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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
7
A group of sailors aboard a freighter enjoy a sleight of hand act that makes cards money and handkerchiefs vanish. After a storm sinks the ship the magician clings to wreckage and finds the parrot survivor on his raft. The parrot finally asks what happened to the ship.
P T Barnum received a Vermonter's offer of a cherry colored cat for 600 dollars. He paid upfront after a solemn guarantee. A crate arrived containing a black cat with a ribbon and a note reading Our cherries are black, Up in Vermont.
A young man boasts he can swim while admitting poor business, mechanical, and athletic skills. The fiancée retorts she would not marry a husband kept in an aquarium, highlighting the mismatch in their expectations.
In a family exchange, the father tells of childhood hunger while Richard points out the current comfort. The boy’s quick reply ends the conversation as dinner finishes.
A man finishes a phone chat with his wife who says she found a large roll of bills in an unused suit pocket. The companion asks if any were receipted, prompting a wary remark from the pessimist.
A man calls his doctor in a panic claiming his wife may have appendicitis. The doctor replies that he removed her appendix years ago, then the husband quips about a second wife, turning the exchange into a humor moment.
A brief school notice notes Tommie Hagan will miss classes today due to a voice contact indicating a parent is speaking. The exchange centers on confirming the caller's relation and reason for absence.
A five year old girl, Sue, loudly asserts she does not have to be quiet because she is a woman. The scene unfolds as she chats at her father’s basement workbench prompting admonitions about silence.
A home crafts note highlights a round pinwheel rug crocheted from four balls of rug yarn and a yard square knitted rug. To obtain complete crochet Pattern No 5376 and knitting Pattern No 5296, send 20 cents each with name, address, and pattern number.
A mixed set of trivia including where earthquakes start beneath the surface, the meaning of white gold, time to orbit, macaroni invention by Italians, the English word with most definitions, Bob Feller ball speed, the establishment year of the Dominion of Canada, and the Italian city called the Bride of the Sea.
Answers provide distances metals ages emigration terms and speeds. The list includes ranges six to eight miles down gold alloy nickel zinc decades and European influence on Italian craft. It mentions 98.6 mph a date July 1 1867 and place Venice with varied factual prompts.
Overcome constipation without harsh laxatives by drinking juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water first thing after rising. Many find it sufficient to stimulate normal bowel action daily. Lemons offer vitamin C plus B and P, aid digestion, and refresh the palate. Use California Sunkist Lemons.
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