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Died. Marvin Hart, 55, heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1905; at Ferncreek, Ky. The title was conferred upon him by James J. Jeffries after the latter had retired and Hart had knocked out Jack Root of Chicago. After eight months Hart lost to Tommy Burns in a 20...
Nonetheless, since a big fight is always a social event of sorts, trains, planes, and autos were crowded going into Cleveland last week. A yacht brought Wisconsin's dapper young Senator La Follette; a plane brought Edsel Ford; trains brought Chicago's Mayor Cermak, onetime Heavyweight Champions James...
¶ Small, freckle-faced Johnny Jeffries of Greenville, Ky.: a $100 gold watch and the U. S. marbles championship; by beating his friend Harley Corum of Louisville, Ky., in the finals of a tournament at Atlantic City.
LEILA Z. JEFFRIES
In Detroit at the trial of Ted Pizzino, Joe Bommarito and Angelo Livecchi for the murder of Radio Announcer Gerald E. ("Jerry") Buckley (TIME, Aug. 4), a juror complained that he could not hear the testimony because of the popping of photographers' flashlights. Judge Edward J. Jeffries chided him...