Big Ten Opens Season With Key Matchups This Week
Big Ten teams begin 1937 38 season with multiple openers under new rules. Minnesota faces South Dakota Saturday while Wisconsin plays Marquette and Chicago meets De Paul. Northwestern starts Monday against De Paul with Minnesota facing Grinnell and Wisconsin vs North Dakota. Illinois opens next Tuesday against Carroll College. Ohio State meets Marietta as Michigan and Purdue debut days later. Northwestern hosts Pittsburgh December 10 and Illinois plays Augusta College as Minnesota hosts Carleton.
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Big Ten
Carleton College
Minnesota
Illinois
Chicago
Wisconsin
Gophers
South Dakota
Marquette
de Paul
Trdinna Aseill
Sluladia Wilk
Grinnell
North Dakota
Carroll College
Ohio State
Marietta
Northwestern
Iowa
Carleton
Michigan
Purdue
Wolverines
Michigan State
Indiana State
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Ball State
Pitt
Augustana College
Nebraska
Dean Kuever to Represent Iowa at Big Ten Meet
Dean Rudolph A. Kuever of the college of pharmacy was named by President Eugene A. Gilmore to represent the University of Iowa at the Big Ten faculty representatives conference in Chicago. He will depart with Hawkeye coaches for the schedule meeting while a vacancy on the athletic board remains under consideration following Chairman C M UndeGraff's leave for legal research in the East.
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Prof. Undegraff
East
Chicago
Henry Luebcke
Washington
Iowa
Quasqueton Sweeps Troy Mills In Twin Wins
Quasqueton high school won both games of a Tuesday night doubleheader against Troy Mills. The first team won 83 to 22 with Franck scoring 43 and Art Smith 25. McCright led Troy Mills with 17. Quasqueton's second team beat Troy Mills 52 to 9, Schneider scoring 20.
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the Gazette
Quasqueton
Quasqueton High School
Troy Mills
Franck
Art Smith
McCright
Troy
Schneider
Washington Beats Columbus Junction 29 to 16 in Afternoon Game
Special to The Gazette. Washington high school basketball team defeated Columbus Junction here Tuesday afternoon 29 to 16. Don Custer led Washington with 11 points. Meyers and Williams, guards for Columbus Junction, each scored 6.
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the Gazette
Washington
Columbus Junction
Don Custer
Meyers
Williams
Western meeting moved to December 12 in Des Moines
Milwaukee report notes the special Western league baseball meeting postponed from today to December 12, to be held in Des Moines in conjunction with the Minor league gathering.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Des Moines
Sadness Called Vital For Great Musicians
Ag nes Clune Quinlan, a Philadelphia pianist, told students at Beaver College for Women that sadness is essential for great music. She said happy people never make great musicians and that understanding composers requires experiencing their suffering.
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Jenkintown
Agnes Clune Quinlan
Philadelphia
Beaver College For Women
Tipton coach Briley lauded as team salutes at dinner
Tipton high school football coach John Briley received a warm salute from his squad at a dinner, capping a second consecutive conference title. Since taking over in 1936 he has directed Tipton to 17 straight victories, with wins over Anamosa, University High, DeWitt, Monticello, Mount Vernon, and others.
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Tipton High School
John Briley
Cedar County
Tipton
Briley
McKinley
Anamosa
University High
DeWitt
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Conroy North English Cage Game Thursday
Conroy hosts North English in a cage game on Thursday as part of the boys basketball schedule. The list shows dates and opponents including Marengo Oxford Parnell Ladora and Norway, with multiple sites noted.
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Conroy
Marengo
Oxford
Parnell
Ladora
Weneslaus
North
Engin
County Curnament Mare
Norway
High Iowa Star Floyd DeHeer Faces Basketball Change
After a record run of nine varsity letters by Iowa athletes, Floyd DeHeer may miss a third basketball letter due to a new rule eliminating the center jump except at halves. Despite height and power, speed and scoring gaps threaten his bid, with track and football careers still strong.
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Franklin High
Muscatine
Nash
Muskies
Mark
Calvert
Bobby Kinnan
Iowa
Iowa City High
Franklin
Floyd DeHeer
University of Iowa
DeHeer
Stewart
Parsons
Devine
Floyd
Brown Announces Division of State For Cage Tourneys
Iowa High School Athletic Association executive secretary George A. Brown outlined district placements for the state basketball tournaments. District 5 includes Linn County and 11 neighboring counties, with districts 1 through 8 listing the full member counties.
