Virginians to See Schmeling Louis Fight in New York
Richmond officials report hundreds of Virginians will attend the Schmeling versus Louis heavyweight bout in New York on June 22. Joe Bauers, secretary of the star boxing commission, said he is arranging ticket allocations with payments ranging from 100 to 250 dollars per day. He noted heavy demand, with many applications supported by checks or money orders, and said 39 dollar ringside and mezzanine seats are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Yankee Stadium
New York
Joe Bauers
Star Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Bauers
Jackson Ward
Commission
City tablet in Constitution Park faces three errors
City officials in Cumberland Maryland complain about a $191 bronze tablet set in Constitution Park. They note the preamble uses this constitution instead of the constitution, a missing comma, and the word defence misspelled as defence in the copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumberland
Constitution Park
Cotton oversupply problem prompts clever storage plan
Will Rogers recalls Southern talk about excess cotton and warehouse storage to prevent waste. A Birmingham anecdote suggests adjusting planting based on shirt lengths and stocking heights to gauge how much cotton to plant.
Katharine Hepburn's Rise From Rejections to Stardom
The piece traces Katharine Hepburn's stubborn refusal to quit after mixed reviews of Death Takes a Holiday in Philadelphia. It credits her dogged resilience, Broadway breakthrough in The Warrior's Husband, and Hollywood rise with A Bill of Divorcement and Little Women, urging personal growth rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Katharine Hepburn
Broadway
Hollywood
Education Board To Consider Change In School Books
The Virginia state board of education meets in monthly session to decide necessary updates to public school textbooks after seven years of use. Dr. Sidney B. Hall notes texts may be changed only after seven years under current law. some titles may need modernization. The board will also attend the dedication of Central High School in Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, with Blake T. Newton as district superintendent and state board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Board of Education
Sidney B. Hall
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Virginia
Hall
Oak Grove
Westmoreland County
E. Lee Trinkle
Central High School
Blake T. Newton
Veteran rail traveler ends freights career in Missouri
George E Root, 75, long known for hopping freight trains to reach work near Jefferson City, Mo, retired after a dramatic ride through the depot. He escaped with a bruised knee and leg and declared he is done hopping freights as age catches up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
George E Root
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago
Peete Chan Aduction
Winchester Warner
20Th Century-Fox Picture
Tyrone Alice Don . Power - Faye -Ameche
Alice Andy
Brian Brady - Devine
Donlevy
Phyllis Brooks
Tom Brown
Sidney Blackmer
Berton Churchill
June Storey
Paul Hurst
McNamee News
Porky Pig Cartoon
AUDIT
TAX Service
Winchester
E. Boscawen Street
State Planters Bank
Rhodes
Rug O. Boscawen
Braddock
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Will Rogers
Birmingham
American News Fetars, Inc
Ant
Ietas Fine
O Jas
The
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke County
Mt. Jackson
Timberville
White Hall
Frederick County
J. W. Arthur General Insurance
Rouss Avenue
Dale Carnegie
McNaught
Deck
George W
Kurtz
eWe
Hansbrough and Carter
Lupton Orchard
Lee Si
the Comfort
Bankers Flatfoot
Sennet
Gray & Eddy
Haberdashers
Miles Music CO
South Loudoun St
Hable’s Palace
Reta Young
Richard Greene
George ‘Sanders
David Niv
Aubrey A
Richard Arlen
Mary Astor
Lional Stander
Cod Postal Telegraph
Palm Beach
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
Winchester Milling Corp
N. Loudoun St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!