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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1956

Page

8

Tigers Sweep Yankees in Three Straight Series Wins

Detroit Tigers powered past the New York Yankees 6-3 and 7-4 to sweep the three-game set and run their pace to 11 wins in 15 games. Billy Hoeft earned his 11th win, while Al Aber notched a late win in the nightcap as Detroit tied for fourth in the league. The White Sox, Indians, Athletics, Pirates, Dodgers, Cardinals, Phillies, Giants, and Reds also posted notable results across the circuit.

United Press Sports Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers Casey Stengel New York Yankees Stengel Bucky Harris Tigers Yankees Severh Pirates Mark Southpaw Billy Hoeft al Aber Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox White Sox Baltimore Orioles Sherman Lollar Dave Philley Dick Donovan Jim Wilson Cleveland Indians Washington Senator Vic Wertz Hal Griggs Weston Kansas City Athletics Tim Thompson Athletics Willard Nixon Milwaukee Braves Elroy Face Nelson King Bob Buhl Dodgers Skein Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs Sandy Koufax Clem Labine Carl Furillo Gil Hodges Murty Dickson St. Louis Cardinals Harvey Haddix Richie Ashburn Philadelphia Phillies Dickson Cardinals Haddix Phillies Whitey Lockman New York Giants Frank Robinson Ray Jablonski Cincinnati Redlegs

Major League Standings and Results Summary

National League standings show Milwaukee and Pittsburgh leading with 24 wins, Cincinnati 23, St Louis 24, Brooklyn 20, New York 17, Philadelphia 15, Chicago 13. Sunday results include Cincinnati over New York 7 3 and 4 3, St Louis over Philadelphia 2 1 and 9 3, Pittsburgh over Milwaukee 3 1, Milwaukee over Pittsburgh 4 3, Brooklyn over Chicago 4 3. Monday pitchers listed Rogovin vs Fowler, Liddle vs Mizell, Maglie vs Burdette. Tuesday schedules include Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Chicago, and American League matchups with New York and Detroit.

United Press National League W. L. Pet Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Chicago Rogovin Fowler Liddle

Baseball Scores and Schedules Spark Night Card

Scores show Chicago routing Baltimore 12 0 and 9 2 in two games while Cleveland beats Washington 8 4 and 15 0. Detroit Chicago Kansas City Boston New York and Washington games appear delayed or rescheduled due to rain with several night matches listed.

Chicago Baltimore Cleveland Wash Vin Washington Kansas City Boston Washington Detroit New York Garcia Ramos Pierce Ferrarese

Daily Bible School Opens at Wellman

Vacation Bible School began at the Wellman Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Ferguson as director. More than 90 children enrolled and teachers assigned to nursery through sixth grade with sessions daily 9 to 11 twenty five minutes, two weeks, closing program by the children.

B. Godber Wellman Wellman Baptist Church Wayne Ferguson Peggy Boone Wiles Jackie Wasson Mel Miller Gary Watson Bertie Kelly Gene Goschke Leon Schauf Warren Groff Judy Crosset Burkholder Lewis Belcher Marcia Whetstine Lucile Smith Vic Rampleburg Rampleburg

California Primary Battle Shapes Stevenson Kefauver Bid

Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver race to rally voters in Los Angeles on the eve of California's pivotal Democratic primary. They seek 68 convention votes and statewide prestige amid a labor stronghold and diverse electorate. Stevenson plans a televised speech after Kefauver's final appearances. Only Democrats vote Tuesday. Los Angeles County holds over 1.25 million of California's 3.059 million Democratic voters.

San Francisco Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver Los Angeles California Kefauver Stevenson

President Speaks At Dedication Of Labor Union Headquarters

President Eisenhower dedicates the AFL CIO national headquarters near the White House. He says labor groups and government must serve the individual and not dominate. He invites labor leaders to discuss mutual interests and urges vigilance for personal freedom and security.

Washington Eisenhower Aflcio National Lafayette Square White House

Nehru Escapes Assassination Bid at Bombay Rally

Police thwarted a planned assassination as Nehru spoke at a public gathering in Bombay. Rioting followed protests over language and state status with 60 injured and one killed. Security locked crowds in bamboo enclosures and kept doubtfuls 150 yards away from the platform.

Bombay India Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru Congress Party

One Dead Two Injured In Iowa Plane Crash

A Tri Pac­er plane crashed on a farm 22 miles south of Blue Grass Iowa. Alvin Frederick Johnson 47 was killed when ejected during impact. Vernon Helble 40 and Floyd Fix 42 were injured but stable at St. Luke's Hospital Davenport. Helble's 11 year old son Jerry survived unhurt.

Blue Grass Iowa Here Alvin Frederick Johnson Vernon Helble Floyd Fix St. Luke's Hospital Davenport Helble Jerry

Burma Premier Rumored To Resign Shifts Power

In Rangoon a government spokesman declined to deny reports that Premier U Nu plans to resign. The Nation newspaper cited by sources said U Nu would step down over disappointments with Soviet and Red Chinese embassies. Reports also linked replacement to Defense Secretary U Ba Swe.

Rangoon Burma U Nu Nation U Ba Swe

Fresh clash along Jordan border reported by Israeli forces

Israeli military spokesman Col Nehemia Brosh said Jordanian forces opened fire into Israeli territory for the second straight day. The fire was not returned and no casualties were reported.

Jerusalem Nehemia Brosh

Israeli shot while fighting grass fire near Jerusalem

A shooting at the village of Pagi near Jerusalem left one Israeli wounded as Jordanian bullets started a grass fire. The UN truce supervisory body was notified and an investigation began. The Israeli was hit while attempting to extinguish the blaze.

Pagi Jerusalem Brosh United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization

McClellan Father Son Seek Marriage Licenses in Mount Clemens

In Mount Clemens Michigan a father and son Donald E McClellan and Joseph L McClellan applied for marriage licenses to wed Helen and Beverly Floyd, mother and daughter.

Mount Clemens, Mich Donald E Joseph L. McClellan Helen Beverly Floyd

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