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Brown
Des Moines
George A. Brown
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Linn County
Appanoose
Davis
Jefferson
Keokuk
Lee
Louisa
Lucas
Henry
Mahaska
Monroe
van Buren
Wapello
Washington
Wayne
Adair
Adams
Cass
Clark
Decatur
Fremont
Madison
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Ringgold
Taylor
Union
Audubon
Calhoun
Carroll
Crawford
Greene
Guthrie
Harrison
Ida, Sac
Shelby
Monona
Woodbury
Boone
Dallas
Jasper
Marshall
Marion
Polk
Poweshiek
Story
Tama
Warren
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Iowa
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Muscatine
Scott
Allomakee
Bremer
Black Hawk
Uchanan
Butler
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Floyd
Grundy
Howard
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Cerro Gordo
Franklin
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Humboldt
Kossuth
Webster
Winnebago
Worth
Wright
Kinross Beats South English In twin games
Kinross first team defeated South English 21 to 16 and the Kinross seconds won 21 to 14 in two well played games.
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Kinross
Cedar Rapids Woman Ill. Watch Stolen At Home
Mrs. Daisy Fisher of Cedar Rapids is seriously ill at her daughter’s home in Marengo. A seventeen jewel watch with a box, plus a watch chain and knife, was stolen from Roy Ferris’s residence on I Avenue NW between 2 and 4 30 p m. Mrs. A W Risser injured slipping on ice and treated at St Luke’s Hospital. George W Miller fined for overtime parking. S C Belman paid for bus zone parking.
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Daisy Fisher
Cedar Rapids
Howard Simmons
Marengo
Roy Ferris
I Avenue NW
Ferris
A. W. Risser
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
George W. Miller
Ellis Boulevard
S. C. Belman
Chicago
Man Held After Threats Against Wife Spark Case
Henry A. Neal, 34, of 1125 Sixth Street SE, arrested last Thursday for intoxication and disturbing the peace, waived to the grand jury Wednesday in Justice W. R. Watsabaugh's court on a charge of threatening to commit a public offense arising from alleged threats against his wife.
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Henry A. Neal
Sixth Street
W. R. Watsabaugh
Neal
Cedar Rapids Man Paroled From Bench In Oil Lease Case
Franklin Lane, 55, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to seven years in prison before being paroled from the bench. He was at liberty on $1,000 bail in a securities act violation related to unfulfilled oil lease sales defrauding Dubuque residents.
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Dubuque
INS
Franklin Lane
Cedar Rapids
Lane
Liberty
Pie Request Refused by Landlady Cited by Death
INDIANAPOLIS AP Seven ty year old Harry Godderd a blind pensioner asked his landlady Mrs Nellie Anderson for a piece of pie Tuesday His weakened condition prompted her to refuse The man died shortly after leaving a partial sentence or sigh in the report
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Indianapolis
Harry Godderd
Nellie Anderson
Garner leads deer hunting party in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Vice President John N. Garner joined a senatorial hunting party at Trout Run estate near St Marys. The group, including Senators Dieterich, Minton, Radcliffe, Schnellenbach, Duffy, Truman, Murray, Herring, and Russell, plus Polish ambassador Jerzy Potocki and other officials, bagged a single 125 pound four point buck. Most hunters plan to return to Washington Thursday.
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ST. Marys, Pa
John N. Garner
ST. Marys
Pennsylvania
Trout Run
William Kaul
United States
Garner
Joseph Guffey
Dieterich
Illinois
Minton
Indiana
Radcliffe
Maryland
Schnellenbach
Washington
Duffy
Wisconsin
Truman
Missouri
Murray
Montana
Herring
Iowa
Russell
Georgia
Jerzy Potocki
Richard Bailey, Jr
Guffey
David L. Lawrence
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Matthew H. McLaskey, Jr
Sargent Tells ICC of Increased Cost To C. N. W. Ry
Washington AP report shows railroad executives urging ICC approval of a 15 percent freight-rate rise to boost income. Hale Holden of Southern Pacific ties higher railroad revenue to broader business prospects while Fred W. Sargent cites an $9.8 million net rise due to taxes wages and materials costs.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hale Holden
Southern Pacific Company
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago and North Western Railway
Court Finds Jirsa Wins 454.60 in Joss Partition Case
A district court jury awarded Frank H. Jirsa 454.60 against Fred C. Joss after three hours forty minutes of deliberation for money allegedly not paid as referee in a partition action following a real estate sale. Anton Pipal was not found liable. Joss had earlier received a five year prison term on an embezzlement charge from a Linn county grand jury.
