Conference teams await sectionals in two districts
Mississippi Valley conference opens sectional play with seven first round games across two districts. Dubuque hosts Cascade Catholic while Iowa City and Davenport pairs lead the slate. Roosevelt, Wilson, and other schools feature top scorers and records amid the season's final standings.
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Mississippi Valley Conference
Dubuque
Iowa City
St. Patrick’s
Katona
Davenport
Lyons
Clinton
Goose Lake
DeWitt
Cascade Catholic
Waterloo East
Belle Plaine
Dysart
Waterloo
Sample
Seidler
Wilson
Tom Farmer
Wolfe
Dave Danner
Quakers and Juniors Win Junior Gold Ball Semis
The Quakers from St Patrick's beat First Baptist 67 to 8 led by Shanahan Nolan and Shea. First Presbyterian defeated Gazette Newsies 37 to 17 while Junior Lighters rallied to beat Sears and Roebuck 34 to 24. Semi final set for Thursday at First Baptist with Presbyterian vs McKinley Hi-V and Quakers vs Junior Lighters.
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Quaker Oats
First Presbyterian
Richardson
Severin
McKinley
Nolan
Kemp
Kenney
Kulchera
Ij. Little
Naughton
Fiest
Garette Newnsies
Ferir FeFtrPberg
Peterson
Linn County Supervisors Meet in 1941 Organizational Session
Linn County Iowa opens January 2 1941 regular session elects C L Beeson as chairman forms committees approves bonds and salaries sets depositories and purchases for jail officers and maintenance and designates official newspapers amid extensive budget and appointment actions.
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Board OF Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iown
Linn.s
Said County
Yeresentt
Beeson
Petty
C. L. Beeson
Geevell
Court House
Seevell
Anpiealor
Scevell
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Central City News- Letter
Springville New Era
Marion Sentinel
Mt Vernon
Renolu
Linn
Justice of the Peace
Rapnidds
Rapids
Texcept
Sn Ag
Stevell
Earl T Brockman
Charles Rubias
Irma Hall
Agnes, Kuba
Dorothy Alt
Amanda Hagenstein
Marie Jet Ouer
Jerk Sancer
District Court
George B. Sherman
Arthur Axmear
Raymond Rieck
Vera Hibnes
Virginia Moran
Dorothy Howes
J W Stoddard
Aenes Buchan
Marjorie Hess
Servell
L. R. Fitzgerald
Otto F Hanzlik
J. H. Woodside
Larry Condon
Harlan Snyder
P J. Whittemore
Frank Chramostn
John Henderson
Maxine Pacper
Fred C. Henson
Don Condon
Aorces
Carl Hendrickson
Atorney
Jons T. Perrine
Atrey
Ruth Bartling
FW. Mulson
T. Frank Hersch
Sewell
Lena A. Vogl
Robert R. Norris
Gertrude Benecke
Thomas McAllen
Vance Newhouse
Charles Wadden
William Muir
C. Adams
L. H Griffin
Lottie Melichar
Secvell
First Trust and Savings Bank
Merchants National Bank
Seid
Alburnett State Bank
Alburnett
Fexchanse Bank
Spring
Illic. Ia
Fairfax St. Sav. Bank
Fairfax
Iowan
First Trust A Ban Bk
Guaranty Bk 4& Tr Co
First National Bank
Piney
Er A
Isbon & 0
Lisbon
Natl. Bank
Mt. Vernon
Maxi
Reso Merchants National Bank
Cedar Hien Rapids
Peoples Savings Bank
Town
Marion
Lisbon Bank and Trust Co
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Co
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank & Trust Company
Nee
Anid Atakan
Merchants Nationa Bank
Guaranty Bank and Trust
Cedar Rauids
Baxter
Ayr
Bleakly
Jaurice Bleakly
Wm H. Behrens
E M Gill
Franklin Township
Berson
Harry McGraw
Jackson Township
Ber Innine
Tawa_Mutual Liability Insurance Company
County Recorder
Ranids
H R Churchill
Rapids Township
Robert M. Vesely
Ertl T Brockman
Frank Bates
F Hanzilk
Joe W Carberry
Edwin W Lundhurst
Raymond F Rieck
Demps
Jones
Stoddard
Wm. Crissman
Atorney Reahl T Perrine
James H Smith
Lawrence Condon
Ralph Munden
HC. Clymer
Beriram
Peter Gibney
Clinton Township
Earl Smith
College Township
Chaiies Paul
Kenneth Butler
Grant Township
Chas
J. Holub
Claire HO Andrews
Maine Township
Jos
W. Holds
Putnam Township
Rowe
Spring Grove
FE. Bell
Brown Township
J. M Carbee
Franklin Townshin
Mitchell
F. L. Brown
E. M. Wetherbee
Winfield A White
Marion Township
Monroe
Arthur Graut
Otter Creek
Andrew L. Clark
Harry G. Powell
Ann Matheny
Washington Township
George Fe Fistsch
Vera Blaine
Bertram
Ray 8
Knight
Center Point
Jens Leo F. Davis
Central City
Charles Sladek
Ely
James Yanecek
S. N
Bridie
Dewey Alexander
K. E. Graver
R. M Clark
WA. Peterson
County Board of Social Welfare
Chas, J. Holub
Bernice Williams
Clare Petty
Elmer Seevell
Ll. Beeson
Central City News-Letter
Springville
New Era
Mount Vernon Hawkeye Record
Lisbon Herald
Seeveil
FO. Satter
Src
New Erna
Dutch Ruether Rates Old Pete Alexander As Best
Walter Ruether recalls Pete Alexander as the greatest right hander and recounts a famed World Series moment. He notes Ruether’s long pitching career, his Cubs scouting work, and his eye for talent while warning about overrating college players in a weak field.
