State Road 4 May Be Temporarily Closed
State highway superintendent Steve Stalcup warns motorists to slow down on the stretch between the city and four miles east as two work crews widen bridges and the road bed. If warnings are ignored, the eastbound section from Linton to State Road 12 could close temporarily during repairs. The public is urged to heed caution signs to avoid drastic action.
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Steve Stalcup
Startup
Stalcup
Linton
Starcup
Caroling Choir Praised After Easter Morning Visit
The First Christian church choir went caroling early Easter morning visiting many city locations. Residents expressed appreciation to choir members for the performance.
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First Christian Church
Baccalaureate Sermon at Marco High School
The Rev. O A Cook pastor of the Baptist church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of Marco high school Sunday afternoon.
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O. A. Cook
The
Baptist Church
the Marco High School
Genealogist Notes Family Death By Hanging
Mrs Newrich asks how great great grandfather died. The genealogist replies he died by hanging, disguised as a noble cause. The exchange ends with the note that the truth should be recorded for gossip among the ladies.
Caribou and moose horn facts from early report
The piece describes a Caribou with a third horn called a digger used to dig for forage under snow. It notes moose reach seven feet shoulder height with eleven foot antler spreads, and that they are timid except during mating season when they may attack.
Hospital Report on Local Patients Improves Some
The report notes Miss Christina Wilson remains serious but improving since the last update. George W. Fry, who attempted suicide last Wednesday, remains about the same. All other hospital patients are doing very well.
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Christina Wilson
George W. Fry
Officers Meeting At Baptist Church Tomorrow Night
Deacons trustees and the finance committee of the Baptist church will convene at the church tomorrow night at 7 30 o'clock to discuss church affairs and arrangements.
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Nance Committee
the Baptist Church
Actor startled by real pistol in amateur show
A young actor in a minor role was rattled during rehearsals when a real pistol was not used. On opening night a real pistol replaced the cue and the performer burst in gasping, exclaiming that he did not know what it was. The incident highlights the danger of prop firearms in old theatre productions.
Fur of the Otter Nature describes sea otter fur value
Nature Magazine notes otter pelts are large and rich in deep brown fur with silver tipped hairs. It explains the fur’s value comes from soft woolly underfur and outlines the otter diet of mussels sea urchins crabs and possibly kelp shoots.
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Nature Magazine
Joy and Faith Move to Rhythms of Hand Claps
A playful note says even without fid die or bis, you can dance to the clap of tas hands. The quirky line invites movement and joy through simple percussion.
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Joy
Bis
Sou
Tas
Most Useful Tree Coconut Symbol of the Tropics
The coconut, once a staple for Pacific islanders providing food drink shelter and more, now helps temperate zones with fats soap and a sweet confection. Nature Magazine praises it as one of the most useful trees to mankind.
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Tropics
Pacific Islands
Nature Magazine
The Silent Lake in Cascade Mountains
A description of the Great Sunk en lake in the Cascade mountains notes its unknown depth and extreme silence. The lake sits far below the rim with walls averaging 2000 feet to the surface and an uncertain additional depth. It spans about fifteen miles in length and four and a half miles in breadth.
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Cascade Mountains
Dyes From Insects Reach Markets From Cuba and Mexico
Dyes made from cochineal insects imported from Cuba and Mexico arrive for use in paints. The dried insects yield scarlet and crimson like dyes.
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Cuba
Mexico
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Vera Reynolds
Daily Text
Nickl Tonite
William Desmond
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Zane Grey
Antonio Moreno
Little
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Gildo
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