May Day Mystery Ends in Bank Heist Twist
In a wartime era interview style, Jim Hanvey and John Reagan pursue Max Vernon whom they suspect in Pat Thayer's murder. Vernon denies killing Thayer while tales of jealousy, torn loyalties, and a bank robbery swirl, leading to a risky plan to check a Steel City bank box for Vernon’s hidden cash.
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Max
Thayer
Rou
Vernon
Marland Tailoring Company
Jim
Reagan
John
Max Vernon
Steel City
Sicily
Pat Thayer
Mr. Harvey
Jim Hanvey
Hanvey
Harvey
Tony Peyton
Tony
Ivy Welch
Larry Welch
Marland National Bank
Pat
Larry
Ivy
Marland Bank
Courtroom Freedom Brings Joy and Tense Hope for Tony and Larry
In a sunny campus scene Tony Peyton and Larry Welch walk from bonds with Ivy Welch cheering. They meet on Pine Top with friends watching as rumor and relief mingle. Tony urges truth to Mr Hanvey while Larry prepares for what comes next, amid a college shaded by a hinted verdict.
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Hanvey
John
Maxwell Vernon
Reagan
Jim
Palooka
Vernon
Tony Peyton
Larry Welch
Harvey
Max
Pat Thayer
Thayer
Bond
Ivy Welch
Larry
Ivy
Sis
Bud
Tony
Pat
Dean Boyd
Max Vernon
Miss Peyton
Old Main
Pinetop
Marland
Pine Top
Mr. Hanvey
Columnist Notes Pittsburgers Carry Money In Odd Places
A Pittsburgh Post Gazette columnist describes local characters and how certain well known residents stash money. A musician keeps cash in a snap purse, a gambler in a pocket with a rubber band, a Hill district figure with quarters in a coat pocket, an ex pugilist in a shoe, a movie organist in a sock, and a columnist with a loose pants pocket. The piece mixes humor with vivid regional color.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Fatness A Requisite for Business Success
A Baltimore Sun item recalls a lean young man who wishes to gain 50 to 100 pounds to advance in business. He argues fat bosses overlook him because of his thin frame, believing weight signals capability, while he claims to be skilled but blocked by perceived image. The anecdote satirizes body image in professional advancement.
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Baltimore Sun
Alphabetical Bill Payment Frayed Exchange
A grocer and customer discuss settling debts in a brisk, clipped exchange. The customer pledges to pay creditors in alphabetical order while the grocer notes reading names methodically. The remarks end with a wry proverb about chance acquaintances.
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Zimmerman
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Octavus Roy Coher
Psi Tau Theta
Jim Harvey
John Reagan
American National Bank of Steel City
William T. Aragon
Brother Fiske
Aragon
Mr. Welch
Wise
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