Victory Dinner Monday Night In Raider Ticket Drive
Booster drive for Raiders shows receipts ahead of 1939 at Saturday noon. Czar Rockey Newton expects a finishing push at the Roosevelt hotel with prizes, dollar dinners, and rewards for top sellers as teams set Monday game plans and final tallies.
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Raider Ticket
Roosevelt Hotel
Czar Rockey Newton
National League
Neil Montgomery
J. LeRoy Farmer
Vernon White
James Plumb
Betty Klinger
Clarence J. Rasdal
A. E. Morehouse
Milo B Loomis
Chine Stodola
Ralph Anderson
Herb Beals
F. J. Prout
L. W. Struesky
Lee Eckert
Jim Smith
Frank Zachar
Frank Baldwin
Louis Straka
Vesely
Mize Ordered Home For Surgical Aid
The St. Louis Cardinals announced star Johnny Mize, NL batting champion, will be sent home for knee and shoulder surgery. His .349 average last season helped lead the club, and any loss or limited play could jeopardize pennant chances as he battles ongoing shoulder and knee injuries.
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New Orleans
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Mize
Mize
Red Birds
Shadow Boxing MI In New York Amid Louis Paycheck Fallout
A verbose boxing column recalls the Louis Paychek fiasco with notes on box office lows and fears for Joe Louis rivals. It mentions Harold Steinman steering rivals toward peril, returns for Louis, and possible future Garden bouts plus connected figures like Joe Gould Jimmy Braddock and Arturo Godoy.
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New York
Harold Steinman
Levinsky
Paychek
Boxing History Notes from 1934 Headlines and Facts
In Miami in March 1934 Sharkey Baer and Braddock all lost their first bouts. Gus Dorazio defeated Harry Bobo in Pittsburgh setting up a return match with Billy Conn in Smokey City. Johnny Dundee began pro boxing at 12 and claimed featherweight title from Eugene Criqui after 13 years. Prompted by historic events, heavyweight title changes and promotions move from Detroit to St. Louis. Ttalo Colonello, born in Germany of Italian parents, is listed as French. Tony Canzoneri fought 24 times at Madison Square Garden and scored the arena’s first knockout. Arturo Godoy and wife secured a three month engagement at the New York World’s Fair. Lew Jenkins’ given name is Verlin.
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Miami
Sharkey
Baer
Braddock
Gus Dorazio
Harry Bobo
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Smokey City
Johnny Dundee
Eugene Criqui
Jim Jeffries
Lew Jenkins
Verlin
Nile Kinnick To Speak At Bennett Athletic Banquet
Bennett plans the annual high school athletic banquet in the gym Monday night April 15 with Nile Kinnick as guest speaker. The event replaces the father son banquet and invites all boys and part of the community to attend.
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Bennett
Nile Kinnick
Louisa County Baseball Tourney Set For April 20
In Columbus Junction the annual Louisa County baseball tournament is scheduled for April 20 at Oakville. First round pairings include Wyman vs Letts, Columbus Junction vs Grand View, Morning Sun vs Cotter, and Wapello vs Oakville. LHS beat CJ 8 to 4 in the season opener.
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Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Louise County
Oakville
Wyman
Letts
Grandview
Morning Sun
Cotter
Wapello
FOREST FIELD and STREAM Echoes from the Great Outdoors
In this fishing themed column the writer notes April Esquire pieces on lures, praises Lake McBride as a calm water option, and criticizes a large Coralville dam project. It highlights Alaska trip footage by Bob Moody and Dee Vane Jr and recounts a humorous mishap with a party member falling in as they fish with flies.
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McBride
Coralville
Mississippi
Iowa
Bob Moody
Dee Vane, Jr
Alaska
Cedar Rapids
Worthy County boards raises bounty on pocket gopher claws
The Worthy County board of supervisors approves a bounty of 10 cents per pocket gopher claw turned in to curb pests. The policy aims to reduce the gopher population and protect farms, with incentives outlined for participants. A farm page photo in The Gazette shows the issue on local farms.
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Worthy County Board of Supervisors
the Gazette
Vinton High Track Hopes for Bright Spring Season
Vinton high school fields 42 boys for track with seven lettermen leading hopes. Key hurdlers and field men include Stan Peterson Don Thompson John Hillestad Jim Narber Louis Wallace Marion Isbell not yet present. Coach Cameron aims for strong outdoor drills starting Tuesday April. schedule includes dual meets and conference meets through May culminating in state.
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Traer
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Cedar Rapids Taekle Tennis Team Defeats Waterloo 14-6
The Cedar Rapids table tennis team defeated Waterloo 14 to 6 in a dual meet. Individual results include Jim Lightner, Cedar Rapids, beating Lindsey of Waterloo 71-12 21-16, and multiple singles and doubles matches across Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The meet featured numerous close sets and notable performances by Cedar Rapids players such as Jack Bell, Ralph Colby, and Joe Hidder.
