Fisher Leads Big Ten Cage Scoring Race
Ohio State’s Dick Fisher moved to 89 points after a 15 point game against Iowa to top the Big Ten scoring chase. Wisconsin’s Gene Englund fell to second with 77 points in six games as Purdue pair Don Blanken and Frosty Sprowl rose to third and fourth and Chicago’s Joe Stampf reached fifth with 69 points in five games.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Gene Englund
Badger
Englund
Dick Fisher
Ohio State
Iowa
Purdue
Don Blanken
Frosty Sprowl
Joe Stampf
Stampf
Davenport Cagers Defeat Quaker Oats in First Loss
The Central Turner Rockets of Davenport upset the Quaker Oats team 36 to 33 on their home floor, snapping a 20 game win streak as Walter the Rocket center sparked a fourth quarter rally after the Quakers led 31 to 22.
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Turner Rockets
Davenport
Quaker Oats
Quakers
Walter
Rocket Center
Witwer Grocers
Tarner Borketa
Ferr Bills
Kitch
Keim
Floyd
Pohlmann
Hendryx
Ol Thelsen
Koenke
McKinley
Karstens
Dvorak
Halsch
Witwer
Dar
Sokul
I Love
Cravert
Haworth
Fitzsimmons
Lawrence
Coll
Schwartze
Schrader
HlStodola
Martine
Mississippi walleyes bite near McGregor and government dam
Local anglers report steady walleye catches near McGregor below the government dam ten miles up river with two to five pound fish common and a six pound two ounce catch by Tony Snyder on Friday highlighting the pike season open until March 1 on the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi River
Government Dam
Champ
Tony Snyder
Island Republic Map Puzzle Clues and First Round Pairings
A large crossword style map puzzle lists many clues with numbers for across and down entries including terms for geography and objects. The notice also lists first round pairings Baldwin vs Cascade, Center Junction vs Martelle, Onslow vs Morley, Olin vs Oxford Junction Wyoming winner.
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Baldwin
Cascade
Center Junction
Martelle
Onslow
Morley
Olin
Oxford Junction-Wyoming
Notre Dame Board Weighs Coaching Vacancy Leads
Notre Dame officials plan a second meeting Monday night to select a new athletic director and football coach after Elmer Layden's resignation to join the NFL. Father Cavanaugh said no candidate was decided at the initial session and another meeting may follow. Lawrence T. Buck Shaw of Santa Clara has been the frequent name discussed.
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South Bend
Ind
INS
University of Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
John Cavanaugh
C.S
Notre Dame
Layden
Lawrence T
Buck” Shaw
Santa Clara
Oxford Junction to host girls sectional basketball tourney
Oxford Junction will host the sectional girls basketball tournament at the new high school gymnas ium. Officials announced the site as the venue for the upcoming competitive rounds featuring local teams and regional players.
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Oxford Junction
A A U Boxing Tourney Set for Des Moines in March
Des Moines hosts the first Iowa A A U boxing tournament on March 21 with champions from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Burlington and northwestern Iowa competing to earn Iowa spots in the National A A U event March 31 and April 1 to 3. Eight district champions will box on a 24 bout program including 16 preliminaries and eight finals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ski Jumper Sets U S Amateur Record In Pacific Northwest
Torger Torkle of the Norwegian Ski Club of New York broke the American amateur ski jumping record with a 275 foot effort on his twenty first birthday, winning the Pacific Northwest Ski Association tournament in Leavenworth Washington. He surpassed the previous 257 foot mark on his second jump after opening with 266 feet.
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Leavenworth
Wash
Torger Torkle
Torkle
Norwegian Ski Club of
New York
Siegel Still Leads Iowa Point-Makers
Vic Siegel, Iowa's dynamic forward, scored 10 points against Ohio State to raise his season total to 122 and extend his lead over Milton Kuhl. Kuhl had 15, while Tom Chapman sits third with 90, Rudy Soderquist 66, and Ben Trickey 54 for Iowa.
