Friday the 13th Follies and Odd News Sparks
A mash of superstitions and quirks across cities on the third Friday the 13th of 1933. Pittsburgh hosts the 13th club rites with ladders and black cats. Evansville notes 13th birthdays. Chicago marks twins’ party. Bigamy case in California. a man married five women on days off. Oklahoma City tar theft arrest. two boys fly and crash a Piper Cub in Granite City. juvenile warning issued.
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Pittsburgh
13Th Club of
Evansville
Ind
Jim Muehlbauer
Chicago
Ralph
Adolph Kuhn
Kenneth Hugo
Los Angeles
Griffin
Josephine Rameli
Betty Steigaman
Katherine Cantanzaro
Vivian Martinelli
Lucille Norvell
William George Reader
Oklahoma City
Reader
U. S
Rex Hawks
Hawks
Space Patrol
Superman
Junior
Granite City
St. Louis
Boom Year in Building Predicted for 1954
LOS ANGELES-UM Under secretary of Commerce Walter Williams predicted a strong year for construction in 1954 with total new construction dollar volume around 84 billion. He cited modest gains in additions and maintenance, housing facing declines, and notable increases in stores, offices, and highway work while government projects soften.
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Los Angeles
Walter Williams
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Williams
Army turns up turnips greens for soldiers in Korea
Maj. R. C. Benson led a study at a Korea base to test if soldiers would eat turnip greens. About 70 percent liked them, 20 percent were neutral, and 10 percent disliked. Comments noted requests for corn bread and questions about origin, with the finding that non Southerners also enjoy the dish.
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Pusan
Korea
R. C. Benson
Little Falls
Minn
Benson
Springdale
Ark
Youth Misses Bird Shoots Man in Bath
A gardener was shooting at a mocking bird when a rifle bullet entered Ratts back through a hedge. Seventeen year old Mike Hill rushed to aid. Ratts was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. police called it accidental and released the youth.
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Phoenix
Groveries
Ratts
Mike Hillhouse
Batts
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Carroll Gullick
Memphis
Lauri E. Nien
Nieni
Donnell Culpepper
JJ Muehlbauer
Tom Who's
California Sewing Machine Co
Sears — Mecchtelma
Herbert H. Smeels
E. 4Th St
Long Beach
Cailf
Cowboy Roy "Rogers
Dsle Evans
Mary Litle Doe
Dallas
Texas
Bird
Bath
Pendleton
America
Pine Ave
Benorulans
Ner
IiHie Ie
Coast Instrument
Ing
Nevada
Fea
Tos Money Back
Mane Paconess
Err
CURL
Radan
Ralphs Golden
Ralphs
UbeGeee
Uae
Lela
Sheraton Group
China
Drexel
Willett Lancaster
Wille
Pilgrim
Drexel Pine
O.soeienenns
Drexel Elim Corner
Willett Cherry Group
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Cherry
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