Giles Says Reds Have Been Lucky
Warren C Giles Cincinnati Reds vice president general manager says the Reds have been lucky this season and expects to be better in 1940 and 1941. He notes good teams must be lucky, cites spending on players, and predicts only the St Louis Cardinals could catch them if they get hot.
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Chicago
Warren C. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Giles
Reds
Dan
Bud) Hafey
Wally Berger
Ernie Lombardi
Paul Derringer
McPartland Wins to Reach Ellis Golf Meet Semis
John Shimek beat Tom Houke 4 and 2 and Jim McPartland defeated Jack Smith 1 up to reach the Ellis course tournament semi finals. In the lower bracket Cole Trimble won 2 and 1 over Dale Smith and will face the winner of Bernie Stieger and Walt Hodge. Other results include FIRST FLIGHT quarter finals with Bodell over Eaton 4 and 3 and 4 E Kee over Lindgren 3 up, and SECOND FLIGHT Beenter? defeated Cayane 1 up, Thayer over Maddy, Brown over Mueller.
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John Shimek
Tom Houke
Jim McPartland
Jack Smith
Cole Trimble
Dale Smith
Bernie Stieger
Walt Hodge
RO. Bodell
Ed Eaton
E. Kee
G. H. Lindgren
P Sohn
Zisko
Howard Gilmor
Andordon Broussard
Willis Winders
Co. W. Beentu Se
Bob Cocayne
Ace
Thayer
Clark Maddy
Bill Brown
Earl Mueller
Garnavillo and Edgewood Take Clayton League Wins
Garnavillo defeated Elkader 8-5 and Edgewood beat Monona 1-0 in Sunday Clayton county league games.
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Garnavillo
Edgewood
Clayton Loop
Gazette
Elkader
Monona
Swan Peterson To Race Here
Swan Peterson, one eyed veteran from Galesburg Illinois, returns to dirt track racing after a four year hiatus to compete in the two national dirt track championship programs at the All Iowa Fair on Sunday August 13 and Friday August 18. He was part of a Scandinavian racing trio with Sig Waugdahl and Norske Larson and carries a storied rivalry that includes a 1929 eye injury from Larson and a fatal crash later in which Larson died on the Minnesota State fair track.
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Roaring Motors
Dane
Galesburg
Ill
Peterson
Ilinois
Sig Waugdahl
Fred Horey
Waugdahl
Norske Larson
Larson
Waterloo to Test Yellow Baseballs in Clinton Game
The yellow ball will debut in a minor league game between Waterloo and Clinton on Wednesday night at Waterloo. Officials introduced the novelty sphere to enhance visibility making it easier to see hit and field than the traditional white ball. Players from both teams will judge its performance in this three league test.
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Waterloo
INS
Clinton
Max Scott Wins First Flight in Waukon Golf Tourney
De Corah golfer Max Scott captured the first flight honors at the Waukon invitational on Sunday with a 105. J Howard of Cresco claimed the second flight and W H Neifhaus of Waukon won the third.
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Max Scott
Waukon
Decorah
J. Howard
Cresco
W. H. Neifhaus
Vavra Reaches Finals Of Club Golf Tourney
Johnny Vavra fired a 35 on the first nine to reach the finals in the championship flight by defeating R. E. Killian 10 and 8. He will meet the winner of John Jacobs versus John Hobart. Don Barnes reached the first flight final by beating W. Delzell 1 up on 19 holes. W. R. Dock advanced to the third flight final by beating H. Cherry 2 up, with either Dr. L. J. Halpin or F. C. Waples as his opponent.
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R. E. Killian
Johnny Jacobs
John Hobart
Don Barnes
W. Delzell
M. Wright
F. C. Welch
W. R. Dock
H. H. Cherry
Dr. L. J. Halpin
F. C. Waples
McDevitts Win To Take Nebraska Legion Title
The undefeated Omaha McDevitts clinched the Nebraska state American Legion junior baseball title with a 2 to 1 win over the Omaha Red Tops. They set sights on the four state regional at Aberdeen following their Tuesday victory.
