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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1939

Page

6

Odds Favor Yankees In World Series Betting

Henry McLemore reports bookmaker Jack Doyle expects the Yankees to win the World Series, with odds around 4 to 1 if the Redlegs reach four straight, while Doyle critiques the Reds and Cards and argues rest vs. grind in pennant races shapes series odds.

Henry McLemore New York Broadway Jack Doyle Doyle Yankees Bucky Walters Walters Reds Providence Cubs Detroit White Sox Daylights Braves Athletics

Deep sea Mackinaw fishing rises in Michigan camps

Buell Patterson notes the surge of Mackinaw fishing along Lake Michigan and Lake Superior with guides, many former teachers, running camps at Northport Traverse City Elk Rapids Charlevoix and Petoskey. Guides supply tackle and boats for sport anglers while commercial crews increasingly turn guiding.

Buell Patterson Midwest Lake Michigan Jake Lake Superior Northport Lee- Janau Peninsula Michigan Grand Traverse Bay Traverse City Elk Rapids Charlevoix Petoskey Little Traverse Bay Mackinaw

Quiet Work Behind The Scenes At The Orioles

A narrator recalls weeks of work concentrated in the afternoons between two and six o clock and says they left before learning about the old Orioles. The fragment hints at backstage efforts and a past team reference without detailing events.

Orioles

Helen Kroulik Tops League With 572 Pins In Lincoln Ladies

Bowling results across multiple leagues show Helen Kroulik delivering top marks with a 572 high total and 205 high game in the Lincoln Ladies league. Slim West led Oil and Auto with a 643 series. Jones Skelly and Teahen Funeral Home were notable in their leagues with strong team and individual scores.

Slim” West Red Crown Jones Skelly C. R Auto Supply Liebke Taylor Lincoln Alleys Teahen Funeral Home Zenishek Loufek G. E. Scolaro Helen Kroulik Lincoln la Plant Choate C.R. Plaster Co Schamberger Bakery Keysers Anderson Press Room Mail No Mail No. 2 Gazette Seagle Mail No. 1 Marsoun Business Office Morningstar Baer Standard Tire Co Cities Service Ol! Co West Tenth Street Rude Auto *Co Hinrichs Slebke and Taylor Palumbo Foods Carney Tynewriter Zenisieck Naso Bros Naso Bros Mkt

Des Moines Comets Name Los Angeles Bulldogs as Next Opponent

Des Moines Comets manager Art Daniels announced that the next opponent will be the Los Angeles Bulldogs, who will play in Des Moines on Sunday.

DES Moines Des Moines Comets Los Angeles Bulldogs Art Daniels Comets

Big Ten Eyes Return to Grid Prominence With Top Teams

Michigan and Northwestern lead the early Big Ten clash as Purdue hopes to upset Notre Dame in the season opener. Minnesota is a dark horse with rebuilding lines, while Wisconsin and Iowa face questions and Illinois and Indiana show improved sophomores.

Steve Snider Chicago Northwestern Michigan Purdue Midwest Minnesota Notre Dame Lou Brock Mike Byelene Jack Brown Tommy Harmon Paul Kramer Forrest Evashevski Ann Arbor Mich Bob Westfall Boilermakers Ohio State Francis Schmidt Indiana Illinois Badgers Wisconsin Towa Eddie Anderson Holy Cross Arizona Bradley Tech Nebraska South Dakota Iowa Marquette Beloit

Brandon Wins Buchanan County League Title

Brandon defeats Garrison Sunday to claim the Buchanan county league title while Garrison won the Benton county league.

Brandon Garrison

Quasqueton High Wins Fifth Straight Baseball Game

Quasqueton High defeated Lamont 4-2 in the Buchanan county semifinal on Monday afternoon. Batteries were Smith and Smith for Quasqueton with Conant and Helms catching for Lamont.

Quasqueton Buchanan County Quasqueton High Lamont Smith

Frank Frisch to Pirates for 27 500 over three years

Boston Post reports Frankie Frisch will join the Pittsburgh Pirates at a salary of 27 500 dollars per year for three seasons. Other notes mention Whitey Moore in Bill McKechnie’s circle and various baseball moves and coaching histories.

Frank Frisch Pittsburgh Boston Post New York Whitey Moore Bill McKechnie Frankie Frisch Bucs Larry MacPhail Atlantic City Ted M’'Grew Dodger Gabby Hartnett Jimmy Brown Cardinals Mose Simms St. Mary's San Antonio San Marcos Academy Decatur Junior College Baylor Centenary Washington State Simmons Hardin-Simmons Olympic San Francisco P.S Mose

City Briefs And Personals Highlights

Community notices list events at First Evangelical church and Lafayette cafe club room. Meetings include Cedar Rapids Navy club Montrose hotel and Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Also Tirzah society hosts Mrs Parsons. Rev Gray speaks at Sunshine Mission. Triton club election at YMCA. Local crimes, injuries, and arrests noted.