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Iowa City
Vic Siegel
Iowa
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Milton Kuhl
Kuhl
Ohio
Tom Chapman
Rudy Soderquist
Ben Trickey
Riggs and Kramer Reach South Florida Tennis Final
Bobby Riggs of Chicago and Jack Kramer of Los Angeles won their semifinals to reach the men s singles final in West Palm Beach. Pauline Betz captured the women s title by defeating Dorothy Bundy 6 4 6 1. Riggs defeated Wayne Sabin 7 5 2 6 6 2 and Kramer beat Hal Surace 6 4 6 2 to set up a Monday final.
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West Palm Beach
Ins
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
South Florida
Pauline Betz
California
Miss Betz
Dorothy Bundy
Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Kramer
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Postville and Waterville Sweep Allamakee County Titles
Postville defeated Lansing 34-20 in the boys finals to clinch the Allamakee county basketball tournament title. Waterville captured the girls championship with a 65-15 win over New Albin.
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Ling — Postville
Lansing
New Albin
Waterville
Reese Signs With Dodgers For Havana Camp Start
New York Brooklyn Dodgers agree to terms with Harold Pee Wee Reese and he will join the Havana training camp. General Manager Larry MacPhail says the salary is substantially increased over last year.
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New York
INS
Harold “Pee Wee
Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
Havana
Larry MacPhail
MacPhail
Lawson Little Wins In Texas Open With 273
Lawson Little National Open champion wins the Texas Open in San Antonio with a 273 total after 72 holes. He finishes three strokes ahead of Ben Hogan who matches his Sunday 36 holes. First prize is 1,200 with Hogan 750 for second. other leaders include Sam Snead Clayton Heafner Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson Henry Picard and Johnny Dawson.
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San Antonio
Hogan
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N. C
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Texas
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Henry Picard
Hershey
Johnny Dawson
Hollywood
Calif
Gold Ball Tourney Opens Feb 24 at the Y
Gurney Day and Mark Hunni cutt are taking entries at the YMCA for the annual Gold Basketball tournament February 24 to March 1. The field will be limited to the first sixteen teams paying four dollar entrance fees. Prizes include jackets and miniature basketballs.
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Gurney Day
Mark Hunnicutt
Waterloo Hockey Team Wins State Tournament
The Royal Athletic club of Waterloo won the state A A U hockey championship for the third consecutive year by defeating the Sioux City Jay Ccee s 6 to 1 in the finals. Cedar Rapids Knitters defeated Waterloo in the semifinals, and Sioux City beat Sargeant Feeds Des Moines 4 to 3.
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Waterloo
Royal Athletic Club of
Sioux City Jay Ccee’s
Cedar Rapids Knitters
Sioux City
Sargeant Feeds
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo
RY Beckner
Gable
Klinger
Bramble
MacGregor
Yala
Lowry Wilson
Laboritys
Vynanck
Hill Denton
Jack Benton
Ernie Hopka
Jack R
Beckner
Bramble Ray Curler
Bob Janes Sanderson
Greening
Cedar Rapids
L MacGregor
Gus Pasek
Giovanazzi
Frank Shimek
Bill Woods
Hann
Lowry
Field Goal In Final Seconds Secures Allen Victory
Langton kicked a field goal as the gun sounded to lift Allen Motors of Cedar Rapids to a 27 26 overtime win over Van Horne on Sunday afternoon.
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Langton
Allen Motors
Cedar Rapids
van Horne
Allen Motors and Van Horne Players Feature Scoring Burst
The game ended tied at 23 as regular time expired. Bailey led Allen Motors with 13 points while Langton added 10. Wagner and Bo Schallau each scored seven for Van Horne.
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Bailey
Allen Motors
Langton
Wagner
Bo Schallau
van Horne
Grounded British freighter Ramon de Larrinaga rolls over
The 5800 ton Ramon de Larrinaga ran aground off Lewes Delaware and rolled on its side after cargo shifted. One crew member is missing from the 47 aboard as coast guard boats rescued the rest. The ship, sailing from Philadelphia, was towed to the breakwater after a gale offshore and could not return up the river.
