Penthouse Farmer Reaches His Cornfield by a Ladder
WILLIAMSON West Virginia June 3 AP The Copley family uses a derrick and a long ladder to lift the horse and harvest corn on a 30 foot cliff above Cabweylinga forest They live with three sons and a 69 year old farmer and his 49 year old wife who runs repairs and keeps the crew fed The couple chose the mountain site 17 years ago to start their third family they say they are content with isolation and sell a wagonload of corn daily despite the hard approach.
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Copley
Ned
Braddock Suspended by New York Boxing Commission
New York State Athletic Commission suspends heavyweight champion James J. Braddock and manager Joe Gould indefinitely for missing a contracted title defense against Max Schmeling. Each fined 1000 dollars. any fighter meeting Braddock while suspended could be banned in New York, affecting Braddock's upcoming title bout with Joe Louis in Chicago on June 22.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
James J. Braddock
Joe Gould
Max Schmeling
Germany
Gould
Braddock
John J. Phelan
Commission
Joe Louis
Chicago
Cheese truck blaze wipes out 19000 pounds near Boonville
Nineteen thousand pounds of cheese burned when a large truck and semi trailer carrying 91 tons of cheese left U S Highway 40 four miles east of Boonville. The vehicle driven by George Zuzick of Kansas City overturned in a ditch and caught fire despite rain.
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Boonville
U. S. Highway No. 40
Here
George Zuzick
Kansas City
Father Paul Schulte Named Bishop of Leavenworth
The Rev. Paul C. Schulte, named by Pope Pius XII as bishop of Leavenworth Kansas, previously pastor of the church of St. Louis of France since 1922. A 47 year old historian of the Mississippi valley, he stands six feet two inches and enjoys football and baseball. He was born in Fredericktown Missouri and educated at St Francis Solanus College Quincy Illinois and Kenrick Seminary. He was ordained after graduation.
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ST. Louis
Paul C. Schulte
Pope Pius
Leavenworth
Kas
Church of St. Louis
France
Father Schulte
Mississippi Water Front
Mississippi Valley
Fredericktown
St. Francis Solanus College
Quincy
Kenrich Seminary
Army worm invasion damages crops along Missouri River
Columbia Missouri June 3 AP heavy damage to corn and barley along the Missouri River from army worm infestation sweeping the state. Entomologist Dr Leonard Haseman says peak damage will come this week with many corn fields needing replanting and barley yields cut about 50 percent. Farmers urged to apply poison bran. cost about 30 cents per acre. No federal funds available for control. In New Franklin Mo Harold Rainsburger hospitalized after sow attack with a broken arm and severe injuries.
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Columbia
Missouri River
Missouri College of Agriculture
Leanara Haseman
Haseman
Jaidy
New Franklin
Harold Rainsburger
Wasserleonburg Castle Ready for Windsor Honeymoon
Wasserleonburg castle in Austria is painted and prepared for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as they begin their honeymoon. The 700-year-old site features a gothic belfry, mauve decorations, birchwood furniture, and roses, with linens ordered from Paris and a view over the Gail valley near Noetsch. A separate item reports Iron County Missouri defeating a $127000 court house bond by 1396 to 740.
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Wasserloenburg
Austria
Wasserleonburg Castle
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Fovaly
Gail Valley
Paris
Wasserleonburg
Julian Alps
Noetsch
Full shift resumes at Gillespie Illinois mines after stay-down
At Wilsonville Illinois June 2 appr 700 miners returned to work in No 3 and No 4 mines end of 200 hour stay down strike. Four discharged men Willam Campion Mike Palmatto William Hendren John Buduallo to be reviewed by PMA executive committee. Pfahler union talks on work sharing and contract division planned.
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Gillespie. IL
Superior Coal Company
Wilsonville
Pealing
Willam Campion
Mike Palmatto
William Hendren
John Buduallo
Flischar
Aga i
PMA
Fred S. Peahler
Coal Company
Pfahler
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Boonville Burns
Paul Schulte
Lester Pefferman
ARMY
Sow
Boy
Hoople
Martha
Spat
Boots
Sue
Trope Nou
Mame
BOLT
WiLliams
Orltren
Nharuraly
Transams
HEA Service
Icy
REC
U.S. Pat
ELBA
Wic
W. Rec
Nea
Scorchy Smith
Arond
Diana
Reeeme
Pops
By. Hamlin
Daggone
MVE
Wrenn
By Noel Sickles
Sian
John
By Don Flowers
Edward
Ironton
Iron County
Illinois
Gillespie
Amer- Central
Alaska
Ica
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