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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1940

Page

11

Coe and Knox Face Saturday Conference Showdown

Coe hosts Knox Saturday night aiming for a third GLVC style conference win in four games and to tighten their title chase. Coach Wills Lamb fields Scott Tschirgi 8 Moss Dunlop Smith with Knox matched for fourth and Grinnell looming Friday. Officials Glenn Strobridge and L Whitford. Time 7 45.

Coe Knox Kohawks Beloit Monmouth Grinnell Wills Lamb Jim Scott Paul Tschir Hank Moss Don Dunlop Bob Smith Knoxmen Velde Fay Ho Efnor Charles C Charles Radosevich Radosevich Heerde Swise Heerde Glenn Strobridge L W. Whitford

Eight Cedar Rapids Skaters Set For Chicago Silver Skates

Cedar Rapids sends its largest delegation yet to the Chicago Tribune Silver Skates Sunday. George Shimek Edward Shimek Bill Armstrong Leo Leonard compete in senior men Marvin Doherty Westy Ralson Willard Yates in intermediate and Rose Vyhnanek in senior girls. The city previously earned several top finishes including Janet Dennis and Bob Dennis over the 1930s.

Cedar Rapids Chicago Tribune The Tribune George Shimek Edward Shimek Bill Armstrong Leo Leonard Marvin Doherty Westy Ralson Willard Yates

John Kimbrough To Receive Special All American Trophy

The Touchdown Club of Washington announced that John Kimbrough Texas A M fullback will receive a special trophy as an outstanding all American football player. The award will be presented at the club's annual dinner in Washington on January 16 by Jesse Jones federal loan administrator.

Washington Touchdown Club John Kimbrough Texas A Jesse Jones

Rats measuring three feet captured in New Guinea

The Richard Archbold expedition to New Guinea captured rats reaching about three feet from nose to tail tip. The find suggests unusual size for local rodents and marks a notable wildlife record for the expedition.

Richard Archbold New Guinea

Iowa High School Basketball 1938 39 Review

Fred Winter surveys Iowa prep hoops from the 1938 39 season noting widespread league play in Class A and B, sectional and district eliminations leading to the state tournament. Creston and Diagonal emerge strong. Sac City and Marshalltown also top contenders. parochial teams, led by Loras Academy, post solid results with Loras winning the state title in double overtime.

Spalding Iowa Fred Winter Fred Iowa Prep Iowa H. S. A. A Diagonal Newkirk Creston Sac City Marshalltown McGregor Mason City Clinton Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Ives Strauss Loras College of

Hutchins Tells Why Chicago Abandoned Gridiron Sport

University of Chicago President Robert M. Hutchins outlined why intercollegiate football was removed from the Midway. He argued winning attracts students and subsidized play is impossible, declaring the university will be one big institution without football. He cautioned against high sports emphasis harming education.

Chicago INS Robert M. Hutchins University of Chicago Hutchins United States

Big Ten cage race leaders seek third straight wins

Indiana Purdue and Michigan, the Big Ten leaders unbeaten, head out on road or home assignments. Indiana plays Minnesota at Minneapolis, Purdue meets Wisconsin, Michigan hosts Iowa after Iowa’s defeat by Indiana. The Illinois visit to Ohio State tests the defending champions’ first win of the season.

Chicago Indiana Purdue Michigan Big Ten Minnesota Minneapolis Wisconsin Iowa Hawkeyes Northwestern Wildcats Dick Klein Maroons Dick Lounsbury Illinois Ohio State

Linn County Supervisors 1939 December Proceedings

Linn County Iowa board meeting December 30 1939 adopts transfers from General County fund to Drainage District No 3 fund and Widows Pension Fund approves wages and tax sales assignments authorizes relief and aid payments including Co Home sustenance, road and tax actions plus cash and claims totals and adjourns to January 2 1940.

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