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Frank H. Jirsa
Fred C. Joss
Jirsa
Joss
C. J. Haas
Anton Pipal
Pipal
Linn County Grand
Iowa City Man Pleads Not Guilty to Drunk Driving Charge
Harold Franklin, 23, of Towa City, pled not guilty in district court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He posted a $500 appearance bond on Nov. 26. Franklin was arrested after his car collided with Billie Lattner’s vehicle on Ellis boulevard NW, injuring three in Lattner’s car.
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Harold Franklin
Towa City
John T. Moffit
Franklin
Ellis Boulevard
Billie Lattner
Cedar Rapids
Lattner
Equity Assignment Will Be Made Friday
The last assignment of equity cases for Linn county's November term will be made Friday at 9 am by Judge John T. Moffit in the second floor west courtroom at the courthouse.
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Linn County
District Court
John T. Moffit
Judge Awards 942.50 In Estate Case Over 1932 Grocery Stock
Under a stipulation Anna Estella Rhoads executrix of the David Rhoads estate received total judgment of 942.50 from Judge John T. Moffit in district court. The claim involved a contract for purchase of a grocery stock and fixtures in 1932.
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Anna Estella Rhoads
David Rhoads, Jr
John T. Moffit
C. R. Nelson
Distribution of Funds From Sale of Store Stock and Fixtures
The proceeds from the sale of the food store stock and fixtures are to be paid to Thomas J. Shaheen for $897.23. Of the remainder $400 is allocated to George C. Claassen and John G. Thomas as interveners, with the balance to the plaintiffs' judgment. The plaintiffs relinquish any claim to a truck held by John G. Nelson and he agrees to dismiss an action filed for possession of the vehicle.
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Thomas J. Shaheen
George C. Claassen
John G. Thomas
John G. Nelson
Cross Petition Seeks Lease Clause Reform in Shell Case
In district court Gaylord Edwards and Otto Rajtora file a cross petition to a Shell Petroleum action to reform a real estate purchase contract for a service station by striking the clause subject to pending lease with Shell. They seek a declaration that a lease with Shell is invalidated or subordinated. Shell asserts it held a prior lease and that Edwards leased from Shell subject to the plaintiff’s lease.
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Shell Petroleum Corporation
Gaylord Edwards
Otto Rajtora
Shell
Edwards
Shell Corporation
Weasley Ward Suit Opens in District Court
Trial of a $10,000 personal injury suit by Wesley Ward against Evelyn Zerzanek and Ruth Putnam opened in district court Wednesday before Judge C. J. Haas with a jury impaneled and sworn. Ward testified first. the injuries occurred October 1, 1935 at Tenth Street and Ninth Avenue SE when struck by a car owned by Zerzanek and driven by her.
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Wesley Ward
Evelyn Zerzanek
Ruth Putnam
C. J. Haas
Ward
Tenth Street
Ninth Avenue SE
Russo Divorce Granted in District Court
Josephine Russo was granted a divorce from Frank Russo on cruelty grounds by Judge John T. Moffit Wednesday. The couple wed in Sicily in 1897 and have lived in Cedar Rapids since 1914. Property rights were settled by stipulation.
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Josephine Russo
John T. Moffit
Frank Russo
Sicily
Cedar Rapids
Note action yields four thousand one hundred forty six dollars
In district court Judge John T. Moffit returned a default judgment of 4146.06 in the Doris Carroll administratrix of the W D Her ring estate versus F H Jurgen s note action filed last June by Ira Fraverd seeking a divorce from Ross Fra verd on cruel and inhuman grounds. The couple married February 7 1931 at Nashua and the plaintiff seeks her maiden name Leather restored. Also report of Constable W J Flem ing Rapids township for 1937 quarters ended Sept 30 approved by Linn county supervisors Tuesday.
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John T. Moffit
Doris Carroll
W. D. Herring
F. H. Jurgens
Ira Fraverd
Ross Fraverd
Nashua
Laintiff
Va Leather Restored
W. J. Fleming
Rapids Township
Linn County
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