Witwer Grocers Edge Wilson Packers In 15 Innings
Witwer's Nips Wilson's 5-3 in a marathon city playoff semi final opening game at Ellis Park. Gordie Pisarik homered for Wilson's. Joe Stodola starred for Witwer's with 16 hits allowed by White. A two-run fifteenth inning decided the outcome despite late rallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witwer Grocers
Whizzer White
Wilson Packers
Ellis Park
Wilson’s
Gordie Pisarik
Zisko
Bean
Grocers
Joe Stodola
Schwarz
Lawrence
Lowe
Witwer
White
Packers
Stodol
Models Shine At Hawkeye Aeroneers Aircraft Contest
A crowd estimated over 1000 gathered for the Hawkeye Aeroneers first model airplane contest at Municipal Airport Sunday afternoon. In unlimited gas powered, Bob Andrus of Des Moines won with a 433 second three-flight standard and took the Ohlson 60 motor. Cedar Rapids entries swept other divisions with Berle Miller winning senior open rubber powered and John Hand taking junior rubber powered, as 45 models from multiple cities competed despite poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Aeroneers
Bob Andrus
Pes Moines
L. A. Johnson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Berle Miller
Dick Heerner
Arnold Zimmerman
Walter Popelka
Francis Camizzi
Sky Chief
John Hand
Bill Andrus
Des Moines
Robert Lantz
Ralph Hopker
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Town City
Mount Vernon
Independence
Frank Cooper
The
Californian teens win national doubles title in tourney
Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder, both 19, become the youngest champions by defeating Gardnar Mulloy and Henry Prusoff 6-4 8-6 9-7 to win the 59th national doubles championship in Chestnut Hill. Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey capture women's doubles, while Marble partners with Bobby Riggs to retain the mixed doubles crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Alice Marble
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sarah Palfrey
Brookline
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Harry Hopman
Chubby Dean Returns to Athletics After Sudden Absence
Lovill Dean rejoined the Philadelphia Athletics after an unexplained disappearance since Thursday night. Manager Connie Mack stated all was well as Dean, who turned 24, appeared on the field and declined to answer questions. Mack also announced the signing of Rankin Johnson Jr. from Midland Texas for delivery next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lovill
Chubby
Dean
Athletics
Connie Mack
Mack
A’s
Rankin Johnson
Midland
Tex
Knapp Wins Cedar Rapids Net Title at Kenmore Courts
Russell Knapp defeated Dick Rall 6-3 6-1 to capture the Cedar Rapids Tennis Association championship at Kenmore courts. Rail played for Coe last spring while Knapp is a former Coe captain. A traveling trophy was awarded to this year’s winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Knapp
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Dick Rall
Kenmore Courts
Rail
Coe
Knapp
Red Embree Returns to Raiders with Early Success
Charles Red Embree, 20, returned to the Raiders Aug. 11 after a spring trial and, within eight days, won four with two relief appearances and two starts. He shut out Clinton 1-0 and beat Decatur 3-2. Embree is 6 feet, 165 pounds, right handed, from Glendara California, living in Cedar Rapids, with Springfield's background. He aims to continue college work and enjoys letter writing, movies, tennis, basketball, track, and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Red
Embree
Raiders
Clinton
Decatur
Glendara Calif
Springfield
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
All Sorts of Sports Shorts and Matches Across Leagues
Prankie Frisch urges a 100 dollar minimum fine for major league players while paying a levy to Ford Frick. Iowa Electric Light and Power baseball team missing three players, Ed Kvach among them. Auburn and Alabama football last met in 1907 a fierce 6-6 tie. Johnny Rizzo questions Reds trade for Morrie Arnovich. Waterloo game features a costly miscue ending with Cromer scoring on a relay error. Hank Wilder returns to football for Iowa State September 10. Umpire Moriarty taunts Oscar Wilt in Boston. Whitlow Wyatt and Leo Durocher claim best NL right hander. Grove’s peak era feats. era of powerful sluggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
Auburn
Alabama
Old Dixie
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Morrie Arnovich
Johnny Rizzo
Reds
Arnovich
Waterloo
Hal Cromer
White Hawks
Springfield
Hornsby
Cromer
Hank Wilder
Jim Yeager
Iowa State College
George Moriarty
Oscar Wilt
Cleveland
Boston
Whitlow Wyatt
Leo Durocher
Lefty Grove
Urbana Beats Brandon 7-2 as Schellhase Fires 4-Hit Win
In Vinton the Corn Valley league wraps up with Urbana defeating Brandon 7-2 behind Lefty Lowell Schellhase who pitched a four hit game with 17 strikeouts. Brandon played without star catcher Lyle Likens due to a hand injury. Dysart and La Porte City set a championship showdown next Sunday at Benton County Fair Grounds. La Porte City and Dr Sart share top records after perfect seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Urbana
Brandon
Lowell Schellhase
Lyle Likens
Dysart
la Porte City
Benton County Fairgrounds
Dr. Sart
Notice of Will Probate Hearing in Linn County Iowa
