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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
7
A joint assembly of the two classes discussed repealing the dry law. The meeting introduced a new plan for the board of control and prohibition questions. John Minardor and Seth Minch urged action, arguing drinking is widespread and enforcement won’t curb it, claiming enjoyment comes from drinking.
In Washington on December twenty first, a National Museum exhibit presents tiny mollusk infants from Glochidis used to produce mother-of-pearl button buttons. The creatures attach to fish gills, live as parasites, then settle in mud to form shells for buttons. Most shells come from the Mississippi river watershed near Muscatine.
Paris reports a new machine man perfected by Dr. Frans Haslinger featuring a life sized head with about one hundred detachable throats, each representing a disease for study by medical students. A second figure with a head and chest shows a beating heart and esophagus, opened and closed by an electric pump for observation.
Glasgow reports thriving illegal spirits trade as tax on alcohol drives illicit production. The piece notes operators in Scotland’s city exploit loopholes, selling strong liquor amid heavy penalties and enforcement.
Bucknell graduate Christy Mathewson Jr. earned pilot wings after graduation and will report for active duty at Mitchel Field Long Island. His father, famed Big Six pitcher for the New York Giants, later served as team president.
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