Nat's Amateur Draws 831 Qualifying To Slash List To 170
The 43rd national amateur golf championship will be Sept 11-16 at North Side Country club Glenview Ill. 831 entrants must play 36 holes of sectional qualifying Aug 29 across 28 courses. 170 exempt players plus 160 from qualifiers reach match play. 64 advance to knockout rounds. final on Sept 16. Wee Willie Turnesa leads exempt field. other former champions include Ouimet Evans Sweetser Somerville Fischer Goodman.
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North Side Country Club
Glenview
Ill
United States Golf Association
New York
Garden City
N. Y
Cleveland
Oakmont Club
Pittsburgh
P C. Clifford
Mexico City
Roberts
Wales
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Golfers Set for Chicago Amateur Trials
Several Cedar Rapids players travel to Chicago for the national amateur qualifier. Included are state champion Johnny Jacobs Johnny Carey Johnny Vavra and Heinie Jensen shaping the lineup for the trials.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Johnny Jacobs
Johnny Carey
Johnny Vavra
Heinie Jensen
M. and J All Stars Set for Sunday Practice
The M. and J league all star team held its first workout at Daniels park and will practice again Friday at 4 p.m. Tom Seabrook of the Cedar Rapids Engineers joins the squad replacing Earl St. Germain.
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Alburnett
Daniels Park
Tom Seabrook
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Earl St. Germain
la Plant -Choate
Sunay
McParttland Blaul Reach Second Round in Cedar Rapids Tourney
Jim McPartland defeats J Y Canfield 2 up to advance in the first flight while T F Blaul eliminates Wendell Delzell 5 and 4. In the second flight Bill Wheeler beats Dr E H Files 2 and 1 and R T Newton wins 6 and 5 over Lee Thomas.
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McParttland
Blaul
Jim McPartland
T. F. Blaul
Cedar Rapids Country Club
McPartland
J. Y. Canfield
Wendell Detzell
Bill Wheeler
Dr. E H. Files
R. T Newton
Lee Thomas
A P. Jenkins
R. C. Booth
B. P. Lattner
B. G. Broghammer
W R. Dock
Mran Blaul
Wendell Delzell
Nerattlans
J Y. Canfield
E. H. Files
R. Newton
Fifty Washington Grid Candidates To Report Monday
Washington high school football players report to Coach Fred Maasdam on Monday as practice opens. Captain Terry Anderson leads a group of veterans including guards Jim Gallagher and Bob Bates, center Bill Brown, guards Bob Lewis Don Mitchell Harold Wolfe and Bob Macon, backs, with reserve linemen Henry Miller and Don Burger also available. About 50 candidates expected. schedule lists Sept 1 to be filled and games at Ottumwa Burlington Fairfield Muscatine Fort Madison Mount Pleasant Keokuk and Columbus Junction with locations alternating.
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Washington
Fred Maasdam
Terry Anderson
Jim Gallagher
Bob Bates
Bill Brown
Bob Lewis
Don Mitchell
Harold Wolfe
Bob Macon
Henry Miller
Don Burger
Ottumwa
Burlington
Fairfield
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Mount Pleasant
Keokuk
Columbus
Iowans Place In Grand American Trapshooting
Stan ley Meadows of Des Moines finished fifth in the Class AA amateur event at the Grand American trapshooting tournament in Vandalia Ohio. John John of Spirit Lake tied for first in the professional division but lost the shootoff to Fred Tomlin of Glassboro New Jersey.
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Vandalia
Stanley Meadows
Des Moines
John John
Spirit Lake
Fred Tomlin
Glassboro
N. J
Yankees Dormant No More as Dahlgren and Keller Lead Charge
Red Peppers writes that the New York Yankees, despite Gehrig's absence, have won 10 of 12 with Dahlgren delivering five homers and 17 RBIs in two weeks. Keller and DiMaggio contribute, keeping the club eight games ahead, while discussions note the Jazz- era balance and possible 1940 league shifts involving Davenport and Waterloo amid broader regional team plans.
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Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Gehrig
Babe Dahlgren
Dahlgren
Red Sox
Yanks
Charley Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Keller
Tommy Henrich
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davenport
Moline
Quincy
Milwaukee
Bloomington
Reds
LaPlant Choate Advances In Industrial League Playoff
LaPlant Choate won the first round of the Industrial league playoffs 7 to 6 in extra innings over Honeymead before about 1 000 fans. Kenny McGuire homered with two aboard to lift Honeymead, LaPlant tied it in the seventh and plated two more in the eighth for the victory. In the Church Fraternal league, First Evangelical vs Community House opened. Pete Verticko pitched well for First Evangelical but Joe Zisko and teammates produced seven hits.
