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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1952

Page

4

Gromek Shuts Out Yankees In 1-0 Cleveland Victory

Steve Gromek, once an overlooked member of Cleveland's pitching corps, delivered a masterful four hitter against the Yankees for a 1-0 win. He called it the best game of his major league career as the Indians gained momentum behind his performance and moved within a game of the league leaders.

NEW York Mets Steve Gromek Yankees Gromek Hamtramck Mich Bob Feller Bob Lemon Karly Wynn Mike Garcia

Major Leagues Baseball Evening Schedule and Standings

Tonight's games include Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at St Louis mighty Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Western standings show Boston leading with a 56 722 percentage and Cleveland at British? The schedule lists Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia and Detroit at Washington with night games.

Brooklyn Cincinnati New York St. Louis Mighty Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago Petro Detroi United Press Per Brookive Louis le Pittsburon

Iowa Printing Board to Receive Bids in Des Moines 1852

The Iowa State Printing Board meets in Des Moines on a Friday in May 1852 to receive bids for the state salary book and miscellaneous printing. Bids due by 10:00 am will be opened and read with awards made. the board reserves the right to reject any bid. Uninterested parties should address Superintendent of Printing in Des Moines.

Iowa State Printing Board

Little People and Fairy Mounds Echo Irish Folklore

A column recalls Ireland's fairies or little people as benevolent presences in homes and fields. It cites careful respect for fairy mounds near Limerick and a Belfast professor’s thorn tree anecdote, noting dangers posed by crossing these beings and references to Padraic Colum and Donn Byrne.

Washington Ireland Limerick Queen's University Belfast Padraic Colum Donn Byrne National Geographic Magazine Europe Robert Artisson Alice Kyteler Kilkenny

Bowling standings terse and incomplete

Fragmentary bowling results show teams such as Stewart Hardware Sorrell Auto Melody Lanes Shell Oilers Ross Motor and Brown Motors with scattered scores and unclear matchups. No clear victors or dates are discernible from the legible OCR.

Stewart & Crome Stewart Hardware Sorrell Auto Melody Lanes Shell Oilers Ross Motor A Stitans As. Op Brown Motors

Stewart Hardware, Melody Lanes Triumph in Tuesday Bowling

Stewart Hardware edged Stewart Crone 2 to 1 with 2422 total pins including 4 handicap. Melody Lanes defeated Ross Motor 2 to 1 with 2526 pins to 2177. Brown Motor beat Sorrell Sto 0 with 257 pins plus 75 handicap. Sorrells posted 2102 as Farrells defeated Shell Oilers.

Stewart Hardware Stewart & Crone Ogain Melody Lanes Ross Motor Brown Motor Sorrell Brown Sorrells Farrells Shell Oilers

Pine totals and high scorers from league week

Farrelle 2152 and Shell 2008 plus 120 handicap lead totals. High team series 2522 by Stewart Hardware and 2574 by Brown. High team came from Melody Lanes Sod with Stewart and Crone. Individual high game Chie Lemley 205 and Daryl Ross 204. Lemley also leads with 5417 in series while Crone posts 5417. A cleaning tip notes rinsing alkali residue with one pint vinegar per pail water.

Farrelle Shell Stewart Hardware Brown Melody Lanes Stewart & Crone Chie Lemley Daryl Ross Chie Crone

Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates fragment

An OCR fragment from the Washington Evening Journal includes masthead details listing staff roles and affiliations, publication schedule, and subscription rate notes. The text mentions editors, publishers, advertising manager, and multiple press associations, along with pricing figures and postal information.

Iowa Press Ass'n Iowa

Flying Hours During Early Korean War Record

Army aircraft logged 64 541 combat missions and 76 251 administrative missions in 18 months of the Korean conflict to amass 186 372 flying hours. Ten planes were lost to enemy action with nine pilots and three observers killed while ten pilots and eight observers were wounded. Total noncombat casualties were two men.

Pincushion Craft With Steel Wool Filling

Make yourself a pincushion and stuff it with fine steel wool. This filling helps keep needles and pins clean and sharp for reuse.

Four New Fishes Discovered in Gulf Shrimp Run

The Smithsonian adds four previously unknown fishes from the Gulf of Mexico to its collections. The largest, Raja lentiginosa, a skate, measured about a foot and was found at 175 feet depth, with later specimens from depths to 1875 feet. Type specimens reside in the U.S. National Museum and Harvard’s MCZ. The skate features thorn-like eye and body ornamentation and dense back speckling.

Smithsonian Institution U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Oregon Gulf of Mexico U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology Cambridge Mass

Defendant Carlton Owen Pleads Guilty to Registrar Violation

In Albuquerque in U S district court Carlton Owen insisted he was guilty and urged a verdict of guilty after rejecting a directed verdict of not guilty His testimony helped a jury convict him of failing to register under the selective service law Judge Carl A Hatch called the case the most unusual he had seen and ordered a psychiatric evaluation before sentencing

Albuquerque Carlton Owen U.S Carl A. Hatch Hatch Owen

Half hats spark Paris fashion whim

The Paris mil liners trend toward half hats, with front half designs dominating. Some are simple bands placed on the forehead, while even full-sized models appear diminutive, giving a similar impression.

Paris

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