Odd incidents did not make headlines in 1961 Mexico
Mexico City AP reports a string of bizarre events that year including a three eyed baby, a burro killing its owner, a man with no arms, a bishop’s protest, a canoe of misfortune, and a plane worker killed by a tractor. The tale ends noting odd incidents barely reaching front pages as normal life continued.
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Mexico City
Canalj
Tehuante
Mexico
Ister
Ples
Antonio Nava Mendoza
Apate
Office Christmas party tale ends in Bermuda
Grandpa recounts a chaotic office Christmas party where alarms sounded and a boss fired staff, then the crew crashed via desks and mistletoe, with soda and sandwiches scattered. The tale shifts to a school board decision on library books and ends with a New Year return home after a long night.
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Monterrey
Hal Boyle
New York
Johnny and
Sue
Grandmalin
Gery Ty
Ihegan
Pontiac
Dana FP. Whitmer
Pearl 8. Buck
Dr. Whitmer
Walter L. Edmonds
Grandpa
Joe
Johnny
Bermuda
Grandma
Pickwick Book Store May Be Yule's Busiest Spot
Hollywood ap news feature on Lou Epstein’s Pickwick Book Store as a bustling holiday hub. The shop, open since 1938, attracts crowds with vast paperback and hardcover selections, claiming California ranks as a top national book market. Stars like Charlie Chaplin, Charles Laughton, Jane Fonda, and Virginia Holden have shopped there, reinforcing its cultural pull.
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Pickwick Book Store
Yule
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Pickwick
Lou Epstein
Epstein
Southern California
California
America
New York
Chicago
Three Boulevard
Stein
Iden
Charlie Chaplin
Mosie
Red
Charles Laughton
Minted Way 0 Clean Jet Ena'ne MOBILE headline chaos
Fragmentary OCR text from Mobile Alabama shows garbled phrases about weighing and shell grinding. It mentions pound weights, a promoter promising actions, and references to engines and processes with unclear intent. Multiple garbled names and terms impede clarity.
Family Celebrates Christmas Four Times Over
Holyoke, Mass. AP report on the Feyre family whose quadruplets born 844 months ago bring daily mailed congratulations from around the world. They have six other children and describe daily life as full of laughter. The quads like cereal boxes as toys and will receive small stuffed gifts this Christmas.
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Mrs. Feyre
Robert
Maureen
Margaret
James
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Mobile
Ala
Dro’ Cu
Mthey Warasives
Leon Vet
Acagiets Gift Chateau
Gander
PARTY
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Men's Liquor Travel Bars
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Kj Center
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