New Books at Morris Library
Library hours listed for children and adults with weekday and Saturday times. Featured titles include Witness at Large by Mignon G. Eberhart and A Matter of Time by Jessa Myn West, plus Margie by E. V. Cunningham, Crime Carousel edited by Ellery Queen, The Modern Treasury of Christmas Plays edited by Lawrence Brings, Land Under the Pole Star by Helge Ingstad, and Cannonade by Fairfax Downey.
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Mignon G. Eberhart
Eberhart
Ellery Queen
Lawrence Brings
Land Under the
Pole Star
Helge Ingstad
Greenland
Fairfax Downey
America's Political Dynasties Highlights 16 Generational Families
Stephen Hess chronicles 16 American political dynasties from colonial times to today. The work surveys around 200 figures, tracing influence, ambition, and sometimes unscrupulous activity across generations.
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America
Stephen Hess
Man found inside dryer at Richmond laundromat
Police were called to a self service laundry in Richmond Indiana after reports a man's body had been stuffed into a clothes dryer. Officers found the man alive inside the machine stating he was seeking a warm place to sleep.
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Richmond
Ind
Wisconsin Opens First Cross State Bikeway
About 55 million Americans ride bicycles. Wisconsin recently established the first cross state bikeway enabling cyclists to pedal in safety.
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Wisconsin
Plattville Lutheran Church Sets Christmas Week Activities
The Plattville Lutheran Church schedules a series of events from caroling by the Lutheran League to a 7:30 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve service led by Rev. Noble Miller. Cantata Night of Miracles is planned for 7:30 p.m. January 1. Dr. Lloyd A. Gustafson will oversee the Fourth Quarterly conference on April 9 in Plattville.
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Lutheran Church
Plattville Lutheran Church
E. Nelson
Young People’s Lutheran League
Ruth Raynes
Jesus
Helmar
Noble Miller
Ellis Jones
Plattville Church
Lloyd A. Gustafson
Aurora
Woodpeckers Crack Walnuts At Kansas Farm
Roy Peterson in Rush Center Kansas observed several woodpeckers hauling walnuts to an old tree stump on his farm. He watched them push the nuts into cracks and peck away with the nuts held firm until the edible contents were exposed.
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Rush Center
Kan
Roy Peterson
Woolworth Heiress Barbara Hutton Denies Divorce
Laotian Prince Raymond Doan Vinh da Champacak denies divorce reports stating gossip caused the rumor. He travels to Mexico City to reunite with Hutton who also denies plans to divorce. He insists they are happily married.
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New York
Woolworth
Barbara Hutton
Raymond Doan Vinh da Champacak
Miss Hutton
Mexico City
Baltimore First to Electrify Trolleys in 1885
Baltimore became the first American city to replace horse drawn trolleys with electric streetcars in 1885, marking a pivotal shift in urban transit.
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Baltimore
Clevelandia Named After Grover Cleve land
The Western Parana town of Cleve landia was named to honor United States President Grover Cleve land who helped arbitrate a Brazil Argentina dispute in 1895.
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Clevelandia
Rio DE Janeiro
Parana
United
States
Grover Cleveland
Brazil
Argentina
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