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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1941
Page
10
Bancroft eliminated from title bid with 1-0 loss to St John’s Bancroft as other finalists from fall reach semis. Shellsburg Toddville Atkins Urbana win to reach semi finals. Peacock and Walser pitch strong, Urbana leads 13-3 after four innings. Line scores following.
Calamus won 2 0 over Clarence at Oxford Junction in the fall sectional school baseball tournament. Drummond pitched ten innings with 14 strikeouts for Calamus while Hasenback took the loss for Clarence in a one hit game. Wyoming team did not play due to a faculty death, forfeiting to Stanwood.
Special to The Gazette report notes Brandon Dysart Gladbrook and Montour advancing in the sectional tournament. Brandon beat Dinsdale 8-5 with two Brandon errors aiding the Dinsdale pitchers Fleming Stavely and P Ehlers. Dysart edged Garwin 5-4 as Spence briefly faltered. Gladbrook shut out Keystone 4-0 with Herman yielding five hits. La Porte City topped Montour 4-1 despite Montour outrapping four to two and three Brandon errors.
Seials to The Gazette report Lamont Lamont Colesburg Edgewood and Winthrop victorious in the sectional tournament Here Friday semis and finals planned for Saturday Edgewood defeated Epworth 15 to 5 Colesburg beat Delhi 5 to 3 Lamont topped Gree ley 12 to 1 behind Macheak and Rossow Pitching Winthrop shut out Brewberry Point on three hits 0
In Monona Guttenberg defeated Lansing 3-2 to loom as a favorite in the sectional tournament. Seelaer thriller saw Luana edge Marquette 3-2. Garnaville beat Alpha 6-5 with Thein and Brandenberg homering. Waterville blanked Monona 4-0. The report names players such as Ostoff Kl, Roeder, Jeff, Dean, Krohn, Bchotti, Thomas and Aver, with R.K. E. and others referenced in the muddled text.
Sumner scored three touchdowns on passes to defeat Waukon 19-0 in an Upper Iowa conference game. Sumner outgained Waukon 130 rushing yards to 46, with four completions in 11 attempts for 43 yards.
Norman Hatton of Cedar Rapids suffered pelvis and left elbow fractures and will be incapacitated for months after his 1941 auto was struck broadside west of Ankeny. Howard R. Green, also of Cedar Rapids, had cuts and bruises and was to be released from Iowa Lutheran hospital. William Catron of Altoona escaped with minor injuries.
Harmony Minnesota witnessed the Sept. 20 wedding of Ada Gillan and Adolph Anderson of Burr Oak. Fort Atkinson saw Caroline Chekal wed Philip H. French in St. John’s church with a reception at the bride’s home. numerous local updates follow including golf club board renewals in Independence and a Cedarville school reunion plan at West Liberty fairgrounds.
ANAMOSA The reformatory Snappers meet the Des Moines Comets at 1 30 p m Sunday in an open game expected to draw a capacity crowd. Ike Jackson, reformatory coach, has not announced the opening lineup. The Comets lineup features Gundus from East High Des Moines Davis from Southern Methodist and others from Notre Dame Drake and Texas A&M.
Washington junior college defeated Elkader 19 to 0 in the opening six man game. Mace, a shifty halfback, sparked the offense, while Oelberg starred for Elkader. Washington scored in the third and fourth periods amid many fumbles.
The Iowa Valley league championship will be decided at 2 30 p m Sunday as Atkins faces Norway, last Sunday's conqueror Watkins. Probable batteries are Norway Byers and Boddicker. Atkins Leib and Gallo.
De Witt overwhelmed St. Mary's of Clinton 20-6 as Kirby scored all De Witt points in a one man show on Friday night.
Manchester The Rev Walter E Schiel who has served the local Presbyterian church the past year and a half will be ordained and installed as pastor at a public service in the church Sunday evening at 730 The Rev C Vin White moderator of Presbytery and dean of the Presbyterian seminary of the University of Dubuque will preside The sermon will be delivered by the Rev L W Hautier of Oelwein Rev John A Garber of the faculty of the seminary will deliver the charge to the pastor and the Rev Robert J Netting of Independence will deliver the charge to the people
District Judge George W. Wood approved the reorganization plan for the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway. The plan, prepared by a bondholders committee, proposes 2,273,200 in 40 year income mortgage bonds with contingent interest up to 5 percent and 56,830 no par value common shares, distributed to old first mortgage bondholders pro rata. Interest is paid only from defined income with four fifths to bond earnings and one fifth to a sinking fund. bonds redeemable on any interest paying date.
Obituaries from Wapello Maquoketa Dyersville Marengo Wellman detail funeral rites for William Franklin Van Loon Jesse Brown William H Isbell Margaret Westmark Jacob Wassam John Zeigler James Hanley noting birthplaces parentage wives and children burial places Mt Hope Elm Grove St Frances cemetery and local churches with dates and burial plans.
