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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
2
A reader letter counters President Truman's criticism of the press describing it as a vital American institution. The author argues newspapers give more space to his speeches than anti ads and warns against distrusting the media. The piece notes press fairness across parties and cites other public figures.
In Sequatchie valley during the 1880s a cow died after nibbling a sweet shrub. The event prompted J H H Boyd to mail shrub samples to the agriculture department and start a nursery that grew into a major Tennessee industry with 1500 acres and thousands employed. The Forest Nursery later evolved into a large wholesale and retail operation run by J R Boyd and family.
Star Dust profiles Bill Quinn III known as the Little Her man on ABC and recalls his first stage and film years with Adolphe Menjou Ruth Roland and Marlon Davies. It notes his family background in Fort Lee New Jersey and a later stage career before radio work. It also mentions Jerry Hausner Rudd Weatherwax Lassie and William Wyler connected to early entertainment.
The story centers on Alex who plans to murder his dying uncle Jason Stoneleigh to claim his estate. He stages the crime by slipping the murder weapon into his uncle’s hand and erasing fingerprints, then believes he will awaken wealthy. Police arrest him before dawn as he questions the night’s turn of events.
In a tense morning scene Alex Stoneleigh confronts investigators about his uncle Jason Stoneleigh’s death. The doctor confirms a recent stroke left the uncle paralyzed, and a gun found in his right hand points to self harm. The atmosphere remains charged as authorities seek the truth.
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The American meat institute calls claims of milk and meat substitutes in Frankfort, Germany, ridiculous and nonsense in a bulletin titled Ersatz Meat Crop Up Again. It argues protein varies, that meat provides complete protein, and questions the flavor claims of monosodium glutamate used to mimic meat taste.
A Toulouse area farming family sues a woman clairvoyant after cattle died from a mysterious illness. She warned them to stay indoors, used an olive branch to dispel a curse, and charged 190000 francs. She also gave a magic powder for a sick boy and billed 140000 francs for a refresher.
The Bronx began as a Westchester district named for Jonas Bronck who arrived in 1639. He bought about 500 acres in 1642, the area bearing his name and later linked to Gov Ern Morris. It became New York City’s fifth borough in 1898 and since 1914 the borough and county align coterminously.
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