Baseball standings and results from midweek games
The American League shows Boston leading with a .667 pace, followed by Philadelphia and New York, while Detroit and Cleveland win headlines. In the National League, Brooklyn and New York lead with similar records as Pittsburgh and Boston stumble. several games are listed with scores and upcoming matchups.
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W. L. Pet
Boston
Wucchui
Tncsic Cola Cate
Ouuuas
Levis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Olpeiniati
Brooklyn
Pew York
Ksees
Meteo Ek
SRS
Pittepurga
Bosch Seca
OSS
Philadelphia J
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Local Notes From Xenia Mrs. Neal Smith Visitors and Travels
Xenia gossip notes include Neal Smith and family visiting John Pretz near Washington. Claudine Smith of Columbus Junction spent a week with Kathleen Smith, Pauline accompanying her home. Lists of dinners and visits follow with neighbors from Lone Tree Ames and Washington D. C. plus cattle shipment to Chicago and a Canada East Coast trip by Dr Karl Cocklin and Mary. Lara Bridges ill with flu and other local trips and family visits are noted.
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Xenia
Neal Smith
John Pretz
Washington
Claudine Smith
Columbus Junction
Kathleen Smith
Pauline
James Cook
Owens
Laurance
Evelyn
Harold
Lone Tree
Lee Nicolson
Arnold Nicolson
Donald Shuff
Henry Wagenknecht
Chicago
Karl Cocklin
Mary
Yakima
Canada
East
Cocklin
Lara Bridges
Glen Beenblossom
Everette Stewart
Ames
Richard Stearns
Washington, D. C
T. H. Will
James Stewart
Howard
Lenhart Leaves Wayland for Davenport School Post
Mrs Irene D Lenhart is released from Wayland Board of Education to accept a Davenport school system position with higher salary ten days sick leave per year and a pension system She is praised as progressive and well liked by students and staff. Also notes bus driver contracts and staff moves including Mary Rickey and Miss Cora Mae Hotle changes.
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Wayland
Irene D. Lenhart
Board of Education
Davenport
Lenhart
Mary Rickey
Rickey
Miss Hotle
Cora Mae Hotle
Keota
Iowa
Miss Rickey
Wyman
Miss Hotlecomes
Guther
Ellis
Sunday social and visits span several towns
In Crawfordsville Mr and Mrs Sherman White visited Acel Jeffrey home Sunday afternoon. Grace Walker hosted a potluck dinner for Jessie McNeeley and her daughter Ireen from Salina California at Mrs W A Walkers home. Mr and Mrs Acel Jeffrey and Grace Walker traveled to Washington Thursday to see Mrs Lily Wallace. Robert Quinn tended a corn shelter busy Saturday at Dewey Stephens. Floyd Edmondsons drove to Quincy Illinois Sunday to pick up Richard and visit Clair in Winchester Hl Roger Colthursts visited Harold Cleggs for Sunday supper.
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Crawfordsville
Sherman White
Acel Jeffrey
Grace Walker
W. A. Walker
Jessie McNeeley
Ireen
Salina
California
Washington
Lily Wallace
Robert Quinn
Dewey Stephens
Floyd Edmondsons
Quincy
Ill
Richard
Clair
Winchester
Roger Colthursts
Harold Cleggs
Midway Islands Discovery and Formal Possession Dates
The Midway Islands were discovered on July 5 1859 by Captain N C Brooks aboard the Hawaiian bark Gambier and taken into U S possession. Captain Reynolds on August 28 1807 formalized possession with the U S S Lackawanna.