Floyd Schemmel 26 a Worthington cyclist and buttermaker at the Worthington creamery died at 3 30 p m Friday after losing control of his motorcycle on a road near Farley.
Burlington police chief Fred MacHolt had a new car dented when a driver, Mrs G A Smith, backed into the chief’s vehicle after reporting a minor accident at the station. The mishap occurred Saturday as she left.
Arlene Anderson of Davenport Iowa was chosen as the most charming secretary at the Alpha Iota International convention in Los Angeles. She wore a business girl's suit described as perfect for the occasion.
DES MOINES RP The Iowa supreme court Friday denied a rehearing for former Sioux City detectives Perry Davis and Claude Bledsoe. Convicted of conspiring to collect protection money, they were sentenced to three years in the penitentiary in May 1940. The high court sustained the conviction in a 6 to 3 decision last April. They remain free on bond.
DES MOINES Iowa federation of Women’s clubs endorsed a mandatory smallpox vaccination law at its three day meeting. A resolution for the law was approved to reduce state cases as Iowa accounted for 412 of last year’s 2839 national cases. A second resolution urged government action to protect natural resources during the national emergency. Mrs B P Holst of Boone, chair of conservation, introduced the resolution.
At a Jones county American Legion meeting in Anamosa officers were chosen. County commander Raymond James Olin adjutant Guy Macomber Olin vice commanders A B Snyder Anamosa Ralph Crim Monticello Dr Seward White Olin Charles Quirk Oxford Junction Louis Lorenzen Wyoming Curtis Busch Davenport district commander Was guest speaker. The group plans an Armistice day football game Monticello versus Anamosa on Nov 11 at Anamosa field with committee Al Hodoval Oxford Junction Lee Lanner Anamosa Robt Alden Wyoming arranging.
Miss Harriet Cunningham of Anamosa was guest speaker for the Jones County Rural Youth association in the courthouse community room. She spoke on Nature. Committee in charge included Ella Rickels Peter Hasdler Lorraine Hasler Eirwina Paine John Rensch Willis Fairbanks Frances Fairbanks Mrs Merle Meeks Merle Meeks Doris Larson and Galen Eldred.
The article recounts Captain Stephen Decatur's daring 1804 mission to destroy the captured Philadelphia during U S Navy actions against Tripoli. It highlights his bold assault with a hand-picked crew, the chief role of Commodore Edward Preble, and Nelson's praise, ending with Barbary piracy ending after years of naval conflict.
Prof Alden F Megrew of the University of Iowa art department was named state chairman for National Art Week by the WPA in Washington. Edward R Kupka and Edward Cooney face forgery charges in justice courts for a $10 check and an $8.90 check cashed respectively. Dean Emeritus George F Kay attends a Chicago geology meeting with the Geological Society of America and AAAS. Edward F Flynn of Great Northern spoke to a Masonic service group in Iowa City and holds past Rotary roles and leadership in university associations. The UI school of religion reports 253 enrolled for its unit program.
Des Moines dispatch reports Dr. Jaroslav Novak, Czechoslovak diplomat, asserting Nazi leaders have chosen future rulers for the Americas and that the United States possesses such energy and power it could deter any aggressor. He says the goal is the United States and warns of its potential leadership.
SAC CITY (INS) The death of Kenneth Stout 18 Auburn farm youth whose body was found in an amusement park career the week Saturday was held accidental. Sheriff W J Stuart County Attorney Alan West and Coroner R J Mann concluded their investigation with a statement that the fractured skull suffered by the youth was incurred when he fell and struck his head on the sidewalk. An ankle abrasion indicated that Stout slipped on a stone and fell. Services for the youth were scheduled for this afternoon in Lake Cities.
Mrs William McCullough 90 dies after brief illness at Manchester home of granddaughter Mrs Eugene Meister Funeral at Selly chapel Sunday 2 pm with Rev Thomas P Shaffer officiating Burial in Bay cemetery Hasel Green township Born in Ohio she lived in this vicinity since age one except for years in Didwater Kansas Married Lou Aldrich 1869 eight children survive Aldrich died 25 0013 age later married William McCullough 1921 and they lived Coldwater Ke six years until his death Surviving children include Mrs Ida Vo Spekers Hugh O Leary and Mrs Trhes de Grapes all of Manchester plus other Aldrich relations and several grandchildren
Billy Griffin, 16, son of Mr and Mrs William Griffin of Columbus City, was shot in the upper right leg Thursday forenoon when a .22 rifle accidentally discharged during a hunting outing with several boys. The injury occurred as the rifle fired within the hunting party.
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