High-Powered Contract To Run Through 1935
Rogers Hornsby named manager of the St. Louis Browns for the remainder of 1934 and 1935 by owner Phil Ball. He replaces Bill Killefer as team rebuilds, taking wide authority and reporting only to Ball. Hornsby, who wore a Cardinal uniform yesterday, will assume control within days as the Browns face Detroit and Chicago White Sox. Hornsby has previously managed the Cards Braves and Cubs.
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T. Louis
Phil Ball
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Bill Killefer
Ball
John Heydler
National League
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Cardinal
Frank Frisch
Red Birds
Detroit
Chicago
White Sox
Cards
Braves
Cubs
Cardinals
Giants
John McGraw
McGraw
Boston
Bill Slattery
William Veeck
William Warridge
Petrel
Dubuque Girl Eliminated In Junior Golf Bracket
Evanston Ill AP The Western Junior girls golf tourney moved to semis at Evanston Golf Club. The defending champion Janet Humphries Chicago fell to Alice Ann Anderson Kenosha Wis 6 and 4. Anderson faces Shirley Ann Johnson Chicago who beat Hilda Livengood Danville Ill. Dorothy Bell Evanston beat Edith Estabrook 12 year old Dubuque Ia one up in nineteen holes and faces Goldie Bateson Milwaukee who eliminated Elaine Williams Elgin 1 up.
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Evanston, Ill
Evanston Golf Club
Janet Humphries
Chicago
Alice Ann Anderson
Kenosha
Wis
Miss Anderson
Shirley Ann Johnson
Hilda Livengood
Danville
Ill
Dorothy Bell
Evanston
Edith Estabrook
Dubuque
Goldie Bateson
Milwaukee
Miss Bateson
Elaiae Williams
Elgin
Cedar Rapids Triumph Over Davenport Rock Island Netters 14–5
Cedar Rapids tennis team routed a Davenport and Rock Island squad led by Ted Swenson and Ellis Verink on the Cue courts, 14 to 5. Cedar Rapids won six of eight men’s singles, swept women’s singles, and claimed three junior singles matches. Individual results include Bell and Reddig for Davenport and Clark and Yeovil for Cedar Rapids, with wins and scores across men’s and doubles matches.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Rock Island
Ted Swenson
Ellis Verink
Swenson and Reddig
Raymond
Clark
C. R
Yul and
Yessler
McCullough
Eccles
Brody
Margaret Birgermann
Co. R
Ella Lang
Bob Stansbury
Forrest Hemline
Wayne Rogers
Dick Hemlthe
Paul Strain
Dick Lennes
Boxing Roundup From Across The Nation
Jacksonville bout saw Jimmy Wade of Orlando outpoint Mickey Genaro of Chicago. In Pittsburgh Charley Belanger from Canada defeated Sunny Jim McVey while Charlie Raster stopped Jimmy Reilly in ten rounds. Other results include mistyped metro bouts in Grand Rapids and Milwaukee with local fighters scoring decisions.
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Associated Press
Cmicago
Coerden ’ Tertemberry
Coeen
Fla
Martin Vandewski
Grand Ra
Jackie Sharkey
Mine Neapolis
Sutveinied Dehnny
Canada
Oscar O'Hanion
Waukenan
Jacksonville
Jimmy Wade
Orlando
Mickey Genaro
Chicago
Fittsburgh
Charley Belanger
Sunny Jim McVey
JJ Rankin
Charlie Raster
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Reilly
Fairmont
W. Va
Frank Frisch for Cardinals job sparks managerial rumors
A Chicago sports writer claims Frankie Frisch is Cardinals manager because Hornsby declined. Hornsby allegedly refused a month earlier, aiming for Detroit or Browns roles, while Frisch would take the St. Louis post. The piece traces Hornsby’s managerial career and lingering notoriety.
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Chicago
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Cardinals
Detroit
Chicagoan
Browns
Monticello Club To Host E Iona Golfers Exhibition Day
Monticello Country Club will host a July 21 exhibition day for sixteen clubs. The event features a 9 hole open tournament, an 18 hole exhibition match, a shot making demo by Tom Harris, a golf talk, dinner, and an Eastern Iowa Golf Association meeting. Harris leads a notable exhibitor foursome with Frohwein Vavra Burkart. clubs from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion and others invited.
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Monticello
Tom Harris
Iowa City Country’ Club
Eastern Iowa Golf Association
United States
George Frohwein
Iowa City
Johnny Vavra
Reformatory Edges Sinclair Packers 4-3 In Tight Finish
Reformatory Snappers clinched a 4 3 victory over Cedar Rapids Sinclair Packers in the eighth inning. Aherns pitched six innings allowing six hits with three strikeouts and two walks. Melichar contributed in the seventh as the Packers led 3 2 before the rally.
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Gazette
AM Oseo
Bill Blanch
Diamond
Cedar Rapids Sinclair Packers
Packers
Aherns
Melichar
Snappers Rally In Eighth To Narrow Deficit
In the eighth inning the Snappers capitalized with a single a triple and a sacrifice to grab two runs. Only three men faced him in the prior inning, but the eighth produced the decisive scoring sequence.
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Aherns
Marion Invitational Meet to Feature About 100 Golfers
About 100 players are expected to compete Friday in the Marion Invitational golf tournament staged with a stag party at the country club. Three flights based on ninehole scores will determine prizes after eighteen holes of medal play.
