Cubs Defeat Sheaffer Pen Nine 6-2
The Washington Cubs beat Sheaffer Pen of Ft Madison 6 to 2 at Greenfield Sunday night. Cubs led 2 0 early, tied 2 2 in the sixth, then Bill Reed hit a two‑out, two‑runner homer in the eighth to seal the victory as Gorham and Read contributed key hits.
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Washington Cubs
Ft Madison
Greenfield
Cubs
Bill Reed
Reddy Kilowatts
Freshwaters
McCreery-Cumming
Iowa City
Gorham
Hughes
Maswell
Read
Schmitt
DeLong
Heed
Ubs
Dawson
Cats
Paul Maxwell
Major Leagues Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis
A roundup notes baseball schedules with Washington at Chicago and New York at St Louis amid a broader list including Boston at Detroit. The entry also briefly mentions adding grated raw apple to hash during cooking.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
I. Vet
Brooklyn
Nat St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Toston
Cleveland
Rampaging White Sox Close On Yankees After Weekend Split
The White Sox moved to within two games of the Yankees after a weekend split in Chicago. Marvin Grissom’s seven hitter powered Chicago to a 2–1 win with Sherman Lollar driving in both runs. The Yankees won game one 3–0 on Bob Kuzava’s two‑hit pitching and a two‑run homer by Yogi Berra.
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White Sox
Yankees
New Yorkers
Chicago
Paul Richards
Bombers
Sox
Marvin Grissom
Sherman Lollar
New York
Bob Kuzava
Yuri Berra
Mickey Mantle
Grissom
Bill Miller
YMCA Softball League Set To Begin Tuesday
The YMCA grade school and junior high softball leagues will start Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at Lincoln School Kronide. Four teams have been chosen and more players are urged to join. Bob Wartinbesr, YMCA work director, said the leagues seek games with other squads and asked interested teams to contact the YMCA. Players on the four teams include Robertson, Cap Tavnd, Leeper, Stalker, Shafer, Stalder, Kos, Hysell, Wilson, Duncan, Jones, Leavitt, Waddell, Smith, Shafer, Nugent, McCarthy, Cook, Kerwin, Zieglowsky, Rathmel, Speed, Jarvis, Chance, Pascal, Richards, Smith, Allison, Glider, Doak, Richards, Kern, Anderson, Brown, House, Nelson, Blick, Brock, Palmer, Thornton, Young, Morrison.
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Ymca Erade
Lincoln School
Bob Wartin
YMCA
Robertson
Gary Leeper
Dick Stalker
Joan Shafer
Ron Stalder
Frank Kos
Jerry Hysell
John Wilson
Larry Duncan
Louis Jones
Bray Kos
Dick Leavitt
Craig Waddell
tJobin Smith Capris
Bud Shafer
Gary Miller
Carl McCutchen
Michael Nugent
Distine McCarthy
Jimmy Cook
Ronnie Kerwin
Eugene Zieglowsky
Stanley Rathmel
Tom
Family travel plans and visits detailed in local note
Readers share summer plans calling for picnics reunions and trips. Mrs Louis Reller departed Sunday for Chicago to visit friends and will return Friday.
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Louis Reller
Chicago, I
Tact Chief Above All Does Tactful Erance Win the Mind
An Ovid quotation is presented, noting that tact and tolerance win minds. The line emphasizes restraint and diplomacy as keys to influence and persuasion.
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Ovid
This Week's Games At Softball Field
Gates at Greenfield list games for the week including Reddy Kilowatts vs Freshwaters and McCleery Cumming versus Iowa City on Monday. Thursday features Maybelle Roths child girls vs Freshwaters and McCleery v Cumming. Stewart Crone Jacks vs Stewart Crone play Tuesday at the Junction. Local birth notes report Mr and Mrs Dale Caldwell Mason City welcomed Kevin Miles born Saturday June 21.
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Gates
Greenfield
Reddy
Freshwaters
McCleery-Cumming
Iowa City
Maybelle-Rothschild Girls
McCleery
Cumming
Hursday
Dave's Timber Jacks
Stewart & Crone
Stewart & Crone Wills
Columbus Junction
Dale Caldwell
Mason City
Wu Son
Kevin Miles
Belgium Helicopter Air Mail Service Reaches Its Coming-of-Age
The Belgian heli post marks 21 months of service run by the post office and Sabena with two American built helicopters. Since the September 1950 start, the 250 mile round trip visits ten stops including Brussels Liege Antwerp and Turnhout delivering about 12000 letters daily. The one minute stopovers and seven minute refuel allow a 4.5 hour day and a 95 to 99 percent on time rate. one crash in Liege is noted with salvaged mail.
