Trail of Colorado Springs Aerials Pikes Peak Route
The article recalls a Colorado Springs visit highlighting Pikes Peak at 14110 feet and nearby Garden of the Gods 25 miles away. It notes Manitou Springs, the 18 mile road to the summit, a Labor Day Automobile Race and a cog rail option. Will Rogers monument on Cheyenne Mountain and Cripple Creek mining country are mentioned with expansive vistas.
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Pikes Peak
Cheyenne Mountain
Will Rogers
Cripple Creek
Mammoth
Colorado Springs
Birthday Celebration in Camp Shelby Letter
A camp diary from June 1 1941 recounts James Jones of Shelbyville celebrating his 20th birthday at Camp Shelby Mississippi. The birthday party features a decorated cake, handmade invitations, a noon meal table with lit candles, a three part harmony rendition of Happy Birthday and a cigars filled smokers with drinks.
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Ole Camp Shelby
Miss
James Jones
Shelbyville
Jim
New Books at the Library Showcases Varied Reads
Library notes highlight new titles across humor and history. Omnibus of Party Games and Betcha Cant Do It join Hoosier by Bowman Let My People Go by Buckmaster and Out of the Night by Jan Valtin, offering entertainment, civil rights insight, and stark autobiography.
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Bowman
Indiana
Middle West
Buckmaster
Jan Valtin
Diamond Imports in 1938 Related to Precision Machinery
In 1938 the United States imported 24.094 million dollars worth of rough diamonds with about 15 percent used in precision machinery.
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United States
Local social notes recount visits and engagements in Charlottesville area
Sunday dinners hosted by the White family. E L B O W meeting at Mrs McDaniel with eighteen members. Miss White’s upcoming marriage to Clarence Perisho noted with Misses McClain Hill entertaining. Judge Henley hosts guests from Indianapolis and Hagerstown. Earl Carter visits from Iowa City. several relocations and hospital news, and travels to New York mentioned.
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Raymond McDaniel
Kenneth Rhodes
Ben Neal
Hubert Hunt
Cora B. Weaver
Earl Carter
Iowa City
Iowa
Lawrence Carter
Reuben Davis
Grace Drake
South Main Street
Tweedyville
Arthur Longhurst
Miss Walker
Vincenne
Vitamin B to Benefit Pets and Farm Animals
Indianapolis report states Vitamin B improves health in dogs cats and farm livestock. Veterinarians use vitamins to correct deficiency diseases in household pets and farm animals as research from animal health authorities guides new treatments.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America
American Foundation For Animal Health
Vitamin B complex effects on pets and farm animals
The Foundation reports how deficiencies in Vitamin B complex cause retarded growth, paralysis, nervous symptoms, skin lesions, anemia, and convulsions across dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, and horses. Other vitamins show similar discoveries, valuable to veterinary science and public health.
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the Foundation
Foundation
Postal service mistakes leave thousands of letters unpaid
Last year 61,190 undelivered letters containing money were mishandled by the postal service. The total amount involved reached 85,326.69 dollars, with much of the funds eventually returned to senders.
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Postal Service
Cotton coats for Wyoming sheep guard against cold
Cotton overcoats are provided for select Wyoming flocks to shield sheep from cold weather until their fleeces regrow. This new use for cotton stands out as notably novel among recent introductions.
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Wyoming
London Police to Arm With Revolvers for Invasion Threat
London police will now carry revolvers after relying on clubs. About 25,000 revolvers have been ordered from American manufacturers for potential invasion scenarios.
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London
Indiana oil and gas wells up 29 percent in five months
The Indiana Department of Conservation reports a 29 percent rise in wells completed from January to May, totaling 190, up 43 from the same period in 1940. Drilling permits also climbed to 231 this year from 156 last year, with most activity in the southwest region and ongoing leasing elsewhere.
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Indiana
Department of Conservation
Division of Geology
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Tommie
Carthage, Ind
Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Manitou Springs
Teddy Roosevelt
Carthage
Tuxedo
Carthage Grain Co
Rushville
Knightstown Furn. Co
Africa
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
151St Infantry
Camp Shelby
Dear J. A. P
Library Notes
Loci
Socltlit
Dayton Fenstermaker
Mary
Fred White
Laura Benson
Paul Morris
Clarence Weed
Alexandria
New York
Chuck Roast
Carney & Ridlen Deliver
Carthage Hardware Co
Rushville, Ind
EL Arnold
Barrymore
Peco Sa
James Stewart
Judy Garland
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