Public notice states Eliza McCall of Linn County Iowa died leaving a will to be probated in Cedar Rapids District Court. Hearing set for September 1940 to prove and admit the instrument to probate. Clerk Edwin W. Landouist signs with Hickenlooper and Mitvalsky for the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Landouist
Hickenlooper and
Mitvalsky
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Cleorree A Rattis de ceased will come for hearing before the District Court for the proof and admission of probate in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The notice is dated August 24 1940 and the hearing is set for 9 o clock AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frorate
Linn County
District Court
Eliza McCall
Anid County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State of Iowa
Cleorree
Flopon Artists At State Fair Set New Marks
At the Iowa State fairgrounds Ted Allen of Boulder Colorado and Guy Zimmerman of Sac City Indiana set four horseshoe pitching world records in a Sunday match. Each threw 164 shoes 146 ringers 65 double ringers and 50 four dead ringers. Zimmerman added a national record 18 consecutive double ringers and both set a new national tournament mark with four dead ringers nine straight times. Fernando Isais of Mexico City led with 18 straight victories as Allen and Zimmerman tied for second with 17 wins and one loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Zimmerman
Fernando Isais
Mexico City
Hopkins Enters 3rd Flight Finals In Handicap Golf
G W Hopkins won 5 and 4 over R C Booth to reach the Cedar Rapids Country Club handicap golf third flight finals. Dr John Stansbury advances by default and faces John T Hamilton in the other semi final. In second flight, Dr J J Halpin and Dr James Redmond reach semis with varying margins. Joe Toman defeats C W Bloomhall 2 up in first round of flight four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C Booth
G W Hopkins
Cedar Rapids Country Club
John Stansbury
John T. Hamilton
J. J Halpin
James Redmond
Dr. Halpin
AL Caspar
Dr Redmond
H. D. Durham
Spiegelhoof Places In 25 Mile AMA Race
Johnny Spiegelhoff of Cedar Rapids finished second in the 25 mile AMA meet in Springfield. Me Rhodes of Harrisburg Pa. set a new record time of 18 minutes 37.62 seconds pushing the event into history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Johnny Spiegelhort
Cedar Rapids
American Motorcycle Association
Me Rhodes
Harrisburg
Hungary and Romania to resume territorial talks in Budapest
A Romanian delegation will travel to Budapest on Wednesday to resume territorial talks halted at Turnu Severina. Foreign Minister Count Stephen Csaky announced the move, amid prior tension after the Turnu Severina meeting. Romania may send representatives beyond Valer Pop, with German and Italian ministers visiting Csaky beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Turnu Severina
Stephen Csaky
Turnu Severing
Romania
Valer Pop
Otto von Erdmannsdorff
Marquis Talamo
Foreign Office
Utility To Cover City Street Car Tracks On Fifth Avenue
The Iowa Electric Light and Power company will pay to cover street car tracks on Fifth avenue SE from Second to Tenth streets and on Third street SE from Fourth to Fifth avenues. City Engineer Frank Young drafted the plan and the council expects the company to approve. Old tracks will be covered with an asphaltic mix, leaving the rails in the street under company supervision and inspection. Materials and labor costs will be borne by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Fifth Avenue
Second
Tenth Streets
Third Street
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Frank Young
Youngs
Haegg Company Wins Cedar Rapids Paving Contract
The Cedar Rapids city council awarded Haegg Construction the two block paving job on a low bid of 4 94150 for 1 882 square yards of seven inch concrete and 570 cubic yards of excavation. Hargrave, Claire Morrow, and Dan Christensen Construction also bid. Work to start after seven day filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Haegg Construction Company
Haeegg
Hargrave Construction Company
C Avenue NW
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Streets
Seventeenth Street NW
C Avenues
Haegg
Hargrave
Claire Morrow
Dan Christensen Construction Company
Country Club Caddies Begin Qualifying In Rain
Cedar Rapids caddies start qualifying for their annual golf tournament in the rain. The event begins Tuesday with Clark Jennings, the 1939 champion, not defending his title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club Caddies
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Clark Jennings
National Guardsmen Home After Camp Ripley Maneuvers
Cedar Rapids unit of 183 National Guardsmen return from Camp Ripley Minnesota after three weeks of war games with regular army troops from several states. The group faced equipment shortages and mosquitos, noting future needs for modernized gear and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cheyenne
Wyo
Murdock
Camp Ripley
Ancient Land Horizontal Puzzle Edges and Clues
A compact word puzzle list presents horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include geography, language hints, and various items such as months, animals, tools, and bodies of water to solve.
