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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
7
A satirical roundup notes men retreating from society in odd hideouts. Elmer Twitchell and others claim comfort in closets and odd enclosures, citing wartime prices and daily life as reasons. Observers mock the trend with humorous quotes and pop culture references.
Profile of Andy Becker, new Young Dr Malone on CBS daytime, who shifted from pre med to radio inspired by his mother’s love of theater. Highlighted are his early puppetry, sculpture, sketches, and hobbies with family life and time limits.
Inspector Odell recalls Rod Upshur visiting Round Pond for a vacation case. Detective Upshur uses city experience to tackle a local feud tied to the drowning of Pat Spencer, with Jed Thomas in charge and Herm and Punk Hallam implicated.
Punk Hallam challenges a murder accusation as Rod defends himself claiming witnesses to Spencer’s fall from a boat. Rod admits he is a city man and laments the river’s bend and current, while locals dispute the claim.
Rod and three men watch a missing oar drift downstream. Officer Thomas retrieves a pistol and shoots Punk Halampe after a confrontation by the riverbank, with Halampe wounded and the assailant presumably killed.
Fear of mugging purse snatching and gang terrorism keeps residents away from Central Park after dark despite detectives on duty. Officials note no park crime rise yet a surge in juvenile depredations and several purse snatchings. John F Elliott, 45, was attacked near the weather station as a gang of youths stalked him. he survived a chest stab wound and lung injury after a week in hospital.
Jacksonville planners seek to preserve the Three Friends, built in 1895, as a monument to Florida Cuba friendship. The historic vessel smuggled arms to Cuban insurgents before the Spanish American War, captained by N. B. Broward. Broward’s grandmother and W. T. Coppedge funded the reconditioning effort.
Singapore reports Hsu Chiang Tsi launching a solitary religious campaign amid ridicule. He erected a sign reading Jesus came into the world to save sinners in English and Chinese, facing attempts to topple his board as others react to his beliefs.
A reader asks about home basement excavation and kitchen plumbing. The reply notes no leaflets are available and suggests libraries and publishers for plumbing, piping, and concrete guidance.
The gasoline shortage worries the transportation sector but officials say a new synthetic process from natural gas could supply abundant liquid fuel at reasonable cost once enough plants operate. The shift is not expected to occur widely for several years.
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