Softball Season Ends with Four Special Contests
The season closed with a Labor Day double header led by an Iowa City All Stars win 6 to 1 over Cedar Rapids. Les Lawrence led at bat with a double and a single in four trips as Charlie Michalek and Don Clemmer combined for three hits allowed. Armstrongs swept the city championship with two wins 12 to 4 and 5 to 3 over Dubuque, while the Light Co and others saw high scoring late-inning rallies and dramatic comebacks in the special games.
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Iowa City All Stars
Cedar Rapids
Charlie Michalek
Don Clemmer
Les Lawrence
Light Co
Lighters
Armstrongs
Armstrong
Town
Mtehale
Augustine
White
Anda
Armatrone
Miz
Nichols
D. McGuire
K. McGuire
Garberry
Town Cive
Michalek
Clemmer
Hayes
All
Kulhavy
Kemme
Morningstar
Lawrence
Wear and Miller
Eight-School Conference Formed At Stanwood Meet
OCFESCERS of the Wapsie Eight conference were elected at Stanwood. E W Breneman Lowden is president D C Gemberling Mechanicsville vice president L L Long Oxford Junction secretary treasurer Invitations extended to Oxford Junction and Wyoming to join the new eight team league Other members include Lowden Clarence Stanwood Mechanicsville Lisbon and Olin Baseball and basketball schedules were drawn for the new season
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Ocfescers
Wapsie
Stanwood
E. W. Breneman
Lowden
D. C. Gemberling
Mechanicsville
L. L. Long
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Lowdon
Clarence
Lisbon
Olin
Wyombe
Blackman Remains Gloomy Over Postville Prospects
Coach Ken Blackman expresses pessimism for the Postville team with 51 candidates and seven lettermen, including returning players Dale Meyer Leo Meyer Marlin Plant Gene Medberry Don Harris Luther Sucker and Bill Palmer as part of the squad.
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Ken Blackman
Postville
Dale Meyer
Leo Meyer
Marlin Plant
Gene Medberry
Don Harris
Luther Sucker
Bill Palmer
Postville Nine Draws Seven Game Schedule
The Postville team, a member of the Upper Iowa conference, will play seven games this season. Schedule includes Bent 15 Sumner at Postville on Sept 22 and Waukon at Postville on Oct 20 plus games at West Union New Hampton Maynard Elkader Fayette.
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Belle Plaine
Elkader High School
Independence
H. L. Muller
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
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Elkader
Jack Dittmer
Muller
J. Glesne
Paul LaVinn
Fayette High School
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F. McGee
Fayette High
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T. 6
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Wellman
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Keota
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Hich
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Kaona
Owen
Lone Tree
Open
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Montezuma
Marengo
Winfield
West
Wes
North Eng
Bent
New Hampton
Maynard
City Tennis Meet Inches Toward Quarterfinals
Labor day weekend action sees Jim McAndrews and Hal Marshall join Russell Knapp in the men’s singles quarterfinals after three set wins over Felix Beauchamp and Bob Maresh. Maresh earlier beat Adolphe Herrbach. Del Zarub advances on a default from Carol Shadle as Frank Nye prevails over Jim McLain. Women's singles pairings to be announced Wednesday.
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Jim McAndrews
Hal Marshall
Russell Knapp
McAndrews
Felix Beauchamp
Marshall
Bob Maresh
Maresh
Adolphe Herrbach
del Zarub
Carol Shadle
Frank Nye
Jim McLain
Prisoner of War Camp Wins Title
Clarinda POW camp defeated Boyt Harness 3-1 to claim the men's state softball championship behind Cpl. John Vollmer's two hit pitching and 18 strikeouts. Del Cockayne homered in the seventh, spoiling the shutout with two outs. Des Moines electric girls captured the women's crown 9-4, knocking Walker Realty from the top spot.
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DES Moines
Cpl
John Vollmer
Clarinda
Boyt Harness
Walker Realty
Des Moines Electric Girls
Vollmer
del Cockayne
Sammy Baugh Hurls Redskin Win Exhibition Thriller
Washington Redskins beat the Green Bay Packers 20-7 in an exhibition game. Sammy Baugh led the late surge in the fourth quarter with precise passes to Steve Bagarus and Joe Aguirre as about 40,000 fans watched, including 18,000 servicemen. Ted Fritsch had opened scoring for Green Bay.
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Baltimore
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay
Ted Fritsch
Packers
Baugh
Steve Bagarus
Joe Aguirre
St Paul Saints Triumph in Twinbill Over Minneapolis
The St Paul Saints defeated Minneapolis 12-1 in the opener of a Monday doubleheader before surviving in 10 innings to edge the Millers 11-10. In other American Association games Toledo beat Columbus 12-8 and 5-4, Milwaukee won both ends against Kansas City 8-5 and 8-6, and rain postponed Louisville's twin bill with Indianapolis.
