Dave Livingston and Sperry Easter win re election as Republican and Democratic campaign chairs in Washington County. Leaders plan national style campaign work and a strong push for votes in November with September activity warming up. The column contrasts past reflections on the Fourth of July with ongoing political fervor.

Dave Livingston Sperry Easter Washington County Dave Easter Springfield New Jersey John Hancock

Washington Fourth of July Quiet with Few Firecrackers

In Washington the Fourth of July passage feels like a quiet Sabbath with rare loud crackers. Chief Hancher was seen leaving city hall after an explosion in the east part of town. Rotary's Independence Day program, led by Walter Farrell, featured Attorney L J Kehoe praising the Declaration while nudging readers toward patriotism. A Red Cross release notes Sgt First Class Ezra Bontrager of the 75th Labor Supervisory Company in Heidelberg earned a standard first aid certificate. U S Army in Europe costs are cited at over half a million dollars monthly.

Iowa Great Britain Continental Congress Eastern Seaboard States Washington Carl Hancher Walter Farrell Rotary Club L. J. Kehoe Kehoe American Red Cross Journal Ezra Bontrager United States Army of Occupation Germany 75Th Labor Supervisior Company Heidelberg Europe

Pioneer Hi Bred executive sails for Europe study

Jay J. Newlin, vice president and farm manager of Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co., sails on the Queen Elizabeth for a summer of studying European farm conditions. A Quaker and Friends World Committee member, he once served as Washington farm editor for the Journal.

Des Moines Register Jay J. Newlin Pioneer Europe Friends World Committee Newlin Journal Washington Iowa

A Simple Trick to Make Rooms Look Bigger

Readers learn a practical decorating tip to visually enlarge a room by painting walls in light colors. Advice highlights choosing washable paints for easy cleanup and maintenance.

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