Dempsey Calls for Rival Promoter to Break Jacobs Grip
Jack Dempsey accused promoter Mike Jacobs of a fight monopoly and urged the creation of competition. He urged financing rival arenas and promo conflicts, saying television will hasten change and young fighters deserve space, while Jacobs controls top fighters and venues.
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Jacobs Returning From Injury Aims For April Return
Florida resident Mike Jacobs plans a comeback around April 1 after declaring no retirement. Promoters see a potential break in boxing’s old guard as champions age. A Q&A-style exchange features Dempsey on fighting for money and a call for fresh faces. Also in entertainment notes, Marion Huston suffers a possible concussion in Atlantic City while Jack Carson’s show struggles with luck and logistics.
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Jack Carson
iDave Willock
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Winchell
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Toy prices may show drop in New York this season
Christmas shopping starts next week as toy buyers anticipate somewhat lower prices for playthings this year.
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New York
Earthquake traced to dynamite blast in Woodlawn Cemetery
An earthquake felt in New York was traced by police to dynamite blasting in Woodlawn Cemetery 13 blocks away. The incident prompted investigations and reports from Fordham University seismographs and local authorities as news desks cited related chatter and public concern.
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Spy courier service used fake refugee addresses in trial
A counter intelligence agent testified in an espionage trial of eight Europeans that Maria Viablick used a fake refugee commission address to shield deliveries. He said she admitted addressing an envelope to a German refugee commission point to claim she was only delivering runners to the addressee.
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Germany
Refugee Commission
Maria Viablick
German Refugee Commission
Army unveils 11 ounce two way radio in cigaret case
Fort Monmouth announces a midget two way radio receiver and sender weighing 11 ounces, compact enough to fit a king size cigarette pack. The device, announced on the Signal Corps 86th anniversary, contrasts with the WWI six pound handle radio.
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Fort Monmouth
N. Z
INS
Army Signal Corps
1915 German Field Hospital Is Found
Searchers uncovered a buried German field hospital in ARBSAS France. Subterranean rooms held cots and patient skeletons. German helmets and rites were stacked near a shelled doorway. The site yielded scattered hospital paraphernalia and evidence of a recently used aid facility.
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France
Roel
Deaths and civic notices cross border in Northern Ireland
A garbled obituary note mentions William Is Gragen a longtime newspaper man and the Earl of Belmore of Castle Cool bel fast Northern Ireland. Benjamin A. Peete linked to Radio Stators 1935 and Seaboard Cross Indelphin. Alfred Syard told by civilian officers to prove alive in court.
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Eilee
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