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Dutch Ruether
Pete Alexander
Henry McLemore
Phoenix
Ariz
Lazzeri
Yanks
Walter
Dutch” Ruether
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Washington
Yankees
Dutch
Chicago Cubs
Alexander
Pete
Ruether
Cubs
Novikoff
Lou Stringer
Verne Olsen
Glenn Russell
Dellasandro
cMiss
Move To Name Most Valuable Cager In Big Ten
Six Big Ten players are nominated for conference MVP for the 1941 season. Each school picks a top player and a 23 man board chosen by WGN will select the winner from the 10 nominees. Wisconsin backs Gene Englund leads with senior status, while Chicago taps Joe Stampf. IndianaNominates William Menke, Michigan Herb Brogan, Illinois Bob Richmond, Ohio State Jack Dawson.
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Chicago
WGN
Wisconsin
Gene Englund
Joe Stampf
England
Indiana
William Menke
Michigan
Herb Brogan
Illinois
Bob Richmond
Ohio State
Jack Dawson
Finals Set in Four Ball Tournament Showdown
CORAL GABLES Florida United Press reports Gene Sarazen from Brookfield Center Connecticut and Ben Hogan of White Plains New York face Sammy Snead of Hot Springs Virginia and Ralph Guldahl of Chicago for the top prize in the 18th annual $5000 International Four ball golf tournament final Wednesday. Sarazen and Hogan reached the final with a 2 up victory over defending champions Billy Burke and Craig Wood Tuesday while Snead and Guldahl edged Horton Smith of Oak Park Illinois and Paul Bunyan of White Plains New York 1 up.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield Center
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
N. Y
Purdue Gridmen Open Spring Practice At Purdue
Nearly 100 candidates turned out for the first spring practice at Purdue in Lafayette Indiana. Co captains Jim Miller and Tom Melton led the squad as Joe Boland former Notre Dame line coach joined as assistant coach with Mal Elward guiding the team.
Coe Cagemen Name All Opponent Team
The Kohawks drafted an all opponent five with Sveto Kremar of Ripon as captain. Also named Huber of Monmouth Wright of Carleton Slarman of Beloit Kremar of Ripon Pelsner of Grinnell and Rember of Ripon.
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Kohawks
Sveto Kremar
Ripon
F—Huber
Monmouth
Wright
Carleton
I—Slarman
Beloit
G—Kremar
G—Pelsner
Grinnell
Utility—Rember
Gordon starts at first base in Rays camp with bargain glove
ST PETERSBURG Florida Joe Gordon former New York Yankees second baseman began his second full day of practice at first base. He used a cheap drugstore glove and showed some awkwardness but overall performed ably in the new position.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Joe Gordon
New York Yankee
Joe
Gordon
Drake Cagers Tie For Fourth After Loss
Drake was tied with Washington of St. Louis for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference after a 50 to 42 defeat at Washburn College in Topeka Tuesday night.
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Topeka
Kan
Drake
Washington
St. Louis
Bulldogs
Washburn College
Mechanicsville Girls Win In Conference Match
Lowden girls fall 39 to 24 at Mechanicsville in a conference game. The reserve score shows Lowden 2 percent and Mechanicsville 13. Other scores include Cenrey 43 over Millershare 25 and Cenrey 31 over Millerabare 1. San Bernardino County, Calif, covers 20 174 square miles, the nation’s largest county.
