Kiner Hodges Find Home Run Range After Slow Start
Baseball round up notes Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, once slumping, heated up with RBI power and homers. Dodgers and Pirates surged in league standings as Hodges hit four homers in four games, Kiner bolstered Pittsburgh with late-inning blasts. Contests across the circuit featured Red Sox, Giants, Phillies, and Cubs, with pitching highlights from Ben Ware and Joe Black and late-inning drama shaping multiple outcomes.
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Casey
Mudville
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Cubs
Ben Ware
Joe Black
Major Leagues Weeknights and Sundays Score Summary
Sunday results show Washington 4 Detroit 3 and 3 3 splits with Boston and Chicago. Monday games include Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at St Louis with Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1 and other matches. Local notes mention Kephart family visits in Lewal Iowa and Katherine Marbourg visiting Dawson sisters in Water loo.
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St Louis
Philadelphia
Kenighey Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati Knights
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Wellman Youth Wins Junior Golf Meet
Wellman youth takes the junior amateur golf tournament at Washington Golf and Country Club with a 77. Washington County champion Jack Rommel placed second with 78. The two winners and finalists Ida Bailey and Doug White head to Iowa City tomorrow for state junior amateur qualifying rounds.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
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Washington
Duffers Outshoot Ben Hogan in Weekend Golf Test
Life magazine reports in Dallas that 6 000 duffers beat Hogan while 45 965 players with handicaps tried to top his 71 at Northwood Club. Hogan played solo and posted an even par 71 on Saturday.
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Ben Towan
Hogan
Northwood Club
Dallas
Tex
Sponsor Life Magazine
City Hall Bowling leads American League standings
Journal defeats State Highway 2 to 1 with total pins 102 handicap 19S. Atchison Shoes beat Shell Oilers 2 10.1 total pins Atchison ZUSS SO handicap. Phillips Drug defeats Sitters Electric 2 to 1 total pins Phillips 2201 Sithers 22017 with no handicap. High team series Phillips 2201 Sithers 2125. high team game Phillips 50 Sitters 727. Individual highs Lloyd Little 559 Jug Moothart 464. High game Lloyd Little 284 Moothart Ps Lloyd Little 169 Moothar 158 M Donaldson 157 Ho Keri 4 , 2) Smith and D Baumert 145 Ro Zeck 144 W Hysemi and Ho Thomasen b4u Ro Nelson is
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Ho Keri
Smith
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W. Hysemi
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Ro Nelson
Washington Lumber and Others Rival in Bowling Meet
Washington Lumber defeated Sorrells 3 1 with total pins 2241 including 114 handicap. Bakers beat American Legion 2 1 with 2250 2239 including 6 handicap. Stewart Crone triumphed over Sitlers 2 1 with 2514 2248 including 282 handicap. Old Timers bested Mills Nash 2 1 with 2204 2188 including 168 handicap. High scorers list names and numbers for team series and games. top individuals include Lester Bundy Bob Lowe and others with various game scores and averages.
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Sorrells
Washington Lumber Co
Bakers
American Legion
Baker
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Sitlers
Sidters
Old Timers
Mills Nash
Old Timer
Legion
Lester Bundy
Bob Lowe
E. Wolfe
Dick Moore
National League
Ly Sorrells
Sitters Auto
O- Stewart
Crone
S Mills Nash
Ioy Bakers
English church leader Lt Col Robert Ellis Key named President
Lt Col Robert Ellis Key of Lemion England was named President of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston at the annual meeting. Key, associate editor of Christian Science periodicals and former lecturer, has been a practitioner and teacher since 1937. He served in World War I, awarded the Order of the British Empire, and will serve a one year term while remaining associate editor.
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Robert Ellis Key
Lemion
England
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Key
Ruth Foley Visits Washington for Month with Parents
Ruth Foley of New York arrived in Washington Friday for a month visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Everett Palmer Jerry Longer son of Mr and Mrs Charles Longer will graduate from the Baptist Bible Seminary in Johnson City on June 9 and begin missionary work. Ralph Curl Phil Dusenders and Leonard Llewellyn employees of the Meveninge Journal went to Iowa City Saturday to donate blood for Bob Shaffer who is improving at the veterans hospital. The donors did not give blood as skin grafting was later deemed unnecessary.
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New
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Charles Longer
The
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Johnson City
Ralph Curl
Phil Dusenders
Leonard Llewellyn
Meveninge Journal
Iowa City
Bob Shaffer
Washington
Kbob
Veterans Hospital
Bobo
Junction Musicians Hold Family Picnic
Columbus Junction May 31 Don Radda of the Columbus Junction band Warren May and other members and families held a picnic at Chautauqua park Friday evening. Lucile and Thelen Duncan Cedar Rapids attended Memorial services here. An Iowa City man was injured when his car overturned on highway 76 north of Conesville. James Betow, Iowa City, reported in unclear condition after a wreck at a railroad crossing.
