Is My Friend Flicka The Story So Far
Ten year old Ken McLaughlin can ride any horse on the Wyoming ranch but wants a colt of his own. His retired army father refuses until grades improve and responsibility grows. Ken’s mother Nell and brother Howard shape the path. Nell persuades the father that the colt may teach accountability.
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Ken McLaughlin
Wyoming
Ken
Howard
Captain McLaughlin
Nell
Highboy
Colt
McLaughlin
Fleischman
Gus
Studebaker
Lone Tree Creek
Vet Doc Cuts Colts in Wyoming Corral
In a Wyoming corral scene Doc Hicks and McLaughlin prepare for castration of two yearling colts. Ken and Howard watch as the team handles instruments, ropes, and the operation, the colts brought inside and restrained before the procedure.
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Ken
Howard
Doc Hicks
Wyoming
Vet
McLaughlin
Tim
Doc
Gus
Nell
Rob
Bill
Growing Up on the Farm and a Colt Surprise
Nell consoles Ken as he faces a coming moment of change. McLaughlin manages the farm horses with humor and discipline while preparing for errands and a possible ride. The scene hints at rain and a day that will alter routines.
No Bread Butter and Eggplant Steak at The Noodleless Tuesday
A humorous exchange over a wartime menu shows a waiter denying standard items and offering odd substitutes. The dialogue spoofs rationing rules and public morale, ending with a satirical caper about music and a traveling chorus.
Record of U S Army Rail Movement Sets New Benchmark
The article notes a massive troop redeployment using American railroads to move as many as 60 000 soldiers with their equipment. It details the scale: 1 350 passenger cars 3 600 freight cars and 330 baggage cars used as kitchens.
Postwar Air Routes Attract Over 100 Applicants
More than 100 companies have filed applications with the Civil Aeronautics board to obtain certificates or permits to operate about 350000 miles of new domestic and foreign air routes after the war.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Seven-Leaf Clovers More Common Than Six in Studies
Botanical research finds seven-leaf clovers occur three times as often as six-leaf ones, suggesting seven-leaf specimens are more prevalent in observed samples.
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