News Thats Used

Tuesday September 9, 2003

Criminal charges were filed by Federal Prosecutors against a man who had himself shipped by air in a crate from New York to Dallas to visit his parents. Charles D. McKinley was charged with stowing away on a cargo jet.

McKinley, a 25-year-old shipping clerk at a New York warehouse, journeyed overnight about 1,500 miles by truck, plane and delivery van before startling his parents by popping out ...

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Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

An earthquake on December 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

About twenty-five percent of the population will sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Quips

Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

Filed Under: Church Notices

Thursday night is Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

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Weight Watchers will meet at 7.30 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.

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Fun Book Titles

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

My Years in a Lunatic Asylum
- by I. M. Nutty

Peek-a-Boo!
- by I. C. Hugh

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

The Barber of Seville
- by Aaron Floor

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Good Question

Why does an inspiring sight like a sunrise always have to take place at such an inconvenient time?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?

What will fall on the lawn first? An autumn leaf or a Christmas catalogue?

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World Firsts

Astronomical Society of Pacific holds its 1st meeting in San Francisco.

Thursday February 7, 1889

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The 1st appearance of cholera happens in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Monday February 6, 1832

Filed Under: → Medicine

"Monopoly" the board game goes on sale for the 1st time.

Wednesday February 6, 1935

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Events

A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

Filed Under: → Deaths

Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

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The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

Filed Under: → Deaths