Thursday, June 9th. Day 160 of 2022
It’s National Jerky Day. The practice of pulling all of the natural juices from perfectly good meat has never made sense to me
Happy Donald Duck Day. Mr Duck first appeared this day in 1934
1860: The first st US “Dime Novel” is published by Ann Stevens
1931: The first rocket-powered aircraft design is patented by Robert Goddard
1943: Income tax deductions are authorized by Congress
1953: Texas Pete is first marketed in Winston-Salem, NC
1973: Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown
1997: The final episode of “Married with Children” airs on Fox ending an 11 year run
2021: A record price for a coin sold at auction. A 1933 ‘Double Eagle’ gold coin sells for $18.9 million in New York
In the News: Man being held under $1 million bond after drug arrest overnight in Alexander County…Hiddenite couple charged with harboring a fugitive…Larceny charges land Taylorsville man in Jail…Taylorsville Police charge suspect…Reward offered for arrest of Conover murder suspect…Hickory man gets prison time
Weather: Gradual clearing today, high around 85
Sports: Still time to schedule the kids for Cougar Athletic Camps…Celtics beat the Warriors…NHL Finals resume tonight in New York…Oklahoma wins game one of Softball World Series…Braves win 7th in a row…Phils get 6th straight win…Angels losing streak reaches 14…Rams pay large for a Cupp
Happy Birthday: Dick Vitale, Dave Parker, Patricia Cornwell, Michael J. Fox, Johnny Depp, Tedy Bruschi, Natalie Portman
Yep, we’re paying a lot more for less https://apnews.com/article/india-prices-business-d2c8279d39e1304f5623b3a99b56b8cc
Wow ! Just wow https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/missouri-woman-says-she-caught-std-in-car-auto-insurance-to-pay-out-2452-million/ar-AAYcmV3
Defamation ! That’s the subject for this afternoon’s “Around the Legal World In Thirty Minutes”. Joel Harbinson of Habinson & Brzykcy Attorneys at Law. Joel will explain why Johnny Depp won his lawsuit. Listen at 5 pm www.alexanderlawyers.com
Quote of the Day: “I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then”…Bob Seger (From “Against the Wind”)