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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1962

Page

8

O'Dell Hurls Giants Past Cardinals in Rain halted win

Giants pitcher Billy O'Dell won his fifth straight decision as San Francisco defeated the St Louis Cardinals 6-0 in a game halted after 82-3 innings by heavy rain. Willie McCovey homered and Felipe Alou doubled as O'Dell outpitched Bob Gibson. Musial moved closer to Honus Wagner's hits record.

Billy O'Dell San Francisco Giants Paul Richards Richards O'Dell Giants St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Willie McCovey Felipe Alou Bob Gibson Stan Musial Cardinal Honus Wagner

GOP Caravan Luncheon Highlights Primary Campaign

A 150 person luncheon at the Methodist Church basement, hosted by the county Republican women, featured Gov. Norman Erbe and challenger William Nicholas, plus L. B. Liddy and Lloyd Van Patton. Local candidates Keith Vetter and F. W Schnoebelen attended as they seek the June state representative nomination. Spencer D. Burt, an escapee from Seward city jail, was recaptured after returning to town. He had fled after breaking through a 16 inch cell door hole and flagging down police chief Dale Pickets.

Methodist Church Republican Women's Organization P. F. Whisler Washington Norman Erbe William Nicholas L. B. Liddy Agriculture Lloyd van Patton Keith Vetter F. W Schnoebelen Riverside Seward Alaska UPI Spencer D. Burt Burt Dale Pickets

Major League Standings And Weeknight Results

United Press International reports Thursday results Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh 4 3 San Francisco topped St Louis 6 0 and Los Angeles defeated Houston 6 2 New York at Chicago was listed with Friday schedules including Philadelphia at Chicago and Milwaukee at New York with several night games and listed probable pitchers for Friday matchups.

Carl Warwick Drysdale Warwick Larry Burright Dodgers Frank Bolling Braves Mack Jones Hank Fischer Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Francisco St. Louis Los Angeles Houston New York Chicago Podram Philadelphia McLish Ellsworth Shaw Jackson Cincinnati McBean Jay Williams Sadecki Washington Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Baltimore Kansas City Terry Ramos Stenhouse Quirk Kansas’ City Pfister Pascual Pizarro Belinsky Boston

Palmer Takes Lead In Colonial Golf

Arnold Palmer surged into the second round with a one stroke lead at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth Texas. He matched a subpar 67 as Gary Player Doug Ford and Bo Wininger within one of him, with several others just behind. Palmer’s irons faltered late but his drive and putting kept him ahead, potential $7 000 more and sixth win of the year within reach.

Fort Worth Tex UPI Arnold Palmer Palmer Gary Player Doug Ford Bo Wininger Johnny Pott Tommy Jacobs Jacky Cupit Jack Nicklaus Bill Collins Mike Souchak Ken Venturi Souchak Venturi

Mt Pleasant Wins Junior High Meet Locals Set New Records

Mt Pleasant seventh and eighth grade teams won top honors in both divisions of the annual triangular at Case Field with Washington and Fairfield. Washington set multiple junior high records including Tom Lowe in the football throw 174 ft 1 in and Steve Norton in the broad jump 17 ft 2.5 in. Norton, Crone, Day and Lowe also set a 440 yard relay record in 50.7 seconds. Washington scored 50 and 25 in the two divisions while Mt Pleasant totaled 65 and 54 points, respectively. Fairfield trailed with 21 and 25.

Mt. Pleasant Mt Pleasant Washington Fairfield Case Field Wally Horn Tom Lowe Paul Mimms Steve Norton Steve Bill McCleery Denny Crone Ed Day John Benn Jerry Stalder Dan Cookes Richard Ballard Kleese Barton English Bealer Day Crone Pohren Lowe Hutchcroft Day Lowe Lyle Brock Allen Pohren Westermark Schmitt Kiesey Trotman Norton Crowe Bordwell

Houston Colts Open NL Era With $1 Million Box Office Ahead

GOOD START Houston Tex The Houston Colts drew over 1 million dollars in box office before the 1962 baseball season first in the National League. The memo notes high scores in bowling with Marston and Watson leading team totals and individual performers such as C Little and B Lowe.

