Bridge Crew Rivalry and Accident on Wild River Job
The author describes a risky Wild River bridge project near Barret Falls Center with Mary Hill, a flirtatious observer. Rivalry among Jack Benz Clem Sask and Dave Johnson for Mary’s attention leads to Jack’s fatal fall when a spanner strikes him off a platform. Dave saves him but Jack dies after transfer to hospital. Mary and the crew feel the gloom as news spreads.
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Mary Hill
Wild River bridge
Barret Falls Center
Mary
Jack Benz
Clem Sask
Dave Johnson
Benz
Jack
Dave
Clem
Sask
picture house
Charlie
Question of Angles Ends in a Pentagonal Love Plot
In a rural tale Charlie recovers from a leg injury after a bridge project. Mary, owner of the Elite Lunch, reveals growing feelings and rejects a rushed engagement with Dave. Charlie finally asks Mary to marry him, hinting their relationship forms a pentagon of suitors and loyalties.
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Jack
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Charlie
Doc
Mary
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Local merchant uses pipe as gun to foil robber
Henry Little, fed up with threats to his pipe, confronts a robber in his store. He triggers a fall of pineapple juice from a shelf to distract the thief, then uses his pipe as a weapon, forcing the bandit to surrender and triggering police arrival. The incident headlines the Evening Clarion with local praise for the unlikely hero.
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Henry Little
Sarah
Henry
Herry
WIN Features
Enamel Coated Tin Cans Aid Atomic Plant Research
U S department of agriculture scientists at Oak Ridge abandon clay pots for enamel coated tin cans in greenhouse tests using radioactive tracers. After each experiment they bury discarded cans and soil to remove residual radiation and ensure accurate control conditions.
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Oak Ridge
U. S. department of agriculture
Million Irishmen Attend Largest Political Meeting
Report notes the August 15, 1843 Tara Ireland gathering where Daniel O'Connell urged repeal of the union with Great Britain. Official estimates claim more than one million attendees, equaling roughly one person per Irish family.
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Collier
Tara
Ireland
Daniel O'Connell
Great Britain
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