Speedway Bosses Launch Iowa AAA Gasoline Classic
Hankinson Speedways of New York opens Cedar Rapids headquarters with a staff of a dozen experts to promote the inaugural Iowa AAA gasoline classic at Frontier Park on Sunday July 11. Ralph A. Hankinson leads a publicity and track crew as fencing and track prep begin ahead of a 100 lap race featuring at least a dozen Indianapolis pilots and a $60 000 Memorial Day purse context. Entries close July 4 for contest board approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Middle West
Hankinson Speedways of
New York
Third Street
Frontier Park
Ralph A. Hankinson
Hankinson
Mammoth Langhorne Speedway
Philadelphia
America
AAA
Roosevelt Field
Iowa
Indianapolis
Raiders Meet Rock Island in Pair of Games Here Sunday
The Raiders return home Sunday to face Rock Island in two games. The first starts at 2 45 in the afternoon, followed by an evening game at 8 15.
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Raiders
Rock Island
Iowa golfers set for state tourney at Clinton
Billy Hall defends the Iowa amateur title as Clinton Iowa hosts the qualifiers. Notables include Vavra Bartlett Barton Fannon Stimson Miller Kraft and Sid Richardson who will skip Clinton to play at Oakmont. Pro-amateur event Sunday kicks off the tournament with match play beginning Tuesday and a 36-hole final on Saturday.
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Clinton
Billy Hall
Boone Lad
Iowa
Hall
Waterloo
Brooks Beach
Okoboji
Iowa State
Johnny Vavra
Cedar Rapids
Art Bartlett
Ottumwa
Paul Barton
Davenport
Chase Fannon
Centerville
Merle Stimson
Stimson
Vavra
Denny ‘Miller
Des Moines
Miller
Sid Richardson
Creston
Oakmont
Johnny Kraft
Oelwein
trans-Mississippi
London Promoter Offers $100000 For Louis Baer Fight
London promoter Sydney Hulls said he would guarantee Louis about $100000 in pounds to fight Buddy Baer in England. If Louis wins, he would get a bout with the winner of the Schmeling Farr proposed engagement.
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London
Sydney Hulls
Louis
Buddy Baer
England
Baer
Hulls
Max Schmeling
Tommy Farr
Boxing Roundup of Notable Knockouts Across Cities
In New York featherweight Wike SBelloise 141 stopped Jimmy Me 14% in Tacoma. AI Garner 146 beat Red Bruce in Pittsburgh. Charles Burley 144 defeated Mickey O'Brien 148 in Braddeck. Andy Callahan 143 from Lawrence MA suffered a technical knockout by Nat Ber 147 in Fall River.
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New York
Wike Sbelloise
Jimmy Me
Tacoma
Wash
Ittsburgh
AI Garner
New Maven
Cann
Red Bruce
Pittsburch
Charles Burley
Pittsburgh
Mickey O'Brien
Braddeck
Boaton
Andy Callahan
Lawrence
Mars
Worom
Nat Ber
Fall River
Mass
Braddock Louis Bout Draws Crowd in Slow Motion Show
In New York AP report highlights lingering hype around Braddock vs Louis with slow motion evidence of Louis's blows. Other notes include Lou Gehrig interests, Tarzan role buzz, golf winnings, and boxing and racing gossip from Madison Square Garden to Aqueduct.
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New York
Jim Braddock
Joe Louis
Louis
Lou
Gehrig
Hollywood
Walter Kozak
Aqueduct
Saint Pierre
Madison Square Garden
Bob Pastor
New York State
Chicago
Mike Jacobs
Pastor
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Tommy Armour
Sandy
Harry Lenny
Joe
Benny Huffman
Rolly Hemsley
Browns
Ray Dean
Dizzy Dean
van Mungo
Dean
Mungo
Alex Kettles
South Bend
Max Roesch
Dallas
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Dodgers
Pirates
Lou Gehrig
Madison
Fifth Avenue
West Point
Yankees
Max “Boo Boo” Huff
Philly
Chino Alvarez
Tampa
Charlie Burns
al Schacht
Binghamton
N. Y
Nice Rowing
A. A.A
Roosevelt Speedway
Jimmy Braddock
Last Of Insull's Furnishings Sold To Highest Bidder
In Chicago on the auction's opening day more than 300 people crowded Insull's Civic Opera penthouse to bid on his furnishings to satisfy creditors. Items fetched low sums from a mahogany bed at 325 dollars to a $4 meat chopper and even an ash tray inscribed to Samuel Insull.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Civic Opera
Insull
Marvin Barlow
Rich Manufacturer Sued For Support By His Mother
Los Angeles AP A 12 year old mother, Mrs Maggie Musick, sues her son Howard L Musick, a wealthy patent medicine maker, for support in municipal court. She testifies she has been destitute two years and is on the county. She quotes his remark about $69000 entrusted to her in 1929. He says he would rather spend money now fighting than give her a dime. She says he has given nearly $50000 for safekeeping, but she returned most of it.
