Paris Restaurateur Roger the Frog Charms Patrons at Grenouille
Roger Spinkling known as Roger the Frog runs the Grenouille at 28 rue des Grands Augustins since 1930. He greets patrons with jokes and insults, serves two wines, and prices dishes up to 300 francs. He offers kissing frogs to departing ladies as a playful signature.
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Paris
Roger Spinkling
Roger the Frog
Roger
Rue Des Grands Augustins
Latin Quarter
Ritz
Place St. Michel
Ritz and
Rouzier
Grenouille
Police Discover De Luxe Hobo Hotel In Basement Of Station
New Orleans police uncovered a backroom hobos hotel beneath the first precinct station. The hidden suites boasted electric light running water steam heat and even a royal box for a leading hobo king. Hoboes tapped power water and steam lines to sustain their camp until plans to flee to the park.
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de Luxe Hobo Hotel
New Orleans
Knights of the Road
First Precinct
Carolina Slim
Veteran Pilot Tells How To Prevent Air Crashes
Larry A. Enz minger, veteran pilot of 48 years, has logged 10,000 accident free hours in Wichita Kansas. He cites four factors for safety: safety first, good equipment care, weather understanding, and luck. He notes weather poses the greatest risk to air travelers.
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Wichita
Kan
Larry A. Enzminger
Sign Warns Speeders In a More Gentle Tone
Harrisburg Pa. Harry R. Roberts of Pittsburgh complained to Gov. Duff about the 50 mph limit notices. State signs will read Welcome to Pennsylvania Respect the 60 Mile Speed Limit Take Time to Enjoy Our Scenery replacing stricter enforcement messages.
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Harrisburg
Harry R. Roberts
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Three Illinois Men Report Monster Bird Sighting
A retired air force colonel and a 12 year old boy joined two Belvidere residents in reporting a monster bird. Col Siegmund saw a huge gray green creature about the size of a small pursuit plane northeast at 4000 to 5000 feet near Alton Illinois. The boy, James Traves, said he saw it over Glendale Missouri at sunset.
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ST. Louis
Belvidere
Ill
Col
W. F. Siegmund
Army Air Base
Kearns
Utah
Alton
James Traves
Glendale
Siegmund
United Press
Robert Price
Very
Babb
Bus Driver Berdick Flees With 12 Passengers
Kenosha Wisconsin police pursued Clarence Berdick the interurban bus driver who blocked street traffic to pick up 12 passengers. After zigzagging and defying officers he was trapped at the city limits and booked for obstructing traffic and resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty in municipal court.
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Kenosha
Wis
Clarence C. Berdick
Berdick
Milwaukee
Science Shatters Myth of Birds Eerie Homing Sense
In Ithaca New York Cornell ornithologists Drs Ronald H Griffin and Raymond J Hock tested gannets by releasing them inland in New Brunswick. Most birds did not fly straight home. only two headed toward the coast. They found no evidence of an innate sense of direction.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Ronald H. Griffin
Raymond J. Hock
New Brunswick
War Vet Pays $80 a Month To Live in 30x30 Army Tent
Pasco Washington Ed Mercer a construction worker on the Hanford atomic project pays $80 monthly rent for a 30 by 30 tent. He provides his own flooring and spends $1 a night for fuel. Several applicants are in line to move into the tent once Mercer relocates nearby.
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Pasco
Wash
Ed Mercer
Hanford
Mercer
Biggest U S counterfeit haul since 1868 seized abroad and at home
The Secret Service says $3,094,000 in fake U S currency was seized, primarily in a Marseilles plant, with 12 counterfeiters awaiting French trial. Domestic forgeries rose, totaling $747,434 in home made bills and coins. Two bond forgers, Roy Bowman and Billy Williams, were arrested along with others as investigators traced a broad network.
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Europe
Secret Service
E James J. Maloney
The
John W. Snyder
the Treasury
Marseilles
France
Maloney
United States
U. S
Florida
Georgia
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Roy L
Bowman
Billy Williams
Williams
California
Fresno
Teague Tests Oratory During Ventura Bandit Incident
Republican Assembly candidate Charles Teague and his wife hosted guests in Ojai when a masked youth burst in with a rifle demanding wallets. Teague spoke to the intruder urging reform, but the bandit left with three wallets containing 150 dollars.
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Ventura
Calif
Republican Assembly
Charles Teague
Teague
E. E. Price
Ojai
Charles Raymonds
Damages Awarded After Bottle Strikes Wrestling Fan
Virginia G. Cox sued promoter Bill Lewis for $1,500 after a whisky bottle struck her in the head during a wrestling match in Norfolk. The jury found Lewis negligent for audience conduct. Lewis appeals asserting efforts to bar bottles and that matches are not tea parties.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Norfolk
Virginia G. Cox
Bill Lewis
Cox
Jimmy Coffield
Lewis
Uncle Joe and Aunt Martha Fend Chickens Nightly Heist
Uncle Joe in night shirt and Aunt Martha confront a chicken thief scare. They chase intruders with shotgun and lantern, ending with Joe stranded on a roost amid distraught hens before retreating inside for warmth.
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Uncle Joe
Martha
Joe
Joel
Music Therapy in Stores Shapes Shopping Experience
In Chicago Mrs. Brown finds relief as soft music plays in the store, one example of music therapy sweeping 110 food stores. Executives describe gentle reminders, free parsley garnishings, automatic doors, and special checkout lines enhancing comfort for shoppers and reducing staff effort.
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Chicago
Oliver F. Johnson
la Hollywood
Express
Johnson
Beavers Fired After Failing City Plans
In St. Helens Oregon the city water department dismissed four beavers after a year of service. They built dams in the watershed and did not take salaries, but repeatedly constructed dams in wrong locations, diverting springs and undermining storage goals. Humans will be hired instead.
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ST. Helens, Obe
City Water Department
St. Helens
Milton Creek
Federal bank examiner pleads guilty to Idaho robbery
Rudolph D. De Packh a federal bank examiner turned holdup man pleaded guilty to robbing the First National bank at Grace Idaho stealing 3860 Congress and disguising himself with coveralls and dark glasses cashier Alvin Whitehead recognized him by his lisp after a two hour theft De Packh said he hoped to cover gambling debts and a 500 deficit from an Elko Nevada bank.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Rudolph D. de Packh
First National Bank
Grace
Alvin Whitehead
de Packh
Nevada
Elko, Nev
Obituary for Mrs Joseph Travioli
Mary Lou Travioli widow of Joseph Travioli dies at age 79 after long illness in Marshall Illinois family notes eleven children and several siblings. Survived by five daughters and two sons with many relatives. Funeral services held January 5 at Moore Funeral Home and Livingston Methodist church with burial in the adjacent cemetery.
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Syeara
Mary Lou Travioli
Alfred and
Maloney Ingale
Mooresville
Indiana
Edgar County
Clark County
Iri Terre
Lou
Joseph Travioli
Asbury
Howard
Vernard
Earl Travioli
Minnie Fawley
Terre Haute
Pearl Garver
Lois Berndt
Detroit
Michigan
Florence Forsythe
Denver
Colorado
Inez Rector
Wilmette
Illinois
Laura Vannest
Addie Ingole
Jasonville
Jess Ingole
Oliver
Wilinois
Jerry Ingole
Marshall
Moore Funeral Home
Livingston Methodist Church
Eugene Stauffer
Stauffer
Card of Thanks for Bereavement and Flowers
The notice expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy after a sister and mother's bereavement. Special thanks are given to Moore Funeral Home Rev and Mrs Stauffer the Travioli and Ingale families.
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Moore Funeral Home
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