JUNE 3, 1939

Full News Archive

• Headline: Payroll Heist at U S Kimono Co. Impact: This robbery set off a chain reaction of security measures in payroll management, leading to the invention of the armored truck—because clearly, nothing says 'trust' like a mobile fortress.. Fact: Fun fact: This is how the phrase 'money doesn't grow on trees' became a thing, as people realized it’s way easier to steal than to earn!.
• Headline: Pendergast Jail Picture Released. Impact: The release of this picture caused a media frenzy, ultimately inspiring a long line of 'bad mugshot' memes that would define internet humor centuries later.. Fact: Apparently, being in jail is the new black—everybody wants to be photographed in orange jumpsuits now..
• Headline: Jean Staniar's Betrothal Announcement. Impact: The announcement of this engagement led to a dramatic increase in wedding planners and Pinterest boards, forever altering the landscape of matrimonial expectations.. Fact: Who knew love could spiral into a multi-billion dollar industry? Clearly, E.W. Wildrick Jr. is the real MVP here..
• Headline: Miss Louise Vauclain Becomes Bride of Joseph Pulitzer Jr. in Bryn Mawr, Pa.. Impact: The marriage between Pulitzer Jr. and Vauclain sparked an intense rivalry between the literary elite, ultimately paving the way for today's celebrity gossip columns.. Fact: Fun fact: Joseph Pulitzer Jr. didn’t just inherit a fortune—he inherited a whole lot of expectations, too!.
• Headline: ALICE JOHNSON A BRIDE; Married in Englewood Church to Clayton Douglass Black. Impact: This marriage united two families, likely resulting in a series of awkward Thanksgiving dinners for generations to come, filled with passive-aggressive remarks about the wedding gifts.. Fact: Spoiler alert: Clayton Douglass Black later became known as the guy who always forgot anniversaries..
• Headline: MRS. SARAH LEARY TO BE WED TODAY; Daughter of Late Dr. Edgar S. Thomson, Eye Specialist, to Be Bride of J.T. Schneider HE IS RFC COUNSEL HERE Served as Aide to Perching After War and Taught at U.S. Military Academy. Impact: This union brought together two significant families, leading to a legacy of questionable decisions in naming conventions for future generations.. Fact: Let's be real—no one ever remembers the last names of the people who got married in the early 20th century, so good luck with that family tree!.
• Headline: TOWN OF RYE LOSES SUIT OVER SCHOOL TAX; Payment to District 3 Is Not Gift, Appeals Court Rules. Impact: This court ruling opened the floodgates for towns everywhere to fight tooth and nail over school taxes, proving that education funding is still a hot mess today.. Fact: Rye's residents probably thought they could just wish the tax away—surprise! It doesn’t work like that..
• Headline: 907 Refugees Quit, Cuba on Liner; Ship Reported Hovering Off Coast; Rumor That United States Will Permit Entry Is Spread to Avert Suicides--Company Orders St. Louis Back to Hamburg. Impact: This incident sparked a nationwide conversation about parenting techniques, leading to future generations of kids who would claim they were 'scarred for life' by their parents' punishments.. Fact: Is putting a sign on your kid considered child abuse or just innovative parenting? You decide!.
• Headline: Father Puts Sign Reading 'Thief' on Boy; Freed After Hitting Critical Policeman.