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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
10
The agriculture department reported yesterday that estimated winter wheat production in 1941 was 633,000,000 bushels. This year’s output was 589,151,000 bushels, last year 569,741,000, and the 10 year average 571,000,900 bushels.
Morrison engineers a staged suicide note to mimic Henry Van Nuys and steal his fortune. Police uncover Morrison’s prints on the desk and gun, exposing the ruse as Inspector and Ryan confront him, sealing Morrison’s fate as a prisoner.
A small Japanese sect draws attention for unusual theories linking Jesus Christ to Japan. Claims include Christ dying in Japan at 105, with Virgin Mary accompanying Him to Herai. Local customs in Herai are noted as Hebraic, including a red cross on newborns and coffin symbols. The Sawaguchi family tends two mounds claimed as Christ and Mary’s tombs. The group cites a Western-looking head of the Sawaguchi line.
Edmund H Ruh of Cleveland trains a boxing cat named Mr Buster to wear gloves and spar rounds. Ruh says the cat is mild until gloved, then a courageous boxer that never retreats.
A Columbia University Press survey states UK dwelling houses are mainly brick, but Scotland has increasingly used concrete and timber due to shortages of brick layers and bricks in recent years.
Seumas Gavan, the fourth ward’s lone Irishman, battles concern over Kathleen marrying Adolphus Gonwert. Kathleen defends the journalist, prompting Seumas to threaten to frame him. A license hearing looms as Adolphus attends court, and Kathleen returns home to confront her father’s anxieties.
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