Bodie Drives 382-Yard Pyramid Shot Defying Legend
Damon Runyon recalls Sergeant Ted E. Bodie of Granville Ohio driving a golf ball from the top of Egypt’s pyramid base to 382 yards total, clearing the base by 127 yards amid atmosphere chatter. He ties in similar feats in Polo Grounds myths and other freak exploits, noting INS dispatches and legendary figures.
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INS
Ted E. Bodie
Granville
Ohio
Egypt
Duke of Windsor
Bob Ripley
Bodie
Pyramid
Cairo
Polo Grounds
New York
Senate split on Fulbright measure shows broad support
An Associated poll found 89 Senators responded on supporting a House approved Fulbright resolution. 42 favored the principle of international collaboration for peace, 11 opposed in current form, 36 declined to commit. Leaders noted reservations amid calls for sovereignty protections.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Ittee
Vanden
R-Mich
White
Deti
Barkley
Tors Stewart
D-Tenn
East
D-Miss
Truman
Ster
Hawkes
Buck
Vandenberg
Tewart
Roosevelt
Brewster
Foreign Relations Committee
One-Minute Test Answers and Hints
Answers reveal: Haa rfest is noted as the northernmost city in the world. Delft in South Holland is the Netherland city referenced. San Francisco claims two of the world’s largest bridges with its bay area bridges. The page includes a Words of Wisdom quote from Robert Browning and etiquette tips about holding a teacup and saucer.
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Haa Rfest
Norway
Nether
Delft South Holland
San Francisco
Y Bridge
Golden Gate E
King Features Features Syndicate, Inc
Robert Browning
Fragmented Advice Poem From a Morning Letter
A damaged OCR fragment offers scattered lines urging self reliance grit and prudence. It warns against gambling and long risks while stressing steady effort, resilience, and calm in facing daily demands. The tone resembles a personal reflective note.
Utner Soldiers Capture Raleigh in City Maneuver
Four hundred soldiers from Camp Utier captured Raleigh in a field maneuver. The exercise featured simulated combat with jet equipment, bombing, and anti aircraft and machine gun emplacements, plus armed patrols through a downtown street ending in a field.
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Raleigh
Camputier
Gastonia Plant Chooses AFL as Bargaining Agent
The National Labor Relations Board announced that Flint Manufacturing Company workers in Gastonia voted for the United Textile Workers of America AFL as their bargaining agent. Of 427 eligible voters, 342 ballots were cast with 230 for UTWA and 112 against.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Flint Manufacturing Company
Gastonia
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
UTWA
Legion Headquarters Move From Asheboro
North Carolina Department of the American Legion shifts its headquarters from Asheboro to Raleigh. The move, begun today, aims to finish during the day with the Raleigh office opening for business tomorrow.
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Asheboro
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Raleigh
Driver Institutes Slated For State
The State Department of Public Instruction announced October and November driver education institutes for administrators and teachers. Readings will be held in Bryson City Asheville Hickory Boone Winston-Salem Rocky Mount Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Fayetteville Wilmington New Bern Elizabeth City.
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Raleigh
Division of Instructional Service
State Department of Public Instruction
Bryson City
Asheville
Hickory
Boone
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Wilmington
New Bern
Elizabeth City
Cautioned Driving Tips For Nighttime Glare
The notice advises drivers to dim headlights before passing another vehicle and reduce speed after overtaking. It emphasizes keeping a safe distance and avoiding glare to protect eye comfort and road visibility.
Uncle Wilbert Bats for Monument Drop Caper
In a wild stunt at a baseball field, your Uncle Wilbert dressed as a catcher awaited a ball dropped from a Washington Monument flight. The aviator teased by dropping a ripe cantaloupe instead, which splattered as it landed in Wilbert’s upturned hands, derailing the test and betting.
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McGraw
Giants
Centr Field
Tex
Mac
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Baltimore Orioles
Gabby Street
Washington Monument
Wilbert
Bill McGeehan
Robbie
Nap Rucker
Spokane man pleads guilty to disorderly conduct
Louis Robinson, 41, a Grand Coulee traveling salesman, pleaded guilty in police court to disorderly conduct and paid only a fine after saying he intervened in a confrontation he believed involved a soldier. He asked how he could tell the men were detectives.
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Spokane
Wash
Louis Robinson
Grand Coulee
Unclear fragment targets melon accident in field
A fragment describes a melon mishap where a blow to a person named Robbie is blocked by a mask, a rind hit Bill McGeehan in the eye, seeds splatter widely, and the following season the ground produced income from harvesting Ford’s crop in left field.
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Robbie
Bill McGeehan
Bengal Rice Crop Weighs In At Nearly Five Million Tons
Bengal's rice crop last season weighed nearly 5 million tons as markets face shifts amid heavy production. Experimental blackouts are being staged by cities in India to study grid resilience and demand patterns.
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Bengal
India
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