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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1944

Page

3

Roosevelt Triumphs 12 to 0 Over West Waterloo

Roosevelt defeats West Waterloo 12 to 0 at Sloan Wallace Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Martin stars for Roosevelt with a 25 yard dash for a touchdown and a 17 yard scoring run, while West high struggles as Roosevelt dominates play and holds the ball late to seal the victory.

Gazette Waterloo Roosehigh Cedar Rapids Martin West Waterloo T Sloan Wallace Roosevelt West Barnes Seger Bailey Theaterloo Wise West High Ake Sturn Ce- Rapids

West Union Tops Postville in Early Gridiron Battle

West Union built a 20-6 halftime lead against Postville on its home field. Crawford opened with a punt return for a score and Bierman added a line play touchdown. In the second quarter Crawford connected on a pass for a score, while Postville answered with a Meyer pass for a TD.

Postville West Unin Postile Crawford Bierman L. Meyer

Volga City High beats Strawberry Point 13 to 8 on Thursday

Volga City High School baseball team defeated Strawberry Point High Thursday afternoon by a 13 to 8 score in a varsity game. The victory boosts Volga City’s season while Strawberry Point falls short.

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Selken Sparks His Vinton Mates to a 20-0 WaMaC Win

Vinton Purple rolled to a 20-0 WaMaC opening win over Anamosa with Clarence Selken delivering two scoring passes to McAllister and a pushing run by Stan McCallech. The Purple offense gained edge late as three touchdowns came in the final three quarters, with Selken and McAllister among the standout performers.

Selken Vinton Wamac Anamosa Vinton Purple Clarence Selken McAllister Stan McCallech Purple Miller R. Swansen Traer

Mt Vernon Maroons Crush Lisbon 68-0 in Rainy Tilt

Mt. Vernon Maroons routed Lisbon 68 to 0 on Friday at home, securing their second win. Woolf scored four touchdowns, Jim Koch threw three scoring passes and ran for another, Fischer caught two long passes and reached the end zone, with Pitlik, Thomp son and Caraway adding scores as the Maroons dominated in wet conditions.

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Notice of Appointment of Executor in Iowa Probate

On September 15 1944 M J Donnelly was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Gertie Studer deceased in Linn County Iowa. All debts should be paid to the undersigned and all claims must be filed in the Clerk of Ida County Iowa District Court. Donnelly Lynch Anderson and Lynch Attorneys.

State of Iowa Linn County Gertie Studer Tate Iowa Idma County M. J. Donnelty Donnelly Lynch Anderson

Browns Win In Friday Night Box Score

Major League box score shows the Browns defeating the Red Sox with key plays, hits, and RBIs by Stebert Christin Hayes and Wakefield. Newsom started with strong pitching support from Muncrief and Jakucki, while Bowman yielded the loss. Umpires were Berry McGowan Stewart Rue, and the time was 1 hour 55 minutes.

Newsom Sthophia Coo Stebert Coriaae Christin Hayes Sieber Stephens Stephens Douce Stephens Mecca Philadelphia St S&s Munts Newsom Muncrief Johnson Bowman Higeins Wakefield Partee Mayo Outlaw Newsome Lake Pinney Gentry Hoover York Boston Detroit Cony Woodsausmann Woods Hausmann Berry McGowan, Stewart and Rue

Baseball box score fragment with York,Cleveland players

Fragmentary box score notes show York and Cleveland scoring details, fielding errors by Callendine, and RBIs credited to Geerey and Etten. Mentions Crosetti, Crimes, Keltner, Grimes, Serrey, Stirnweiss, Rosar, Mack, Boudreau, and Rocco Crosetti. Pitcher notes reference Bonham, Smith, Heving with umpires Jones Summers Hub.

Smith Peat York Callendine Geerey Etten Crosetti Grimes Serrey Th. Keltner Stirnweiss Rosar Mack Crosett Mack Boudreau Rocco Crosetti

Totals show limited readable data for baseball line score

Scattered fragments describe batted for and cameos with Lanier as pitcher and teams Boston and Louis referenced. Numbers and names are incomplete, yielding an elusive line score and unclear player roles.

Lanier Sth Louis Boston Aiaeiaa Ubeene Noman Workman Phillips Erth Wietelmann Seog Fogs Weumyer Sg Oe Trower We Donnelly Andrews Um- Fee

Wakefield Leads Tigers in Double Victory Over Red Sox

Detroit gains ground in the pennant race with a double win over Boston as Dick Wakefield hits a grand slam in game one and scores in game two. Browns lose to Athletics, Yankees top Indians, Cubs rout Giants, Braves crush Cardinals in another day of top National League action.

