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roetcT1st.edim►dyedricklion;edcedey*sw-imig.le-urra.laslaterilynt«* VM * Jand the draft.V4|1V/ }/| I1 party's books.i i»vw*iui*cu W44 tur w an tat ivi uy 0UUK1Uers.xpumi- i j1Mayor's Aide, Armed With SaltStalks Midwest's GiantirdST. LOUIS. Mo.. April 29.—(U.R)—Charles Hertenstein, ace trouble shooter for Mayor Aloys P. Kaufmann, plann»»d his strategy today for capturing the night-flying What’s-It” that has ter-rifed residents recently.Kaufmann assigned Hertenstein the task of catching the giant bird—if it is a bird—yesterday. That was after he received letters from indignant taxpayers, denouncing the city for its lack of action.The monster has been described by some people as a bird “as big as an airplane.” It first appeared near Alton. 111., about three weeks ago.Lt. Col. Walter P. Sigmund said he saw the thing while he was riding horseback.A few days after the first report was published, two other witnesses swore they saw it flying over a brewery in the moonlight.Kaufmann paid little attention to the reports until he began to get letters from his constituents.This thing should be looked into,’ 'one letter said. Is it a bird, a plane or a witch? We don’t want no one spying on us as a flying bird.Hertenstein said he is not sure just what procedure he should use to capture the thing. Hecouldn't even get a good description of his prey.Witnesses denied that it might have been an airplane.It moved like a bird,” they said.Hertenstein consulted bird experts. but they were not much help. One said that it might be anout-sized pelican which had gotten off the beaten track. But he doubted if any pelican ever reached the alleged size of flying monster.One bird lover said the onlything he knew of that big was theRoc which was large enough to fly away with baby elephants.But they are birds of the Middle East.” he said. And besides, they haven't been seen since the days of the “Arabian Knights.’Herenstein said he has aboutdecided that until he gets a better lead on where to find the monster, he will let It try to find him.If it comes around. I'll get it,” he aaid. Maybe I can put salt on its tail.”fcilvf»fc1#
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Kannapolis Daily Independent
Kannapolis, North Carolina, US
Thu, Apr 29, 1948
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