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Nebraska Legion
OMAHA
Omaha McDevitts
Nebraska
American Legion
Aberdeen
Omaha Red Tops
Cordingly Wins In Spencer Golf Tournament
Des Moines golfer Bill Cordingly edged fellow townsman Tom Hoak by a stroke to capture the Northwest Iowa title in Spencer. Cordingly posted a 77 in the 18 hole playoff after finishing tied with Hoak at regulation end.
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Spencer
Bill Cordingly
Des Moines
Tom Hoak
Northwest Iowa
Cordingly
Softball Scores Crown Industrial B League Championship
La Plant Choate wins 2-1 over Quaker Oats to capture the Industrial B title on Tuesday night. Lagomarcino Grupe take third with a 12-3 win over National Oats. Fire Shift No. 2 beat Blue Valley Dairy 16-6. First Evangelical defeats Westminster Presbyterian 6-5 in the Church Senior Boys final. St Paul’s and Sinclair Memorial both claim third with 11-4 and 11-4 wins respectively.
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Lagomarcino Grupe
National Oats
Fire Shift
Blue Valley Dairy
Witwer
Bine Valley
Waldee and Giier
Hall
Aster National Oats
If Kretschmar
Joe O'Connell
Cisler
G. Zisko
Lund and
Kenwood Methodist Church Spurs Big Baseball Night
Kenwood Methodist Church raises funds by a booster night at Hill Park with 25 cent tickets. Twenty cents go to the local baseball club and five cents to the church. An Open league softball game starts at six followed by the Raiders versus Clinton at 8 15 as Cedar Rapids aims to hold top Three I league spot. Attendance prizes and Raider team awards add to the event.
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Foster M. Beck
Kenwood Methodist Church
Hill Park
Armstrong’s
Chevrolet
Raiders
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong May Quit Lightweight Title Fight
Henry Armstrong may forfeit the lightweight crown after failing to shed to 135 pounds for the 22 bout with Lou Ambers. Manager Eddie Mead said Armstrong could quit and a welterweight title bout scheduled Aug 22 at Yankee Stadium could become the focus. Armstrong weighed 141 after a long layoff since May and last fought Ernie Roderick in London.
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N. J
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Eddie Mead
Armstrong
Little Negro
Yankee Stadium
New York
Henry
Mead
Ernie Rod
Crick
London
Midget Auto Races Set Friday at Cedar Park
Promoters will hold the first summer midget auto races Friday night at Cedar Park after a rainout on Sunday. Racers from Clinton Dubuque Ottumwa Des Moines Waterloo and other towns competed Sunday and return for the quarter mile oiled track. Time trials start at 7 with the main program and admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 for children.
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Cedar Park
Clinton
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Waterloo
Hatch Defends Clean Politics Act Against Young Democrats
Senator Hatch dismissed the Young Democrats of America claim that his clean politics law is un American, calling it ignorant and hypocritical. He says the act limits federal employee political activity and could bar convention delegates seated as such. The Young Democrats say Hatch’s law has influenced state delegations and replaced DC delegates with federal appointees.
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Washington
Hatch
NMM
Pitt Tyson Mancer
Young Democrats of America
Young Democratic Clubs
Pittsburgh
Young Democrats
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Boxing Roundup Highlights From Night Across Cities
In Hartford Bobby Tye and Charley Williams share bouts with outpoints and knockouts. Des Moines sees Johnny Paycheck and Maurice Strickland go distance in a split decision. Los Angeles features Ceferino Gareta stopping Bobby Pacho, while Chalky Wright defeats Lew Feldman in Philadelphia.
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Conn
Bobby Tye
Raby Vack
Tarantas
Milwavrer
Oscar Mankine Petts
Chic Cargo
Marty Simmons
Sacinaw
Mich
Des Moines
Johnny Vpaychek
Maurice Stricktland
UM New Zealand
LOS Angelus
Ceferino Gareta
Tary
Los An
Supervisors Set Sept 12 Hearing on Road Vacation Plea
Linn county supervisors set September 12 at 2 p m for final action on R E Choate’s contested petition to vacate a 1000 foot north south county road south of Marion. Petitioners contend closing the segment would force longer routes for students and neighbors while the county engineer backs vacation. Objections from 18 residents prompted the hearing with testimony possible.
