Annual Old Settlers Meeting to Be at Odon
The 67th Old Settlers gathering will be at Odon city park August 21 to 23 with free admission. Highlights include a street parade, pet and bicycle parade with prizes, roller skating, acrobats, and a baby show plus a style show. Notable guests include Indiana political figures such as Gov Schricker and Sen Jenner and candidates.
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Old Settlers
Odon
Ecity Park
Indiana
Wm. E. Jenner
Henry Schricker
Geo. N Craig
John A. Watkins
Wm. G. Bray
C. C. Courtney
Lumber Thieves Steal 70 Pieces and Phone at Houston Site
In Houston, builder W. E. Keep found his temporary office ruined after thieves stole 70 2 by 4 pieces of lumber and the telephone. He rushed to call the police but found the phone had been taken as well, leaving no way to summon help.
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Houston
Tex
W. E. Keep
Marine Corps opens flight training for reserve officers
The Marine Corps announced flight training is available to reserve officers including college graduates who join the Officer Candidate Class. Applicants for the next class beginning Sept 30 are being accepted after completion of at least 14 of 20 weeks at Quantico to learn air-ground warfare tactics before assignment to the Naval Air Station.
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Marine Corps
Marine Recruiting Office
Quantico
Marine Corps Reserve
U. S. Naval Air Sta
Greenland Largest Island and World Facts Collected
Facts cover Greenland's area as 25 000 square miles and its status as the world’s largest island, New Guinea as second with 335 000 square miles, and Borneo at 290 000. Additional items mention old customs, rail reach in England, flowers, telegraph history, weaving, aerial photography, extreme temperatures, Michigan salt, fireflies, Frederick County goldfish, U.S. and Britain railway mileage, red winged blackbirds, and 1460 Wisconsin trout streams.
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Greenland
New Guinea
Borneo
Cartoon Clip Sparks London Saloon Dart Incident
A cartoon shows two men playing darts in a London saloon with a dart striking a table sitter in the back of the head. The sitter's girlfriend nags about stabbing pains. The gag references Sir Harry Lauder and a New York hotel where a weekly board rose to ten dollars.
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Ordon Macrae
London
Harry Lauder
New York
Lauder
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Marine reserve officers invited to Pensacola flight training
The article notes Pensacola Florida hosting flight training open to qualified Marine reserve officers from organized and inactive units alongside regular candidates. This program expands access to pilot instruction and reinforces reserve aviation readiness.
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Tion
Pensacola
Fla
Marine Reserve
Franklin kids catch 18 turtles in homemade nets
Denise Kidder and Thomas Poulnot, both nine years old of Franklin, New Hampshire, have become expert turtle catchers using home made nets and poles. They own a collection of 18 live turtles from dime to foot in diameter.
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Franklin, N. H
U.P
Franklin
Denise Kidder
Thomas Poulnot
I Like Ike Sticker Seen on Car From Ontario
A presidential campaign image traveling across the border was spotted on a car from Ontario. A large I Like Ike sticker was affixed to the windshield, drawing attention in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Ontario
Juvenile suspected in Chicken Koop cafe theft in Houston
Police identified a juvenile as the likely culprit after a break in at the Chicken Koop cafe in Houston. Three dollars was missing from the cash register along with candy bars and chewing gum.
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Houston
Tex
U.2
Boots Save Farmer During Barn Lightning Strike
Maurice Ryan survived a lightning strike in his barn when wearing rubber boots. A cow and nearby pig died in the incident as the barn was struck during milking. The report also notes a note on Egyptian mummies crediting dry climate and clean sand rather than boots.
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Tarkio
Maurice Ryan
Ryan
Nile
Nickel leads four year old Raymond Sumlin to fatal crash
Four year old Raymond Sumlin found a nickel near his home and rushed toward a candy store to spend it. He darted into the path of an oncoming automobile and was killed.
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Mom
Jack
Mary
Detroit
Raymond Sumlin
Half-Dime Worth Thirty Dollars Found in Lettuce Patch
Mrs Helen Johns found a half dime in a lettuce patch in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Portsmouth coin collector John Wiggin valued the coin at about thirty dollars. The discovery sparked interest among local numismatists and residents.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U.R
Helen Johns
Four-Pound Bass Swallows Gold Plated Railroad Watch
Mrs. Elizabeth Downorowicz caught a four-pound bass at Lake of the Ozarks Missouri. The fish reportedly had a gold plated railroad watch inside its stomach, and Mrs. Downorowicz said the watch remained in good condition.
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Lake OF the Ozarks
Elizabeth Downorowicz
Downorowicz
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Frederick County
Maryland
United States
Great Britain
Wisconsin
Sya
New Jersey
L.t. Leonardis
Leonardo
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International Soundphoto
Gov. Stevenson
Adlai Stéverton Wright
Springfield
GOP
Eisenhower
Gallup
N. M
Sam Akeah
International
Greene County Association
BOOTS
POE Electric Service
Massey~Harris
New Idea
LYONS
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ENT CO. Lyons
Ind
AX and Fry
Wright’s Refrigeration Electric Service
Std & D
Max Pirtle
Norge Appliances
Dick Stayton
COMET
Linton, Indiana
Linton
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