Smiths and mischief in a mixed city tale
In Brooklyn skaters face attacks with staples and ball bearings, while Fort Worth sees vegetables tossed and pop bottles. in Mexico City a knife injures a girl skater. Mr Adams cites a million and a half Smiths in the United States excluding name changes and endorses H Allen Smith’s People Named Smith.
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Brooklyn
Fort Worth
Mexico City
Mr. Adams
United States
Smith
H. Allen Smith
Local Names Appear In Fragmentary Notice
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Grady Camp Mrs. Sarah Babs Lewis Allingham and Joe Hess with Charley Under in a local notice, no clear action or date given. Further readable context not available to determine purpose or outcome of the notice.
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Lzward
Grady Camp
Mrs
Sarah Babs
Lewis Allingham
WM. Morter Kot
Joe Hess
Charley Under
Oldest phrase joke about money and marriage quarrel
A vintage q&a style cartoon line presents a husband complaining his wife is unreasonable and tight with money. The punchline flips when a listener asks when he met another woman, highlighting domestic dispute humor from earlier eras.
Amarillo letters mix gossip and pet prices
Readable bits show Panhandle plan talk from Amarillo and a Weimaraner puppies listing from 460 and up. A long letter from Mrs Parker complains about late night News-Globe staff noise near their building. The text also shares humorous anecdotes and thanks for Boston cream pie gifts.
Letter touts cigarette cure amid roller derby chaos
A letter cites mixed results for a cigarette paper hay fever treatment with several readers reporting relief and one case of ongoing itching. The column notes fan violence in roller derby with a woman throwing a baby at a skater in Columbus, the baby unharmed, mother fainting, and the scene prompting Cedric Adams’ remark about unlikely remedies.
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Tack
W. F. Turner
McMasters
Richard Rogers
Route 3
Pat VanBibber
van Buren
Jimmy Pollard
Jackson
Washington Street Farr Food Store
R. R. Davis
Lamar
Curtis Bell
Pannin
Cedric Adams
Columbus
Ian
Chicago
Prominent Man's Death Leaves Heir Riches Split Behind
A reader story laments a wealthy father's death leaving nearly all his fortune to one of five children, sparking rifts as the others stay silent. The note asks why money causes such misery and urges reconciliation.
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A _ Daily Reader
Family Feuds Over Estates Lift Bitter Feelings
The passage argues favored treatment in wills fuels strife among relatives, especially when an estate causes conflict after a mother dies. It notes that disputes among daughters over personal belongings intensify tensions and often lead to harsh words.
Washington notes spark Spain loan uses debate
A Washington wire argues the 100 million dollar loan to Spain will fund goods and materials to revive Spanish industry rather than military needs. It critiques U S policy while claiming building guns could put men to work and touches on Spain's WWI role. The piece also cites New York tourism data and comments on Lewis Nordyke's restlessness at The News-Globe.
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Washington
Spain
Plane pilot fined for drunken flight over Lovington
B F Parker pleaded guilty to piloting a plane while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars. Police Chief R W Hill said Parker was arrested after he buzzed Lovington at 200 feet.
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Lovington
Fish stakes race draws protest on boardwalk setup
ASBURY PARK New Jersey Aug 17 Mrs William Guilliam head of Monmouth County SPCA seeks court ban on a new gold fish racing game on the boardwalk. Transparent water tubes hold live gold fish while plastic jowled fishes pop up to start the race. The designer defends it as natural swimming with tired fish placed in a rest tank.
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Asbury Park
William Guilliam
Guilliam
Monmouth County
The
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Herman D. Post
Your Horoscope Stella Thurssday August 17
Born to day you have a keen mind yet lack aggressive traits to rise early. In a competitive world you must act, not wait for miracles. You favor music and may pursue it as an avocation while excelling at social handling and empathy. Build energy into action and relax at intervals to endure.
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Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius i
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
United Features Syndicate, Inc
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
CIO Plans National Daily for Oil Workers Union
Delegates at the CIO Oil Workers International Union convention in Long Beach approve a resolution urging the national CIO to establish a national daily publication. The proposal envisions a paper owned and operated by the CIO with branches in major cities.
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Long Beach
Cal
CIO
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Internment Reported in Bulgarian Area of Macedonia
Belgrade dispatch from Tanjug says about 500 families were interned in the Bulgarian area of Macedonia during the first 10 days of August. The agency gave no reason for the internment, but said it disclosed the Bulgarian government's attitude toward the Macedonian people and their national liberty.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Macedonia
Italian Boy Carlo Diani Tops Thrills In America
Carlo Diani, 16, of Boys Republic of Italy, tours the United States with Monsignor Carroll-Abbing. He shakes hands with Vice President Barkley and rides a horse in the West, recalling rough times back home after bombing and loss of his father and brother.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington W.P
Boys
Republic of Italy
Boys Town
Nebraska
America
Carlo Diani
Alben W. Barkley
Wild West
Barkley
Carlo
Joe Jordan
Republic of Tal Inc
John Patrick Carroll-Abbing
Boys’ Republic
Edward J. Flanagan
Neb
Husky Carlie Diani
Father Carroll- Abbing
Books? He Has ’Em Parkersburg Man Collects Volumes
William Lilly of Parkersburg owns about 100000 books and has more than twice that number in the Parkersburg Carnegie Library. A public school education ending at sixth reader, he has spent over 25 years in the secondhand book trade.
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Parkersburg
Wva
William Lilly
Carnegie Library
Lilly
Deserter Claims North Koreans Cannot Win
A veteran Red lieutenant who deserted and surrendered to the Americans says the North Koreans can't win. He reports his Sixth Division suffered heavy casualties around Chinju, with the 13th and 15th regiments at 50 percent and the 14th at 80 percent, as four tanks and self-propelled pieces were knocked out. He hid for days before accepting a UN surrender leaflet and surrendering, saying he was tired of war.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Chinju
Red
China
United Nations
Parrot Confounds Police at Dowager Queen Mary’s Home
In London police captured an intruder in Dowager Queen Mary’s grounds last night. A gardener was bitten during the commotion. The suspect spoke not a word. officials later revealed the intruder was a red and green Australian Galah parrot. Police seek the bird’s owner.
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London
Dowager Queen Mary
Council pretties up Boston State House furnishings
The governor's executive council has the only tiled shower bath in the Massachusetts State House and the fanciest furniture. The most recently installed furniture, valued at 600 dollars, includes beige, forest green and maroon club chairs, a divan, and a love seat.
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Boston
Governor's Executive Council
Massachusetts State House
Friday Horoscope and Irish Hide Improvement Society Note
Friday's horoscope offers sun sign guidance with Aries through Pisces interpretations and weekend tips. The item closes with a note about Dublin's Irish Hide Improvement Society holding a national hide flaying contest won by M. Cleary of Offlay who received a $400 prize for improving Irish hides.
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Eire
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