Record Entry Numbers Set for Prep Track Meet
Lions send 20 athletes to state indoor meet as 47 schools and 345 competitors enter. North Des Moines leads with 21 athletes, East Des Moines 20, Roosevelt Cedar Rapids 16, Grinnell 14, Valley West Des Moines 14, Burlington 13. Other entries include Ames 11 and multiple Cedar Rapids squads.
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George Bresnahan
Ee City
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Chamn
Bresnahan
North Des Moines
East
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Fort Madison
Valley of
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Oskaloosa
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Thornburg
Sigourney
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Traer
Mechanicsville
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Martinsburg
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Belle Plaine
Perry
Ames
Marshalltown
West Branch
Albia
Valley of West Des Moines
Wilson
McKinley
Franklin
Chicans Lead Doubles in ABC Pin Meet in Cleveland
Stan Shelley and Louis Schmidt topped the doubles pack with a 1332 total in Cleveland as the ABC championships heat up. Shelley rolled 684 on 266 226 192, Schmidt 648 on 203 222 223, aiming to challenge defending champions Johnson and Snyder. George Lally and Steve Kapazinas moved to fifth with 1272, while Mike Zibora and Nick Creatura tied for sixth at 1265. Fred Boldt shot 701 to climb to second in singles with 218 213 270.
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INL
Stan Shelley
Louis K. Schmidt
Wooster
American Bowling Congress
Don Johnson
Fannie Snyder
Indianapolis
Shelley
Schmidt
George Lally
Steve Kapazinas
North Bergen
N. J
Lally
Mike Zibora
Nick Creatura
Boonton
Cone Hermann
Renard Heydt
St. Louis
Mike
Nick
Fred Boldt
Altoona
Bolot
Layden Back With Grid Squad After Illness
Notre Dame head coach Elmer Layden recovered from flu and led spring football drills in South Bend while line coaches directed players. Layden had spent the prior week in bed as assistants ran practice and instruction. The note mentions California housing the highest concentration of automobile owners with one car for every 2.62 people.
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Ind
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Joe Boland
Layden
United States
California
Goldsmith First Curve Ball Pitcher Dies at 86
Fred E. Goldsmith, who claimed to be the first curve ball pitcher, died in Berkeley Michigan after a long illness. He passed away Tuesday night just before a national sports tribute edition was to note his claim.
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Berkeley
Mich
Ins
Fred E. Goldsmith
Goldsmith
Kansas City Cancels $5,000 Open Golf Meet
The Kansas City Golf Association cancelled its second annual $5,000 open golf tournament slated for July. The note appears among unrelated statistics about national egg production in the United States.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Golf Association
United States
Tony Canzoneri’s Slipping Comeback Under Fire
Boxing writer recalls Tony Canzoneri once dominated featherweight and lightweight divisions. He notes decline from peak, signs of punch drunkness, and concerns over continuing fights. Mentions Dempsey Tunney fear, potential Willard Firpo exhibition, and rumors of Joe Louis vs Galento in South America.
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New York
Tony
Jess Willard
Luis Angel Firpo
Wild Bull
Pampas
South America
Joe Louis
Jack Roper
Tony Galento
Jess
Luis
Southland
Evans High Gun In A Class At Iowa City
Max Evans of Marion was high gun in class A in the trap shoot at Iowa City with 47 of 50. Charles Heaton of Fairfax was runner-up with 46. In class B Jack Young C A Russell and L E Dickinson tied 47, Russell winning the shoot off with 21 thirds. Roy Dickinson led class C with 46 while R G Kasel and W Taylor tied in class D at 46, Kasel taking the shoot off.
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Iowa City
Max Evans
Marion
Charles Heaton
Fairfax
Jack Young
C. A. Russell
L. E. Dickinson
Keokuk
Russell
Roy Dickinson
R. G. Kasel
W. Taylor
Kasel
Manush Iowa Baseball Captain Injured in Hospital
Co captain Art Manush of the University of Iowa baseball team was hospitalized with an injured foot. The Burlington resident and nephew of former major league star Heinie Manush could be left behind as the Hawkeyes head Saturday on a seven game southern junket before the Big Ten season. He was a leading hitter on last year's championship hopeful team.
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Iowa City
INS
Art Manush
University of Iowa
University Hospital
Manush
Heinie Manush
Burlington
Real Estate Transfers in Marion Iowa 1939
Linn County transfers list parcels in Orchard Heights and Mitchells and Taylor adds in Marion City. Entries show tax deeds from Linn County to Linn County Iowa with sale dates of February 28, 1939 and varied lot measurements and dollar amounts ranging from 15.17 to 369.40 dollars.
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Linn Co
Iowa
Marion
Treas Linn Co
Towa
Orchard
Mitchell
Marion City
Taylor’s
Davis and Brooks
4 H Basketball Meet Saturday On Coe Floor
The third annual district 4 H basketball tournament will be held on the Coe floor Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Eight teams from Benton Cedar Linn Clinton Iowa Poweshiek and Scott counties compete. Semis at 3 and 4 with finals at 5 refereed by Charles Ziogas.
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Benton
Cedar
Linn
Clinton
Jones
Iowa
Poweshiek
Scott
Linn County
Charles Ziogas
Wyoming Digging Deep For Athletic Coaches
An athletic director and football and basketball coach for the University of Wyoming were expected to be named after interviews with twenty one candidates. Two or three men were believed to be chosen to fill the post vacated June 1 by Willard A. Witte who resigned.
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Laramie
Wyo
INS
Universiy of Wyoming
Willard A. Witte
All-Conference Team Highlights From Midwest Colleges
Eight of ten AP all conference picks come from town conference players led by St. Ambrose guard Jack Bills and forward Francis Tofanelli as champions with no defeats. Simpson’s Glenn Bowles centers the lineup. Loras Derouin and Kolfenbach also named with Loras third. Renaissance club dominates New York pro title with 110 of 117 wins since Nov. 1.
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Jack Bills
Francis Tofanelli
St. Ambrose
Glenn Bowles
Simpson
Herman Derouin
John Kolfenbach
Loras
Columbia
Derouin
Bills
New York
Renaissance Club
Oshkosh
Wis
Pastors and Strickland Set for Chicago Heavyweight Bout
In Chicago, Bob Pastor and Maurice Strickland, ranked Nos. 2 and 6, prepare for a ten round heavyweight clash on March 31. Pastor, famed for once lasting the limit with Joe Louis, is a 6 to 5 favorite over the rising New Zealander.
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Chicago
INS
Bob Pastor
Maurice Strickland
Joe Louis
Pastor
Dominion of Canada Runs 363 Nour and Feed Plants
The Dominion of Canada operates 363 plants for the production of Nour and related feed products. These facilities support manufacturing across regions, highlighting a broad network in the country’s agricultural supply chain.
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Dominion of Canada
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