Averill Declines 4000 Cut and Hints at Detroit Trade
Earl Averill says he will not sign a contract cutting his salary by 4000 and would welcome a trade to the Detroit Tigers. The 10 year Cleveland star cites rumors of a deal, wishing Cleveland would move him to Detroit to bolster the outfield in a potential Yankees challenge. He blames the club’s bonus system and notes his .330 average last season, trailing Jeff Heath and Hal Trosky among Cleveland hitters.
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Averill
Cleveland
Detroit
Earl Averill
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Jeff Heath
Tribe
Hal Trosky
Indians
Catalina Island
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Earl Whitehill
Cedar Rapids
Hot Springs
Jefthander
Hartnett
Whitehill
Iowa State Swimming Champions Award Letters To 12
Iowa State coach Charles McCaffree announced letters awarded to 12 members of the Big Six champion swimming team. Recipients include Capt. George Haldeman Balboa C Z Eugene Armstrong Ames Roger Adams Balboa C Z LeRoy Carr Ames Hubert Egenes Story City John Gibbs Cleveland Ia Fred Hargesheimer Rochester Minn George Hargrove Des Moines Charles Hudler Battle Creek Mich James Trewin Cedar Rapids and manager. Minor letters went to Fred Baker Fort Worth Tex William Hescher Sigourney and Jack Vaughan Ottumwa.
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AMES
Charles McCaffree
Iowa State
George Haldeman
Balboa
C. Z
Eugene Armstrong
Roger Adams
LeRoy Carr
Hubert Egenes
Story City
John Gibbs
Cleveland
Fred Hargesheimer
Rochester
Minn
George Hargrove
Des Moines
Charles Hudler
Battle Creek
Mic
Iowa Fresh Trackmen Defeat Notre Dame in Freshman Meet
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Iowa 47 Notre Dame 43 Iowa freshmen defeated the Fighting Irish Carl Schnoor Perry led with wins in the mile and two mile and a half mile tie totaling 14 points Bill Green Newton ran 60 yards in 6.4 Hank Vollenweider Dubuque clocked 60 yard high hurdles in 8.0 The meet highlighted strong sprint and distance performances across Iowa.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Carl Schnoor
Perry
Hawkeye
Bill Green
Newton
Hank Vollenweider
Dubuque
Ripon tops in Midwest basketball race with late heroics
Ripon College defeats Lawrence 35 33 and Cornell loses to Coe 36 33 as late baskets decide two close games. Carleton leads offense with 41 ppg while Cornell allows only 29 ppg. Williamsburg native Jerry O'Donnell plays center for the Redmen.
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Ripon College
Lawrence
Redmen
Cornell
Coe
Ripon Jose
Purple
Ripon
Vikings
Carleton
Connell
Saint Ambrose Bees edge Augustana 32 to 30 in season finale
St Ambrose clinches the season and career highlight with a one handed shot in final two seconds securing a 32 30 win over Augustana at Rock Island Armory. The victory avenges a 35 29 loss earlier and both teams eye the national tournament in Kansas City next week.
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St. Ambrose
Bees
Augustana
Rock Island
Saints
Vikings
O’donnell
Rock Island Armory
Kansas City
Teams Tied For First In Y W C A League
Paris Academy and Armstrongs share lead in the Y W C A round robin after Tuesday play with 5 wins each. Evelyn Seilhamer led Paris with 16 points in a 29 16 win over Martins while Dorothy Greer scored 19 and Dorothy Svec 14 in Newmans 33 15 victory over First Evangelical.
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Paris Academy
Armstrong
Craemer’s
Woolworth’s
Margaret Petrasek
L. Tet
MD Armstrones
Cracmere
RIK Newma
First Evancelicat
Killians
SK Woolworths
Martins
France Plans Eiffel Tower Fiftieth Anniversary Festivities
Paris will mark the 50th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower with celebrations from June 23 to July 6. Organizers aim to recreate 1889 era atmosphere with period balls and events to honor the landmark.
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France
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Ins
M and R Team Defeats First Evangelical 71 to 11
The M and R basketball team beat First Evangelical 71 to 11 at the First Evangelical gymnasium Tuesday night.
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M. and R
First Evangelical Fioneers
First Evangelical Gymnasium
Trade talks off as Slapnicka signals Indians stand pat
Cleveland vice president C C Slapnicka announced at the New Orleans camp that all infield trade negotiations are off and the Tribe will stand pat. Lynn Lary is a holdout, with shortstop duties likely assigned to Jimmy Webb.
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C. C. Slapnicka
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Slapnicka
Lynn Lary
Tribe
Jimmy Webb
Skeeter Webb
Raiders
Farmers' Market Place Wants Big Bargains on Used Machinery
In the Want Ad section the Farmers' Market Place advertises good used tractors and farm stock with bargains for buyers seeking value. The notice emphasizes farm equipment and livestock deals available through the marketplace.
