Weather by Wirephoto Rain and cool trend across regions
Rain or snow to tonight across Montana eastern Wyoming central Plains to Iowa Missouri border and southern Wisconsin. Showers in eastern Idaho northern Nevada eastern Colorado northern Lakes western New York Gulf coast. cooler from northern Plains to New England and warmer from Texas to southern Missouri and from the Carolinas to southeastern New York.
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Wisconsin
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
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New York
Gulf Coast
Northern Plains
New England
Texas
Missouri
Carolinas
Audubon Book Breaks Price Record in London Auction
A first edition of The Birds of America from 1827-28 sold for 36400 dollars at Sotheby’s London yesterday. The previous high was 25200 dollars set in 1955. The copy came from the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet library and was purchased by Sotheran's, a London bookseller and publisher.
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API
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America
Sotheby's Auction Gallery
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Her Majesty’s Signet
Sotheran
Patent for Earliest Cigarette-Making Machine
The record notes a patent awarded in the 1870s for the first cigarette making machine. This milestone marks a shift in industrial tobacco processing and mass production.
Chessman Execution Delay Sought to Permit Testimony
San Jose AP report says attorney John Thorne will petition the California Supreme Court to delay Caryl Chessman’s execution to allow him to testify as a material witness in defense of his literary agent Joseph Longstreth, charged with smuggling a manuscript from San Quentin. Governor Brown refused clemency.
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Calif
Caryl Chessman
Jin
Edmund G. Brown
California
Chessman
John Thorne
Supreme Court
Bpridan
Lillie Lindbergh
Thorne
Joseph Longstreth
Richmond
Ind
George T. Davis
San Francisco
Prentice Hall
Face of Justice
San Quentin
Soft soaped cost of dying rises with life costs
An Ohio factory faced rising costs as it softened the impact of death on workers. The National Safety Council noted funeral expenses climbed 2.3 percent, while the plant handed out free soup to employees as part of its safety message.
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UPI
Ohio
ST. Louis
National Safety Council
Apts
Weather forecast and past records note
Fair and colder tonight and tomorrow with a low of 38 and a high of 45. The day yesterday reached 45 and low 29, sunset at 6 15 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 25 a m. Record highs and lows from past years are 79 in 1936 and 20 in 1940. Winds tomorrow from the north northwest at 15 to 20 mph with humidity 46 today.
Three Minutes A Day Inspires Practical and Spiritual Drive
A Memphis traffic officer helps a stranded female driver with an empty gas tank and a humorous exchange. The passage then urges readers to back goals with divine power, citing John 15:5 and urging daily prayer to sustain movement and worthwhile actions.
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Memphis
Tenn
John
Miners Feared Dead in Mohawk Cave-In at Silver Peak
Trapped miners Bill De Jorme of Redding California James Robinson of Mina Nevada and Sam Sickles of Tonopah Nevada face possible death after a cave in at the Mohawk silver mine near Silver Peak. Rescue crews reached the 300 foot level but found shafts blocked with slim chances of escape.
Army calls 9000 December draftees for holiday home leave
The Army announces 9000 draftees for December, matching October and November, with all allowed to spend Christmas at home. A Brooklyn woman finds an old friend's name among missing heirs and is rewarded after recognizing his firm in the Value Pages under Lumber-Retail. Yellow Pages advertise mover services and beauty shops as go-to listings.
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UPI
Army
Miss Hennessy
Brooklyn
T.S
Last Year to 661 Dollars Amid Rising Costs
The text notes a shift from last year to 661 dollars as the national cost of living index climbs 2.7 percent, reflecting rising prices across the economy.
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