Davy Crocketts Bear Tale Questioned by Relative
OKAWVILLE Texas story notes Davy Crockett did not kill a bear at age three as legends claim. Relatives say his first bear kill occurred at age eight to provide meat for family. Margie Ree Cohn cites genealogy tracing Crockett as great great grandfather through David Flowers.
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Davy Crockett
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Crockett
David Flowers
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Davy Croccket
It's a Date Green ville DC Travelers Aid helps a 65-year-old woman
A Greenville DC Travelers Aid worker assists a 65 year old woman who says she has never left South Carolina and has never ridden a bus She plans to visit her boyfriend at the Old Soldier's Home in Alabama The worker explains the visit is a precaution in case anything should occur on her trip
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Greenville
D.C
Travelers Aid
South Carolina
Alabama
Rotary club speakers drop joke after weeks of repetition
In Belleville the weekly Rotary meeting saw guest speakers change while a recurring motorist and insane asylum joke persisted for five straight weeks. Program chair H. T. Dunck attempted to halt repetition by delivering the joke himself during speaker No 6, but was shouted down.
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Belleville
Rotary Club
H. T. Dunck
Michigan ranks fourth in tourist spending nationwide
The State Tourist Council reports Michigan now holds the fourth place in the U S in tourist numbers, with visitors spending about 500 million dollars annually. New York Florida and California are ahead of Michigan, reflecting national travel trends.
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State Tourist Council
Michigan
New York
Florida
California
Badger Rescue Leaves Mol lenkopf With Nerve Wrinkles
Coldwater Michigan airport manager Dale Mollenkopf used a power digger to block a ridge after discovering two live badgers on the runways. He captured the animals and they were sent to the Detroit Zoo.
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Mich
Dale Mollenkopf
Detroit
Disappearing Doughnuts and Navy Recruitment Rush
A Michigan drug store faced missing doughnuts as a mystery until police traced the culprit to local squirrels. In Singapore a naval recruiting rush drew 500 applicants from Malays, Indians, Chinese and Eurasians, with officers seeking 80 candidates.
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Royal Malayan Navy
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