Buick To Broadcast Braddock Louis Fight On June 22
Flint announces Clem McCarthy will provide blow by blow radio coverage of the Braddock Louis bout on June 22. Thomas H. Corpe of Buick Division GM says the broadcast will use 125 stations on NBC red and blue networks with rebroadcasts on short wave for foreign listeners.
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Mich
Clem McCarthy
Ace
Braddock-Louis
Thos. H. Corpe
Buick
General Motors
Corpe
National Broadcasting Company
McCarthy
Ekklesia in Athens and Early Christian Church
The term Ekklesia refers to the popular legislative assembly in Athens and other Greek states where free citizens voted. It also names a Christian body organized for worship and religious work in Greek and Latin literature to denote the early church.
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Athens
Great Star of Africa Jewel Set In Royal Scepter
The royal scepter holds the Great Star of Africa, cut from the Cullinan diamond and weighing 516% carats. Dating to Charles II’s era, the diamond was added by Edward VII when the Union of South Africa presented the stone.
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Charles II
Edward VII
Union of South Africa
Dred Scott Case Brought Bitter Fight in Courts
The article recounts Dred Scott, a enslaved man taken from Missouri to free areas, who won a state court freedom verdict that was reversed by Missouri's Supreme Court. It notes his later suit against Sandford, culminating in the 1857 U S Supreme Court decision denying citizenship and federal court standing to slaves or their descendants.
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Dr. Emerson
United States Army
Missouri
Rock Island
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Dred
Supreme Court of Missouri
Cleveland Plain Dealer
J. F. A. Sandford
New York
United States
Sandford
United States Supreme Court
Taney
Cradle for Grownups Redefines American Chair Making
The piece once derided as a cradle for grownups grew into a popular, distinctly American chair. Legend ties its invention to Benjamin Franklin with Philadelphia as its birthplace, highlighting an unlikely revival of style and craft.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Elks Celebrate Flag Day Observance With 1000 Attendees
Winthrop Lodge held a Flag Day event with almost 1000 participants including Army Navy and Marine units and local civic bodies. Gen Charles H. Cole served as honorary marshal, escorted by Fred Hogan who led the committee. The piece praises long serving members John A. Thompson and Henry Hayward and notes upcoming 30th anniversary dinner and a Malden Lodge degree team visit. Mass State Elks convention set for Gloucester from June 19 to 21 with plans for a large turnout.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Charles H. Cole
The
National Guard
P.E.R. Fred Hogan
Local Rangers Visit Plum Island With Challenging Trip
A Ranger group toured Plum Island on Thursday June 10 enjoying a choppy Ipswich River ride a difficult landing two squalls and a five mile sand marsh trek. Naturalists noted blooming flora coastal dune plants and shore birds including gulls ducks with a seal herd offshore led by Miss Minnie Floyd.
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Plum Island
Ipswich
Minnie Floyd
English Becomes Native Tongue Under Henry IV Reign
It was not until the reign of Henry IV that English became the native tongue of England's kings. French and Latin were the languages used at court until the fourteenth century.
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Henry IV
England
Winthrop Social Justice Club Announces Local Plan
The Winthrop Social Justice Club outlines a 16 point program focused on local and state action after moving away from the National Union. It promotes labor unity, constitutional democracy, Christian brotherhood, and education free from radicalism. A box lunch auction and lawn party featuring Frank Moran will be held Thursday the 17th at 8 PM at 304 Winthrop Street with prizes for best box.
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National Union
Frank” Moran
Winthrop St
R. O. Carroll
Blondy Gardner Prominent Tap Dancer At Suffolk Downs Cafe
Ex-jockey Blondy Gardner headlines the nightly entertainment at the Suffolk Downs Cafe Beachmont. He performs intricate and fancy tap dancing as part of a daily program featuring other stars for patrons.
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Suffolk Downs
Beachmont
Blondy” Gardner
Blondy
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