Odds on Oddities Gun-Toting Animals Predominate In Roundup
In 1946 the National Safety Council highlighted a string of bizarre accidents caused by animals and other odd happenings. A dog shot a woman in Baltimore, a kangaroo and a rabbit acted in self defense, a bee sparked traffic crashes, and even an ice cube felled a woman in St. Louis. The roundup details numerous slapstick, deadly, and ridiculous incidents across cities like Des Moines, Philadelphia, and Houston, with many people and animals involved in surprising ways.
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National Safety Council
Jeannette Esslinger
St. Louis
Alice Martin
Emily Hauser
Des Moines
Iowa
Margaret Standring
Philadelphia
Miss Standring
Baltimore
Ruth Patterson
Toby
Patter
Australia
Arthur Crosbie
Crosbie
Louisville
William Humphrey
Humphrey
Edward M. Brown
Beverly Hills
Calif
Brown
Hammond
Ind
Walter Sohl
Arthur Laughton
Winthrop
Stanley Yanick
Chicago
Ralph Gilmore
Squirrels Defend Home Despite Eviction Tags Near Waukesha
In Wisconsin the 40 acre woods near Waukesha show rodents challenging forest plans. Squirrels torn down white eviction tags on hollow, unmarketable trees marked by Cal Stott of the US Forest Service. Red tagged trees were left untouched, but further checks confirmed holes in the supposedly sound timber.
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Waukesha
Wis
Here
Cal
Stott
United States Forest Service
Snowflake controversy and world leaders elevator debate
A reader laments General Electric reportedly making real snowflakes referencing a Sherafer claim, lamenting a loss of mystical winter purity. The note folds into a satirical mock dialogue about global politics, proposing three elevators as a solvable world issue and diminishing the notion of simplistic solutions.
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Owen Young
Mr. Shaefer
Fairyland
General Electric
Bevin
Byrnes
Soviet Union
Russia
de Maurville
Gag credit dispute cites Bugs Baer source claim
Louis Sobol recalls a joke credited to him by B Cerf but traced to Bugs Baer. He notes the gag first appeared on this page years ago. The remark hints at a difficult life for gags and mentions E pies entering the act, except the author.
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Pete Bird
Shelbyville
Bird
Janice Peterson
New York City
B. Cerf
Joe E. Louis
Bugs Baer
Louis Sobol
Anyi
E. Pies
Cross Stitch Charm For Lovely Linens Pattern 890 a 614 by 21
Simple cross stitch charm promises lovely linens with beginner friendly crocheting. Pattern 890 a 614 by 21 features Spatick motifs and crochet directions. Send 20 cents to obtain this pattern by mail.
Last minute Christmas gifts for smokers advertised
A local dealer promotes Camel Ciga rettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco as ready gift items with no wrapping. Camel cartons hold 200 cigarettes in a holiday package, while Prince Albert is offered in a full pound container. No card needed, messages fit in a space provided.
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Prince Albert
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Fresno
Leonard Guraro
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Fairmount City
Hugo
Okla
del Halstead
Buckhorn Station
Halstead
Orson Rheingold
Albany
N. Y
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Milwaukee
Riebow
Turtle
Plymouth
Robert Marth
Stanley Szot
East Chicago
Szot
Ernest Liedemann
Abraham Wilson
New York
Wilson
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la Grande
Ore
Mantakes
The
General Electric Corp
Vincent J. Shhaefer
W. J. Shhaefer
General Electric Corporation
Schenectady
Whittier
Waldorf Byrnes
Mr. Byrnes
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph
Vicks VA
U. Ik
de. Drake’s
de. Drake's
Glessco
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