Cedar Rapids Navy Club Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Twenty one granted citizenship in superior court

Judge Thomas B Powell admitted twenty one applicants to U S citizenship after admonishing them to aid in keeping the country out of war Many were tearful as the judge urged loyalty to the United States while honoring their homelands The list shows names former allegiances and local addresses from Great Britain Czechoslovakia Denmark German Reich Greece Italy Yugoslavia Lithuania Poland and Sweden with several applications continued for failure to meet naturalization requirements

U.S Thomas B. Powell United States J. M Me Chicago Powell D. Loferski St. John’s Episcopal Church Germany Great Britain Dorothy Mary Janett Thirty-first Street Alice Isabel Burton-Willison Second Avenue Czechoslovakia Joseph Zitek Second Street Mary Ann Jun E Avenue Mary Augusta Bauer Sixteenth Avenue Ruzena Rabik Frank Lanka Twenty-first Avenue Bohumil Horak Eighteenth Avenue Denmark August Walbjorn Bjornsen Fourth Street Walter Herman Kober Herbert Emsheimer Herbert Henry Elliott Margaret Stieger Ellis Boulevard Greece Gust Mandalenakis Sixth Street Anna Panagos Daniels Street Italy Luigi Trombino Yugoslavia Anton John Vesecky Hamilton Street Lithuania Peter Prunskunas

Hawkeye Boys State Guests at Hus Lodge Event

Hus lodge to host report on Hawkeye Boys State by Jack Melichay and Donald VanCura with Robert Straka who attended last year. Charles Barth of Chicago, 43, arrested for intoxication after drinking rubbing alcohol and taken to Mercy hospital in good condition. C B ladies drill team chair Charles Cacek to lead delegation of six local officers at Berwyn meeting October 8. Mr and Mrs Joseph Naibert celebrate 47th wedding anniversary with 70 cards and gifts.

Hus Lodge Jack Melichay Donald VanCura Boys State Robert Straka Charles Barth Chicago Mercy Hospital Barth C. B . Ladies Berwyn Charles Cacek Cedar Rapids Joseph Naibert Fifteenth Street SE

Navy Air Corps Commission Eligibility Expanded for College Grads

College graduates aged 20 to 28 who studied college algebra trigonometry and physics are now eligible for commissions in the navy air corps recruiters in charge at the federal building recruiting office confirm. Further details available from local recruiters. Newsies Guests At Iowa Theater: Newsboys from The Gazette hosted by manager A H Talbot for Golden Boy and The Forgotten Woman showing at the Iowa theater.

Navy Air Corps Newsies Iowa the Gazette Alex Fidler A. H. Talbot Iowa Theater Barbara Stanwyck William Holden Sigrid Gurie Donald Briggs Mr. Talbot

YMCA Announces Swimming Classes for Women and Girls

The YMCA schedules swimming classes for women at 10 15 am 2 30 pm on Tuesday and Friday and 6 45 pm 7 30 pm 8 15 pm on Wednesday and Saturday. Girls' classes run 2 pm and 2 45 pm on Saturday. Classes begin in October.

Ymc.a

Reservations at YMCA or by contacting Mrs Bessie Hall

Reservations may be made at the Y M C A or by contacting Mrs Bessie Hall who can be reached at the dial number 6592 for arrangements.

Y.M.C.A Bessie Hall Dial

Man Arrested on Larceny Charge in Local Case

Walter Myers, 49, of 951 Fourth Street SW, arrested Monday on a larceny charge under $20. He posted $500 bond and a hearing was set for 4 p.m. Tuesday before Justice H R Churchill. Deputy P J Whittemore served the warrant after Frank Lillenworth swore out the information alleging Myers stole tires and a gas pipe on September 18.

Walter Myers Fourth Street H R. Churchill Myers P J. Whittemore Justice Churchill Frank Lillenworth

Farm Bureau Members Tour Cedar Rapids Industries

Eight Bertram township Farm Bureau members toured five Cedar Rapids industries on an organized trip led by Mrs. E A Allbee and Mrs Emma Allbough. Plants visited included Hutchinson Ice Cream Peter Pan Baking Iowa Electric Light and Power to see the new iron lung Cedar Rapids Gazette and Northwestern Bell Telephone company.

