Ohio State Wins Big Ten Title In Upset Finish
Ohio State clinched the Big Ten crown after a late rally, defeating Purdue 51 to 35 and beating Michigan 53 to 45 to finish atop Indiana. Captain Jimmy Hull led with 20 points as the Buckeyes claimed the title for the first time in 14 years under coach Harold Olsen, with Indiana's collapse leaving OSU undisputed champions.
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Ohio State
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Indiana
Bucks
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Michigan
Purdue
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Hull
Columbus
Jimmy Hull
John Schick
Harold G Olsen
Indiai
Illinois
New York
Hoosiers
Branch McCracken
Ernie Andres
Weec U
Wiliala
Wisconsin
White Denies Plans to Quit Oxford Rhodes Scholarship
Byron White, 21, former football star and Pittsburgh Pirates player, denied rumors he plans to quit Oxford or abandon his Rhodes scholarship. He said he enjoys Oxford, expects to stay two to three more years to complete his bachelor of arts, and dismissed claims of homesickness or seclusion.
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Oxford
Eng
Byron Whizzer’ White
Colorado
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mungo Signs With Dodgers At $5,000
Clearwater Florida Van Lingle Mungo Brooklyn fireball pitcher and last holdout of the Dodgers signed a contract for 5000 dollars a year. The cut is reported at 10000 from last season reflecting a 4 and 11 record and alleged breach by playing basketball in South Carolina. He wore a Dodgers uniform and practiced with the club after signing.
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Fla
INS
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Mungo
South Carolina
Marshalltown Women Win Bowling Honors
Marshalltown entries took class B and class C team honors in the final weekend of the women’s state bowling tournament in Marshalltown Iowa. Nash Coffee topped class B with 2 203 pins replacing Uhlg Jewelers of Waterloo while Red Crown recreation No 1 led class C with 2 093 pins as Davenport Midway alleys No 1 remained the class A leader.
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Midway
Davenport
Nash Coffee
Uhlg Jewelers of
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Red Crown Recreation
U S Air Program Guided by Different Problem
NEW YORK AP The government plans to buy a modest number of war planes for rearmament, arguing a defense problem unlike Europe. Maj Gen Henry Arnold says the U S would start with under 900 combat planes and field 5500 to 6000 machines in total. Navy defends first line, Europe lacks, needs fewer larger planes, and air defense relies on potential productivity.
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New York
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
H. H. Arnold
Air Corps
Asia
Rate Cunningham Greatest of All Time
Glenn Cunningham dominates track legends with unmatched stamina and speed. The Kansan, praised by experts, beat Don Lash in a two mile dash and is poised to challenge records at Dartmouth and upcoming meets, including a double at the K of C meet. Cunningham’s career spans 100 yards to the marathon route with world records in 1,600 yards and 1,500 meters and a mile-and-a-half run that impressed rivals.
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New York
INS
Glenn Cunningham
Kansan
Don Lash
Lash
Paavo Nurmi
Cunningham
Nurmi
Dartmouth
John Borican
Mother Quits Jail For Baby's Funeral
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania a 21 year old mother Helen Wolf was released briefly from jail to attend the funeral of her two year old child Mariam Wolf known as the rosebud baby. The child died after five days in hospital from suspected abuse by her mother's suitor Paul Wesley Barrick a 22 year old brickyard worker who faces a murder charge. Barrick said he beat the girl out of jealousy toward her father.
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Mariam Wolf
Helen Wolf
Paul Wesley Barrick
Trio Held At Clinton Wanted For Kidnaping
CLINTON Oklahoma authorities held John Marshall his wife and Betty Lyman on a kidnaping charge. A warrant from Oklahoma was received by Sheriff C S Petersen confirming the case. The trio allegedly abducted R R Magee a Pawhuska schoolteacher and forced him to drive to Tulsa. Authorities indicate they will be turned over to the FBI after the death of Louis Sloat last week, the fourth member of the gang.
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Clinton
INS
John Marshall
Betty Lyman
C. S. Petersen
Oklahoma
R. R. Magee
Pawhuska
Okla
Tulsa
Louis Sloat
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Execute Frenchman Who Spied For Girl
TOULON France Marc Aubert a French naval ensign was executed by firing squad in the moat of Malbousquet fortress Monday for selling navy secrets to a foreign power to obtain money for a woman friend An execution in peacetime for espionage is almost unprecedented Aubert was doomed as an example in view of the general hardening of the international situation.
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France
Marc Aubert
Malbousquet Fortress
Aubert
Bettendorf Project Approved For Devils Glen Park
Washington AP reports Representative Jacobson says the president approved a $14,100 WPA project to improve Devils Glen park near Bettendorf.
