National clay court tennis championship action in Chicago
The 16 singles survivors faced another action packed day at River Forest club as three rounds concluded yesterday reducing the field to the fourth round. Seeded stars, except four, stayed active with Hunt falling to Sutter 6 3 6 4 and Law Harris and Har ris and Surface exiting. Grant defeated Crawford and Parker outpaced John in tight wins.
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Chicago
River Forest Tennis Club
J. Gilbert Hunt
Washington, D. C
Ernest Sutter
Tulane University
John Law
Stanford University
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Fla
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Hunt
Bryan “Bitsy” Grant
Atlanta
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Boy Wonder
Grant
Henry Crawford
Georgia Tech
Parker
Vern John
Denver
Reformatory Won’t Admit Young Prisoners
In Indiana city on June 21 A F Miles Pendleton reform school chief refused custody of 14 year old Bascom Ray Jr and 17 year old Maurhe Sheridan, both life term kidnappers from Huntington West Virginia. Miles cited state law barring admission of life-term prisoners and under 16 youths. In Huntington attorney Malcolm said he was retained by Ray’s father to seek a new trial for the boys.
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Ind
A. F. Miles
State Reformatory
Bascum Ray
T- Featest Malcolm
Ray
Many Sentenced In Federal Racketeering Case
In Elkins on June 21 193? federal judge W B Baker sentenced Henry to ten years in the northeastern penitentiary after a guilty plea to handling counterfeit ten dollar notes. Allan F Brown and Thiran C Kershner received five and three year terms. Minnie Marshall denied charges with trial set for June 26. Walter J Schwendeman arraigned but pled not yet. Thirty two others confessed liquor violations and received jail terms or fines. Additional defendants include Clinton Dalton Barbour county and Isaac Lonzo Anderson with counts of fermentation mash and concealment.
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Walter J. Schwendeman
Clinton
Dalton
Barbour
Randolph
Isaac Lonzo Anderson
Tyler F County
Henry Anderson
Paul Beliga
Wendel
Taylor
Buried Baby Case Leads to Concealment Charges in area
Detroit police booked a 52 year old man on tentative assault charges after 21 year old Michaelene Olkowski claimed she buried alive on her wedding eve. The report lists numerous defendants from Monongalia, Preston, Taylor and other counties charged with concealment and related offenses with fines up to 400 dollars and jail terms up to a year.
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Michaelene Ollowski
Detroit
Michaelene Olkowski
Confinements and fines in Standolph and Taylor jails
Edgar J. Livingston of Elkins received concealment sentences totaling 200 dollars and twelve months in Standolph jail. Walter Lee Martin faced concealment charges with 400 dollars and twelve months in Taylor jail.
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Cealment
Standolph
Edgar J. Livingston
Elkins
Randolph
Walter Lee Martin
Taylor
Man resembling kidnapper held for investigation in Wyoming
Jackson Wyoming June 21 authorities detained a man resembling William Mahan hunted kidnapper in connection with the Weyerhaeuser case. The man was found at a hotel in the resort center near Yellowstone National Park and held in the county jail pending further inquiry.
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Jackson
Wyo
W. W. Nielson
William Mahan
Weyerhaucer
Yellowstone National Park
Funeral for Rosa Jane Shahan Held Near Bristol
Mrs. Rosa Jane Shahan, 80, sister of Arlington Thompson of Grafton, died recently. Funeral services were held at the Salem Fork home on Tsnmile Creek near Bristol with Rev. G. D. Smith officiating. Interment followed in the Shahan family cemetery. In Eureka California, a riot at Holmes Eureka Lumber mill left one man dead, two critically wounded, and four policemen injured.
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Salem Fork
Tsnmile Creek
Bristol
Rosa Jane Shahan
Arlington Thompson
Grafton
William Deck
Shahan
G. D. Smith
Clarksburg
Eureka
Calif
Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company
Reds Buy Babe Herman From Pirates
Cincinnati reports general manager Larry MacPhail announced the purchase of Babe Herman from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a straight cash deal. The item notes the move occurred June 21 and names Williamson as a place reference.
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Cincinnati
Larry MacPhail
Cincinnati Reds
Babe” Herman
Pittsburgh Pirates
Deficiency bill funds new public buildings nationwide
Washington reports the house passed a 224,477,526 dollar deficiency appropriation bill today funding construction of public buildings in nearly every congressional district. The article contrasts a long quotation about nature with the legislative action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Accord reached in Baltimore on tire company takeover
A settlement was reported in federal district court in Baltimore with Goodyear Rubber Company agreeing to acquire Kelly Springfield Tire Company under a tentative plan. The June 21 announcement outlined the terms of the proposed merger and confirmed the parties involved.
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Goodyear Rubber Company
Kelly- Springfield Tire Company
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