Baer Arrives in a Blaze of Glory for Schmeling Bout
Max Baer lands in New York amid praise from reporters and crowds after arriving from California. He exudes confidence and shows casual humor about his Jewish heritage, promising a focused training camp to meet Max Schmeling in June.
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Baer
Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
Max Baer
California
Max Schmeling
Dempsey
Brewery
Tammany
Hester
Sharkey
Edelstein
Pal
Schmell
Schmeling
Tuffy Griffith
Tufy
Herman To Be Ready For Cubs In Opener
Cubs manager Charlie Grimm says Floyd Babe Herman will play right field in the season opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Herman twisted his ankle in Kansas City last week but will practice with the team in their final drill today.
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Chicago
Floyd
Babe
Herman
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Wrig‘ley Field
Charlie Grimm
Kansas City
National Prep Track Meet Moves to Soldier Field in Chicago
The national Interscholastic track and field meet, run by the University of Chicago, will be held June 16 and 17 at Soldier Field instead of Stagg Field this year. The change follows a decision by the university athletic department to adjust the meet size to align with World’s Fair sports plans.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Soldier Field
Stagg
University Athletic Department
Landis to Attend Cleveland Detroit Opening Game in Detroit
Chicago. K M Landis baseball commissioner will attend the Cleveland Detroit American League opener in Detroit. He left Chicago late Monday for the event at Detroit Stadium amid the season kickoff chatter.
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Landis
Detroit
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Bresentine
Monay
National Umpires Assigned For Openers
New York at Boston Klem and Stark. Brooklyn at Philadelphia Quigley Pfirman and Barr. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Moran Reardon and McGrew. St Louis at Chicago Rigler and Magerkurth.
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New York
Presidie
John Arnold Heydler
Boston
Klem
Stark
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Quigley
Pfirman
Barr
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Moran
Sermon on Pilate Tonight at 7 30 By Rev Edwards
The Rev C F Edwards will play the organ and Raymond F Kreiner will sing What will you do with Jesus and I Love to Tell the Story at the Pilate sermon tonight at 7 30. The public is invited.
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Pilate
C. F. Edwards
Raymond F. Kreiner
Jesus
N. C. Dreier
Simon Peter
Garments Arrive for Local Red Cross Distribution
The final consignment of ready made garments reaches the local Red Cross and is being distributed under Mrs Metta’s supervision to those in need.
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Red Cross
Metta
City considers sale price for street portion request
Ernest Rejsa of 1793 Mallory Street asked the city council to set a price for selling a section of Eighteenth Avenue SW between defined boundaries. The request aims to determine compensation and sale terms for part of the street.
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Ernest Rejsa
Mallory Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Street closure and debris on First and Second streets
Ressa notes First Street is closed to traffic and overgrown with weeds and rubbish. The petition was referred to the council as a whole for action.
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First Street
Ressa
Mayor Stepanek Heads to Des Moines on Municipal Legislation
Mayor W. H. Stepanek traveled Monday to Des Moines to join city representatives in reviewing legislative proposals impacting municipalities before the state legislature. A prior planned trip to discuss beer revenue was canceled when a satisfactory licensing system was proposed.
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W. H. Stepanek
Des Moines
Colonial Baking petitions for plantyard railing project
A petition from Colonial Baking Co seeking permission to build a railing around its yard and plant parking to protect landscaping was received by the city council on Monday. The bakery offered to furnish bond. The matter was referred to the city solicitor and the department of public safety.
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Colonial Baking Company
Department of Public Safety
Fry Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding in Silvis Ill
Mr and Mrs A A Fry former local residents observe their golden wedding anniversary with open house and a family dinner in Silvis Illinois Their children Hugh Phelps Cedar Rapids O V McConaughey Silvis Ed Fry Keswick Charles P Fry Cedar Rapids and Virgil Fry Silvis attend with twelve grandchildren born May 1860 and May 1852 their marriage was April 10 1883 in Armah.
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A. A. Fry
Hugh Phelps R
Charles P. Fry
Cedar Rapids
Silvis
Ill
Fry
Armah
Mr. Fry
Loretta
Hugh Phelps
O. V. McConaughey
Ed Fry
Keswick
Virgil Fry
Jacoby uses bold penalty doubles in Eastern Championship semifinal
In New York, during the Eastern Championship team-of-four contest, Josephine Culbertson and Oswald Jacoby faced misfit hands. Playing with Louis H. Watson, Jacoby as North correctly sized up the position and employed a daring penalty double despite standard bidding critique.
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R.oswald Jacoby
Louis H. Watson
New York
Jacoby
South
Double helps set contract in bridge column puzzle
Expert Chiavotti analyzes a bridge auction where West passes and a double by North leads to a 2 trick set. The article discusses ruffing in clubs and spade shortage plus Jacoby's stance and rewards the three spades response over two notrump. It includes a reader offer for Culbertson materials and explains scoring for doubled contracts.
