Don Alfredo and the Rancho Raiders in California
Wealthy Spaniard Don Alfredo defies warnings of a Sierra Indian raid and is killed as his wife and children flee to a mission. Monica the maid saves the two girls after a fierce assault. Texan Henry Bowie, with Ben Pardalee and Simmie, battles the war party and rescues the girls, then travels to Monterey. Bowie later visits Rancho Guadalupe where he aids Don Ramon and saves his life, while Don Francisco is captured amid ongoing conflicts with Indians.
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Don Alfredo
California
Monica
Padre Pasqual
Texas
Calfornia
Henry Bowie
Ben Pardalee
Simmie
Padre
8 Mission
Monterrey
Bowie
Gen
Sam Houston
Rancho Guadalupe
Carmen
Don Ramon
Don Francisco
Pedro
Dona Maria
Don
Doane
Monterey
Padre Martinez
Dr. Doane
Guadalupe
Rancho
Senor Bowie
Vasteros
Matanzas
Don Ricardo
Pancho
Yasco
Yosco
Hell
Vaquero
Bowie's Reluctant Stay At Don Ramon's Rancho
After a brutal battle, Bowie discovers Don Francisco dead and Don Ramon pleads for Bowie to stay and help manage the vast rancho. The Catholic funeral elevates Bowie's view of viejos rituals as he ponders his future amid renewed Indian threats and Don Ramon's reliance on the Texan.
Bowie Leads Raid Against Mountain Raiders at Guadalupe
Don Ramon Estrada secures two scouts Pardaloe and Simmie as vaqueros for Bowie. After a Indian raid steals horses and women, Bowie plans a night assault with 28 riders, including Pedro the Mariposa, to ambush Yosco in a Santa Maria canyon cave. Sanchez agrees to guide the group and warns of risk in a surprise attack.
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Don Ramon
Pardaloe
Simmie
Mountains
California
Bowie
Pedro
Pancho
Spain
Ramon Estrada
Dona Maria
Carmén
Carmen
Guadalupe
Francisco
Yosco
Padre Martinez
Don ‘Ramon
Sanchez
Amelita
Don Francisco
Senor
Mariposa
Santa Maria River
Pinole
Antonio Bernal
Santa Teresa
Francisco Soto
el Molino
Pedro Arguello
San Miguel
Sebastian Pacheco
Ignacio Alviso
Vicenti
Yasco
Coluurin
San‘chez
Sarichez
Sierra
Chapter IX Bold canyon assault under Santa Fe outlaws
Bowie leads a secret expedition to recover a chalice, with Sanchez and 28 men risking death. The party climbs a dangerous canyon to reach a cave where Indians are believed hidden. six volunteers stay at a perilous post above to prevent raiders from escaping. The group advances in near silence, awaiting a risky showdown.
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Sanchez
Bowie
Old Man Coyote Tries to Outsmart Farmer Brown
In Thornton W. Burgess tale Old Man Coyote studies Farmer Brown’s hen yard and duck pond to learn their ways. He rewards himself with a royal dinner while plotting blame on others to avoid trouble. The clever coyote believes he can dine anytime without risk, but conscience and mischief collide.
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Green Meadows
Man Coyote
Farmer Brown
Coyote
Brown
Bowser
Hound
Green
Old Man Coyote
T. W. Burgens
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Stars swap roles and gorillas stir Hollywood talk
Erbert Marshalls first talking film was The Letter where he played Jeanne Magels lover now he acts as the heroine's husband opposite Bette Davis. Photos compare Bette Davis with her stand in. Twentieth Century Fox owns Tobacco Road rights while censorship may demand rewrites. Dorothy Lamour and Mary Martin, Dawn rehearsals with LeRoy Prinz and dance routines with Jack Benny and Fred Allen. Ray Milland praises Claudette Colbert, listing The Gilded Lily and It Happened One Night as pivotal. A Bristol zoo gorilla costs 48 dollars daily to feed, and Jack Moss of Paramount seeks Alfred the gorilla for D O A. Cary Grant goes to Broadway after The Howards of Virginia. Garbo wishes privacy yet many notice her.
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Erbert Marshall
Jeanne ‘Magel
Imite
Bette Davis
Bette
Dorothy Lamour
Mary Martin
LeRoy Prinz
Burma
Daddy
Fred MacMurray
Miss Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Paris
Robert Young
Clark Gable
Claudette
Bristol
England
Jack Moss
Paramount
Ellen Drew
Rod Cameron
Alfred
Hollywood
Reel Bulls in Life Versus Attack Pose
Description contrasts bulls in film with real behavior noting they keep heads up and look ahead until striking, then drop their head to lunge at their target.
Deodands in English Law Abolished in 1846
The historical concept of deodands held that objects causing a person’s death were forfeited to the crown for alms. The practice, once enforced, was abolished in 1846, ending the transfer of such items to the state.
Rug hooking pattern and transfer order notice
Order 28541 offers a hot iron transfer for rug making with a pattern approx .17 by .30 plus directions for hooking and instructions. Aimed at crafters, it includes guidance and indicates a low cost of 15 cents.
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Aimee
Left-Handedness and Daily Habits Across Activities
The piece notes one sidedness in people via eye and foot use, with a left handed person favoring the left eye for microscopy and left foot to move objects. It adds a note on wood usage in daily life and states Canada’s population distribution relative to the U S. border.
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Virginia
Cary Grant
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Santa Barbara
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Alm
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