Milestones, Jun. 16, 1947

Born. To Joe Louis, 33, world's heavyweight boxing champion, and Marva Trotter Louis, 30: their second child, first son; in Mexico City. Name: Joe Jr. Weight: 11 Ibs. 8 oz. The parents, divorced in 1945, were secretly remarried about a year ago (Joe announced when the baby arrived). Explained Marva: "As far as Joe and I are concerned, we never recognized the divorce."

Married. Arthur William Wermuth, 32, rough, tough, erstwhile "One-Man Army of Bataan"; and Patricia Steele, 23, Denver parachutist; he for the second time (not including a Filipino nurse whose claim that...

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