Roosevelt Hotel Roosevelts Eye Junior Legion District Meet
Roosevelt Hotel high school champions prepare for the Junior American Legion district tourney at Hill Park on Saturday. Manager Frank Tvrdik brings an undefeated roster with returning stars and new two-team rule additions, facing Davenport and possibly Jones County. Admission 25 cents adults 15 cents children. Water reopens Thursday after sand replenishment and beach maintenance.
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Cven Rapids
American Legion
Hill Park
Frank Tvrdik
Roosevelt Hotel
Althaiah Duahae
Wrasen
Dewan
Scott County
Davenport
Jones County
Ellis Beach To Be Reopened After Closure
Ellis park bathing beach will reopen Thursday after a ten day closure following its initial formal opening due to high waters. Authorities cited improved conditions and safety checks as the reason for resuming public access.
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Ellis Beach
Elis Park
Kenmore Twilight Loop opens with First Matches
Jack Smith and Mrs. Emery James won the low gross at 6 and 5 in the Kenmore Twilight Golf Club opener on Tuesday night. Seventeen players competed and about 40 are expected next Tuesday as events run weekly at 5 PM. A blind bogey prize tie included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Helscher and Mrs. O. W. Esslinger with Marsh De Martelaere at 87.
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Jack Smith
Emery James
Kenmore Twilight
Howard Helscher
O. W. Esslinger
Marsh de Martelaere
George Connor to Race Here July 11 in Cedar Rapids Classic
George Connor of San Bernardino California with Red Garnant of Cedar Rapids as his mechanic will compete in the inaugural AAA Cedar Rapids classic on Sunday July 11. Connor holds the world mile record on flat tracks and is among the top ten money winners in the last Indianapolis 800 mile race. Garnant, praised for his mechanical skill, previously supervised Connor at Indianapolis and will lead pit operations at Frontier Park after the Vanderbilt Cup race at Roosevelt Field.
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Red' Garnant
Cedar Rapids
George Connor
San Bernardino
Calif
Indianapolis
Hankinson Speedways
Connors
Red Garnant
Garnant
Connor
Roosevelt Field
L. I
California
Frontier Park
Springfield
Frank Lockhart
Toledo
New York
District Golf Tourneys Considered to Boost State Meet
The Town Golf association may hold four district qualification meets next summer to spark interest in the annual state tournament. A committee will report to the February meeting. Director Johnny Vavra of Cedar Rapids said planning may start later and a 1939 start is hoped.
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Clinton
Town Golf Association
Johnny Vavra
Cedar Rapids
Vavra
Calmar Athletes Receive 28 Letters for athletics honors
Special to The Gazette Calmar high school coach Jamieson awarded 28 letters to students active in sports last year. Football letters went to Broderick Brom Hurlbut A Sobolik Fjelstal Korbel Hauber J Sobolik Frisbie Klemish and Bob Giesen. Basketball honors went to Brom Hurlbut Fjelstul J Sobolik Frisbie Klemish Marron Kafka. Girls basketball honors listed Bradbury Krall Uher Frana Woodhouse Hennessey Kudina Rothmeyer. Baseball letters went to Broderick W Pavlovec Hurlbut Fjelstul Levin Schissel Severson Frisbie Humker Marron P Pavlovec Reisner and Bob Giesen. Hurlbut Fjelstul and Frisbie each won three letters.
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Calmar
Jamieson
Calmar High School
Broderick
Brom
Hurlbut
A. Sobolik
Fjelstal
Korbel
Hauber
J. Sobolik
Frisbie
Klemish
Bob Giesen
Fjelstul
Marron
Kafka
Bradbury
Krall
Uher
Frana
Woodhouse
Hennessy
Kudina
Rothmeyer
W. Pavlovec
Levin
Schissel
Severson
Humker
P. Pavlovec
Reisner
Application Cards Mailed For U Games
IOWA CITY Charles Galiher business manager of athletics today announced that football ticket application material will be mailed to 28 500 persons in late August. The mailing includes an information booklet schedule card and application cards for the Michigan Minnesota and Indiana home games and the Washington Wisconsin Purdue and Nebraska road tilts. The 1937 mailing list contains more names than ever before including some 22 000 alumni and about 6 500 non alumni. States to which they will be mailed are Washington Oregon California Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Ohio Iowa Michigan Kansas Nebraska North and South Dakota and Missouri.
