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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
5
A tense houseparty near Atlanta ends in tragedy as Aunt Maggie is murdered. Sally and Bill host guests including Aunt Maggie and Eve. After a night of unease, screams wake the group and Alice is found in distress, unable to explain what she witnessed.
Alice recalls a frightening upstairs sighting as the group debates what she saw a ghost or an ordinary object. The others dismiss fear while Bob and Bill question her, and Aunt Maggie’s clue to a secret room ties into a murder mystery as the narrator ponders motive and suspect movement through the house.
A World War II era slang glossary includes terms like Beaten up and Blighty while a Boothbay Harbor station report from UP notes firefighters saved over a million lobsters when pumping equipment failed at the state rearing station. Fire crews kept emergency pumps active until repairs could be completed.
A Frisco railroad train arrival drew about one hundred employees and onlookers as Charles R. Brock piloted the passenger train into the Oklahoma City station, marking a notable event for local rail service.
A fragment notes the end of a long era as Alaska joins the United States decades after purchase. The line marks the conclusion of extensive service, with the U.S. acquisition historically priced at two cents per acre.
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