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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
3
In 1920s vogue, small hats and berets surge in popularity with lavish lace use. Turbans and velvet berets paired with frocks create harmony, while designers emphasize individuality through lines and detailing. Lace belts day and evening wear, with black gowns featuring delicate necklines and draped capes.
Ardys Crawford claims a Hollywood beauty shop caused $29,685 in damages after a henna rinse turned her hair gray purple white then fell out. She filed the suit in Superior Court against Morris Poland and Barnett Rosenthal, the shop proprietors, in Los Angeles California.
A bolt of lightning at 1 am struck the Richland area home of Mrs. Minnie Wielandt in Mays Landing causing more than 2000 dollars in interior damage. The blast shattered windows moved the south wall and damaged plumbing and electrical equipment while all three daughters escaped unharmed.
Joan seeks a mate for her pink sapphire and finds it in a stranger who offers his own gem as a betrothal gift. The two stones are joined in a shared setting, sealing a new romance as fate entwines their paths.
In Chicago at 800 East Twenty fourth Street a guard hired to deter robberies fled for coffee when two armed bandits robbed grocer Daniel Damis of 50 dollars. Damis had endured multiple hold ups already this year as the guard slipped away unseen to pursue.
Paul Smiths, N Y. Police report Thomas P Ford fifteen was mistaken for a deer while hunting in the Adirondacks fifteen miles from here. His father P J Ford Albany dealer told troopers he ordered the boy to watch a deer runway but the boy sat on a log and the shot struck his back, killing him instantly.
John Simakin of East Chicago Indiana files for divorce saying he sent his wife money for 17 years to travel to America and now writes her address. He claims the wife refused the trip and his effort to reach her is exhausted. The listed address references a Soviet era locale in the United States of Soviet Russia.
A Paris thief stole a handful of rolls from a bakery and fled, but the proprietor pursued and captured him. At the magistrate’s summons the culprit admitted the theft and offered a defiant defense claiming he did it for exercise, saying I am a sprinter.
The author argues that evil and good are phases of human growth and must be faced rather than eliminated. Echoing Mumford and others, the piece suggests life’s hardships season experience, and that even benevolent acts can have hidden mischief while evils possess potential for good.
Dr. Lange Koch and two assistants returned to Copenhagen from Greenland with evidence that the island was once tropical. They charted north coast routes, gathering eight tons of fossils plants and animals from three geological periods. Palm fossils and signs of hot springs indicate past warm climate.
A slate of new adult education courses starts this winter in Ayrshire. A dramatic art course has just opened, with butchers classes to open soon. Additional offerings include window dressing and training in automobile operation and repair.
A rural scene prompts a childlike question as a city child watches a cow lick her calf. The rural child shrugs and admits ignorance while contrasting maternal behavior and curiosity.
Hartford City News notes a humorous query about a young man who might sing and his plans with a silent motor car. The item mirrors light local wit and social humor in brief format.
A passenger train at Ocean City Maryland halted briefly to rescue eight year old Ernest Hastings who fell beneath the locomotive after a curve plowed through a group of boys. Hastings was found squeezed flat between the ties as the engine passed, suffering only a small cut and no serious injuries.
The line from Terre Haute Tribune critiques excessive practicality, noting how overcaution can curtail enjoyment and spontaneous experiences. It hints at a cultural push toward balancing pragmatism with enjoyment in everyday life.
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