Senators Surprise Experts Vie For Lead In American League
Washington managers Harris boosts the Nationals with new players from other clubs as they cling to second place in pursuit of the Indians. In other action, Boston tops St. Louis 4 3, Roe wins again for the Dodgers, and Philadelphia blanked by St. Louis 4 0 as States proves the majors’ first seven game winner.
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New York
Buels Harris
Wallington Senators
Senators
Dodgers
Giants
Cues
Preacher Roe
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Gerry States
Boston
Browns
Harris
Sleater
White Sox
Saul Rogoviin
Washington
Jensens
Miekel Vernons
Pet
Yankees
Clint Courtney
Major Leagues Baseball Matchups Report
Overview of Major Leagues games with matchups including St. Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn and Houston at Detroit indicating a slate of marquee Interleague style clashes.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburch
New York
Chicazo
Brooklyn
Poppies to Bloom in Washington for Memorial Day
Mrs. Carl Voorhees announces the Leon Beatty Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will plant red paper poppies in Washington on Saturday May 23 to honor veterans.
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Washington
Carl Voorhees
Leon Beatty
American Legion Auxiliary
Poison Corn Marketed to Kill Ground Squirrels and Moles
A product labeled poison corn is marketed for killing ground squirrels, gophers, and moles. The packaging shows intended use and target pests but raises safety and regulatory concerns for handling and application.
City Hall Bowling American League Scores and Standings
Total pins show Shell Oilers 2506 and State Highway 2511 with handicaps. Atchison and Journal teams are listed with losses and handicapped totals. High scorers include Harold Werr and Max Donaldson. top games feature D Baumert and Bo Gray. An 105 year old Polish widow becomes the oldest displaced person entering the United States under wartime relief services.
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Shell
Phillips
Hieh
Wis
Shell Poe Huich
Harold Werr
Max Donaldson
Db Baumert
DD. Baumer
Bo Gray
G. Moothart
M. Donaldson
Co Snyder
G. Mekhune
L. Litthe
J. Puhr
L. Gilmore
H. Kerr
Ro Zeck
D. Baumert
United States
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Local Mothers Day Gatherings Highlight Family Visits
Betty Jean Jeffries and two college friends recentl y stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Jeffries. State Teachers College Cedar Falls graduate prepares for June 8. Delicate social notes mention Mother's Day observances with Mrs William Caldwell honored among guests.
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Betty Jean Jeffries
Charles Jeffries
Miss Jeffrie
State Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
Girls Softball Practice Announced for Maybelle Rothschild Team
The Maybelle Rothschild girls team and the Cubs of the city league were listed for practice today. The girls will meet at Stewart School at 6 p.m. this afternoon and again Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. All interested girls are urged to report. Cubs manager Sam Watterson said practice will be at Greenfield at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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Maybelle Rothschild
Cubs
Stewart School
Sam Watterson
Greenfield
Prairie Flower Notes and Tests Across the Community
Prairie Flower pupils take annual tests with seventh graders Larry Shalla and Gary Rhodes and eighth graders Beverly Shalla Gladys Knupp and Lee Christies noted. The district reports births birthdays banquets funerals and visits among local families and includes construction bid notices from Washington County with bidder qualifications and culvert installations.
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Martha G. Thrasher
Prairie Flower
May
Larry Shalla
Gary Rhodes
Wrade
Beverly Shalla
Gladys Knupp
Lee Christies
Roy Finke
Everette Denison
Ellis Finke
Pella
Marguerite Hering
SUS
Alies Marie
George Miller Jr
Rome
Iowa
Arthur Sammons
Carlisle
Sammons
Finke
Local Social News From New London And Madison
Mr and Mrs Everette Dennis on and Mr and Mrs John Rittenhouse spent Sunday at the Harry Rittenhouse home in New London. Mr and Mrs Robert Wartinbee attended the Delta Tau Delta alumni reunion in Madison Wisconsin. Visitors at Clyde Lambert home included daughter Maxine and friends Joan Barton Esther Hough and Darlene Kuhns all students at Lincoln Bible Institute. Mr and Mrs Don Choleher Linda and Nancy of Susinas Michigan visit Clyde and Mrs Lambert.
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Everette Dennison
John Rittenhouse
Harry Rittenhouse
New London
Robert Wartinbee
Madison
Wisconsin
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
University
Clyde Lambert
Maxine
Schoct
Joan Barton
Esther Hough
Darlene Kuhns
Lincoln Bible Institute
Lincoln, UI
Don Choleher
Linda
Nancy
Susinas Mich
Cholebhers
Spurgeon Firm Opens New York City Office
Harold Johnson, manager of the Spurgeon store, reports happiness as the Spur geon Company opens a New York office. William Spurgeon will manage the new office, adding to existing Chicago offices in the market district.
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Spurgeon Firm
New York
Harold Johnson
Spurgeon
Spurgeon Company
New York City
William Spurgeon
Chicago
Water Mustache Reveals Congo River Depths
In a Congo River voyage, steamboatmen gauge depth by the bow's water mustache. The splash pattern sounds differ between deep water and shallow sandbars, guiding navigation.
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Congo
Africa
Today’s Smile Optimist and pessimist start a business
An optimist and a pessimist formed a venture. Initial weeks ran well with steady customers. The optimist felt grateful and upbeat while the pessimist refused to stay elated.
