Dream of the Nonfrat Man at the Bend College
A mother seeks her son Sammy Smothers at a college reception. Worthington Adams helps, revealing Sammy’s secretly praised poetry and fraternal ties. Sammy learns his mother’s pride and his own worth, as Adams supports him and Sigma Delta offers a path forward.
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Worthington Adams
Sammy
Adams
Sammy Smothers
Smothers
Bend
Bentley
Gertrude
Gertrude Stein
Sigma Delta
Mag
Worthington
Put Him on Short Time Five Day Week Quip
A brief overheard exchange hints at a recurring caller and jokes about scheduling. The speaker jokes about moving him to a five day week while noting the caller has been kept on nightly contact since meeting a fortnight ago.
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Jack
Lightning Snatches Man Pipe and Ring in Weird Tale
Harvey Mounts of Ben Creek, Williamson County, recounts being struck by lightning during a heavy storm. He escaped injury though his pipe burned away and a gold ring melted into his horse’s neck, leaving a small wound. The items are on display as proof of the event.
Stowaway Van Stem Boards Ship In Harrowing Harlequin Tale
New York report tells of Jules van Stem a Harvard graduate who stowed aboard the American Legion after promising to work for passage. He presented an elaborate passport and wore fine morning attire until assigned to deck swabbing by Captain Hilton. Van Stem landed in port after the voyage.
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New York
American Legion
Montevideo
CG. Hilton
Munson
Hilton
Jules van Stem
Europe
Harvard
Buenos Aires
van Stem
Judge orders long hair cut for Ohio youth in court
Akron case reports Basile Conterecer, fifteen, facing juvenile judge J C Spicer for playing hockey from a school. The court orders a haircut as punishment, cutting off his five inch tresses despite his pleas to keep the long waves.
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Akron
Ohio
Basile Conterecer
J. C. Spicer
Basile
Spicer
Consul’s Two Year Watch Traps Killer of Three
Prague source reports a Czechoslovakian consular guard in Paris solved a two year old murder case. Rudolph Skalsky a 33 year old mechanic confessed to shooting three natives, claiming accidents in a struggle. He was caught by passport signature analysis after the murders. The suspect says Machorovksi and Kilka were killed in a gunfight. Mueller died in the clash.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Paris
Rudolph Skalsky
Skalsky
Machorovksi
Kilka
Mueller
Springfield eating champion sets quirky Missouri record
The champion eater Billy Sherman of Springfield allegedly consumes 24 sandwiches 1 doughnut 24 fried eggs two T bone steaks french fried potatoes and a whole cherry pie. He stands six feet two inches tall and weighs 354 pounds.
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Springfield
Missouri
Billy Sherman
Springherd
prince Amaradhat Krimakara new Siam minister to United States
Prince Amaradhat Krimakara joins Washington diplomacy as the new Siam minister to the United States. The announcement expands Siam's official presence in U S affairs.
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Washington
Amaradhat Krimakara
Siam
United States
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