Cardinals surge toward NL pennant contention after 3-1 win
St Louis, after a May 7 low point 3-14, climbs to 23-22 as Sam Jones fans 12 in a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia. The Cardinals gain ground on Milwaukee and San Francisco while Mantle fuels Yankees run with two homers in a 6-5 win over Cleveland.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Sam Jones
Cardinals
Jones
Milwaukee Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Yankees
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Mickey Mantle
Bob Turley
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City A’s
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Stan Musial
Don Zimmer
Dodgers
Braves
Don McMahon
Bob Rush
Dick Gray
Clem Labine
Major League Standings and Friday Results Highlights
Major League standings from the American and National Leagues are listed with teams, win loss records, winning percentage and games back. Friday's late games feature Balt over Kan City 2 1, Boston over Chicago 3 2, and Detroit over Washington 11 2, among others.
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L. Pet
New York
Kansas City
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
City
Kan
Grant
Ford
Donovan
Baumann
Baltimore-Maas
Harshman
Bunning
Ramos
Tee Shots Lead Evening Golf At Country Club
Clint Hensel posted a one under par 34 to pace Friday twilight play. Jigs Lewis and Bob Lowe shot 36s with Curt Wells at 37 as league results mirrored a lively start to the season with multiple 4 2 and 3 3 scorelines and standings featuring Jigg's Jokers and Russ's Rustlers among top teams.
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Clint Hensel
Jigs Lewis
Bob Lowe
Curt Wells
Giff's
Bills
Dick's
Dashers
Jigg
Jokers
Curt
Flirts
Day
Darlings
Clint
Clunkers
Chic
Cherubs
Tom's
Turkeys
Tuck
Bucks
Russ
Rustlers
Jack
Bud
Kalona and Ainsworth Lead Washington County Little League
After one week Kalona and Ainsworth top the standings at 1 0 in Washington County Little League play. Crawfordsville and Riverside sit at 0 1 while Washington and West Chester have no record due to a postponed game.
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Ainsworth
Kalona
Washington County
Crawfordsville
Riverside
Washington
West Chester
Crawfordsville High Wins No-Hitter Behind Banks
Larry Banks pitched a five inning no hitter by facing 15 batters as Crawfordsville High School defeated Ainsworth 10 to 0 on Thursday evening. Dwain Dooley coaches the summer schedule for the team.
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Crawfordsville
Larry Banks
Ainsworth
Dwain Dooley
Tri-County Babe Ruth Standings After Week One
Ainsworth and Crawfordsville lead with 1 0 records in the Babe Ruth Tri-County League after one week. Kalona and Riverside sit at 0 1 while Washington and Columbus Junction drew 11 11 in a regulation tie. Next Tuesday Crawfordsville visits Ainsworth Kalona travels to Columbus Junction and Washington hosts Riverside.
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Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Riverside
Washington
Columbus Junction
Family Dinner Marks Milestones at Olds Home
A cooperative family dinner at Mrs. Carrie Sodergren's Olds home celebrated the 18th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Knight of Oskaloosa, the Knight daughter's 16th birthday Alice Jean, and granddaughter Elva Anderson's birthday. Attending were the Anderson, Duncan, Bjork, Centner, Dun can, Romke, Williams, Kime, and Owens families plus others from nearby towns. Margaret Sandeen, Marjorie and Ann Mullen hosted an honor shower for Marlene Jones Wright of Shreveport.
Local Notices: Teaching appointments and house purchase in Louisian a town
Miss Elva Anderson to teach fourth grade in Clarence next year after a trip with her mother to secure housing. Frances Erwin to teach first grade in Vinton. Mr and Mrs Elmer Johnson bought Harold Reischly’s under construction home in the north part of town. Mrs Cary Long hosted a coffee for Mrs Grover DeVorman before their departure for Longville Minnesota summer home. North Olds neighbors attended.
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Grover DeVorman
Long's Lake
Longville
Minnesota
Olds
Et Cetera Columns Share Editorial Cautions and Humor
The writer reflects on the nature of opinion pieces and humor in columns. He discusses the risks of uneven quality, noting that humor may fall flat and inspiration can sound preachy. He vows not to embarrass or hurt anyone, even as he acknowledges editorial quirks.
