Bowlers Lead League Scores in Cedar Rapids and Lincoln
Ryan Sullivan led the Cedar Rapids league with strong pins while Bill Ryan topped the Lincoln LaPilant-Choate league with 590 pins including a 239 game. J Sullivan led the Lincoln Ladies with 505 pins in a competitive turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Bill Ryan
Lincoln LaPilant-Choate
J. Sullivan
Lincoln Ladies
Lincoln Laplant-Croate Leagte
Ryan
Sues
Moore
Terete Ne Reese
Conner Er
Lincoln Booster
Wogan
Lincoln Ladies League Eivwgsees
Piet
RED Crown
Al Hostak Returns To Pugilistic Wars
Seattle AP reports former world middleweight contender Al Hostak comes out of nearly yearlong retirement to fight Harry Matthews in a 10 round bout. Both weigh about 160 pounds as Hostak faces Matthews, a war worker with nine knockouts and three decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
al Hostak
Harry “Kid” Matthews
Phillies End Season With 109 Losses and Lobert Reflection
Philadelphia manager Hans Lobert voices disappointment after a 109 loss season finishing 62 percent behind the pennant winners St Louis Cardinals. He jokes about the poor record and quips the season felt just begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Hans Lobert
Dunion
Postville Dominates West Union in Strong Line Play
Postville roared to a 20 0 victory over West Union as Craig Marston and Roeland kson led the attack and Don Rose and Loren Meyer anchored the line. Kenny Blackman, in his first season, praises the improved blocking while Leo Sebastian coaches the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portvays
West Union
Kenny Blackman
Postville
New Hampton
Blackman
Craig Marston
Roeland Kson
Don Rose
Loren Meyer
Frank Tehel
Jim Looney
Sumner
Leo Sebastian
Luther
Marines
Sebastian
Moleskins
Keystone Hires Mike Kaplan As New Coach
Mike Kaplan becomes Keystone’s new coach succeeding John Clover, guiding a small 12 player squad with limited summer ball. Team struggles include weak hitting and lack of experienced pitching, with early losses to Van Horne and Dysart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike” Kaplan
Ely
Keystone
John Clover
Lohbrville
Mee
Cage
Diamond Nine
Keith Ohde
Delbert Koeppen
Dick Severin
Bob Junge
Murray Pintle
Owen Randall
Donald Feuerbach
van Horne
Dysart
Kaplan
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Dog and Cigarets Work Wonders with Colleens
Sergt Edward Cleaver returning from overseas duty to Camp Barkeley Texas reports social gains from owning a dog and a pack of American cigarettes in Northern Ireland He notes Irish women respond to Americans via cigarets and dances He praises local halls and weekly range dances and says American movies and sports help troops stay fit He adds soldiers prefer American beauties to Irish roses, a likely bit of blarney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dougherty
Edward Cleaver
Northern Ireland
Coe
Cedar Rapids
Yank
Atlantic
Sergi
Cleaver
Ireland
Tipton Faces Monticello in Non Conference Grid Clash
Tipton hosts Monticello in a non conference game with Tipton favored after beating Maquoketa while Monticello was defeated by Maquoketa. Also noted are regional league outcomes with Belle Plaine beating Montezuma 7-2 and Marengo defeating Brooklyn 7-0 as Tama plays Nevada 13-0 reporting in the Iowa Cedar League standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Monticello
Maquoketa
Tipton Junior College
Lisbon
Elle Plaine
Marengo
Tama
Toledo
Brooklyn
Montezuma
Belle Plaine
Nevada
Lyons Joins Marine Corps in Chicago City Series
Ted Lyons, 41, veteran pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, enlisted as a private in the Marine Corps and begins inactive duty while awaiting a commission. He will face Bill Lee in the opening game of the city series between the Sox and Cubs as both teams consider trades and player acquisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Marine Corps
Lyons
Cubs
Bill Lee
Sox
Frank i
Kalin
Hollywood
Pirates
Bob Bowman
Manuel Perez
Cap Crossley Takes Eureka College Football Head Coach Post
Cap Crossley, formerly manager of a Western league Pennant winner in Cedar Rapids in 1937 and later the Columbia Sally league team in South Carolina, becomes head coach at Eureka College Illinois. A University of Illinois graduate, Crossley played college ball before his playing days ended with a leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cap Crossley
Quincy
Ill
Eureka College
Eureka
Til
Crossley
Columbia
S. C
University of Illinois
Cedar eSes Oe Gaan
Davenport
Y Campaign Tops Goal by 100 Members
Final reports on the YMCA membership drive at a Victory dinner Monday night show more than 300 members recruited, 100 above the goal. Russell Landis led the air armada style campaign, ending with 8 012 points, 132 percent of the 6 000 goal, with five squadrons led by Spitfires and other leaders earning percentages and awards. Ed Zeller praised supporters from army navy and marine duty stations and announced overtop wings for pilots Chester Miller Reuben Harry Hoyt C V Shepherd Charles Lynch Jr Ed Al Allen Herb Killian William Bayless Ernest Kosek Dawson Grim Ray Moore Ed Fleming Joe Riley Joe Lou fek Bob Keehn Shirley Huston. Zeller introduced staff Elbert E. Beaver Gurney W. Day and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Russell Landis
Spitfires
Isaac McEvers
Joseph Lattner
Lee Winterberg
Craven Shuttleworth
Percy Keehn
Earl Nichols
Ed Zeller
Po Army
Navy
Marine Dute
Chester Miller
Reuben
Harry Hoyt
C. V. Shepherd
Charles Lynch, Jr
al Allen
Herb Killian
William Bayless
Ernest Kosek
Dawson Grim
Ray Moore
Ed Fleming
Joe Riley
Joe Loufek
Bob Keehn
Shirley Huston
Zeller
Elbert E. Beaver
Gurney W. Day
