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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
8
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Seventeen girls have entered the first low girls golf tournament to be played on the country club course in Ames next week. The deadline for entries is Sunday as the field is expected to grow. Tournament play begins Monday with a 18 hole qualifying round followed by 18 hole matches to decide the champion.
Research finds the least popular odor combines skunk spray with rubber scent. Experiments measure aversion to this mix, noting strong negative reactions among participants.
Stewart & Crone defeated West Liberty 17 to 1 as Dick Hartzel earned the win and Pelzer doubled for West Liberty. Crull drove in three runs with a fifth inning homer while Paetz and DeLong added key hits. Sehmitt powered the nine with a ninth inning homer as the team piled up 17 hits and built a big early lead.
Musial reached his 1 900th hit as the Cardinals defeated the Phillies 7 1 to 1 while Robinson stole three bases and scored the decisive run in Brooklyn’s 6 5 ten inning win. The Giants beat Pittsburgh 5 2 helping Brooklyn extend its lead with Hank Sauer and Jim Jeffcoat among the homer stars.
In the national league Boston at St Louis New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago toppled the Braves 7 to 6 and 3 to 1. In the American League the Yankees outslugged the Tigers 6 to 1 while the Browns beat the Red Sox 4 to 1 and the Senators defeated the Indians 3 to 2.
Two games are scheduled at Greenfield tonight. The Maybelle Rothschild girls meet Wapello at 7 30 p m in the first game. The Cubs face Freshwaters in a city men’s league clash.
The committee announces badges for all residents during Get Acquainted Week in Washington. If everyone wears a badge, the motto Not a Stranger in Washington by Sat. night should become a fact.
Fort Madison plans the first annual Southeastern Iowa Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament on Sunday June 22 with Fort Madison Country Club inviting clubs from the regional area. Players will compete in medal play in flights eight per group with prizes for each flight winner and a large silver traveling trophy for the top flight. Tee off 7:00 to 10:00 a m entries close 10 a m nine qualifying holes in the morning nine final holes in the afternoon total 18 hole scores decide flight winners.
Results from Wednesday show Marys Lambs beat Happy Rollers 6 3 with total pins 1727 for Marys Lambs and 159? for Happy Rollers. Who Dun Its topped Dutch Crutches 2 1, total pins 1664 vs 1615. Wood Peckers beat Melody Lanes 3 0, totals 2040 to 1903. Alley Dusters defeated Birneys Beavers 2 1 with unspecified pin totals.
Woodpeckers lead with 2040 high team series at Melody Lanes and top games 695 and 677. Helen Norris 460 and 174 highlight, with Lela Hysell 174 and Mildred Morgan 434 also noted. Century of sports data appears alongside policy remarks on delayed military readiness due to Congressional cuts and Truman era production orders.
Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr told the Senate Military Appropriations subcommittee that the current funding delays could leave U S troops in grave jeopardy if war breaks out in the next year. He appealed for restoring about $1.14 billion of a $1.96 billion reduction to the coming fiscal year and warned no appreciable reinforcements could be sent overseas. The hearing postponed actions until 1955.
In Old Hickory Tennessee a motorist stopped at a red light during a midnight ice spell could not move when the light turned green. He left his car walked home retrieved a pistol and returned to shoot out the traffic signal.
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