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Oddities From the Daily Papers of 1935
A roundup of curious news items from across the United States showing the strange and humorous side of relief, crime, weather, and everyday life as printed in recent papers. Examples include a Wisconsin official noting more babies among relief families, a Perry New York beaver tale, and a Texas car colliding with a locomotive driven by a husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Sahara
Oklahoma
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Dallas
Union City
N. J
New York
American Psychical Institute
Abraham Lincoln
Whistler
New Jersey
Sweetwater
Texas
Mineola
L. I
Salvation Army
Brooklyn
Perry
N. Y
Investi
Houston
Springfeld
Tenn
Pittsburgh
Marblehead
Mass
Columbus
Ohio
Adam
Brown University