Softball League Opens Under New Lights at Greenfield
The Washington Softball association launches its season Monday at Greenfield with seven lighted fields totaling 6 000 watts per light. Six teams start Troop A Marines VFW Washington Cubs West Chester and All Stars. a Washington girls team also plays away. Opening games feature Troop A vs Marines and VFW vs Cubs with Mayor Mace and Lee Holland officiating. Games run Mon Tue Thu Fri nights. no Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday games. Lester Lewis leads the league board.
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Washington Softball Association
Washington Recreational Council
Greenfield
Troop A
Marine Corps League
VFW
Washington Cubs
West Chester
The
All Stars
Stewart & Crone Garage
Washington
Marines
Cubs
G. BE. Mace
Lee Holland
Lester Lewis
Local Memorial Day visit planned by Des Moines resident
Lora Darbyshire arrived from Des Moines to spend Memorial Day with relatives including Mr and Mrs Allen Hunsaker J r Mr and Mrs Hubert Lobrer Mr and Mrs George Birney and Mr and Mrs Dale Fuhr.
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Lora Darbyshire
Des Moines
Allen Hunsaker, Jrr
Hubert Lobrer
George Birney
Dale Fuhr
Mrs. S. N. Sorrell
Decatur, Ill
Bob
Final Standings in Bowling Doubles
Final standings list pairs with scores from the bowling doubles event. Notable entries include B Mills 848 with H Hazen 855 and MecKnic 04 paired with Bear 775. Other teams show varied totals such as Hatcher 828 with Mitchell 34, and Morrison 817 with Dr. Lloyd 765.
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MecKnic
Bear
Hatcher
Mitchell
Gibson
Whitttaker
Holland
M. Whittaker
Gallagher
G. Mills
G. Morrison
Dr. Lloyd
Williams
McGill
Sitler
Peters
R. Knott
P. Wolfe
Iowa Fire Laws Urged After Toll of Iowa Fires
State Fire Marshal John Strohm cited 118 lives lost and 8.3 million dollars in Iowa fire costs last year. He urged stronger fire prevention laws, stricter enforcement, and a year round program including bed smoking bans and post fire inspections. He called for monthly themes and a second governors conference next September.
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Des Moines
John Strohm
Iowa
Strohm
Weather outlook shows cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions persist tonight and tomorrow with no significant temperature change anticipated.
Air Force plans rescue fleet for Middle East Americans
State Department says about two dozen C-47 transport planes are deployed from Europe to Cyprus to prepare for possible rescue of Americans in Middle East Arab nations at war with Israel. A map shows estimated U S residents in the region amid the conflict.
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Middle East
Cyprus
Arrow
Europe
State Department
Israel
International
Tom Will Home After Absence Of Five Months
Ambo y May 27 Tom Will who has been at Restopia for sometime was brought by ambulance to his home from Washington hospital after almost five months away. Residents and relatives visited including Zoe Herr and daughter, Rev Stiefel, Harold Gerdes and family, and many others during a busy day of calls and farm work.
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Duane White
Amboy
Tom Will
Restopia
Washington Hospital
Zoe Herr
Town City
Don Rabenold
Stiefel
Carl Greiner
Ruth
John Frame
Billy
Washington
Leroy Owens
Bill Owens
Ora Perry
Cotter
Williams
Kansas
L. G. Roberts
Clark Pfeiffer
D. A. P. Club
Everette Roberts
Cherie
Roberts
Plainfield
Harold Gerdes
George Stout
W. D. Roberts
W. J. Pfeifer
Rubio
Clark Pfeifer
Farm Bureau
Parm Bureau
Edith
Cedar Falls
Margaret
State Teachers College
Jimmy Campbell
Janet White
Mrs Joe Christner Hosts Birthday Supper in Prairie Flower
Mrs Joe Christner celebrated her birthday with a supper attended by family and friends in N Prairie Flower. The report notes a warm gathering and mentions several attendees, highlighting a small community celebration.
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Joe Christner
Arthur J. Davison
N. Prairie Flower
The Pipe Wrench and Small Town Happenings
A collage of Ottumwa notes with local congratulations and events. Mentions Sorden’s music store opening, John Yousling’s musical guest, a Burlington wedding witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Ra gan and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lytle, and a happy boy Stephen after rides on the merry-go-round. Also references Coffee Club, Mary Jo Witting, Vernon's hat purchase, material shortages postwar, plumbing and heating service plans, Eveready boys installing a hot water boiler for the Mayhew household, and Mrs. Mayhew’s praised cooking during a shared dinner.
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Burlington
Chas. Ragan
Merle Lytle
Stephen
Eveready
Frank Mayhew
Mayhew
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Chic Young
Dagwood
Penny Arthur Lary Singleton - Lake
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Daisy
HET
Regis Toomey
Charles Brown
B. Mills
H. Hazen
C. Tucker
Monroe
Garret
W. Stewart
L. Little
Brown
Foster
Sorrell
H. Renoux
W. Messer
T. Crone
Fuhr
F. Murphy
Payne
E. Wolfe
W. Edmondson
Gilmore
Steele
C. Custer
E. Little
Iowa River
Columbus Junction
Garrett Kuilema
Jack Marcusse
Ressa Brown
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kuilemas
Ed Squire
Harve Wilson
Kailema
Marcusse
Leila
Beth Wilson
John Wilson
Bordeaux
France
Josette Bouglione
Roland Prin
George Rudiger
Dennis O'Keefe
Indiana
T Tech Nikcolor
Nona Dillinger
Marilyn Miller
Dorothy Anderson
Muscatine
Tom
Ilarold Gerdes
Linda
Billie
Patty
Carl Zieglowsky
Paul Sievert
Ettabelle Gersh
Harper
Howard Pearson
Maurice Beenblossom
Gersh
Cedar Rapids
Janet
Joe
Duane
Dan Griffiths
Ainsworth
Duane Dawson
Merle Dawson
Peggy Christner
Verne Dawson
Wilfred
Friend
Arthur Davison
Eugene Currier
Norwalk
California
Margaret Wittiig
Daniel Schantz
John Dill Holme
Wayland
Emerson Wittiig
John
Wyman
Earl Gingerich
Sara Young
Calif
Claire Neff
Arthur Davisons
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FORD
Timate
Mace
Dal
Colonial
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
George Fine
New York
Anthony Dupre
Waldorf-Astoria Kitchen
Joseph
Mary
Gloria
Juanita
Christopher Bazarewski
Henry Schnitman
Chris
William Bazarewski
Bethel Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vol US
Keith
Ivan
Ida NO
Sorden
Ottumwa
John Yousling
Mr. Yousling
G. W. Manassier
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Collins
Dave Livingston
Mary Jo
Vernon
Bernice
Ida
Evoready
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