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Lewes
Del
Ramon de Larrinaga
Delaware
Coast Guard
Philadelphia
SOS
Euhter Mohawk
Delaware River
Coe Vespers Speaker Declares Dictators Lacking Constructive Spirit
Judge Rus sell W. Keeney of Glen Fisn U1 led a Coe college vespers talk in Sinclair Memorial chapel titled Appreciating America. He contrasted dictators Hitler and Mussolini with Lincoln and praised Americans for free speech and assembly, urging recognition of America's high standard of living. The service included Dr. Lteve Morris presiding and Noble's anthem Fierce Was the Wild Billow sung by the a cappella choir.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Lincoln
Russell W. Keeney
Glen Fisn
America
Coe College
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Keeney
Europe
Lteve Morris
Noble
Warns G. O. P. of Blind Opposition
Senator Austin of Rhode Island warns the Republican party against blind opposition to British aid legislation. As assistant minority leader he backs the measure’s general objectives and signals a cautious approach to Senate opposition to the bill in contrast with the House battle.
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Washington
Austin
Senate
House
Unusual loan offer promises quick cash with small monthly payments
An advertisement explains borrowing options from $20 to $300 with 12 monthly payments of $9.77 for $100 and $6.43 monthly for 20 months. It notes rates, terms under Small Loan Law, and emphasizes no credit check, no endorsers, and flexible repayment with consideration for illness or job loss.
Cohen to serve as legal counselor to Winant in London
Benj amin V Cohen New Deal attorney and former Corcoran partner will go to London as legal counselor to Ambassador John G Winant. Robert D Murphy, current counselor of embassy in France, will also move to London in a similar post to bolster the embassy staff.
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Washington
LLP
Benjamin V. Cohen
New Deal
Brain-Trust
Thomas G. “Tommy
Cork” Corcoran
London
John G Winant
State Department
Robert D Murphy
Vichy
France
Cohen
Corcoran
Winant
Murphy
French West Africa
United States
Dakar
Ambiguous Diplomatic Note Mentioning Weygand Meeting
A fragment references discussions involving Tunis and a plan to confer with French General Maxime Weygand, indicating a diplomatic context without full details. The OCR snippet hints at broader wartime coordination but provides no clear events or dates.
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Tunis
Maxime Weygand
Reed Smoot dies after 30 years in Senate
Reed Smoot former United States Senator from Utah dies in St Petersburg Florida at 79 from heart and kidney ailments He planned to be buried in Salt Lake City two weeks after his fall Smoot served in the Senate from 1903 to 1933 and helped author the Hawley Smoot tariff bill He was an apostle in the Mormon church and lived a life of strict habits including abstaining from tea coffee tobacco and liquor and claiming the world’s troubles came from sleep not work
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ST Petersburg
Fla
United States
Reed Smoot
Salt Lake City
Smoot
W Sheets
Senate
Church of Latter Day Saints
Oils And Lithographs Of Richard Gates Shown At Monticello College
Richard F Gates son of Mr and Mrs Frank T Gates arranged an exhibit of oils and lithographs at Monticello college in Alton. Gates, a University of Iowa graduate, presented 16 oils and 15 lithographs. He studied under Grant Wood and previously taught at Iowa and Mason City.
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Richard Gates
Monticello College
Richard F Gates
Frank T Gates
Sixeteenth Street
Alton
Jr Gates
Gates
University of Iowa
Mason City Gate
Grant Wood
Railroad transports thousands of troops worldwide
The Association of American Railroads said in a Sunday release that over 207000 army CCC marine corps navy and draftees were moved by rail in January without delays. Separately doctors have begun using strychnine drips in the eyes of high altitude flyers to correct impaired vision.
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Washington
Ins
Army
CCC
Marine Corps
Association of American Railroads
Buckles and CANADIOS Mixture Ad from May Drug Store
A vintage advertisement promotes Buckles and CANADIOS Misture for immediate throat and bronchial relief. It claims quick loosening of phlegm and easier breathing, touting large sales and nationwide availability with over 10 million bottles sold.
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May
Send
Canadios
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U. S
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Bob Riggs
Postville
Allamakee
Lawson Little
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Jess
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The
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Reet Lea
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