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Bess Si «Ups
Haren
Brussels
Belgium
M. Pineaux
Petersborough
England
Sabena
Libramont
Liege
Tongres
Hasselt
Beringen
Herenthals
Turnhout
Antwerp
Meuse
Loddie Kempa to Play Golf Match in Washington July 3
Loddie Kempa the 1949 national left handed golf champion and former Oklahoma A&M star will play an exhibition match in Washington on July 3 in the afternoon. He will also hold a golf clinic at the Washington Golf and Country Club. The event starts at 1 PM with free admission for local golfers and fans.
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Loddie Kempa
Oklahoma A & M
Washington
Mr. Kempa
Wilson Sporting Goods
Washington Golf and Country Club
Davenport Man Heads Iowa VFW Organization
Clif ford Dawson of Davenport was elected commander of the town department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the close of the first annual encampment in Mason City. The event drew about 2900 attendees, the largest in history, with Leland Goosey of Fort Madison named senior vice commander and Truman Ramesdell of Eldora named junior vice commander.
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Mason City
Clifford Dawson
Davenport
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Leland Goosey
Fort Madison
Truman Ramesdell
Eldora
Miami Lad Threatens Jump From Water Tower
A 12 year old Boy Scout in Miami Springs climbed a 125 foot water tower and threatened to jump for two hours until his father talked him down. Police kept crowds away as the boy shouted at the crowd and demanded space. The father, electrician Robert G. Worley, consoled and helped him descend. A physician treated the boy at home.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Spring
Robert G. Worley
Worley
Young
Jerry
Velma Gottschalk Elected VEFW Auxiliary President
Mrs Velma Gottschalk of Perry was elected president of the VEFW Auxiliary, highlighting leadership within the organization and local involvement in Perry.
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Mander
Velma Gottschalk
Perry
VEFW
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported
At The Hospital admitted Mrs Loraine Stannard of Richland undergoing surgery last night. Kathleen Horn admitted Saturday afternoon and dismissed today. Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ranald Hotle of Washington. Yesterday names listed include Mrs Claire Hoegs tra and son of Keota, Mrs Lawrence Watson of Keota and son, Mrs Alfred Lemke and son, Mrs James Farris and son of Columbus Junction, Harry Dettwiler of Washington. Today Jimmy Lyle of Washington.
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Loraine Stannard
Richland
Kathleen Horn
Claire Hoegstra
Keota
Lawrence Watson
Babies Need Three Month Shakedown Run Says Doctor
Dr Kenneth J Winters of Marquette University pediatrics says newborns may seem fine but digestion and other functions often need about three months to settle. He notes colic passes and a baby can run as good as new, urging restraint from old fashioned pacifiers and rocking cradles.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University
Kenneth J. Winters
Marquette’s
Medical School
Winters
Moon Exposures Mark 1849 Daguerreotype Achievement
Samuel Dwight Humphrey of Canandaigua New York recorded the moon on a daguerreotype plate using a portrait camera in 1849. He captured several exposures as the moon moved across the sky showing a disk about a quarter inch in diameter. The note also mentions boron compounds in jet engine research and boric acid as eyewash.
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Samuel Dwight Humphrey
Canadaigua
New York
Humphrey
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Don't go fishing or picnic without Maya Insect Repellent
A brief vendor note urges carrying Maya Insect Repellent for outdoor protection. A few drops on hands repels mosquitoes gnats and flies. The price is 49 cents.
Twelve 4-H Cinderellas Meet for June Club Session
Fourteen 4-H members plus one visitor gathered as Linda Stewart led the first June meeting. Members updated record books and signed a get well card for Julia Bauer after her operation. Kathy Crone presented the Village Square photo, Beverly Ginkens led entertainment, and the hostess room was showcased while refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother. Reporter Mary Lou Slemmons
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Linda Stewart
Julia Bauer
Village Square
Kathy Crone
Beverly Ginkens
Mary Lou Slemmons
Hospital Visit Laughs Turn On Knock Joke
A patient admitted to hospital is asked to disrobe by a doctor who performs a full exam. After finishing, she tells him to get into bed and asks for questions. The patient asks why she knocked before entering.
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Janet Miller
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