Indians and Braves Chase League Leads at Midseason
In major league play the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6 2 and 5 2 to close within 4 1 games of the AL lead. The Braves won 3 2 in 13 innings over the Giants to narrow the NL gap to 2 games. Yankees White Sox and Dodgers win while Cardinals, Phillies stumble.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Lennon
Art Houtteman
Sam Jethroe
Major Leagues Results Yesterday
The standings show Philadelphia edging Washington 6 to 5 and Washington defeating Philadelphia 2 to 0. St Louis beat Chicago 4 to 2 while New York toppled Boston 3 to 1. Cleveland won 6 to 2 over Detroit and then 5 to 2 in a rematch.
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City Girls League Games At Green Field Tonight
Tonight at Green Field the city league features two games. The Yellow Sox face the Drive Inns in the opener followed by the Merchantettes meeting the Tom Cats in the second game.
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Greenfield
Yellow Sox
Drive Inns
Merchantettes
Tom Cats
Local Music Trade Figures Attend National Convention
John Yousling and Harry M. Carter of the Sorden Music Store Ottumwa travel to Chicago for the National Music Trades Convention at the Palmer House. Various residents return from visits and tasks including vacations and conferences at Elkheart Indiana and Mt. Vernon cornell college.
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John Yousling
Harry M. Carter
Sorden Music Store
Ottumwa
Chicago
Palmer House
Everette K. Burham
Yarmouth
Rev. Burham
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
White Youth Fires Arrows in Des Moines Indian Encounter
In Des Moines a 14 year old white youth Richard Millais used a target bow and arrow to wound a man Poweshiek 19, a Sac and Fox Indian from Tama County. Deputies Don Newquist and John Young found Poweshiek hiding near the Millais home and Poweshiek, arrested for intoxication, paid a $10 fine. Poweshiek said he sought a telephone and Poweshiek was treated and released.
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Richard Millais
Edgar Poweshiek
Tama
Don Newquist
John Young
Poweshiek
Millais
Ariel Millais
Richard
Silver Sho
Young Millais
Grasshopper Control Options for Farm Sprayers
Grasshopper control with chlordane or toxaphene can be applied using the standard weed control spray equipment on farms.
Early basketball origins and modern popularity
The first game in 1991 used a peach basket and a soccer ball. Today basketball is the fastest moving sport and draws more spectators annually than any other sport in the United States.
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United States
First Leather Patent Automates Hide Splitting in 1809
Samuel Parker of Newburyport Massachusetts patented the first machine to split leather hides in 1809 enabling precise sole thickness. Previously hides were shaved to a desired thickness with waste shavings.
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Samuel Parker
Newburyport
Mass
Governor Williams Survives Prison Attack in Marquette
Governor G Mennen Williams, visiting Marquette State Prison, was attacked by three convicts during a bid for freedom. Ralph Stearns, serving life for armed robbery, tried to stab Williams with a butcher knife before guards stopped the uprising. Williams said he would not investigate the melee, praising prison leadership and discipline.
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Marquette
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Ralph Stearns
Williams
Prison Brawl Injures Guard and Inmate Bodyguard
During a five minute melee at the facility one guard and Williams’ bodyguard were hurt and a prison officer was wounded as about 504 inmates remained seated at dining tables.
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Williams
Insurance capital fuels US business jumps in early year
At the start of this year life insurance dollars provided $22.527 billion in capital funds for financing business and industry in the United States, a figure twice that of four years earlier, signaling strong investment by insurers.
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U.S
National Soil Districts Cover Most U.S. Farms
More than three-fourths of all farms and ranches in the United States are now in soil conservation districts managed by farmers. In eight states every acre is part of a district, reflecting widespread local control of land care and watershed protection.
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U.S
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