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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1940

Page

3

Betting Odds Show Respect For Reds

In a heat wave report from New York, Cincinnati Reds are 1 to 2 favorites to win the national league title while the New York Yankees sit at 214 to 1 and the Cleveland Indians at 7 to 3. The piece notes Reds surge after July momentum and contrasting slumps for Brooklyn and New York, with updated World Series-like odds reflecting current pennant races.

Eirielt New York INS Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Yankees Detroit Tigers Yanks Cleveland Beb Histo Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago

Lee Savold Set for Des Moines Conn Bout

Promoter Pinky George announced a 20 000 guarantee for a 10 round bout in Des Moines between Lee Savold and Billy Conn set for September. Conn must beat or draw with Bob Pastor in New York first. A Savold Godoy matchup may not happen. Godoy’s manager tentatively accepted 16 000 but may defer to a South American bout with Max Baer.

Des Moines Pinky George Billy Conn Pittsburgh Lee Savold George Conn Bob Pastor New York Savold Arturo Godoy al Weill Godoy South America Max Baer

Wellman Golfers Fall to Fairfield Club on Sunday

Eight man Wellman Golf club faced Walton club at Fairfield and lost five matches to three. Fairfield's Junior Van Fleet was medalist with two 35s for a 70. Nelson shot 77, Russell Fars led Wellman with 79.

Boeclal Wellman Wellman Golf Club Walton Club Fairfield van Fleet Fairfield Club Jimmy Nelson Russell Fars

Milt Aron Named No 1 Welterweight Challenger

Milt Aron of Chicago was named the No 1 welterweight challenger after a 10 round decision over Saverio Turiello of Italy on Monday night. Turiello had beaten Aron twice before but Aron surged in the closing rounds to secure the victory. Aron will seek a title match with champion Henry Armstrong.

Chicago INS Milt Aron Saverio ‘Turiello Italy Turiello Aron

Anamosa Golfers Defeat Monticello in Home Match

Special to The Gazette. Anamosa Country Club golfers beat Monticello 23 to 2134 on the focal course Sunday. Allen Turner of Anamosa was medalist with 77 while Mark Rodman of Monticello was runner-up with 80. Earlier Monticello defeated Anamosa on their course.

Anamosa Country Club Monticello Focal Allen Turner Anamosa Mark Rodman

Golf league results with YWCA players and mixed team wins

Phyllis Suttner led low scores with 46 as Woolworths edged Security Laboratories 18 to 12 in Monday YWCA Advanced golf. Beginners two ball foursome saw Louise Highly and Christine Bjornsen win. Bishop's defeated S. and W. 14-10. Standard Glass and Paint beat Beck’s 21-10. Gazette toppled Armstrong’s 20-9. Individual scores list several players with scores ranging from 46 to 68.

Bishop's Standard Glass and Paint Gazette Woolworth's Phyllis Suttner Woolworth’s Louise Highly Christine Bjornsen Beck’s Armstrong's Woolworth Nosed Out Security Laboratories Phyllis Summer Viola Laverne Bernice Cameron Lilian Hefner Gladys Helscher Martha Heins Virginia Martin Nele Sheftie Lorraine Nelson Dorothy Amillier Melba Davis Sllflazel Petit Alyce Phillips Ann Baxter Mary Neilly Clara McPherson Mrs. Ross S2

St Pauls M E Surge Past Church of Brethren In Softball Thriller

St Pauls M E rallied from a 6-2 deficit in the sixth inning to beat Church of the Brethren 9-6 at Ellis Park. Trinity Lutheran moved to second with a 20-10 win over Westminster No 2 while Trinity ME No 1 extended third place by defeating Central Park 13-4. Westminster No 1 won by forfeit from Trinity ME No 2. Calvary Baptist had an open date. Hills Wildcats return to play under lights against CSA team after a 13-1 win over Maccabees.

Reds Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Dodgers Rhinelanders Brooklyns Giants St. Paul's M. E Ellis Park St. Paul's Church of the Brethren Trinity Lutheran Trinity ME Central Park Calvary Baptist Fast Hills Wildcats Wildcats Maccabees Church Ofun League Westminister Speinderknecht Brammer Delzell Arch of the Brett St. Pauw Demorye Allen Wenttes Thayer Pratt Tappen Trinity M E Dubhbert Alters Leonard and MacNamara

North Liberty Softball Teams Split Sunday Action

North Liberty defeated West Branch 25 to 3 with Les Le Grand as pitcher and Dave Von Stein catching. West Branch pitchers were Sorenson and Leo Tesar with Bob Burnett and Joe Nortman catching. Bud and Walt lost 10 to 8 to Coralville, with Bob Rinehart pitching and Lloyd Rinehart catching. Coralville also used Anciaux and Kriz with Nortman catching. A softball tournament is scheduled here next Sunday.