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Jacobson
Devils Glen Park
Bettendorf
Deficit Ghost Haunts Sclons In Whole U.S.
State legislators face record budget totals across several states as deficits loom. Many mull tax hikes on sales income inheritance liquor and gas while Missouri reports a balanced year with surplus. Illinois touts reduced debt but warns of a possible billion in biennial shortfall if sales tax expires.
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Missouri
Maine
Kansas
Illinois
Raps US Girls Habit Of Looking At Men Squarely
New York AP report cites M Dona Edmond Mondy, once adviser to Queen Marie, condemning American girls for looking men squarely in the eye. He says this feels like probing minds and prefers coyness, poise, and homely grace over prettiness and awkwardness. He notes men notice the hat and stance and mocks behavior in serious business talks.
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New York
M Dona Edmond
Edmond
Queen Marie of
Roumania
Penernal
Benes Sees Hookup Of Democracies As Europe's Sole Hope
Dr Eduard Benes former Czechoslovak president urged a union of democracies as the only path from war bankruptcy or revolution in central Europe He warned against appeasement and touted a federal Europe with a League of Nations like body to sustain peace and democratic victory while the US aids the cause.
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Europe
Chicago
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
University of Chicago
Tam
League of Nations
United States
Chicago Welcomes Band Leader Amid Stench Bombs
German American band leader Fritz Kuhn was welcomed in Chicago with minor violence as two stench bombs were thrown into a German night club where he sat with his lieutenants George Froboese Otto Willameit and Mrs Froboese. The hall was briefly evacuated but the celebration resumed and police could not trace the bombers.
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Chicago
Fritz Kuhn
George Froboese
Milwaukee
Midwest
Otto Willameit
Froboese
Bundsmen
Marion News Highlights Local Club Events and Visits
Chitaga Camp Fire group and guardian Mrs. S A Fontaine held an old fashioned party in the Marion Library auditorium with two plays directed by Marjorie Mekota and handmade crafts by Eileen Schenken. Other items note Pastor's Helpers class gathering, Marion Nature and Garden Club meeting details, and local visits by Miss Iva Stevens and Miss Betty Howell. plus small ads and club notices.
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Chitaga
S. A Fontaine
Marjorie Mekota
Eileen Schenken
Mrs McGuire Suffered Concussion From Icy Fall On Sunday
Mrs Edward McGuire sustained a brain concussion and injuries to her hip and back after slipping on an icy sidewalk on her way to St. Joseph Catholic church Sunday. Her condition improved Monday. Her son James McGuire and family from Clinton were called here Sunday and returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs Edward McGuire Jr and their son Edward of Perry were also called Sunday and will stay a few days.
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Edward McGuire
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
James McGuire
Clinton
Edward
Perry
Local school staff and clubs face illnesses and meetings
Miss Margaret DeWees and other school staff are ill or substituting at home. The True Blue division of the Methodist Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Leslie’s home on Fourteenth Street. The Milwaukee Railroad Women's club plans a 230 p.m. meeting at Hallwood cafe with cards after the business session. Several clubs postpone or reschedule due to illness, and local residents visit or recover from influenza and pneumonia.
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Margaret DeWees
J W. Bowman
Eldon Coffman
Gretchen Mentzer
Clifford O Johnson
Laura Tripp Burns
Miss Mentzer
True Blue
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
B. W. Leslie
Fourteenth Street
William Henn
A. A. Schenken
Milwaukee Railroad Women's Club
Hallwood Cafe
Labor draft for Jews amid shortages in Berlin and Vienna
Berlin reports thousands of unemployed Jews to be drafted for manual labor under new Reich Employment Institute rules, segregated from Aryan workers to ease shortages. In Vienna a decree bans Jews from dining or sleeping cars on railways. German Jews may keep limited gold dental work and small valued items as rules demand surrender of valuables proceeds.
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Berlin
INL
Reich Employment Institute
Vienna
Japan seeks friendship with U S and Britain amid naval arms plans
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita declares Japan aims for friendly ties with the United States and Great Britain as Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai outlines a navy to rival the world’s strongest fleet. The cabinet approves multi year rearmament programs and Yonai faces questions on British and American naval expansion.
