Salmon Rendezvous Tales and Coastal Figures
A satirical tour through a salmon run with remarks on death in the nets and seabird feasts. Notables include George Shafer of Seattle, Ed Adams of San Francisco, and Dr. Glenn Toomey, with anecdotes on smallmouth waters and a Canadian joke about politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shafer
Seattle
Ed Adams
San Francisco
George Henrye
Glenn Toomey
Devil's Lake
A. Rockey
Portland
Ore
Lionel Barneson
California
What They are ACK DO YOU HAVE a bedstead and springs
Classified style note asking for a bedstead or kitchen cabinet donation, plus found items and wanted ads. Includes lost items like a brown billfold, keys, wallet with travelers checks, and calls for returns. Also asks about housekeeping jobs, items for sale or trade, and babysitting offers with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Lincoln
Washington
Nola M. Hall
Travis
Amarillo
New York
Old Tack
Globe News
Louis Lee
Municipal Auditorium
William ©. Jones
North
Gunn Bros
South Ameria
Beverly Carr
East Sixteenth
Salmon record on Tiell River and Alaska berry notes
The report covers a 1949 salmon catch on the Tiell River with 27 fish in one day and praises George Shafer of Seattle as a noted fly fishing expert watched by a cheering crowd. It also mentions Alaska wild cranberries, high berries for canning and low berries served with turkey, plus daily diary entries of guests catching cohoes and a 19-pound large cohoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shafer
Pacific Coast
Shafer
Seattle
Nelson River
Winnipeg
Tiell River
Alaska
Tieli
My Cowboy Days by John Gilbert Jones
Old Timer Recalls Range of Long Ago in a reflective poem about cowboy life on the range. The speaker recalls friends who have died, the hard code of honor, and a wish to die in the West near fellow cowboys, with memory enduring after death.
Kansas Reader Thinks Tack Has a Hole in His Head
A Wichita reader protests Will Judy's claim dogs are selfish and cites a Wichita Eagle report of a dog guarding his owner’s hat in cold, near-starved conditions. The letter supports Judy's view in one case and praises Wes Izzard's Europe articles, requesting more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Reader
Tack
Clovis
Will Judy
Wichita Eagle
Judy
Wes Izzard
Europe
John M. Hotle
South Delrose
Wichita, Kan
George Shafer Tops Globe-News Want Ads Records
George Shafer holds the all-time Globe-News Want Ads Get Results record, showcasing long-term success in attracting listings and reader engagement through classified placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shafer
Globe-News
Costello May Leave New York for Sulphur Baths
Ailing racketeer Frank Costello received court permission to travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for sulphur baths. The Kefauver committee target faces contempt of Congress charges and a trial set for November 13. Doctors certified he is unwell with infected tonsils and bursitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Frank Costello
Kefauver Crime Committee
Hot Springs
Ark
Costello
Vincent L. Leibell
Who pays after a worker slips on coffee break
In Clearwater Florida on October 4 a deputy commissioner heard whether a bank employee must have insurer cover ambulance and hospital bills after she slipped breaking her wrist while taking a mid-morning coffee break. The bank argues the action was voluntary and not work directed, while the insurer cites a recognized work day break. The commission reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearwater
Fla
Florida Industrial Commission
J. Franklin Garner
Lakeland
Sarah S. Payne
First National Bank of Clearwater
Miss Payne
Poem by H M Franklin Honors Mothers of War Victims
A short poem titled Mothers Son reflects on mothers waiting for sons at war. It speaks of sacrifice, loss, and hope for peace. Credited to H Manson Franklin from 2700 Canyon Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grigou
Tack
H. Manson
Franklin 2700
Canyon Road
FDR Looked Over Jeep Driver Dies in Fall
Oran Lass, 31, who drove a jeep for President Roosevelt in North Africa, was killed when a scaffold collapsed at a ninth floor masonry job on a new apartment building. Lass served as an Army motor corps sergeant before being assigned to Roosevelt's jeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oran Lass
