Clowns Dying Off Says Veteran Funnyman Emmett Kelly
Hollywood AP veteran clown Emmett Kelly says clowns are dying off as fewer youngsters pursue clowning. He notes shrinking circus rosters, with Ringling Brothers shrinking to 35 clowns and many circuses folding. Kelly, now Pacific Ocean Park vice president in charge of fun, considers shopping centers as a new field for clown entertainment.
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Grain futures mixed on opening at Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago AP reports a mixed opening on the Board of Trade with a general downward trend. Wheat slips while oats and soybeans show small gains and declines vary across contracts as traders await direction.
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NYSE Memberships Break Records in 1929 Auction
A NYSE membership fetched a record 625000 in 1929 while the lowest historically paid price for a seat stood at 12750 in 1871.
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New York Stock Exchange
Market Quotation Summary From Baltimore New York and Chicago
Market notes show weak Md fruit and potato prices with Cant aloupes and peaches varying. Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed for Baltimore and Chicago including US grades and weights. New York stocks gain on steel and motor shares with Ford and GM movements and AP average up. Government bonds near record lows.
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Oklahoma Ends Prohibition Tomorrow After 52 Years
Oklahoma moves to end 52 years of prohibition with the first legal liquor sales starting at 10 a.m. in about 500 stores. Gov. Edmondson calls for temperance while reformers urge prayer and compliance as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board rolls out licenses and rules amid bootlegger closures and price undercutting.
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Eliabeth House
Stillwater
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Galapagos Islands Harbor Thousands of Volcanoes
The South American Galapagos Islands host about 2000 volcanoes off Ecuador. Most of these vents are currently inactive, with ongoing geological activity limited to a minority of active vents.
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Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Richmond Housewife Dies Of Bulbar Polio
A Richmond housewife, Mrs. Rosalia Brewer Wells, 18, died of bulbar polio at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Her death marks the third polio death in the state this year, with Virginia reporting 141 cases to date, compared with 54 at the same point last year.
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Rosalia Brewer Wells
Medical College of Virginia
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