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Iowa City
Charles Galiher
Athletics
Michigan
Minnesota
Indiana
Washington
Wisconsin
Purdue
Nebraska
Galiher
Oregon
California
Ilinois
Ohio
Iowa
Kansas
North and
South Dakota
Missouri
Wilton Junction Prepares for Eastern Iowa Softball Tourney
Twelve of the area’s top softball teams will vie in the Eastern Iowa tournament at Wilton Junction on August 8. The event is invitational with 12 teams chosen, no entry fee but an appearance fee returned as teams are eliminated. Prizes total 35, 15 and 7.50 dollars. Officials include D. V. Small H. T. Birchard F. H. Miller and Earl Atkinson.
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WILTON _JUNCTION
Iowa
D. V. Small
H. T. Birchard
F. H. Miller
Earl Atkinson
Van Fleet Still Tops In Voting
Baseball fans at Hill Park cast ballots through July 5 for Raider popularity. Red Van Fleet clings to a slim lead over Cap Crossley and Cal Lahman, with Mike Chartak fourth, Tommy Thomas fifth, and Jinks Keeney sixth just ahead of Rose De Forest. Frank Howard Krupski and Filbert show gains and remain contenders. prizes totaling 13 dollars will go to the top six voters.
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Hill Park
Red van Fleet
Cap Crossley
Cal Lahman
Mike Chartak
Tommy Thomas
Jinks Keeney
Rose de Forest
Frank Howard
Krupski
Filbert
Prises
Street Car Rates Cut Bring Cedar Park Wrestling Fans
Open air wrestling at Cedar Park to benefit from lower street car fares this week with patrons riding for regular city fare. Feature bout stars Earl Wampler versus Abe King Kong Kashey, semi windup Marshall Dynamite Blackstock versus Dick Raines the Texas Tornado, and Johnny Marrs against Stanley Myslajek in the opener this Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Park
Earl Wampler
Abe
King Kong” Kashey
Marshall “Dynamite
Blackstock
Dick Raines
Texas Tornado
Johnny Marrs
Stanley Myslajek
Three-I Officials Hold Secret League Meeting in Moline
Representatives from Three-Eye league clubs met in secret at the LeClaire hotel in Moline seeking ways to continue the season. Moline club manager Frank A. Hearn said no statement would be issued until the session ends. Reported financial difficulties were noted for at least two clubs.
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Moline
le Claire
Frank A. Hearn
Fear Softball May Cut Into League Material
Atlanta observers warned the softball craze could reduce the future supply of major and minor league baseball players. They agreed the pastime harms youths pursuing a baseball career and may erode the sandlot start for many stars.
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Atlanta
Open House At WPA Sewing Rooms Planned
A public open house will be held at Linn county WPA sewing rooms on the third floor of 44 216 First Avenue on July 8 from 9 am to 3 30 pm. Arrangements are by Mrs Beulah Trost project supervisor. Visitors may inspect the sewing room during working hours and view articles made by the women. About thirty are employed on the project.
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Linn County
WPA
First Avenue
Beulah Trost
Budge Edges Parker To Reach Wimbledon Final
Don Budge from Oakland California defeated his US Davis Cup teammate Frankie Parker of Spring Lake New Jersey to reach the final round of the all England championship. Scores were 2 6 6 4 6 4 6 1. Helen Jacobs of Berkeley was eliminated from the women's doubles when Dorothy Andrus Stamford Connecticut and S Henrotin of France defeated Jacobs and Hilda Sperling of Denmark 7 5 6 8 6 2.
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Wimbledon
Don Budge
Oakland
Cal
United States
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Dorothy Andrus
Stamford
Stamford, Conn., and Mme. S. Henrotin
France
Miss Jacobs
Frau Hilda Sperling
Denmark
County Receives 7512 Relief Aid For July
Linn county is allotted 7,512 by the state for unemployment relief during July. The county will contribute 3,864 to complete an outlay of 11,376 to handle an estimated 500 cases.
