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BLOOPER OF THE WEEK

“To raise money for their mission trip, the St. James Youth Group is smelling cookbooks. Bring your cash or checks to the Sunday service and see a young person. “

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Family Talk

The Five Year Plan

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“ASKING, ASSUMING, DEMANDING”

A gripe taken from the lips of one frustrated lady, who was recently overheard in a public place.

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Wetumka Chieftains, Lady Chieftains Win on Homecoming

Wetumka Chieftains and Lady Chieftains both came away with a victory Friday night at homecoming. The boys with a decisive win 52--39 and the girls edging by 34-32 over Crowder.

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Outlaws, Lady Outlaws on a Roll

Weleetka moves to 11-3 with their win over Hanna last Thursday. The Outlaws will head to Tishomingo tonight (Thursday) for a non-district game.

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Hughes County Court Records

FELONIES

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A GIANT WAVE OF MOLASSES ONCE FLOODED THE STREETS OF BOSTON

Boston, MA – 1/16/1919: Smashed vehicles and debris sit in a puddle of molasses on Commercial Street on Jan. 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank in the North End collapsed, sending a wave of an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets of Boston. Twenty-one people died and 150 were injured. (Boston Globe Archive) On January 15, 1919, a freakish but deadly accident occurred in Boston. A massive, 50-foot-tall tank storing molasses which were used in the production of industrial alcohol, ruptured. It created a giant wave of molasses that engulfed everything and everyone in its path.

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