Stewart Hardware Watson Cleaners Marston Stewart Pontiac-Buick Sorrell Auto Parts Melody Lanes Shell Oilers Washington Oil Watson C. Little D. Vacha W. Marston B. Lowe Houston, Tex UPI Houston Colts

Washington County Community Chest names new executive secretary

Mrs. Don Minick has been chosen by the Board of Directors to succeed Billie Young who resigned as secretary May 1 1952, taking the post of executive secretary for the community chest.

Don Minick The Washington County Community Chest Billie Young

Storms sweep Midwest with floods hail and frost in aftermath

Thunderstorms lashed the Midwest for a second day with flash floods and damaging winds as frost touched the Northeast. A tornado hit a Leesburg Florida citrus grove injuring a man. a lightning strike killed a boy in Indianapolis and injured another helper while a fire destroyed a North Vernon furniture store. Severe weather caused traffic deaths in Indiana and sparked forest fires across Colorado and neighboring states. Seiche waves battered Lake Michigan with dramatic water level shifts in Chicago and Milwaukee.

United Press International Midwest Leesburg Fla Indianapolis John D. Erwin David Kosine North Vernon Ind Pittsboro Lafayette Clarkesville Osage Charles City Waterloo Marble Rock Iowa Dubuque Canova Lexington Colorado Mesa National Forest Grand Junction U.S. Forest Service Denver Wyoming North Dakota Nebraska Lake Michigan Chicago Belmont Harbor Milwaukee

Fouchet unveils Algerian security push against OAS

French High Commissioner Fouchet announced expulsions of leading Europeans from Algeria and Moslem police recruitment to bolster security against the OAS. He set a late June date for a self-determination referendum and proposed lowering draft age for Europeans to 19. Violent toll rose with 55 killed and 28 wounded as terror attacks continued.

Algiers Algeria UPI Christian Fouchet Secret Army Organization OAS Fouchet Rocher Noir France Blinda

Brown tops Le gion in league series and game

Brown 2598 defeats Le gion 2456 in team series while Brown 933 and Mullen 884 win the team game. Individual leads include D Chamberlin 635 in the series and J Weik 595 with D Chamberlin posting 236 and 227 in games.

Brown Legion Mullen D. Chamberlin J. Weik

Confident Farm Bill Advances Through House Committee

Administration farm officials expressed confidence the House would pass President Kennedy's farm bill. The Agriculture Committee approved the measure 18 to 17, extending planting controls to major grains and tightening wheat rules. The bill would fund converting surplus cropland to recreation areas and seek Senate approval within days.

Washington UPI House Kennedy House Agriculture Committee House Committee Charles B. Hoeven Arown Agriculture Orville Freeman Senate Senate Agricultural Committee Administration Feed Grain Plan Harold D. Colley Dn.c

Funstons Callers In Waterloo Sunday

Keota Iowa notes report Mr and Mrs Roy Funston visiting Waterloo to meet grandson Jim Hess and his family and to meet Mrs Funston's great granddaughter Vickie Sue Hess The couple returned home Sunday night amid a bad storm Other visits include Bert Helscher and Elsie Torski with the Sheetz family Milo Miller's family Grace Wade Earl and John Chambers visits Earl has recovered from illness Local readers attended a tea for retiring teachers with Ella Kelley relatives from Oskaloosa Loren Wolvers noted Lating a life span of 70 years a human being eats 1400 times his body weight.

Keota Roy Funston Waterloo Milo Miller Grace Wade Earl Chambers John Chambers Earl Ella Kelley J. M. Mathew Clifford Pierson Bud Cook Billy Oskaloosa Oliver J. Kelley Kelly Ella Kelly Loren Wolvers Wolvers Miss Kelley

Portugal Prepares Crackdown on Lisbon University Protest

Police detained about 1,000 students and family members after a hunger strike against government control of Lisbon University. Earlier 85 students were arrested at the canteen, with others held on the university grounds. Coimbra students, about 1,000 strong, threatened action if demands aren’t met by midnight Saturday.

Lisbon UPI Lisbon University Coimbra

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