Missouri News Nuggets Highlights Local Tragedy and Events
A Mount Pleasant man died from burns after a fire destroyed his home in Jefferson City. The Dillman Industries egg crate plant near Caruthersville resumed operations with about 85 workers after a layoff. Mrs Nettie Lutz Andrews died in Charleston at 66 after five weeks of illness. Mr and Mrs T J Wright celebrated 63 years of marriage in Fulton. Governor Caulfield named J L Lashley as Recorder of Deeds for Stoddard County. A Kansas City man confessed involvement in a December 1929 robbery that killed Officer William Hicks. The J W Moore Cooper age Company in Marshall burned, with $2 500 loss. A tornado damaged Columbia University buildings injuring two students in a $10 000 plus range of damage. James A Reed said he would consider a compliment if Missouri pledged its delegation to him at the Democratic National Convention. Mississippi County Court asked a $1 000 000 valuation on Bird's Point Cairo bridge for tax purposes. The Eastern Union Association of the General Baptist Church ended its annual assembly at Hendrickson with officers elected and next year planned for Fagus. The Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton opened its eighty first year with about 300 students. A burglary case in Laddonia resulted in a three year penitentiary sentence for T C Alexander after testimony from Clifford Bentley. Escaped convict Roy Trammel was captured at a Poplar Bluff dance hall. Fayette Howard County reported its first horse theft in 24 years near the county courthouse.
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Poplar Bluff
Roy Trammel
Missouri Penitentiary
Bill Wade
Butler County
Fayette
Howard County
Ernest Mobley
Wails of Child Win Compassion of Two Robbers
In Drummondville Quebec two gunmen beat and robbed two women at the Leach home. A crying baby moves one thief to lift the infant to safety, while Mrs Leach hides a diamond ring and later falls 20 feet escaping from a window. Police are notified after the women free the maid and alert neighbors.
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Drummondville
Quebec
Lester Leach
Mrs. Leach
Policeman Kills Notorious West Homestead Dog Mop
A policeman's motorcycle bullet ends the six year chase of "The Mop" in the Monongahela valley. The once prized French poodle had evaded officers since a ounds order to shoot on sight. Neighbors and children recalled his sly habits as he drifted into West Homestead years ago.
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Pittsburgh
West Homestead
Monongahela Valley
Lifesaving Hero Misreads Drowning Man
In Port Townsend Washington J H Worthington heard a cry from the water and swam to aid a head bobbing in the waves. He removed his clothes and dove repeatedly but each time found it was a seal making hoarse noises. He was pulled from the water exhausted and told his target was a seal.
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Port Townsend
Wash
J. H. Worthington
Worthington
Sweden Grazes Bees to Increase Output
Farmers on Sweden's west coast move bees to blooming heather after a cold spring stunted clover. Bees are kept in hives and transported at night to heather ridges to boost honey production.
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Halmstad
Sweden
Rubber Band Blows Sight From Memphis Kindergartner
Edward Toombs a five year old kindergarten pupil in Memphis lost sight in one eye after a rubber band he used to shoot at flies snapped back and struck his eye. The impact split the eyeball described by doctors as severe.
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Memphis
Edward Toombs
Woman Beats Jewfish at Fort Myers Coast
Mrs. Graham L. Wilson 135 pounds landed a 273 pound jewfish with light tackle after a 20 minute struggle off Fort Myers Florida. The capture highlights a remarkable fishing feat by a local angler.
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Fort Meyers
Fla
Graham L. Wilson
Stage Coach Tales of Bun and the Claysville Duel
E C Taylor recounts Washington Pennsylvania stage driver Ames Bun famed for strength and peaceful nature. A Cincinnati bully travels to Claysville to challenge Bun but Bun defeats him with a single blow and Bun becomes local hero. Bun and David Gordon, both stage drivers, never duel as mutual fear prevents a match.
Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park A 19th century monument
Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park New York stands 67 feet tall with a 7 foot 7 inch base diameter. The two obelisks once from Heliopolis were moved during the stelaic era with one shipped to London in 1878 and the other to New York aboard the Dessoug in 1880 funded by William H. Vanderbilt. The needle was erected in Central Park on February 22, 1881.
