Many Golfers Vie for Southeast Iowa Amateur Title
Amateur golfers from Illinois and Iowa compete in the Southeast Iowa Amateur Golf Tournament in Washington. Defending champ Mike O Connor of Carthage returns, with former champions in the field. First flight plays 27 holes, others 18, with entries still open for Saturday or split-play.
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Washington
Iowa
Mike O'Conner
Carthage
Ill
Bob McClarahan
Des Moines
Illinois
Muscatine
Burlington
Pairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Iowa City
Davenport
Prairie Flower Vacation Bible School Opens for Summer
Prairie Flower Bible School for ages three through eight begins Monday and runs through June 14 with new students welcome. A demonstration program by participants will be held Sunday evening June 16 at 7 30 at Prairie Flower Church.
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Prairie Flower Vacation Bible School
Prairie Flower Church
Honorable Mention For ISU Annual Report
Iowa Southern Utilities Company received Honorable Mention in the Roddy Kilowatt Annual Report Award for companies up to 100000 customers. The award, announced at the Edison Electric Institute convention in Denver, was accepted by R W Greenleaf from Ashton B Collins, who praised the company’s dynamic, well managed service to the public.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Roddy Kilowatt
U. S
Edison Electric Institute
Denver
R. W. Greenleaf
Ashton B. Collins
Roddy Kilowatt, Inc
Collins
Towa Southern Utilities Company
Yanks Take Lead As Mantle Fractured Foot In Key Play
In a tight eighth inning, a bases loaded force at the plate nearly seals it until a second miscue allows Roger Maris to score the winning run for the Yankees. Mantle suffers a fractured foot as the rally unfolds. Whitey Ford keeps his string of strong starts despite 13 hits. Orioles also homer as Brandt and Robinson go deep.
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Mick Weeks
Hey
Yogi Berra
Stu Miller
Dick Brown
Orioles
Tresh
Brown
Tom ‘Tresh
Roger Maris
Whitey Ford
Jackie Brandt
Brooks Robinsson
Maris
Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Washington
Jim Landis
Dave Nicholson
Johnny Buzhardt
White Sox
Cubs Rise In NL Races As Banks Rebounds From Slump
The Cubs win four straight and 10 of 12 to reach second place one game behind the Giants as Ernie Banks heats up after a brutal skid. Dodgers, Pirates, Reds, Braves also win while Mets stumble. Culp twirls a three-hitter for his seventh win.
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Angels
Ken McBride
Albie Pearson
Richie Rollins
Bob Allison
Twins
Chicago Cubs
Ernie Banks
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Banks
Ernie
Anny
Sants
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Colts
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cinati Reds
Milwaukee Braves
New York
Stock Cars Race Friday Saturday at Fairgrounds
Late model stock car races set for Friday June 7 at Lee County Fairgrounds with time trials five 10 lap heats and a 50 lap feature. On Saturday June 8 the races move to Burlington Hawkeye Fairgrounds noted for a large field of new cars. Among entrants is John Mickey of Columbus Junction who recently placed second in a Cedar Rapids 250 lap race.
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Lee County Fairgrounds
Burlington
Burlington Hawkeye Fairgrounds
John Mickey
Columbus Junction
Mickey
Cedar Rapids
Body of Boy Recovered From Adel City Pool
Autopsy expected today to determine cause of death of John Arthur Cairns 14 of rural Earlham after he was pulled from Adel municipal pool Wednesday. Medical examiner Dr. Charles Fail suspects drowning. body found by a swimmer, lifeguards retrieved him, 90 minutes of resuscitation failed.
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ADEL
UPL
Earlham
John Arthur Cairns
Allen Cairns
Dallas
Charles Fail
Des Moines
De‘ne
Fail
Cairns
Over 100 Sports Cars Ready for Indianola Track Race
More than 100 modified sports cars from top makes enter the first annual sports car racing classic at Greenwood Roadway near Indianola Iowa. Notables include a ultra light Chevrolet Sting Ray Corvette a Ford powered Lola and a Ferrari driven by Wayne Burnett of Chicago. Also racing are Graham Hill Jim Clark and Parnelli Jones among others. The Sting Ray weighs about 1000 pounds less than production models and features a tubular chassis aluminum body and magnesium wheels to boost performance. The Lotus 23 B entered by Dr Curt Gonstead is capable of more than 150 mph and embodies peak club racing tech.
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Iowa
Greenwood Roadway
Indianola
Wayne Burnett
Chicago
Ill
Mossport
Canada
Graham Hill
Jim Clark
Lotus
Parnelli Jones
Chevrolet
Dick Doane
Dundee
Curt Gonstead
Monroe
Wis
Major Leagues Standings and Thursday Schedule Summary
National League pennant leaders are San Francisco and St. Louis with Chicago and Los Angeles close behind. Results include Milwaukee beating New York 11 to 9 in 10 innings and Chicago sweeping doubleheaders with San Francisco. American League shows New York atop the standings, with Baltimore and Minnesota nearby. Friday schedule features Minnesota at Los Angeles and Chicago at Kansas City among others.
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United Press International
San Francisco
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Incinnati
Miwaukee
Philadelphia Touston
New York
Milwaukee
S. Francisco
Ittsburgh
Twinight
Philadelphia
Houston
Marichal
Jackson
St.Louis
Gibson
Short
Cincinnati
Maloney
Jay
Schwall
Gibbon
Baltimore
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
L. Angeles
City
Conley
Stenhouse
Bouton
Roberts
N. York
Wash
Local men earn ASC safety awards
Local workers receive ASC safety certificates for a year with no lost time due to injuries. Photo shows Guy Myers district storage supervisor North Liberty presenting the awards to William Day ASC office manager and Lyle Darbyshire, Journal photographer Bob Elliot caption.
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Guy Myers
North Liberty
William Day
ASC
Lyle Darbyshire
Journal
Bob Elliot
Washington
Cccrain
World's best in road-holding shown as sports cars race
Racing authorities say Lotus will push lighter, faster sports cars away from heavy big cars. Ferrari leads in prestige with success at Sebring and Le Mans. Burnett’s entry cancelled to bring Ferrari to Iowa. Greenwood Roadway near Iowa hosts inaugural two-day event June 8 and 9 with steep hills and windings, offering open spectator access while all areas are fenced for safety.
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Lotus
Ferrari
Sebring
Fla
France
Burnett
Indianapolis
Iowa
Venezuela Raid By Castroite Terrorists Hits U.S. Mission
Upi reports terrorists raided the U S military mission in Caracas kidnapping six Americans and four Venezuelan guards. The attackers seized uniforms and guns, set the mission on fire causing significant damage, burned a U S flag and a Washington portrait, then fled after threatening imperialism. Police detained three suspects nearby.
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Caracas
UPI
U.S
George Washington
Puerto Cabello
Xomalo Betancourt
Lastight
James K. Chetaut
Corpus Christi
Tex
Bernard Gardner
Chenault
Marv Criles Attends Wellman Wedding In Florence
Florence Augustine Hardscrabble reports a series of social updates from Wellman and surrounding towns. The notes list weddings birthdays visits and gatherings including Marvin Crile at Jolaine Jossett s Wellman wedding and multiple family and community calls and events across May and nearby days.
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Florence Augustine Hardscrabble
Marvin Crile
Jolaine Jossett
Wellman
Donald Curtis
Robert
J.C. Bowen
Waldo Fickling
George Groff
Nora Wehr
Kathallen
de. Jores
Gene Wehr
Jackie
Blanche Harvey
West Chester
John Robert Wehr
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