Louis Crowned World Heavyweight Champion at Comiskey Park
Joe Louis, 25, defeated James J Braddock before a 55000 crowd at Comiskey Park to become the heavyweight champion. A brutal right hand delivered the title in a dramatic bout. Louis showed courage and power, though his page shows the toll of age.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joe Louis
Amawr
Alamo
James J. Braddock
Comiskey Park
Thunderbolt
Louis signs five year renewal for exclusive boxing rights
Mike Jacobs the New York promoter announced a five year exclusive contract with Joe Louis giving the Brown Bomber four title fights a year. Jacobs also reported a three year deal with Braddock securing action for the dethroned champion.
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Chicago
Mike Jacobs
New York
Joe Louis
Jacobs
Braddock
Louis Dominates Braddock to Claim Heavyweight Crown
Louis withstands an early knockdown and brutal rounds to defeat Braddock in ten rounds. The fight ends with Braddock collapsed and carried from the ring as Louis becomes the youngest heavyweight champion, drawing mixed praise for his shaky defense and the need to avenge the Schmeling rematch.
Pastor Convicted in Jealousy Slaying Case
Rev. Harry Ashley 44 was found guilty in Lorado Springs Colorado of murdering his wife Virginia aged 41 during a jealous rage over an alleged clandestine affair with a neighbor. Trial included courtroom testimony about the couple’s troubled marriage and suspicions.
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Lorado Springs
Colo
Harry Ashley
Virginia
Ley
Ironton Ballot Tampering Trial Opens in County Court
Special Prosecutor Burke outlines alleged scheme in Lawrence County courthouse where four defendants Pratt Rapp Griffith Dickens Webb face charges over last November's county commissioner election. Burke says plans included removal and marking of ballots to favor Dickens with Dickens allegedly informed for recounts.
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Tronton
Lawrence County
Thomas A. Burke Jr
P. A. Pratt
Dan C. Rapp
Elizabeth Griffith
Mr. Burke
Pratt
Rapp
Election Board
William C. Dickens
Dickens
Wade Webb
Messrs. Pratt
Webb
Miss
Farmer Takes Stand In His Own Defense In Murder Trial
West Union June 23 Jack Green a 51 year old Churn Creek farmer testified in his murder trial claiming self defense in the March 21 shooting of neighbor Robey Forest Williams on his Green farm They said Williams moved as if to draw a gun but Green did not see a gun or know Williams had one and he questioned if his son Harold fired shots during the melee with Sheriff Baldridge separating them The jury of 10 men and 2 women is said to begin deliberations tomorrow
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West Union
Jack Green
Churn Creek
Robey Forest Williams
Green Farm
Williams
George Baldridge
Mr. Green
Harold Green
Temperature Report From Observer Schirrman
The report notes temperatures at 1 AM of 76 and a daily minimum of 58 with a high of 85. It also compares to last year with a maximum 80 and a minimum 58.
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Schirrman
Nazis and Italy quit Spanish coast patrols demonstration
Germany and Italy abandoned the nonintervention patrol scheme to threaten the Spanish front. They rejected Great Britain and France’s call to join a show of force near Valencia. Berlin rumors spoke of a potential Italo German blockade as warships moved into the Mediterranean. Foreign Secretary Eden commented on the crisis.
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Italy
Spanish Coast
Great Britain
France
Valencia
Spain
Berlin
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Germany
British freighter aided by air cover near Barcelona
General Sebastian Pozas announced that warplanes would protect a British freighter appealing for aid as it faced an Italian warship attack near Barcelona Spain on June 23. Pozas commands Catalan forces under the Spanish central government.
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Barcelona
Spain
Sebastian Pozas
Germany Italy Withdraw From Nonintervention Scheme
The 27 state bloc learned Germany quit the land and sea nonintervention control after four power talks collapsed over a naval display off Valencia meant to sway the Spanish government. Berlin blamed Britain as Italo German membership may still be reconsidered, with London noting the withdrawal affects land and sea patrols but not the overall directing committee.
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Germany
Valencia
Italy
Leipzig
London
Foreign Office
Spain
Berlin
Great Britain
G Men Push Efforts in Parsons Mystery Case
The FBI increased its force of agents in Stony Brook New York as the deadline nears for open police activity in the disappearance of Mrs Alice Mc Donell Parsons. Three cars with agents arrived in the village while Inspector Earl Connelley offered no conclusive developments. He would not reveal first steps for tomorrow at noon the deadline set by William H Parsons for noninterference with possible abductors. Mrs Parsons disappeared two weeks ago.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alice McDonell Parsons
Earl Connelley
William H. Parsons
Mre
Five U.S. Citizens Questioned by Spanish Police
Five United States citizens were held for questioning in Barcelona after allegedly entering Spain from France. One identified detainee is Villar J. Findley, while the other four names were not released.
