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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1936
Page
2
A historic Yankee Stadium image shows Joe Louis floored by Max Schmeling in the fourth round. Observers note Louis was dazed and briefly down before the fight reached its decisive twelfth round, turning a promising career toward a detour.
Ann Harding, American film actress, attends a London garden party recited by Noel Coward. The visit for a British film appearance caused a sensation as her former husband Harry Bannister attempted to prevent her taking their seven year old daughter, drawing rival press coverage.
Evelyn Frechette, reputed sweetheart of late gangster John Dillinger and released from prison for harboring him, arrives in Chicago planning to start anew. She hopes to find work and rebuild her life, saying she intends to stay out of trouble.
Pickets and company guards fought at the Black & Decker plant in Kent Ohio as gusts bringing in strikebreakers sparked clashes. Dozens were gassed or wounded and workers at nearby plants halted operations to join a press line. Alvin Gray, a picket, was photographed injured. William Crayford, president of the Machinists' union, said he would seek riotous excitement warrants for plant men.
A 1936 Central Press item presents questions about John Nance Garner and the Golden Rule, with etiquette hints. It notes vice president status, guest etiquette, tea rituals, and birthday references, reflecting a periodical trivia and instruction mix.
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