Eye Ball Removed, Doesn't Affect Sight

1940

BONHAM, Feb. 23.—(AP)—A piece of steel Friday stuck in Roy Taylor's eye and doctors were forced to remove his eye ball. The operation, however, did not cause loss of sight in the eye. He was already blind in that eye.

—Austin Statesman, Austin, TX, Feb. 23, 1940, page 3.

Elephant to Give Birth at Brookfield Zoo

1940

Stork Hovers

Biggest blessed event of the year is scheduled to take place either in August (if a boy) or September (if a daughter) at the Brookfield zoo, near Chicago, where Nancy, a 5-ton elephant, is expected to give birth to a baby pachyderm. The bird has special interest because never before in the history of America has a baby elephant survived birth more than a few weeks. In every other case the mother has developed murderous tendencies, refused to nurse the calf and tried to crush it to death.

—The Cullman Democrat, Cullman, Alabama, August 22, 1940, page 7.

AN ABSOLUTE FALSEHOOD

-- To the Public: --

There seems to be a story going around that we, the undersigned stole some gas from the gas pump in front of the store of Graham Bros. at Webber, Kan., the night of November 5th. This is an absolute falsehood and anyone telling or repeating such a story, is telling an untrue and malicious tale.

(Signed) BEN YOUNG,
PERCY TAYLOR.

--probably from Superior, Nebraska newspaper

...and speaking of Graham Brothers of Webber, Kansas...

HIGH GRADE FOOD STORES - HGF STORES

SPECIALS
for
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
19 September 20

H.G.F. SOUP (Vegetable or Tomato) 2 cans 19¢
2# ITEN'S FAIRY SODA CRACKERS 29¢
H.G.F. LARGE MILK 3 cans 25¢
2# package RAISINS 19¢
H.G.F. BROOMS 69¢
#2½ H.G.F. FANCY YELLOW CLING PEACH HALVES in syrup 3 cans 69¢, per dozen 2.74
LEE OATS 9¢
SENSATION COFFEE 42¢
HERSHEY ¼# COCOA 2 for 19¢
H.G.F. APPLE BUTTER 23¢
LEE 4# GRIDDLE CAKE FLOUR 29¢
H.G.F. #5 WHITE CORN SYRUP 39¢
SUMMER GIRL MARSHMALLOWS 19¢
H.G.F. TOILET PAPER 2 rolls 19¢
#1 EMERALD ENGLISH WALNUTS 27¢

GRAHAM BROTHERS
Webber - Kansas

--unused postcard, 1¢ green Jefferson printed postage

MAMMA SHRINKS IN SIZE

My four-year-old son and I had gone to the city to do a bit of shopping and had stopped at a cafe to eat our lunch. We sat there listening to the juke box play that jitter-bug song, "Mr. Five by Five," when the waitress came to get our order. She was short and very fat. We gave our order, and as she started to walk away, my son said in a loud voice, "Mother was that Mrs. Five by Five?"

At that moment my name was

MRS. ONE BY ONE. -- Capper's Weekly