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Barcelona
Spain
United States
France
Villar J. Findley
House Passes Davey Budget In Ohio Legislature
Ohio's House and Senate formed a conference committee to reconcile rival appropriation bills for the biennium. The House approved Governor Davey’s budget 77 to 39, while the Senate bill drew opposition. Key figures include Al Kalb, Bishop Kilpatrick, P. H. Rodgers, William R. Foss, Horace W. Baggott, Verner E. Metcalf, and Republican leader William M. McCulloch.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Martin L. Davey
al Kalb
Ottawa County
Bishop Kilpatrick
Trumbull County
P. H. Rodgers
Lorain County
William R. Foss
Mercer County
Horace W. Baggott
Montgomery County
Verner E
Kalb
House Finance Committee
Harlan Deputy Slain After Resigning Over Ouster
Irvin 33, one of three Harlan county deputies who quit in protest of Deputy Lee Fleenor’s dismissal, was found shot in his car on Pine Mountain. Sheriff Middleton said the shooting occurred while the vehicle was moving. George Lee, another resigning officer, found the body. The trio had resigned after County Judge Morris Saylor removed Fleenor following Alden Huntley’s peace-bond threat.
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Harlan
Washington
Wash
Irvin
Harlan County
Lee Fleenor
Pine Mountain
Theodore R. Middleton
George Lee
Lee
Allen Bowlin
Fleenor
Morris Saylor
Alden Huntley
Huntley
DLC Office Here to Close Soon
The Portsmouth Disaster Loan Corp office at 843 Gallia Street will close June 30. After July 1, DLC loan applications from the area go to the RFC in Cleveland. By June 30 loans reach about 400 totaling roughly $300,000. 150 borrowers have partial loans needing disbursement.
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Portsmouth
Disaster Loan Corp
Gallia Street
L. S. Eastor
RFC
DLC
Cleveland
Kastor
Washington
Carney Bribery Trial Near Verdict in Columbus
Closing arguments concluded in Columbus as the 10 day bribery trial of Edward T. Carney, former assistant chief of the state securities division, prepared for jury deliberation at noon after prosecutors said he accepted 6050 dollars in bribes.
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Columbus
Edward T. Carney
State Securities Divisions
Second People's Front Cabinet Formed In Paris By Chautemps
Paris reports Camille Chautemps formed a second people s front government with Leon Blum and Jacobin support. The cabinet seeks to present to the Chamber on June 29 and tackle finances after Georges Bonnet returns from the United States. Notable members include Albert Sarraut Yvon Delbos Vincent Auriol and Edouard Daladier.
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People’s Front
Paris
Chautemps
Camille Chautemps
People's Front
Leon Blum
Socialist National Council
Blum
Albert Lebrun
Elysees Palace
Chamber of Deputies
Georges Bonnet
United States
Washington Dispatches
Yvon Delbos
Vinent Auriol
Edouard Daladier
New Deal Wins In Relief Fight In Senate
Roosevelt forces push a 1.5 billion relief appropriation through the senate on a voice vote after defeating Senator Vandenberg and other amendments. The measure funds federal relief for the year starting July 1 and extends the public works program with 340 million for PWA grants and loans.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Michigan
House
Public Works Administration
PWA
Vandenberg
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Tom Connally
Texas
Jackson mine disaster toll climbs to five
In Jackson county a mine blast toll rose to five as Daniel Rupert, 21, died at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis. He was the third Rupert brother to perish, joining Theodore, 25, Edward, 20, and Kerr Harris, 25, who died from burns. George Cadd, 54, and Thomas Godfrey, 48, of Vinton also died or remained grave after the blast occurred early Tuesday.
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Jackson County
Daniel Rupert
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Theodore Rupert
Winchester
Edward Rupert
Keystone
George Cadd
Vinton
Kerr Harris
Thomas
Godfrey
Mediation push to end steel strike deadlock in 1936
Pay days vanish as Bethlehem Cambria Johns town mill pays few checks while Youngstown and Chicago areas report no wages. Roosevelt mediators summon leaders of Republic Steel Inland Steel Youngstown Sheet Tube and Bethlehem Steel to seek a compromise. taft says there is hope as 4500 National Guardsmen guard mills and funerals accompany the strike coverage.
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Bethlehem Steel
Cambria
Johnstown
Youngstown
Chicago
Inland Steel
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CIO
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Charles P. Taft II
Mediation Board
Ohio National
Mahoning Valley
Gilson D. Light
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Coun
Ironton Man Rescues 3 Children From Creek
John Apple of Ironton saved three unidentified children from drowning in swollen Alum Creek near a golf course. Clarence Grube, manager, said the kids were wading in backwater when they slipped into deep water and were swept by swift current. Apple, playing on the course, rescued a boy and girl then swam for a third child before they fled.
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Columbus
John Apple
Ironton
Clarence Grube
Appel
Grube
Four men hurt in car wreck after Joe Louis victory
In Columbus four Black celebrants of Joe Louis victory were injured when their car crashed. Harold Marcum, 23, died from his injuries in the early hours today.
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Columbus
Joe Louis
Harold Marcum
Canton Mayor Urges Davey to Be Honest on Steel Strike
June 23 Canton Ohio Mayor James Seccombe replies to Governor Martin L. Davey over steel strike violence. Seccombe questions federal backing of the CIO and accuses the governor of planning to unionize labor as part of a national program. He says he has not seen the governor’s letter and disputes the tone of federal involvement.
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Canton
James Seccombe
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Republic Steel
Six Arrested on Mail Obstruction Warrants
Warrants for six men charged with obstructing the mails at Warren and Youngstown steel strike picket lines were issued by U. S. Commissioner W. J. Taub. The warrants were signed by five postal employees who said they were prevented from making mail deliveries.
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Warren
Youngstown
U. S
W. J. Taub
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