North Liberty West Branch Les le Grand Dave von Stein Sorenson Leo Tesar Bob Burnett Joe Nortman Bud Walt Coralville Bob Rinehart Lloyd Rinehart Anciaux Kriz Nortman

Monticello Routs Manchester in Sunday Tennis Match

Manchester lost its season opener at Thrill park courts as Monticello defeated them. Fred Blair was the lone Manchester winner, taking 2-6 6-2 6-4, with Neil Johnson Norman Johnson Wallace Blair Dunham Taylor and Arthur Hutchinson also competing. Vinton will play here next Sunday.

Manchester Monticello Thrill Park Fred Blair Neil Johnson Norman Johnson Wallace Blair Dunham Taylor Arthur Hutchinson Vinton

Boxing Roundup Names Many Welterweights In Heavy Spars

From Chicago to San Francisco and Sioux City, mixed results listed for fighters including Turiello, Zivle, Bennett, Sparr, Neaves and Nartnek. Several bouts show knockouts or outcomes with weights noted in pounds and city affiliations. The report reads like a terse scalp tally from Associated Press sports desks across multiple hubs.

Associated Press CRICAGO—MIM_ Ares Chicago Suveria Turiello Italy Fritsie Zivle Pittshargh Leonard Bennett San Francisco Friddie Apexteli Dake Sparr Carsem City Nev Sioux City Paul Nartnek Minneavolis Charley Neaves Kansas City

Duplicate Income Tax Return Dropped

Washington announces that the duplicate green copy need not be furnished with federal income tax returns in the future. The requirement began in 1935 to disclose names of taxpayers with taxable property. Morgenthau says new measures and higher bureau workload justify elimination of the duplicate.

Washington INS Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau Internal Revenue Bureau

Japan's Premier calls end to foreign economic dependence

TOKIO UP Premier Konoye in first radio address as prime minister pledges to end Japan's economic reliance on other nations and align closely with Wang Ching-wei regime while seeking broader ties with China and Manchukuo and expanding into the South Seas. He also calls for a single national political party as existing parties are deemed unsuitable.

Tokio Japan Fumimaro Konoye Konoye Chiang Kai-shek Wang Ching-wei Nanking China Manchukuo South Seas Pacific

Three Democrats Oppose Third Term But Back Roosevelt

Three Democratic senators Van Nuys Indiana Adams Colorado Wheeler Montana oppose the third term principle yet say they will vote for Franklin Roosevelt in November. Van Nuys worries the issue will influence voters while Adams cites his state's desire for Roosevelt and his duty as a representative.

Roosevelt Washington van Nuys Indiana Adams Colorado Wheeler Montana Indianan

Local Tennis Aces Plan Busy Schedule

Cedar Rapids Tennis association filed twenty one entries for the Eastern Iowa tournament starting Thursday in Iowa City. President Henry Gundling announced the event. Clinton team will play at Cedar Rapids on Saturday, sending 12 men and four women. Matches are set for Kenmore and Franklin courts from 1 30 p m.

Cedar Rapids Tennis Association Iowa Iowa City Henry Gundling Clinton Mississippi Valley Tennis League Cedar Rapids Kenmore Courts Franklin Courts Dubuque Fergie Town City Gerlay

Playoff knocks Barbara Davidson from Iowa meet title flight

DES MOINES AP Barbara Davidson of Burlington failed to reach the championship flight in the Iowa women s golf meet after a six on the second hole in a playoff that narrowed the field to four. Joining the championship flight were Mrs L A Taylor Ottumwa Mrs M I Lutz Des Moines Mrs Carla Logan Keokuk and Mrs R O Lindsey Marshalltown.

Des Moines Barbara Davidson Burlington Iowa Miss Davidson L. A. Taylor Ottumwa M. I. Lutz Carla Logan Keokuk R. O. Lindsey Marshalltown

Plan To Transfer 115000 To Reich

Berlin reports plans to resettle 80 000 Germans from Bessarabia and 35 000 from northern Bukovina into the Reich. Also expected to move Germans in Lithuania, recently a Soviet republic, along with Latvians and Estonians. Redistribution follows Romania cession of Bessarabia and Bukovina to Russia last month.

Berlin Reich Bessarabia Bukovina Russia Rumania Lithuania Soviet Union Latvia Estonia

Peter Maher Dies One of Bare Knuckle Pioneers

Peter Maher, 71, a veteran of the old bare knuckle era, died in Baltimore on Monday. Born in Galway in 1869, he began fighting at 13 and later staged exhibitions with John L. Sullivan and Peter Jackson. Sullivan reportedly helped Maher come to the United States.

