Iowa Hawkeyes Triumph Over Notre Dame 7-6 in Thriller
Iowa burst to a 7-6 victory over Notre Dame as Nile Kinnick starred and was hailed as an all American by coaches. The dressing room erupted with chants for the Gophers while players praised their effort amid celebration, autographs, and a joyous home crowd.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Irish
Notre Dame
Eddie Anderson
Nile Kinnick
Frank Carideo
Jim Harris
W. W. Hayne
Prasse
Dean
Fighting Irish
Elmer Layden
Iowa
Eddie
Elmer
Kerr
Capt. Kelly
al Couppee
Couppee
Bill Hofer
Ozzie Simmons
Max Hawkins
Ken Pettit
Purdue
Pettit
Kinnick
Dr Anderson
Kinnick, Enich and Company
Iava
Devine
Slater
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Towa
Secretarial Training Lauded As Career Start For Women
Miss Mabel Meek of Chicago urged Drake University coeds at a Des Moines Altrusa career confab to begin as secretaries to gain strong career opportunities. The event included round tables on education, retailing, journalism, public relations, public service and transportation with Myrtle Mason of Union Pacific echoing the secretarial foundation idea.
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DES Moines
Mabel Meek
Chicago
Drake University
Miss Meek
Association of Altrusa Clubs
Altrusa Club
Drake
Simpson
Grinnell
Iowa State
Myrtle Mason
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Iowa Consolidated Schools Cut Debt One-Third Since 1934
Iowa's consolidated school districts reduced bonded debt by more than 30 percent since 1934, dropping from 15,040,248 to about 10,470,050 expected by 1939. One hundred and twenty-one districts are debt free, with 408 districts in total and 64 paying off bonds in five years. Construction rose on federally sponsored projects under the PWA, providing 45 percent grants.
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PWA
Iowa
Former Marengo Teacher Jessie Waddell Dies At 67
Miss Jessie Waddell former Marengo school teacher died at the OsKaloosa home of her nephew R R McCormick at noon Saturday A heart attack was the cause She taught fourth grade in Marengo for years and is survived by her sister and brother J A Waddell of Marengo The body was brought to Fesler funeral home in Mace r e for services to be held later.
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Marengo
Jessie Waddell
R. R. McCormick
Oskaloosa
Waddell
J. A. Waddell
Fesler
Macere
State Auditor Criticizes Local Officials and Tax Tales
State Auditor C B Akers laments improper local dealings noting a hog sale to a state institution at high prices and a board purchase of two stokers for nearly four thousand dollars. Oleomargarine tax intake lags 1938, butter prices rising since the war. The piece previews Iowa politics with judges up for reelection and possible shifts in highway and social welfare offices.
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John H. Chapman
Associated Press
C. B. Akers
Akers
Cherokee County Treasurer Floyd Knox Found Dead
Cherokee County Treasurer Floyd Knox aged 48 of Marcus was found dead in a Cherokee hotel room with his throat slashed. Coroner Dr J E Bunker said it appeared to be self-inflicted. An inquest was called. Knox was a Republican elected in 1938 and is survived by a widow and two sons James and Jack.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
Floyd Knox
Marcus, Jr
J. E. Bunker
Knox
James
Jack
Woman Shoots Self as Armistice Day Service Held Nearby
Waterloo AP report: Mrs. Joseph C. Miller killed herself with a shotgun while her former serviceman husband attended an Armistice day ceremony. The husband found the body. coroner ruled death a self-inflicted act with no inquest to be held.
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Waterloo
Joseph C. Miller
Paul O'Keefe
Prisoner Escapes in Fire Truck at Town Hall
Robert Walsh about 25 years old escaped Friday night from the council room at the town hall. He jumped into a fire truck, crashed through a closed door, and sped down the street with siren blaring. A crowd saw the chase end at a dead end street. Fire Chief Lawrence Delsell recovered the truck and Walsh was recaptured and held in the council room due to no jail heat.
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Robert Walsh
Lawrence Delsell
Walsh
Half Time Is Band Time At Iowa Stadium
Halftime at Iowa Stadium showcases the 120 piece band in complex open air formations. Prof Charles Righter and aides draft, discard, and refine diagrams then mimeograph detailed positions for each musician as they drill between halves. The Old Gold band honored Armistice day with a Liberty Bell formation.
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Iowa Stadium
Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeye Stadium
Charles Righter
Eddie Anderson
Notre Dame
Righter
Hawkeyes Upset Notre Dame In One Point Thriller
Iowa City erupts as the Iowa Hawkeyes defeat Notre Dame 7 to 6 in a dramatic upset. Fans flood streets, bells ring, and police assist crowd control as reactions pour in from Iowa City and across the state.
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Iowa City
Notre Dame
Eddie
the Devines
Duke Slater
Set Their Own Date For Thanksgiving
Irked by competing Thanksgiving dates proclaimed by President Roosevelt and Governor Wilson, thirteen members of the Gray families gathered at the H. G. Gray home for their own Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday in Blencoe Iowa.
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Blencoe
Gray
Roosevelt
Wileson
D. A. Gray
H. G. Gray
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Richards
Hamilton
Ralph A. Oliver
Sioux City
Inter
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Highway Patrol
C. A. Knee
Liquor Commission
Mulberry
Wilson
Board of Social Welfare
Art Snider
Old Capitol
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Davenport
Rock Island
Anderson
State Highway Patrol
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