Heat of Olympic Games Dims Tokyo 1940 Prospects
LAWTON CARVER reports rising doubt over the 1940 Tokyo Olympics as war in Asia and U.S. college suspensions threaten participation. Officials glimpse a possible cancellation or shift to biennial competition with heavy opposition from coaches and athletes alike.
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INS
New York
Tokio
Japan
United States
China
Far East
Olympic Committee
America
Missouri Valley Conference
Lawson Robertson
U. S
England
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
A.A.U
Lenglen Undergoes Transfusion in Serious Illness
Paris AP report says Suzanne Lenglen, former tennis star, received a blood transfusion for pernicious anemia after ten days of illness. Her physician described her condition as serious but hopeful for eventual cure, with no immediate change after the procedure.
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Paris
Suzanne Lenglen
Miss Lenglen
Walker team tops Engineers 6 to 3 in youthful matchup
Walker baseball squad, all under 21, defeated the Cedar Rapids Engineers 6 to 3. Meliar pitched six hits allowed. Walker collected ten safeties including three doubles. Center Point is set to play here next Sunday.
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Walker
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Meliar
Boxing results terse card from scattered entries
In Pittsburgh Sammy Angatt 152 from Elllisville outpointed Tammy Speigal 182 from Mentowa Pa. In Moulton Wishy Jones 15414 from Wouston Texas outpointed Wesley Ramey 133 from Grand Rapids Mich. In Angeles Crowell 218 faced Eddie Megan 213 in an unclear bout from Los.
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Pittsburgh
Sammy Angatt
Ellisville
Tammy Speigal
Mentowa
Moulton
Tex
Bisignano To Meet Johnson On Mat Card
Weather permitting the Cedar Park open air arena hosts a wrestling card led by Al Bisignano of Des Moines a former MSG standout and ex light heavy boxing prospect. He faces Alf Johnson of Minneapolis a tall Swede mauler with a postponed match from last week. The semi windup features the Cardiff Giant over 300 pounds against Harry Kent of Corvallis Oregon. Earl Wampler of Scranton opens against Harry Morrow of Lincoln Nebraska.
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Cedar Park
al Bisignano
Des Moines
Madison Square Garden
Babe Carnera
Bisignano
Alf Johnson
Minneapolis
Eddie Jennings
Cardiff Giant
Harry Kent
Corallis
Ore
Oregon State College
Earl Wampler
Scranton
Harry Morrow
Lincoln
Neb
Turnesa Ties For Medal In College Meet
Willie Turnesa of Holy Cross and Lew W. Oehrig of Virginia tied for medal honors after 36 holes at Louisville country club. Turnesa shot 69 in the final round. Stanford won the team title with 601, followed by Michigan at 611. Sid Richardson and Phil Donahue also qualified. Hobart failed to qualify.
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Willie Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Holy Cross
Lew W. Ochmig
Chattanooga
Tenn
University of Virginia Star
Turnesa
Louisville Country Club
Stanford
Michigan
Oehrig
Sid Richardson
Creston
Northwestern University
Phil Donahue
Notre Dame
Sioux City
John Hobart
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Lost Nation to host district semi pro tournament
Lost Nation named Herman Fleming to supervise the district tournament opening Friday. Two games each evening Friday and Saturday, with the local winner advancing to the state tournament in Sioux City July 17-23. Friday matches Davenport versus Camanche Indians and Oxford Emotion versus De both teams reported. Saturday games include Lowden versus Charlotte and Miles against Lost Nation, with semifinals the following day and finals at night.
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Lost Nation
Herman
Flip” Fleming
Sioux City
Davenport
Camanche Indians
Oxford Emotion
Real estate transfers from Monroe Two and Dunkard cemetery deeds
Trustee transfers record multiple parcels including cemetery lots in Dunkard grounds from Monroe Two to J F Hepker and Earl D Hepker with deeds valued at $10 dated 4 28 34 and 4 20 28. Additional transfers include a Radloff to Nettie Radloff fee simple parcel 26 83 7 valued at $1 and a vendor Merger deed between Orat D Pherrin and Bernell Schwirtz, plus a widow Clema Young and Hazelle Young McClintock to Harry Mason and a referee deed for Lot 10 in Viene add C R valued at $2600.
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Monroe
J. F. Hepker
Dunkard Cemetery
B. F. Millburn
G. R. Hendrickson
J. F. Heefner
Earl D. Hepker
New Add
Dunkard
Thomas E. Radloff
Nettie Radloff
Val
Con
Orat D. Pherrin
Orval Deaver Pherrin
Bernell
Clara Schwirtz
Valcon
Clema Young
Hazelle Young McClintock
Harry Mason
Palo
Frank Kanak
Fred Krumm
Blk Viene
City Briefs and Personal Notices From Local Paper
Renata Tyrs Sokolky to hold monthly meeting Friday at 8 p.m. at Sokol hall. Kenwood Park Methodist church hosts a social Wednesday at 7 p.m. J A Peterson, once listed at 612 Fifth Avenue SE, does not reside there per Joe Conway. Bertha Kacere, 22, of 326 Fourteenth Avenue SE, fractured her right wrist at a skating rink and was treated at St Luke’s hospital. William and Floyd Dye of Center Point face assault and battery charges continued to July 7. The case stems from an alleged assault on Milton Squires on June 24. A related venue change involves a check to Cedar Rapids Construction, signed W A Shenker and endorsed Leslie Powell, with a local address, brought in Justice H R Churchill’s court. The man allegedly used the names Joe and John Harris and carries an ID under Powell.