Farm Bureau Group City Bertram Township Farm Bureau Cedar Rapids E A. Allbee Emma Allbough Hutchinson Ice Cream Company Peter Pan Baking Company Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids Gazette Northwestern Bell Telephone Company

Parolee Girl to be Returned to Mitchelville Training School

A 17 year old girl paroled from the Mitchelville girls' training school was jailed in Cedar Rapids Monday night after authorities said she became unruly. She was found at the bus station around 7:30 p.m. and police notified Mrs. Swisher, superintendent, who will retrieve her Tuesday.

Mitchelville Cedar Rapids Swisher

Openings For Army Service In Cedar Rapids

Numerous army enlistment openings announced by Cedar Rapids recruiting station in the federal building. Vacancies include three air corps in Hawaii, 20 at Moffett Field, 8 at Hamilton Field, 20 infantry at Fort Snelling, five at Vancouver Barracks Washington, 40 field artillery at Fort Lewis Washington, 15 coast artillery at Fort Scott California, 10

Cedar Rapids Air Corps Hawaii Moffett Field Hamilton Field California Fort Snelling Vancouver Barracks Wash Fort Lewis Coast Fort Scott Calif

Signal Corpsmen and Engineers Assigned to Forts and Portland

The report lists 10 medical corpsmen for Fort Snelling 7 engineers for duty at Portland Oregon and signal corpsmen for Fort Des Moines.

Fort Des Moines Fort Snelling Portland, Ore

Conopus Speaker Urges Advertising And Individual Thought

Francis J. Gable editor of Good Business urged at the Conopus club luncheon in the Roosevelt hotel to think for oneself and create new ideas. He said effective advertising informs customers of services and that easy buying yields profit while love in business means service loyalty and goodwill reflected in employees.

Francis J. Gable Kansas City Good Business Magazine Conopus Club Roosevelt Hotel Mr. Gable Gable

U S Exports Rise in August Amid Trade Gains

U S exports in August climbed nine percent from a year earlier with scrap iron machinery trucks and aircraft up 26 percent to 187 321 000. Total exports reached 250 839 000, while imports also rose nine percent. Agricultural shipments to Europe increased with raw cotton and manufactured foodstuffs leading gains.

Washington INS United States Harry Hopkins Hopkins Europe

Yanks Clamor For Passage Home Dips

The maritime commission reports a sudden drop in American demand for passages home from Europe, noting the decline occurred Monday and reflects shifting travel interests amid ongoing postwar logistics.

Washington (Ap Maritime Commission Europe

Legion Parades 21 Years After Argonne Began

Chicago report on the American Legion parade marking the 21st national convention. Veterans recalled the Argonne Battle begun September 26, 1918, while debates over neutrality and military readiness framed the gathering.

Legion Argonne Chicago American Legion American Expeditionary Forces Michigan Avenue Legionaires Committee On Foreign Relations Ray Murphy Iowa Standing Committee On National Defense Convention Committee U.S. Army Navy Army National Guard Guam Wake Panama Canal

Also Mentioned on This Page

Yanks OIL and Auto League Auto Supply Fawcett Fender Texas Products G. Owen, Jr Triton League Kruse Eaton Exton Lincoln Ladies League Cities Service Olis Lafayette Cafe Pettit la Plant Choate Co C. R. Plaster Co Kroulik Mary Ann’s Zai Mercer Carney's Western Freight Schamberger Bakery Iowa Electric Light and Power R. Smith Hutchinson Ice Cream Rosenbaum’s F Coburn National Oats Guaranty Bank Michalek Gordley's Super Service Cedar Valley Dairy ELEC LT. & Power CO Mount Vernon All Stars Atwood Marlon Leslie General Store Turner BIG Ten Bernie Bierman Minneapolis Bill de Correvont Red Grange de Correvont Alf Bauman Eddie Brietz First Evangelical Church Shrine Tirzah Society WR. Parsons Fifth Avenue SW H P. Gray Mechanicsville Sunshine Mission Triton Club David M. Elderkin Arthur L. Bye George C. Scott F. A. Burchard Mount Vernon Avenue George H. Doherty 111 Rex Hinman U.S. S. Altair San Diego Mrs S. L. Hensley A Avenue NW John Hornstein B Avenue NE St. Luke’s Hospital Charles H Blair Hardin County Charlotte Klima First Avenue W Thomas Pirnie Sixteenth Street Women’s Benefit Association Lodge No. 26 Machabees Tillie Knoebel Eighth Street NW First Avenue E H. Robert Redus D Avenue NE Jan Huslodge Lo.o.f Sokol Hall Clifford Jenisen Jan Peoples Savings Bank the Peoples Savings Bank le Roy Farmer Harvester Heart OF Havana Tobacco Gers Yager
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