New York Detroit Tigers Dick Wakefield Bengals St. Louis Browns Wakefield Walter Briggs Tigers University of Michigan Boston Red Sox Rufe Gentry Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Browns New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Chicago Washington Chicago Cubs New York Giants Ottmen Boston Braves St. Louis Cardinals

Zuehl Elected Iowa Conference Leader

DES MOLNES reports B. F. Zuehl of Western Union college headed the Iowa athletic conference meeting to map the 1944 45 program, curtailed by manpower shortages. Hertel becomes secretary treasurer, Grover Hawk resigns, and football schedules shrink with four to six games planned by Simpson Wartburg Central and Luther. No official conference championships will be awarded this year.

Simpson Wartburg Central Luther

American Race At a Glance

The record shows team standings with New York leading at 78 66 and .542, Boston at 74 71 and .510, and remaining games listed as Detroit at home, Boston away twice, Philadelphia three, Washington four, and other matchups including St. Louis home with two Philadelphia games and Boston three. Text outlines upcoming away games for Detroit and New York, and away games for Cleveland Chicago St. Louis Boston with home and away splits.

W. L. Pet Louis New York Boston Detroit Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Cleveland Chicago

Minor League Playoff Scores From Three Leagues

In the International league semi final Baltimore defeats Buffalo 7 to 4 tying series 2 2. Eastern league final Binghamton tops Utica 17 to 7 giving Binghamton a 1 0 lead. Pacific Coast league semi final Los Angeles 5 Portlade 4 with Portland leading 2 1 while San Francisco 1 Oakland 0 ties at 1 1.

Baltimore Buffalo Binghamton Utica Los Angeles Portlard E Portlard San Francisco Oakland

Elkader Defeats Maynard 31 to 2 on Friday Night

Elkader rolled up yardage with a stellar passing combination Glesne to J Dittmer. Dittmer, R Kriebs and Harvey Witte scored for Elkader while Hoth stood out for Maynard. The winners led 13-2 at halftime.

Elkader Glesne J. Dittmer Maynard Dittmer R. Kriebs Harvey Witte Hoth

Reds Name Warren Giles To Four Year General Manager Post

Warren C Giles signed a four year renewal as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. He arrived in 1937 after succeeding Larry S MacPhail who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Cincinnati Warren C. Giles Cincinnati Reds Giles Larry S. MacPhail Brooklyn Dodgers

Anderson Netted 90 Yard Run In City Grid Clash

Wilson Ramblers beat McKinley Bears 12 to 0 as Anderson produced a 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 41 yard scoring jaunt. Bill Birkicht led Wilson with a 56 yard drive and ramblers dominated, despite eight fumbles and a stifling McKinley defense.

Bill Birkicht Wilson Ramblers McKinley Bears Ramblers McKinley Club Wilson McKinley

Monticello Defeats Manchester 14-0 In Friday Football

Monticello won its second football game, beating Manchester 14-0. Manchester threatened early with four straight first downs but stalled at the Monticello 1-yard line. Rickels scored from the 15-yard line late in the first quarter, then Bonwell capped a drive from midfield with a 3-yard TD in the final period. Kiburz and Captain Bonwell starred in the Monte backfield. Griffith and Bolsken shone on the line. Thoms on in Manchester’s backfield and Reeves on the line were noted for effort.

Monticello Manchester Oftce Bonwell Rickels Panthers Kiburz Monte Griffith Bolsken Thompson Reeves

Brandon High Baseball Dominates Quasky 33-3 Victory

Brandon High School baseball team crushed Quasky 33 to 3 in a Thursday game. The Brandon lineup produced strong hitting and run production throughout, achieving a commanding win on home turf.

Brandon Brandon High Baseball Quasky

College Football Scores From The AP Listed

Football scores reported by the Associated Press show Newton 6 versus Atlantic 7 and several other games including Clinton and Iowa City matches. Northwestern 29 42 and Central Missouri games noted with Doane 6 and Gustavus Adolphus versus St Marys in Minnesota.

DePeaw Northwestern Northwestern Missouri Central Missouri Gustavus Adolphus & St. Mary's Winenz. Minn Pere. Neb Doane

Standings and results in American League and Friday games

American League standings show Detroit leading with 82 wins and 63 losses, Cleveland 69–76, St Louis 81–64, Philadelphia 67–78, New York 78–66, Chicago 66–77, Boston 74–71, Washington 61–83. Friday results include Detroit 7 8 Boston 4 6, New York 7, Cleveland 3, St Louis 4, Philadelphia 2. Upcoming games list York at Cleveland and Washington at Chicago tonight.

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University High Beats Marion In Wet Game

In a drizzly afternoon Iowa City match, University High beat Marion 15 to 0 as wet handling and a late safety shaped the score. Key plays featured Williams Harper and Nasser for University High with Coon fumbling and Miller recovering to stop Marion’s threats.

