Wilderness Warden Ends Lookout Season on Snoqualmie Tree Farm
James Stevens profiles Charles J. Ketchum's closing of his 12th fire lookout season in the Cascade range atop Snoqualmie Falls tree farm. He reflects on forest management as a growing crop, deer browse on young Douglas fir, and the fire risks he monitors as hunters arrive after the season ends. He recalls a lifetime in logging from Michigan to Washington and notes wildlife becomes part of the forest crop.
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James Stevens
Central Press
Charles J. Ketchum
Washington State Division of Forestry
Cascade Range
Ketchum
Snoqualmie Walls Tree Farm
Seattle
Snoqualmie Falls
Charles Ketchum
Alpena
Thunder Bay
Michigan
Douglas
Charlie Ketchum
G B S Undergoes Second Operation
Luton England September 21 Playwright George Bernard Shaw aged 94 underwent a second major operation at the hospital where he is recovering from a broken thigh The new surgery aimed to relieve a bladder and kidney condition that followed his first operation Shaw broke his thigh in a garden fall and was reported in good condition after the initial procedure on September 11
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Luton
England
George Bernard Shaw
British Press Association
Shaw
Congregation Prays As Church Roof Burns
Dallas Texas September 21 fire cracked the roof of the Assembly of God Tabernacle during a midweek prayer service. Congregants prayed for safety and evacuated as the roof collapsed onto pews. Firemen battled the blaze for about an hour. the building valued at 25,000 dollars when built in 1933, deacon Putnam said.
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Dallas
Tex
Assembly of God Tabernacle
A. J. Pope
Attlee Flies to Balmoral for Royal Meeting
Prime Minister Clement Attlee traveled to Balmoral Castle, Scotland, for a routine audience with King George VI. A spokesman denied reports that the visit signaled a coming government crisis or any plan for Attlee to resign and trigger new elections.
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London
Clement Attlee
Scotland
George VI
Balmoral Castle
Attlee
Stimson Observes 83rd Birthday at Huntington
Former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson marked his 83rd birthday in Huntington while still recovering from a thigh fracture suffered in a July fall. Stimson, who served in six presidents' cabinets, planned a quiet family celebration.
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Stimson
Huntington
Henry L. Stimson
Texas Plane Makers Receive Contracts
Dallas report says about 1000 workers will be added to the payrolls of Chance Vought Aircraft and Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Co as they secure subcontracts for Lockheed and Boeing. Vought will assemble major parts and also manufacture components for the B-47 Stratojet.
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Dallas
Texas
Chance Vought Aircraft
Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Co
Lockheed Chance Vought
First discovery of coal in Manchuria over 3000 years ago
Archaeologists note the earliest coal discovery in Manchuria dates back more than three millennia. The find suggests early energy use in the region, highlighting ancient energy practices and regional resource exploitation.
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Manchurian
Runaway torpedo sinks boats in Portland harbor
In Portland England on September 21 a navy practice crew fired a dummy warhead torpedo that ran amok, sinking two pleasure craft moored at the castle cove Sailing Club. The torpedo ran aground and was recovered. The text notes a separate line about early chemistry and alchemy.
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Portland
Eng
Castle Cove Sailing Club
Fast Relief From Headache Neuralgia BC Formula
An old advertisement touts BC Headache Powders or Tablets for quick relief from headaches neuralgia and minor muscle aches. It claims the product contains a world famous combination of pain relievers in tablet or powder form with equal effectiveness. The ad notes two BC tablets equal one powder and offers 10¢ and 25¢ sizes.
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Texas Plane Makers
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McCall
Belk Stevens
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