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Los Angeles
Maggie Musick
Howard L. Musick
Split season could revive interest in Western league
Western league discussions suggest gapping the season if Cedarpine leads by July all star break. Raiders hold a strong lead and might skip a playoff if the gap holds, while post season reshaping could boost public interest and attendance around the circuit.
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Cedar Rapids
Raiders
Cedarpida
Coast Stars Predicted To Top Big Ten In Dual Meet
Los Angeles AP reports experts expect the Pacific Coast Conference to dominate the Big Ten in Saturday's dual track and field meet after NC-AA results. USC led with 174 points, while Indiana and Wisconsin stars loom in distance events and pole vault battles. John Woodruff to race in an exhibition half mile. Beetham and Bush set for the middle distance clash.
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Los Angeles
Berkeley
Coast
Dean Cromwell
Southern California
Big Ten
Bill Sefton
Earle Meadows
Oregon
George Varoff
Big Yen
Don Lash
Indiana
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Tom Deckard
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Chuck Beetham
Ohio State
Rosas Bush
Protests Over Pilsudski Coffin Removal At Cracow Cathedral
Labor union leaders staged a half hour strike in Warsaw protesting Arch bishop Sapieha's order to move Marshal Joseph Pilsudski's coffin from Cracow Cathedral to a chapel. A separate report notes pirates copying exclusive dress designs costing London and Paris dressmakers millions annually.
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Warsaw
London
Paris
Decorah Wrestler Ole Marsh Sails to Australia for Matches
Decorah resident J. C. Ole Marsh a former pupil of Farmer Burns and associate of Frank Gotch sails to Australia to conduct wrestling matches. Marsh helped develop Gotch and defended Klondike positions years ago. Now retired from competition he manages wrestlers and promotes events. He spent years on the Pacific coast and in Honolulu.
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Decorah
J. C
Ole) Marsh
Farmer Burns
Australia
Marsh
Burns
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Klondike
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
US Merchandise Trade Gap Narrowed in 1936
The United States exported only 34.26 million dollars more merchandise than it imported in 1936, reflecting a small trade surplus amid ongoing economic tensions and recovery efforts.
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United States
Missouri Flood Forces Evacuations Along Nebraska River
The Missouri river rose along the southeastern Nebraska section, with Blair and Omaha reporting trouble. Brownsville area ferries suspended as dikes rise to save 10 000 flooded acres between Blair and Rule Nebraska. Seven families evacuated near Blair before the river began receding. River men warn a new rise may follow as upstream floodwaters move toward the region.
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Omaha
Missouri
Nebraska
Blair
Brownsville
Rule
Neb
Bismarck
N. D
Doctor Convicted In Gift Of God Case Goes To Pen
Dr. Ludwig O. Muench, one of four convicted in the Gift of God baby fraud case, was sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for an eight year term. He remains in St. Louis city jail where the others were held after sentences were imposed by Judge George H Moore. Mrs Nellie Tipton Muench and Wilfred Jones also faced confinement, while Mrs Helen Berroyer has been at Alderson Federal Reformatory for five years.
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Wilfred Jones
Helen Berroyer
Women’s Federal Reformatory
Alderson
W. Va
Muench
Tener
Circulars Issued Inquest On Mrs Parsons Disappearance
The FBI mailed 80000 large circulars seeking information on the disappearance of Mrs Alice McDowell Parsons of Stony Brook Long Island. The notices describe the missing heiress with five photos and say she was last seen June 9 at her home. The circular asks information about her whereabouts.
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Stony Brook
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alice McDowell Parsons
Long Island Society
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