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🌱 How a boy from near Ola became a West Coast baseball legend

Ola, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a boy from near Ola became a West Coast baseball legend

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: Warmer with partial sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
  • Monday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Our Arklahoma Heritage: The baseball standout who hailed from a Yell County community that no longer exists (todayinfortsmith.com) — A Yell County-born baseball standout, Herbert “Babe” Ellison, grew up tied closely to Ola, with his grandparents farming west of town and his family buried in the Sandlin Cemetery at Ola. The story traces his difficult early years, rise from University of Arkansas star to Detroit Tiger and San Francisco Seals manager, and the far-flung journey of his cherished gold watch.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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