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United Press
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Millers
Saints
Toledo Madhens
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louisville
Colonels
Indianapolis
Navy uniform stolen from clothes line in Marion area
Police report says a navy uniform was taken from the clothes line at 1215 Sixth Avenue SE on Saturday night. Three juveniles faced trouble Tuesday with two boys charged for stealing gas tank caps and a girl for running away. they were to see juvenile authorities.
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William K. DeLaHunt
Sixth Avenue SE
Marion
Ancient library at Herculaneum held 1800 volumes
The only intact ancient library was at Herculaneum and contained about 1,800 volumes.
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Herculaneum
Barry Fitzgerald Transforms From Supporting Actor to Full Star
Hollywood notes segment surveys Barry Fitzgerald’s rise to star status in Going My Way and a slate of upcoming roles. It lists his parts in Ten Little Indians and The Flying Yorkshireman, mentions the Knight property moving through several hands to RKO, and notes industry figures Charles Koerner Jack Gross and Nat Holt shaping studio theater ties. Zasu Pitts headlines a wave as River Boat Rhythm begins.
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Judge Wargrove
Eric Knight
Airways
Frank Lloyd
Col
Frank Capra
RKO
Barry Fitzgerald
Charles Koerner
RKO Theaters
Jack Gross
Nat Holt
Zasu Pitts
Roosevelt Gains In Fortune Poll
Roosevelt leads Dewey by 54.6 percent to 40.9 in a Fortune magazine presidential poll. The five question survey covers the two weeks ending Aug 19 and notes 4.5 percent of responses were noncommittal under dont know.
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New York
INS
Roosevelt
Dewey
Fortune Magazine
Plane Plant Tieup Is Partially Broken
Cleveland police guarded the Cleve land Graphite Bronze plant where partial production of bearings for Allied planes resumed amid union threats to keep plants closed. Several hundred foot patrolmen and mounted officers protected 7 000 idle workers called back as a back to work movement took hold, encouraged by the War Labor board, the army air forces and Mayor Frank Lausche. The strike began last Thursday.
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Cleveland
INS
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company
War Labor Board
Army Air Forces
Frank J. Lausche
Must Save Public Services Must Save Public Services
President Roosevelt warned that postwar federal personnel readjustments must not destroy vital public services. He told the National Federation of Federal Employes the civil service commission has fair rules to govern reductions in force, and urged avoiding arbitrary disruptions to services for the public.
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Denver
Roosevelt
National Federation of Federal Employes
Civil Service Commission
United States
British envoy Knatchbull-Hugessen named ambassador to Belgium
The British government announced the appointment of Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen as ambassador to Belgium and minister to Luxembourg, replacing his Turkey post. The move shifts a senior diplomat to Western Europe.
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London
Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Turkey
Belgium
Duchy of Luxembourg
Movie House Schedule Theatres Lists Tuesday Showings
The Gazette prints a Tuesday timetable from Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Marion listings. Movies include Two Girls and a Sailor Casanova Brown Mademoiselle Fifi The Hitler Gang Moon over Las Vegas Lady in the Dark Moonlight in Vermont The Ox Bow Incident A Day We Will Go Rio Rita The Kansan The North Star Hi Good Lookin with multiple daily start times and short subjects through the evening.
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Las Vegas
Vermont
Marion
The
North Star
Milwaukee Road rails rally for victory in wartime effort
An editorial extols The Milwaukee Road extensive network of 11 000 miles as a weapon of war. It notes continuous operation since hostilities began with a 24 hour push toward Victory and unwavering resolve.
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Milwaukee Road
Uncle Sam
Great Lakes
Pacific
America
United
Men and Women In Service Update
Details of service members on furlough or leave across locations including Camp Mackall Camp Grant Camp Van Dorn Wrightfield and Cedar Rapids. Individuals named include Pc Robert C Wright Pvt Charles A Krejel Lt Roger Austin Pvt Robert E Kennedy Cpl Marvin A Palmer Marine Pvt James Davenport with addresses and duty stations noted.
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Robert C. Wright
Airborne Field Artillery
Camp Mackall
N. C
Charles Wright
Johnson Avenue
Charles A. Krejel
Daniels Park Foods
Camp Grant
Ill
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Robert E. Kennedy
Sioux Falls
S. D
F. W. Kennedy
Wilson Avenue
Marvin A. Palmer
England
F Avenue
Marine
James Davenport
Camp Pendleton
Calif
L. E. Davenport
More Solons in London Arrive. Five Congressmen There
Representatives Hays and Judd joined Ambassador John G. Winant in London as five congressmen now stay in the city for talks.
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Solons
London
Hays
D-Ark
Judd
R-Minn
John G. Winant
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