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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
2
A wife locates Bill Johnson in Pete's Place after a bar to bar search. She samples his drink, ridicules its taste, and demands an explanation. He responds with a reproachful shrug as the scene ends.
A young couple stays with the maternal grandparents with their five month old son. After a week the grandfather offers to keep the child and promises anything he desires. The father agrees noting the baby loves big shiny automobiles.
A terse scene shows a boy ushering in a young man and announcing to his sister that the bird in hand has arrived, implying a literal or figurative discovery within a domestic moment.
In a humorous Crosstime strip Jimmy Durante narrates a baseball scene where a tiny umpire is overwhelmed by two massive players at the plate and in the catcher’s position. The count stands at one and one as the umpire proclaims two, prompting a muffed inquiry and a cheeky retort about the call being too close to tell.
A department clerk snaps at a shopper accusing her of generating complaints. The exchange features a bold remark that 19 clerks have filed complaints about her, revealing friction in a busy store atmosphere.
A rickety Indiana local speeds toward Chicago as the crew taunts a rival diesel streamliner. The hogger yanks the throttle while the fireman hurls coal to stay even, then clings to the diesel at the station entrance. The crew jokes about going crazy.
In a humorous local tale the village vet is elected town marshal. A late night call asks to see the couple, offering services as both marshal and vet as a burglar is said to be in their bulldog’s teeth.
Mark Twain quips that man is the only animal that blushes or needs to. The remark is attributed to him in a circulated quotation.
A lusty auctioneer in a small town touts cigars claiming health and vitality. A counter voice retorts that a prior cigar left him still sick, signaling skepticism and humor in the crowd.
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