Kline Foresees West Approving Destroyers for Britain
Atlanline of Vinton, vice president of the Farm Bureau, tells Rotary Club democracy faces naval danger from Nazi aggression. He argues Britain is essential to American defense and urges timely action to approve destroyers, warning against delays and isolationist thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanline of
Vinton
Lone Farm Bureau Federation
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Kline
Great Britain
America
Lieut Bernard Smith Receives Coe Assignment
Lieut Bernard L. Smith of 1612 Grande avenue SE was named assistant to the professor of military science and tactics at Coe College. A 1937 Cone graduate who has spent a year in the regular army, he fills a vacancy created when Major DeWitt Smith was ordered to the regular troops. Smith will assist Major F. M. Flanagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock
Cedar Rapids
John M. Elliott
Avenue
Iowa
Camp Perry
Ohio
Bernard L. Smith
Grande Avenue SE
Coe College
Smith
Cone
DeWitt Smith
F. M. Flanagan
Pension Two Firemen Appoint Successors
Two city firemen were placed on the pension list Monday and two men were appointed to take their places by the city council. Retiring are Frank X. Novak and John Hunter. Effective Sept. 1 they will receive $75 a month or half of their regular pay. Replacements are Virgil D. Woodford and Raymond M. Nolan. They passed physical tests and will report Sept. 1 with a six month probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank X. Novak
Fourteenth Avenue
John Hunter
Riverside Park
Novak
Hunter
Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Virgil D. Woodford
Eighteenth Avenue
Raymond M. Nolan
Civil Service Commission
Council
Marines Quota for August Already Passed
David W. Darnell of 119 Kenmore Street NE was sent to Des Moines Monday to enlist in the Marine Corps. His entry brings this station’s August recruit total to two. Sergt. E. B. Fitzjarrell noted the quota for the sub station is two, but smiled that the exact number is not rigid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
David W. Darnell
Kenmore Street
Des Moines
Darnell
E. BE. Fitzjarrell
Fitzjarrell
John Milton Shrine Struck in London Raid
A London raid damaged St Giles Cripplegate, injuring its art and religious heritage. The blast shattered stained glass, toppled a Madonna, and toppled Milton’s statue, long a symbol of literary and religious history in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Fostor
St. Giles Cripplegate
Landon von Fare
Gattdhall
London Wall
Busiess
John Mattan
St Giles
Westminster Abbey
England
John Milton
Milton
Horace Montford
St. Giles
City Hall Notes on curb cuts and parking plan
The Martin Construction company of Chicago was granted permission to make a 20 foot curb cut on Second Street at Eighth Avenue SE for a driveway. A 40 foot curb cut at 1330 First Avenue E was referred to the engineering department for crushed rock fill between street and sidewalk for parking. The city's annual audit for the year ending July 1, 1940, by I B McGladrey & Co. was submitted and referred to the finance commissioner for inspection. Cost of the work was 750 dollars, the council's authorized limit for the finance commissioner to spend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Construction Company of
Chicago
Second Street
Eighth Avenue SE
First Avenue E
Engineering
I. B. McGladrey Company
Commissioner of Finance
Madeira Island as a Popular British Winter Haven
Madeira island described as a favored British winter haven located about 600 miles southwest of Gibraltar. It is noted to cover an area of 310 square miles, roughly the size of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeira Island
Gibraltar
City of
New York
Townsend auxiliaries plan picnic at Ellis park