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J. A. Peterson
Fifth Avenue SE
Joe Conway
Bertha Kacere
Fourteenth Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
William
Floyd Dye
Center Point
Justice of the Peace
W. R. Watsabaugh
Milton Squires
H. R. Churchill
Watsabaugh
Police seek man behind counterfeit $10 checks at drugstores
Detectives hunt a Negro suspect who on Monday night passed two fraudulent ten dollar checks at local druggists in exchange for small purchases. Henry Krob of Podzimek Pharmacy reported the incident occurred between 6 and 7 p.m., with a $1.35 purchase involved.
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Henry Krob
Podzimek
Oat Firm, Chamber Officials to Attend Chicago Hearing
J. W. Ludlow traffic manager for National Oats, Harry Sundberg of the Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau, and J. E. Richey of Honeymead Products will travel Wednesday night to Chicago for a railroad committee hearing Thursday on proposed changes in rules and charges for grain products in transit.
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J. W . Ludlow
National Oats Company
Harry Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
J. E. Richey
Honeymead Products Company
Chicago
Linn County appoints Orvin Stephen relief visitor on county payroll
Linn county supervisors on Tuesday approved the hiring of Orvin Stephen 27 of 326 Thirty second street NE as a relief office visitor or investigator on the combined state and county payroll at 75 dollars monthly. He replaces Peter Meci of Marion who takes a leave of absence to pursue a master’s degree in social service work at the University of Chicago.
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Linn County
Orvin Stephen
Iowa State Teachers College
Stephen
Peter Meci
Marion
University of Chicago
38 Ounce Baby Born In Nashua Incubator Care
An 38 ounce daughter was born Wednesday to Mrs. Horton Glynn 18 of Bennington. Mother and baby in incubator were doing nicely, physicians report.
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Nashua
N. H
Horton Glynn
Bennington
America heads toward depth of low mood by year end
Ottawa AP says economist Leonard P Ayres predicts the U S will hit bottom of the present low mood this year 1938 He calls the 3 753 billion dollar government spending program politically primed prosperity and warns it may erode habits of self help and enterprise while expanding political control during a second pump priming experiment.
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Ottawa
Ont
America
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Ayers
Association
Dopey to Reward Disney Studio Backers
Dopey will give bonuses equal to three months' salary to all 800 studio employees if profits from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs meet expectations. The plan rewards those who supported Walt Disney during the early development of the project.
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Hollywood
Dopey
Walt Disney
Disney
Red Cross Opens Highway First Aid Stations in Linn County
Linn county opens two Red Cross highway emergency first aid stations to reduce injuries and deaths from accidents. The Deuker station on highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids and the Feekes station on highway 11 north of the post office will host trained volunteers and inspectors with certificates of merit awarded to Leslie Christensen for lifesaving actions.
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Linn County
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Linn County Farm Bureau
Edwin L. Deuker
Cedar Rapids
Gordon Feckes
Highway 11
Leslie Christensen
Feekes
Leslie H. Christensen
Ralph C. Bain
St. Louis
Iowa
Emery A Milliken
Highwway First Aid
Leona Burke
Harold Prasil
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Burke
Milliken
Percy Letsen
Lucille Gove
Deuker Station
Marjorie Albaugh
Florence Bena
William Bena
Lucille Berry
G. W. Gaines
Feekes Station
Grodon Feekes
Orville W. Aueman
John Blackford
Virgil Edaburn
Orval Edaburn
John Grime
A. J Rose
Clifford Tull
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Prince Bertil loses pants at Delaware celebration luncheon
In Philadelphia AP report Prince Bertil of Sweden arrived for the 300th anniversary celebration of Swedish settlement in Delaware and Pennsylvania. He planned to change from naval uniform to civilian clothes but could not locate his trousers and appeared fifteen minutes late still in uniform.
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Philadelphia
Bertil
Sweden
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Rain Washes Out Great Northern Track North of Pipestone
Traffic on the Great Northern railway was tied up eight miles north of Pipestone as 200 feet of track washed out by 2.35 inches of rain Tuesday night. Water reached seven feet deep on Highway 47 underpass. Also noted, a pound of very fine wool yields about 100 miles of thread.
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Pipestone
Minn
Great Northern Railway
Pipe
Stone
Highway 47
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