Britons Leave Wives Replacing Tramp On Road
London observes a shift from the traditional road tramp to younger men fleeing home. Sir Geoffrey Hutcheson cites insecurity, avoidance of authorities, and a common excuse “it's my wife” as factors. Receptions centers once housed 17,000 nightly in 1931, now about 2,300, with many men being young.
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London
Britain
Geoffrey Hutchinson
National Assistance Board
Geoffrey
Geoffrey Gover
Bus Strike Snarls Washington Traffic
Washington faced a major transit disruption as a five day strike by AFL streetcar and bus workers entered its fifth day while 400,000 daily riders faced delays. Police fenced roads as federal mediators pursued a settlement with Capital Transit Co amid proposed wage hikes and potential arbitration.
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Washington
AFL
Union
Capital Transit Co
District of Columbia
Polar bears spotted swimming miles from land
A report notes polar bears seen 200 miles offshore, swimming in the open sea. Authorities record the sighting as notable wildlife behavior with potential implications for Arctic ecosystems and climate change monitoring.
Trooper's Search Saves Man's Arm
Ada Oklahoma A Missouri eighteen year old motorist escaped losing his arm after a highway patrol trooper Bill Bailey and three volunteers spent three hours searching in darkness for a missing bone fragment. Pierson's arm was sheared by a pipe from a passing truck near Atoka and he was rushed to an Ada hospital where surgeons replaced the fragment and the doctor said the limb will likely be saved.
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Ada
Okla
Missouri
John Pierson
Pierson
Atoka
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Husband Slugged and Wife Kidnapped in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica early today a husband reported two swarthy men slugged him and abducted his 21 year old wife, Mrs Joni Mary Wilson, from their family car near his home after they stopped near Ocean Park. He and his wife had been at a fireworks display and the wife went to a liquor store for cigarettes.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Joni Mary Wilson
Ed Hicks
John
Ocean Park
Wilson
U.S. Holds Major Shares of World Transport Network
The United States controls about 30 percent of global rail mileage, around one third of the world’s highways, and nearly four fifths of its motor vehicles, highlighting the country’s vast transportation scale and infrastructure dominance.
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United States
Triple Killer's Wife Denies Theyre Wed
Taeko Suzuki in Fukuoka denies any marriage to U S airman Lauhon Laudon Jr facing triple murder charges in Dickinson Texas. She says she never married him and is engaged to another man. Lauhon was picked up in Nogales attempting to sell Mrs Ruby McPhersons car after a Dickinson family massacre.
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Fukuoka
Japan
P—Ellis Euclid Laudon Jr
U.S
Galveston
Tex
Lauhon
Nogales
Mexico
Ruby McPherson
Aggie Cow Ends Production Test at Cameron College
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announced the completion of an official production record for Camstace Miss Pontiac, a registered Holstein owned by Cameron College. The cow produced 594 pounds of butterfat and 19,166 pounds of milk, milking three times daily for an average daily yield of 24 quarts. She began the record at age 10 years 9 months, with Oklahoma A&M College supervising the weighing and testing in Brattleboro, Vermont, as part of the Herd Improvement Registry to aid selective breeding and efficiency.
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Cameron College
Pontiac
Oklahoma A&m College
Holstein-Friesian Association of América
Brattleboro
Snow in July Prank Delights Morristown Detective
Morristown officer Chief of Detectives Robert Kleindvist reportedly wished for snow on July 4. A neighbor Edward Fordham delivered a Fourth of July surprise by gifting a package of snow kept frozen since winter.
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Morristown
N. J
Robert Kleindvist
Edward Fordham
Kleindvist
Claremore Prepares for Four Day Rodeo Week
Claremore Oklahoma citizens gear up for a four day western week featuring rodeo events and parades beginning Wednesday. Local organizers promise a full slate of activities including rodeo performances and downtown parades to showcase the city’s western heritage.
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Claremore
Okla
Oklahoma City
Wife Finds Supper And Stove Stolen In Columbus
Mrs J C Simpson left supper in the oven to meet her husband. Upon returning she found both supper and the stove missing. County Police Capt O F Gunn said Buck Simpson detained for investigation after he was seen with an oil stove tied to his car. Cornbread remained in the oven.
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Columbus
Ga.p
J. C. Simpson
O. F. Gunn
Buck Simpson
Simpson
Gunn
Wedding Cake Theft Stuns Port Huron Couple
Burt Mugavero age 21 and James Spencer 22 both from Hillsdale Michigan were held on petty larceny charges after police accuse them of stealing a four foot wedding cake from the reception of Edward Coleman and Myrtle Carpenter in Port Huron Michigan.
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Port Huron
Mich
Burt Mugavero
James Spencer
Hillsdale
Edward Coleman
Myrtle Carpenter
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