Trojans Set for Rose Bowl Showdown With Tennessee
Southern California players began a brief vacation as analysts ponder the Rose Bowl clash with Tennessee. A scoreless tie with UCLA left USC fatigued after Notre Dame and Washington tests, while UCLA impressed as a Rose Bowl contender. Tennessee awaits a rested, sharp Trojans on January 1 at Pasadena.
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LOS Angeles
Southern California
Trojan
Tennessee
Troy
Howard Jones
Craw
S. C
Trojans
University of California At Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Clipper delays keep Dempsey in United States
Pan American Airways postponed the Honolulu Clipper departure for the Orient due to Pacific storms. Jack Dempsey will likely not reach Manila in time to referee the Ceferino Garcia Glenn Lee welterweight title bout on December 17, requiring a later flight to meet the schedule.
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San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Manila
Ceferino Garcia
Glenn Lee
Pan American Airways
Honolulu
Orient
Pacific Ocean
Dempsey
Iowa Teachers on 1940 Creighton Grid Schedule
Creighton will open its 1940 football season with a homecoming day game against Marquette in Omaha on Oct. 19. The tentative nine game slate also includes South Dakota Wichita Iowa Teachers Oklahoma A and M Tulsa Washburn Drake and St Louis with dates to be set.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Creighton
Marquette
South Dakota
Wichita
Iowa
Oklahoma A
Tulsa
Washburn
Drake
St Louis University
Packers Victory Secures Pro Football Title Prize
The Green Bay Packers earned $703.97 each after beating the New York Giants 27 to 0 to win the national professional football league championship. Giants players received $455.57. A capacity crowd of 32 279 attended, and gate receipts totaled $83 510.35, a playoff record.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ins
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Giants
Jitterbugging Illegal In Cedar Rapids Dance Halls
Cedar Rapids council passes final reading outlawing jitterbugging at public halls and banning the shag and Big Apple. Violators face up to 100 dollars fine or 30 days in jail. LA PORTE CITY Evangelical church names officers for Sunday school and church duties.
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Cedar Rapids
LA Porte City
The
Evangelical Church
Eva Boyles
Harold Stahnke
George Fell
Ruth Wilson
Jess Bond
Harlan Hager
F. W .Kober
L. M. Wright
Edna Stahnke
Esther Peterson
First American sports book edited by Edward Blackwell in 1734
Edward Blackwell edited the first American sports book in 1734 as a reprint of a British work with American references. The item notes the transatlantic publication link and the adaptation for American readers.
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Edward Blackwell
World War nurse accused of helping soldiers escape
crossword style clue set references a World War nurse marked as accuser of aiding soldiers escape. clues cover terms for war era people actions and objects such as halo, halo and various verbs and nouns. puzzle seems to mix wartime martyr image with a word list including many unrelated entries.
Nominations Made For Chamber Of Commerce Board
Fourteen candidates seek seven seats on the Chamber of Commerce board announced by President Clare Marshall on Monday. Elections are set for December 19 with ballots due by 5 p.m. that day. retiring directors include Marshall and six others.
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Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber of Commerce
Clare Marshall
Harry E Boyd
the Gazette
A J Cassel
J C. Penney Company
James L Cooper
National Oats Company
W. W. Crissman
Young Men’s Bureau
W. Paul Engel
Williams and Hunting
P. F Keehn
Lagomarcino-Grape Company
Cyril L. Kegler
Bishop Stoddard Cafeteria Company
Herbert L. Killian
the Killian Company
Ray J. Mills
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Allen Nash
Wilson and Company
E. M Pinney
Pinney Coal Company
A. T. Pleunc
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Craven Shuttleworth
Grimm, Elliott, Shuttleworth and
Ingersoll
Marvin Wright
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Ber
Clark A. Beems
Karl P. Blaise
N. P. Craemer
Owen N. Elliott
Henry Kling
Harry A. Palmer
Christmas Exchange Office Opens At Chamber Commerce
The Christmas exchange sponsored by the council of social agencies opens in the public welfare bureau at the Chamber of Commerce under Miss Sadie Warner. It aims to coordinate gifts to needy families, reduce duplication, and encourage mothers to plan with their family to keep Christmas within the home. People may register to give baskets or other presents.
