Desperation Punch Ends Conn Louis Clash at Polo Grounds
Billy Conn led Joe Louis by eight rounds before a desperate punch in the 13th seal the fate. Louis knocked Conn out at 2:58 of the 33rd round in New York, as 54,847 spectators watched. Conn had pressed the action in the 12th, but Louis recovered and sealed the champion’s bid with a decisive KO.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Louis
Billy
Conn
Lewis
Eddie Joseph
Joseph
Joe
Max Schmeling
Thunder Guns
Joe Louis Pie
Eddie Josephs
Willie Willis Portrayed In Fragmentary Street Scene
A fragmented OCR style line depicts Willie Willis with a wary stance as a man behind him is described as aiming to erase a spot caused by a cigarette burn on the furniture, hinting at a tense domestic or street moment.
Quadruplet Girls Born To Indians Still Living
Quadruplet girls born yesterday afternoon to an Indian couple living in High Plains, 18 miles north of Roxboro, were alive this afternoon. They were taken with their mother to Duke hospital in Durham after birth at the parents’ home. Father Van Epps Jr. is about 31, mother Louise about 28, and the combined birth weight is estimated at seven to eight pounds.
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Roxboro
N. C
High Plains
Here
Duke Hospital
Durham
van Epps, Jr
Louise
Epps
Reich Turkey Ten Year Peace Pact Deepens Axis Ties
Berlin reports German foreign policy gains a non aggression treaty with Turkey signed in Ankara by Franz von Papen and Sukru Saracoglu. The accord commits both nations to respect territorial integrity and refrain from actions against the other, easing German operations in the Middle East and hedging against Turkish interference.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Turkey
Reich
Pappen
Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Ankara
Sukru Saracoglu
Hitler
Rusia
Poland
von Papen
Middle East
Russia
Reich Planes Raid Port of Alexandria
Berlin reports two heavy night raids damaged Alexandria harbor facilities with bombs of the heaviest caliber. An official note claimed no German losses and three British planes shot down over the English Channel on Wednesday afternoon.
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Berlin
Alexandria
English Channel
Bluestone Dam Delayed by Land Condemnation Appeal
Huntington June 18 The government’s 14 million Bluestone dam project faces delay as a federal judge blocked land condemnation aims. Judge McClintic ruled the proposed seizure exceeded constitutional authority, citing ninth and tenth amendment limits and prompting an immediate appeal from U S District Attorney Via. The West Virginia Power Co owned the contested lands and disputes over prior power rights conditions.
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Huntington
U. S
George W. McClintic
U.S
de Tmurrer
74Th Congress
Via
U. S. Dist. Atty. L. B
Rugged Individualism Now Reaches Into Romance
Gladwin Hill profiles rugged individualists in romance. Murray Weiner of Bradley Beach wooed his Mobile Ala partner via short wave radio from 12 000 miles away aboard the Byrd Antarctic expedition. David Greeks of Watervliet N Y used AFL CIO and independent union ushers at his wedding. Clinton Taylor of Oneonta N Y served as organist soloist and best man via phonograph records. An unidentified Miami man frequents a department store each morning in striped attire.
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Gladwin Hill
New York
Special News
Murray Weiner
Bradley Beach
N.J
Mobile
Ala
David “B. Greeks
Watervliet
U. S. Labor Department
AFL
CIO
Clinton ‘Taylor
Oneanta
Miami
Allies Attack Damascus After Ultimatum Expired
Reuters from Jerusalem reports Allied troops assault Damascus as Free French units alongside British sought capitulation by 20:00 hours local time. Damascus had been tightly surrounded amid heavy fighting, with officials confirming the attack after the ultimatum expired.
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London
Reuters
Palestine
Damascus
Jerusalem
Ankara
Turkey
British Open Drive in U.S. Enlists American technicians
British press service reports Britain seeks unlimited thousands of skilled American civilian volunteers to serve in the battle of Britain. First qualified technicians who enlist will be flown to England in American made bombers, to join the war effort.
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New York
INS
Britain
Atlantic
England
Washington
Great Britain
U.S
U. S. Auto Death Toll Shows Big Increase
Census Bureau reports a 2.5 percent rise in motor vehicle deaths over last year after surveying 159 cities for the first 23 weeks. A total of 3,580 fatalities were tallied, with New York 367, Chicago 325, and Los Angeles 205. three cities reported no fatalities.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Clearland Heights
Ohio
Oak Park
Schenectady
British Beaten Back To New Libyan Line
Berlin reports a complete rout of British forces after an assault toward Salum and Hell Fire Pass. Three days of fierce fighting left British tanks and armored cars wiped out and opened the way for a potential Axis push toward Suez. Cairo confirms heavy British casualties and ongoing desert battles east of Halfaya Pass with Axis tanks still clashing, while RAF planes provide support.
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Berlin
INS
Tobruk
Salum
Africa
Cairo
Halfaye Pass
Egypt
Suez
Hell Fire” Pass
Hell Fire
Halfaya
Pess
Phil Plant Dies in New York Heart Attack
New York socialite Phil Plant died of a heart attack at Polyclinic hospital after entering the facility Sunday. The thrice married Broadway playboy, son of Seldon Mainwaring and adopted by Commodore Morton D. Plant, left a fortune largely tied to the Florida East Coast railroad.
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New York
INS
Phil Plant
Polyclinic Hospital
Plant
Seldon Main
Waring
Commodore Morton D. Plant
Commodore
Florida East Coast Railroad
Reich Admits Dublin Attack
London reports that Dublin received an Irish information bureau statement saying Germany admitted responsibility for bombs dropped on Dublin May 31. German authorities say a German aircraft briefly over eastern Irish coast may have caused the bombing but pilots likely unaware. expressions of sincere regret and possible compensation offered.
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London
Dispatch
Dublin
Irish Information Bureau
Germany
Sire
Eire
Irish
Germen
Hams Ready to Help Operate British Radio Locator
George W. Bailey, head of the American Radio Relay League, declares thousands of U S amateurs and professionals could operate Britain's secret radio locator Simple to Master. He says the airplane detector’s basics are known and would require little instruction for many of the 21000 members to serve. He expects a large volunteer response to Lord Beaverbrook's appeal and warns the U S may be short of volunteers.
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George W. Bailey
American Radio Relay League
International News Service
Washington
INS
America
Britain
Border Bridges Said Blown Up by Soviets
Amid escalating tension in June 1941 reports from Ankara and London said Soviet bridges on the Russo Finnish border were blown up and German troops massed near the frontier. Berlin warned of territorial and economic demands including cession of Bessarabia and access to Ukraine wheat, as Allied dispatches noted war signs and cautious optimism in some German circles.
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London
INS
The
Daily Herald Early Today
Ankara
Russia
Daily Mail
Berlin
Tribune of Geneva
Germany
Soviet
Reuters
Martin Agronsky
NBC
Moscow
Winston Burdett
CBS
Europe
Martin
Agronsky
InsAnkara
Bessarabia
Rumania
Ukraine
Soviet Union
National Broadcasting Company
Balkans
Turkey
Humania
Finland
Sofia
Bucharest
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