Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1951

Page

2

Snyder Captures Feature at Hawkeye Downs Memorial Day Race

At Hawkeye Downs a three lap duel between Deb Snyder and Clair Cotter ends with Snyder taking the 25 lap Memorial Day feature in front of 7000 fans. Cotter leads early in an Offenhauser before Snyder passes on the back stretch and builds a clear margin by the finish. Snyder and Cotter had each won 10 lap heats. Snyder’s time trial was fastest at 25.20. Roy Yanger wins the Australian pursuit ahead of Louie Yanger.

Russ Wiley Deb Snyder Clair Cotter Hawkeye Downs Cotter Snyder Ford International Motor Contest Association Mos Roy Louie Yanger Austin Minn Louie Ken Ohio Offenhauser Kautn Bert Hellmueller Somevile Curtis Roy Yanger Ustin Moberly Mercury Bill Quigley Aurora Hill Roy Yauger Cecil Greenley Webster City Cadillac Hellmueller Tommy Vardeman Wichita Kan Win Horner Chicago Aleshire Louie Yauger McDowell Jack Beddison East Peoria Bill Hoff Pooneepaits Surgiy Hoff

IMCO Keeps M J Lead With 12 10 Rally

Iowa Manufacturing held off LaPlant in a wild finish as Dick Farmer belted a two run homer in the seventh to stretch IMCO's lead to 11-6. LaPlant stormed back with five straight hits in the bottom of the ninth but fell short 12-10. Farmer's homer highlighted a high scoring game that drew about 1,000 fans.

Dick Farmer Iowa Farmer IMCO Bill Rucker LaPlant Iowa Manufacturing Tvrdik Clair Burgess Bob Havlik Howdy Mohr Mohr Rob Currell Pickart Babe Cypra Rice Peices Folkers Ho—Schuler Sturm Folkjers Schuler Gable

Marshall Gains Club Net Final

John Marshall wins the boys 15 and Under final at Cedar Rapids Country Club 1-6 6-1 6-3 over Bob Boysen. Earlier rounds list Halpin, Kessler, Knapp, and Boyson advancing to semifinals amid a series of 6-2 7-5 style results and defaults.

Marshall John Marshall Cedar Rapids Country Club Bob Boysen David Turner Dick Kohl Halpin Kessler John Knapp Jé Ee Boyson Warren Chadima Bob Boyson Dick Rinderknecht le Pastes B. Boyson

Major League Box Scores Summary

Baseball box score fragment covers multiple games with scorers, pitchers, and key plays. Highlights include Westrum and Irvin homer for New York, various pitching lines, and late-inning outcomes across teams such as Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Philadelphia. End-of-game stats show wins and losses, walk totals, and RBI contributions.

DeVilder wins two at Ce-Mar and Tunis speedway

Melvin DeVilder of Rock Island captures two feature wins at Ce-Mar Cedar Rapids and Tunis Waterloo on Memorial Day weekend. Benny Lybarger of Davenport also scores a double, taking the third heat and semi main in front of 4 785 fans as Ike Hughes survives a first lap flip with no injuries.

Melvin DeWilder Rock Island Tunis Waterloo Ce-Mar Bowl Cedar Rapids DeWilder Ce- Mar Benny Lybarger Davenport Ike Hughes H. Schroeder E. Carter D. Hoyt B. Leagan M. Moody C. Hodges Tai B. Lybarger J. Proctor Kasparian Novelty M. DeVilder P. Patterson D. Wims Fu Ture M. DeWilder B. Piper Hodges R. Biinstrep Lenten

Postponed High School Doubleheader At Memorial Stadium

The four city high schools have postponed Thursday night games at Memorial Stadium due to wet grounds. The double header will be rescheduled later at Hayes field.

Memorial Stadium Hayes

Fresh Miler Ted Wheeler Sparks Iowa Track Records

Iowa City saw a burst of marks as Ted Wheeler clocked a new AAU mile record 4:16.7 and Iowa track records fell across senior and junior divisions. Wheeler broke Don Gehrmann’s 1949 mark and the old AAU record, while multiple athletes from Dubuque Grinnell Iowa City and other towns set new marks in sprints jumps and throws.

