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Newspaper

Carrollton Chronicle

Location

Carrollton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1947

Page

3

Merrit Wins Golf Match Amidst Bet Scandal and Love

Lane Merrit defeats rival Young in a decisive golf match at Midvale Club with a dramatic finish. Kay Cawley congratulates Merrit as Pop Weller reacts to Young’s $5,000 wager and its bounced check, ending the high stakes contest.

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Great Plains Bison Family Tree Mapped At Nebraska Museum

University of Nebraska state museum traces the bison lineage from origins 500000 years ago through Ice Age migrations. Paleontology curator W. D. Frankfurter notes gradual evolution with giant animals dwindling before human hunters reduced herds, then partial recoveries before modern decline. Research will continue for several years.

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Woman of 75 Finds New Career in Art

LunRIS8A Minnesota article notes 75 year old Mabel Radabaugh shifting from wife and mother duties to painting pastel floral still lifes. She studied in Portland Oregon, attended city sponsored art classes, and developed a chalklike pastel technique. Her work, described as pastel floral tableaux, reflects a late in life artistic turn.

Income Tax Cited As Aid to Farmers

In Mountain View Oklahoma a banker claims federal income tax has helped farmers by forcing them to tally income from various sources. He argues the tax reveals true profits and benefits farmers by showing exact earnings and profitability.

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Unused 100000 Coal Grant Tied Up for Eight Decades

A legacy from the 1860s by Charles Brewer and James Crawford left funds to buy coal for needy families. Officials found too few eligible residents and the case moved to court. The combined grant was ordered to Pittsburgh foundation for disposal.

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Dog and Guide Rescue Woman in Second Fire

Ming Blair, accompanied by her Seeing Eye dog Fawn, escaped a second fire while guiding Anita Blair to safety. The incident occurred amid chaos as a Bowen High School crowd of about 2,000 students faced the blaze, with Ming Blair directing people to exits before perishing in the tragedy.

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City department puzzled by missing sewing machine needles

In Idaho Falls the sanitation crew faced a odd request when a woman claimed to have dropped three sewing machine needles in a garbage can. The department, which handles about 609 tons of garbage weekly, asked residents to be vigilant.

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Cook Stove of 1876 Still In Use in Zumbrota

A stove brought by Miss Bevelike Mowe in 1876 remains in service in Zumbrota. The historic cook stove, lacking grates, uses wood on rims and a curved elbow design, with no repairs in many years though small welds exist on the lid.

Zumbrota Norway

Unclear OCR Fragment Sparks Nonsense Dialogue

A scrambled text fragment shows a barbershop scene with garbled questions about water and a stoner, plus stray lines about a lost or stolen item and a confused sailor. The readable parts depict random dialogue and unrelated notes.

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