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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1933
Page
6
Identical twins Ida De Vries fifteen and Theresa De Vries were admitted to the hospital for appendicitis. Ida underwent the operation first and Theresa soon followed with the same symptoms. Both twins are reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
Memphis Mrs Harry Long twenty four society matron vanished after leaving a bridge party January 4 1931. Her car was found on the Harahan Bridge with coat gloves purse seven dollars fifty seven cents and hat inside. Police note no struggle footprints lead to river bank but vanish toward the car. The case remains a baffling mystery with no solid evidence of what happened.
Lemme Gross, a former inmate known as the merchant prince, built a prison radio business and ran a canteen curio shop and a soda springs concession at the Colorado state penitentiary. Over three years he earned thousands for himself and the prisoners' fund, with ventures to reopen under guard supervision.
Regina Saskatchewan reports Viola Reid eight and her eleven year old cousin Vere Reid lost while guiding Viola home. They took a shortcut near Renown and spent the night exposed in cold prairie. Viola to lose toes after rescue. Parents believed children safe at the other's home. daylight revealed their location near a neighbor.
Tom Conway twenty one residing in Long Plunge Durango Colorado escaped a 1000 foot fall from the crest of Carbon mountain with only minor bruises.
Hollywood detectives reveal a gang led by a smooth finger man stole gems from film stars including Mae West Helene Costello Zeppo Marx and Constance Talmadge. The gang reportedly earned about 250000 in gems with loot recovered forCostello Marx after insurance payouts. Mae West gems remain missing.
Harry Walker, 46, stole a Bible from a department store to aid his 97 year old mother whose home burned down in Kansas City. He received seven months in the house of correction and a $100 fine after confessing to petty larceny. He told Judge Frank M. Padden his mother valued reading the Bible and had no money.
In St Louis Missouri Thomas McMunn, a seventy three year old bachelor, fought off two robbers in a fist fight and knocked them down. Despite two women writing after seeing his picture and seeking a brave husband, he rejected both proposals saying a wife would henpeck him. He weighs about 145 pounds.
W B Crosien, a farmer from Poplar Bluff Missouri, was wounded when a hunting gun fired into his foot as his dog leaped in front of a hog he planned to butcher. He is hospitalized and recovering as doctors treat the accidental injury.
A sports item notes a team plans a roundabout tribute to a father and best friend, honoring personal ties and self in the naming gesture. The piece frames a symbolic act tied to a club or event, with a reflective tone and period voice.
An old advertorial urges parents to use the California treatment to cure poor appetite in children. It claims the syrup cleanses the colon, stimulates digestion, and promotes weight gain, warning against imitations and urging purchase of plainly labeled CALIFORNIA.
A columnist argues for smarter use of intellect in public affairs, praising problem solving over mere clever talk. The piece highlights the value of practical reasoning and organized thinking to advance municipal and national projects.
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