Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1941

Page

10

Local Cedar Rapids meet to send four to national golf

Iowa golfers signaled to USGA intentions for Cedar Rapids qualifier next Thursday. Four spots will allow Cedar Rapids players to advance to the National Amateur at Omaha Field Club August 25 to 30. Vavra, in charge, notes Waterloo and other city entrants push the field toward six locals for the four berths.

Iowa Cedar Rapids Omaha Field Club John S. Vavra Country Club

Vavra Tops Carey 74 to 42 in Cedar Rapids Club Match

John Vavra defeated John Carey 74 42 in the Cedar Rapids Country Club championship flight. Bill McPartland advanced by beating Homer Carley Jr 6 4 in a first round. Carey reached the second round when M Wright defaulted. Other flights listed mixed results with several defaults and close scores among players.

John Vavra John Carey Cedar Rapids Country Club Bill McPartland Homer Carley, Jr Carey M. Wright Rivat Pek da Ohare Bates Bloomhall Ben Woilver

Muscatine teams win and schedule games at Columbus Junction

Special to The Gazette. Eich enauter Cigar store softball team of Muscatine defeated Ding's Oil ers here Tuesday 6 to 4. Huttig's team of Muscatine will play here Friday evening.

Columbus Junction

Bupane Stays In Race For Softball Title

The Gazette closes in on the Industrial League championship as Merchants National Bank forfeits to leaders. Bupane remains hot after a 13 to 6 slugfest win over Hall Manufacturing, while Har-Mac beats Welch Standard 7 to 6.

Gazette Merchants National Bank Welch Bupane Hall Manufacturing Company Aay Griffith Johnson W. Bupane Mf. Co Stover Mastin

Garrison Wins 2-0 as Cold Tops Atkins in Pitchers’ Duel

Bob Cold pitched three hits with 16 strikeouts in a 2-0 shutout of Atkins at the Benton County Fair. Garrison’s defense played errorless ball as he added two runs in the eighth inning to seal the win.

The Gazette Winton Bob Cold Garrison Atkins Benton County Fair Sian Foo Boo Sherm and Gallow

Eagles Offer Free Bus Rides and Pool Swim Friday

Cedar Rapids youths under 15 may swim free at Ellis Park pool Friday from 1 to 6 p.m., with free transportation. Eagles Lodge will admit all youth at no charge, using six chartered buses of routes from Franklin High, McKinley, Wilson, and Time. Return trips begin at 5:30 p.m.

Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Eagles Lodge Eagles Franklin High School McKinley Wilson

County State Horseshoe Contests Set At Fair

County and state horseshoe pitching contests begin at the All Iowa Fair. The county round robin kicks off with Cedar a entries mailed to W. R. Grafton via the Chamber of Commerce. Top premium money is ten dollars. The state event follows with finals and a state champion to be recognized by the Iowa association.

Iowa State Horseshoe Pitching Association W. R. Grafton Chamber of Commerce Cedar Iowa Association

Net Play Continues In Allied Industrial Tennis League

Second round results show Volunteers team and La Plante Choate match with B Sosemer of Volunteers defeating P Wiley. Pietacei of Volunteers beat Hesbacher with Fryrear showing for Volunteers. Simon of W C defeated Wokoun and Heine defeated Kinley 3 0 in the Allied Industrial Women's Tennis league.

Allied Industrial Women’s Tennis League la Plante-Choate B. Sosemer Wee P. Wiley Pietacei Hesbacher Wit Fryrear Brig Hieh Fomgr Salins Baie Tetera St See Sear Simon W.C Wokoun

Tennis match results and standings stir reader interest

The report lists multiple tennis results across players and clubs, noting improved form from women players and various match outcomes. It references Quaker Oats versus La Plante Cheate and several pairs like Cabana and Siem, with scattered scores and a standings section.

Quaker Oats la Plante-Cheate P. Kensen L.P.C William McGuire L. ‘Dunn Pa Eee Col. A William Ww Bier Pan Cherry -Borrell Joe Kelley Ted C. Moeller

Harness Race Results at Benton County Fair

Race results from the Benton county fair show drivers and horses with partial placements and times. The readable names include Eitde Hans Beusw and Sut Ragwood in early positions, with some entries garbled by OCR.

Eleventh Hour Entries Arrive For Fair Races

C D Moore reports new entries for Sundays automobile races at Hawkeye Downs. Drivers from Lincoln Nebraska Cincinnati Ohio Tulsa Oklahoma Calif Newcomers include Vick Roth Claude Merritt Hal Cole Billy Snyder Lou Walker John Hallaway Jack Schultz Bill Hooper and others with Offenhauser Miller and Dreyer cars. Time trials set starting order and a potential new track record.

Hawkeye Downs C. D. Moore Vick Roth Lincoln Neb Turcko Tommy Kristin Cincinnati Hisso Claude Merritt Tulsa Okla Calif Miller Hal Cole Cole Offenhauser Gus Schrader Jimmy Wilburn Ben Musick Dallas Tex

Dittmer Wins Elkader Boys' Tennis Singles Title Over Seybert

Jack Dittmer defeated Bob Seybert 6-4 8-10 6-4 to claim the Elkader junior boys' singles championship. The match is the only completed event in the local tennis tourney as semifinals and doubles finals remain.

Dittmer Downs Seybert Elkader Boys

Also Mentioned on This Page

USGA Varra Waterloo Davenport Des Moines John Jacobs Bill Jim McPartland Joe Toman Vavra R. J. McElroy Iowa Golf Association Louis Walker Bob Dunkelberg R. E. Cropper Dick Chapman Chicago Vavra Cards Ding Oilers Bill Gallon Lee Smith Ben White Goshen N. Y Cc” Aggeey. Pet Its Nat'l. Bank Pd Ie Min JV Barber's Razor Allied Industrial Brass Hughes J . Kerechman R. Osborne Pete Cabana Bua Ene A. Outiri Aete T. Vv K. Ger A.A Herrbach P.&f de- Conrag R. Bing Vinton Hamm Hamm'’S Theo. Hamm Brewing Co St. Paul Minn B. Hyde L. McCauley Bill Hummel Harold Frick Prick Ef Passbinder Dittmer B. Hyde Dunn Meyer Conrad Ey Hg Hommel Hyde McCauley Prick Downing Steen Hahn C. McCauley PR. San ER Sport Jackiballs Oxfords Yager Ee Aes
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication