Injuries from foggy holiday traffic clog roads
The holiday ride left many hurt as fog limited visibility. Edmund Foster of Trenton, Vivian Foster of Trenton, and Kray were treated and discharged after injuries to fingers knees and the ankle. Sholty and Romine, of Lansing, suffered possible skull fractures after a crash on US-27 near Rosebush and were hospitalized in Mt. Pleasant. Brist and Jacobs, Mt. Pleasant youths, had head lacerations in a separate crash near US-27. Neff and Nett faced speed and distance tickets after the collisions near Rosebush. Elvin and Myrtle Ault, of Hemlock, were treated for multiple injuries after a Clare area crash. further details noted.
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Edmund
Foster
Trenton
Vivian Foster
Kray
DA Aees Werte
Maxwell Shoity
Mt. Pleasant
Brist
Inga
Gimton Cleo Neff
Rosebush
Jacobs
Thomas L. Nett
Pleasant
Central Michigan
Clinton
Neff
Strick
Thomas Wneff
Clifton
Thomas Neff
Elvin Miner
Flint
Irvin A. Ault
Hemlock
Clare
Us-10
Miner
Clare Hospital
Myrtie
Traffic Clerk Teaches Wife to Brake as Car Runs Wild
A traffic rate clerk tries to calm his wife during a runaway car incident. She screams for help as he admits he cannot reach the controls. She urges brakes and braces herself for impact.
Cowboy Humor and a Horse Doctor Mix-Up Tale
A cowboy boasts of his horse while another derides the idea. The tale recounts how a rider fell and was dragged to his bunk, then his fellow rode five miles to fetch a doctor. The punch line: the horse returned with a horse doctor.
Two Cats Attend Tennis Match in Comical Tale
A playful scene shows two cats watching a tennis tournament. One cat tracks every rally with focus while the other grows bored and irritated. The bored cat quips that its owner plays in the racket, revealing a humorous family tie.
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Stennis
Dentists Voice Hope Tooth Decay May Be Reduced
New mouthwash and dentifrice show decay reductions from 26 to 80 percent in trials. Researchers say the aramid ent formula may extend immunity for hours and could outperform fluorine in public school programs, benefiting children and adults.
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New York
Donald A. Wallace
Council On Dental Therapeutics
American Dental Association
Ape First Class Gets Another Chance in USCG
Ape First Class T P K Burton, once given an undesirable discharge at Sangley Point Philippines after AWOL, is offered another chance by the Coast Guard at Talampulan without losing his former rank. Burton, a gibbon ape, was picked up by naval transport fliers in Rangoon Burma and brought to the Philippines as a mascot.
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Pearl Harbor
Thackmorton
Percival Kander Burton
Navy
Sangley Point
Philippines
Coast Guard
Talampulan
T. P. K. Burton
Rangoon
Burma
Feathers and Flight: Tragic Misread Telegraph Record
A husband, newly hired as foreman then manager, sent boastful wires from abroad. Weeks of silence followed. The wife wired back with a curt reply urging his return, revealing a grim misunderstanding and a tragic outcome.
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Epee
Amazonian Wife Fined For Assault in Court Fight
An Amazonian wife argued with her husband and beat him. She was fined ten dollars in court but paid twelve dollars, explaining the extra two dollars as amusement tax.
Bride Seeks Ham Free From Illness in Butcher Shop
A playful exchange at a butcher shop has a young bride asking for a ham that has not been ill. The butcher replies with a pun about cure and health, reflecting light humor in a domestic setting.
Bridget Delights in Hosting Gesture at Smith-Brown Reception
Mrs. Smith-Brown assigns her old servant Bridget to stand at the drawing room door and call guests' names as they arrive. Bridget responds with keen anticipation, noting she has long waited to greet some of the friends.
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Bridget
Mrs Smith Races for Trash as Garbageman Calls
The family overslept and Mrs. Smith wakes to the clanking cans. She hurries in a robe with hair unstyled, calling out if she is too late for the garbage while the collector shouts to jump in.
Cheaper That Way Magician Delights Producers
A magician boasts an act to four producers, claiming he can conjure two hundred fifty lighted cigars and swallow them. He explains the trick by saying he buys them wholesale.
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Geckle
Woman Fagin Runs Crime School in Springfield
Springfield police say a 50 year old woman Mrs Florence Moomaw ran a crime school teaching robbery techniques to young men while two girls aged 11 and 14 lured students to her home. Three youths faced robbery charges alongside Mrs Moomaw who also faced contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles Earley
James Ippolito
Florence Moomaw
Bailey
Moomaw
Keith H. Dressendorfer
Earley
Moomaw House
Harley
Early Telephone Gall Puts Puzzled Firemen on the Spot
In St Joseph Missouri at four in the morning Mrs Dorothy Round found a blaze in her apartment building and saved Frances Gabhart. She phoned the fire department but a sleepy voice told her to put out the fire herself. Fire officials said they had not heard the call and suspects a citizen played a prank.
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ST. Joseph
Dpartment House
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
American Theater Wing
District of Columbia Red Cross Chapster
Doherty Lodge
Ault
Jameys Ault
Aow
Dad
Col Y
Squiss
Squibb’s
Eversharp Schick Razor
Thad
Adios
Ape
USCG
Bradway Dancing
V.F.W. Hall
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