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Council of Social Agencies
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Sadie Warner
Community groups register with exchange says Miss Warner
The Elks lodge Rotary club American Legion auxiliary and Beta Sigma Phi sorority have already registered with the exchange Miss Warner said.
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Elks Lodge
Rotary Club
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Warner
City to Issue Bonds for Third Avenue Project
City council authorized a $12,600 bond issue to pay Haegg Construction for Third avenue SE widening and repaving. Bonds will be retired over 10 years via abutting property assessments in 10 installments. Project cost was $40,679.62 with a $17,872 federal grant. bond proceedings to be led by the city legal department to preserve the grant.
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Haegg Construction Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa A A U earns trophy for greatest progress
The national A A U awarded the Iowa association a trophy for showing the greatest progress. The Iowa group was formed less than a year ago.
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Hollywood
Fla
Iowa Association
Iowa Group
Spring in December Pussywillows Surprise Home Yard
Mrs Metta A Burd of 1617 Park Avenue SE reports finding early budding pussywillows in her yard after a mild winter. She notes the buds are a welcome sign of spring but fear they may freeze if warmth ends soon.
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Metta A. Burd
Park Avenue
Burd
Appraisers Set Property Damages for 8th Ave Grade
Bruce West led a panel of appraisers who set a total damages award of 1595 dollars to 11 abutting owners for the grade elevation project at Eighth Avenue and Tenth Street. The city will pay the damages with the state highway commission covering the project cost between property lines. Individual awards range from 30 to 400 dollars to owners on Tenth Street and Eighth Avenue SE.
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Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Bruce West
State Highway Commission
Anthony Kolda
Frank J. Vobejda
Thomas N Abodedly
Theresa Jedlinsky
John C. and
Lizzie Thornton
Frank A Halda
James H
Bertha Hadad
Israel Doctor
Lulu C. Gallagher
Fred and
Louise Stolba
Father Divine proposes annexation of Central and South America
Harlem leader Father Divine announces to followers via telegrams and air mail letters his plan to annex Central and South America and buy all other American countries if needed. He envisions uniting the three Americas as a national and international defense for peace forming the United Countries of America.
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New York
Father Divine
Harlem
United States
Central
South Americas
God
Three Americas
America
City Hall Grants Beer Permit and Lights Request
The city council approved a $300 class B beer permit for Elmer L. Svoboda of 227 Fourteenth Avenue SE. J E Boisen of 2022 Blake Boulevard sought a street light at the alley between Nassau and Crescent streets. A $1,888.09 fire fund warrant was issued to Loomis Brothers for a fire department garage and workshop.
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Elmer L. Svoboda
Fourteenth Avenue SE
J E. Boisen
Blake Boulevard
Nassau and
Crescent Streets
Loomis Brothers
Swooping Planes Add Realism To Co C Maneuvers
Cedar Rapids' Company C of the national guard completed seven days of field training near Bertram with three planes aiding 76 soldiers and three officers in anti aircraft defense and assault tactics. The planes, arranged via Dan Hunter of Cedar Rapids airport, simulated dives as troops adopted roadside or prone positions for safety. They started at 4 a.m. from the Memorial building armory, ate in the field, then returned for a noon meal. Training weekends supplement regular drill nights.
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Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Bertram
Dan Hunter
Memorial Building
Census Supervisors To Be Formally Named Next Week
Industrial and manufacturing census district supervisors and assistants in eastern Iowa are taking examinations at the Cedar Rapids area office. Ten candidates will be named after tests are forwarded to Washington. seven tests with 50 to 150 questions were prepared last week. three more exams remain. Photostating census records allows statistics for eight million New Yorkers to fit in 70 square feet, a dramatic reduction from the old 2,783 square feet.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal Building
Washington
Milo Sedlacek
Iowa
Sedlacek
New York City
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