Pirates Lead Slips as Season Hangs in Balance
Pirates face a six game stretch against the Reds and Cubs after a 5-4 extra inning loss to Bucky Walters. Hank Greenberg homered twice to extend his major league record pace, while the Cubs rally with Augie Galan and Rip Collins keying a 7-6 nightcap win. Indians topple the Tigers 8-1 behind Bob Feller's ten strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Pirates
Babe Ruth
Cincinnati
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Bucs
Cubs
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Big Hank
Ram
Greenberg
Walters
Bucky Walters
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Augie Galan
Rip Collins
Indians
Tigers
Bobby Feller
Ken Keltner
Vinton And Marengo Battle To Scoreless Tie
Vinton and Marengo play a scoreless high school football game at Vinton. The contest stays between the 40-yard lines with no scoring threats as time runs out on a march ending at the 5-yard line. Wanamaker hauls in a key pass for Marengo near halftime.
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The
Gazette
Vinton
Vinton High
Marengo High Eleven
Marengo
Wanamaker
Decorah Upsets Rochester 7 6 In Season Opener
Decorah defeated Rochester Minnesota 7 to 6 in the opening high school football game. A 35 yard pass from Raymond Asgaard to Snooks Grant set up a 20 yard rushing TD and the extra point. Rochester late in the quarter moved into Decorah territory but could not convert after a penalty.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Rochester
Minn
Raymond Asgaard
Snooks Grant
Asgaard
Divorce Petition Filed in Linn County Court
Mary N. Hale sues Willem J. Huls in Linn County District Court seeking an absolute divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The petition asks the court to grant the divorce and warns that a default judgment may be entered if Huls does not appear before noon on the second day of the November 1938 term at Cedar Rapids Court House. Perrine & Albright represent the plaintiff.
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District Court of the
State of Jona_ in
Linn County
Mary N. Hale
Willem J. Huls
District Court of
State of Tews
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
A. D
Marion Maquoketa Play Tied 6-6 In Home Football Opener
Marion and Maquoketa fought to a 6 to 6 tie in Marion's first home game under lights. Marion scored in the second quarter, with Thompson crossing on a Statue of Liberty play, while Maquoketa answered late on a third effort by McIntire after a long pass set up the tying score.
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Marion High
Maquoketa
Marion
Covington
Thompson
Rosenberg
McIntire
Romers
Barrow
Marsh
Chesley
Waukon Junior College Rout Elkader 19-0 in Friday Game
Waukon Junior College defeated Elkader 19 to 0 on the focal field. Thoma halfback led the attack scoring two touchdowns and advancing the ball at will, including a first quarter TD after an Elkader fumble. A late score came on a 40 yard pass and a plunge from the two.
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the Gazette
Elkader
Waukon Junior College
Thoma
Waukon
Wauken
Pirates Rally Past Dodgers in 17-3 Fracas
The Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 17 to 3 in Friday night National Professional Football league action. Whizzler White, the famed scholar and halfback, was held to a single yard on 15 rushing attempts, marking his first winless night in the league.
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New York
INS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Whizzler White
National Professional Football League
Brooklyn Dodgers
White
Dodgers
Traer High and Teachers Open Cedar League Campaign
Traer High School and Teachers High met on Friday at Iowa State Teachers College gridiron in the Cedar League opener. The score result was not provided in the readable fragment.
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Gazette
TRAER
Traer High
Teachers High
Iowa State Teachers College
Oelwein High Romps Past Independence 53 to 6
Oelwein high school defeated Independence 53 to 6 on Friday night. Vancamp scored four touchdowns, Ross and Meskell added two each. Wood of Independence scored the lone TD for his team.
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Oelwein
Iowa
Oelwein High School
Independence High
Vancamp
Ross
Meskell
Wood
Independence
Edgar A Guest The Poet of the People DINNER PARTY
A humorous verse recounts guests at a dinner party who prefer staying home while hungry neighbors go without food. The poem reflects social humor and contrasts comfort with need. It is attributed to Edgar A. Guest, dated 1938.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Weather snapshot across cities shows varied temps
Readable fragments report Friday high temperatures and last night lows across multiple cities. Entries list Nish Los Alkha lat Cedar Rapids 25 and other locales such as Washington Mount Air Des Moines San Francisco and Chicago with varied readings.
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Nish Los Alkha
Cedar Rapids
Avi Roston
Falta
Washington
Mount Air
Lioux City
New Orleans
Omahs Az
Detroit
New York
Fires gut Trinity church and parsonage in quiet blaze
A noon fire gutted Trinity Lutheran church and adjacent parsonage, believed started by a chimney spark. The church and parsonage roofs were destroyed.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
G. Chalkce
Trinity Methodist Church
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Fayette
Virginia Cherry
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Thomas Mason
Los Angeles
Calif
Jewelry salesman robbed of $6000 in rings near Iowa City
Nathan Slohm a Buffalo New York jeweler reported being held up four miles south of Iowa City by three gunmen in a large black sedan He said they looted ring cases and deflated his tires before leaving him unharmed He called police from a farmhouse and assisted local authorities in the search remaining several days in the area.
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Iowa City
Nathan Slohm
Buffalo
N. Y
Here
Slohm
George Bladen Company
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Linn County
Notice is hereby given that on September 23 1938 ANTON KROUL was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Anna Xbrous deceased of Linn County Town. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims must file them duly authenticated with the Linn County Iowa District Court. Attorney 8. VY. Shonka.
