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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1933
Page
7
Colin confronts Colonel Botts and Colonel Conway at the Red Dock tavern after a tense political debate. Washington loyalists clash with Botts supporters as Colin challenges a fist fight under John Jackson rules, amid mood of distrust and shifting loyalties.
Colin confronts rival Harry Gage over Pat Fayerweather with Washington’s army and a mock duel in a tavern. A staged powder charge leads to a bloodless result, but Colin knocks Conway unconscious with a decisive punch, earning mock acclaim as the fight ends in laughter.
Charlestown West Virginia Edward Kirk fifty seven became unofficial president of the West Virginia unlucky club. His two year string of misfortunes includes losing a leg after being struck by a train on November 15 1931 and losing his left eye a year later in an automobile crash. Recently a gun misfired while he reached for his artificial leg leaving a bullet in his right arm and prompting an arm amputation at Mountain State hospital.
Chicago police found Victor C. Goodridge, forty, an inventor and chemist, dead in his apartment at 6942 Kimbark avenue. A death machine built from five bottles and tubes supplied lethal gas, connected to a kitchen door via a hose. a note to Attorney Warwick Shaw spoke of a “great adventure.”
In Passaic New Jersey Frisky the rabbit, trained by eight year old Charles Sewell, gained fame for a tea leaf diet that allegedly boosted his strength. Two years ago Frisky was shy and small, but a fox terrier charged him on the lawn and the rabbit knocked the dog nose with a powerful kick. Charles credits the tea leaves for Frisky’s new vigor and prefers them over lettuce and carrots whenever available.
A two headed trout grown to five inches at the Mount Shasta state fish hatchery fights for food between its dual mouths. Producers report the right head usually wins over the left as the fish feeds with either head. The anomaly arose from a 1929 brood and marks a rare stage in hatchery history.
Kansas City resident Lawrence R. Hanavan found a meat cleaver unsuitable for self harm and needed 55 stitches for scalp and facial wounds. He survived the attempt with injuries assessed by medical staff.
Antoinetta Coppola wife of a day laborer of Foggia in southern Italy recently gave birth to five children at once three sons and two daughters in Rome fueling local interest and headlines.
Practical guide on making rolled sandwiches for summer events. Dried beef with cream cheese and parsley forms compact two inch rolls. asparagus tips with buttered bread make four inch rolls. a mint butter jelly roll uses dark bread and cream cheese. Keep chilled and assemble just before serving.
The Golden Gate bridge will span the San Francisco harbor entrance and become the world’s greatest in many respects. It will handle about 260000 vehicles in 24 hours with a center span of 4200 feet, and total project length near seven miles. The 90 foot wide structure includes sidewalks and a six lane roadway. Main cables will be 36 inches in diameter, 7660 feet long between anchorages, each weighing 11000 tons and packed with 95572 wires. The cables’ load capacity is 430 million pounds, far exceeding anticipated needs.
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