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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1947
Page
11
Mrs Murphy declares her son Michael comes home tomorrow after good behavior led to early release from a five year sentence. Mrs O Leary acknowledges the outcome and praises the boy as a fine son.
A child with vivid imagination lies on the floor singing loudly then flips to her stomach. Her mother notes the change in position as Annie explains she is acting as a phonograph record and has just turned herself over.
A humorous exchange shows two farmers debating leaving dairy farming for skunk-raising. One asks why switch from a clean dairy to skunk farming, the other replies that skunks could force the government to mind its own business.
A whaling crew member wrote that the mate got drunk, begged the captain to strike the entry, and promised sobriety. The captain refused to alter the log, stating what is written stays. Days later the mate added in large letters that the captain was sober that day.
Tom invites John to a movie and offers to pay. John agrees but insists on buying only one ticket, claiming ownership of the theater. The scene unfolds in the town’s business district as they discuss the plan.
A junior Boston lawyer travels to New York to see a client and forgets the name. He wires his partner who replies with the client's name, then recalls the partner's own name, creating a humorous mix up.
Two cyclists stop at a hotel and are told they will sleep on a feather bed. At 2 AM one wakes the other and begs to switch places, claiming it is his turn to lie on the feather.
A woman writes to a daily paper from a remote area saying that she and her sister are not truly lonely because they have each other, but they need another woman to talk to. She invites readers to respond for companionship.
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