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Crooked carp tale and other oddities from the week
A British farmer reports Lucy the cow swallowed a fishing float and gear after a carp outing near St Ives. In Omaha a driver avoids charges with one arm on the wheel, then pays for expired license. In Nassau County a penny bid wins earth removal for a giant sump. A lion in Southport and a station kitten in Baltimore entertain locals. Cheyenne roper Monte Blue gets the crowd to bow with Robert Taylor. Oklahoma politics yield odd name changes and ballot battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ives
England
Lucy
Jerry Anderson
Anderson
OMAHA
VPI
Frank J. Fogarty
Plato Safety Patrol
Fogarty
Robert ‘Troyer
Nebraka
Troyer
Mineola
UPI
AL Davis
Nassau County Board of Supervisors
Levittown
Davis
Simba
Southport
Ion Lopang
Segond
Helena Farrar
Helena
Baltimore
Central
Texas
Wimner Stevenson
Robert
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Kym Murat
Esquire
Hurst
Cowboy Pink Willams