Brooklyn Dodgers Entertain Fans With Comic Baseball
Brooklyn fans enjoyed mid season form as the Dodgers delivered humor on the field. The article notes past stunts by players and mentions Wilbert Robinson’s dismissal and Babe Herman’s trade as sources of prior fan disappointment. Max Carey takes over as manager to bring changes and aim for better entertainment.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Wilbert Robinson
Babe Herman
Prince
Swat
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Max Carey
White Sox Lose Lads of Goofy Ways in League Race
In a midseason slate clubs jockeyed for position as Kelly and Lopez batted out of turn against the Giants, costing the Dodgers a run and forcing eleven extra frames in a 3 2 victory. Frederick's single plated Lopez for the win as Hubbel fanned 15 to set a season mark. Lefty Clark started for Brooklyn while Philadelphia and Chicago slid.
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Kelly
Lopez
Giants
Dodgers
Frederick
Carl Hubbell
Lefty Clark
Brooklyn
Braves
Phillies
Boston Braves
Cubs
Boften
Philadelphia
Quakers
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Washington
Charley Ruffing
New York
Alvin Crowder
Yanks
Senators
Pine delivers more heat per pound than hickory when seasoned
Heating value varies by measurement. A cord of hickory is heavier than pine, so per cord hickory may seem to produce more heat. However, pound for pound seasoned pine emits more heat, with resinous woods generally yielding higher heat per pound than nonresinous woods.
Dairy products in Iowa fall about twenty percent in value
Iowa dairy product value dropped around 20 percent in 1931 from 1930, according to assistant secretary Carl N. Kennedy. He cited total state dairy value at about 105 million in 1931 versus 132 million in 1930, and urged cost cuts, lower production, and higher consumption to readjust to conditions.
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Toledo
Iowa
Carl N. Kennedy
Kennedy
Toledo Lions Club
Bank Robbery Bandits Sought After $300 Hidden Loot
Authorities pursue $300 in silver believed cached along a creek bank near Numa after the Citizen's State Bank holdup in Cincinnati Iowa. Two bandits fled, one killed himself. two suspects jailed as investigators link them to the Think Pair in Gang.
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Cincinnati
Iowa
Numa
Louis Wolk
Frank Weining
Lou Small
Cecil Kearn
Near
Albia
Kearn
Roscoe C. Wales
Appanoose County
Missouri
Wales
E. C. McPherson
Wolk
Weining
Polk County
Elmer Bonwell
Bonwell
Des Moines
First Law
Leonard Reeves
Wayne County
Edgar Hamlet
Unionville
John Fletcher
Dominion Day Observed Before Canadian Independence Day
The Canadian national holiday Dominion Day falls a few days before July 1, Independence Day in the United States. It marks the 1867 union of Canadian provinces and the creation of the dominion form of government.
Political Advertising on Voting Precinct Closures and Costs
The piece argues against abrupt precinct closures by the Board of Supervisors without gauging sentiment. It questions costs of elections, urges competitive bids, and notes farmers bear taxes in Washington County. It suggests voters express stance before elections and consider resignations if actions anger constituents.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington
Audit Completes in Washington County After Review
John Horning, the state examiner, finishes a weeks long audit of Washington County offices. He found competent 1931 work with minor errors, no overdrafts, and total treasury business at 1 525 296 27 dollars. Horning issues three reports to the state auditor, with two returned for local inspection and one filed for public access.
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John Horning
Horning
Washington County
Hornung
Board of Supervisors
State Auditor
Hoover Opposes Prohibition Resubmission Plan
Washington May 27 Prohibition remains a central issue as Hoover faces pressure from party leaders and Borah to adopt a wet plank at Chicago. Hoover reportedly rejects pledges to resubmit the 18th amendment and resists personal commitment on prohibition, while Sen Borah warns of a stump campaign against any wet plank.
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Hoover
White House
Chicago
Borah
William E. Borah
Idaho
Barah
Senator Borah
Cardinal tennis team ends season with undefeated record
The junior college tennis squad completed a flawless season led by Kenny Cline who was undefeated in singles and the Cline-Little duo undefeated in doubles. The team dominated the Blackhawk conference and eye postseason matches against Iowa Wesleyan and Penn College. Owen and Finch showed promise in their first season.
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Fairfield
Parsons College
Parsons
Cardinal
Kenny Cline
Cline-Little
Mar College
Owen
Finch
Blackhawk
Cline
Little
Washington
Iowa Wesleyan College
Penn College
Oskaloosa
To Offer Medals for Golf Tourney
A Decoration Day golf tournament is scheduled at the local course on Monday with medals to be awarded to top players. The event invites participants from the community and aims to honor veterans.
Late May Cold Snap Grips Iowa Farms Weather Warns Frost
Iowa shivered in a late cold snap with temps 10 to 20 degrees below normal. A frost is possible tomorrow morning, risking crop damage but delaying grasshopper hatching, with Inwood and Northwestern Iowa recording the coldest readings. Waterloo reported the day's high at 80, light morning showers noted statewide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reed
Inwood
Towa
Waterloo
Invention of Tissue Paper Traced to 19th Century Exhibition
The passage notes an 1860 English exhibition displaying a vast tissue sheet of 21 000 feet long and 6 feet 3 inches wide weighing 196 pounds. By 1865 three mills operated in Ballston New York to produce tissue paper.
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England
Ballston
Kellogg's All-Bran Demonstrates Bulk and Iron Benefits
New laboratory tests show Kellogg's All-Bran provides intestinal bulk to aid digestion and supplies more iron than beef liver by weight. The cereal is promoted as a oatmeal like laxative aid offering five to two tablespoons daily, not habit forming, with cooking uses and recipes on the package.
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Kellogg's All-Brain
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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