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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
3
Jim Kekes sprinted through exploding shells between two factories as flames jumped to a magazine. He reached the highway and attempted to board a passing truck, leaping aboard only to crash and suffer a broken leg before being taken to a hospital.
A Kansas City Star writer notes ostrich feathers and fans as early Nineteenth century feminine fashion. Cape Colony led exports with birds valued at 975 dollars in 1880, while clipping methods avoid blood loss and yield wing and tail plumes for high value uses.
Richard H. Dorrance of Dartmouth University is photographed as he sails for Europe to compete in the Olympic ski jumping event. The report notes his departure and preparation ahead of the Games.
A massive monument designed by Guilermo Ruizand rises high as it dwarfs the Statue of Liberty in New York, signaling a grand homage to Mexico's Independence history.
The President named Shirley Temple as his special messenger to deliver an autographed photograph to Bill Robinson. Roosevelt also included a personally signed photo for Shirley in the correspondence.
Ross Hutton tells his daughter Polly about Santa Claus and buys a lamb after seeing it in a shop window. A boy left empty handed dreams of the lamb, Ross later learns the boy’s sister would have loved it. Ross purchases a baby doll for Polly and the next morning Polly wakes to find both gifts proving Santa exists.
In St Croix Virgin Islands youngsters decorate homes by hanging pillowcases at Christmas to replace stockings. The local custom highlights community spirit as families place small gifts and treats inside the cloth containers during the holiday season.
Paramount News cameraman Edward Genock was assaulted in Harrar Ethiopia by warriors protesting photography. They smashed the camera and pummeled him while Chief Arrisis intervened. Ras Fitourarai Bande cited tribal belief that cameras steal souls.
The Castillo de la Fuerza in Cuba is believed to be the oldest fortification in the Western hemisphere. Begun in 1538, it predates Morro Castle by about fifty years and dates to Hernando de Soto era. Local legend recalls Dona Isabel de Bobadilla leaping into the sea after hearing of De Soto’s death.
A Kansas City thief may face a surprise when trying on sample suits stolen from Mrs. L. M. Trapp's car. The garments are nonfunctional dead dress specials that snap together at the back and are intended for funeral directors.
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