Horned toad encounter and theater voice tale amuse neighbors
In Lafayette Street, Clete McAllister recalls finding a horned toad and joking about preserving it as a curiosity. At the Alcazar theater, Jack ReVolt manager relates a prank where a theater microphone voice spooks J. E. Palmer, who fetched a gun in response. Also noted are Will Lee with a cage and Gene Terry’s oversized Panama hat.
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Tyve
Clete McAllister
LaFayette Street
Mr. McAllister
Texas
Jack
Alcazar Theater
Desperate Newark Plea Over Lindbergh Baby Return
An April 11 Newark morning paper carries a last desperate plea about the Lindbergh baby case. The note laments failed negotiations after ransom money was paid and asks for better directions and reconciliation. It reads a pitiful question to the kidnapper: What is wrong. Have you crossed me. Please better directions. Jassie.
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Newark
Lindbergh
Jassie
Berlin Boerse Reopens After Seven Months Idled
Berlin and other German stock exchanges opened with official quotations after seven months of idleness. Trading is limited to private deals and futures trading remains barred. The former official stock list was greatly reduced.
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Berlin
Judge Frees Man Over Forgery Charge
Circuit Judge H. A. Pearce declared late Wednesday that the grand jury should never have indicted Clarence Mathis for forging a $10 check in 1930. With three state witnesses and one for the defense, the judge ordered the forgery charge dropped and Mathis freed.
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H. A. Pearce
Clarence Mathis
Fewer Business Failures Reported in Week Ended April 7
New York April 13 AP Business failures reported to Bradstreet's for the week ended April 7 totaled 565 the lowest weekly total so far this year aside from the week of March 10 There were 580 failures the prior week and 471 in the same week last year The drop of 2 6 percent contrasts with a typical 7 6 percent gain.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Pine limb found in cow's stomach shocks Augusta area
In Edgefield County South Carolina a cow owned by H. C. Mason near Augusta died after an autopsy showed a freshly cut pine limb, 30 inches long and nearly as thick as a man's arm inside its stomach. The incident prompted curiosity about how the limb came to be ingested.
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Augusta
H. C. Mason
Edgefield County
8. C
Bridle Trail Planned for Smoky Park Divide Route
Plans were announced today for a horseback trail along the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains park divide. The 65 mile route would run the park's length along the North Carolina Tennessee boundary. Rose Eakin, park superintendent, estimated the cost at 82500 dollars.
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Knoxville
Tean
Great Smoky Mounains Seaionel Park Divide
Rose Eakin
Une
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Harry Mixon
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Will Lee
Gene Terry
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Tene
NBC
Sinclair
Sinclair Opaline
Pennsylvania Motor Oil
Gaosoine
Helen Wills
Helen Wills Moody
Gov. Springs
Event Sg
Leananaina 2
Liowett & Myzrs Tosacca Co
Chesterfield
Monatha Turrom
Asae Boswell
Ruth Severs
Isa Meat
MPM
Shilkret
Sendey Nomman Georenere
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