Show I Odd News NewsFlashes N NewsFlashes i Flashes Flashes- J Dry Dryas as the Desert BA BATTLE CREEK Neb Dec Dee 27 21 IF II Battle 1 Battle Creek Creck children arent aren't going to tu develop the habit of drinking if it the village board can help it In the 4 current issue o of a local newspaper newspaper- appears a display advertisement sa saying say ing ng the board will pay 25 in cash for lor 4 information leading to the arrest and conviction of oC any person who s sells or gives to a minor child spike beer or other liquor of oC illegal andl alcoholic al coholic content conten Pied Pipers Busy Zi CHICAGO Dee Dec 27 P The JP-The The board of oC health has employed a professional profession profession- al exterminator assisted by ten C W WA WA A workers to rid one of ot the city's i stockyard stockard districts of oC rats Alas Poor Yorick j VIGO Spain Dec 27 JP F ff j Trigo grave digger commented with with- j coworkers on the uncertainty o of life Ute as he dug a grave which next day would receive the body of a cI close Me j friend Early next morning his fellow fellow j workers found Aniceto's body in the pit an ugly gash across his forehead Having forgotten his keys Trigo i had climbed the cemetery fence rence but fell when his heel caught and his head had crashed on the tombstone J which was to mark his friends friend's last resting place i 11 Oyster Inflation CHICAGO Dec 27 21 P CIty JP-CIty City Sealer Joe Groin Grein is somewhat wrought up about the oyster oster inflation business Dishonest o he said soak the oyster overnight and they swell up so the customer only gets c ca a pint when he orders a quart He issued a warning to the public to watch out it j i He Gets His Leg LegI t I FALLS CITY Neb Dec 27 lP- lP P P 1 Charles Chares Strauss 35 of Falls City believes be be- Neves he may be able to go 10 back to to work as result of a visit to his home by Santa Claus For several years ears 1 he was ill and amputation of ot a leg resulted He told relatives he hoped hed he'd get an artificial leg for Christmas Christ mar mas but knew he Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas day he found an artificial leg in the stocking he had hun hung up Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers of the St. St Pauls Paul's Evangelical church played the role of ot Saint Nick Shine Mister LONDON Dec 27 Americans WP Americans p who like to have their shoes shined while having a haircut can can now feel at home in at least one one London barber barber bar- bar ber shop This shop which catch catches a 3 good portion of the American trade has has has' heard the remark What no shoe shiner so often otten It has installed a aman aman i iman man to do the job Paid Their Bill GREENSBURG Pa Dec 27 P P Last summer two hitch hikers stopped at the home of Mr Mrs Cyrus P P. P Markle and asked for tor a handout hand handout handout out She gave them food and then i jokingly suggested that they sign the register of ot the Hotel Markle as she refers to her home a favorite favorito S stepping stopping place for hitch hikers rj J Solemnly the two wayfarers signed and then asked for Mrs Mr Mar Markle's Markles ea name and address Mrs Markles Markle's kindness was rewarded rewarded re reo re- re warded on Christmas From a mIddie mid mId- dIe dle western city came a ten piece 4 1 pantry set set from from the two hitch hikers ers who had signed the register j |