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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
6
Henry Hill spent 17 winters as a lighthouse tender on Tillamook Rock off the Oregon coast. He retired after 17 years in the lonely island tower known for violent storms and towering seas.
A garbled OCR fragment notes an astronomer Purbarh and the first printed human appeared around 1450. The text is unclear but hints at historical printing origins and early human narratives.
New York reports a 15 round middleweight bout between Ben Jeby claimed champion and Leo Brouillard of Worcester at the Palo Grounds. Brouillard’s performance drew praise as the most credible challenger to the title and a competitive display against the recognized but disputed crown holder.
Uinets Toa files claims against the Kimney estate as creditors press for payment. Kinney faced a court appearance on June 23 to answer an accounting. Roane noted Kinney shot himself during a county hearing week.
F W Sargent, president of the North Western railroad, visited the city Tuesday morning en route to Waterloo to play golf with Rep Arch McFarlane. He traveled via the Waterloo interurban with E A Chifford and F S Pfahler, while his private car stayed in Cedar Rapids. The party planned to depart for Chicago early Wednesday.
The article discusses infielder duties in the Bis League focusing on positioning and anticipation to field curve balls and react to batters. It notes tips for shortstop and second baseman and cautions against giving away tells to hitters. It also mentions a vintage baseball reflection from August 1923 about Babe Ruth and Napoleon Heilmann and promotes an illustrated leaflet on batting by Al Demaree with an SASE.
Sectional 36 hole qualifying rounds for the national amateur golf championship will be held across the United States including Honolulu. The event in Cincinnati runs September 11 to 16. Defending champion Ross Somerville is the only entrant exempt from qualifying. One hundred sixty five players can qualify.
Lisbon reports the ninth annual Marker family reunion held Sunday at Cedar Bluff with attendance by WG ML Y Wagaman of Wellman re elected vice president, Mrs Mable Johnston of Lisbon secretary treasurer, and LW Marker of Buchanan as permanent president.
Red snow seen in Glacier National Park in Montana is caused by rapid growth of algae in high mountain snow. Park naturalist Dr G C Ruhle notes similar deposits have formed in past years when Idaho dust storms mix with mountain snow.
The Pennsylvania marriage rate fell to a record low with 55,947 marriages in 1932, down 6.5 percent from 1931 to 11.4 per 1000 people. Births and deaths also hit record lows while divorces declined to 5,817 from 7,241.
Americans in Rome react to a falling dollar as exchange rates rise travel costs and budgets. Tourists report 25 to 30 percent higher expenses. families trim vacations and may cancel long car trips due to higher gasoline taxes and devalued currency.
The text notes people avoid exchanging dollars at current rates by borrowing to prevent loss while many elderly residents in small Italian towns face reduced incomes. Some may have to leave the country as relief from philanthropies or institutions is anticipated only later.
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