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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
5
Aunt Maggie is murdered during a house party for Claire and Bob. Sally and Bell host the event as guests race to solve clues about a rumored secret zoo connected to the crime. Sally fears a second warning from the killer about the secret, and tells Bill of the note.
In a Georgia house, Sally and companions chase a hidden room clue amid a missing eiderdown and a clutter of Civil War era books. They uncover a secret drawer with gold coins and a dim note reading Jarman Wills, hinting at concealed legal tomes like American Military Law. The suspense deepens as the search targets a volatile clue.
The column recalls a year ago Henry Piggard led PGA money list with 10,303 and Sam Snead second with 9,712. It notes past NL batting averages and Mel Ott's 306 home runs, plus Waner’s 200-hit seasons. Five years ago NYU beat California 41-26 in Madison Square Garden. Utah campaigns against marijuana follow discovery of fields in three counties.
The piece notes that teams did not expect a Rose Bowl tie and mocks rivals via spies with notebooks and equipment. It discusses a coach admitting a weakness in on the fly scouting and needing weeks of quiet practice to counter surprise strategies, while labeling coaches as geniuses.
Continues on page 9 with commentary on athletic board resignations and a Salisbury high star Marvin Cress whose big runs were called back previously. Mentions Judge Landis and al Spokes Jamestown sportscaster questioning how a pony league slipped by.
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