Iowa City Iowa A.A.U Ted Wheeler A.A.U University of Iowa Wheeler Iowa Dubuque Bill Connardy Wisconsin Don Gehrmann Jay la Vine Cea Keith Hunter Grinnell Nick Welter Gene City Dan Martin North Mile Run Bill Johannsen Tom Ryan Steve Floresco St. Ambrose Iowa A.A.A Bill Cennard Dupuane Don Gehrman Dick Moore Gary Meek West Branch Ray Winfrey Cedar Rapids Ivan Livingston Stan Levinson Uck Boyland John Tarr Mickey McCoy Carroll Richard David Carol Smith Gee Bob Moore Don Saltz Fort Dodge Loranzie Williams Tobey Robinson Iowa Ha Gordon Newman Pat Carlin John Johannsen Bob Madsen West Protestes Gordon Stoddard George Froshwein Hich Ha Mel Rutger Fritz Hageboeck Harry Little Bob Williams Kenneth Aller Keota Bob Gerdeman Jack Weik Bill Rigney Loras Jay la Vine Don Stubbs Leroy Ebert St. Ambrene e _ Ballantine Sin Oon Dubuane Terry Ellis Grin Mickey sacCop Sek David Charles Boylan Charles City H Jump Bob Milles Des Moines Art Fudge Jon Williams Ames Bruce Nolf Duwayne Dietz Cedar Falls Lew Hurdles Merlin Aller Pritz Hageboeck Jim Little Miley George Frohwein Dick Oliphant McKinley Bread P Dick David Bob Gore Bob Howard

High School Scores Mixed Across Narrowed Meet

Eskader 9 and Waukon 8 posted team results while Marengo 10 and Cw 3 showed balance. Rowley 9 and Walker secured honors as Tewa City 3 and St Ambrose finished in the mix.

Csewae Wroming Eskader Waukon Eitzen Minn Marengo Rowley Walker High School Tewa City St. Ambrose

Also Mentioned on This Page

M-J W & A. G.B. Towa Manufacturing Wilson and Company LaPlant-Choate Saa Thurs Speeder Iowa Mfg Iowa Steel Sun Wilson Don Sulhoff Bob Tordik Joe Pickart Frank Sturm Bob Gundsenhauser Jim Baldridge Gundsenhausen al Carne Benhart Dunn Wychoff Fore Tor’ Farmer Havlik Cypra Folk’s Currell Rf Pick Baldridge Meyers Jack's Store Jack Jacket Poplin Larry Halpin Joe Hladkey A Carl Kessler John Rinderknecht Nancy Taylor Bernice Stark Winnie Files Margaret McIntyre Freddie Foster Julie Foster Mary Kessler Wendy Miller Anet Rinderknecht Nancy Bell Carolyn Knapp Susan McIntyre Cornelia Montgomery PF Sutan Dennis xNone Kerr Jansen Surkont Irvin Janmsen A—Jorda Cascoli Goetz Bickford Cooper Hearn Spencer Kennedy and Noble Chilengie Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland Minner Burgess Blackwell Mitchell Brooklyn Philadelphia Ertz OlEaster Peer oDebect Abrams Lf Yh Bki Kennedy Reese Evers O Rosen Snider Robinson Olsimpnatib Rob’son Priddy Stiran's Bridges N.c Aes Ik Trout Sith E—Jones Roberts Aaheer Hodses Furillo Cox Ennis Hoverts U—Gore Conlan Robest Stewart Poseg Ray Ae Erskine King Campanella Church Seminick Chakal Fonds Ibe Heck Yan Jackson Wyrostek Sauer Sincock Marsh Kl'zewski Young Pramesa Lollar Busby Cusick Masi Rush Jeto Kelly Suchecki aSievers Low Owen Suwhecki Arft Sleater E—Young RBI Coleman Mi- E Stallcup McCosky WyroS-noso Zarilla Stewtek Stallew Pramesa Borkowski Jeffcoat Kely Raffensberger Perkow Ski Smith Lown Raffensberzer Pierce U—Honochick Lawn Perkowski WP Kelly U—Ballanfant Barlick Donatelli Pittsburgh St. Louis Reiser Metvich Restelli Bell Kiner Stlake Murta'h Schenz Sti Kland McCul’gh Nelson Fi'gerald Dickson Rojek Se'dienst Musial O Slau’hter O Jones Lowrey Johnson Presko McCullough Jones Eatin Sb—Johnson S—Lowrey Strickland Murtaugh Bb—Dickson Brazile So—Dickson Ho— Presko Wilks U—Pinelli Boggess Warneke Fitzgerald Munger Werleand and Gargiola Louis Preekeepes Widmar Starr Fannin Batts Gumpert Niarhos New York Hoa M’d’gald Brown Rizzuto Boudreau Kramer Martin Ferrickp Shea Boston Stephens Dropo Moss Stobbs Kinder McDermt Taylor Pesky S Sale J. DiMaggio Jensen Williams Bauer Hr— Stephens S—Goodman Doerr Berra Hopp Bb—Lopat Ferrick Raschi Nixon Wight Joost bRobertson Hudson eVerble dMiranda Sacka eStruck Ross Harris Washington E—Tipton Noren Zernial Philly Robertson Mele Michaels Paparella Spiegel AUTO Chevrolet Plymouth Dodge Pontiac Olds St. SE DeVilder Ce-Mar Gehrmann Ken Cessna Gazette Bob Miller al Meyering Paul Williams Saran Plastics Auto Top Carriers Ford Engines Second Avenue SE Yous Second Avenue West End
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication