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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1938
Page
5
AP report from Austin notes coach Dana X. Bible faces fan and official ire after a winless start for Texas, with 1937 hiring at 15000 dollars and a 10 year deal. Bible cites small squad limits and strong freshmen as reasons for poor record, while promising improvements next year.
Alumni working with the school claim to offer boys of outstanding athletic ability more than other schools in education and post graduation prospects. The system provides only minimum wages for working students. The university typically leads in other sports but has not won a football championship in eight years.
Des Moines report says Johnny Paychek of Des Moines stopped Red Bruce for a knockout in 2 minutes 2 seconds of the fourth round. Robert E. Lee of Price Utah earned a technical knockout after Chester Mason of Rockford Illinois conceded before the fourth round. Mason suffered a third round eye cut.
Richland stays undefeated in KeWash by beating Wellman 7 to 0. Keota defeats Brighton 12 to 0. West Chester shuts Delta 23 to 0. Kalona loses to Winfield 12 to 6 after leading last minutes. Standings show West Chester and Richland atop the league.
Tony Lazzeri said he asked for and received his unconditional release from the Chicago Cubs. The veteran said he has no immediate plans but hopes to play again, after joining the Cubs last spring following an outright release from the Yankees.
It notes that spring water’s purity varies with the ground it seeps through and is not guaranteed to be pure or safe to drink.
Readers see a dense list of bowling results across several leagues and clubs. Names like Hutchingan, P.Phillson, Schiltz Beer, and WITWER appear with multiple scores and handicaps, reflecting a busy meet at Kenmore Golf Course and local alleys.
The Marion city council accepted a $400 bid from Robert P. Burns for a vacant lot at Seventh Avenue and Sixteenth Street and directed the city attorney to prepare a lease for 201 Thirteenth Street with former owners Patrick and Lottie Hogan. They also discussed municipal water works plans with engineer R. Gearhart and granted a request to purchase a pumping truck for $1,000 with $270 accessories, to be paid within a year, enabling future township purchase from the city.
A compilation of crossword style clues with Across and Down entries including operatic heroine references and various crossword items. The list presents numbered hints for words such as narcotic ascended ships records and many others in a dense puzzle format.
Fisher of Decatur, Ga., attended events while W. P Secrist at University Hospital Iowa City showed slight improvement. Dinner guests included Elmer Kline and Archie Frazier visiting from Anamosa and Monticello. C. B Vernon returned from Chicago. Eldon Coffman acts as girls' PE director during Miss Margaret De Wees' illness. Leo Voss visited Sioux Falls. Handicraft club No 1 meets Friday at 1 30 pm at 440 Tenth street with Mrs. Dewey McMurrin hosting and Mrs. Robert P Burns leading the project.
Acting WPA Administrator Aubrey Williams told the senate campaign expenditures committee there was not a scintilla of truth in charges of political intimidation raised by Senator Davis of Pennsylvania, a candidate for reelection, during Monday testimony in Washington.
Police Chief Bob Vinch announced measures to curb Halloween vandalism after a complaint from 80 year old Mrs. C S Smith. He said pranksters would be brought to the police station and juveniles could be kept there evenings after Halloween. Eight radio equipped squad cars will be ready by Friday with three carrying two way sets for reports to headquarters.
Firemen fought a grass fire at 2116 Hamilton Street SW at 1.04 pm Tuesday. Kiwanis speaker Dr E T Peterson of the University of Iowa discusses Financing Iowa Schools at Hotel Montrose Wednesday noon. Roosevelt high school band under William Vesely to perform at Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday 6 15 pm. William S Catlow, Roosevelt hotel manager, attends Northwest Hotel association convention in Des Moines. Lawrence Gephart 18 of 413 1 Avenue NW gets 30 days jail from Justice W R Watsabaugh for assault on his father. sentence suspended on good behavior.
Regular county teachers examinations begin Wednesday in the County Superintendent Walter A. Shupp office at the courthouse. The three day schedule lists subjects by session with morning and afternoon slots covering rural school management orthography reading geography United States history home economics manual training arithmetic physiology agriculture music grammar penmanship civics government Constitution algebra English composition elementary school methods and general science.
Dr LeRoy D Weld of Coe College will address the public forum at Kenwood Park Methodist church on October 26 at 7 30 pm. He will discuss A Scientist Looks at Religion highlighting the unity of truth between science and theology and noting his career in mathematics physics and authorship. The event is open with an offering. Rev Foster M Beck will preside.
The Rev. Robert J. Burgess of Kalamazoo Michigan opens a series of youth evangelistic meetings at 7 30 p m today at Free Methodist Church 6 Avenue at Eighth Street NW The talk is Gods Call to Youth Burgess is an eastern regional youth director for the past three years Meetings run daily this week with afternoon services Saturday and Sunday The Rev C M Cunningham pastor and the youth group lead with Mrs Laverna Cunningham Iowa conference youth director also taking part
Solon D Guernsey and Marie Mercer, both of Waterloo, received a marriage license. Robert Wade Nelson and Georgianne Ryan, both of Cedar Rapids, also obtained a license.
City Clerk L. J Storey extended registration hours during the noon hour this week as the deadline nears for voter registration. Registrations cease at 9 p.m. Saturday Oct 29 with the office operating noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday and daily noon hours during the week.
Information on absent and disabled voter ballots can be obtained from Mr Storey. Arrangements for accommodations can be made at any time.
Newborns welcomed at St Luke's hospital include a son to Mr and Mrs Edward Baker of 620 Twenty second avenue southwest and a son to Mr and Mrs Frank J. Benesh Jr of Mount Vernon both on October 25. Another birth honors Mr and Mrs Harry R Canaday of Oakland California with son Harry Rich Jr. Also noted is Cedar Rapids native Mondhy Canaday Edna Canada’s son, a Pan American Airways flight instructor and pioneer clipper officer.
A historic note records the first American automobile planned for export as steam driven and dispatched to Bombay India. The event marks early international trade in US automotive technology with a prototype vehicle shipped from a U.S. factory to India for demonstration and sale.
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