English Net Star Beaten by Helen Wills 2
At Wimbledon Miss L Bickerton defeated Molla Mallory 6-3 4-6 to end the American run. John Hennessey beat Norman Pappatord 6-2 6-4 6-2 to reach the third round while Wilbur Coen joined him with a 6-3 6-3 6-2 win. Miss Wills beat Elsie Goldack 8-6 6-1 in singles and Tilden and Hunter prepared for their first doubles match.
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United Press
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Wimbledon Stadium
England
U.P
Miss L. Bickerton
Molla Mallory
Johni Hennessey
Norman H. Pappatords
Great Britain
Wilbur Coen
Bey Star
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E. V. Bobb
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Hunter
Miss Wills
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Francis Hunter
E. R. Avery
C.S. Higgins
George M. Lott
Chicago
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Lott
la Goste
Jean Borotra
Henri Cochet
J. B. Hawkes
la Coste
G. P. Hughes
Boretta
Cochet
Hopman
A Tilden
United States
Gretna Green’s Elopement Appeal Reaches New Peak
Gretna Green in England reports renewed popularity with five marriages at Whitsuntide and three in early June. Rev. Mr. Rennison, the blacksmith clergyman, cites rising motor traffic as a factor and notes many visitors request details and fees. One wedding at the forge marks a historic first since the 1856 Marriage Act.
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Gretna Green
England
BR. Rennison
Rennison
Whitsuntide
Gretna Greens
Mr. Rennison
Kilmarnock
Ex Kaiser Postage Due Mail Angers French Postmaster
Paris reports a French post office overwhelmed by German tourists sending cards to former Kaiser and Hindenburg. Many arrive unpaid or underpaid, prompting complaints of overwork as officials cannot halt the mail.
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Kaiser
Paris
France
Kaiser and Hindenburg
Compicene
Rethondes
Kaiser, Hindenburg
Postoffica Av] Rethandes
Paris fashions gain traction with Soviet women
Fashion magazines with Paris models appear at street stands and even Korean journals reach Soviet readers. With Limited materials, women craft Spring frocks once deemed improper. Silk stockings, once rare, surface in public. distribution remains opaque and prices steep.
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Moscow
Paris
Doings of the Duffs Comic Strip Mystery Twist
In the strip Biscan dismisses any reward details and suspects everyone pursuing him may be allied with kidnappers. The scene centers on Biscan’s evasive stance and the looming danger from the kidnap plot.
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Biscan
Palace and Rialto lead weekend screenings with musical vaudeville
Palace offers Lon Chaney in London After Midnight and Fox reels Horse Play. Rialto features Ben Hur with Ramon Novarro and a Cossacks drama with John Gilbert. Riviera shows The Cossacks and vaudeville acts accompany screenings. Fairbank Tripoli beat Keokuk in a 11 inning baseball game. Church organist dies in Keokuk and a man electrocuted near Sibley.
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Lon Chaney
London
Fox News
Plaza—Paden Players
Laura la
Glenn Tryon
Ring One Fiancee Found by Second in Fish
Miss Anna Nolan of New York and James E B Sweeney of Chicago to wed after Sweeney reclaims a diamond engagement ring he once cast into Bass Lake. A quarrel years ago led to the ring’s loss. Nolan found it while cleaning a fish. Parents of Nolan announce the planned wedding.
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Plymouth
Ind
Cupid
Bass Lake
Anna Nolan
New York
James EB. Sweeney
Chicago
Sweeney
Miss Nolan
Boys Who Robbed West Union Stand Will Get Trial
Six of seven boys who confessed participation in the winter robbery of a stand at the fairgrounds were ordered held to juvenile court before Judge Taylor on July 2. The stand was entered and stock taken by seven boys who, on identification, confessed and promised restitution. only one paid.
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Courier Special Service
West Union
Fairgrounds
Justice Berkey
H. £. Taylor
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