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Hachiro Arita
Diet
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Navy
Mitsumasa Yonai
Yonai
Buster Committee
House of Representatives
Inya Miyazawa
Minseito
Vinson
Yonas
Britain
Utopian Village Discovered by Union College Scientist
Dr. Paul A Zahl of Union College reports discovering the Akawi Indians near Mount Roaraima on the border of British Guiana and Venezuela. The isolated community, described as a laughter filled utopia where all are blood relatives, was found during an expedition seeking the world’s largest ants. Zahl captured 2,000 ants and noted two waterfalls about ten times Niagara Falls in height.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Ins
Paul A. Zahl
Union College
Zahl
Mount Roaraima
British Guiana
Venezuela
Arthur Conan Doyle
Niagara Falls
Woman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Husband Suicide
In White Plains New York Marie Burckhalter pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter for aiding her husband Eugene Burckhalter to commit suicide. He died from carbon monoxide poisoning in car No 19 after a vacuum tube and sealed newspapers were used. Judge Coyne deferred sentence without a definite date.
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White Plains
N. Y
Marie Burckhalter
Hastings-on-Hudson
Frank H Coyne
Eugene V. Bureckhalter
Southern Chemical Corporation
Mount Vernon
Indigenous BC beliefs on raven light and killer whale shape
Indigenous people of British Columbia hold that the raven is the source of light and life while the killer whale can transform into a man. The belief reflects rich folklore linking animals to human traits and cosmic forces.
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British Columbia
Easy Fix for Loose Teeth With FASTEETH Powder
Advert says worry over slipping false teeth. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates to hold them firmly. Claims pleasant taste and no gummy or chalky feel. Alkaline formula advertised for comfort and security in eating and speaking. Reach drug stores.
Deaths of Mrs Mae Morris in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs Mae Morris 34 of 139 It avenue NF were held at Beatty chapel at 230 pm Sunday conducted by Rev Samuel Ramaker. Burial followed at Linwood cemetery. A lifelong Cedar Rapids resident she is survived by husband Wallace J Morris a son Leon mother Mrs Elnora Spaight a brother Harry Spaight two sisters Mrs M C Kendall and Mrs Frank Churchill two nieces Thelma Kendall Ellen Spaight a nephew Raymond Churchill and an aunt Ida Spaight Cedar Rapids.
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Avenue NF
Beatty Chapel
Samuel Ramaker
Linwood Cemetery
Morris
Cedar. Rapids
Wallace J Morris
Leon
Elnora Spaight
Harry Spaight
M.C Kendall
Frank Churchill
Thelma Kendall
Ellen Spaight
Raymond Churchill
Ida Spaight
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Abbaline Gee Townsend Dies at 97
Mrs. Abbaline Gee Townsend 97 died at a local hospital at 8 30 pm Sunday from injuries after a fall four weeks earlier. Born June 27 1841 in Ithaca NY she spent much of her life in Auburn NY where her family owned Gee hill, now part of Cornell. Survivors include Mrs Dab inett and John Dabinett. Private funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in Turner chapel with Rev Melvin J Welke, burial Campbell Cemetery six miles east of Cedar Rapids. flowers omitted.
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Laura T Cabinett
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Townsend
Ithaca
Auburn
Gee Hill
Cornell University
Episcopal Church
Former Actor Arthur Teachout Dies at 51
Arthur Teachout 51 of 616 Fourth Avenue SE a retired actor who appeared on stage and screen died at a local hospital after a two day illness He was born October 14 1887 in Utica New York and after Ithaca Conservatory graduation worked with stock companies starred in Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and The College Widow He later acted in silent films including Get Rich Quick Wallingford retiring after marriage and later directing high school and amateur plays He had been with Natex company for six years moving from Allentown Pennsylvania to Cedar Rapids last October He belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church Elmira New York Survived by his wife his father W A Teachout and a sister Mrs Arthur Gillispie Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 pm in Moon chapel with cremation to follow.
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Fourth Avenue SE
Utica N. Y
Ithaca, N
Wallingford
Teachout
Natex Company
Allentown
Cedar Rapids
Trinity Episcopal Church
Elmira
N. Y
W. A. Teachout
Arthur Gillispie
Rochester
Moon Chapel
Elton D. Wells
Mrs Sarah Jane Field Dies in San Francisco Hospital
Mrs Sarah Jane Field 74 a Cedar Rapids native died March 2 in a San Francisco hospital after a fall at her daughter Mrs Ray Sawyer’s home She was born Dec 11 1864 in Meaford Ontario Canada and lived most of her life in Cedar Rapids before living with her daughter in San Francisco for years She previously resided in Omaha with the Sawyers and enjoyed visiting Cedar Rapids each summer
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Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
Ray Sawyer
Sarah Jane York
Henry
Sarah Prentice York
Meaford
Ontario
Canada
William L. Field
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Mrs. Field
Mrs Sawyer
Omaha
Mrs. Sawyer
Mrs Field Dies. Services Set at Beatty Chapel
Mrs Field, widow of W P Field, passed away in Cedar Rapids after living with her daughter Mrs Homer Thomas in Camden and with Mrs W P Yerkes in Tama. She was a Methodist and Maccabee lodge member, survived by three daughters Mrs Homer Thomas, Mrs W P Yerkes, and Mrs Ray Sawyer, a brother George D. York, two sisters Mrs E A Farnsworth and Mrs Carrie Smyth, four grand children and one great grandchild. Funeral at Beatty chapel Thursday at 2 pm, burial in Linwood cemetery.