Baltimore Peter Maher Maher Galway Ireland John L. Sullivan Peter Jackson Sullivan United States

Marion golf tourney resumes with early matches won by McBurney and Gordon

In Marion field, Mrs. Phil J. McBurney beat Kathleen Oxley 4 and 3, while Mrs. Gilbert Gordon defeated Mrs. Lumer Lorence 8 and 7 in opening women’s handicap tournament at Marion Golf Club. Delayed events include a costume day, nurse training enrollments, church meetings, and community notices.

Phil J. McBurney Kathleen Oxley Gilbert Gordon Lumer Lorence Marion Golf Club

British bombs reduce Hamburg to ruins says BBC report

New York based CBS cited a BBC report quoting a Turkish traveler returning from a Germany trip. He said Hamburg Bremen Dusseldorf Cologne and Essen showed almost no factory intact. The BBC report described Hamburg as laid in ruins by British bombs.

New York Columbia Broadcasting System British Broadcasting Corporation Istanbul Germany Hamburg Emden Bremen Dusseldorf Cologne Essen BBC

Sheriffs To Hold District Session Here On July 30

A one day Iowa Sheriffs association district session will be at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids July 30 with 9 am registration. Public access except 3 30 to 5 pm session led by an FBI agent includes counties Benton Black Hawk Buchanan Cedar Clayton Clinton Delaware Dubuque Jackson Johnson Jones Jim and Scott. The program covers films talks by state and local officials and a 3 30 to 5 pm FBI talk on sabotage espionage and national defense. Greece racial characteristics note follows.

Iowa Sheriffs’ Association Montrose Cedar Rapids FBI Iowa Benton Black Hawk Buchanan Cedar Clayton Clinton Delaware Dubuque Jackson Johnson Jones Jim Scott Karl Fischer State Public Safety Department C. A. Knee Iowa Highway Patrol A. W. Nebergall State Criminal Investigation Bureau John Strohm John Rankin Forrest B. Dougan Narcotic Division of State Pharmacy Department J. L. Dalton

Rock Island Arsenal forecasts two year capacity operation

Rock Island Arsenal will operate at capacity for two years according to Brig. Gen. C. T. Harris. He noted employment will reach about 8,000 within six months as production keeps pace with a war time defense program. Orders totalled around $213 million this month, with Rock Island daily orders near $1 million, said Col. Norman F. Ramsey.

Rock Island Rock Island Arsenal C. T. Harris Ordnance Washington, D. C H. C. Minton Ordnance Department Harris War Department Arsenal U. S. Defense Norman F. Ramsey

Air Mail Schedule From Cedar Rapids Issued

City mail schedule released by Robert Jubbock lists 3:45 p m closings for planes from Iowa City to Chicago New York San Francisco Detroit Miami El Paso and the northwest. Train mail to catch east and southbound planes closes at 12 30 a m at 1110 p m mail heads north by train to meet westbound planes at Minneapolis and 9 15 p m train mail to meet a westbound plane at Omitha.

Cedar Rapids Robert Jubbock Iowa City Chicago New York San Francisco Detroit Miami el Paso Minneapolis Omitha

Potassium gluconite aids hay fever relief says Emory doctor

Dr Francis P Parker of Emory University reports that potassium gluconate tablets provided relief to about seven of ten hay fever patients in tests at Emory Hospital. Over 100 patients in 18 months showed the tablets correct a potassium deficiency in allergic tissues. Starting a week before and during the sneeze season, two to five tablets daily caused few side effects and are cheaper than injections.

Atlanta Emory University Francis P Parker Parker

Farmer's Daughter Helps Capture Nazis on English Coast

London AP reports a farmer's daughter and a milkman aided by a shotgun to capture two German airmen after a twin engined fighter was shot down on the English southeast coast Tuesday.

London English

Aged Recluse Holds Off Police At English Farm

A 66 year old bachelor Raymond Warden on a Hampshire farm resisted wartime food production orders for 18 hours. Police and firemen invaded with gas and rifles after an eviction order. Warden was seriously wounded and arrested after a gunfight that left officers injured.

Basingstoke Hampshire England Raymond Warden P. C Draper Draper Warden

U S Britain and Russia urged to hold three power talks

A Soviet spokesman on Tuesday suggested the United States Great Britain and Russia arrange a conference to discuss mutual interests in light of Japan's aim for a new order in Asia. He said Russia would welcome such talks and that China should be represented as a visually interested party.

London United States Great Britain Russia Japan Asia China

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