Year to Live Leads to 360 Day Jail Term
William McCourt and Joseph Reiley faced arraignment on bad check charges. McCourt claimed a brain tumor left him with one year to live, but the judge imposed a 360 day jail term.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1934
Page
7
William McCourt and Joseph Reiley faced arraignment on bad check charges. McCourt claimed a brain tumor left him with one year to live, but the judge imposed a 360 day jail term.
A notary in Kovno survives a plotted murder after his premonition and quick police action. Stepson Vadja Gailevitsch and Algirdas Puijda planned a gas trap to kill Skema and stage a suicide, but were arrested before carrying out the scheme.
In McKean Pennsylvania Wesley Weaver reports a Holstein bull fell 15 feet into a silo during barn work. Attempts to haul it out failed as the animal charged rescuers. Straw was gradually filled the silo until the opening matched the barn floor and the bull was driven back to its stall.
A pair of gloves marked with the name J Hrones was found by a Connecticut officer. Boston police via teletype traced the owner to J Hrones of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hockey team. Hrones recovered his gloves through the teletype check.
Rochester Indiana eighteen year old Robert Batz pleaded guilty to four break-ins at a neighboring farmer over a year. He was sentenced to compulsory Sunday school attendance weekly for a year and to reimburse the neighbor for stolen goods.
Park M. Woolley of New York and Long Branch leaves a will that provides ice cream daily for all child patients at Monmouth Memorial Hospital in Long Branch. Woolley died after a 25 year battle with arthritis. his estate is valued in the millions and largely goes to his wife and daughter.
Homemakers learn to reduce standing by using seated work, adjustable stools, and gentle mats. Lightweight kitchen chairs, old piano stools, or typists chairs offer comfort. Use rugs, scatter mats, or quilted mats to soften tread and cut fatigue while cooking and cleaning.
A portable mat can be placed anywhere and moved as needed. Use a chair set at the right height to rest the knees, alternating sides to ease tired feet. Bend one leg to kneel on the chair while the other stays straight to shift weight and relieve strain.
Monarchism gains attention as Kang-teh regains an imperial crown amid restoration talk in Europe. Nazi fears curb demonstrations on the ex-kaiser’s birthday and Hapsburg restoration rumors swirl after Austrian events.
A historic camel caravan route once carried silk from Peiping to Syria and on to Rome. It is to be resurveyed and developed into an automobile road linking ancient trade corridors.
Mayo Clinic doctor Dr. E V Allen reports in a survey of 300000 cases that mothers wives and daughters show greater survival powers than fathers husbands and sons. He notes health guardianship and protective attitudes may help women endure disease longer though many will dispute the claim. Washington Star remarks the point remains that both sexes should strive to make life more worthwhile.
An Indianapolis News passage recalls a third grade reading of The Courtship of Miles Standish. A playful teacher asks girls to imagine Priscilla as brunette or blond, exposing assumptions about appearance and vanity.
Higgs questions a friend about the value of Jackson's estate. The friend claims it was sworn at quite a lot, contradicting Higgs's belief that the estate left almost nothing. The exchange hints at surprising wealth behind the deceased.
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