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Linn County
Anna Xbrous
Linn
Linnounty
Iowa
Cour Anton Kroul
Fortune spelling puzzle prompts daily message
A playful puzzle describes counting letters in a first name then adjusting by rules to produce a key number. Start at the rectangle’s upper-left corner and read letters under checked figures left to right to reveal a message.
Exploring Morality Versus Science In 1938 Dialogue
A 1938 dialogue discusses whether science can answer moral questions and whether rights of society outweigh individual rights. It uses questions on driver experience and accident risk, heredity versus environment, and when right principles yield wrong results, with examples of lies to stop murder and self defense.
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Dad
Ontario Leads Canada in Rubber Goods Output
Ontario accounts for 63 percent of Canada's rubber goods production including footwear, highlighting its dominant role in the Dominion's industry.
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Ontario
Dominion of Canada
Hollywood memories of stars and wild anecdotes
Jimmie Fidler recalls behind the scenes pockets of Hollywood lore. Tales include Wallace Beery paying a tech to break in shoes, Fay Wray dragged from a Catalina pier, Joan Crawford with a wedding ring, and Myrna Loy teaching near MGM. The piece weaves gossip with colorful flashes of early cinema life and shows a passion for acting amid celebrity mischief.
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Ollywood
Wallace Beery
Min
Bill
Fay Wray
Catalina Island
Briny
Gary Cooper
Joan Crawford
Myrna Loy
Cecil B. deMille
Hal Roach
Gloria Swanson
Edendale
Harvey
Charles Laughton
Clark Gable
Mabel Normand
Cocoanut Grove
Cullen Landis
Rex Lease
Notable Theatre Split and Hollywood Hatred of Hair
A famed silent film star's decline after the talkies ends his marriage as he and his wife divorce to pursue opportunities. The piece notes Freddie and Aunt Cissy clash over hats while Alice Faye dodges a persistent car admirer. Darryl Zanuck appears in a studio anecdote.
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Cissy
Freddie
Alice Faye
Alice
Darryl Zanuck
Calling All Dogs by Albert Payson Terhune
A historical essay notes rising anti dog measures in cities including New York Boston and California. It describes apartment bans on dogs and proposed state bills with owners arguing dogs need outdoor exercise to stay healthy. The author asks what the final outcome will be.
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Copsright
Albert Payson
Terhune
New York
Boston
California
Wastes No Time Wishing For More Of Worldly Goods
Mary Manners offers a portrait of Mrs EK as a generous, tolerant, intelligent woman who values service and learns from people of all classes. Though not travel versed, she has made a significant, happy life through relationships and contribution.
Sonja Henie Skates Through My Lucky Star
Sonja Henie performs in My Lucky Star on the Paras mount screen with graceful skating and a lavish Alice in Wonderland number on ice. The plot follows Kristina Nielson from a department store wrap room to college as the Cabots and others provide comic and dramatic turns, with Ora of the pictures and the Crimn Does Not Pay featurette and Paramount News in the program.
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Sonja Henie
Cesar Romevn
Mercantile Cabot
Wentd Bk
Kristina
Woods” University
Plymouth University
Billy Gilbert
Nick
Arguega
Canvenesre
Rlcresta
Crimn
Paramount News
F H
Farmer Accused Of Poisoning Case Taken To Grand Jury
Johnson county farmer Omer Smith facing charges of poisoning farm water as his wife two children and nephew lived nearby. A preliminary hearing was waived and bond set at $2,000. The grand jury will consider the case at the November term. Smith muttered toward his wife as photographers took flash pictures. Mrs Smith seeks divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Iowa City
Omer Smith
Johnson County
Tan Chldren
Eall of Justice of the Peace
Fairchild
Smith
Farrer
Red Cross Seeks $500000 for Northeast Storm Sufferers
AP report from Washington says the American Red Cross urged the public on Friday to contribute at least $500,000 to aid storm fire and flood victims in the northeast. The appeal emphasizes relief for those displaced and left homeless by the disasters.
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Washington
Tra
American Red Cross
Theaters Show Busy Week With New Releases
Theatre listings reveal Paramount Santa Hera features Lucky Star and Four Daughters with Priscilla and Gale Page. Laurel and Hardy Time Out For Murders. Palace presents Ken or Buck Viv, Retz Blasters and Tony Martin. Rialto shows Louis Hayward. Strand features Bela Lugosi in a Bela Karloff double bill.
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Paramount
Santa Hera
Richard Greene
Iowa
Priscilla
Rosemary
Lee
Gale Page
Claurie
NEW State
Laurel
Hardy
Murres
Gloria Stuart
Michaelis
Palace
Kenuckss
Retz Blasters
Tony Martin
Merwever
Judge Prie
Rogers Rialto
Louis Haywaed
Bela Ligeti
Boris Karleit
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E. C. Barber
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Jimmie Fidler
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Wiliam Law
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Six Families Tong
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Freddie Bartholomew
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Michael Whalen
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Jimmie
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Wonder Ballroom
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Sir Venka
DIAL
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Singer
Priscilla Lane
Rosemary Lane
Lola Lane
Claude Rains
John Garfield
Jeffrey Lynn
Dick Foran
Frank McHugh
May Robson
Michael Curtiz
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Juliaa J Cones
Edgar Kennedy
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Howard Kraemer
NBC Orchestra
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