Giants Slip as Brooklyn Rolls to Big Lead in Pennant Chase
Giants’ hopes fade after a 9 to 1 defeat at Ebbets Field as Brooklyn pounds 15 hits. Gil Hodges hits a grand slam his 28th homer and reaches 501 RBIs. Lees wins masterfully until the ninth. Yankees beat Senators two games ahead. Red Sox and Browns win their games in tight AL races.
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Giants
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Gil Hodges
Jim Hearn
Billy Joes
Brooks
Hodges
Lees
Yankees
Indians
Senators
Eddie Lopat
Cleveland
Red Sox
Athletics
Bobby Shantz
Harry Byrd
Browns
Detroit
Lopat
Gene Woodling
Eddie Robinson
Chicago
Doby
Garcia
Shantz
Dutch
Vollmer
Maurice McDermott
Gus Zernial
Byrd
Philadelphia
Major Leagues Schedule Highlights
Today features two games each in the American and National Leagues. Detroit visits Chicago for two, Cleveland plays St. Louis in a two game set, while New York and Brooklyn face Boston and Philadelphia. Other matchups include Chicago at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at Cincinnati.
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Ock
Walt Dropo
Boston
Jim Konstanty
Virgil Jester
Ralph Kiner
Murry Dickson
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Gene Hermanski
Chicago
Hank Edwards
Chinecy
Detroit
Cleveland
Ww. L. Pet
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
AMZ
Cincinnati O
Cincinnati
L. Pet
Washington Oce
Washington
Drake University recognizes Fry for Master of Science in Education
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vodicka of Washington attend Drake University ceremonies in Des Moines where their son in law Kenneth L. Fry of Packwood earns a Master of Science in Education. Rosetta Vodicka is Mrs. Fry’s maiden name. Other relatives host and visit across Decatur Davenport and Morton areas during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vodicka
Washington
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Kenneth L. Fry
Packwood
Fry
Rosetta Vodicka
Kermit Spera
W. H. Spera
Decatur, Jr
Norman Miller
Deborah
Davenport
Roy Miller
Mervin
Columbus Junction
Robert Anderson
Charles Morris
Decatur
Illinois
Starvation Still robs Eastern Uttar Pradesh villages
Reports from Gorakhpur district describe acute hunger with dozens of deaths and villagers reduced to bone and hunger. Prices for grain have surged and some families subsist on grass soup while thousands cross into Nepal seeking relief. Officials acknowledge scarcity but deny a full famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Rice
United Press
Bombay
Uttar Pradesh
B. K. Tiwari
Allahabad
Gorakhpur
Shibbanlal Saxena
Congress Party
Nepal
Pandit Govind Ballagh Pant
Vacation notes and travel among Des Moines residents
James Eckels plans a two week vacation from Des Moines at his home here while employed with Travelers Insurance. Gordon McCreedy returns from western activities. others like Jim Stone and Jack Tanner joined construction work in Montana Idaho. A caravan of events includes travel to Moline Illinois for a Christian Tabernacle convention with Rev W J Stevens speaking.
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James Eckels
Des Moines
James
Travelers Insurance Company
Gordon McCreedy
West
Tfriends
Colorado River
Borman, Mont
Montana
Idaho
Jim Stone
Jack Tanner
Council Bluff
Gordon
Iowa University
William Arnold
Springfield
W. J. Stevens
Rodney Arnold
Mary L. Bower
The
Bible Institute
Christian Tabernacle
Moline
Ill
Moline Gospel Temple
Tabernacle
Round-the-World Yawl Carlsark Reaches Great Lakes
The 46-foot Carlsark, sailed around the world and made five trans Atlantic crossings, is now on Lake Michigan. Milwaukee yachtsman Howard Setz and his son John relaunched the Austrian built vessel after a 1923 Bergenz origin, earlier Marconi rig Atlantic crossing and later ownership in New York.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Howard Setz
John
Bergenz
Austria
Lake Constance
North Sea
Atlantic
Southampton
England
Madeira Islands
New York
Harold Vanderbilt
Carlsark
Wyman School Opens with Remodeling and New Staff
Wyman school begins September 1 with half day sessions and a new hot lunch program set for September 2. Remodeling in the old manual training room, painting, new playground equipment, and updated floors accompany the hiring of Mrs. John White and other staff as district teachers and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Kathryn Suter
Beatrice Huston
John White
Crawfordsville
Dickey Joan Hamilton
Doris Wirth
DeWitt
1.S.T.C
den Hartog
Don Hartog
Iowa State Teachers College
Paul Harveys Home From Eastern Trip
Paul and Mrs Harvey return from Trumansburg New York after a two week visit with daughter Mrs Joe De Laurentiis and family They stopped at Helle Fountain Ohio to see friends and were joined by relatives at various gatherings across Pleasant and Fairfield areas Speeding on U S streets and highways last year killed 13730 people including men women and children.
