Giant steelhead lure fishing party travels Cariboo Highway
The writer describes Fraser River fishing for steelhead and the giant sea water trout weighing up to 25 pounds. A planned trip up the Cariboo Highway follows, with notes on casting, harvesting two or three fish, and the sport’s standing in British Columbia. He also recalls encounters with Hale Hetherington from a Texas logging camp and explains Texas demand for BC shingles.
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Vancouver
Fraser
Pield
Cariboo
British Columbia
Hale Hetherington
H & R Company
Tidewater
Texas
Hale
Loggers and their hard life in the woods
A narrator observes loggers cabins warm and clean with fires lit at dawn and evening meals of steak ham and pies. Foreman Rocky describes fallers as the hardest workers cutting trees six days a week earning about 15 to 16 dollars per key while remaining slender and wiry despite rigorous toil.
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Rocky
British Columbia
Dangers of Falling Trees During Sawing and Chopping
A reader warns of constant danger when a tree is felled or limb sawed. Dead upper limbs may break off without warning and crash into surrounding trees. Whipping debris can strike people or objects at high speed, making avoidance nearly impossible.
Fallers in British Columbia Show Mixed Character
A Vancouver journalist explores loggers known as fallers, describing both steady family men and single workers who chase quick wealth then squander it in debauched binges. The pattern repeats across British Columbia camps as even brief visions of glory end in hard toil and fatigue.
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Vancouver
Hale
Hard earned money spent in the woods proves comic
The narrator contrasts how people value money, noting that many chase easy money while those who earn it laboriously may spend it quickly. In the woods the hardest won cash seems to vanish fastest and with the most humor.
Famed Faller Seen as Notable Character in Camp
A veteran faller from another camp is described as a notable character. Observers say he is regarded as distinctive in manner and reputation.
Lost German Lions-Head Ring Seeks Return Reward Offered
A veteran of the 36th Infantry Division asks for help locating his German Lions-Head ring lost at the Aviatrix Club. He offers a 50 dollar reward and provides his contact number. The note expresses sentimental value beyond its monetary worth.
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Tack
Germany
36Th Infantry Division
Aviatrix Club
Will Power and the Logging Camp Gambler
The author notes a logger with strong will who spends his wages quickly. He works until earning 1000 dollars then loses control, drinking heavily. Most sprees end within four days, regardless of stake. Suggests missionaries or chaplains might help, but loggers resist. Marriage is cited as the possible solution.
Loggers Given Rich Breakfast Fare At Market Camp
Report notes loggers are served sourdough cakes for breakfast along with fresh meat bacon ham and eggs and ice cream several times weekly plus fried chicken and other market offerings.
Hale camp logs show fast work and fresh management
Hale notes logger wages at $1.50 a day for room and meals, with a 15 cent daily loss per man. He praises his young foreman, claims the unionized crew works faster than old school labor, and plans oil burners to replace wood stoves to cut costs.
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Hale
Hetherington
Hale Builds Mountain Road To Scene Of Operations
Hale also had to build a mountain road thirty miles to the present scene of operations. The excerpt notes the arduous transport task and the challenging terrain faced during the campaign.
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Hale
Grenville Billingsley Home on 60 Day Furlough
Sgt Grenville F Billingsly son of Mr and Mrs J E Billingsly 1213 Fillmore arrived in Amarillo from San Antonio for a 60 day furlough. He has been stationed in San Antonio after liberation from a German POW camp and was freed May 1 by Russian troops. He has served nearly three years in the Army and wears the Air Medal. He was an engineer crew chief and top turret gunner on a bomber.
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Grenville F. Billingsly
J. E. Billingsly
Fillmore
Amarillo
San Antonio
Billingsly
Sailor dies in Japanese prison camp after Battle of Java Sea
Gunner's mate Guy Edgar Pye aboard the U S S Houston was captured after the ship sank on Feb 28 1942. He died in a Burma prison camp in August 1943. confirmation from the War Department arrived years later. Pye enlisted in 1936 and last visited home in January 1940.
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Guy Edgar Pye
U.S.S. Houston
Java Sea
R. A. Hays
South
Buchanan
Pye
Houston
Moulmein
Burma
War Department
Thailand
Navy
Odneal Dies in Jap Prison Transport Sinking
Cpl LaVaughn Odneal is reported lost on a Japanese transport sinking after a submarine attack near the China coast last Oct 24. He served in the 59th Coast Artillery in the Philippines since 1937 and would have turned 25 in May. Surviving relatives include his parents Mr. and Mrs. A L Odneal and four siblings.
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Cpl LaVaughn Odneal
Philippines
A. L. Odneal
North Taylor
War Department
China
Corporal Odneal
Family dispute ends in shooting and custody row in New Canaan
In New Canaan a shooting followed an alleged burglary claim by Mrs. Stevens who admitted heavy drinking. James Kovacs said his brother was killed and buried with military honors. Mrs Stevens sent a cable to Maj George Stevens in Germany. Her ex husband Sgt Carl Funderburg, custody of their child, argued over keeping the daughter away from the turmoil.
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Miss Moore
Miss Coombs
George Milton
Kovacs
James
Mrs. Stevens
Faith
Milton
Stevens
James Kovacs
Huseband
George R. Stevens
Germany
Carl Flunderburg
Amarillo
Tex
New Canaan
Punderburg
Funderburg
Woman Held on Slaying Case Sews Bail Bid Denied
Mrs Stevens remains jailed after bail set at 50000 dollars as prosecutors reveal testimony from Lois Moore an 18 year old friend of Faith Coombs the nursemaid tied to the Kovacs murder investigation.
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Lois Moore
Faith Coombs
Kovacs
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Rison
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Lavaughn Odneal
Mor
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