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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1936

Page

3

Northwestern Faces Notre Dame In Top Showdown For 1935

Northwestern, seeking to extend a perfect slate, travels to South Bend to play Notre Dame, the Irish on the upswing after Army and aiming to ruin Northwestern’s bid for a national title. Coach Waldorf admits his team may be peaking late and must rebound from a rough November.

United Press Hicago Northwestern Wildcats Minnesota Notre Dame South Bend Irish Ohio State Army California Vic Woichikowski Steve Miller Buckeyes Wisconsin Badgers Lynn Waldorf Waldorf

Michigan Football Low Mood Cited in 1930s Era Slump

Chicago report notes Michigan’s slow decline after 1933 as Kipke’s cautious style contrasts with peers’ success. Critics cite school entrance rules and talent drain to rivals, with six conference defeats in 1934 and two in 1935. Young players emerge as sopohomores Don Siegel Clarence Vandewater Dan Smith Wally Hook.

Chicago Michigan Big Ten Wost Harry Kipke Wolves Minnesota Kipke Northwestern Pittsburgh Ann Arbor Michigan State Detroit U Don Siegel Clarence Vandewater Dan Smith Wally Hook Matt Patanelli Jesse Garber Cedric Sweet

Simmons May Warm Bench At Temple

Ozzie Simmons, once a standout for Iowa, starts a second-string backfield role as the Hawkeyes prepare to face Pop Warner's Temple Owls in Philadelphia. Iowa shifts personnel, drills defense for Temple's aerial attack, and ends the season with several seniors playing final games.

Simmons Temple the Gazette Iowa City Ozzie Simmons Northwestern Hawkeyes Pop Warner Temple Owls Salem Hawks Philadelphia Iowa Green Hill Farms Philly Owls Ozzie Don Simmons Dick Bowlin Johnny Hild Frank Jakoubek Corney Walker Gene Liggett Don Nelson Ted Osmaloski Bowlin Culver-Stockton College Missouri Otto Vogel Holy Cross Michigan State Villanova

Dick Raines Tops Wrestling Hand In The Southwest

Dick Raines, a 240 pound Texas cowboy, headlines the Memorial coliseum as he meets Jack Reeder of Hot Springs in the semi main. The card also features Tony Felice versus Casey Berger in a return bout and Jack Kennedy against Darna Ostapovich in the opener.

Memorial Coliseum Tony Felice Casey Berger Eddie Jennings Dick Raines Dallas Jack Reeder Hot Springs Ark Raines Texas Fort Worth Galveston Los Angeles West Coast Strangler Lewis Danno O’mahoney Steinke Shikat Everett Marshall la Dizzi Bull Martin Joe Cox Plummer

Dodgers Name Grimes Resolve to End Burlesque in 1944

Brooklyn new manager Burleigh Grimes declared at a press conference there will be no more burlesque or comedy with the Dodgers. He promised a serious, hard-fighting club and said he would trade any player if it helps the team. He ruled out a Van Mungo for Dizzy Dean swap and noted Mungo is 25 while Dizzy is near 30.

Grimes New York Dodger Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn Club Flatbush Missouri Brooklyn Dodgers Louisville American Association Brigade of Baseball Writers Ebbets Field Burleigh Casey Stengel John Gorman Mungo Hubbell Van van Mungo Carl Hubbell Giants Dizzy Dean Dizzy

Northwestern Tops In Week's Voting

Northwestern stays No 1 in the AP college football poll for the third straight week with 337 points, six ahead of Minnesota. Washington moves to sixth and LSU to fifth as Nebraska drops to 13th after a loss to Pittsburgh. Notre Dame climbs back into contention.

NEW York Northwestern Minnesota Associated Press Wildcats Gophers Fordham Rams University of Washington Louisiana State Adenes U. of Porrevivoiua Os Cine Tees A Washington State Ceea Keane Temple Duquesne Nebraska Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Quakers Yale Elis Princeton Blue Marquette Alabama Notre Dame

Michigan State Harriers Win Fourth Straight IA AA A Title

23 year old Kenneth Waite of Jackson Michigan led Michigan State to their fourth consecutive varsity harrier championship at Van Cortlandt Park. He finished five miles in 26 26.3. Penn State’s Peter Clezy was second. MSU's strong scoring left them with 46 points, Manhattan runner up with 66. Richard Frey won the freshman title.

NEW York Michigan State Harriers Peter Clezy Penn State Lauren Brown Spartans Manhattan

Gamblers Try to Bribe Haverhill Players to Throw Game

In Haverhill Massachusetts two star backs Don Mitchell and Leo Thomas rejected a $25 bribe offer to throw the football game against Lawrence last Saturday. Center Harry Carifi was also approached with a similar temptation in Groveland. Haverhill won 25 to 0.

Haverhill Mass Lawrence Don Mitchell Leo Thomas Andée Mitchell Harry Carifio Groveland

Plain City imposes 9 p.m. curfew for youths

The village announces a 9 p.m. curfew in Plain City Ohio for all residents under 18. Mayor C D Perkins states the curfew will be enforced rigorously and without exception.

Plain City C. D. Perkins

Cage Officials Asked To Attend Y Meeting

Basketball officials invited to attend a meeting at the Y tonight at 7 15 in charge by Gurney Day Y athletic director. Only five of UT football squad of fifty are from out of state with 31 of 50 still in their teens.

Cedar Rapids Board of Education Arthur Deamer Franklin McKinley Roosevelt Wilson Deamer Grant High School Washington Grant Clinton Waterloo Iowa City Dubuque Manchester Coe Davenport West Liberty East Waterloo West Waterloo Tipton Marshalltown Osage Algona Clarion State Teachers High School Mason City Cherokee Toledo Princeton Chicago University Gurney Day University of Texas

Franklin Scores 2 Touchdowns On 1 Scrimmage Play

Franklin football defeated Newton 31 to 7 in Cedar Rapids. The game featured a rare two touchdown score on a single kickoff mishap with Don Kinch racing 50 yards for the first score and Bob Lorence recovering the second kickoff at the goal line.

Orville Rust Franklin Newton Rust Art Cedar Rapids Thunderbolts Don Kinch Bob Lorence

Simmons to Play with Des Moines Pro Team

Art Daniels president of the Des Moines Comets announces Ozzie Simmons has tentatively agreed to appear in the Des Moines lineup for the November 29 game against the Chicago Calumets. Simmons ends his Iowa career after the Temple game in Philadelphia.

Des Moines Art Daniels Des Moines Comets Ozzie Simmons Iowa University Chicago Calumets Simmons Iowa Hawkeyes Temple Philadelphia

Texas sharecroppers decline from 1930 to 1935

Government figures show share croppers dropped from 21.2 per cent of the Texas farm population in 1930 to 15.3 per cent in 1935.

Texas

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Kirkley Illinois Negro Ace Ossie Salem Carnegie Tech Solem Purdue Olson Wagler Scott Wagler Red Olson Jakoubek Lannon Lindenmeyer Walker Gallagher Farrah Nelson Liggett Hawkeye Southwest Daffy Prince Albert Tom Hogan Tom P. A Yn AsVesta LaFayette Nash Lafayette Nash America Geome S Nash Ambassador F.o.b Nash-C. I. T Floyd Gibbons Vincent Lopez Borschel Motor Company Second Avenue SE Pingrey Motor Company Blairstown, Iowa
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