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Farmers’ Market Place
Washington County Men File Appeals From Convictions
Washington county men Laird Hawkins and William Crandall filed appeals with the state supreme court after convictions. Hawkins received three months for driving while intoxicated following a Oct 29, 1938 arrest by a state patrolman. Crandall got eight months for assault and battery after a fight involving Cecil Replogle and his 15 year old sister.
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Des Moines
Washington County
Supreme Court
Laird Hawkins
J. G. Patterson
William Crandall
Patterson
Crandall
Cecil Replogle
Ousted Employes Win Contest Over Statehouse Jobs
Three ousted Iowa statehouse workers won their case in Polk County District Court. W H Durkee was restored as night watchman at the state historical building after evidence showed another man hired for the job. J B Allen and W P O Hair will remain statehouse janitors until June 15 under the stipulation.
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Des Moines
INS
Statehouse
Polk County District Court
State Executive Council
W .H. Durkee
State Historical Building
J. B Allen
W. P. O'Hair
Snowstorms Cost Cedar Rapids City About 4000
The snowfalls on Feb 28 and March 5 cost Cedar Rapids about 4000. Commissioner Dave Williams estimated Wednesday two hundred extra men were hired to clear the 10 inch blizzard and 120 were used after this week’s storm. Several extra snowplows were rented and pressed into service.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Williams
Des Moines House Panel Sets Public Hearing on Truck Tax Bills
The house committee on motor vehicles will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m Thursday on truck tax bills pending in the legislature.
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Des Moines
House Committee On Motor Vehicles
City Briefs And Personals Prompt Local Notices
In a Thursday report the death of Frank Benesh Jr. of Mt. Vernon was noted and a surviving sister Mrs Josie Zeithammer of Cedar Rapids was named in error, with half brother Joseph J Charipar also omitted. Ads urge painting and wall cleaning under classification 11. Surfacing district 128 includes two one mile road sections north from the Johnson county line in Fairfax and College towns. Linn county supervisors authorized sub letting grading work under nine contracts awarded to R D Freeland of Walcott with Hannahs West Point for about 4020.86.
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Frank Benesh, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Josie Zeithammer
Cedar Rapids
Joseph J. Charipar
Johnson County
Fairfax
College Townships
Linn County
J &, Hannahs
West Point
Hannahs
R. D Freeland
Walcott
Cedar Rapids Scouts Plan April 28 29 Circus Amid Health Forms
Cedar Rapids area Scout roundtable at the Montrose hotel discussed new medical and dental forms for recording health data of each Scout. The group reviewed a 10 year program award and plans for the area Scout circus at Memorial building on April 28 and 29 with the theme Training For Citizenship. Cedar Rapids hosted a Des Moines region sales meeting at the Roosevelt hotel led by R M Threlkeld and attended by Fred Schwengel J P McMahon C A Gustafson and other agents.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Area Board
National Scout Office
James C. Manville
Memorial Building
R. M. Threlkeld
American Mutual Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Roosevelt Hotel
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
J P. McMahon
Waterloo
C A Gustafson
Marshalltown
H. S A McConachie
R. B. Reynolds
Meeting in Honor of Threlkeld's January February Production Record
The school hosts a meeting recognizing Mr Threlkeld for leading the company in the United States during January and February 1939. Attendees include school officials and company representatives.
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Threlkeld
United States
Open Hearing On Cascade Electric Plant Court Fight
In Anamosa District Court Judge H. C. Ring heard Iowa Electric’s action to stop a municipally owned Cascade plant. First witnesses included craft representatives on construction and Cascade town clerk M. A Kurt who tied town records to PWA wage provisions. Attorneys for Iowa Electric are Barnes Richmann Hogan and Fowler. Cascade’s lawyers are Lean Czizek.
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Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Iowa Electric Company
Cascade
M. A Kurt
Kurt
PWA
Don Barnes
C. E. Richmann
Cedar Rapids
Ed Hogan
R. H. Fowler
Des Moines
J. J. Lean
W H. Czizek
Dubuque
Husky Holdup Man Faces Nemesis in Narrow Clash
John E. Hopper, 33, sat in a Los Angeles jail on robbery charges after a clash with five foot four inch, 128 pound W J Richards, a branch bank manager, who subdued Hopper by shoving a can into his ribs during the attempted robbery.
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Los Angeles
INS
John E. Hopper
Hopper
W J. Richards
Whilden Tank Keeper Left Educational Endowment
Herbert B. Whilden of Chariton South Carolina died in 1935 leaving 1250 dollars split between North Carolina and South Carolina to fund educational purposes.
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Herbert B. Whilden
Chariton, S. C
North Carolina
South Coolina
Sporting Croods Secure John Ashlock For Spring Line
The Sporting Croods announce the return of John Ashlock for the upcoming season and report the new spring line is on sale at Kresge's Dollar Store.
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John Ashlock
Kresge
Dollar Store
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