White Sox Show New Spirit and Win 6 to 5
Chicago manager’s upbeat debut sparks a six to five victory over the New York Yankees in a 12-inning thriller. Eddie Robinson and Ray Scarborough key hitters, with Robinson delivering a two run double in the 12th to seal the win.
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White Sox
New York
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Boston Braves
Johnny Corriden
Athletics
Eddie Robinson
Ray Scarborough
Neaston
Washington Senators
Robinson
Tommy Henrich
Pinc
Yankee
Baseball scores roundup from Major Leagues
In a busy scoreboard night Chicago beat New York 6 to 5 while Boston triumphed 11 to 5 over Cleveland. St Louis defeated Washington 19 to 5 and prevailed 9 to 3 in a second game. Detroit shut out Philadelphia 16 to 5, and Brooklyn edged St Louis 7 to 1 as New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 5 and Pittsburgh downed Boston 4 to ?
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Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
Lou Bliss
Hank Wyse
Ted Gray
Fred Hutchinson
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Senators
Gil Coan
Owen Friend
Feller
Boston
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Joe L Gobson
Ted Williams
Walt Dropp
Red Sox
al Rosen
Luke Easter
Indians
Don Newcombe
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Jim
Russell
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Marty Marion
Newcombe
Pittsburgh
Alameda
Calif
Will McDonald
Warren Spahn
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Willard Ramsdell
Giants
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston Ib
Sears
Louis
St Louis
Boston Chicago
Living Lake Teacher To Return Next Year
Living Lake closes school on May 26 as Edna Witting and pupils end summer with a picnic at Sunset Park. Witting plans a bus tour to Gettysburg Washington DC New York Albany Niagara Falls and Detroit before returning June 9. Visitors and relatives stop by the Dawsons during Decoration Day week including Edith Reed Effie Walker and Mrs Oscar Dawson and others.
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R. J. Dawson
Living Lake
Edna Witting
Sunset Park
Edna
Gettysburg
Washington D. C
New York City
Albany
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Mich
Edith Reed
Edith
Keokuk
Washington
Dawson
Effie Walker
Oscar Dawson
Max
St. Joseph
Stafford
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Ellis
Five Coons Killed By Keith Stewarts
Westminster reports a local feature noting Mr and Mrs Keith Stewart hunting coons with two large and three small animals killed. Social items include birthday celebration for Mrs Eckels and visits from neighbors across several towns, plus a memorial day dinner and Bible school activities. A fire emergency is described with prompt neighbor assistance and thanks.
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Robert Eckels
Westminster
Keith Stewart
Cheryl
Paul DeLong
Clement Griffith
Edgar Slemmons
Mary Lou
Washington
Don Griffith
Ted
Junior
Harry St. Dusenbery
Marjorie
Lois Kay
Judy Slemmons
Wellman
Prairie Flower Notes Fox Hunter Gains Junior Nimrod Title
Fox marauding poultry prompts local tale as 10 year old Paul Smith shoots a young fox with his father's rifle earning the nickname Junior Nimrod. The issue also lists travel, family visits, health updates and community events across Prairie Flower and nearby towns.
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Martha G. Thrasher
Prairie Flower
Paul Smith
Nimrod
Housing Tour highlights new homes and remodels
The tour visits the Milton Ross home near West Chester showing a two bath plan with a large living room fireplace and a basement recreation area plus a kitchen with pull out shelves and ward robes. The Prairie Flower school districts display a modern building with two classrooms two wash rooms and a large basement for play and community use. Clifford Small remodels focus on entrance layout storage and built in features with steel enamel cabinets and an enclosed stairway storing books and magazines.
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Milton Ross
West Chester
John Fladings
Prairie Flower School
Clifford Small
West Chester WRC Memorial Day Services Recap
Memorial services were held Sunday at West Chester Grace Hill and New Haven cemeteries by the West Chester Women's Relief Corps. Frank Kleese Paul Harvey and Roscoe Robertson led marches and roll calls. Eleven graves were decorated at New Haven and nine at Grace Hill with taps and prayers concluding each service.
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West Chester
Grace Hill
New Haven
Merle McDowell
Roscoe Roberson
Max Waterhouse
Peggy McDowell
Davisons Host Happy Hour Class Doings
Mrs Russell Davison and Mrs Everett Davison hosted the Happy Hour Sunday school class of the Methodist Church at the Everett Davison home in Wayland Friday evening. Attending were multiple local couples and their children, with additional visits from relatives and Memorial Day guests including Orlando Wenger and Mrs Elmer Hancock of Peoria Illinois.
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Council Bluffs
Chicago
Ezra Smith
Joe Hines
Elmer Horning
Ellis Finke
Pella
Alfred Johnson
Eldm
Roy Finke
C. K. Scott
Richmond
Everette Fleming
Wellman
Carl Hering
H. L
Ernest Strum
Harley McCreedy
Everette Denison
Ottumwa
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Russell Davison
Everett Davison
Happy Hour
Methodist Church
Don Rich
Sandra
Delbert
McGuire
Teddy
Cal Clark
George Brooks and Sons
George Singley
Linda
Glen McCoy Jr
Derald Edwards
Russell
Rollie Davison
Ted Tschantz
Harlan Messer
Harold Ford
Independence
Orlando Wenger
Elmer Hancock
Peoria
Til
Families visit and illness noted in Glidden area
Mr and Mrs Ezra Wittmer visited Glidden Iowa with cousins Tom Conner and family over Memorial Day weekend. Dr and Mrs J R McKirahan visited Des Moines relatives and attended a Shriners meeting. Relatives report 91 year old Mrs Anna Eicher broke a hip and is in St Luke s Hospital Cedar Rapids. Additional Sunday visitors included John Corner Iowa City Mildred Brookhart Letts and several Wittmer and McKirahan relatives from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Olds Burlington and Guinell.
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Ezra Wittmer
Glidden
Iowa
Tom Conner
J. R. McKirahan
Des Moines
Bob
Shriners Meeting
Anna Eicher
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Eicher
Hospital Updates From Henry County Facility
Anna Barr and Elmer Freugenberger were able to return home Monday after an eight week stay at Henry County hospital. Ralph Roth, another patient, required surgery on Wednesday to insert a silver plate into his badly fractured arm.
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Anna Barr
Elmer Freugenberger
Henry County Hospital
Ralph Roth
Ottumwa Visitors Include Goode and Norris Families
Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Goode and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Goode and Morris and Mrs. Grace Norris of Ottumwa were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Hasty. Mrs. Blake Spencer of Crawfordsville made a business call in Washington.
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Cyril Goode
Ronald Goode
Morris
Grace Norris
Ottumwa
Raymond W. Hasty
Blake Spencer
Crawfordsville
Washington
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