Milwaukee man wins 1938 world liar title for dogfish tale
Gilbert Boettcher, 27, a Milwaukee filling station attendant, is declared the world’s champion liar of 1938 by the Burlington Liars Club. His winning spoof tells how dogfish barked to fuel a boiler on a fishing boat, recounted during a nationwide NBC broadcast.
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Chicago
Gilbert Boettcher
Milwaukee
Burlington
Wis
Liars’ Club
Boettcher
Maine
California
King of
Ile
New Orleans
Three-way bid for North Carolina House sergeant at arms
W Tom Brown of Perquimans and Ben M Brewer of Harnett contend for sergeant at arms with L N Land of Nash emerging as third option. Land relies on friendships with Nash reps Fenner and Abernathy and other leaders, while Brown and Brewer bring prior service in 1935 and 1937 respectively. Speaksership race centers on personalities, with no clear issue beyond personal support and caucus balloting already completed.
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Raleigh
W. Tom Brown
Perquimans
Ben M. Brewer
Harnett
House
L. N. Land
Nash
Wake
ABC Board
Mr. Land
Fenner
Abernathy
Cooley
Brewer
Brown
Vic Bryant
Libby Ward
Bill Fenner
Woodchucks Make Interesting Pets and Easy to Care For
A note on woodchucks as potential pets highlights their appeal and simple care needs. The text emphasizes their engaging nature and low maintenance requirements for suitable owners.
Finesse and the queen behind the jack in bridge play
McKenney on Bridge discusses how to handle a finesse and avoid taking one. A recent hand shows South defending the queen over jack theory, with West shifting to spade three. After a sequence of plays, declarer South secures the contract through careful ruffing and discards while West runs out of spades.
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West
South
East
Dumimy
Tire latex totals and horse breed lineage noted
An average automobile tire represents the yearly latex yield from two rubber trees. The Clydesdale, Percheron and Shire horses trace their ancestry to the old Flemish heavy horse.
Ski Heartbreak and a Lake Placid Ski Plan
Sally Blair, newly engaged to Corey Porter, wrestles with a lingering ache for Dan Reynolds. She destroys a letter from Dan while feigning happiness, then agrees to Corey’s surprise ski trip to Lake Placid, hoping the trip will erase memories of the king of skis and fill the emptiness in her heart.
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Sally Blair
Dan Reynolds
Sally
Corey Porter
Corey
Dan Aagin
Dan
Darling
Lake Placid
Tunisia history lesson ends Carthage and Hanno voyage
Uncle Ray reviews Tunisia and Carthage in ancient times. The piece traces Phoenician settlement around 850 B C, Carthage's rise and reach, Hanno’s voyage along Africa’s coast, and encounters with savage peoples. Tomorrow notes The End of Carthage.
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Hanno
Carthage
Uncle Ray
Wealthy Massachusetts physician dies hiding identity
New York police linked the death of Dr Eben True Aldrich, 85, a wealthy Massachusetts mental specialist, to the pauper patient on Welfare Island who died as “James Harrigan.” After a four year probe, detective John Alevel confirmed the man in Hart Island’s city cemetery was Aldrich, who had quietly left a $65,000 estate.
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New York
Massachusetts
Welfare Island
Eben True Aldrich
New England
James Harrigan
Hart's Island
John Alevel
Harrigan
Dr. Aldrich
Smithsonian Institution Budget Receives Government and Private Endowments
The Smithsonian Institution annual funding totals show about 1,044,692 dollars from government sources and 149,000 dollars from private endowments.
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Smithsonian Institution
Classified Ad Fragments From Mayfield Vet Note
Fragmented notice from Lil Mayfield Kentucky shows Dr Parker a veterinarian notes about debt collection for taters and corn. The ad hints at a pig debtor and past ad activity. It reads as a quirky method of collecting on account with local color and unclear details.
Shanghai rites begin for newborn girl in solar ceremony
Three days after birth a Chinese girl receives a solar ceremonial bath. If the child is a girl its cheeks are powdered and its skin rouged in a traditional practice.
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Shanghai
Tempe and Chandler Power Line Blackout on New Year
In Phoenix area Temple and Chandler marked the New Year with a celebration that ended in darkness when a celebrant fired a gun into the air. A stray bullet severed a 40,000 volt power line feeding Temple and Chandler, plunging parts of the cities into outage as 1939 began.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Temple and
Chandler
Ph Nix
Bullet
Temple A
Penny in Fuse Triggers Fire in Alturas Home
All Automatic Alturas Calif. Clara Chambers, on New Year trip, left a penny in an electric fuse box and shut windows. She returned two days later to find a fire started in a room and its furnishings burned. A closed window had cut off oxygen, extinguishing the fire and stopping spread.
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Calif
Clara Chambers
Doctor Spots Mumps In 93-Year-Old Woman
In Quoin Illinois physician notes perplexity after examining Mrs Adelia Layman aged 93. He diagnoses the illness as mumps though it is uncommon at her age. The report highlights the rarity of mumps in elderly patients.
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DU Quoin
Adelia Layman
Mrs. Layman
Anatomy of Produce Heads Hearts and Skins Across Vegetables
A playful catalog notes that cabbages have heads while corn bears ears celery shows a heart gra displays skins and potatoes carry a necks and squashes show varying parts.
Estimate claims 150000 pharmacists in United States
A recent estimate places the total number of pharmacists in the United States at 150000. The figure underscores the profession's breadth across hospitals, chains, and independent pharmacies nationwide.
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