Risko and Griffith Set for Chicago Heavyweight Showdown
In Chicago July 2 AP reports Johnny Risko the rugged challenger and Gerald Ambrose Griffith from Sioux City meet in the main event at the boxing card. Fifteen thousand fans expected with bargain tickets, no broadcast allowed. Griffith seeks a career salvation after a low period, while Risko is seen as a heavyweight test stone.
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Chicago
Johnny Risko
Gerald Ambrose Griffith
Sioux City
Iowa
Griffith
Jack Gagnon
Boston
Cleveland
Baker
Legislate Fouls From New York Fight Rings
New York July 2 AP state athletic commission bans fouling in boxing rings. Boxers must design devices to protect themselves with commission approval, then waive further foul claims. Referees will count out fighters who claim a foul, a rule touted by Sammy Mandell and Al Singer ahead of their July 17 title bout.
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New York
York State Athletic Commission
Commission
Suy
Sammy Mandell
al Singer
New ‘York
Woman club president defies Landis in suit
Milwaukee club president Ruth Killilea announces she will continue to contest Commissioner Landis over a transfer order affecting outfielder Fred Bennett. The American Association vende to defer action pending Landis reply, but Killilea vows to fight on.
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Chicago
Stéday
Kenesaw ‘Mountain ‘Landis
Ruth Killilea
Milwaukee
American Association
Fred Net
Tts
Landis
Miss Killilea
Bennett
Rockne Signs $40,000 Soldier Field Rent Deal
Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne has agreed with the Chicago South Park Commission to pay 40,000 for use of Soldier Field for the Army at Notre Dame game on November 29. The arrangement is described as one of the largest single day rents charged by the commission.
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Chicago
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
South Park Commission
Soldier Field
Commission
Legs and decline mark end of athletes careers
By Al Demaree veteran players note legs fail before retirement. The piece cites Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey, describing tired feet and heavy legs as the start of the end for stars in baseball and boxing. It highlights aging athletes like Josh Devore and the impact on performance.
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Babe Ruth
Josh Devore
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Rockne's Pupils Return for Secret Conference
South Bend Indiana RP Former Notre Dame all stars now scattered as coaches return for a concealed meeting with the maestro Knute Rockne. The gathering aims to organize a protest against a six between completion and pass rule and may reveal new plays to exploit the rule.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame All Stars
Knute Rockne
Rockne
Eleven Year Old Catches 32-Pound Catfish at Dam
Lloyd Brooks, eleven, caught a thirty two pound yellow catfish near the dam Sunday morning. A few days earlier Carl Brooks weighed an eighty pound yellow catfish from the same spot.
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Lloyd Brooks
Carl Brooks
Valley Grove Ice Cream Social and Community Notes
Valley Grove schoolhouse hosts an ice cream social on Saturday June 28 with all proceeds to benefit the event, invite extended to neighbors and friends. Evelyn Champion to entertain her Sunday school class Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm. Various local visits and chores noted including shipments, farm tasks, and family gatherings across Wellman, McLouth, and Lawrence areas.
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Valley Grove
Evelyn Champion
Peel
Lawrence Ward
Petrie
Jeff Barnes
Bonnie Jean
Albert
Ford
Si Willard Morgan
Elinor Champion
Frank Champion
Wellman
Luther Anfred
Elmer Weibel
Kansas City
Stewart
McLouth
Champion
Tongaitoxie
Iss
Ian Fom
Avis
Toer
Leslie
Owen‘ Farr
Kalooss
Ira Ward
Ruth Johnson
Missouri
Harold Stowe
Midland
Dan
Smith
Willian Keller
Lawrence Sand
Gaversinges
Fred Ousdahl
Soto
Dietrich
Walter
Frank Ice Cream
Various National and American League results across leagues
Yesterday's results show National League scores including Pittsburgh 8 Boston 3 and St. Louis 15 Brooklyn 9, with New York 7. American League standings list Cochrane leading batting and Ruth with 30 homers, plus leads in hits and doubles. Weather notes mention rain delaying several games, and a Kansas City 12 Milwaukee 10 score in the Eastern League.
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Chicago
Brook Nh
St. New York
Ais
Pittsburgh Ston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New Washington Ois
Ord
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
AOL
Boston
Chicago O
Wood
American Association
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus Amg
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Westenra
Omaha
Des Moines
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Denver
Pueblo
St. Joseph
Fittsburgh
Brooklyn
New York
Oklah Ita
Topeks
Leagt
O'Doul
Phillies
Terry
Giants
Frisch
Cardinals
Cuyler
Cubs
Wilson
Cochrane
Aratics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Reed attacks opponents in Topeka political clash
Governor Clyde M. Reed assailed rivals in a Topeka address criticizing J N Tincher and R Haucke for opposing his reelection. He charged Tincher’s suit over cattle payments and alleged Mulvane’s ties to utility interests influencing Kansas politics. Reed also targeted Breyfogle Hamilton Morgan and others from his Haucke campaign.
