Uncle Mike Jacobs Dies at 60s Boxing Figure
Michael Stras Jacobs known as Uncle Mike and head of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club in New York died of a heart attack in Miami. He helped sign Joe Louis and run boxing during Rickard’s era and later sold to Jim Norris. His death marks a closing chapter in early modern boxing.
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Landy Misses Four Minute Mile Mark in Perth
Landy, 22, failed to break the world mile record on a grass track in Perth Australia, clocking 4:04.42. He ran eight opponents to a 120 yard win and blamed heat though offered no excuses, noting a faster first three laps would have helped. Official splits showed 58.8, 2:08, and 3:03.5 with a 85 degree noon temperature.
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Young Australian Track Star Cuts Mile Time Under Cerutty Tutelage
A curly-haired Australian track prodigy, once 4:31.6 in a year, under Coach Percy Cerutty, posted a 4:02.8 mile after a 4:09 Australian record and a 10-second watch inaccuracy myth, following a 4:09 record run three weeks earlier in miserable conditions.
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Senior High Boys League Next Week Schedule
Readers see upcoming games across the Senior High Boys League with matchups such as Gallagher Motors against American Legion and Little Lions versus Braves. The schedule spans Monday through Wednesday with times and team pairings across venues like Haske and 11th St.
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U S Wheat and Corn Stocks Climb While Other Grains Fall
Washington reports larger wheat and corn stocks than a year ago with 1,102,952,000 bushels of wheat and 2,576,021,000 bushels of corn. Rye oats barley and sorghum were down. sorg hum grain totals 54,188,000 bushels, among eight year lows.
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Washington
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Agriculture Department
New York Ad Agency Promotes How to Write Advertisements
A New York advertising agency places full page ads in newspapers teaching advertisers how to craft effective advertisements.
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Rich Prospector Destitute The Day He Found Uranium
Charlie Steen, 33, a geologist who found a million-dollar uranium vein last July, recalls owing $300 for groceries when he staked his claim in Utah. He shipped 30 to 40 tons daily to U S Vanadium Corp and says the ore supports a strong atomic defense program. Steen, native of Texas, heads UTEX Exploration Co. in Moab and credits his wife for staying with the family through rough times.
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Atchison Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder
Walter Thomas, 34, received a 50 year state prison term for second degree murder in a Jan 16 bank car shooting. Emmett Smith, 26, of Chattanooga, was also connected to the incident while both men worked for a railroad.
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Atchison
Walter Thomas
Emmett Smith
Chattanooga
Third defective air brake found on eastern train
Boston report says a partly closed angle cock air brake valve was found on a New Haven line New Yorker car two, the third such occurrence in nine days. Earlier incidents tied to a 15 January crash into Washington Union Station and a later report by Senator Tobey sparked sabotage suspicions. The note also mentions Saturn possessing at least satellites.
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