Odds and Ends Bits From HAL BOYLE Column
New York columnist HAL Boyle riffs on quirky trivia from mail bag notes. He mentions Omar Khayyam’s long name, Kate Smith’s favorite song, rhyme gaps with oblige, presidential military service, Hamilton Fish and Washington Hunt, The White House origin, James Hoban design contest, and leap year rules with 1700 1800 1900 not leap years but 2000 is.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Things 2
Omar the
Ghiyathud bin
Abuifath Omar bin Ibrahim al Khayyami
Kate Smith
U. S
Eisenhower
New York State
Hamilton Fish
Washington Hunt
White House
President's Palace
James Hoban
Iceland
Herefords Draw Top Bids At Fort Gordon Auction
Forty eight head of Herefords sold for a total 15810 with an average of 330 dollars as the 17th annual farm sale at Fort Gordon Ga drew buyers despite rain. Captain H C Jefferson of Sykesville led bidding on champion female and bull awards with most lots purchased by area farms.
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Fort Gordon
AHTNC
David L. Orndorff
Canic Springs
Clyde R. Orndorff
Bruns
Thousand Islands
Twick
St. Lawrence River
U. S. Army
Sigtal School
Maryland
H. C. Jefferson
Bulgaria
Yester- Sykesville
Frederick Fairgrounds
Parent View Farm of Mechanics
Gary Cooper
H. cl
Frank J. Cooper
Jefferson
N. B. Meerytson
Iman
Hayfield Farms
Cockcan
Grossleysville
E.A. Rolfe
Poolesville
B. Lee
Damascus
Father Of Six Children Slain In Quarrel
Twin Falls Idaho April 24 A rifle shot last night killed 51 year old Burt E Coxen during a family quarrel as he and his 15 year old son fought over a rifle police said Coxen an unemployed laborer is dead Roy 15 and Carolyn 18 were upstairs Mrs Coxen a second grade teacher told police the shooting followed the quarrel and Roy appeared at the stairs with a .22 caliber rifle in hand
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Howard Gillette
Burt E. Coxen
Gilette
Man Shot During Dispute At Roy Gillette
Report describes a violent confrontation in which Coxen lunged at Roy Gillette, a gun discharged, and Coxen collapsed from a heart wound. Mrs. Coxen notified police as officers investigated the incident.
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Coxen
Roy
Gillette
Coxens
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George L. Rothenhoefer
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Ag One Mutual
Mobley
Universal Insulation Co
Wilson Avenue
Frederick
Ford
Daytona
Indianapolis
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Utah
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Japan
Tokyo
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South Pacific
Southeast Asia
Britain
David Bradley
Sears
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