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Thursday February 23, 2017

Dancing in public is now legal throughout Henryetta, Oklahoma. City leaders voted Tuesday to abolish an ordinance on dancing. The dance ordinance, with a penalty of $25, prohibited dance halls within 500 feet of a church or public school.

In February, resident Joni Insabella decided to host a dance above her store, which is within 500 feet of a church. The city's Chamber of Commerce posted abou ...

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

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

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

Quips

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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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?".
Come early and listen to the choir practice.

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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

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Fun Book Titles

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

Neck Exercises
- by G. Rarff

All Aboard!
- by Abel Seamann

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

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

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Good Question

If love is blind, why is Lingerie so popular?

Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?

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

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World Firsts

The 1st recorded race meet in England happens at Roodee Fields, Chester.

Friday February 9, 1540

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John Ames Sherman of Massachusetts, United States, patents the 1st envelope folding and gumming machine.

Tuesday February 8, 1898

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

Monday February 6, 1832

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Events

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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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

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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

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