University High-Marion Iowa City Little Hawks University High Williams Uharper Nasser U. High Indians Marion McDonald Coon Kennedy Harper Morris Failer Miller Monticello Mars University BH RT Foit EE Bias Ae Williams

Waverly Rolls Past Decorah 12-0 in NIEC Showdown

Waverly high school beat Decorah 12 to 0 in a Northeast Iowa Conference clash. Halfback Bruce Grassfield key to the offense, scoring on a second quarter run and a late 10 yard TD set up by a 30 yard pass. Decorah’s Walter Hovey stood out for the Tigers.

Decorah Bruce Grassfield Waverly

Marengo Tigers Defeat Brooklyn 12-0 at Fairground Field

Marengo coached by Russell crushed Brooklyn 12 to 0 in the Cedar League game at Fairground field. Both touchdowns came in the first half with Trimble and Heller scoring. Lineup features Trimble McGivern Rathjen Heath Gaffney Sherman Merrit Gerard Kinzenbaw Lonergan Heller.

Marengo Russell Tigers Brooklyn Iowa Cedar League Fairground Field Sigourney Trimble McGivern Rathjen Heath Gaffney Sherman Merrit Gerard Kinzenbaw Lonergan Heller

Lee Oma KOed by Mauriello at Madison Square Garden

Heavyweight Lee Oma of Detroit was knocked out by New York’s Tami Mauriello in the eighth round of a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 10,496 paying $24,280.

New York INS Lee Oma Detroit Tami Mauriello Madison Square Garden Garden

Postville Coach Heads Allamakee Schoolmen

Kenneth Blackman of Postville was elected president of the Allamakee County Schoolmasters club at this week’s meeting. Other officers include Supt. Schofield of New Albin as vice president and Supt. B H Graeber of Waukon as secretary treasurer. The annual basketball tournament is set for Jan 30 to Feb 2 in Waukon.

Waukon Kenneth Blackman Postville Allamakee County Schoolmasters’ Club Supt. Schofield New Albin B. H. Graeber

Montezuma High School Beats Belle Plaine 13 to 0

Montezuma high school football team defeated Belle Plaine on Friday with a 13 to 0 score. The game showcased strong defense and decisive running plays securing the win for Montezuma.

Belle Plaine Montezuma High School

Broadway whimsy and music notes from Winchell Centric decca discs and hotel life

Walter Winchell's Broadway vignette catalogues Kitty Carlisle Decca discs from Roberta score, Kay Kyser in Columbia's Carolina Blues, Johnny Long from The New Yorker hotel via CBS, and a lively mix of era entertainment and hotel anecdote. It adds a playful critique of showbiz, hotel life, and early radio connections with personalities like Phil Brito Betty Hutton and Red Skelton tied to current projects.

Kitty Carlisle Decca Johnny Long New Yorker CBS Kay Kyser Columbia Carolina Jamaica Helena Bliss Norway F. Kingdon America Tormer Ed Small Phil Brito Betty Hutton Boyd Raeburn Muriel Morris Red Skelton Walter Kane

Cedar Rapids Gazette History and Masthead Detail

The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily from 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It is entered as second class matter June 18 1932 at the Cedar Rapids post office under the 1879 act. The paper notes full leased wire AP UPI news service and republication rights. Subscription rates listed for carrier mail and various editions.

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Wing and a Prayer shines in Paramount aviation film

The Twentieth Century Fox picture Wing and a Prayer stars Don Ameche Dana Andrews William Eythe Les Bickford Sir Cedric Hardwicke Kevin O Shea and Richard Crane directed by Mary Hathaway At the Paramount it follows life aboard an aircraft carrier after Pearl Harbor with navy advisement The crew faces growing tension as orders come to assemble and meet the enemy

Don He Dana Andrews William Eytheles Bickford Sir Cedric Hardwicke Kevin O'Shea Richard Crane Twentieth Century-Fox Mary Hathaway Paramount Theater Hollywood Pearl Harbor Pacific Navy Air Force Don Ameche William Eythe Eythe St. Mark Charles Bickford Cedric Hardwicke Cunningham Nadine Subotnik

Wing and a Prayer film review notes midwar valor and humor

A midwar naval air action film blends humor with grim sacrifice as pilots including Don Ameche Dana Andrews and William Eythe lead a mix of veterans and rising stars. The cast features Kevin O Shea and Charles Bickford while the story honors Navy courage and the human costs of battle.

Weekend Movie Schedule Plugs In Local Theatres

The Gazette lists Saturday showtimes for Paramount Iowa State Palace Times Marion and others. Feature Time entries include Wing and a Prayer Heavenly Days Strangers in the Night Up in Mabels Room Mystery Man Tender Comrade It Happened To morrow The Man from Rio Grande The Hard Way Hers to Hold Cobra Woman Candle light in Algeria Adventures of Mark Twain with assorted matinées and late runs.

Iowa Mabel Calaisce Rio Grande Marion Algeria Mark Twain

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