Campaign climax honors Henry J Achter in dedication
Fred Shoemaker and Landis led the event with Landis dedicating the campaign to Henry J Achter as a notable climax in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shoemaker
Boys’ Work
Landis
Henry J. Achter
AAUW Plans Health Seal Sale In November
Members of the American Association of University Women met with Linn County Tuberculosis association chair Karl Blaise and Des Moines regional director Marguerite Pfeffer to discuss plans for the Christmas Health Seal sale starting in November. Mail lists are compiled under the direction of Mrs. Clyde B. Meffert and Mrs. John R. Battin, AAUW president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Karl Blaise
Linn County Tuberculosis Association
Marguerite Pfeffer
Des Moines
Clyde B. Meffert
John R. Battin
AAUW
Buffington Takes Prize for Honesty
Richard Buffington, 15, of 1850 First Avenue NW, found a purse downtown containing 48.38 and valuables and turned it in to the police. Gertrude Myers of 315 Fifteenth Street NE reported the loss and promised a reward after Buffington’s act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Buffington
First Avenue NW
Howard Walsh
L. R. Buffington
Gertrude Myers
Fifteenth Street
Capt. Walsh
Walsh
Buffington
C R Man Also Named In U S Indictment
Homer Arthur Joseph Miller of Cedar Rapids listed as delinquent under the selective service act is indicted in Cedar Rapids since Sept 24, 1941 for failing to keep his draft board informed of his whereabouts. Aliases include Joseph Keller Joe Killer Bob Marx Homer McGuire. Registered with Linn county local board No 1. Federal act carries up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Arthur Joseph Miller
Cedar Rapids
Oliver Bennett
Iowa Selective Service Headquarters
Miller
Joseph Keller
Joe Killer
Bob Marx
Homer McGuire
Linn County
Young Men's Bureau to Host Sports Fest at Y
The Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a sports free-for-all at the Y M C A Thursday evening. Dinner at 6 15 p m features Charles H McCloy of the University of Iowa PE department as speaker. Facilities will host volleyball table tennis squash handball swimming and bowling with teams already challenging across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Charles H. McCloy
Physical Education Department
University of Iowa
George
Chamber
Noes Rally To Support War Effort In Nebraska
Valentine Nebraska AP reports six sons of Mr and Mrs Noe serve in the armed forces. The father has passed his physical and expects Navy call within a month as Uncle Sam asks for help to defeat the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Neb
Noes
Sam
Axis
David Noe
Noe
Navy
S R Hankins to Direct $500000 Church Pension Drive
S R Hankins of Cedar Rapids will lead a 18 month drive to raise 500000 for the United Iowa conference ministers pension fund begun 15 years ago. He will set up in the Guaranty Bank building with conferences in Columbus Ohio and Chicago before starting field work. He previously directed sugar rationing in Linn county directing 500 volunteers and distributing 745055 pounds of sugar for canning and 27806 pounds for jellies and jams. He is retiring from the Y M C A after 38 years in Iowa and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Hankins
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Rationing Board
Upper Iowa
Methodist Church
Hawkins
Waterloo
Guaranty Bank
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Conference
Chicago
National Pension Board
Seenina Nennels
Iowa
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Day
Minnesota
Y.M.C.A
Texas
Linn County
Grant Wood Show Closes Wednesday
The Grant Wood Memorial exhibition at the public library art gallery will close Wednesday with hours 3 to 5 30 p m. About 70 paintings and drawings are on display through September. Nine works will travel to Chicago for the Art Institute retrospective from Oct 29 to Dec 10. An attendance of 2 000 last week kept Cedar Rapids hours extended. The charcoal drawing Spring in Country lent by Mr and Mrs Robert S Cook was a popular addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Public Library Art Gallery
Chicago
Art Institute
Cedar Rapids
Robert S. Cook
Divorce Suit Filed Against Greer Garson
London AP report says a divorce suit on grounds is filed against Greer Garson star of Mrs Miniver by Edward A Snelson Civil Service member in India. It appears in the divorce court calendar for the term opening Oct 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greer Gareson
Mrs. Miniver
Edward A. A. Snelson
Civil Service
India
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Harold Hoskins
Billy Corns
Elkader
Mt. Vernon
Kenny Smith
Maynard
Anamosa
Wally Schwank
Stan Sosnouski
Jake Horn
Shorty Larson
Stan
Grabbe
Fischer
Beardsley
Sinkey
McNamara
Blayney
Schwank
Carroll
Wayne Gidley
Mike Kaplan
Starbucks
Fayette
Crawford
Weston
Marston
Erickson
Honn
Joe
Sangster
Arren Pugh
McKinley
George Miller
Fred Bissell
Don Makeover
Farmersburg Prep
St. Joseph's of Elkader
Farmersburg
Clifton Clauson
Vern Hulbert
Carrol Oelke
Burdette Otterbeck
Dean Kranbeer
Carl Schultz
Billy Winn
Robert Mueller
Mary Jane Hofke
Norma Schmalfeld
da Mae Oelke
Joan Mott
Dorothy da Jean Mathews
Ira Mae Henning
Mary Lauer
Eloise Klinkenberg
Eunice Schmalfeld
Decorah
Norse Lads
Rochester
Minn
Marvin Kaplan
Sergt
Putedly
L. W. Buckton
Wen
America
Schlitz
Milwaukee
A. A. A. W. Plans Health Seal Sale
C. R. Man
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenues
Third Street
S.R. Hankins
Volved
A Ae
Greer Garson
Paul Edtoriel
Chicago Slans
CED
Rapids Gazette
Cedar
Mathie
Rowe City
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