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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1962
Page
8
The committee led by Clint Stewart Dean Cox and John Lloyd announced rosters for 13 men's Twilite League teams at Washington Golf and Country Club. One team will be idle each Friday as play opens with Team 13 not active on opening night.
The 1962 Southeast Six Conference outdoor meet will start at Case Field in Washington at 4 p.m. Friday May 18 with preliminaries in the afternoon and finals at 7 p.m. Admission to the preliminaries is free. finals tickets cost 1 for adults 50 cents for high school students and 25 cents for younger students.
Tuesday matchups list starting pitchers for eight games with teams including Chicago New York Boston Los Angeles St Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh Houston and Milwaukee plus night games. Notable names Buhl Mizell Mahaffey Drysdale Simmons Pierce Piche Francis and others. Monday results show no games.
Dolores McFarland an air force member graduated April 21 from the Basic Weather Service Observer Channel at Chanute Field Illinois. She took a three day leave at home and returned to her base after being transferred to Lowry Field Denver.
Johnny Pott, losing to Arnold Palmer in an 18 hole playoff at Colonial National Invitational, laments handicap ideas while Palmer seals a four stroke win. Palmer adds several tournaments to chase PGA earnings record, with $59,308 lead and six wins this year.
TV Highlights presents Naked City on ABC with George C. Scott as a sculptor facing threats over a bronze monument to a foreign revolutionary leader. Also Howard K. Smith reviews television with Harriet Van Horne and John Crosby.
Baseball rooks dominate early in 1962 with Bo Belinsky of the Angels Manny Jimenez of the Athletics and Dick Rollins of the Twins standing out. Belinsky dominates in five starts including a no hit game. Jimenez leads majors with a 382 average while Rollins sits at 353 with six homers and 25 RBIs. Expansion fuels rookie presence as AL adds teams and NL adds clubs.
The Dutch government reports over 100 Indonesian paratroopers dropped onto Fak Fak on the New Guinea south coast in two waves at 6:30 a.m. New Guinea time. Dutch forces rush to beach targets as naval units seal the coast amid ongoing fighting and air action details remain uncertain.
Wayland residents Dr. J. G. Widmer and A. Lloyd Swartzen attended a Hesston College board meeting in Hesston Kansas over the weekend. Janice Widmer accompanied her father to visit grandmother Mrs. Fannie Camp. Parkview Home marked its first anniversary May 8 1961 with residents and staff noted. Virginia Hochstettler bride elect to John Wenger was honored at a pre nuptial shower. Frances Conrad hospitalized in Iowa City. Mercy to continue CST. Mennonite Church group held an all day service with plans for a soap making bee for overseas relief.
Jerry Stalder of Washington won the football throw in the district track meet at Fairfield on Saturday with a 206 ft 3 in toss. He was the only Washington athlete to qualify for the state meet. Freshman Joe Scranton placed fifth in the 880 yd run in 2 09.1.
In the Thursday Niners bowling league Ross and Carpenters led team series with 2491 and 2445 while J Wagenknecht topped individual series with 583 and a 217 game. DeLong posted 557 as Paul shot 212. Martin Cleaners captured the league title by winning the roll off against Ross.
E H Reif and wife transfer ownership to Larry Kern and wife of lots 4 and 5 in block 4 of OP Kalona. The deed indicates a real estate transaction recorded in the public records.
Readable items list several car brands and individuals including Harvey Eva Wagamon Lloyd Sr John Meredith Zeck Ralph Zeck Plymouth and Ford Cadillac mentioned among others in a partial inventory.
A coupon requests reservations for the 1962 Summer Movie Series at the State Theater. Pickup is planned between June 9 and 16 for a youngster, with a parent signature and YWCA Washington mailing the form back.
Police found the slashed and beaten bodies of James Miraglia and John McCarthy, both 25, in the trunk of a car on a Southwest Side street. The men, soon to begin federal prison terms for armed robbery, were killed at least two weeks ago, in a gangland style amid a string of recent Chicago area murders.
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