Joe Louis opinions from Jack Blackburn interview
Guest columnist New York journalist Bill Farnsworth releases Blackburn’s views on how Joe Louis would fare against other legends. He analyzes Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Burns, Johnson, Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling, Sharkey, Carnera, Baer and Braddock with cautious optimism and notes on boxing dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Farnsworth
Blackburn
Joe Louis
Wilton “Sline
Farnsworth
Ertdeavor
Hugh Bradley
New York
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Jack Blackburn
John L. Sullivan
John L
Joe
Sullivan
Fim Corbett
Corbett
Louis
Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Jeffries
Jeff
anGil
Tommy Burns
Willard
Dempsey
Tunney
Gene
Schmeling
Sharkey
Carnera
Baer
Braddock
Devil in the Dark ends as donkey under moonlight tale
In December 1937 Irish boy Harry Dennehy, provoked by Gaelic classes and ghost lore, walks home through a graveyard. A clanking chained figure approaches. in moonlight it reveals not the Devil but a donkey, delivering a comic twist that ends his fear of tales from his father.
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Tropay
Harry Dennehy
New York City
Slarry
Devil
Nick
Dev
Harry
Cork
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Shelan
Marry
Wis
WNU
Millions of Matches In Daily Use Across World
A St Louis Globe-Democrat correspondent notes the vast role of kitchen matches in global daily life. American sticks use pine. Europe favors aspen. Aspen can be dried in hours for rapid production, while pine requires years of seasoning. Match heads demand chemical precision for color, reliability, and safe handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Europe
Henry contributions to electromagnet theory and invention
Henry, a leading American electrical researcher and Smithsonian secretary, advanced electromagnets. His 1829 magnet aided Morse telegraphy and Bell’s later telephone work. His relays power many communication devices and his advice spurred Bell’s ongoing experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Joseph Henry
Smithsonian Institution
Morse
Bell
Elevator man Alonzo Lee to sell firm to Westinghouse
Alonzo B. Lee founder of the See Elevator Company, dissolved after fifty four years, with its properties sold to Westinghouse. His son Alva B. See previously managed affairs. Lee, famed for controversial letters to editors since 1922, opposed women’s education and pressed education to be run by shop owners. The piece notes his eccentric, combative stance and long Brooklyn life. Also featured are brief mentions of Senator Ellison D. Smith and Norman Ebbutt, with context on cotton subsidies and Nazi pressure on a Berlin correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alonzo B. Lee
See
A. B
See Elevator Company
Westinghouse
Alva B. See
Lee
Bert Hoover
Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Vox Populi
Militia
Enator
Ellison D
Smith
South Carolina
Congress
George III
Senate
Ben‘ Tillman
Agricultural Committee
Norman Ebbutt
Berlin
London Times
Foreign Office
Times
Herr Ebbutt
Ebbutt
Reich
Germany
Association of Foreign Correspondents
Hitler
Luxurious crochet square pattern for tea or dining use
A pattern description explains a single 534 inch key square repeated to mimic two squares, yielding a durable, versatile crochet piece for cloths, spreads, scarves or buffet sets. Complete instructions, illustration, and materials are listed in pattern 5845 from The Sewing Circle. Send 15 cents and provide name address pattern number to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N.Y
Pigase
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Yrios
By Bill Farnsworth
Lefty Gomez
Ty Cobb
Myril Hoag
Yankee
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
del Baker
Cy Perkins
Goshen
Regret
Tommy Bilodeau
Harvard
Red Sox
St. Louis
Max Surkout
Pawtucket
R. I
Rochester
St. Nicholas Palace
Royal Windsor
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Thomas
Louis Braddock
Jack Dempsey
Billy Miske
Terry
Hell Head Farm System
Bill Terry
Washington
Gabby Hartnell
Napoleon Lajoie
George Lamaze
Arrowhead Inn
Hal Schumacher
Johnny Evers
Cubs
Hans Wagner
Walter Johnson
Maghie Hughes
Uniontown
Hughes
Hoya Gibbons
Adventurers’ Club
Devil In the Dark
Floyd Gibbons
Satan
Lemuel F. Parton
Lydia
Diniham
Pinkam
Photography
Fargo
ROLLS
Coles
Orthwest Photo Service
Dakot
Salt Lake
Bert C. Palmer
West
Salt Lake City
Denton
Denton’s Facial Magnesia Select Products, Inc
Long Island City
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