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Linn County
Slub opening with Budweiser on tap advertised
The Slub at 215 11th Ave SE announces Budweiser on tap for an opening July 1. The Olivet Missionary society meeting is postponed indefinitely. First United Brethren church society will meet at Bever Park Thursday morning for an 8 oclock breakfast and monthly lesson. Ed McGillicuddy reports his son Robert on furlough from the navy drove the car Monday night and hit a parked car at Third Ave and Eighth St and will pay for the damage.
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Ave
The
Missionary Society of the First United Brethren Church
Bever Park
Ed McGillicuddy
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Navy
Third Avenue
Eighth Street
Fire damages residence on County Club Parkway
Firefighters were called to the Mrs. F C Dutton home at 2200 County Club Parkway at 6:57 p m Tuesday to tackle a blaze starting in a clothes closet and spreading through the floor to the attic. The cause remains undetermined and damage details are not yet available.
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F.C. Dutton
County Club Parkway
Firemen battle blaze as smoke cleared from residence
Firemen spent considerable time extinguishing a blaze and venting smoke from a residence. Miss Bonnie Heimer, assistant manager and buyer at Frankel's store, returned from a two weeks vacation in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Lake Mille Lac Minnesota.
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Bonnie Heimer
Frankel’s
Chicago
Minneapolis
Lake Mille Lac
Minnesota
Fined After Accident In Police Court
R R Westfall aged 36 of 1811 C avenue NE was fined 100 dollars and costs after being arraigned in police court on intoxication charges. He was arrested at 11 p m Tuesday when officers found him attempting to straighten a fender on his car at Fifth street and Third avenue SE following a report that he struck a street car.
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R. R. Westfall
C Avenue NE
Fifth Street
Third Avenue SE
Parkers Fined In Police Court
Three overtime and three improper parking violators paid fines of 1 dollar and costs in police court Wednesday morning. Overtime parkers were A H Lanahan of 2055 Washington Ave SE, M R Wright of 609 Third Ave SE, and L F Baresh of 2036 Park Ave SE. Improper parking offenders were L L Kendall of 627 Third St SW, W R Anderson of 224 Sixth Ave SW, and M D Cook of 1500 Fourth Ave SB.
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Parkers
A. H. Lanahan
Washington Avenue SE
M. R. Wright
Third Avenue
L. F. Baresh
Park Avenue
L. L. Kendall
Third Street
W. R. Anderson
Sixth Avenue
M. D., Cook
Fourth Avenue SB
Man crosses on bridge causeing car collision report
Joe Ressler 48 of 1118 K street SW told police on Tuesday afternoon he was driving west on the Third avenue bridge when a man crossing from the courthouse side stepped into the path of his car prompting the incident.
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Joe Ressler
K Street
Third Avenue
Court House
Court Worker Injured in Pedestrian Collision
A court house employee sustained a bruised knee after being struck by a car. The pedestrian declined to give his name, stating only his workplace and injuries.
Injured Driver In Collision At Fifth Street Intersection
Louis Jandl aged 46 of 1237 Fifth street SE sustained a back injury when his car traveling south on Fifth street SE was struck at the Fifth and Sixth avenue intersection by a vehicle driven by Joe Kubo vec aged 60 of 727 F avenue NW.
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Louis Jandl
Fifth Street
Joe Kubovec
F Avenue NW
Sixth Avenue
New CCC Quota for Linn County Enlistees
A thirty five member CCC quota for Linn county starts July 1 with enrollments for ages seventeen to twenty three. Preference goes to relief or WPA families. borderline cases may be considered by a special commission. Applications are taken at the county relief office in the courthouse.
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Linn County
Alice Ferber
Mrs Baal Honored With Doctor of Music Degree
Mrs Genevieve Wheat Baal professor of voice at Drake University received an honorary doctor of music at the University of Dubuque commencement. A soloist with major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony, she is renowned in Dubuque Des Moines and New York and has many Cedar Rapids friends.
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Baal
Genevieve Wheat Baal
Drake University
University of Dubuque
New York Philharmonic
Pittsburgh Symphony
Minneapolis Symphony
Dubuque
Des Moines
New York
Cedar Rapids
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