Homecoming of Uncle Wilbur Ends in Tragic Irony
A married couple, eager to greet a rich unknown uncle who had vanished years before, prepare an elaborate welcome aided by his imagined wealth. A late letter and a will reveal a dying wish and fortune, but the real visitor is a beggar whose tragic end mirrors the family’s misplaced hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Wilbur
Western Plains
el Paso
Texas
Uncle Wilbur
W. T. Crowe
Crowe
Missouri
Sikeston
Rabbit Man Bets Land for Oil in Mevada Montana
In Mecada Montana, Sam Thorp and Otis Green clash over a rabbit trade and land sale. Green buys Sam’s 160 acres for sixty dollars an acre after pushing a larger oil claim, revealing oil stains and a warned future boom as Thorp jokes about geologists and oil wells.
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AM Thorp
Mecada
Montana
Otis Green
Sam
Lamb Boys
Thorp
Montanner
Kentuck
Green
Kentucky
Pie Eater Won: A Rural Romance Sparks a Church Drive
Bessie Miller bakes apple pies for a church fundraiser and meets Jimmy Barnes at the Jiffy garage. His appetite for her pastry leads to playful romance and a proposal, as neighbors gossip about the new couple. The pair navigate affection and social expectations in a small New England town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Miller
Bessie
Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Sally Knight
Kenneth Wheeler
New England
National Forest Rangers Work Diligent in Olympic Park
In Olympic National Park rangers patrol vast forests, read weather instruments, and relay data to headquarters. They are college graduates in forestry or biology, endure 24 hour calls, and carry a smoke chaser pack for fires while cooking on trail and sleeping in mountain meadows with horse nearby.
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Olympic National Park
National Park Service
National Park
FHA Officials See Lower Ceilings Cut Costs and Save Heat
FHA officials note a trend toward lower ceilings with adequate ventilation. Following this planning principle reduces construction costs without harming livability. Heat costs drop as the low ceiling areas are smaller than higher ceiling spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
One on the House 66 IVE me n orangeade
A plain clothes man visits a quiet late night cafe to test a bartender by sharing a drink and recounting a past hold up. The tester names Ben Carters as the thief, then reveals his real mission and leaves, noting the drink was “one on the house.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wilbur
Madison
Jes
Ben Carters
Buddy
Local man pleads guilty to assault in county case
Henry Killian pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace Brown Jewels to assault and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The sentence was stayed on payment of court costs of 15.03 dollars after a recommendation by Prosecuting Attorney David Blanton. Killian also paid a 10 dollar fine on a city charge of disturbing the peace for knocking a Woolworth clerk, Mrs. Harry Carr, to the floor after a strike at Scott County Milling Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Killian
Justice of the Peace Brown Jewels
David Blanton
Killian
Harry Carr
Scott County Milling Company
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R. H. Wilkinson
Say
Otis
Jimmy
Eve
Adam
NPA
National Forest Rangers
Biopo
General Motors
Delco-Light
F.H.A
Delco Water Systems
Carl Mirly
Sikeston Sales Company
Highway
Sikeston and Vicinity
Mrs. Homeseeker
Highway NO. 60
Plymouth
BEN Johnson Land Auction CO
Bristol
Virginia
Caleb Smith
Sikeston, Mo
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