Thing of the Month Club Distributes Dinosaur Bones
Frederick C. Othman reports on the Thing of the Month Club where members pay four dollars yearly to receive an occasional curios item such as a dinosaur bone. The piece notes a surge of subscription clubs spanning Cheese, Fruit, Candy and Gadget of the Month, with Science Service distributing science samples and a growing list of 8,500 members.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
U.P
Los Angeles
Frank Thone
Science Service
Watson Davis
Things of Science Club
Ballet Russe Members Hurt in Train Crash Near Fort Wayne
Five Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo members were among those injured when a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck a road construction machine and derailed. Among the injured were dancer Harding Dorn and musician Daniel Epstein. Three crew members were killed and engineer C. A. Perry died in the wreck.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.P
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Ballet Russe
Harding Dorn
New York
Daniel Epstein
Brooklyn
Jerome Lewis
Yvonne Chouteau
Muskogee
Okla
Salvatore Piazza
St. Louis
C. A. Perry
Dinosaurs for Sale by Mail Club Sparks Odd Trade
A quirky account describes a club selling dinosaur bone fragments shipped from the American Museum of Natural History. Subscriptions included gifts like a prehistoric bone, while a staffer joked about cracking bones for delivery. The piece ends with a teaser about a boll weevil in alcohol.
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American Museum of National History
New York
Express
Thone
Dr. Thone
Posse Member Free On Bond In Slaying Near Talbotton
A white posse member posted $500 bond after being charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Walter Turner, 28, a trusted aide who was shot during a pursuit of an armed escaped prisoner. Turner died amid a struggle for a revolver as bloodhounds tracked the convict in Talbot County. J E Hawkins, a Talbotton lumberman, posted the bond after orders from Solicitor General Ed Wohlwender Jr.
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Talbotton
U.P
Walter Turner
Turner
J. E. Hawkins
Ed Wohlwender, Jr
Trusty
Romania Rebuilds Legations in Sofia Vienna and Berlin
Romania allocates funds to reconstruct legations in Sofia Vienna and Berlin all fully destroyed during wartime reflecting a postwar diplomatic restoration effort and growing regional presence.
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Romania
Sofia
Vienna
Berlin
Page couple heads off on annual life insurance trip
Sam Page and his wife depart for an expense-free trip after earning a sales record in life insurance. The trip begins with the Great Southern Club meeting in Fort Worth Dallas, with events including a Texas Oklahoma football game and a performance of Annie Get Your Gun. A Grand Canyon destination follows the meeting.
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Sam Page
Dallas
Special honors for Great Southerners life insurance producers
The program rewards producers who achieved at least $400,000 in new life insurance in the year and sustained high volume. Mr. Page achieved 100 percent renewal for the third year, reflecting perfect client retention.
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Page
Burglars Take $70 Worth Of Meat From Locker Plant
Mrs. M. L. Holmes, owner at 1604 North East Eighth, reports about 60 pounds of bacon ham and fresh beef were stolen from the Frozen Food Lockers Monday night. Police found the burglary about 5 am yesterday. none of the customers lockers were entered.
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M. L. Holmes
North East Eighth
Gardenia named after physician scientist Alexander Garden
The gardenia plant carries the name of Alexander Garden, a noted physician scientist who studied plant propagation and contributed to horticultural science.
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Alexander Garden
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