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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1941

Page

2

Fights Go to Mutual Chain in Boxing Broadcast Change

NBC moves boxing rights from Jacobs to Mutual chain amid looming court fight over transfer. Louis Baer bout heads to new deal with future date June 18 at Polo Grounds. NBC plans courtroom action to settle the broadcasting transition.

Mike Jacobs NBC Louis New York Special News Service Joe Louis Max Baer Washington Joe Polo Grounds Billy Conn Jacobs MIBS

Franco Nazi Ties Soon to Be Revealed In Berlin

Berlin dispatch notes an official communiqué likely to be issued tomorrow detailing new arrangements and the status of Franco-Nazi relations. The report indicates forthcoming disclosure of diplomatic developments between France and Germany as authorities prepare the formal statement.

Berlin

Walter Meyerhoff Walks Out of France to Lisbon Then Home

Walter Meyerhoff says he left Europe because of the Nazis and boarded a Lisbon bound ship to New York. He is pictured with his father, who accompanies the account in the report.

Europe Walter Meyerhoff France Lisbon New York U. S Uncle Sam Marshal Petain Hitler Germany Central Press

Navy Press Chief Hepburn Opens Open Lobby for Press

Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, director of the Navy Department public relations office, held his first Washington press conference declaring no censorship and the Navy’s willingness to cooperate with the press.

Arthur J. Hepburn Office of Public Relations Navy Department Washington Navy

Allied talks outline easing of armistice terms

Authorized sources say new arrangements between France and Germany may ease armistice conditions. Discussions involving Adolf Hitler, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Otto Abetz, Admiral Jean Darlan, and Fernand de Brinon point to potential concessions. German offices expect France to take defensive steps against Britain after the Syrie air raid.

Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Otto Abetz Paris Jean Darlan Fernand de Brinon Foreign Office Syrie

Lauritz Melchior Prepares Alaska Hunting Trip

Opera star Lauritz Melchior, famed Wagner tenor, dons a bearskin at his New York home and blows his Siegfried horn as he readies for a two month hunting expedition in the Alaskan backwoods.

Lauritz Melchior New York Alaska

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