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Mechanicsville
Lowden
Halt
Stoke A
Cenrey
Millershare
Elita
Millerabare
San Bernardino County
Calif
United States
Sport Jabs Roundup of boxing results across cities
AP reports multiple boxing bouts with winners and locations.
Grinnell Cagers No Match For Loyolans
Loyola University defeated Grinnell 54 to 34 in Chicago in a non conference game. Loyola led 26 to 14 at halftime and widened the margin to 44 to 21 early in the second period before resting its bench. Co captain Jerry Fort led Grinnell with 12 points while Mickey Rottner scored 11 for Loyola, reaching 259 points on the season.
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Chicago
Loyola University
Grinnell
Loyola
Lennie Sachs
Jerry Fort
Mickey Rottner
Lee
Kendall
Cahilhé
First Lady Rejects Hat Standardization Proposal
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt opposed Frances Perkins idea to standardize women's hats. She said women should wear hats as they please and urged independence in hat wear. The First Lady planned a ten day Florida vacation starting Thursday.
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Washington
INS
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Officials from 13 eastern Iowa counties discuss jobless aid bill
Sixty two county officers from 13 eastern counties in Iowa's sixth highway district met at the Montrose hotel to hear A A Couch of the Iowa Federation of Labor argue against the unemployment compensation bill. He warned the measure would shift the tax burden to the public and limit eligibility by redefining seasonal work. After lunch, Sam Steigerwalt and Mark Morris led a talk on the ten mile plan.
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Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Towa
Joe Kotor
State Hospital For the
Independence
Beeson
Seevell
Frank H. Ward
Adams
Ambulancr Service Co
Moor Trans
Baldwin Frank
Edith
Brooks
Anna
Bowers
Brosh Nita
Sol
Best Old& Fuel Co
Boulder Township
Bremer
Buehler
George
Bagley
G&c
Bareco Oil Co
Broadlawns Hospital
Butterfield
A R
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Lola M
Bartosh
Joseph
Corson Monitor
Blanks
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Cross Betsey Mae
Sol Relief
Chadima Coal Co
Condon Christina
Carney Typewriter Co
City Water Works
Coch Glass & Paint Co Frank
Cooper FM
Chadma Joseph
Craemer's
Cline’s
Marion Spring Water Co
Auto Supply Co
Calral Joseph
OC Duster Bros Grocers
Dennis_& Son L
Drew George
OC Fisher Jr
Fred C
Farmers Elevator Co
GE Feeley
Gouldin Florence
D C
Kessler
Lefebvre Corp
Treas Boons
Lobenstein
Supers Linn County Food Stamp Office
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Secrion
Cuestas
Eee
Utstine
Waehine-Ce
Andum Dimimeneeng
Tania
Inu
Agenae
Laura Poor
Marcus
Chilane
Mercy Hospital
Morse Alfred
Marion Water Co
Marion
McNiel
National Refining Co
Newman S. Poor
Ce Parrott & Sons Co
Matt and Treas Pne
Yan Ng Poprorsks
Kate Noor
Pantone
Mary
Renmer
Tom Poor
Rogers
Hathe
Cler Rohn
Brocker
Sunnystope Sanatorium
Sith
James
Trin
Petty
Simon Franks
Renoir
Schmidt
Sister_ Rufus
Star Printing Co
Spohn & Rose Lbr Co
Smith Raymond T
St Servier
Smith E S. O'seer
Tribune Publishing Co
Treas and Shrf
Troy Laundry Co
Titus Mildred
Triangle
John A
Wilson Robert E L. Fox
Walbrand
James M
Wenzel
Edward
Zahradnik AO
Han Meek Louis
Fan McMullin Merle
Walter Vee
Stark Alfred
Stoneking
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Smith Francis J
Fan Wood
Rhee
Eo Wickham Harry
Allan F
Servell
ASRB
Richard
Nerlingham
Bas Walter Hurt
Weslee Bartosh
Braxey
Howard Jordan
Howard Larkwood
Milo Meduatn
Ana James Moubry
Ammeli Murphy
Berr T L Sword
Lester Catawar Stene
Lewis C
Filinaton
Voces
Edwin I Frish
Hobart
Fowler
Frencis Gaines
Headey Secur Wee BK
Arthur Wolub
BO Walmer
Iowa Highway District
Montrose
John Tank
Scott County
A. A. Couch
Iowa Federation of Labor
Couch
Sam Steigerwalt
Story County
Mark Morris
Iowa Highway Commission
Englund Honored as Badgers Captain and MVP
Gene Englund, Wisconsin center and All Big Ten selection, was named captain of the Badgers basketball team and chosen as the team’s most valuable player by his teammates on Tuesday night.
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Wis
Gene Englund
University of Wisconsin
Badgers
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