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Blake Boulevard
Marion
Linn County
Choate
Robert M. Wesely
Robins
Monroe Township
W. T. Behrens
Slim Reed Appears in Court for Drunkenness
Reed 37 of 1008 Sixth Street SE faced Judge Powell after a drunkenness charge. Assistant Chief Missota said Reed terrorizes First Street loungers who refuse to give him change, beating them. Reed received 30 days, his second such sentence in a month. He was arrested at the Orpheum cafe after refusing a check. Victim Lawrence Burke, 56, of 813 Fourth Avenue SE, lost a tooth in a prior assault by Reed.
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First Street
Asst
al Missota
Thomas B Powell
Orpheum
Missota
First Street E
Mikota
Lawrence Burke
Fourth Avenue SE
Stark to Seek Senate Job If Folk Want It
New York AP reports Missouri Governor Lloyd C Stark said he would run for the U S Senate next year if the people want him. He expects Tom Pendergast’s political machine to have little impact on Missouri’s 1940 election as state officers are chosen.
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Senate
New York
Lloyd C Stark
Missouri
United States Senate
Jie
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Lovey-Dovey Now Between Brown and Fourth Husband
Mary irk Brown, society figure, and her fourth husband reportedly reconciled after a recent attempted self harm incident. Mutual of the couple confirms the Valentine day episode and ongoing conflict within their marriage.
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New York
Ins
Mary Irk Brown
Lewis Blast At Garner Fails To Lift CIO In Kentucky
In Kentucky the CIO suffered a setback as John L. Lewis attack on Vice President Garner did not boost CIO favored candidate John Young Brown. Brown lost the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Lieut Gov Keen Johnson while W Roosevelt ally Alben Barkley backed Brown. Gov Chandler criticized Lewis over the whisky claim. Circuit Judge King Swope won the Republican nomination for governor.
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Keen Johnson
White House
Lewis
Johnson
Davis warns money volume changes cannot assure stability
Chester C. Davis, member of the Federal Reserve Board, told the American Institute of Cooperation that mere changes in money volume cannot create economic stability. He urged government-wide coordination and central authority to prevent harmful shifts in the money supply.
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Cncago
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
American Institute of Cooperation
Chester C. Davis
Washington
Sippi Governorship Contest Narrows to Johnson and Conner
In Mississippi the Democratic runoff pits Paul B Johnson against Martin Sennett Mike Conner after Johnson led Conner in the Tuesday primary while seven candidates were in the field The eventual winner faces a negligible Republican challenge making victory effectively the election result.
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Jackson
Miss
Army Plane Crash Kills Two Near Round Lake Village
An army airplane crashed near Round Lake village in Saratoga county killing two flyers. Victims were Second Lieut M. E. Thomas the pilot and an enlisted man named Gerrity. The craft fell from about a mile as two other planes passed nearby. a nearby workman Jesse Pitts was lightly injured.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Round Lake Village
Saratoga County
M. E. Thomas
Gerrity
Jesse Pitts
Garner Gave Up Poker Long Ago Says Wife
Mrs Garner, secretary to her husband, states he quit poker many years ago. She rejects John L Lewis description of him as a poker playing, whisky drinking labor baiter and notes the invitation from Panda club members to test his skill, which Garner declined to comment on.
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Louisville
John Nance Garner
John L. Lewis
Garner
Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
House Labor Committee
Panda Club
Lewisville
Perennial Waltzer Dies in Pittsburgh at 77
Louis Dad Rudolph known as the fountain of youth on the dance floor dies at 77 after a 65 year career of waltzing four nights a week to keep from getting old. He entertained Pittsburgh crowds with his long running dance ritual and cheerful persona.
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Pittsburgh
Louis
Rudolph
Waterway at Fort Seen in Late Summer Want Ads
A late summer Want Ad reading highlights a waterway near Fort. The listing mentions possible development or access needs and hints at nearby activity or projects without detailing specifics.
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