Births and Admissions at Local Hospital
Yesterday morning Mr and Mrs Dale Dodds of Washington welcomed a daughter. This morning Mr and Mrs Kenneth Peitier of West Chester welcomed a daughter. Admitted yesterday Mrs Viola Wnatts of Washington, medical. Harry Allen of Washington, medical. This morning Mrs Latimer Davis of Crawfordsville, medical. Leslie Turnipseed of Brighton, surgical. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Ralph Youns, Mrs Homer Kirchner and son, Mrs Paul Wellington and daughter, Mrs Daryl Longer. Today Mrs Lyle Morgan and son of Columbus Junction, Mrs Emil Peiffer.
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Dale Dodds
Washington
Kenneth Peitier
West Chester
Viola Wnatts
Harry Allen
Latimer Davis
Crawfordsville
Leslie
Ralph Youns
Homer Kirchner
Paul Wellington
Daryl Longer
Lyle Morgan
Columbus Junction
Emil Peiffer
Relatives and friends visit Johnson home over weekend
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson many relatives dropped by Sunday afternoon including Alvin P. Y. Johnson Mero and Oscar R Johnson af Illinois and Johnsons nieces. Other callers were Ed Libe Lyle Hayes and Doug Donald Hayes Clovee Hayes Paul Long and infant son I A Meredith Tipton Patterson Warren and son and Lloyd Ferns. Mrs Hartman of New London and Mrs Vault Vertz of Idaho Falls visited. Dr A W Clow and wife attended the osteopathic convention in Des Moines.
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John L. Johnson
Alvin PY. Johnson
Mero
Oscar R. Johnson
Iinois
Jolson
Ed Libe
Lyle Hayes
Doug
Donald Hayes
Clovee Hayes
Paul Long
I. A. Meredith
Tipton
Patterson
Warren and Son
Lloyd Ferns
Parental Visit Notes and Local Family Updates
Duane Earll spent a weekend at the Virgil arts home. Maril is stationed with the army in Chicago. William Dean Sehaeffer, son of Allen Sehaeffer of Crawfordsville, will enter sixth grade at Hedrick in Keokuk county after two years at Parsons in 1950. Marie Davis of Fairfield plans to teach in West Chester next year after four years at Parsons where she was active in music and dramatics and soloist for a church choir. She belonged to the Opheus society Parsons Players and Theta Alpha Phi. Mr and Mrs Fred Ward and family visit from Lemon Grove California due to Mike Ward’s mother’s illness, Mrs James Arnold. Mr and Mrs Steve Stewart host their guest niece Mrs Lewis Reed of Glendale California for about two more weeks.
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William Dean Sehaeffer
Allen Sehaefffer
Crawfordsville
Hedrick
Keokuk
Parsons
Marie Davis
Fairfield
West Chester
Davis
Opheus Society
Parsons Players
Theta Alpha Phi
Fred Ward
Lemon Grove
Calif
Mike Ward
James Arnold
Vacu-matic Carburetor Promises Gas Savings
Wisconsin inventor unveils a Vacu-matic Carburetor unit claimed to curb fuel waste by automatic supercharge based operation. Easily installed in minutes and said to fit cars, trucks, and tractors from Vacu-matic Carburetor Co in Wauwatosa. free particulars offered to interested motorists.
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Wisconsin
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Hoston
Detroit
Chicokee
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City Hall
Phillipe
Phillies
Atchison
Journal " To
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Shell Oilers
Sithers
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D.P
Phillips Drug
Sidlers Electric
Ton & Jerry
Jean Peters
James Mulqueen
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Ife2
Washington County
Tiv Kre’ Ob
Ft ‘Ounty Auditor Terres
John M. Donaldson
Jerry
Gary
Clifford Fritz
Brighton
William Caldwell
Fritz
Mr. Caldwell
Elmer Horning
William
Leonard Hardin
Rock Island
Hornung
Doughes Full
Glenn Fulie
SUL
J. W. Nebbergall
Iowa City
Leslie Gates
Mercy Hospital
Mrs. Donaldson and Sons
Hal Richards
Harry Hines
Joseph Hines
Lowry Air Base
Horning
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Walter Horning
Don Blum and
Glenn Koupp
Raymound Whistler
Clovee
Eb. L. Smith
Methodist Church
Ezra Smith
Walter Smith
Mes
Glenn Knapp
Gladys
Mary Lanis
Wayne Knupp
Cloyvde Knupp
Maurice Crawford
Karen
PLF
Crawford
Sam Turkington
W.S.C
Washington Iowa
Clearine
Jeni AM
Glenn Knupp
Circle 10
Carl Phillips
Circle Five
W.os Kyle
Kyle
Circle Six
Lyon D. Melville
American Automobile Association
Mace Motor Company
For & Mercury Sales and Service
MD Hartman
Johnson
Vault Vertz
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Robert Arthur
Vertz
Arthur
A. W. Clow
Des Moines
Set
Duane Earll
Virgil Arts
Maril
Army
Steve Stewart
Lewis Reed
Glendale
California
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Zenith
C V. Crull
Nee Geel
Photie
Board of Supervisors
Howard Benn
Ray Reeves
Zenith Radio Corporation
Federal Communications Commission
Chicago, Illinois
Mangold’s Radio & Television Store
Crosley
Shelvador
Frigidaire
Wards
Majestic Radio
Silvertone
Phonograph
Jas. A. Thompson Heirs
Wm Bruty—Autioneer
Marion & George
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