Pastor and Louis set for 20 round title showdown
New York sports column details the planned 20 round heavyweight clash between Joe Louis and Bob Pastor in Detroit. It relays pastor’s aggressive plans for a knockout and James J Johnston’s money angle while recalling historical champions and past fights.
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Lawton Carver
INS
New York
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Detroit
Pastor
Louis
James J. Johnston
Johnston
Tommy Farr
Farr
McPartland tops Durin in country club first round
Jim McPartland defeated A. E. Durin 4 and 3 in the final first round match of the championship flight at the country club. Second round play set for Saturday night with pairings including Jacobs Von Lackum Hobart McPartland Vavra Jensen Killian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McPartland
A. E. Durin
Johnny Jacobs
J. K. von Lackum
John Hobart
John Vavra
Heinie Jensen
J. T. Hamilton
R. E. Killian
Girls Softball Exhibition Ends With Eight to Three Win
In Hill Park, Drews, 1939 YWCA champions, beat Wilson 8 3 behind Irene Sherrets hurled a two hit game. Mary Shimek starred for Wilson with sharp fielding and a hit. Other league results include Merchants National Bank rallying to beat Post Office 8 5, Iowa Manufacturers edging Light Company 4 3, and Honeymead remaining atop Industrial C with a 9 6 win over Speeder Machinery.
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Hill Park
Irene Sherrets
Drews
Y.W.C
Iowa
Light Company
Hall
Gazette
Briardale
Cherry Burrell
Honeymead
Art McGuire
Standard Bakery
Outdoor Health Notes Emphasize First Aid and Vaccination
A conservation advice column urges campers to carry comprehensive first aid gear including 1,500 units of anti tetanic serum and sterile dressings. It advises typhoid vaccination, iodine use for cuts, Epsom salt soaks for sunburn, tannic acid baths for burns, and a mosquito repellent blend, with reader questions welcome via stamped return envelope.
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Nixon Davis
M. D. orCrLe
Elkport Leads Clayton County Loop Standings
Elkport holds 8 victories and 3 defeats to top the Clayton County league, with Oster dock in second place as standings show.
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Elkport
Clayton County
Elkader
Osterdock
English Speech Corruption Irks Him
London AP humorist A P Herbert, MP, laments political language grows needlessly involved. He says corruption also creeps into defense services and imagines Nelson would modernize his famous call to duty into a clipped bureaucratic warning about current emergencies.
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London
A. P. Herbert
the Times
Defense Services
Lord Nelson
England
Herbert
Wood And Hunt Lose To Bickel And Wachman
In Meadow club invitation doubles, top seeds Sidney Wood Jr and Joe Hunt fell to Norman Bickel and Marvin Wachman 2-6 6-3 6-2. Bickel Wachman then beat Ladislav Hecht and J Gilbert Hall 9-7 5-7 6-1. Don McNeill Frankie Parker advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2 6-1 win over Bryan Hamlin and Howard Wainwright. Bobby Riggs Elwood Cooke defeated Gillespie Kerdasha 10-8 6-1. Frank Guernsey Russell Bobbitt edged Kamrath Hudson 4-6 8-6 10-8. In Maidstone Easthampton doubles, Marble and Fabyan reached the quarterfinals 6-1 6-2 over Raymond Cummings.
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Southampton
N. Y
Meadow Club
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Joe Hunt
Norman Bickel
Marvin Wachman
Chicago
Bickel
Wachman
Ladislav Hecht
J. Gilbert Hall
Russell Bobbitt
Southern Stars
Robert Kamrath
Texas
Darrell Hudson
Phoenix
Ariz
Maidstone Club
Easthampton
Alice Marble
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Louise Raymond
Scarsdale
Patricia Cummings
Westfield
N. J
Hatch to Extend Pure Politics Bill to State Employes
Senator Hatch moves to broaden the pure politics act to cover state and local government workers and near top officials. He basis action on Roosevelt’s signing statement and aims for congressional consideration next year.
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Hatch
Washington
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N. M
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Model Plane Wings 24 Miles Then Lands Safely
In Reilot Wisconsin Wilfred Treder's eight foot wing span model airplane powered by a tiny gasoline engine rose into the clouds on a 20 second trial flight and disappeared for four days. It was recovered undamaged in a field 24 miles away with thermals credited for keeping it aloft after ignition cut-off.
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Reloit
Wis
Wilfred Treder
Treder
August 14 Set as Children's Day at All-Iowa Fair
All-Iowa fair organizers announce Children’s Day for Aug 14 with five cent admission for school children, Linn County Day on Monday, and free grounds admission. Auto races, Ernie Young’s Follies Internationale, and Military and Czech day events are scheduled alongside expanded grandstand seating and reduced prices.
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Charles D. Moore
Moore
Linn County
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Emory Collins
Ernie Young
National Guard
Middle West
Farm Bureau
Jersey
Guernsey
Iowa
Society Saddle Horse
Prairie Creek
Calamus Legion reelected commander and local officers
Edward J. Sampson was reelected commander of the American Legion post in Calamus. Other officers named include Val Hesse as first vice commander Clarence Olson second vice commander Harley Shelton adjutant and finance officer Thore Olson chaplain John J. Keith sergeant at arms and an auxiliary with Mrs Edward J. Sampson as president and multiple officers named. The report covers Oxford Junction Independence Colesburg Decorah Washington and local road work and a planned tin can derby race.
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Calamus
Edward J. Sampson
American Legion
Val Hesse
Clarence Olson
Harley Shelton
Thore Olson
John J. Keith
Milton Henning
Anna Nerhus
Olive Nerhus
Blanche Neff
Ida Petersen
John Keith
Svanhild Pedersen
LeRoy Keith
Earl Kenyon
Oxford Junction
Ruth Senfeld
Lumir Shimanek
Sian
Anton
Nordness
William
Tacoma
Wash
Martha Ramsey
Fred Schlinkert
Little Falls
Minn
Albert Johnson
Mel
Vin
Emmetsburg
Jones
Clinton Counties
Clinton
Jones Counties
No. 136
Bobe Kurtz
S. W. Easter
Ives McKay
Ted Crone
Ralph Moothart
Dean Harland W. Mead
Howard Miller
Cyrus Birka
Ed Squire
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E. H. Files
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C. W. Bloomhall
Flight
Miller
Dave Turner
J. Redmond
Arthur Poe
Blaise
F. A. Groeliz
S . &. Waples
Dick Chadima
A. H. Sargent
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Hank
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Hall Mfg
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Post Office
Schrodermeier
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Hibbena
Light Co
Curley and Hanson
Quaker Oats
omerMeas
McGuire
Williams
Abernathy
Walker
Chocolate Crean Coffee
Douglas, Wienans and
Eer Osson
Zitek
Shimek
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Emi
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Roy Steffen
Bismar Hotel
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Littleport
Sete
McGregor
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Edgewood
the Gazette
A. Ragan
17Th St. NE
Tith St
Dial
Wood
Hunt
Iowa News
Tle Brown
Nashua
John E. Gable
Tipton
Lenfeld Cafe
Mr. Shimanek
Charles Shimanek
Independence
Reliable Transit Company of
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Frank Garlow
Joshua
Tabitha Garlow
Pennsylvania
Mary Hunt
Garlow
William Miller
Rock Island
Pete Peterson
James
Charles
Decorah
Ole A. Lee
Glenwood Lutheran Church
Peter F. Kjerlaug
Waukon
Mr. Lee
Norway
Lee
America
Ossian
Anna Eggum
Glenwood Township
Lewis
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Otto
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