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Carol Shadle
Minerva Cole
Ralph Colby
Doris Fink
Armstrong
Drew
Betty Snyder
Margaret Sewell
Betty Hopton
Ellen Lockwood
Elinor Lockwood
Ray Hamad
Dorothy Svec
Christine Bjornsen
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Jim Lightner
Lindsey
Jack Bell
Robert Hughes
Watering
Ralph Golby
Cedar Rams
Francis Hest Waterlon
Carol Shale
Herb Boettcher
Jos Saub
Bob Barrow
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Shaddie
Colby
Trnss
Hurries
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Hidder
Atkerman
Ambaush
Alberts
Eagan
Barrow
Baker
Ray Ackerman Waterton
Joe Saub
Joe Hidder
RB. Barlow
Waterton
Dick Alberts
Stan Baker Watering
George Umbaugh
Hubert Enson
Cedar Ranids
Z C B J Softball Team Opens Practice At Wilson School
The Z C B J softball team announces its first practice Monday at 4 30 pm on the Wilson school grounds. Manager Jerry Drahovzal invites all interested players to attend.
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Wilson School
Jerry Drahovzal
Rat kill campaign near Vinton outlined by county agent
About forty men and the county agent gathered at Vinton to discuss a rat eradication drive. Estimates show each rat causes two dollars in annual damage and a typical farm has about one hundred rats, highlighting the campaign's stakes. The Linn County Fish and Game club reports continued pheasant donations and outlines funds and collection points with a Monday club meeting at 8 PM in Sokol hall.
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Linn County Fish and Game Club
Stusak and Company
R. A Vorpahl
John Parke
R. J. Stephen
Frank Zeman
Frank Clark
G .E. Rankin
Gail Haxby
Vern
F. T. Hendrickson
Bill Dutrt
Kubias Hardware
Armstrong’s
Beck's
Kosek Electric Company
Sokol Hall
Phillies Submerge Valdosta 13 to 1 in Exhibition
Philadelphia Nationals defeated Valdosta 13 to 1 in an exhibition game in Valdosta Georgia Hugh Mulcahy held the Trojans to seven hits while Doc Prothro led the Nationals offense with strong hitting Antwood Patterson and Rum Mans contributed in the win scoring and driving in runs for Philadelphia and Valdosta struggled against Mulcahy’s pitching efforts through the early innings.
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Doc Prothro
Philadelphia Nationals
Hugh Mulcahy
Trojans
Philadelphia
Valdo
Josta Mulcahy
Antwood Patterson
Rummans
Zimmerman
Berry
Ellis Park Softball Season Opens May 6 in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association set May 6 as the regular season start date. Exhibition night games under lights begin a few weeks later, with Raiders home nights avoided for such games.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Raiders
Leib To Talk At Bowlers Dinner In Industrial Banquet
The annual Industrial bowlers banquet occurs Thursday April 11 at 6 pm at the YUCA with Dr Karl Leib, University of Iowa athletics chairman, as guest speaker. Open league playoffs, league reorganization, and new official balls for 1940 are announced along with team entry deadlines.
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Leib
University of Washington
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Iowa Athletic Department
Iowa Manufacturing Company
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Clyde Dunlop
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Elmer Young
George Kerns
Dearborn Bros. Company
Twe Goldsmith
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Industrial League
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Plan Sports Card At Columbus Junction
American Legion sponsors a stag athletic card Tuesday evening at the airport on Mibway 76 miles north of Columbus Junction. A wrestling match features Robhe Anderson of Des Moines against Happy Karr of Kansas City. Boxing bouts include Russ Hacker of Iowa City versus Gentleman Joe Hoskins of Moline and Johnnie Neuman of Knoxville versus Joe Carpenter of Buckner Missouri. Gerry Reed of Columbus Junction faces Dougal Nelson of Winfield and Delmar Brown of Columbus Junction boxes Leo Blake of Leips.
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Columbus Junction
Allen Wright
Delmar Brown
Leo Blake
Leits
Yale Captain-Elect Cobb Named By Court
New Haven based report notes John Cobb, Yale basketball captain-elect, is the son of Fred L. Cobb, a director with the Green Bay Packers.
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New Haven, Conn
Nea
John Cobb
Yale
Fred L. Cobb
Green Bay Packers
Baseball Practice At Barnes City High Opens
Barnes City High opens spring baseball practice with players listed including Herschel Lester Albert Stewart Raymond Smith David Fry Glen Miner Claire Beach Kenneth Lane Lester Sanders Jim Howell Rodger Sampson Wayne Pitman Ronald Senders Marvin Molyneux Paul Likens and Bill Bryan. Schedule shows April dates and tournaments across various locations.
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Bell
Herschel Lester
Albert Stewart
Raymond Smith
David Fry
Glen Miner
Claire Beach
Kenneth Lane
Lester Sanders
Jim Howell
Rodger Sampson
Wayne Pitman
Ronald Senders
Marvin Molyeneux
Paul Likens
Bill Bryan
Benvilis
Lacer
Eddyvilla
Nevr Eharon
Deep Piver
Grernacy Ubere
Lecer
Hilertbure
Strawberry Point High School Baseball Schedule Released
Supt Frank S Runson announced the Strawberry Point high school baseball slate. Games listed include April 16 Volga City away, April 19 El kader away, April 25 to 27 county tournament at Volga City, May 3 Volga City home, May 14 Edges wood home, and May 17 Littleport away.
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Strawberry Point
Frank S. Runson
Volga City
Elkader
Edgeswood
Littleport
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