Illinois Man Wins SE Golf Tourney
Mike O Connell of Carthage wins the 1962 Southeast Iowa Amateur golf championship at Washington Country Club with a 103 stroke total over 27 holes. Stewart Maples Cedar Rapids is runner up with 104. Grant Maples Sr Cedar Rapids last year’s champion not in contention.
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Cedar Rapids
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Stewart
Tom Stewart
Littler Shrugs Off Favorite Role in U S Open Meet
Gene Littler defends his Thunderbird Open title and eyes Oakmont. Palmer contends for favor but Littler remains confident about his game and two practice rounds. Nicklaus earns $10,000 for second, Finsterwald and Wes Ellis tie for third at 280.
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Don Finsterwald
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A and W Nine Triumphs In League Clash 18 to 7
The A and W softball team from Washington defeated Hills 18 to 7 at Green Field Friday night. Winning pitcher Frank Chmelar left in the seventh with relief from Yaro Chmelar. Farrier and Pollock homered for A and W, while Horn added a double.
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Hills
Green Field
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Horn
Fast Times In Jalopy Races At Columbus Junction
A dry track produced fast jalopy racing at the Columbus Junction fairgrounds Saturday night. In the feature Don Goble of Burlington was protested for legal issues and later dropped for aluminum pistons and head, with next race set for June 16 at West Liberty.
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Fair Grounds
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Burlington
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Morris
Lane
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Jackson
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West Liberty
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Kalona
Bob Hamman
Bruce Reilly
Lone Tree
Rex Norton
Mt. Pleasant
Missing graduate Ruth Ann Greiner listed in St. James class
The St. James school graduates list omitted Ruth Ann Greiner in last week’s notice. A Burlington Social Security representative will visit the Washington post office from 9 to 10 am Wednesday.
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Social Security
Burlington
High School Baseball Schedule At Green Field Tonight
Washington's YMCA sponsored team hosts the Mid Prairie Golden Hawks at Green Field at 5 30 this evening. The locals also play Bloomfield here Wednesday at 5 30 and Mt Pleasant here Friday.
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Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks
Green Field
Bloomfield
Mt. Pleasant
Rain Halts West Liberty Softball Meet After Rain
Washington's A and W tops Oakdale 2 1 in a first round softball game at West Liberty before rain shortened the afternoon session. Tom Pollock had three hits in three trips, Caldwell hit a long homeroom, Chmelar held the losers to four hits as A W tallied six. In Puerto Rico the National Park Service assumes custody of El Morro and San Cristobal forts from the Army.
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West Liberty
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Tom Pollock
Caldwell
West Liberty Park
Chmelar
San Juan, P.R
Admits Using Ax To Kill His Son-in-Law
In Minneapolis police detained Roy Craven 66 after he says he used a pick ax to kill Delmar Ness 32 who returned from a tavern and cursed Craven’s daughter. Craven claimed Ness broke into the bedroom and berated his wife before the attack.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Roy Craven
Delmar Ness
Craven
Nesses
Betty
Ness
Adjoining room attack leaves man dead
Police report an assault that moved from an adjacent room to an additional room where the suspect struck the younger man twice and caused fatal wounds according to officials.
Washington Delegate Brindley Heads to Camp Dodge
Ten years ago today Dan Brindley Jr. of Washington left for the American Legion Boys State session at Camp Dodge. S. W. Easter accompanied him. Dan replaced Charles Luckenbill as Washington delegate when Charles was unable to travel.
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Washington
Hawkeye Boys State
American Legion
Camp Dodge
S. W. Easter
Dan
Charles Luckenbill
Charles
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