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Mr. Jacoby
Jacoby
South
Begin Trial Flagman's Suit Against Ins Co for Crossing Accident
Attorneys in the case of William G. Pulda against Wisconsin Automobile Insurance Company opened the trial in federal court before Judge George C. Scott Tuesday forenoon with arguments over portions of the petitions on file. A jury was to be impaneled as soon as the ruling is given.
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William G. Pulda
Wisconsin Automobile Insurance Company
George C. Scott
Federal case moves on after motion on continuance
Scott, who ruled earlier against a continuance, files the case in federal court from the district court where Pulda was awarded 7500 against the defendant and Ray Nele son. Nelson, driving a car, struck Pulda at the First avenue and Fourth street crossing late in 1930 injuring the crossing flagman. Nelson had a policy with the defendant company. Cc Lynch represented the defendant in court, Pulda's attorneys were Carl Hendrickson and Guy Linville.
662 Deaths In City In Last Fiscal Year
Cedar Rapids reported 662 deaths for the year ending March 31 1933 by assistant health officer O F Slapnicka to the city council. There were 330 male and 332 female deaths with heart disease the leading cause at 130. Cerebral hemorrhage 69 and cancer 62 followed. Automobile deaths 4, other causes 23, drownings 5, and 3 accidental. Chicken pox 203 cases whooping cough 158 measles 47 scarlet fever 31 were the top quarantine diseases.
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Cedar Rapids
O. F. Slapnicka
Home Remedy Promoted With Barbe Compound Mixture
An advertisement touts a home remedy made with water rum Barbe Compound and a quarter ounce of yeastine as a treatment. It claims the BP mixture can be prepared by any druggist or at home twice weekly, warning it should not color the hair or cause side effects.
Madigan Signs Five Year Deal At St Marys College
Moraga California Ed Slip Madigan signed a new five year contract to remain head football coach at St Marys College St Marys is his current longtime post and he is noted as the oldest coach by service on the Pacific coast The move ends rumors of a Notre Dame return
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Moraga
Calif
Madigan
Notre Dame
St. Mary's College
Pacific Coast
City Briefs and Personals Highlight Local Notices
Dr. Frank Cole of Cornell College to speak at Trinity Methodist tonight at 7 15 PM with Mrs. Gilberta Krueger and Paul Gard singing. A midweek Lenten service at St John s Episcopal on Wednesday at 10 AM. A curb cut petition for 1203 Ellis Blvd referred to public improvements. Jane Marilyn Taylor discharged home after tonsils adenoids operation. Board of adjustment meeting postponed due to lack of quorum. Advertisements note local home repair services.
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Frank Cole
Cornell College
Trinity Methodist Church
Gilberta Krueger
Paul Gard
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Nineteenth Street
Park Avenue SE
Jane Marilyn Taylor
Ralph B. Taylor
Thirty-second Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Firefighters battle two separate blazes in city
Firemen responded at 7 a.m. Monday to a roof fire at the double home of J. A. Young and S. Fuller at 6200 Avenue NE and at 7:45 p.m. Monday to the Benesh drug store at 1200 Fifth Street SE where rubbish burned in a rear yard waste paper basket.
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J. A. Young
S. Fuller
Avenue NE
Benesh Drug Store
Fifth Street SE
I A Board Official to Address Kiwanis Club
I B McGladrey secretary treasurer of the Iowa Board of Accountancy will address the Kiwanis club at Wednesday noon in the Montrose hotel. He will discuss how state institutions in Iowa operate based on audits he has conducted.
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I. B. McGladrey
Iowa Board of Accountancy
Kiwanis Club
Montrose Hotel
McGladrey
Iowa
Miss Hathaway Hurt in Town Walking Accident
Louise Hathaway head of the home service department of the Town Electric Light and Power company suffered a compound wrist fracture and a sprained ankle after a fall in downtown street Monday afternoon. Two Cedar Rapids students named Charles Seda and George Biskup made Columbia College mid semester honor roll among fifty six recipients. Cedar Rapids grocers and meat dealers association will meet at Sokol hall at 7 45 p m Thursday for a social evening with dancing and a buffet luncheon. West Westminster church union services feature Rev A A Brooks delivering the sermon.
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Miss Hathaway
Louise Hathaway
Home Service
The
Town Electric Light and Power Company
Columbia
Cedar Rapids
Columbia College Sted
Charles Seda
I Street
George Biskup
Julia Biskup
Twenty-second Avenue
Seda
Biskup
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Scolare
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Emith Driscoll
Hur-Son Beverages
Walters
Ovelny
Steveson Oe
Pfeffer Ee
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Willan One
Cc Miller
J. Seolaro
Kessler
Aker
Baxter
National
Burd
Linn County
Mrs
Josephine Culbertson
Newt
Mr. Watson
Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Flagman
Ins. Co
St. Mary’s
Ellis Boulevard
Paul
John Maney
Department of Public Improvements
Board of Adjustment
East Side
Westminster Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
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First Congregational
Westminster
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Standard Oil
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