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Ning
Lucile
Tlelen Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Ina Nelson
Wilton King
Warsaw
Ind
Iowa City
Conesville
James Betow
Chapter L TTT Hosts Guest Day Meeting
Crawfordsville May 28 The TTT Chapter L held a dessert luncheon at the Old Legion hall May 27 at 1 pm with 55 members and guests. Tables decorated in purple white and gold featured a miniature May Pole centerpiece. Waitresses included Phyllis Mitchell Margery Cherryholmes Betty Derbensen Nancy Kagar and Janet Evans. Iris provided afternoon entertainment on ukuleles with a saxophone and cornet duet by Margery Cherryholmes and Nancy Edgar and Phyllis Mitchell on piano. Committee members were Mrs Vernon White chair Mrs Don Lauer Mr Kenneth Kilpatrick and Mrs Lyle Lowe.
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Crawfordsville
TTT
Olds Legion Hall
Phyllis Mitchell
Margery Cherryholmes
Betty Ard Derbensenn
Natnney Kagar
Janet Evans
Iris
Margery Cherryvholmes
Nancy Edgar
Gates
Vernon White
Don Lauer
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Lyle Lowe
Former Junction Residents Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. Martha Butler reports Mr. and Mrs. B. E. C. Kauffman of Route One Illinois City NL observe their 50th anniversary at home June 4. They formerly lived in Junction and Mrs. Kauffman was Pearl Parsons. Their two sons and a daughter include James H. Marshall and Anna Mae Marshall Walker. The Altar and Rosary society of St. Josephs Catholic church names officers Hilda Ziskovsky president and William Larkin vice president, Dennis Peters secretary treasurer. Sally Dillon of Iowa Wesleyan College to work in Mt. Pleasant State Hospital therapy department June 5.
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Route One
Illinois City
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Cairo
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Dean M Walker
Frank J. Walker
Wapello
Hilda Ziskovsky
William Larkin
Dennis Peters
Sally Dillon
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
State Hospital
Food Costs Jump as Households Pay More for Staples
Government cost of living figures show a $24.47 basket now compared with $10 before World War II and $21.15 at the Korean War start. Officials note 26 items in the sample rose in price with price controls affecting 14 foods. The $10 market basket in August 1939 covered 20 items, now it buys about eight, with items like flour sugar and rib roast among the examples. Mr and Mrs William Anderson of Merced Calif prepare to leave with their infant daughter Catherine Chase Anderson as the family visits relatives while the father serves in the Army Air Force at Castle Air Base.
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Washington
Labor Department
Office of Price Administration
William Anderson
Merced
Calif
Catherine Chase Anderson
Klmer Fisher
Anderson
Army Air Force
Castle Air Base
Hospital admits Patricia Stewart and newborns in Washington
Admitted today at the hospital are Patricia Stewart of Washington and a series of newborns and relatives. Mr and Mrs Richard Leet report a daughter in Washington. Mr and Mrs Duane Redlinger welcome a daughter, also in Washington. Mrs Alvin Hershberger and daughter of Wwalona and Mrs Raymond Kauffman with daughter of Wayland are listed. Nan Richty of Crawfordsville noted. Mrs Herbert Freeland and son plus Mrs James Lyle and daughter mentioned today.
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Richard Leet
Washington
Duane Redlinger
Alvin Hershberger
Wwalona
Raymond Kauffman
Wayland
Nan Richty
Crawfordsville
Herbert Freeland
James Lyle
Round Grove News Roundup From Mrs Skubal Report
Mrs Ralph Boyd and Mrs Cleo Orris called in Iowa City. Arnet Mathers and Judy Mathers visited. A pink parking ticket from Officer Potter drew laughs. Neighborhood kids enjoy pets with Joe and Polly Rabbit, Connie Skubal’s rabbit, and a tame pigeon named Weep TL. Families picnic in Burlington. birthday desserts shared at home.
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Round Grove
Ralph Boyd
Cleo Orris
Iowa City
Elmhurst Family Guests Over Memorial Day Weekend
Mr and Mrs James Latta and son Jim of Elmhurst IL were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Byron Snider. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Needham and Young of Cedar Rapids Marie Snider Paul Harlan of Richland Mrs Diane Grice and daughters Barbara Cheryl and Pamela Hill.
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Jim
Elmhurst
Byron Snider
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