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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
9
Promoter bills Roy Dunn to defend his state heavyweight title against Hans Senabel next Tuesday in Greeley. Dunn, a seasoned challenger with recent wins, faces Senabel as both vie for the Colorado heavyweight crown in a show headlined by a wrestling card featuring Denver and regional stars.
Registration numbers rise at Cameron school and Lincoln school with hundreds of youngsters enrolled. Central Playgrounds hosts tennis, swimming, and golf activities under supervision of local coordinators. Junior and senior classes, crafts, and dancing attract wide participation with daily pool hours and a busy schedule at Laleud Grove Park.
French authorities reject a joint empire proposal with Britain, citing insufficient time for preparation and defense planning. The plan was presented to French leaders and dismissed by the Reynaud government amid political shifts. Smith Name Prep Coach Del Norte. June 22 report notes coaching changes and sports context at Denver University.
Cloverleaf leads the Sugar Beet Loop with results from Fort Lupton Brighton and Greeley games listed for next week. Upcoming matches include Fort Lupton vs Brighton, Greeley vs Frederick, and Jones Leighton vs Frederick with teams from New York and Connecticut also appearing in the day’s brief notes.
Washington reports a White House veto threat over the Cummings bill extending existing sugar program. The Senate accepted an amended measure backed by western refiners while opposing voices warned of looming costs to beet sugar and Puerto Rico. The House approved the policy amid lobbying from sugar refining interests.
A garbled recap lists National and American League games with partial scores and player mentions. It references New York Brooklyn Cleveland Chicago Washington Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in a jumbled layout, noting runs, hits, and homeruns with several player surnames obscured by OCR errors.
Senator Nye of North Dakota denounces Roosevelt war policies and questions Woodring and Leake handling of army affairs. He hints at dramatic Cabinet dynamics and references prompt moves on a new war department head while critics urge broader aid to Allied efforts.
Yankees rout Detroit 12 to 7 in a high scoring interleague game. Key hitters include Gehringer and York for Detroit and Cresetti and Keller for New York. Pitching shuffle and late surge give the Yankees the win.
The Midget Ball League opened with four teams the Slavs of Satan Panther and Blue Sox. Oscar Gitte leads Blue Sox while Wielding of the Lena features strong hitting. Week scores include Slavs of Satan 27 Bulldogs 10 Panthers 22 Bulldogs 13 Cubs 6 and other results with next week’s schedule listed.
A special landowners committee studies pump development from Milton to Beebe with R D George consulting. Feasibility centers on large wells and water drawdown, aiming to save crops amid drought while potential ownership shifts separate from the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company. Local funds, about a thousand dollars needed, with several hundred raised so far.
Washington reports Senator Johnson of Coloraty joined a minority of Senate Democrats in opposing Progliant Qanen wells and the two newest rabliet appointees. He argued against Stimson Knox and wartime policy, urging Congress to check the president’s European war aims and revealing demand for testimony on Woodring’s resignation and equipment supplies for defense.
Windsor, June 21 a factory accident left Kissinger a Colerarte Alate College student with both feet broken after a 12 foot drop at the Windsor sugar factory. He was struck by debris and is expected to undergo surgery. Whizzer White, a former Colorado University gridder, will be hospitalized for amputation and surgery after a separate incident. An Eaton resident, 67, was hospitalized with a crushed foot from a plane accident while unloading at an airport.
Dodgers explode for ten runs on twelve hits to topple Pittsburgh 10 8. Pete Casavant drives in two, while several Brooklyn players contribute in a high scoring game as Cleveland and St Louis also post wins in tight late innings.
Sunday’s 1940 Club title match features Vine Cent Battles versus Mel Beio in a 36 hole match play format. Semifinals saw Hediges beat Matic Swvith 1 up and Larrley top Don McArthur despite Clark’s resistance. Junior flight saw Wrath Athy defeat Lex Keaton Ivy 3 and 2, with Dave Shevee den beating Tutkins. Final round and results to decide the champion are scheduled for Sunday.
Windsor June 21 Progress on the concrete sugar storage structure at the Windsor facility advances with topping work near the 119 foot level above ground. Completion of the shelving walls and remaining sections is expected by early fall as crews finish the seven lower units and smoothing.
The schedule lists two exhibition softball games on Sunday night with teams such as Thompson Billaed’s Cheyenne and Severanes Merchants. Cloverleat Dairy won a Sugar Neat League game Friday night defeating Fort Lupton, while mutual teams like Greeley and Lettred Amians appear in multiple matchups.
Fort Morgan sub station is completed but switch house work and gear installation delay full changeover. Reclamation Bureau officials note high line already provides temporary power, with 14 000 electric lines arriving from the Wyering project to supply the area. Public Service Company will connect when the Bureau finalizes the transfer.
A Sunday lesson from the Christian Science churches centers on unity with God and the Word. It cites Genesis, John, and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health, outlining a spiritual theory of the universe over material history and mortal thought.
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