Sawyer Seeks Phils Hurlers to Mirror Roberts Simmons
Eddie Sawyer, Phillies manager, says the club's best pitching can reach top Majors level if the other starters perform like Curt Simmons and Robin Roberts. Roberts owns eight wins this season while Simmons has three, with a strong string of performances including a shutout.
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NEW York Mary
Eddie Sawyer
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Robin Roberts
Phils
Roberts
Norton returns home from Ames after civil defense school
Ten years ago Ivan Norton left Ames after a week at a Civilian Defense Protective School. He received instruction in procedures for countering war perils and graduated as a United States civilian defense coordinator.
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Ivan Norton
Ames
Civilian Defense Protective School
United States
Baseball Roundup: Dodgers, Giants, Cubs Win As Senators Triumph
Dodgers topple Reds 7 4 in an eighth inning rally highlighted by Lou Campanella's three run homer. Giants beat Cardinals 6 0 behind Monia Kennedy's four hit shutout. Cubs win opener 3 0 as Bob Rueh allows four hits. Senators edge Prowls 4 0 in St Louis. Campanella ends drought with a homer tying the score at 7 7. Alvin Dark leads Giants with a triple and two singles.
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Dodgers
Giants
Reds
Lou Campanella
Cardinals
Moniia Kennedy
Boston
Cube
Braves
Bob Rueh
Cubs
Warren Spahn
Dea Sox
Indians
St. Louis
Senators
Bob Lemon
Mickey McDermott
McDermott
Johnny Pesky
Billy Goodman
Rob Porterfield
Tom Ferrick
Mayer sisters and companions dismissed in city events
Last night Evelyn and Roselyn Mayer and Phil McCreedy were dismissed in city affairs. Today Wynona Barr also appears in city events shaping local matters.
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Evelyn and Roselyn Mayer
Phil McCreedy
Wynona Barr
Softball Tourney Planned At Greenfield For Memorial Day
Plans for a Memorial day softball tournament at Greenfield proceed with an announcement due soon naming entering teams. It will be the first local softball action this year. Stewart and Crow softball team will practice at Greenfield Sunday afternoon at 1 oclock.
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Greenfield
Stewart
Major League Baseball Matchups and Tonight’s Games
Tonight features Cleveland at St. Louis and Detroit at Chicago with other marquee games including Boston at New York and St. Louis at Cincinnati. Brooklyn visits Philadelphia while Chicago travels to Pittsburgh and Washington hosts New York as the league slate proceeds.
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Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
United
Chicago VZ
Pittshareh
Bowling League Scores From Duncan's Drug Meet
Duncan's Drug beat Bankers 2 to 0 with 2222 total pins plus 120 handicap to Bankers 2178. Smart Implement swept Sitlers 3 to 0 with 21428 total pins to Sitlers 2007 plus 15 handicap. Crawfordsville Legion defeated Home Lumber 2 to 1 with 198% total pins plus 165 handicap.
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Duncan
Bankers
Sitlers
Smart
Crawfordsville Legion
Home Lumber
Legion
Towners League
Duncan's Drug Community
Sithers Electric
Home
Smart Implement Farmers Supply
Crawfordsville girl wins two awards in graduation honors
Twinam salutatorian of Crawfordsville class earns American Citizenship Award from the Iowa State Bar Association and the Iowa Star Bar Foundation along with the DAR award. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Twinam, she is named valedictorian and earns two special recognitions.
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Crawfordsville
Virginia Twinam
Miss Twinam
Iowa State Bar Association
Lowa Star Bar Foundation
DAR
Merle Twinam
School Principal Purchases Property in Columbus
Columbus Junction May 21 Howard McElhinney named future Columbus High School principal has bought property in Park addition Columbus district.
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Columbus Junction
Howard McElhinney
Ainworth
Columbus High School
Park Addition
Columbus
Ironing Board Cover Treated with Cold Starch
A home tip advises dipping a new ironing board cover in cold starch and attaching it while damp. As it dries it tightens smoothly on the board and resists staining, keeping the cover cleaner longer.
Sac City Family Visits Wyman in Weekend Gatherings
Local notes report several Sac City families visiting Wyman area residents on Saturday and Sunday. Mae Rees of Crawfordsville spent time with the Rees and Lenz families. The annual Wyman school picnic drew a large attendance as the senior class was mentioned.
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Wyman
J. W. Jones
Sac City
Marge Humphreys
Louise
Dutch Oldt
Dick Laur
Mae Rees
Crawfordsville
Ralph Rees
Irving Lenz
Lon Beacher
Davenport
Piehard Frye
Mediapolis
Calvin Humphreys
Caseal Hamilton
Dickie
Don Bowes
Des Moines
Homer Wenger
J. T. Wenger
Wayland
Wyman Club Plans Tea With Guest Speaker
Vir Schantz and Misa Hamilton Jeit travel to Chicago on a class trip. The Wyman Community club met on Wednesday May 14 and approved a tea at the next meeting. Each member will bring a guest to hear the speaker.
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Vir. Schantz
Misa Hamilton
Chicago
Wyman Community Club
Washington resident wins Tea Time slogan prize
Mrs. Francis Mangold of Washington won a prize offered for a radio slogan on the program Tea Time. Her winning line urged contributing to the cancer fund with a message about tomorrow’s potential need and today’s giving.
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Francis Mangold
Washington
Cancer Fund
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New York City
Enroute
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Martha Butler
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Brown Finance Co
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Wellman
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Leavitt
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Harold White
Brown
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