City brief notes Townsend auxiliaries No 1 and No 3 will hold a Wednesday noon picnic in Ellis park. The item also lists local marriages, moves, and a theft report, including Er nest R Miller and Colleen Brown wed by Justice Ball and a Davenport move of the Berry family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Ellis Park
Ernest R. Miller
Colleen Brown
East Moline
Justice W. A. Ball
Reserve officers and troops leave Cedar Rapids for Ft Snelling training
About 300 reserve officers engineers and infantrymen from the Cedar Rapids military district departed Sunday for a two weeks training period at Ft Snelling Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapiers Military District
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Theft of S35 ring at Kalhhans Saupe glove counter
Mo Fo Seola reported the theft at 138 Avenue NW Sundavy. She left the S35 ring on the counter while handling gloves and returned later to find it missing. The incident occurred between 3 and 7 pm. Police were informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalhhans Saupe
Sundavy
Mo Fo Seola
Avenue NW
Folding camera stolen from glove compartment incident
Howard Helscher reports a W885 folding pari camera was taken from his car parked on 1009 A Avenue NF. The theft occurred Sunday morning around 715 am and Monday. Police were notified and no other items were reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moan Atta Breanin
Rpm
Howard Helscher
Avenue NF
Polio Venday
Moan
Aecord
Bridge safety gear restored after decay and theft incidents
Police Chief Jim Bailey said on Monday preservation teams will restore tie preservers on allocity bridges. Cavers reported rot over three years and one case involved a life preserver theft from a cave area near the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polie Department
Pothier
Jim Bailey
Metzger in Fashion Clinic at LaSalle Hotel Chicago
Miss Sutiv, daughter of Vir and Mes Sutiv, from 403 Fifth Avenue SW, Wilson High graduate, won a gold pin in the first annual shorthand note contest by Gregg Werter magazine. She attended a millinery clinic featuring talks by leading designers and a fall and winter milliner exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metzger
Twentieth Street
Millagere
Craemers Department Store
LaSalle
Chicago
Des
Aners
Viaxine Sutiv
Vir
Suris
Fighth Avenue
Wilson High School
Gregg Werter
Surrs
Wiss Nadine A Shenk
Wilson School
Army recruiting list of consigned air and signal corps men
Corporal William Gersendorfer announced Monday afternoon that the following men had been consigned to service: Sidney J. Mitts 1889 Flhis boulevard signal corps at Fort Des Moines Hersthal Sanders 425 J avenue NW air corps at Chanute field We John R Potter Belle Plane air corps George Revhons Solon air corps and Earl Clucas Stanwood air corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gersendorfer
Army
Sidney J. Mitts
Flhis Boulevard
Signal Corps
Fort Des Moines
Hersthal Sanders
J Avenue NW
Air Corps
Chanute Field
John R- Potter Belle
George Revhons
Solon
Airy Corps
Earl Clucas
Stanwood
Burns rancher Ralph Gefeller collects pencils with personalities
In Burns Kansas Ralph Gefeller a stock rancher who stays at Riverside tourist park Saturday night heads to Lakeside Ohio for an audition at the International Lyceum convention universities and music associations winter series. His hobby is a 30 year collection of more than 3000 pencils with personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
International Lyceum
Lakeside
Ohio
Ralph Gfeller
Evanston Man Bonds Out After Vehicle Passing Incident
Tyan Robinson of Evanston Tl posted an 825 bond at 2 am Sunday to appear at 3 pm Monday before Justice H R Churchill on illegal passing charges. He was returning from Colorado with vacationists when a summons was issued after his car reportedly hit a truck five miles west of Cedar Rapids. Truck driver Earl Wilson of Cedar Rapids identified the scene as Robinson attempting a pass in a 700 foot zone as the truck turned left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyan Robinson
