Stratton Benefit Game Promises Chicago Crowd Huge
Sponsors forecast 55000 fans at Comiskey Park for the Monte Stratton benefit game next Monday. The White Sox ace, who lost a leg in a hunting accident, could net 25000 to 75000 and may join the front office. Dizzy Dean will start for the Cubs, and Stratton hopes to coach at first base while learning to pitch again with an artificial leg.
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Armstrong and Paris Meet in YWCA Cage Finals
Armstrongs and Paris academy clash for basketball honors in the YWCA tournament. Armstrongs won the first round and will face the double elimination winner Thursday at 800 in the YWCA gym. Armstrongs beat the Woolworth six 15 to 13 and Paris 20 to 16.
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Spring football drills defended by ISU official
Iowa State athletic director George Veenker defends spring football practice as a necessary, low risk training window that helps freshmen, reduces injuries, and serves as academic continuity. Grinnell reports a strong spring track squad with Duke’s team set for Cedar Falls dual meet.
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Cedar Falls
Burke Powers
Fred Luther
Ted Applequist
Kenneth Sage
Mark Moody
Neumann Fell
Harold Seeger
William Pedersen
Edward Wozesny
Powers
Frank Pfohl
Vern Robinson
Idaho athlete Paul Fidler shines in college swimming
From Idaho reports Paul Fidler, a McKinley high school star who entered the University of Idaho, has broken the college record in the 50 yard breast stroke as part of the ATO intramural team. He may soon prove himself a strong swimming rival to veteran boxing referee Dad Alex.
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McKinley High School
University of Idaho
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Bartell and Galan Reported To Be Much Improved
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dick Bartell shows marked ankle improvement after a week of treatment and could be discharged from hospital within days. Outfielder Augie Galan, hospitalized for a knee ailment, also may be released soon. Neither player expected to suit up for the opening game versus the Cincinnati Reds.
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Delaware County Meet Pairings Drawn for April Tournament
The Gazette reports the Delaware county baseball tournament will be held in Manchester on Thursday and Friday April 27-28. Eight teams Greeley Colesburg Oneida Dundee Delhi Earlville Manchester Buck Creek will compete with first round games Thursday morning and early afternoon followed by Friday semifinals and final at 2 pm. The winning team advances to the district tournament.
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Buck Crees
Central City Beats Monticello 6-3 in Snowy Tilt
Central City beat Monticello 6-3 as Scheyler allowed five hits with 12 strikeouts and Siebels struck out nine while Monticello led 3-1 early before Central City rallied with three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth.
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Meade Granted License to Ride in New York Tracks
Don Meade, top jockey in Florida, was granted a New York license after a board hearing. He faced suspensions in New York and Florida for wagering on rival horses, with reinstatement in Florida achieved December 19 of last year. He will ride for George Odom, under owners including Mrs. Stewart, Marshall Field, and Robert L. Gerry.
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Robert L. Gerry
Don Meade Reinstated Jockey To Ride In New York
Veteran rider Don Meade, reinstated after a Florida suspension, wins approval to ride on New York tracks and will debut back in action Saturday aboard Early Delivery in the Paumonek handicap at Jamaica. Meade’s turbulent career includes a lengthy suspension and late March reinstatement in Florida.
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Hialeah
Fire Destroys Section of Des Moines Ball Park
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a 60 foot section of the third base grandstand at the Western league ball park on Sixth Avenue in Des Moines. Firemen estimated damage at about 1000 dollars. The burned section equaled about one fifth of the stands. The park opened in 1912.
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Sixth Avenue
Son Born To Mr And Mrs Elmer Layden
An eight pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Layden in St Josephs hospital in South Bend Indiana on Wednesday. It is the Layden couple's third child and Notre Dame athletic director Elmer Layden is the father. In other news an electronic microscope without lenses magnifies up to 20400 times and offers twenty five times the resolving power of the best conventional lens microscopes.
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St Josephs Hospital
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Former Prague Editor to Speak on Munich Pact Effects
Joseph Martinek, former Prague editor of a newspaper shut down after the Munich pact, will lectur e in Czech at the C S P S hall Thursday at 8 p m. He left Prague after Czechoslovakia was dismembered and previously led Delnicke Listy in Cleveland. The Czech Alliance sponsors the talk with an informal follow up at Sokol hall.
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Eduard Benes
Chicago University
Students From School For Blind Applauded In Legion Program
Students from the state school for the blind at Vinton performed at Hanford post American Legion in the armory on Tuesday night. The one act play Sod received high marks with Mary Vaper Ruth Lerder Alvin Claassen and Paul Vander Waal delivering lines and stage business clearly. Musical numbers featured August Visek accordion solo and Juanita Ohustead flute, with Paul Vander Waal on trombone. Braille demonstrations by Jane Kurtz and others complemented the program, highlighting the school’s talents to Legion members.
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Ruth Lerder
Alvin Claassen
Paul Vander Waal
Hite
August Visek
Cedar Rapids
Juanita Ohustead
Jane Kurtz
Miss Vaper
Charles Wood
Eugene Soppe
Bonnie
School program honors Gale Tibbetts and Norma Olson
Accompanying the students were F. E. Palmer superintendent J. L. Ryan principal Mary Lou Reeder piano Irma McAtee English teacher and play coach In a brief talk opening the program Mr Palmer said the school enrolls 197 students representing 75 counties Linn county sent 16 the largest number Industrial arts and music are key parts of the curriculum with 125 students studying music in some form.
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Norma Jane Olson
F. E. Palmer
J. L. Ryan
Mary Lou Reeder
Irma McAtee
Dairy Dale Young Folk Stage Comedy at Bertram Friday Night
A three act comedy drama by Dairy Dale youths debuts at Bertram hall 8 30 p m Friday for Bertram Methodist church benefit. Guardian Jim Gray schemes to Paris visit for ward Louise Sundberg while exposing renter schemes in the big house. Cast features Jim Gray Edward Kopecky Missy Brown Louise Sundberg George Forbes Wayne Sorensen Odessa Nellie Morrow Jack Carson Herman Nebiker Norma Sorensen Sara Jane Larkins Madge Young Pop Larkins plus detective Zeke Stebbins. Director Miss Louise Neckville. Previously staged April 6 7 at Dairy Dale hall.
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Edward Kopecky
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Louise Neckville
Dairy Dale Hall
Neighbors in Court Over Hog Keeping Test Case
In police court a hog keeping dispute becomes a test case under city code. R L Cornthwaite faces action after neighbors Anna and Joe Horval allege hogs violate section 680 unless on agricultural land. Judge Powell will rule after studying the clause.
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R. L. Cornthwaite
Circle Drive
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Joe Horval
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Rowland
Walter Mills
Joe Orance
Cirvcle Drive
George Blackwell
Johnson
Thomas B Powell
Powell
Rumor Czech Plot To Slay Fuehrer Reported
The Daily Mirror said six armed Czechs planned to assassinate Adolf Hitler at Wilhelmshaven last month but were stopped by German secret police who arrested them.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Monsignor Vojacek to Be Honored at Banquet
The Rev. Msgr August Vojacek, pastor of St Wenceslaus Church, 1224 Fifth Street SE, will be invested as a monsignor Thursday at 10 am in Dubuque by Archbishop Beckman. A 1 pm banquet at Loras College and a 6:30 pm St Wenceslaus hall reception follow, with a program led by local and diocesan clergy and community leaders.
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Veaten
August Do
No Change in Plans for Royal Visit to U S and Canada
A London palace official said no changes were made or planned to the current schedule for King George and Queen Elizabeth's visit to the United States and Canada next month, according to AP reporting.
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