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...Chicago, Negro Howard Poe gladly gave a census taker full details of his life, marched to the electric chair, was executed for murdering a policeman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 6, 1940 | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...Washington. D. C., a census taker stumbled into a wooden shack, found a grizzled old man living with eight pet canaries. His name: Daniel Webster. His age: 74. His occupation: carpenter. His collateral ancestor: the late (1782-1852) Senator from Massachusetts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 6, 1940 | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...Fort Wayne, Ind., a census taker spent 97 minutes in an apartment house, listed eleven people, earned 44?, emerged to find on his car an overtime parking sticker. Fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 6, 1940 | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...Angeles, a woman being questioned by Census Taker Albion E. Nelson glanced from her window, saw his car parked at the curb outside, said: "Your car doesn't look very good," gave him a newer car in exchange...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 6, 1940 | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

...Princeton, Ill., Census Taker F. J. Fletcher, sitting on a farmer's porch, asked: "Does this house need repairs?" The farmer opened his mouth. The porch collapsed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, May 6, 1940 | 5/6/1940 | See Source »

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