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Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska • Page 4

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Daily Sitka Senvmei a. Arrowhead Press Monday, August 27, 195C Search for missing goat hunter in Mt. McKinley park FAIRBANKS An. intensive air and ground search was underway today for Wayne Berry, 20. who has been missing more than a week in the Mt.

McKinley park area. Berry, an electricians helper for the Alaska Railroad, was flown from Healy to tine air strip at Mt. McKinley park a week ago Saturday. He planned a sheep hunt in the mountainous region east of the Nenana river. He carried only a three day supply of rations.

The youth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne of Klamath Falls. Ore. He was flown to the mountain by James Smith, an engin eer for the Alaska Railroad who is a private piljt.

Smith became alacrmed when he returned to the mountain last Wednesday to pick up Berry and could not find him. It was learned that Berry was last seen by a group of Alaska road commission work ers who met him early last week on the Denali highway in the park. At that time he was crossing a bridge that spans the Nenana river. The missing man was wearing a red hunting shirt and was carrying a pciie-h and gun Last night, the CAA tion at Scmmi- received port that five shots had been heard in a region 40 miles east of Cantweli. A search party of Alaska Railroad employees immediately set out for the region.

stare- Daily Sent me WANT ADS. FOR SALE: Kenmore auto washer and dryer: 2 living room chairs: 2 enc tables: coffee table. House 450-R or Edgecumbe Phone Planes of the 74th air rescue squadron as well as Civil Air Patrol fliers are taking part in the search. No significant change in 'Babe's' condition today GALVESTON. Tex.

A hospital spokesman said today that there had been no significant change in the condition of Mrs. Mildred (Babe) Did rikson Zaharias. famed athlete in serious condition because of cancer. Dr. G.

A. W. Curnie of John Sealy Hospital, said "there has been no significant changes in the past 24 hours. She remains comfortable and alert and visits with her family and spends much champion Dodgers. of her time treadling the wonderful messages of good wishes and prayers that have arrived." Yesterday, a spokesman said she had "lost some ground because of diiif ficulty in taking nourishment." Her family was called to her bedside yesterday.

Mrs. Zaharias. named man athlete of the half tury" in an Associated poll of sports writers in was first discovered to BOB BUHL, MAKING BRAVES' BIU SHOWING by The Associated Press Sometime last winter or last spuing. Bob Buhl added something to his pitching habits. Maybe it was better control.

Or a luck charm. Whatever it was, it may mean a long-sought pennant for Milwaukee's Braves. The 28-year-old righthand- er never had won more than 15 games in any of his three seasons in the majors, and in eight decisions against Brooklyn he won only three in tiie three years. Now he has 16 successes packed away this season and seven of them have been over the world wo- cen- Press 1950. have cancer in 1953.

She recovered for a time, but has been in John Sealy Hospital for some time. Several weeks ago. a sensory nerve was cut to duce pain in the lower of her body. re- part 208. (28) IMMEDIATE DELIVERY on size tires, tubes, and batteries.

Sears Roebuck. Phone 114 or 115. (FM) WANTED: Bowling Baughn. Pin Setters. Moose lanes.

See Fred (27) FOR RENT: Two bedroom, furnished house. Phone Red 295 (28) Egypt will reply tomorrow on talks for Suez future CAIRO, Egypt OPl Egyp- will reply tomorrow to the "VIenaies committee reques for talks on the Suez Canal crisis, an official Egyptian source said today. President Nasser is expected to agree to meet with Australian prime minister Robert G. Menzies' five-nation committee, selected last week by the London Suez conference to present an 18-n'ation plan for international control. BuckY Walters was the last pitcher to beat the Brooks seven times in one season.

That was in 1939 when he was with Cincinnati. Buihl nailed the Brooks for the seventh time without defeat 6-2 yesterday, hoisting the Braves into a three-game National league lead over the Dodgers. It also gave Milwaukee a 4V2 game spread over third place Cincinnati, wlhiah defeated Phlidelphi'a 10-5, then lost 11-4 for a d'outIeheader split. cr for a "soarfaced youth" who according to Richard BasHe, 17 hitched a ride from him. forced him from his car.

and wrecked it. Because of the disappearance of Mrs. Simpson coincided with the neighborhood quest for the reported hitchhiker, police concluded he might have burst into tihe Simpson home and forced Mrs. Simpson Politics ing that parts of the reason Eisenhower went a day earlier than planned to the San Francisco GOP convention was to add to the interest in it. "He wanted to come out and meet with the people." Haigerty said "knowing full well that his arrival a day ahead would generate interest in the Republican ticket.

Fourtih place St. Louis and New York also split, the Cards breaking the' Giants' wl nning streaik in five games 4-3, then losing their owin five game streak by the same score Pittsburgh took two from the Chicago Cuts as Bab Friend won his ISUh with a four-hitter 2-0, then came back for I 1 innings of hitless relief to save a 2-1 nightcap decision, In the American League, the New York Yankees cooled oK the Chicago White Sox 20 behind Johnny Kuck's four- hitter that produced 1 his 17t'h victory. Cleveland remained eight games behind the first place Yankees by defeating Boston 5-3. Detroit rallied in the to trim Baltimore 4-1 and Kansas City swept past Washington 8-4. The two-ru'n homers by Bell and Post hoisted the Red legs into the major league rec ord books with a total of 41 home runs in 21 consecutive games.