Evanston
H. R. Churchill
Robinson
Colorado
Hallgren and
Fels
Cedar Rapids
Earl Wilson
Court House News Springville Bank Hearing
Court notes a September 16 hearing on Springville Savings Bank receivership with final reports and dividends for general creditors and depositors. The case lists Bates as receiver and Conwell as examiner in charge, plus note suits against Arthino Pusateri and Mars Pusateri and a dismissal for want of prosecution in a Shepherd estate matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville Bank
Springvile Savings Bank
Bates
Conwell
MW Mee Mullen
Anniett Shepherd
Luaeme EL Shepherd
Coot Uwans Vora
Massillon
Ohio
Cook Authorized To Dispose Of Remaining National Bank Assets
Judge Geage C Scott approves disposing of Cedar Rapids Natural Bank assets. Robert S Cook as shareholders’ agent seeks charge off of notes and accounts totaling 816,447,690 and 182,879 additional. assets to be sold at public auction after bank merger. Proceedings note collection efforts proved futile and payments were halted before merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
National Bank
Ander
Geage C. Scott
Robert S. Cook
Defiuitet
Cedar Rapids Natural Bank
SIM
Enaminttee van Verhter Shaifer
Carey S
AL H Sagent
Don Barnes
Hos Appligt
van Cook
Wineh
Amerger
Natoanat
Bursch
Seffer
Ainsi
John F. D Arcy Found Dead In San Antonio
John F. D Arcy a 212 Twents-cecapd street NE resident was found dead in a San Antonio hotel room. Police withheld verdict pending investigation. Survivors include his wife of 809 Fifteenth street SF a son Jack and a sister in the east. Funeral services planned in San Antonio with burial in Viana, LA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fermer
Neo
San Antoni
San Ana
Texas
San Antonio
HFL
HFL Obne
Justice of the Peace
Fifteenth Street
Jack
Vianona
Willkie Cites Wilson To Support Selflessness
Willkie quotes a Roosevelt speech comparing to Wilsons idea that no one is indispensable and warns against self importance. He remarks reporters on the 1932 date and political context in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Duke de Guise Dies in Tangier Succession Passed
Throne claimant Duke de Guise dies Sunday night in Tangier. His son Henri de Guise, 32, now leads the line of royal descent toward the French throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangiers
Duke de Guise
France
Henri de Guise
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Wilson
Wilton Packers
Stodola
I. Schwarz
Ean
Apport
Russ Knapp
Charles Embree
ED Kvach
Urbana Nicks Brandon
la Porte Urbana
Brandon Dysart
W.L. Pett
Garrison
Palo
van Horne
Rhe
Jacobs
Gillam
Schellhase
Kress
Honka
Atterner
G. W. Hopkins
Spiegelhoff
Rumania
Saturefan
Transylvania
10Th Street
Haegg Company
National Guardsmen
133D
Vincent R. Dvorak
133D Infantry
Walter A. Kansky
136Th Medical Regiment
Leo B. Sedlacek
B. R. Averill
Ray R. Murdock
Tank
Assam
Great Lake
Senate
South America
Fas
Fez
West
Britain
Lieut
Bernard Smith
Hy H.rernicr Pabocket
City Hall
City Briefs
C. T Berry
Wayne
Dennis
M Avenue NE
Davenport
Berry
Rock Island Arsenal
Knights of Columbus
Frohe Field
St. Ludmilas Parish
Ralph Mack
F Avenue NE
Mise Bolte Giblin
Elizabeth Giblin
Third Avenue SE
Frank Conyers
Morey Hospital
Barney Paschell
Cov Searles
Eleventh Street
Mondas
Hwoor Churchill
Searles
Consinbie
We J. Fleming
Diets Award
Court House News
Perpetual Sav Nae and Loan Association
Planotefe
Artenino Pusateri
Mars Pusateri
Cedar Rapids Realty
Filea Ved
Juanita Morehouse
Cem Rapids
Richard Viereheuse
Tipton Marche
Inez FE. Johnson
Frank C Johnson
Robert S Conk
Statenatdoers
Cedar Rapids Naational Bank
C le Righs
Anna Rass
Ed Lundquist
John F. D'Arcy
Willkie
F. R
Univis Lenses
J. C. Landenberger
Optometrist
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