Yankees Beat Braves 3 in Series Opener
Whitey Ford out pitched Warren Spahn as the Yankees won 3 1 over the Braves in a 1957 World Series opener. McDougald and Mantle produced early hits while Berra, Carey and Coleman delivered key RBIs to spark a 3 0 lead before late Braves rallies.
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New York
Whitey Ford
Warren Spahn
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
Schoendienst
Carey
Logan
Coleman
Mathews
Bauer
Pafko
McDougald
Spahn
Mantle
Skowron
Berra
Aaron
Adcock
Kubek
Covington
Yankees
Ford
Elston Howard
Howard
Crandall
Braves
MacDougald
Haney
Ernie Johnson
Johnson
Rites at Burlington For Francis Saltz 37
Francis Saltz of 714 East Jefferson Street died Monday in the Veterans Hospital at Iowa City at 11 50 a m Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m in the Gile Funeral Home in Burlington Saltz born April 9 1920 in Washington is the son of William Russell and Ethel Saltz Survivors include a step mother two adopted children Mary Ann and Robert and several aunts uncles and cousins
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Francis Saltz
East
Jefferson Street
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Gile
Burlington
Mr. Saltz
Washington
William Russell
Ethel Saltz
Mary Ann
Robert
Disagreement Over How Highway Minutes Should Be Kept
The Iowa Highway Commission discussed whether to hire a stenographic firm to record meetings. John Butter backed full transcripts while Cecil Malone argued against wasteful spending, and a Des Moines firm proposed rates for trial and regular service. A 3-2 vote tabled the issue for review at the next meeting.
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Highway Commission
Commission
Chris Larson
Sioux City
Malone
Larson
Department of Government
Y's Men Plan Stand At Picking Contest
The Washington Y's Men's Club held a business session with plans for a food stand at the state corn picking contest and a Roaring Twenties party at the Country Club. Dr G J Nemmers presented colored slides from the Rose Bowl parade. Volunteers were chosen to work at the airport food stand on Oct expectations. The club will skip next Tuesday's meeting and the following week hold a party at the Country Club.
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Country Club
Washington Y's
G. J. Nemmers
California
Airport Grounds
Negroes Jeered At Central High In Little Rock
NAACP Arkansas president says Negro students at integrated Central High faced a violent day with pencils papers and pebbles thrown and girls shown knives. A guardsman reportedly failed to report incidents. Mothers League leader comments.
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Little Rock
Ark
Integrated Central High School
Lucius C. Bates
Arkansas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Margaret Jackson
Mothers League’ of Central
Bates
West blocks Red China seat at atoms for peace council
In Vienna the West defeated a Czech push to admit Red China as an observer at the atoms for peace conference. A Western counter motion to admit only UN members passed 39 to 0, with seven abstentions.
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Red China
Atoms For Peace Council
Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency
Czech
Peiping
United Nations
Canada
United States
Britain
Netherlands
Dignitaries Hint At Attending Iowa Corn Picking Contest
A long list of state and national officials may attend the Iowa corn picking contest in Washington next week. Governor Loveless and Gov. Foss among those planning to be present with several federal officials and two Soviet embassy representatives confirming interest.
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Washington
Iowa State
Chamber of Commerce
Claude Woods
United States
Iowa
Vladimir S. Lavrov
Vladimir D. Pavlov
Soviet Union
Herschel Loveless
Joe Foss
South Dakota
William G. Stratton
Illi
New Experimental Driver Tests Fail More Loaans
Des Moines AP reports that 60 percent of lowans failed the new experimental drivers license tests, triple the usual failure rate. Only 36 percent of 558 applicants passed, vs the prior 78 percent, prompting officials to cite lax preparation and a potential shift in driver attitudes.
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Des Moines
Public Safety
Russell Brown
Brown
Safey
White House demands Faubus pledge to obey court rulings
The White House issued four legal principles guiding school desegregation urging Arkansas officials to follow court orders. President Eisenhower declined troop withdrawal until Faubus commits to enforcement, while four moderate Southern governors pursue a continued search for a solution.
