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August 2, 1931

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GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO; The Season to Have a Delayed Opening-- Miss Bordoni for "The Improper Duchess"--Sundry Shubert Items

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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH SHORE LOCALITIES

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SIX ARE SENTENCED IN BORDER RUM RING; Touissant Trombley and Warren Papinau Get 2 Years anda Fine at Malone, N.Y. SHORT TERM FOR "LEADER" Treinish, Who Aided Prosecution,Receives Four Months--Only One Case Remains.

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MALONE, N.Y., Aug. 1 (AP).--Five sentences to prison and one to jail were meted out to reputed members of a border bootleg gang through which, the Federal Government al-...

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23D STREET BUSES.; Association Criticizes Long Delay in Granting Application.

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23d St Assn criticizes long delay in granting application to Fifth Av Coach Co for franchise to run buses on 23d St

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SIR ASHLEY ANNEXES EMPIRE CITY DERBY; Woodward Entry Shows Courage to Beat Danour by HalfLength in Feature.MICROPHONE ALSO VICTOR 8-to-1 Outsider Leads Lucky Tom by Half Length, WithWhitney's Fall Apple Next.

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William Woodward's Sir Ashley, with the same sire as Gallant Fox-- Sir Gallahad III--won the Empire City Derby at Empire City yesterday to make his 3-year-old score quite respectable, even though it is far more modest than that of his famous stable mate.

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1931Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic (died 2019)^[†]

Roland Pierre DuMaine was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first bishop of San José in California from 1981 to 1999. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 1978 to 1981.

1931Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (died 2008)^[†]

Edward Russell Henry Fuller was a South African cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1953 and 1957. He was born in Worcester, Western Cape and died in Milnerton, Cape Town.

1931Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (died 2014)^[†]

Karl Fergus Connor Miller FRSL was a Scottish literary editor, critic and writer.

1931Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (died 2007)^[†]

Viliam Schrojf was a Slovak footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He received 39 caps for Czechoslovakia.

Headlines from August 2, 1931

GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO; The Season to Have a Delayed Opening-- Miss Bordoni for "The Improper Duchess"--Sundry Shubert Items

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH SHORE LOCALITIES

SIX ARE SENTENCED IN BORDER RUM RING; Touissant Trombley and Warren Papinau Get 2 Years anda Fine at Malone, N.Y. SHORT TERM FOR "LEADER" Treinish, Who Aided Prosecution,Receives Four Months--Only One Case Remains.

23D STREET BUSES.; Association Criticizes Long Delay in Granting Application.

SIR ASHLEY ANNEXES EMPIRE CITY DERBY; Woodward Entry Shows Courage to Beat Danour by HalfLength in Feature.MICROPHONE ALSO VICTOR 8-to-1 Outsider Leads Lucky Tom by Half Length, WithWhitney's Fall Apple Next.

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