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...This is to notify you that one of your young men, Arthur Shepherd Tripp, of 1599 East 54th St., Brooklyn, was baptized by me in the Lunga River, Guadalcanal, B.S.I, on Dec. 2, 1942. Arthur has had a real experience with the Lord as have many other young men who have had battle experience. ... A week ago last Sunday, Nov. 27, Arthur came forward with 17 others in his group, and publicly professed Jesus Christ as his own personal Saviour and Lord. Baptism followed...
...fair opened, Dave quoted Mayor Tripp's report...
Straining Annie was Mayor Tripp's hen. She laid no eggs for 364 days, nearly set a record. But with one more day to go, Straining Annie produced a canary-sized pellet, was retired to the dinner table, to see how far she would go there. After a flood, Mayor Tripp found a school of young salmon stranded in a haystack. They were perfectly happy because they had never known any other life...
...mayor forgot to file his candidacy for re-election until just before Rochester's primary, found he had five competitors. Although press wires were jammed with primary campaign news, the A. P. queried Dave: PLEASE GIVE us OUTCOME IN FINALS. While Mayor Tripp was counting votes the Jiffy Lunch's door opened, a gust of wind carried away the ballots...
Mayor Walter Tripp's brother has succeeded him in office. Present Mayor Hugh ("Hercules") Tripp runs the Corner Drug Store, suggests that Rochester would make a fine mountain resort if Ickes will build a mountain. Mayor Hercules wrote President Roosevelt, asking a PWA grant to rebuild Rochester's abandoned depot. Last week he nursed a skinned elbow from reaching deep into his mailbox each morning for Roosevelt's answer. "So far I've found nothing in the box but a new bird's nest," said Tripp. "I say . . . it's an honor...