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Central Park
New York City
Cleopatra
Thothmes III
Heliopolis
Alexandria
London
New York
Dessoug
Gorrings
William H. Vanderbilt
Millionaires Club on Jekyll Island 1886 Ownership
The Jekyll Island Club on Georgia’s coast bought the island in 1886 and houses America’s wealthiest men. They occupy the palatial clubhouse in January to March seeking winter relief. Membership is limited to 100.
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Jekyll Island
Georgia
Jekyll Island Club
America
Knew His Rights Warden Scolds Idle Prisoner
A London exchange shows a warden rebuking a prisoner for doing little work while the prisoner retorts with defiance. The dialogue mirrors prison discipline and the talk of labor duties.
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London
Paul Takes the Gospel to Europe
Lesson reviews Pauls missionary path from Asia to Europe detailing the Paul's assistant choice Timothy baptism Lydia and conversion, the Macedonian call and expansion of the church. It notes the Barnabas Mark contention leading to separation and stresses the Holy Spirit guiding openings and closures for gospel travel.
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Paul
Europe
John Mark
A. Paul
Barnabas
Mark
God
Cyprus
Silas
Timothy
Lystra
Iconium
Jerusalem
Asia
Asia Minor
Macedonia
Lydia
Thyatira
Christ
Marble Cutter Teaches On Knees Lesson
A marble cutter chisels a stone into a statue while a bystander quips about striking stony hearts. The craftsman replies that he would if the other worked like him on his knees.
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Verta M. Naylor
A Consistent Life A constant life honors God and your selfi
John Timothy Stone presents a brief meditation on living a consistent life honoring God and the self, reflecting on moral discipline and daily choices.
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God
John Timothy Stone
Resented What Slur on Profession Causes Uproar
A Los Angeles theater manager faces two men over free showings for doctors and reporters while four gangster films in two months drew no invites. The exchange highlights alleged discrimination based on the profession shown in films.
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Los Angeles Times
Bayer Aspirin Promises Quick Relief for Aches
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as fast pain relief for headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, colds, and sore throats. It urges two or three tablets with water, claims heart and stomach safety, and promotes Bayer marked tablets as harmless and inexpensive for ready comfort.
Ancient Pueblo Jewelry Hidden in Wall Cavities Revealed
W W Postlewaite, Colorado College treasurer, reports from Che tro Ketl in Chaco Canyon New Mexico where a workman found a string of 1045 jet and white beads and many turquoise fragments hidden in adobe walls. The find suggests valuables were concealed within masonry by ancient inhabitants.
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New Mexico
W. W. Postlewaite
Colorado College
Chetro Ketl
Chaco Canyon
New Mexican
Navajo Desert
Postlewaite
Altitude record holder Apollo Soucek recounts a tree rescue
Lieut Apollo Soucek related a farmer tale from San Diego where a plane crashed into a tree. An airman who had been attempting a new record proudly climbed down the trunk and was playfully told by the farmer that he had succeeded by being the first to come down a tree without climbing up.
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Apollo Soucek
San Diego
1932 Jayne Almanac Ready for Distribution
The famous Dr. Jayne Almanac for 1932 is ready for distribution. If your druggist cannot supply you with a copy, address a post card to Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Inc. Philadelphia Pa. and they will send you one without charge. Adv.
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Dr. Jayne
Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Inc
Philadelphia
Definition of bigamist and monologist noted
The Florida Times Union quotes a definition: a man with two wives is a bigamist, while a woman with one husband is a monologist. The remark contrasts plural marriages with single-spouse status in a concise moral joke.
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Florida Times Union
Women’s Match Sparks Quick Divorce Rumor
Reports claim Tom wed a woman described as feminine. The remark labeled as a brake on gossip suggests friction in the tale.
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Tom
California Fig Syrup Proclaimed Safe Gentle Laxative for Children
A newspaper notice extols California Fig Syrup as a wholesome food and gentle bowel regulator for babies and children. It cites a Texas mother’s testimonial and urges buyers to ensure genuine California Fig Syrup by checking the brand name.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
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