Sutter brothers win again in national intercollegiate tennis title
Ernest Sutter of Tulane wins the national collegiate singles title at Northwestern, the second Sutter brother to do so, following Clifford Sutter's 1930 and 1932 crowns. Ernest also claimed the Southern Invitational and Southern Championship this year, continuing a family tennis legacy.
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Sutter Boys
Ernest
Chicago
Tulane University
Ernest Sutter
New Orleans
Northwestern University
Clifford
Sutter
New Tariff Ruling on Duty Free Liquor Stirring Dispute
New tariff regulation limits duty free liquor to one gallon per passenger sparking anger among West Indies cruise travelers. Passengers faced taxes on $100 worth of liquor, with some abandoning bottles or dumping them overboard as ships Peten and Carinthia docked. About 100 of 900 passengers planned to import liquor duty free.
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New York
United States
West Indies
Carinthia
Nassau
Wavana
Peten
Colon
Havana
Fantastics Parade Delights Augusta July 4 Obscurity
In Augusta Georgia residents recall the longstanding Fantastics parade with its strange costumes and masked revelers. The piece notes historic roots dating to 1830 and hints at German and French influences while describing the festive mischief and doorbell ringing associated with the celebration.
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Wierd
Augusta
Georgia
Rattlesnakes in Courtroom Highlight James Murder Trial
In Los Angeles on June 29 the state produced two rattlesnakes in court to illustrate the murder plot of Robert S. James who allegedly killed his seventh wife for insurance. Witnesses described James using the venom to kill May Busch James and drowning her when the venom failed. Insurance agents testified about $20 000 accidental death policies on the barber's wives.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. Jam
J. C. Houtenbrink
Charles Hope
James
Hope
May Busch James
Lester Seeks Georgia Attorney General Post
State Senator W. W. Lester of Augusta announced his candidacy for Georgia attorney general. He joins three contenders including M. J. Yeomans Reuben Garland and F. E. Strickland. Lester has long championed crime prevention and tax reform, chairing a 1935 committee on Georgia’s tax system and backing a statewide crime officials conference in 1934.
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Augusta
W. W. Lester
Augasta
General Assembly of Georgia
Georgia
M. J. Yeomans
Dawson
Reuben Garland
Atlanta
F. E Strickland
Donalsonville
Lester
Talmadge
Rallies Push Tars Indians and Red Birds Into Tie
In ninth inning drama the Jacksonville Tars beat Columbia 5 4 to stay in a three way tie for Sally League lead as Columbus Red Birds win 5 2 over Macon and Savannah Indians edge Augusta 3 1. Final standings place Jacksonville Columbus Macon Savannah Columbia Augusta. Upcoming games Columbia at Jacksonville Columbus at Macon Augusta at Savannah.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville Tars
Savannah Indians
Columbus Red Birds
Tars
Jacksonville
Savannah
Columbia Senators
Dunbar
Bonner
Indians
Augusta Tigers
Red Birds
Macon
Peaches
Senators
Tigers
Columbus
Columbia
Augusta
99 Year Old Civil War Vet Jilted by Fiancée
In Old Forge New York 99 year old Civil War veteran Charles Jeannette faced a broken engagement when his fiancée Mrs Ella B Manning 55 left the day before their wedding She kept silent at a daughters home in Saranac Lake New York Jeannette said he would still use the ring in the future and mused it may be for the best noting she might find him too old for her.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Charles Jeannette
Ella B. Manning
Albany
Saranac Lake
Jeannette
Town on tracks hosts sing and seuting event
Fireworks for the Fourth of July are postponed here and in much of the south to Christmas time, changing the usual summer celebration into a winter observance with local participation.
Smokies Rally to Take Two From Memphis in Twin Bill
Knoxville's Smokies beat Memphis twice 9-2 and 7-1 as home teams surge in Sunday games. Atlanta swamps Little Rock 23 hits, Nashville edges Chattanooga 9-8 and 10-9, Birmingham tops New Orleans 8-7 and 6-4 with 18 and 12 hits respectively.
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Smokies
Memphis
CRAX
Knoxville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Vols
Chattanooga
Birmingham
New Orleans
Barons
Treasury Statement Shows Decline in Gross Debt
Washington June 29. Treasury reports Receipts 20 215 065 92 expenditures 1061 427 000 61 net balance 2 937 712 995 62 customs receipts for the month 28 647 711 932 fiscal year sums 4 080 381 485 00 expenditures 8 763 129 458 13 emergency spendings 3 251 159 309 82 surplus expenditures 4 712 757 970 13 gross debt 33 950 895 453 98 a decrease of 63 362 597 00 from prior day gold assets 10 603 315 803 86
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Washington
Treasury
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Rose Theatre
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Paris
Treasury Statement
Aed
Georges Saint-Paul
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas
Joseph Robinson
Elillett
Associated Presa
Vera Howard Hall
Nunnally’s
Madison
Jackson
Thomanville
Rosemary Inn
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