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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1935)
San Francisco Bridges and Exposition 1 WHU iWl ■ ’ ■' : . .. The site selected for the Son Francisco exposition of 1938 is a shonl lying beside Yerbn Buena island In San Francisco bay. The bridge across the bay, eight and one-fourth miles long, will provide access to the exposi tion. The Golden Gate bridge, a little more than one mile in length, faces the exposition grounds looking toward the Pacific ocean. The picture shows an architect's drawing of the coming big fair. White Russian Army Trains in Jugoslavia Most of the 100,(XX) White Russians who found a refuge in Jugoslavia following their defeat by the Bol shevists, now reside in Belice. Thirty thousand of them, with their old banners, drill daily ns meticulously ns they did in their own country in the days of the czars. Lad Operates Own Maple Sugar Plant ♦ Clinton Lynes, twelve years old, Is shown here at work on his own maple sugar evaporator which he built out of a bed frame. He has hung his buckets on the trees along the roadside. Clinton tends ids own fires, bolls his sap and cans his sirup. He hopes some day to be in the business in a big way. “Skull House*’ Raided by Bunko Squad . A house of mysterious happenings, where skulls gleamed in the dark i '88, thumping jarred the walls, and weird organ music greeted the ears .../ victims who paid to communicate with the "spirits,” was exposed * cently by the Los Angeles bunko squad. Scores of the credulous, mostly exlcans, are alleged to have been victimized. The picture shows an ittendant seated at the skull-decorated organ. Often the Trouble "Do you think that candidate put enough fire Into his speech?” "Oh, yes. The trouble was, he didn’t put enough of his speech into the fire.” No Rehearsal Required Head Nurse—They tell me that undertaker can sing anything at sight. Foot Nurse—Yes, he never has to rehearse. HER INSIDES RIGHTED Sidney Elsenberg, eleven years old, of Lewiston, I’a., Is now able to take lij;lit nourishment after an operation in which her stomach was moved from her chest back to where it belongs. BABY SEAL ADOPTS HER Who could resist nn orphan like this baby seal? Not this young lady, who was promptly adopted by the baby when It swam ashore at Santa Barbara, Calif. Keep Weather Record* Both tree rings nnd varves are mute witnesses to weather fluctu ations.. Very old trees show thick and thin rings. Layers oi clay, called varves. found In the former beds of ancient lakes fed by melt ing ice sheets, form another record. These layers are due to the annual deposit of sediment. Thick layers were deposited in warm summers when melting was rapid, nnd thin layers in cool summers. The Bad Dream By GERTRUDE von BERNUTI1 ®. Met'lurp NeWi*p*p*r Svmlleate. VVNU Servlcs. IT WAS n stormy winter night The wind hlew n gale, the rain came down in torrents, and Cynthia Blake was all alone In the Long Island home. Cynthia didn’t like being alone, and on a night such ns this she bated It. Especially since It had recently been in all the papers that David had gotten a fifty thousand dollnr executor’s foe from the Dodge estate. That made her nervous. But she lighted a log tire and settled down beside It with Iter book, hop ing against hope that the time would pass quickly. David would be home by 11:30 anyhow. Eight o'clock, nine o'clock—sure ly that clock must be slow!—ten o’clock—and the telephone rang. Cynthia sprang to answer It. "I’d like to speak to Mrs. David Bluke." It was a man’s voice, business like, yet rather suave. "This Is Mrs. Blake," said Cyn thia. “Oh! Well, Mrs. Blake, I’m afraid 1 have some disturbing news for you." "Yes?" said Cynthia, striving linrd for self-control. Something had happened to David! "What Is It?" she asked faintly. "Er— Mr. Blako has had an ac cident." Cynthia gave one cry of anguish and then forced herself to listen. “Mr. Blake was on tils way home In a taxi, anil this rar skidded on Queensboro bridge. I hnppened to be driving by and stopped to see what had happened. Mr. Blake Isn’t seriously hurt, but they insisted up on taking him to Bellevue for exam ination and treatment. His one worry seemed to be about his wife, so I told him that I’d phono you. In fact, I told him that I’d gladly take you in to Bellevue, If yon cared to go.” “Oh, would you? That’s awfully kind of you I" cried Cynthia. Her one wish was to get to David, dar ling David. That was all that counted. “How soon can you be ready, Mrs. Blake?” asked the voice. “In five minutes! Oh. you’re sure that my husband’s not badly hurt?” she Implored. “You’re telling me the truth, aren’t you?” “Mr. Blake Is not badly hurt. He may have a broken rib or two, but—’’ “Come on, come on, cut It out,” broke in a rough voice. “We ain’t got much . . .” then silence, ns If a hand had been suddenly placed over the mouthpiece. Then : "That was some one who wants this booth, Mrs. Blake. I’ll be there Inside of fifteen minutes. Good by." As Cynthia put the receiver bnck on the hook, she was puzzled. Her fear about David seemed to hnve vanished. She began to be her usual self. That other voice, so rough and snarling. “Come on, come on/ cut It out. We—” Cynthia raced upstairs to the ex tension phone beside her bed. “Pennsylvania 6-3500,” she said speaking Into the mouthpiece again. "Hello, hello, is this the Bar as sociation? fs Mr. Blake there this evening—Mr. David Blake? He was to he In conference with—” “Yes, Mr. Blake Is here, lie’s in room 510 I’ll connect you with him If yon wish.” “If you please." said Cynthia. "Mr. Blake, please." snid the voice. And then David’s voice say ing hello. "Dave. Is that you? “Certainly It’s I What’s up?’’ “And nre yon nil right?” “All right? Of course I’m all right. What’s the matter with you? I’m Just stnrting for home.” “O. K ." said Cynthia, and hung up the receiver. “Operator. 1 want the police,” she said, taking down the receiver again. "I’ll connect you," said the oper ator. Her voice sounded excited. "Police station. One Hundred and Ninth precinct. What Is It?” asked a man’s voice. “Officer." said Cynthia. "This Is Mrs. David Blake, at 20 Weybrldge roadside. Bayslde. l.ong Island. I have lust had a phone call from a stranger who tells tne that my hus band has had an automobile acci dent and wants me to come to him in Bellevue hospital. The man said he would ne here In fifteen minutes to take me to my hsuband. I have since located my husband by tele phoning and he's perfectly all right. But I thought If the man comes, I'd like to have the police.” “Humph! A snatch! We’ll have some one there inside of three min utes, Indy. Don't he scared. Take It easy.” Suddenly Cynthia heard a com motion outside, and a shot rang out. "S all right, I dropped him.” shouted a voice. “Where’s the oth er one? Did he get away?” “He won’t get far. I blew his front tire, and the other boys are Just coming up the road. They’ll get him." “Cynthia!” shouted David. “Is anything the matter? You’re act ing awfully queer. Why did you call me at the Bar association?" "Oh, I fell asleep by the fire and had a bad dream,” said Cynthia. “Tell you about it when you get home.” AND THAT. GLADLY The only thing some people will share with you is trouble. ■■ - ■ ■'» Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are the orig inal little liver pills put up 60 years ago. They regulate liver and bowels.—Adv. An’ That’s That Bert—Can I marry on $28 a week? Frances.-—Not me. Week’s Supply of Postum Free Head the offer made by the Postum Company In another part of this pa l>er. 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