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Man bites dog...
Man bites dog...
Item # 704490
July 22, 1950
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 22, 1950
* Most bizarre headline
Here's a headline you likely haven't seen before: "VICIOUS MAN BITES DOG; POLICE TAKE FAST ACTION" and subhead: "Mutt Lies Near Death In Hospital".
A very curious article in a legitimate newspaper with this banner headline at the very top of the front page. The article reads like an April Fool's joke, noting in part: "Rollo, a 3-year old dog owned by Mr. & Mrs. Ethelbert R. Phlub of 4277 Poodle Place...in a critical condition after he was bitten early today by a man...Booked in the city jail was Orson Clam, 42, of Dogpatch, who was arrested 5 minutes after the attack...The Phlubs were maintaining a constant vigil by his bedside...'It's getting so dogs aren't safe on the streets of San Diego' a spokesman said. 'Outside of a cat kicker there is nothing lower than a dog biter, and we intend to see to it that justice is done.' "
The rest of the issue appears typical for the era. Perhaps a prop for a motion picture? In any case a terrific headline being a twist on a classic journalist aphorism.
Present are pages 1-10 of 22. Very nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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