Albany, Dec. 1, AP
Mrs. Ed Scofield credited a Chesapeake retriever dog today with saving the life of her 17-month-old son Larry.
She said the dog, owned by the family, came to her in the yard and led her to a neighbor’s fish pond. There Larry, soaking wet, was lying beside the pool.
Teeth marks on his leg indicated the dog had pulled the boy from the pool, the sides of which were too high and slick for the lad to climb, Mrs. Scofield said.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., Dec. 4 -(AP) – Mrs. Marie Turnquist, about 65, is recuperating today from 60 hours imprisonment in a midget’s bathtub. Her hands were raw and blistered from her vain struggles to free herself, but she still could joke about her predicament. Her physician said she was in “surprisingly good condition.” Mrs. Turnquist…
GASTONIA, N.C., Feb. 18 (AP) – Sheriff’s officers arrested a 35-year-old plumber here on whisky charges this weekend after they found in his home a kitchen spigot that would mix its own drinks. Officers said an ordinary 42-gallon water tank outside the kitchen contained moonshine whisky. A pipe led under the kitchen sink to a…
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 21 (AP) – The annual Christmas pageant given by the Fairbanks High School choir at the Ladd Air Force Base Hospital included a group of girls dressed in angel costumes. The girls were walking down the corridor when a setviceman patient was wheeled out of the operating room still feeling the effects…
What would happen if we assumed ancient man was intelligent? One man did just that, and I haven’t been able to stop talking about it since, which, incidentally, is a substantial reason to have 10 children, all of which you homeschool. Captive audience. Professor John O’Shea is an archaeologist with the University of Michigan, who…
JOHN DAY, Ore. (P) – Two towns lost electrical power and a house caught on fire because a dog chased a cat Monday. The chasing took place on the Clark Morris Ranch, three miles west of John Day. The cat ran up a power pole, and then: A power line swung against the Morris telephone…
Have you ever noticed that our expectations for ancient man are similar to those for toddlers? Hear me out:1. They aren’t allowed to use power tools.2. They can’t be motivated by practicality.3. They must believe in Santa Claus and bogeymen under the bed. Yes, I know, it sounds weird, but let’s look at Gobekli Tepe. Discovered in 1994, this site…