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Newspaper
The Pulaski News
Location
Pulaski, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
8
A broke young man nicknamed Ralph wanders Maiden Lane seeking work. A veteran thief in a cap shares hard truths about life after crime, warning him about jail and family, before Ralph hurries away in a panic. The thief later downplays the Leavenworth tale to a desk sergeant.
A hunter and his guide hide in an abandoned cabin during a storm. They discuss a cabin resident who supposedly invented a rifle carriage loaded with nitroglycerine. The guide reveals the explosive spots on the wall are not from the inventor but are a grim joke referencing him.
Dutch consumers ate 14,591,000 pounds of American pears last year signaling strong demand for imported fruit in the Netherlands. The figure highlights cross Atlantic fruit trade and local appetites for pears.
Sam Silvey of Gadsden Alabama and his son rescued a huge catfish from the Coosa River estimated at a hundred pounds. They opened it to find an artificial minnow inside and suspect the hooks caused its death. Local sportsmen report similar sightings of the monster on artificial bait but have not landed it.
Migrating birds travel across the Gulf of Mexico covering distances up to 500 miles as part of their seasonal journey.
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