Alaska Trip Diary of Sheep Hunt and Grizzly Sighting
The narrator recalls a rough Alaskan night chasing a grizzly in Rika’s potato patch with Jack Porter and guide Doc. They fire 17 shots without a kill, remarking on poor judgment and luck, while Doc plans a return to trapping and lists his trapping earnings.
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Mccumber
Alaska
Doc
Tanana
Buteh
Inetinet
Butch
Big Delta
Rika
Jack Porter
Bear
Porter
Jack
Slim
Doctor
Camp Holmes
Fire Gymd Cattle Destroy Wheat Fire Blaze Across Counties
A California brush fire swept 7000 acres of wheat and barley in Solano and Napa Counties. At least 15 homes were lost and hundreds of cattle burned as an 18 mile front raged. Wind and low humidity challenged fire crews and aid from soldiers and CCC enrollees.
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San Francisco
Solano
Napa
California
Marin County Sheriff's Office
American Legion
Fort Baker
Cronkhite Military Reservation
Golden Gate Bridge
Sausalito
Golden Gate
Solano- Napa County
Dixon
Salem Fairfield
Jamison Canyon
Napa County
CCC
Los Padres National Forest
Monterey County
Two Chest Groups Named in Morning Organization
Two classified solicitation divisions were completed with 11 sectional captains named led by General Chairman Rip Under. The educational group is headed by Dr. A. D Foreman Jr with co captains Rev Tom Drury and FE C Nelson. the finance and insurance committee is led by Ss. T Bud Curtice with captains John McKee J C Prazier Paul Dollarhide John Ekelund and George Mansur.
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Rip C
A. D Foreman, Jr
Ss. T. "Bud" Curtice
John McKee
Chester Parks
J. C. Prazier
Paul Dollarhide
John Ekelund
George Mansur
Foreman
Foster Hamrick
Tom Drury
FE. C Nelson
Rual Jones
Charles M. Rogers
Housewives Of Amarillo Stock Up For Winter Defense
Amarillo households have boosted pantry shelves as defense mindset grows. Local projects led by Mel Armstrong and WPA aides canned 1,135 quarts of produce and raised pounds of potatoes and cabbage for 17 farm residents.
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Amarillo
Evelyn Jeanne McCarty
America
Mel Armstrong
Armstrongs
WPA
Fillmore Street
National Defense
Sam Albright
Aide
NYA
U S and Free French See Closer Economic Ties
Washington reports informal talks between Rue Plevin and U S officials forecast closer economic cooperation. Officials stress no recognition of De Gaulle provisional government or diplomatic relations, focusing on economic matters under Free French control. The grapefruit is a true berry, the blackberry is not.
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Washington
United States
Free French
Rue Plevin
Free French National Council
Welles
State Department
Charles de Gaulle
Official Sees Best Quail Crop in Years
Austin report cites Will Tucker of the game commission claiming Texas may have its best quail crop in years due to favorable rains early in the year. Managers and biologists added planted forage and fencing to aid quail habitat, with cooperation from wardens, land owners, and sportsmen. The season runs December 1 through January 16, 1942.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Will Tucker
The
Game Commission
Aid to Reds May Do Job
The Moscow pact by which the United States and Britain will supply most of Russia’s wartime needs could let the Soviet Union repair war damage and revive its fighting power by spring. Hitler’s failure to secure quick victory leaves Germany reliant on scarce resources, with Ukraine and the Caucasus as key fronts and oil likely the decisive prize.
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WPA
Ima G. Newberry
Irene H. Beck
United States
Amarillo
Moscow
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Molotov
Soviet Union
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Reich
Ukraine
Stalin
Caucasus
Thieves Target Junkyard Owner and His Watchdog
In Wilmington Delaware a junkyard proprietor bought a watchdog to protect his property after copper wire was stolen. A thief returned and stole the dog collar, prompting fear the thief may steal the dog. the note ends with an unrelated fact that elephant tusks are regular teeth and do not shed.
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Wilmington
del. U.P
Tubman
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Ollie Graham
Tack
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North West Street
Pampa
Floyd Hitch
Milam
Dial 4157
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Cory Camp
Cabin No
Tyler Street
I. K Rfevfs
Travis Street
McCormick Co
Merchants
Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp
Shamrock
Southwest
Robert G. Morrison, Jr
Potter County
Pauline Lokey
Home Demonstration Agency
Caromel
Tomach
Carter
U.S
Adlition
Burgess Lumber
Tyler
MacKenzie
Radiorgan
Zenith
Dodgers
U. S
Gunn-Hinerman Thrift
Ballard'’S Dependable Cleaners
Polk St
Baracat’s Oriental and Store Shop
Cunningham Floral CO
W. Sixth Ave
G. G. Laing Grocery and Market
Hardeman-King Company
Fillmore
Maxor Drug CO
W. 16Th
Fisk Bldg
Troy Laundry
Rynder’s Junior Dept
Gunn-Hinerman Tire Co
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