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White House
Faubus
Washington
Arkansas
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Southern Governors’ Committee
Little Rock
Hagerty
Central High School
Orval FE. Faubus
Frank Clement
Tennesse
Governors Committee
Rites for Warnie Moran Set for Thursday
Funeral services for Warnie Moran who died Monday evening at the Veterans Hospital Iowa City will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Columbus Junction Methodist Church. Rev. George C. Pennington will lead assisted by Rev. Walter Johnson of Muscatine. Burial will follow in the Columbus City Cemetery with Stacy Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Columbus Junction
Warnie Moran
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Columbus Junction Methodist Church
George C. Pennington
Walter Johnson
Calvary Baptist Church
Muscatine
Columbus City
Stacy Funeral Home
Washington approves Red Ball bid for city pool
Washington city council accepts Red Ball Construction Co. bid for a $104 355 municipal pool project to be completed by July 1 1958 with a pressure filtration system and surrounding park area. Omaha bid for one filtration type is rejected as incomplete.
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Washington
Red Ball Construction Co
Iowa City
Forst Construction Co
Omaha
Neb
No College Degree Costs Des Moines Safety Field Man Job
Des Moines report says Russell I. Brown the acting state safety commissioner fired E K Polson 62 of Indianola for lacking a college degree plus experience in the safety education division Polson plans to appeal under soldier's preference law Brown doubts protection under the veterans law Polson earned about 2694 a year while safety education field men are paid about 3900 and Brown seeks a supervisor title with a starting 4700 salary.
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Des Moines
Russell I. Brown
E.K. Polson
Indianola
Brown
Polson
State Executive Council
Arrangements Set For Chest Drive
Washington's Community Chest fund drive will run October 21 to 23 with John Hedberg as residential drive chairman. Washington's Men's Club members will serve as residential directors, and a pre-drive meeting on October 17 will distribute materials and instructions.
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Washington
Community Chest Fund
John Hedberg
Washington's Men's Club
Hedberg
Community Chest
Don Minick
Bob Brewer
Dean Garrett
Jim Seifert
Leon Hillman
Roy Fields
Everett Meeker
Dick Weeks
Jim Anderson
R. Eastland
Max Smith
Gene Tucker
George Tripp
Don Kiesey
Clarence Logan
Dick Stewart
Calvin Wolf
Bill Shannon
Willis Jones
John Griffith
Robert Day
Initiation Held For Washington FFA Boys
Greenhand initiation ceremonies for new members were held at the Washington Future Farmers of America meeting Tuesday. New members include John Skubal Douglas Crossett Donald Heck Joe Wolfer Stanley Boudewyn Bob Baker Sidney Schooley Phil Horak Thomas Crossett Charles Watson Richard Kron Stanley Soucek Wayne Schantz. Greenhands advanced to Chapter Farmer: Ken Wulf Merlin Crawford Jerry Kline Terry Horn Gaylen Jarrard and David Kuntz. Plans made for a hayride with the GRA girls on Nov 5 after regular meetings. Dennis Stout reported on the FFA safety campaign for the corn picking contest. Junior swine improvement members receive purebred Hampshire gifts. Gaylen Jarrard Terry Horn and David Kuntz receive gifts from Dennis Stout. David Bell will receive the Rotary gilt from Jack Foster.
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Washington
Future Farmers of America
John Skubal
Douglas Crossett
Donald Heck
Joe Wolfer
Stanley Boudewyn
Bob Baker
Sidney Schooley
Phil Horak
Thomas Crossett
Charles Watson
Richard Kron
Stanley Soucek
Wayne Schantz
Ken Wulf
Merlin Crawford
Jerry Kline
Terry Horn
Gaylen Jarrard
David Kuntz
Junior Swine Improvement Association
Hampshire
Dennis Stout
Yaro Chmelar
Des Moines Home Invaded by Bandits
Retired farmer Walter Rogers says four youths in a car demanded money Tuesday night at his Des Moines area home. Two took his wife upstairs and stole $30 from her purse while Rogers was held in the kitchen. One man was being questioned by authorities.
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Des Moines
Walter Rogers
Rogers
Weather forecast five days for area shows mild warmth
Continued fair pleasant weather through Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 45 to 55 range. Temperatures near normal through Monday with a colder spell expected Friday and Saturday and precip from 1 to 2 inches due to showers Friday or Saturday.
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