Memorial Day Guests Visit With Libes
Memorial Day at the Libe home in Cedar drew many visitors including Mrs. Dessa Libe and Maurice Libe with Francis. Guests from Davenport Riverside Brighton and Des Moines joined in the dinner and social hours. Local relatives and friends from Burlington Ainsworth Mount Union and West Liberty attended the gathering and related events.
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Cedar
Dessa Libe
Maurice Libe
Francis
Harold Morrison
Davenport
Carl Hoffman
Doug
Riverside
Paul Banks
Loyal John Killian
Brighton
Bernadine Jones
Floyd Olds
Boyd Humble
Minnie Stewart
Ainsworth
Stacy Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Stewart
Olds
Carl Brown
Lancaster
Elwyn Corey
Warren
Burlington
Blaine Hawkins
Terry
Lizzie Hawkins
Delbert Corey
Corey
Mount Union
Cora Conklin
Elmer Matson
Des Moines
West Liberty
Libes
Paul Lytle
John Killian
Floyd Banks
Loyal Banks
Earle Lite
Martha Speak
Stamp Cornerensures Philatelic Pride and Face Value Purchases
Stamp Corner discusses buying Canadian stamps at face value from the Philatelic Section in Ottawa and notes the Canadian dollar’s slight edge over the U.S. dollar, implying about 3 extra cents per dollar. It lists contacts in Washington and the Caribbean and mentions UN Health Org stamps from French Equatorial Africa and Munich’s 800th anniversary issue in West Germany.
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Philatelic
Post Office Department
Ottawa 4
Ontario
Canada
U.S
French
Equatorial Africa
United Nations World Health Organization
U.N
West Germany
Munich
Remedial Reading Class Enrollments in Richland
On June 4 Richland reported 22 students enrolled in remedial reading classes taught by Mrs John King and Mrs Ray Ward. Morning sessions shift to afternoons this week due to Bible School, with a plan to move to morning sessions next week for the remainder of the term. The Richland school board met Monday evening. Ray Ward proposed a new coming year contract with the teachers receive the same raise. Additional chairs were ordered for the Kindergarten due to larger fall enrollment. The Richland and Hopewell Friends D A B S met in the Richland church daily this week and last week from 9 am to noon with about 50 in attendance. The closing program is Sunday at 8 pm featuring a handcraft display. The Rev Al D White superintendent. teachers listed include Mrs Cox, Mrs Shy, Mrs Fleig, Mrs Hartnell, Mrs Bond, Mrs Hinshaw, Mrs Seaton, Mrs Gillis. Helpers named include Mrs Gregory, Mrs Holmes, Connie Ward, Connie Van Dyke, Karen Seaton, Nancy Holmes, Diana Hartnell. Mrs Otto Emery is a patient at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
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Richland
John King
Ray Ward
Richland School Board
Richland and Hopewell Friends D.a.bs
Richland Church
al D. White
Clara Cox
Donald Shy
Delbert Fleig
Tommy Hartnell
Russell Bond
Kermit Hinshaw
Roy Seaton
Earl Gillis
Lee Gregory
Ray Holmes
Connie Ward
Connie van Dyke
Karen Seaton
Nancy Holmes
Diana Hartnell
Otto Emery
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Washington Evening Journal and Staff Directory
The Washington Evening Journal lists publishers editors and staff including R. E. Shannon managing editor Dave R. Elder and Charles Morris news editor. The paper publishes afternoons except Sundays and holidays and is a second class matter under the 1879 act. Rural subscription price listed as 4.75 per month or 460 per year.
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Washion Evening Journal
Washton
Ioona Elder, Shannon & Co
R. E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
WJ. Shannon
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Age’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Don Stone Plans Forest Service Summer Work in Newport
Don Stone tested last night for Newport Washington and plans to spend the summer employed by the U S Forest Service in work similar to what he did last year.
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Don Stone
Newport
Wash
U. S. Forest Service
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Jerry Lynch
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Chamber of Commerce
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Rory Calhoun
Domino Kid
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Stamp Corner
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Pense St. Jones Town
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Cayon Street
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