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LaPlant-Choate
Honeymead
Kenny McGuire
LaPlant
First Evangelical
Community House
Pete Verticko
Evangelical
Joe Zisko
Lund
Krueger
A. McGuire
K. McGuire
Oxford Junction Beats Babbitt Monticello 4 2
Oxford Junction defeated Monticello 4 to 2 at the Jones county fair game. Meredith was the winning pitcher and Babbitt Cedar Rapids was charged with the defeat.
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Monticello
Oxford Junction
Jones County Fair
Meredith
Babbitt
Cedar Rapids
Don Maloney First Iowa Scout at Philturn Camp
Don Maloney son of Mr and Mrs James Maloney 293 Johnson Ave NW returned from a 12 day visit to the new Philturn Rocky Mountain Boy Scout camp at Cimarron New Mexico He was the first Iowa Scout to attend the camp Maloney joined six Scouts from Brown Memorial Camp Abilene Kansas where he served as campfire director this summer The group led by Robert Glen former Cedar Rapids Scout area field executive now Salina Kansas area Scout executive toured a 38000 acre camp area with horsemanship burro packing advanced camping gold panning and hiking Glen will show trip films in Cedar Rapids Sept 1 for local Scouts For one week before Philturn the group visited Colorado and Mexico and inspected Carlsbad Caverns
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Don Maloney
James Maloney
Johnson Avenue
Rocky Mountain
Salina
Kan
Mr. Glen
Cedar Rapids
Philturn
Colorado
Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Des Moines Agent to Testify at Achey Sentence Hearing
Harold Gesell of the state bureau of investigation is summoned as a witness for next Monday's sentence hearing for Harry Achey the 47 year old Mechanicsville produce man who pled guilty to two murder charges. A bullet from the same gun killed Mr and Mrs Hoover of Lisbon and fired in tests in Gesell presence. The Hoover pair were shot in their Lisbon home June 22 and Achey was found with two wounds later that night near his produce place. Subpoenas have been issued for state witnesses and the court will determine the degree of offense and sentence.
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Harold Gesell
State Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Harry Achey
Mechanicsville
C. J. Haas
G K. Thompson
Achey
Clyde Hoover
Lisbon
Gesell
Larry Condon
Probate and parole updates in local notices
In probate Judge Haas handles a will with Rose Cessford as legatee and executor. William D. Palmer, paroled from Fort Madison, receives final discharge after a 1936 larceny case. Guardians seek a $300 rental judgment against L. R Thompson and Cora Thompson.
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William D. Palmer
Fort Madison
George Wilson
Palmer
Arlo Goodyear
Donald Goodyear
David G. Bleakley
L. R Thompson
Cora Thompson
Deaths Irving Murphy of Lansing
Irving Murphy of Lansing Michigan died from injuries after his car was struck by a Pere Marquette freight train at a crossing near Okemos He was born January 6 1877 in Plainwell Michigan and lived in Lansing for fourteen years He worked with the Equitable Life Assurance Society Surviving are his wife Irene a daughter Mrs Watson Spolestra of Detroit a granddaughter four sisters and two brothers
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Irving Murphy
Lansing
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Pere Marquette
Okemos
Plainwell
Murphy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Irene
Watson Spolestra
Detroit
Pranksters Handcuffed At Cedar Rapids Wedding
Lucille Blagdon and Sidney Brown were to marry in Cedar Rapids when pranksters planned to kidnap the bride after photos. The couple, aware of the ruse, returned in handcuffs and declared the tie lasting, handing the restraints to Assistant Chief Mikota the next morning.
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Lucille Blagdon
Cedar Rapids
Sidney Brown
Marion
Miss Blagdon
Sixth Avenue SE
Mikota
U.S. Car Population Reaches About 26 Million
The article notes an estimated total of around 26000000 automobiles in use across the United States, reflecting broad ownership and vehicle usage patterns. It cites national figures and discusses implications for transportation and demand.
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United States
Father jailed for chaining four children in Tennessee home
Jess Cline, an unemployed father in Chattanooga, Tenn, was sentenced to six months in the workhouse after admitting chaining four of his eight children to keep them there. His wife escaped punishment due to a two-week-old baby.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jess Cline
Bravedigger gets probation after chaining teens
Joseph Naturile, 48, known as a bravedigger, was placed on probation for a year after committing a technical assault and battery by hanging heavy iron chains on the ankles of two teenage ward sons to keep them home. Four minor children were removed from the home by Judge Henry Waldman, with the state board of children guardians taking charge.
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Elizabeth
Technica
Joseph Naturile
Calcutta
Henry Waldman
State Board of Children Guardians
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