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Calvin Humphreys
Wyman
Clair Mullen
California
Grace Hughes
Kansas
Will Williams
Detroit
Mich
Whit Davis
Akron
Ohio
Morgan Williams
Ernest Jones
Crawfordsville
Harvey Davis
Della Humphreys
T. Dewey
Sarah Davis
Ed Letts
Rock Island
Margaret Humphreys
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Pat Suter
Crawfordsvile
Neil Kracaw
Shanon Lantz
Winfield
Canada
Homer Wenger
Jake Graber
Wayland
Spencer Beil
Columbus Junction
Ralph Rees
New Son
Richard Hayes
Pleasant
Paul Harvey
Trumansberg
N. Y
Joe de Laurentiis
Mr. de Laurentiis
de Laurentiis
Harveys
Helle Fountain
Arthur Cordey
Mary Miksch
Preston Harvey
Alice
Helen Harvey
Beulah West
Wands Bowden
Vera Deimerly
Ed Libe
Chorpening
Keota
Earl Burroughs
Harry Horesowsky
Harold Swick
August Diekman
Ralph Chorpening
Merle Lee Hayes
Walter Jones
Jones
Robert Genkinger
Wally Slosser
Fairfield
J. R. McNeese
Britt
Iowa
Ralph Robertson
Elmer Young
Gerry Gonterman
Angela Lemley
Myron Burroughs
Wilbur West
PTA
West Chester
Charles Keller
Merle Ballard
Dale Good
U.S
Mabel Mickey
Gettert
North Main Street
Burris P. Moore
Pleasant Grove
Cairo
Dean Carlisle
C. R. Bright
Lebanon
Ind
A. Dwinell
K. O. Butler
Marian Jones
Mid Continent Air Lines
Kansas City
Mildred Jones
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Duncan
Minnie Fox
Muscatine
Married at Harrison Ark Donna Mincer and Donald Tisor
Announcement lists the Aug 4 wedding in Harrison Arkansas of Donna Mincer daughter of Mr and Mrs William Mincer of Columbus Junction and Donald Tisor son of Louis Tisor of Columbus Junction. Attendants included William Mincer Jr. The couple will reside at 618 Maple Avenue Muscatine.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Donna Minecer
William Mincer
Donald Tisor
Louis Tisor
Harrison, Ark
Conesville
Maple Avenue
Muscatine
Kenneth Kern
Columbus City
Norwalk
H. C. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Tuscon, Ariz
Mrs Wylie Uses Crutches After Fall Injury
Mrs. Don Wylie injured her ankle and knee last week and is using crutches to get around. She must stay off her feet as much as possible while recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wylie
Samoans Seek U S Army Enlistment in Hawaii
Honolulu recruiting officers face a flood of immigrant Samoans aiming to enlist in the U S Army. About 75 newcomers arrive daily, traveling from Pago Pago aboard the President Jackson, with 921 people including dependents from the 14th Naval District. Eligibility rests on medical clearance, intent to become citizens, and passing aptitude and physical tests.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
United States Army
Pago Pago
Armed Services
14Th Naval District
Jackson
Kenneth S. Hino
U. S. Army Pacific
Hino
Regular
Organized Reserve Corps
Army
Davenport Classes Start as Velma Jarrard Heads to Dav entry
Velma Jarrard, set to teach at Rockingham school in Davenport, spent the past week in the city for orientation. Davenport schools begin classes on Tuesday after a recent accident left a person injured, with the victim run to the house from the garage.
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Sible
Velma Jarrard
Rockingham
Davenport
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Wyman School
James Austin
Williamsburg
Richard Lew
Jean Humphreys
Fred Humphreys
Irene Rees
Robert Schmidt
Cift
Adeline Humphreys
Dean Baker
Ray Eastin
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Alice Reschly
G. W. Schantz
Tommy Jones
Paul Wiley
Charles Curtis
Doyle Spears
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Leonard Kokesh
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Bill Horton and Son
Earl Chorpening
Paula
Lynn
Patricia Burroughs
Lone Tree
Larry
Ronnie
John Almond
Ben Holt
Wilson
Coal Company
Donna Mincer
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Archie M. Euwer
Marion W. Beason
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