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Emporia
Kan
Clyde M. Reed
Ak-Forces
Oprobliens Resoeninnel
Cain
J. N
Poly
Tincher
Congress
Haucke
Yeed
Reno
Ki 8 Livestock Association
David W. Mulvane
Republican Rational
Kansas
Reed
Topeka
Mulvane
Kansac
John ‘W. Breyfogle
John Hamilton
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Kent Crew Training for Henley Regatta Oslin
Local notes from Os kaloosa recount visits and gatherings. Neighbors Oslaloosa and McLouth share social calls, showers and supper visits. Obituary for William Harrison White records birth in 1880 and death in 1930 with family details. Sunday school notes, upcoming ice cream social, and church activities conclude the column.
No penalty for Slayer 14 year old kills father in Oklahoma
In Sallisaw Oklahoma on July 1 a 14 year old boy Elijah Benton shot and killed his father after the man, who had been drinking, struck him for refusing to fetch more liquor and threatened another attack. Sheriff George A. Creek and neighbors corroborated the account with two brothers and a sister confirming the events.
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Sallisaw
Okla
Elijah Benton
Benton
George A. Creek
Big Springs Orchestra Meets For Rehearsal At Schoolhouse
The Big Springs Orchestra with forty five members rehearsed Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse. Director Byron C. Donmeyer plans to unite classes into one group soon as interest grows among children and parents. Pauline Dreyer recovers from emergency appendectomy at St Francis hospital. Big Springs 4 H Club met with Amelia Hartman leading. several girls attended and worked on year two clothing projects. Meetings of the Big Springs Farmers Union will be biweekly this summer on the second and fourth Thursday evenings. Various residents noted in visits and gatherings with local families and neighbors throughout the week.
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Big Springs
Byron C. Donmeyer
Pauline Dreyer
St. Francis Hospital
Amelia Hartman
Ueme ‘Wimer
Aes
Grace Ong
Heil‘ Bertschinger
Elsie Kellogg
Ruth Bertschinger
Helen Henry
Miss Hartman
Helen
Wymer
Henry
Big ‘Springs
Topeka
J Jane Duncan
Woodstock at Neighborhood Circle meets this week
Woodstock at Neighborhood Circle will meet this week with Mrs Mollie to discuss community plans and events.
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Girele
Mrs. Mollie
Tonganoxie Club News and Local Social Notes
Tonganoxie community life is summarized with visits from Kansas City and Washington guests, local club meetings, illnesses, hospital recoveries, and travel updates. Residents attend picnics at Franklin park, plan expressional and art classes, and prepare for upcoming July gatherings. Notables include the Davis family purchasing cars and Mrs. Hedderman hosting a Catholic ladies’ club event.
Crossword Puzzle Snarl Reveals Odd Clues and Answers
An obliquely readable crossword page lists clues and fills with scattered letters and fragments. Several entries mention rivers, constellations, elements, and names, but the text is mixed with garbled phrases and misaligned characters, obscuring the intended grid and solution.
Villa Eden Sunday Dinner Guests List and Activities
Mr and Mrs Leonard Trapp entertained guests for Sunday dinner including Mrs McKnight Mrs Ethel Bowling Mrs F E Trapp Joe Trapp and Miss Frances Trapp Miss Juanita Brown Miss Fern Brock Miss Nora Torneden met with Miss Helen Harmon for practice Wednesday and Friday. Davenport helped William Torneden shock wheat. Davidson had his tonsils removed Friday. Mr and Mrs Guy Keeler of Lawrence spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Parson. Mr and Mrs William Torneden and son Eugene Mrs Lizzie Torneden Miss Lillian Torneden Miss Fern Brock and Mrs Roy Canary and daughter Treva enjoyed a Sunday picnic. Merlin Brock shacked wheat for Alfred Kahn Monday. A Quinlan and daughter and husband the and Mrs H Moore motor to Sunday. Mrs John Manley and children of Enid Okla spent days with Mrs EBJ Mr and Mrs Crabb Sproul and son spent Sunday at Swope Park in Kansas City. Mrs Emma stickey and children spent Sunday with home folks. The social at the chant thea Friday evening was attended by a
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B. O. ‘Wellman
Los
Oebagelee
Cal
W. A. Wellman
Chagnon
Sind Pion
Homer Willits
Margaret Lea
McLouth
Leonard Lancaster
Allie Brown
Denison
Robert Davison
An Arlaeette
Lawrence
Fultz
Herman Eggert
Jack Helm
Edith Baker
Vesta
Vera
Vivian
Velma
Methodist Church of
Oska Pe
C Cray Jones
Oskaloosa
Unday
Leonard Trapp
McKnight
Ethel Bowling
F. E. Trapp
Joe Trapp
Frances Trapp
Juanita Brown
Fern Brock
Nora Torneden
Helen Harmon
Davenport
William Torneden
Jattvin Davidson
Guy Keeler
Floyd Parsons
Eugene
Lizzie Torneden
Lillian Torneden
Roy Canary
Treva
Merlin Brock
Alfred Kahn
A. Quinlan
Tne
H. Moore
John Manley
Program Delights Fair-Sized Crowd With Variety Acts
A fair sized crowd enjoyed a diverse program featuring an appreciative audience. Performances included an America song with accent lion solo by Loraine F ip, Elizabeth Holmes and a duet with erlin Brock and Mrs. Illiam, plus piano solos by Miss Kat and Helen Harmon. Reading by Clarence Hooten and violin solo by W. E. Pettengill with accordion by Loraine Fairbairn and a Treva Canary folk dance.
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America
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