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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
8
Cyril Walker once the National Open winner in 1924 worked as a caddie on the Miami Beach Municipal course. He earned about $150,000 as a professional but now lives at the Salvation Army hostel.
Reports say many orthodox Brahmans in India fear pollution by animal flesh and perform purifying baths even after receiving letters from meat-eating countries. A separate item notes that telephone greeting singing by telegraph girls in New York City has become popular with about 60 operators delivering 9,000 birthday and other greetings in a single day.
The Treasury reports counterfeit note losses fell five percent over the last year due to the know your money campaign. It notes 28,909,576 men registered for the draft, about 44 percent of the male population, with 837,648 dodge records.
Santa's middle men forecast a $123 million national toy bill this year matching last year's level. The season’s toy array and trees will cost each family about $62.50, with 250000 to 200000 additional hires boosting holiday sales toward or above $10.3 billion in 1940.
A camel in Syria distributes presents to children during the Christmas season. The youngest camel among the Wise Men is named the Camel of Jesus and performs the annual gift delivery. In Iceland the sun does not rise for a week during Christmas.
Richard Stohr of Yakima Washington has collected over two thousand packets of paper matches in four years. He possesses diverse items including two or three packets from most states, one from Canada and England, two from Alaska, and ten from Hawaii, reflecting a wide geographic range.
The world’s first deep level tube railway will be revived as a London air raid shelter. The tunnel lies about half a mile long beneath South London and was abandoned forty eight years ago. It will house thousands of people in safety during air raids.
A crude two wheeled vehicle called draisine was invented in 1816 by Bar von Drais, chief forester to the grand duke of Baden. It featured two equal sized wheels in tandem connected by a perch and was powered by the rider’s feet.
Fragmentary text references great and honorable courses with a hopeful stance. The incomplete line suggests an inscription or motto praising self trust and steadfast effort. No clear person, place, or event is identifiable from the readable portion.
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