Show 1 Odd News News News' J Flashes Flashes- I Just ejust Just Imagine This s' s BEATRICE Neb Dec 23 The 2 Blue has tax problem problem village of Springs a tx vae lem on Its it hands how hands how to t prevent the the collection coleton of 2000 The Te village viage board appeared before the te county commissioners here recently recently re reo re- re to t ask ak that tat the te towns town's tw's mill levy leV for the water wate department be e m written off of the tax tx books bok so that tat 2000 in taxes would not be collected i woud Its Is a mistake Mayor p P. P P P. WhItaker sai said sah l. l We dont don't need the money and aad ad we dont don't want wat it it Disappointment SPRINGFIELD m. m Dec 23 1 J Theres There's Tees Tee's nothing so very cheerful about this ti Christmas Chista for Orville Orie Samples Sample and G Gordon Oyler because they tey apparently ap ap- overlooked that well wel known kown long arm ar of Uncle Sam Sa 4 T Just as a they stepped out of penitentiary peni pent gates gate after completing ten te year ye sentences lor for robbing robbi a grocery store tre at Taylorville expecting to spend Christmas with wih their ther families famie federal authorities seized them tem on the te ground groundS S that tat the grocery r was us a sub postal sub postal station station sta- sta s. s ston tion ton sta s Too Hot for Santa santi KEOKUK Iowa Dec 23 2 fa l-I l tP-If tP If this tf keeps keeP up Santa Sat Claus will wi have to k-to shed his hi coat cat With Wih Christmas just jut around the the rud te c corner temperature shot hot up to t 63 the 63 the highest for December December Decem Decem- 22 in ber i fifty eight fy years yeas Going Up CHICAGO Dee Dec De 23 2 P ff Air A port officials said sd Santa Claus Clau was tig taking t to the te air ai in a big bi way wy I Six tons of mail Si mai moved through trough the airmail post office Friday nearly Friday nearly amal pst nely twice wice In 1932 1932 as a much muc as a on any ayone one day dy tel Never Too Old Ord to Earn I NEW NW CASTLE CAST Pa D Dec 23 2 1 IP J Jeg eg Being married marie 63 years has ha made W W. H. H H. H Beck Bec ambitious to get ahead aed A carpenter he seeks seek C W VT V A employment employ employ- ment et at the age of 83 Mrs Ms Beck is i 1 4 Go po Away Away Please prease TIGERTON Wis WJ Dec De 23 W- W of the Split Rock baseball f o m recently organized organised a charivari but they have to sell seU two cords t sel P. P cord 0 their tei of of wood w efforts efort before they tey can c cash in in i on Pleading lack lac of cash h the te young youg bridegroom a n farmer larmer offered the te the wood If 1 they would woud go J a The Te offer ofer was o chivalrously ac- ac ac q UA A aA Revelation W MILWAUKEE UE Dee Dec Dee 23 2 IP Wen When authorities examined the te room in iii i which Alvin Avin Hoglund 61 died supposedly sup sp penniless they tey found a key ped to t toa ta a safety set deposit box In I the box they te foud found 1000 and a 3 will wi leaving the te money thoney mOet to his h sister Mrs Richard Richad Johnson Johon of Milwaukee Hoglund was wa dependent upon charity for lor 12 12 years yea Staggering Excuse I LONDON Dec 23 P JP-A JP A new alibi was W ras made to t a charge of drunkenness drene In I a a London court out carge by a carpet I cant can't ct help help staggering a little alter after ater spending pending ed 30 years on my knees kee tacking down dO carpets cret he said sid tc Good Go d Cigars Please prease It f OKLAHOMA CITY CIT Dec 23 l- l John ohn F. F Oklahoma civil works engineer is i waiting to t see how many may cigars cigas it if i any he receives for tor Christmas Chim in i order that tat he may judge the tho te general genera trend of conditions He I Pint points out out that lour four fou years yea ago he received received re re- re- re ao 13 box boxes of cigars three tee years yer go three tree boxes two years yer ago one 0 box box and ad last lat year two cigars cis |