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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1931
Page
11
Sheriff Oliver Flint warns bathers at Michigan Beach to leave by early morning and orders deputies to clear the beach at a proper hour. He cites numerous dawn beach parties and says parents who let children stay until daybreak are mistaken.
Word from Washington states President Hoover is delighted with an Illinois watch presented at the governor's mansion in Springfield by a citizen committee. The white gold watch with water resistant pant design was made to be carried in a fisherman's trouser pocket.
Questions address the world’s tallest man made structure, the first woman to receive an air transport license in the country, and the meaning of mon cherie. Other items ask about Jackie Cooper, the female seal, stroke counts in golf, and a quote continuation.
Records indicate Milnois coal production for the first half of 1931 dropped by 8,778,882 tons from the same period in 1930. June output also fell from 1930 levels, and there is a noted decline in coal mine fatalities.
RIDDLES ask about a couple under an elm tree and a baseball term seen with twin babies and a China window shopper pun. The page hints manslaughter is a penal offense while laughter is not and mentions words spelled the same.
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