The old' record for home runs in any number of consecutive games was 40. set by the Yankees as they wrote a 1941 record by hitting one or more in 25 consecutive games. Snider's 34th hcroer. with 2 on. gave Mm four RBI for the game.

Furillo's 17th. with one on. wrote tihe finish for Jamsen in five innings. It was the 36 year old righthander's first defeat after knocking off tihe Braves in his other two appear ances since being brought batk from Seattle of the Pacific Coast league. Southpiaw Spahn won his fifth straight start with a five hitter, nailing his 15th victory of the year and his 198th career triumph.

Adcock's 32nd and Ma- theivs' 30th were two run horn ers that handed Robin Roberts his 15th defeat against 14 we tories. A walk and two singles cost Spaihn a shutout i ninth. SCOOTER BIZZUTO LET OUT BY YANKEES N. J. (ff) For 16 years ntaible shortstop Phil Rizzuto was a center of attraction wherever tihe New York Yankees plaiyed'.

But today he iwas just another spectator, watching 'his former teammates on television. The Scooter, at his Hillside home, watdhcd on the TV screen as the Yankees split a doubleheader with Detroit Sunday. He told newsmen he was "shocked" when his un- conditibnal release w'as announced by team management Saturday. He said it would be "foolish" for him to rejoin the Yankees after Sept. 1 when the 25-'pla i yer limit ends, as of fiei'als offered.

However, the 1950 American League's most valuable player said he would "consider" a job with another club if it was the right offer." But first he's going to meet with television representatives tomorrow to discuss a possible job as announcer otE the Baltimore Orioles giames. BEAVER RIGHTHANDER NEAR TWENTY A by The Associated Press Portland's Renefaldes is only one (victory away from becoming the Pacific Coast league's first 20-g-ame winning pitcher. The big righthander led the Beavers to a 9-2 victory over Vancouver's Moun- last ni'dht. Los Angeles moved another game out in front pface by de feating secbnd-pliaice Seattle, 3 to 2. The Angels now are 13 games out in front with only 27 games yet to go.

San Diego defeated Holywood. 4-1. and Sacramento dropped San Francisco. 6-5. A three run homer by outfielder Luis Marquez Vaildes' three-hit pitch (continued nn nase three) Kefauv MALE HELP WANTED: Rel able person to supply famous Watkins Products to custom ers in Sitka and vicinity.

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at old oawapapers, lOc at Sentinel Oliice. Fine for painting, starting fires, laying under rugi, etc. COLISEUM XOW PLAYING at 7:45 Jack Webb amd Janet Lacgh in FETE KELLY'S BLUES CMEMASC0PE in COLOR Cartoon and News Usually reliable sources said they understood Nasser Stevenson and will agree to meet the commit were accompanied by their ee in Cairo with the proviso' cam a i'gn managers and other that Egypt is not obligated to art leaders cm their series accept the plan. of visits with Democratic par- Menzies stood by in Lon-' ty wor kers in 34 states. Their don.

awaiting the reply. The ra 'ss roots conferences will message had been expected to 1 6 llhem a chance to see and day. s.nce sources in Cairo said it was transmitted to the Egyptian embassy in Londo yesterday. Egypt's reply was framed after Nasser meeti ng terdav. had a special his cabinet yes- Family feared kidnaped found safely on visit WEST SPRINGFIELD Fears Mrs.

Edwina G. Simpson and her three children had been kidnaped by a car-stealing hitchhiker ended today when police reported the woman simply had driven to Lowell with her children to visit be seen in various parts of the are not ex- any major country, but they pected to make speeches. Sevcnson will open his fcr- mfc'l campaign on Sept. 3 with a Labor Day ad-dress at Detroit and a series of Democratic ral lies there. Meantimes nearly complete returns from Texas' runoff pri mary Saturday left the gubernatorial nominatiom race "so close that it cauld go either way" one counting official! put Sen.

Price Daniel led by 2,523 votes over Ralph Yarfoor- ouigh in yesterday's final tabulation of unofficial returns by the Texas election bureau', re- An estimated 1,600 votes mal'ned to be reported. In Maryland, Mrs. Milliard Tydings announced she would her mother after a domestic disagreement. seek the Democratic senator- Wendell Simpson, electrical ial nomination which her hus engineer, returned home last band relinquished a week ago mgtit after issiStrng in a sear- because of bis Tu 6y i Standard Stain on all bams, sheds and fences no mixing because it comes ready to apply in red green or brown. And it does a long-lasting job peStes deeply, seals wood, checks cracking and warptag Standard Shingle Stain with brush or' how to dip new shing.es.

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