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Midway
N. C. Brooks
Gambier
United States
Reynolds
U. S. S. Lackawanna
First Dewey Shot Opens Span‑Am War at Manila Harbor
Fragmentary note recalls the first firing of the Spanish-American War as Manila faced bombardment by Admiral Dewey on May 1 1898. An unclear line mentions “The first open firing ware of $41 & m” missing context.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
Families Tour Iowa Visiting Relatives This Summer
Mr and Mrs Chester Piper and Mr and Mrs William Henss and son William visited relatives across Iowa on Sunday The Henes family met Harry Stitznagle and wife in Marshalltown and visited Cedar Rapids State Center and other kin Mrs Piper's cousin Mrs Harold Rider hosted them in Garwin They also called on Mr Piper's uncle in State Center Danny Cherryholm visited Fairfield with his parents Lillian Holmes leaves for Ann Arbor Mich for summer school and plans a Canada trip after. Jesse Raymond and children Charles and Margery returned from Lancaster Missouriafter two weeks with relatives
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Crawfordsville
Chester Piper
William Henss
William
Iowa
Henes
Marshalltown
Mr. Henss
Buddy
Harry Stitznagle
Cedar Rapids
Henss
Dwayne Henss
Piper
Harold Rider
Garwin
Rider
Mrs. Piper
Mr. Piper
State Center
Chester Cherryholmes
Danny
Hens Use Ladder for Tree Nest in Bethel Yard
In Bethel a maple tree hollow ten feet up serves as a nest site for hens lay about seven to eight eggs daily. A ladder is used so hens can take turns accessing the single nest, while other hens wait below. The note also lists local visits, soap making, and weather with rain and hail.
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Bethel
Carl Peterson
Gideon
Four Mile Detour Over Honey Creek Bridge Rebuild
Brighten June 19 the Honey Creek bridge west of Rodney Goweys is being rebuilt forcing a four mile detour for rural carriers. The item notes paint updates on Pleasant Valley and Greenvale School houses and contains multiple social visits among local residents.
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Honey Creek
Prody Borkoski
Brighton
Rodney Goweys
Floyd Jones
Pleasant Valley
Greenvale
Seth’ Carris
Keith Allen
Helen Baker
Clarence Browns
Browns
Joe Trier
Raymond Trier
Keota
Wayne Savage
Washington
Frank Parcell
Dale Spielman
Wallace Slosser
Leonard Parcell
Hendricks
Bognie Jean Bartz
Mary Kolse
Stella Belle Gardner
Lutherans in Estonia Predominate Population Share
A historic note states that five sixths of Estonia's 1.126 million people are Lutherans, reflecting church influence in the Baltic state.
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Estonia
Honor V Robison on 80th Birthday
Brighton residents mark Charles V Robison s 80th birthday with a family dinner Sunday. Attendees include Wayne Robison Mrs Robison and their children Donald Rosalie Charles Jr Janice Walter Rex Art Rich Doris Robison Mildred Dorothy and John Robison Moline Mabel Robison and Joe Day Krony Krew members held a park picnic on the same day.
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Brighton
Charles V. Robison
Wayne Robison
Robison
Donald Robison
Rosalie
Charles Robison
Janice
Walter [Lagans
Rex
Art Rich
Baby
Fairfield
Doris Robison
Mildred
Dorothy
John Robison
Moline
Mabel Robison
Joe Day
Floyd
Altha
South
California Mother Lode described with mining activity
The Mother Lode region spans several counties including El Dorado Amador Calaveras Tuolumne and Mariposa. The belt lies along the western Sierra foothills and currently has some placer mining activity ongoing.
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Mother Lode
California
Sierra Nevada Range
Eldorado
Amador
Calaveras
Tuolumne
Mariposa
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Valve Star
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Vance
Brown's
W. Washington
D.X
Denisons
W. Madison
Wayland School News
Wayland Board of Heducation
C. E. Hensley
Schlatter
Tow
Wayne
Midway Islands
Discovery
Robert Niffenegger
Ray Niffenegger
Robert
Ehrenfelt
Kalona
Clive Gray and Sons
Des Moines
Dickie
Grandma Gray
Mary Swolensky
Charley Horak
Mr. Horak
McCleary
Frank Birka
Charley Kolosick
Longer
Edna Record
Iron Mountain
Mich
Mary Applegate
Ruth Gideon
Walter Longer
B. J. Pauly
Elsie
Mac Wallace
Mina
Jean Shaw
Ruth
Mae Gideon
David McCarney
C.E
James Lambert
Iowa City
David McCartney
Mildred Meyer
Oskaloosa
Batistes
Paul
Joe
Doyotts Audacious
V. Robison
McLellan
Scott Furniture Co
North Side Square
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