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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...would rather be with her husband Harry and three-year-old daughter Virginia at home in Regent's Park, where she still does most of the housework-"anything with my hands, and not much with my brain." Vera's explanation of her success: "I suppose I'm the girl in the street, singing to the man in the street...
...were heard from as far away as London. Who did Louis think he was, anyway, dictating his own successor? The loudest screams came from Promoter Mike Jacobs, semi-retired boss of Manhattan's 20th Century Sporting Club: "I never thought he would do this to me . . . I'm getting back in harness in two weeks. We ain't conceding nothing." It was clear to him that Promoter Joe had declared war on Promoter Mike, the man who masterminded all of Louis' championship fights...
...promoting business was not all Joe's idea. Last month in Chicago's Belmont Hotel, the champ had listened and nodded as two men unfolded the details of the deal. One of them was promotion-wise Arthur M. Wirtz, co-owner of Sonja Henie's Hollywood Ice Revue. The other was Grain Operator James D. Norris, son of the owner of the Detroit Red Wings. They offered Joe a third interest in a new promotional firm to be called the International Boxing Club. It sounded good to Joe. Last week, the three partners met again at Norris...
...written a dozen songs (all unpublished as yet) which have such titles as I Want a Helicopter and Why Do You Make Me Wait? His music, plus basketballing and maintaining "gentleman's grades" in his studies, does not give him much time for girls. Says Tony: "I'm going to look over the field in the spring...
Curator. In Woodhaven, N.Y., Jacob H. Day protested that he would like to keep his gold watch for personal reasons, was reassured by the stickup man: "I'm a sentimental guy. I'll take good care...