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W P. Yerkes
Tama
Homer Thomas
Camden
Ind
Field
Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Cam
Carrie Smyth
Coda. Rapids
Sia
Beatty Chapel
Bural
Linwood Cemetery
Mrs. Elsie N Bednar dies after long illness
Mrs. Elsie N Bednar aged 58 of 1130 Ninth Street NW widow of Jos R Bednar died at a local hospital at 1245 am Sunday after a short illness. She was born in Bay City on July 5 1880 and lived in Cedar Rapids 35 years. Surviving are daughters Mrs Evelyn Carlstrom of Chicago Mrs Alberta Stickley and Mrs Ray H Smith of Cedar Rapids six grandchildren two brothers Walter F Hunt of Minneapolis and Dwight Hunt of Milwaukee two sisters Mrs Lucila Crandall of Red Wing Minnesota and Mrs Alta Leeman of Fond du Lac. The Beatty chapel will conduct services at 130 pm Tuesday with Rev Henry Scherer of the First Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 pm today.
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Ninth Street
Jos R. Bednar
Bay City
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Carlstrom
Chicago
Alberta Stickley
Ray H Smith
Walter F Hunt
Minneapolis
Obituary of John Harrison Buckles in Mount Pulaski
John Harrison Buckles died at his daughter Mrs Harry Ulrichs Fairfax home Sunday after several months illness. Born July 24 1869 in Mount Pulaski IL he ran a meat market there later moving to Fairfax October last. Survived by his wife Ida and two children Mrs Ulrich Fairfax and Elias Buckles Waterloo. Body moved from Teahen chapel to Mount Pulaski for services at Shall chapel Wednesday with burial in Mount Pulaski cemetery.
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Harry Ulrich
Fairfax
Mt Pulaski
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Ulrich
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Waterloo
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Shall
Mt. Pulaski
Funeral services for John Pisarik set for Tuesday
Funeral services for John Pisarik will be held at Kuba funeral home Tuesday at 8 30 am then 9 am at St. Wenceslaus church conducted by Msgr August Vojacek Burial in St. John cemetery. He is survived by a grandson Robert Gelski. Msgr Vojacek and Cadets of St. George recite Rosary at 730 p.m Monday in Kuba chapel where friends may call. pallbearers will be Cadets.
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Kuba
St. Wenceslaus
Msgr
August Vojacek
St. John
Robert Gelski
Vojacek
St. George Wall
Mrs Myrtle Skinner Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Myrtle Skinner of 323 Third avenue SW died at an Incal Hospital at 10:10 am Monday after a short illness. She was born March 16, 1865 near Ottumwa and had resided in Cedar Rapids. Surviving are a son Howard of Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Jabbie Eyre of Dudley Indiana and three grandchildren Raymond Mildred and Ruth Skinner of Cedar Rapids. The body is at the Rohn chapel and friends may call. Services and burial are planned for Ottumwa Tuesday morning.
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Third Avenue
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Jabbie Eyre
Dudley, In
Raymond
Mildred
Ruth Skinner
Rohn Chapel
Joseph Navy Pallbearers Named for Tuesday Service
Pallbearers for Joseph Navy are John Vorel Adolph Center Frank Fisher Albert Reinhart Silvester Brant and George Brogan. The funeral will be at 2 pm Tuesday in the Brosh chapel.
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Joseph Navy
Brosh Chapel
John Vorel Adolph Center
Frank Fisher
Albert Reinhart
Silvester Brant
George Brogan
Funeral for Mrs. Mary F Clark Dies at 101 in City
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Foo Clark who died Saturday at age 101 will be held Tuesday at 10:30 am in Beatty chapel. The Rev F H Wand will officiate and burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 pm Monday.
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Mary Foo Clark
Beatty Chapel
F H Wand
Linwood
Circuit court affirms convicti ons of two Reno felons
In New York on Monday the United States court of appeals upheld the convictions of William J Graham and James C McKay. Each man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison and fined $11 000 after being found guilty of mail fraud and conspiracy.
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New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William J Graham
James C. McKay
Reno
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