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Leads in primary returns
Mercury at 90; city suffers in sticky heat; 5 overcome
Returns from abroad; tells how Gen Andrews, Asst Sec of Treas in charge of prohibition, was teased aboard ship
MIDDLETON, T G, Articles on swimmers in the English Channel
Pierce caught by Patrolman J White, who is promoted
1926Douglas Croft, American child actor (died 1963)[†]
Douglas Croft was an American teen actor who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson, in the 1943 serial Batman when he was 16 years old.
1926John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (died 1998)[†]
John Derek was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He appeared in such films as Knock on Any Door, All the King's Men, Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was also known for launching the career of his fourth wife, Bo Derek.
1926Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (died 2005)[†]
Joseph Charles Jones was an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger, who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Jones is also generally credited with discovering the Dixie Cups. He also worked with B. B. King. As a singer, Jones had his biggest hit in the form of the Top Five 1960 R&B success, "You Talk Too Much", which also reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.