Sunday Pigeon Murders Ends In a Park Trick
In Central Park West Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kuzak photograph a missing man known as the Sunday Pigeon. They lure him to a brownstone, drug him, and trap him with a plan to claim a half million dollar insurance payout, while a staged rescue frames the crime and a letter to Harkness Penneyth signals a risky ransom.
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Central Park West
Bolivar Hill
Bingo Riggs
Handsome Kuzak
Handsome
Bingo
Elaine
Mr. Pigeon
Sweet Marie
Columbus
Pigeon
the Mirror
Morrie Gelberg
Shamrock Tavern
Mr. Penneyth
Kuzak
Riggs
Mr. Bird
Mickey Finn
Western Union
Harkness Penneyth
Mr. Riggs
Ford pension plan pays first checks after 30 years
On April 1 1950 hundreds of Ford retirees received their first pension checks under the new plan. The scheme supplements Social Security and rewards long service with up to 100 dollars monthly at 65 with 30 years, while others with fewer years receive scaled benefits. Walter Griffith, 80, highlighted as one of Ford’s longest serving mechanics, helped symbolize the program's aim.
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Walter Griffith
Alexander Winton
Horace
John Dodge
Griffith
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Sands More
United States
The Quiet Visit to Mr Penneyth Ends in Sleep
Bingo and Handsome go to Penneyth's apartment to discuss a proposition. They find Penneyth asleep on a sofa with a book fallen from his lap, confirming his presence but blocking immediate conversation.
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Bingo
Mr. Pigeon
Handsome
Penneyth
Mr. Penneyth
Tomorrow in The Globe Spotlight Teases New Chapter
A 1942 copyright notice from Simon and Schuster distributed by King Features Syndicate hints at continued serialization in The Globe. The brief teaser implies upcoming installments and ongoing collaboration between publisher and syndicate.
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Simon and Schuster, Inc
King Feature Syn
Kashmiri herb kuth eyed for revival trade
Hopes rise in Kashmir to revive the once brisk kuth trade, an aromatic herb used in germicides and perfumes. Before 1947 kuth was shipped in large quantities to Europe, Russia and China as the Kashmir conflict began.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Europe
Russia
China
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Ford, Lincoln and Mercury
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Automobile
Henry Ford
Barney Oldfield
Frank Duryea
Walter
Edna Griffith
Dearborn
Detroit
Ford First
U. S
Lincoln
Mercury
Nancy
Bonnie
June Kendeigh
Mr. Griffith
Siroil Laboratories, Inc
Santa Monica, California
Globe-News
Bill McClendon
the Cosmopolitan
Taylor
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