The midland journal., 1943-01-29
THE WILL OF
HUMPHREY z. CLEEK

~ humphrey a. OACCh, uChAS Va
sound mind, do make this my last
will and testament. I hereby give
and beQueath:
To my wife, Zenobia Cleek, my
old fve-passenger coupe in the hope
she may get tires for it after the
war; the two gallons of gasoline left
in the tank at the time it was put
up, and the road maps which ! wish
her to keep if only in memory OF the
happy days when they meant any
thing. | also give to her the car
battery i'm the sincere hope it Is not
too far gone to be charged up, the
six (8) cans of assorted soups which
will be found in my strongbox at the
Mercantile Trust company, the can
of hash which is in my safe and the
three (3) tins Of sardines which she
will find behind the clock in the
kitchen. Also all can openers in
my possession.
To my daughter, Allagala, the four
(4)&cans of peaches, the two (2)
cans of sauerkraut and the small can
of tongue which was left me by my
late Uncle Frisby, and the pre-war
jar of pitted cherries which won as
first prize in the 1912 Toopsey
Heights Golf Club Fall Tournament.
III
To my older son, Buckingham, my orig
inal HochstOf oil painting Gentleman
Eating" and my Cabiny stililife Tender
lain Sfeak," ilie mere inspection OF tvfiich
has meant so much to me in the last tefc
months.
To my younger son, Chidsey, my
watch, the old family carving knife
SO reminiscent of better days, and
my collection of American restau-
rant menus, with the request that he
treasure especially the ones showing
dollar table d'hote meals and decent
luncheon specials with meatballs.
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To my sister, Phronisia Dibbels,
the Cleek family coffee pot, which
will be of much value as an antique,
in testifying to the life of bygone
America.
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To my cousin, Zeke Fetherstone,
the old tire which now hangs in the
garage and which can be retreaded
in more opulent times.
VII
To my aunt, Ella Belle Burpey, the
second.sfring percolasor, not because OF
any possible utility, but for Wtateuer sen.
simental Ualue IL may possess for her.
To my nephew, Gideon Blood
worm, my oil ration card. It was
never any good to me, but he is
a man of energy and determination
and may be able to do something
with it.
To Samantha Mccarthy Persky
Schmalz, maid in the Cleek house.
hold for the unusual period of almost
seven successive weeks (unless she
shall have carried out in the mean
time her threats to 60 to work in
the powder mill), any lamb chops
that. may be in the icebox and a half
pound of butter in appreciation of
incredibly long service in my house.
hold.
Signed,
s HUMPHREY z. CLEEK.
ksssrss- C0dicil.
Having overlooked it inadvertently
in the above, wish that any sugar
and such grains of coffee as may be
anywhere in my possession go to my
wife outright. l also leave to her,
in trust, my 1894 Eagle bicycle.
Nothing can prove of greater value
to her in the present shape of things,
-.
FAIR WARNING Fl
of little things SO much depends;
Beware OF false acclaim.
So watch the guys who pose as
friends,
Yet mispronOunce your name.
MERRILL CHILCOTE.
OPA has cracked down on bowling
alleys now, making them reduce
their rates. They were only making
pin money, as it was. a
Motorists are going to be rolling their
os0n i fhe gas shortage continues much
Longer.-Joe Nolan.
'winter may be difficult" Herr
Hitler. +.
The understatement of the
month.
Eve have not done the slightest
thing to France, England or even to
America. Adolf Hitler.
NosC, come Adolf, don't you remember
that sinse you dropped ashes on the par.
Tor rug?
Henderson came In like a lamb
but he Is going out Like Leon.
aIt's hard to think of the fuel oil
mess today and realize that this ad-
ninistration was once accused Of
turning on the heat : says Elmer
Twitchell. s
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