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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1937

Page

5

Big Benny Crunches Old Cars at Buffalo Junkyard

A Buffalo junkyard houses the mighty car crusher nicknamed Big Benny. It consumes 30 old car bodies per hour, stripping upholstery glass wood and metal before crushing shells with a magnetic crane and ram into compact blocks for smelting, reducing waste by about nine tenths.

Buffalo N. Y Big Benny

World sees yourself as shaving mirror sees you dog wins a new leg

A Buffalo veterinarian saved Pegleg the dog after an accident. Pegleg lost a front leg, received a wooden prosthetic, and now mows hay with humor. Eddie Angus jokes in the mirror while shaving and keeps a light mood about tough tasks.

Pegleg Buffalo N. Y Animal Hospital Eddie Angus

Frivolous remark halted by quick medical aid

A caustic remark is interrupted when a rapid medical intervention stops a hemorrhage just in time. The speaker notes girls should appreciate not shaving daily, highlighting a casual, period tone.

Watson

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