Train Heist Tale Recounted by Post Office Inspector Fahy
In spring 1924 a mail train robbery across Illinois led to a swift post office probe. Inspector Bill Fahy tracked suspects from New York to San Francisco, tracing a two million payoff. A Berlin war era tale echoed the note of crime and fate in a sly underworld caper.
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Illinois Flatlands
Bill
Fahy
Post Office Department
New York
San Francisco
Army of Dicks
Berlin
Bill Downs
CBS
Husband No. 2
Husband No. 1
Bill Fahy
Underworld
Stage and TV Personalities Highlight 1940s Hollywood Scene
A sprawling column notes Robert Young and his wife vacationing in New York after Ellen with a 17th anniversary celebration amid engagements. It mentions his Father Knows Best talk, Safe Driving campaign, and NBC ties. Also covers casting hunts for Prehistoric Women, Stefan Schnabel’s career, Ban Seymour’s Boys’ Club role, and Bobby Darin’s health and fan-club surge.
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Robert Young
New York
Ellen
United Artists
NBC
SANE AND SENSIBLE A MIDNIGHT BEACH ENGAGEMENT SHOCK
Gail, torn between loyalty and desire, joins Clark Davis on a moonlit path near the lake. After Gail resists him, Tommy Berkley intervenes with a brutal strike. Gail reconciles with Tommy as he reveals Rita Young’s engagement to him.
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Tommy Berkley
Rita Young
Rita
Tommy
Gail
Moon
Clark Davis
Davis
Clark
Gaill
Nick
Dried Fruits Absorb Moisture Faster in Warm Water
Dried fruits and dried beans take in moisture more quickly when soaked in warm water than in cold water, a finding noted for culinary and preservation purposes.
What Is A Local Newspaper The Paper’s Purpose
The piece explains the home town newspaper as a vital, multi role institution in community life. It is a mirror and clearing house for ideas, a library of local information, a marketplace, and a watchdog. It serves public interests without claiming legal or medical authority.
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Journalism
United States
Per
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS AND DOWN LIST
A compact clue list with across and down entries including food fish slight quarrel heroic wet earth en snare wager tailless ape birds as a class disfigure fruit circumference nourished edible rootstock Tahiti large meat plate kettle manner head presiding rider molten rock material judge mimic kingdom SE Asia rub hard flap sick animals of a region more at Mberty combination pig pen millpond evening sun god large roofing slate young of herring not firm meshed sharp knock an acrobat bar secretion of bees lair knave of clubs any climbing vine cant
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Tahiti
Lair
Crossword Clue Pack Includes A Meat In Oven Theme
A compact clue set lists terms from last week’s crossword, including answers for meat in an oven and witty saying variants. Obscure 45 and Sheltered side hint at cross reference entries and related phrases across the puzzle.
Forward, Seth Smith Set For Burial In Village Farce
The laziest man in the village, Seth Smith, is to be buried alive as authorities, tired of supporting him, prepare a living tomb. A ramshackle hearse carries the cortege while neighbors joke about corn offerings. Seth asks if the corn is shelled, then tells the drivers to proceed.
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Seth Smith
Typographical mixup spurs new restaurant tale
A retired printer opened a restaurant amid a humorous dispute where a customer complained about a needle in the soup. The server, describing the mishap, quips that it was a typographical error and should have read noodle.
Mean Conductor Bites Man During Streetcar Collision
A cross examination reveals the conductor reportedly bit the man as the streetcar passed, contradicting the witness who said the man had a scalp wound after the incident. The lawyer pressed the witness about the sequence of events and the presence of the injury.
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Kablegram
Alarm Clock Advice From a Hard-Headed Tycoon
A recent graduate seeks business guidance from a seasoned entrepreneur. The financier responds with stark practicality: sell your wristwatch and buy an alarm clock to build punctuality and discipline in your start in business.
Circus Elephant Candy Gag Recalls Striped Poles
An elderly man recalls a boyhood prank giving a circus elephant striped candy. The anecdote leads to a punchline about barbers needing to bring in striped poles whenever the circus comes to town.
Distinctive Leading Citizen Referred as Human Thermometer
A witty exchange mocks a tall hat figure as the town’s leading citizen. The jab questions his credentials and jokes that he has received so many degrees they nickname him the Human Thermometer.
Sweet nothings and a hungry reply in dialogue
A playful exchange unfolds as one character compliments another and she responds with hunger and curiosity asking where they should go. The flirtatious tone hints at a plan or destination to follow.
Politician Uses Silver Dollar Gambit in Youth Appeal
A candidate proclaims a bright silver dollar as a prize to the lad who shares his party. He then asks a keen young urchin his politics, and the boy replies with a question about the candidate’s own. The exchange highlights opportunistic outreach to young voters and party alignment tactics.
Neighboring Tea Invite Over Cats and Husband Debate
A light exchange finds a wife defending her habit of feeding neighborhood cats while her husband objects. He questions the quantity and involvement, and an invitation for tea suggests a calmer interlude amid the domestic dispute.
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Cata
The Whale Truth and Odd Art Anecdote
A fragment recalls an artist who painted a cobweb on a ceiling so realistic the maid spent hours trying to remove it. The speaker humorously doubts the possibility, noting maids would not be fooled.
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Albert J. Cohen
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Ban Seymour
Boys’ Club of America
Alan Dale
CBS Saturdays
Bobbysoxers
Dale
Robert Q. Lewis
M.c
Seve Cochran
Robert Webber
Bith
Steve Webgned
Hee West
the Fiction Corner
Great Britain
Elizabeth
William R. Nelson
Asia
Mberty
Egypt
Corporation
Riley
Kellogg's
America
Doan
Lydia
Pinkham
Slydia E. Pinkham
Ac Gipal
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