Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Melons That Can Make You Sick

HIGH MELON PRICE PRINCETON, Ind.—A high price was paid by Leonard Harper, Elberfeld, Carlyle Greenlee and Claude McCreary, both of Mackey, Ind. when they received a $10 fine and a 60-day sentence to the penal farm each. The three had stolen 23 melons and intended to take them to a picnic at Elberfeld. All 23 of the melons they picked were green.

From the BLADE TRIBUNE Sept 2, 1930

  

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