Sport the Wolf Fighter of Seguin Falls
A Canadian woodsman Andre Minnett owned a massive mixed breed dog named Sport in Seguin Falls Ontario. When three wolves menaced his baby Jean at the yard, Sport feigned fear and lured the predators away, sacrificing himself to shield the child, a cunning act praised as grand dog heroism.
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Sport
Andre Minnett
Seguin Falls
Ontario
Canada
Wolffighter
Minnett
Jean
London Daily Express
Montreal
LA Tribes to Capture Navy Base for Local Port Fame
A reader’s reminiscence recalls a California visit by the Senate and House Naval Affairs Committee. Los Angeles fans sought to secure a naval base and harbor benefits with banquets and celebrity support, while San Diego and Oceanside lobbied for shares. The piece lampoons port bolstering as a city racket and notes wartime fears and Hollywood involvement.
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California
Senate
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Henderson
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington
Calif
San Francisco
Sydney
Australia
Rio de Janeiro
Naval Committee
San Diego
Navy
Army
Aviation
Farm Relief Board
Indian Affairs
Oceanside
Los An
Geles
Hollywood
Jack Warner
Warner Brothers Studio
Senator Byrds
South Carolina
Warner
Frisco
Seattle
Norfolk
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Pert Payson
Terhune
Baby
Dog
U. S. Naval Base
Japan
Motor Service Shop
Cedar Rapids Engineering Co
Seventeenth Street
George Krabbenhoff
C. F. Paulson
Iowa Theatre
O. W. Latimer & Con
Maegg Roofing Co
Builders Material Co
Dial
Third Street
King’s Crown Plaster CO
First Avenue NW
Grissell Cornice Co
Twelfth Avenue
First Street
Paulson Electrical Construction CO
Dows Building
Terry-Durin Co
Seventh Avenue SE
Iowa Steel & Iron Works
Hubbard Artificial Ice & Fuel Oil CO
L. H. Stubbs & Co., Inc
E. L. Dieman
B Avenue NW
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