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Marion
Touewacnaat T
Country Club
American Legion Post
Iowa
Iies
Memory honored at Camp Good Health dedication
Camp Good Health will be dedicated to memory of Mrs Elizabeth Johnston its late founder with public Exercises Sunday at 4 p m A portrait to be unveiled and a music and speaking program led by Mrs J W Ballard The Public Health Nursing bureau under Mrs Johnston fostered the overn summer camp for physically handicapped children via donations and leases to keep it open each year
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Good Health
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Elizabeth Johnston
Johnston
Palisades
Nursing Bureau
Mount Vernon Road
Gazette
City Briefs and Personal News Highlights
The Veterans of Foreign Wars band will provide music at the Immaculate Conception school grounds for the town party this evening. Home grown produce for sale in the Want Ads. The Ladies Relief club met with Mrs Charles Day and planned an ice cream social for Thursday. Cedar Rapids Hiking club meets at city hall Thursday at 7 15 p m with J I Merritt as hike leader. Bey suffers deep gash from a fall, treated at Luke's Hospital. Newman family to hold fifteenth reunion and picnic next Sunday in the grove opposite the depot at Teddyville. A girls diamondball game features a Waterloo team versus local playground stars at Daniels Park Sunday at 2 30 p m. Church of God In Christ on H Street SW given permit for tag day on Saturday for church funds. G L Oldfield on 17 day Navy leave with his mother in Center Point road area after training in San Diego. Aberdeen Editor Howard Anderson of the American News Aberdeen SD visited Cedar Rapids to discuss Northern State Teachers college affairs with Dr. Harry M. Gage of Coe College. Traffic violators fined include R J Novak of Marion and Floyd Fetter of 1340 Twenty second Avenue.
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Aberdeen
Howard Anderson
American News
Cedar Rapids
Harry M. Gage
Coe
Northern State Teachers College
Anderson
City fines issued for speeding and parking violations
D Bernstein SE and Joe Ainsworth NW were each fined 10 dollars and costs in police court for speeding. Herbert S Stamats 2131 Linden Dr SE Harvey Powell 143 Fortieth St NE J C Hastie 1921 Park Ave SE and LeRoy Farmer 1920 First Ave E were fined 2 dollars and costs for overtime parking. Kenwood playground to close 3 pm to 4 30 pm Wednesday to allow children to attend Dorothy Markham funeral 11 killed in Sunday car crash near Walker.
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D. Bernstein
Second Avenue
Joe Ainsworth
Eighteenth Street
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
Harvey Powell
Fortieth Street
J. C. Hastie
Park Avenue
LeRoy Farmer
First Avenue E
Markham
Kenwood
Dorothy Markham
Walker
Frank Murphy Named Regional Adviser on Public Works
WASHINGTON Frank Murphy of Wheaton Minnesota has been appointed adviser for the fourth region including Iowa to the public works administration. He will serve as a direct representative of the administration and secure project lists from state boards. The fourth region headquarters will be in Omaha and covers North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota Iowa and Wyoming.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Wheaton, Minn
Iowa
Public Works Administration
Omaha
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wyoming
Marriage Licenses and Illness Report in Cedar Rapids
Adelbert R. Patchin of Cedar Rapids and Mamie Hazel of De Smett, 8 they hold marriage licenses. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiteford and their son Owen have been seriously ill a week with Malta fever, under care of Mrs. Gertrude Potter and daughter Mrs. Everette Breneman.
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Adelbert R. Patchin
Cedar Rapids
Mamie Hazel
de Smett
Andalia
Charles Whiteford
Owen
Malta
Gertrude Potter
Everette Breneman
Fire department tests new Grant deluge set for tall fires
Spectators at the central fire station watched as firefighters tested a Grant multiversal deluge device capable of delivering up to 1,350 gallons per minute. The single-operator nozzle pivots freely and can project water 210 feet, enough to reach the highest city buildings and smash through brick walls, improving protection for coal yards, oil fires, and large conflagrations.
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Central Fire Station
Cedar River
E. P. Kohout
Kohout
Fire figh ter nozzle upgrades depart from pumpers
Chief Kohout announced a new set of turret nozzles will be carried on the hook and ladder and available at all sites. Connections will be made from pumpers through one to four lines of hose with nozzle adjustments from an inch and a third to two inches.
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Sires
Kohout
Eight Local Swimmers Qualify As Red Cross Examiners
Eight local swimmers qualified as Red Cross examiners and instructors in swimming and life saving at tests held Monday and Tuesday at the Country club pool under Weldon B. Hester, with instruction at the Marion pool. Names include Powell, Powell Jr., Hurka, Guzzle, Daniel, Manville, Hawkins, and Kathryn Hawkins, plus A. G. Keyes who qualified recently at Square Lake institute in Minnesota.
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Red Cross
Country Club
Weldon B. Hester
American Red Cross First Aid and Niece Service
Marion Pool
Mr. Hester
John Powell
Thomas B. Powell
Seventeenth Street
F. M. Presser
First Avenue N
Rudolph J. Hurka
Fourteenth Avenue
Howard L. Guzzle
Tenth Street
Marion
Charles M. Daniel
Grande Avenue
James Manville
Thirty-fifth Street
Katheryn Hawkins
First Avenue
Apt
A. G. Keyes
Eleventh Street
Square Lake Institute
Minnesota
Gazette Carrier Boys Win Dinner And Show In Contest
Fifty Gazette carrier boys won a subscription contest and were treated to a dinner at Bishop's cafeteria followed by a screening of the film A Shriek in the Night at the Iowa theater. The prizes matched each boy to the subscriptions he secured, rewarding effort with meals and a show.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Bishop’s
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