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bouncing barrel

"Bouncing Barrel"

In Newport news at 25th and Washington Ave., a beer keg leaped from a truck, thumped the earth, sprang and landed in another truck going in the opposite direction.

Thanx to Howard W. Brockwell
                  214 50th St., Newport News, VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 26, 1939  

Moon Beams Eggcessively"

Under the satellite, a hen owned by Sam. Freelander, 301 Pine St., Richmond, laid an egg with the word 'MOON' inscribed on it.

Thanx Mr. Freelander

Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 26, 1939 

moon egg
Thomas Jefferson Coleman, Sr.

 

Thomas Jefferson Coleman, Sr., a farmer near Ellerson has attended every funeral at Gethsemane Church for the past 60 yrs -- Four infant funerals excepted -- 425 funerals in all

Thanx to Mrs. Chas. E. Wright, Tunstall, VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 9, 1938

;Zachariah" owned by Mrs. T. Wade Harper of Bunn Ave., Richmond eats grapes from the vine -- the disappearance of the grapes remained a mystery until the dog was photographed in the act of devouring them -- sketched from the actual photograph

Thanx Mrs. Harper, Richmond VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 9, 1938

grape-eating dog
mourning clock

Clock given to Mr. Hall of Beaverdam by a friend and which stopped running the hour of the friend's death, 8 years ago and hasn't run since.

Thanx to Mildred Hall, Beaverdam, VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Circa 1936

























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