Roosevelt
North Africa
Lass
Army Motor Corps
Treadway Joins Police Department
Homer Lee Treadway aged 46 becomes the first man hired under a temporary rule allowing men over 35 to work for the Amarillo Police Department. He previously served with the Borger Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lee Treadway
Amarillo
Treadway
Borger
Seek Attacker Of Chicago Tot
Police searched for a man who abducted and raped Irene McDonough, a 4 year old girl from the South Side, last night. The girl was found in Thornton about 8 30 PM and taken to a hospital where doctors confirmed rape. A bushy haired man about 25 was seen fleeing with the child in his arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Side
Thornton
Albert McManaman
Irene McDonough
Arthur C. Keppler
Stockyards
Keppler
John
Queen Amelia Seriously II in Paris
Former Queen Amelia of Portugal is very ill with heart trouble and pneumonia at 86. She is the widow of King Don Carlos who was assassinated in Lisbon on January 31, 1908. She resides in a chateau at Chesnay Versailles near Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Amelia
Portugal
Don Carlos
Lisbon
Chesnay- Versailles
Seattle gravedigger sues over fake egg route scam
In Seattle on October 4 a grand larceny charge was filed against Walk E. Millar for allegedly selling a non-existent egg route to J. W. Clark. Clark claims Millar took $1,000 and delivered 1,200 hard boiled eggs and costly containers, amounting to $1,133. Millar posted $2,500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Justice Court
Walk E. Millar
J. W. Clark
Clark
Millar
John L. Vogel
Miller
Greer Garson's Shorthorns Lose at New Mexico Fair
Film star Greer Garson sent her imported Scottish stock from the Forked Lightning ranch to the New Mexico state fair. John R. Cummings and Son, Elizabeth Cole, outscored Garson's herd, winning all state championships. The Johnston Brothers and other rivals displayed champion Herefords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Greer Garson
John R. Cummings
Elizabeth
Cole
Miss Garson
New Mexico
Texas
E. E
Buddy” Fogelson
Johnston Brothers Square Bilt
Folsom
Madisonville
Tex
Election ad thanks voters after council loss
ANCHORAGE Alaska Oct 4 Donald Rozell who lost a city council seat bought a two column five inch advertisement in yesterday's Anchorage News. I wish to thank all those who voted for me in yesterday's election and my wife wishes to thank all those who voted against me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Donald
Rozell
Blood vessels total around 30000 miles in the human body
The human body contains about 30 000 miles of blood vessels. This estimate highlights the vast network that transports blood throughout organs tissues and cells.
Unique Bathroom in San Diego Home
A traveler recalls a San Diego visit with vivid detail about a daughter’s home built into a hill with stone walls and a waterlike painted tub scene. San Diego is described as a fast growing Pacific city with a large Navy base and hilly scenery reminiscent of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
Dalhart
Plains
Amarillo
San Diego
Southern Pacific
Mrs. Vanmueler
Pacific
Boston
Everlasting Harriet the Udder Wonder at UNH
A Holstein cow named Everlasting Harriet on the University of New Hampshire farm has yielded 108,692 pounds of milk and 3,915 pounds of butterfat over five yearly milking periods. The record herd member highlights durability and production in Brattleboro Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
University of New Hampshire
Everlasting
Harriet
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Ioseeee
Busadero
Sabinas Smith
New Orleans
Uncle Luke
Diablo
ER Astro
Roger
Captain Strong
Space Academy
Annie Oakley
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Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Seattle Star
Ted
Hollywood
George
Erasmus
John Gilbert Jones
Ralph Lane
Elijah Lovejoy
St. Is
St. Louis
Lovejoy
Alton
Ill
Mississippi River
Elijah
Newspaper World
Argentina
la Fren Sa
Buenos Aires
South America
la Prensa
Juan Peron
Hitler
Mussolini
Peron
Alberto Gainzon Paz
Gainze Paz Field
Uruguay
Mr. Franklin
FDR
Police Department
Queen Amelia Seriously II
Shorthorns
Calvert Reserve
Calvert
Calvert Ca
Cane Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corp
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