Bil Baird Puppetry Craft Showcases 602 Puppets
Richard Kleiner profiles Bil Baird, famed American puppeteer. In a converted carriage house studio he designs, builds, and films puppet shorts, relying on a 602-puppet archive and intricate, mechanized parts to achieve lifelike movement. Each puppet demands ~250 hours of labor.
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America
Settl Jor
Baird
Bis
Ax & Year
Scarky
Trey Sae
Air Force
Bill
The Gooks Become First Class Fighters in Korea
A war correspondent recounts American soldiers under heavy fire in Korea, noting that North Korean forces surprised by firepower and resilience. U.S. troops admit war weariness, desire ground firepower, and resolve to fight communism wherever it breaks out.
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Korea
Hal Boyle
U. 5
GI Joe
Te Lowe
U.S
UO. S
Tulsa Theaters Owner Is Elected Chairman of OK Theater Group
Tulsa Talbot Theaters president C Hunter was chosen as chairman of the Theater Owner of Oklahoma board, succeeding the late John Giffin of Nham. The directors voted yesterday to name Hunter to lead the organization in Tulsa.
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Tulsa Theaters
Oklahoma City
Augu
C. Hunter
Talbot Theaters
Tulsa
Oan
Oklahoma
Pasterday
Hunter
John Gifin
Nham
Tula
C. Beth
State Inspection Eases Tourists Food Problems
An old note discusses how state inspection helps tourists by shaping meals near cottage groups and hotels in northern Michigan. It highlights dining options, local specialties like broiled steak, chicken dishes, cherry desserts, and regional guide notes from Traverse City. It mentions restaurants, a dairy dessert, and homegrown food diaries with recipes for Michigan barbecued chicken and an old fashioned cherry tart.
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Barber
Gan
Goi Ug
Tig
Tate
Tua
State University
Siwaya
Michigan
Traverse City
Ross
Man Eating Lion Killed in Khartoum Area
In Anglo-Egyptian Sudan villagers tracked and killed a man eating lion known as Asad the Assassin after weeks of terror in Equatoria Province. The beast reportedly killed several people before a house raid ended its rampage near a hospital and local villages.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Asad
Sourcespital
Zande
Equatoria
South Sudan
Wendel Ashby Geneva Ala y catcher established an
Wendel Ashby of Geneva Alabama is noted as a catcher in the fragmentary copy, reflecting a local sports reference. The incomplete text hints at a baseball role but lacks full detail or context.
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Geneva
Ala
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Esisblianed An
Judging Mrs America hopefuls is tough business
NEA correspondent in Palisades Park recounts volunteering as a judge at a Mrs America preliminary in New York City. Four finalists are chosen from fourteen contestants by comparing faces and figures, with emphasis on legs, hips, waist, and conformation.
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Palisades Park
N. J
New York City
Gueges
India Pakistan trade pact affects Singapore textile merchants
Indian textile merchants in Singapore face a slump after Pakistan and India cut business. They previously thrived selling Pakistani textiles routed from India under a regional trade agreement. The row and border tensions disrupted cross border trade and hurt profits.
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Singapore
Pakistan
India
Pauttani
Red China’s ambitions threaten west and Asia
Harriman plans talks with General MacArthur in Tokyo to reassess U S policy on Formosa and aid to Nationalists, while Life magazine’s John Osborne notes Chinese Communist aims to expand influence across Asia. Malaya, with Chinese majorities, is spotlighted as a strategic prize that could shift regional power if red influence grows.
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Washington
Formosa
Red Ching
W. Averett Harriman
Truman
MacArthur
Tokyo
Harriman
Ching
Russia
Moscow
John Osborne
Life Magazine
Far East
Manila
Kong Kong
Asia
Soviet Union
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
Korea
Big
Red China
Titet
Malaya
Singapore
Britain
M Ya
China
Anip da Teking
Masked Gunmen Loot Dallas Home in Early Morning Robbery
In north Dallas a pair of masked gunmen robbed the Preston Hollow residence of oilman & R. Brann, tying occupants and pistol whipping a lookout. A gunfight with Officer Grinnell left one bandit wounded. pursuit extended to a Johnson grass field as a third suspect possibly fled. Loot included nine diamond rings and a small amount of cash. one ring featured a five carat stone.
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Dallas
Tex
Johnson Grass
Preston Hollow
R. Brann
Bran
William C. Grinnell
Grinnell
Chickasha
Okla
Waco, Tex
Brann
Bridges to be built on Hiway 61 and 62 south of Stoney
Work orders issued for four bridges on highway 62 south of Stoney with completion aimed by August. Officials Brectick Hull Sage and associates announced start of about five miles of grade work on the same road by August 14. County leaders and highway officials met to plan next year’s road program and consider integrating routes 6, 99, and 62 with gravel upgrades and new coating on 62 north of Hofk. Seminole Democratic nominees and Senator Medlock discussed highway problems.
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Highway 62
Stoney
Bena Virgil Brectick
Jr. W. Hull
H. P. Sage
Capiiot
Wecee Benster
Seventeen County HD Women Attend State Meeting
Seventeen farm women from Pontotoc County attended the Farm and Home Conference at Stillwater from August 2 to 4. The event featured courses on Makita homes, clothing exhibits, and a style revue. Leaders and agents from state and national organizations spoke on farm product uses, home economics, and club reporting. Local women from Pontotoc appeared in photographs to be aired on WKY-TV August 22.
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A. N. Eachry
HD Council
Pontitse
Stilwater
Loui Garrett
Neat Flour Institute
Chicago
Hines
Bis Eula Morris
Stllwater Merchant
Harry B. Reichman
Stillwater Florist
Misa Anna Yerrell
National Cotton Council
Memphis
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A
BG College
Ethiopia
FF L. Teuton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
U.S. Bureau of Chemistry
Edd Lemons
A. and
Bobby Nance
J. M. Nance
Oakman
Pontatoc County
Norris Brumbaugh
State Home Demonstration
John W. Storer
State Home Demonstration Council
Russell Hale
Jesse Club
Perkins
General Assembly
Pontotoc County
Sam Dew
County Council
Peenn Grove
J. Bh. Stephens
Vanosx
Alvie L. Griffith
Hart
Conan Doyle
Elmer Wortin
Willard Wright
Allen
R. H. Coleman
Darwin Cummins
Gaar Cornet
W. C. Story
Fitzhugh
Jesse
Elam Erickson
Francia
D. Lowe
Hood
Welch
Vaness
Ralph Taylor
Latta
A. N. Zachry
Martha Mote
Katherine Summers
Oklahoma Girl To Be Honored
Maryella Hern, president of Girls Nation, will receive a real estate award upon arriving from Washington. She will be met at the plane in Oklahoma City, followed by a parade, luncheon, and reception in Enid. Hern will report on Girls Nation to the American Business club and plans to attend the American Legion convention in Los Angeles in October.
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Enid
Oxle
Girla Nation
Maryella Hern
Washington
Oklahoma City
Eate
Znid
Miw Hern
Girls Nation
Washin
American Business Club
Misa Hern
Los Angeles
Nationalmerican Legions
Mus Hern
Enid Hieh
Id Beauty Queen Farm Bureau
Old Courthouse and Mexico State Monument Mentioned
Fragmentary note describes an old courthouse linked to a Mexico State Monument and references Billy the Kid, a fruitier town, and a move to New Jersey, with unclear geography and names due to damaged OCR text.
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Mexico
Billy the Kid
Lise
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