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Frank Lovejoy

Name: Frank Lovejoy                                                 Str: 13               
Occupation: Journalist                                              Con: 08            
Nationality: American                                               Siz: 12                           
Gender: Male                                                        App: 12   
Age: 31 (August 8, 1901)                                            Dex: 07   
Height: 5'8"                                                        Pow: 12      
Weight: 157 lbs                                                     Int: 15   
Hair Color: Brown                                                   Edu: 16 

FRANK LOVEJOY ARCHIVES

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The Biography contains details about Frank Lovejoy's personal history.

The Timeline contains a rough outline of Lovejoy's activities based on dates gleaned from the archived materials.

The Document section contains transcribed personal papers and other items from the archived materials.

The Journal section contains personal writings and/or observations on events within the campaign.

BIOGRAPHY

Born on August 28, 1900 as the third child of ten, Frank Lovejoy chafed at the oppressively blank horizons of his Iowa home. An avid reader, he dreamed of mountains, oceans and cities, and vaguely resented the burdens placed on him as the oldest surviving child. His parents, Nick and Edna, both the children of immigrants, encouraged his ambitions as much as they could, but were able to spare little of his time. With the outbreak of the Great War in Europe, Frank saw his chance, and served as a driver for the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps from 1916 until the end of the war. There he met other established and aspiring writers like John de Passos and Olaf Stapledon; Stapledon's position as a conscientious objector to the conflict was especially fascinating to Lovejoy, who adopted similar anti-military positions following his service.

Following the end of the war, Lovejoy drifted around Europe for several years, supporting himself as a correspondent for various American newspapers and magazines, among them the Chicago Star and the Detroit Evening Times. Although he tried his hand at a few short stories and a novel, Lovejoy was not

FRANK LOVEJOY 1932 DOCUMENTS

Lovejoy is a staff writer for the Detroit Evening Times. Enclosed is a selection of articles written by him about the Irish Rose Matter.

• Saloonkeeper Slain As Gang War Erupts - August 5, 1932
• Irish Rose Medico A Mystery - August 6, 1932
• Second "Doctor" In Rose Murder Identified - August 7, 1932
• Cream of Society Fills Rose While Gang War Brews - August 8, 1932
• Macklin's Girl Speaks! - August 9, 1932
• Strange Incident at Curtisville Church - August 10, 1932
• Kansas City Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder - August 11, 1932
• International Connection Discovered in Irish Rose Murder - August 12, 1932
• White Slavery in the Motor City! - August 16, 1932
• Heroic Doctor Speaks! - August 17, 1932