Bishops Defend Action A Smith in South Debate
Four Methodist Episcopal South bishops in Richmond declare opposition to Governor Smith, affirm church non political mission. They insist they will not withdraw from public life and cite church pronouncements dating to 1894 and 1926 urging Christians to support prohibition aligned candidates.
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Richmond
Methodist - Episcopal Church South
Smith
James Cannon Jr
John M. Moore
Dallas
Edwin Mouton
Charlotte
Horace M. Dubose
Nashville
Warren A. Candled
Atlanta
Collins Denny
Candler
Joy
Sally Barr in Blooming Society Debut in Capital City Ball
Sally Barr plays the debutante at a high society ball while seeking David Nash amid glittering rooms and social scrutiny. David confronts her, rejects her, and van Horne arrives, threatening consequences as Sally faces an uncertain future.
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Sally Barr
Sally Ford
Enid Barr
Courtney Barr
David
Mrs. Allenby
Bybee
Sally
Mr. Nash
Nash
Enid
Carsons
Pearl
Pitty
Jan
Pop Bybee
Bobby Proctor
Arthur van Horne
Capital City
Heeney Loses To Tunney In Heavyweight Thrilla
New Zealand challenger Heeney falls in the eleventh round to Gene Tunney at Yankee Stadium. The champion proves a humane killer as Tunney dominates with brutal rights while 50,000 spectators watch. Promoter Tex Rickard faces a near 300000 loss despite big receipts.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Heeney
Yankee Stadium
Tunney
Gene
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Tunney Clashes With Heeney In Gutsy Title Fight
In a hard fought bout, Tunney probes Heeney with strong lefts and rights driving the challenger to the ropes. Heeney answers with fierce exchanges and a bruising right to the abdomen as the action roars, both men trading heavy blows and sustaining punishment throughout the rounds.
Heeney Meets Defeat as Tunney Clinches Victory
In a brutal championship bout, Gene Tunney dominates Tom Heeney with precise head body combos. Heeney bleeds from a chin cut and fights on as Tunney presses, ending with Heeney unconscious near the ropes and carried to his corner.
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Heeney
Dempsey
Tunney
Tunney vs. Gene: brutal exchanges in title bout
Tunney mauled the challenger to blunt Tom's left hook, driving his right to Tom's cheek as Tunney circled. Tom landed both hands near the ropes, while Gene boxed with clean lefts and controlled the bout with deft punching.
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Tunney
Heeney
Gene
Tom
Hzeney
Tunney Dominates Heeney In Brutal Ring Clash
Tunney, refreshed by a water toss and new haircut, pressures Heeney from the opening bell. Heeney’s swollen left eye worsens as Tom fights on with one good eye, while Gene redirects blows to the head and body, blood spurting as Tom rallies in a desperate bid.
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Tunney
Heeney
Gene
Tom
Farewell for Italia survivors in Narvik amid hostility
Italians aboard the Citta di Milano began their return to Italy after the Arctic expedition. General Umberto Nobile appeared pale and worn from strain while guards with fixed bayonets stood at the gangplank. Crowds jeered as the ship moored at Fagernes near Narvik, a boy helped tie the rope though conditions remained tense.
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Narvik
Norway
Italia
Hisses
Italy
Pole
Wadsee
Arctic
Citta di Milano
Umberto Nobile
Dirigible
Fagernes
Filippo Zappi
Nobile
Natale Ceccioni
Guiseppi Biogi
Ceccioni
Stockholm
Spitzbergen
Alberto Mariano
Mariano
Zappi
Krassin
Hoover Era Proclaimed By San Francisco Welcome
Herbert Hoover addressed a July 27 homecoming in San Francisco promising to lead the nation with credit to California. Mayor Rolph welcomed him as a pivotal figure pledging a great era of commercial expansion and Pacific coast prominence in Hoover’s campaign and the world market.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
California
James Rolph, Jr
Hoover
Ecommerce Department
Pacific Coast
Rolph
Stanford University
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Russia
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David Nash
van Horne
Paragon
Old Bybee
China
Japan
Egypt
God Knows
Tex
Pei
Anzac
Forbes
Roald Amundsen
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