Keeton Remembered as Unsung Blocking Back at Keeton Field
The article recalls Hubert Branscomb Keeton a former Colorado College blocking back in 1936 and 37 whose quiet, steadfast play kept the offense moving with unglamorous dedication. It notes his later service with the Flying Tigers and Volunteer Group, including leadership roles and a son born in Ola Colorado, illustrating a life of steady service from college gridiron to wartime and humanitarian efforts.
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Burton Benjamin
EA Service
Hubert Branscomb Keeton
K College
Keeton
Colorado College
Burma
Buster Keeton
Olunteer
China
Ran
Navy
Flying Tigers
Fave Aly Corps
Tate
Colorado Springs
AVG
Ola
Colorado
Keeton's Versatile Athletic Path From High School to Service
Keeton, a Manzanola native, matched 16 athletic honors in high school and shifted from Colorado College to football. He played tackle due to squad limits, earned respect from coach Van de Graaff, and adapted from backfield roles to line duties. After college he joined the Navy Air Corps, served three years as a pilot, then entered the AVG, pursuing swift, disciplined service in the Far East.
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Manzanola
J.C. Keeton
Young Keeton
University of Denver
Colorado College
Earl
Dutch) Clark
Cleveland Rams
Keeton
Keelin
W. T
van de Graaff
Alabama
Army
Keetin
Graveles
Navy Air Corps
Doskland
Pensacola
AVG
Far East
Soldier Prime Minister Churchill’s Early Military Career
Soldier Winston Churchill, England’s prime minister, first served at 19. He saw action in Ceuta during the Spanish campaign, fought on the Indian frontier, participated in the Sudan campaign of 1898, and served in the Boer War and World War I.
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Winston Churchill
England
Ceuta
Edson in Washington leads to Sunday wartime production push
Lieut. Gen. Knudsen planned a Sunday inspection of two midwest factories a cash register and a refrigerator plant to push defense output. Workers were ordered to report and women to work extra hours, but the visit was canceled at the last minute. The episode underscored wartime production pressures and a broader critique of delays in mobilizing industry, tying to the Guthrie case and tensions within WPB and industrial policy.
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Washington
William 5. Knudsen
Cash Register
Jooksee
Knudsen
Congressional
WPB
Robert R. Guthrie
Paducah
OPM
Guthrie
Seattle Under the Gun as Alaska Threat Grows
In Seattle the sense of Alaska proximity deepens with Pan American Airways planes marked Alaska and reports of a highway approach. Civilian Defense expands under William O. McKay with 85,000 statewide volunteers and 40,000 in Seattle, including 18,500 wardens and 3,000 auxiliary police. Veterans of Foreign Wars help organize, Scouts enrolled, and the city prepares for possible hostile action.
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Fred S. Ferguson
NEA
Seattle
Wash
Pan American Airways
Alaska
Ste
Juneau
Fairbanks
Fan American
William O. McKay
Municipal Defense Council
Portland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
T Hen
Mes
Guthrie’s War Production Drive Sparks Industry Backlash
The account describes Guthrie pushing rapid conversion of refrigeration, wool, textiles, carpets, and other sectors to war production. Industries protested persecution, leading to stripped authority and Guthrie's fall to a minor post. He resigns as a major inquiry looms. The piece suggests broader implications for industrial policy and war efficiency.
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Guthrie
Washington
Sally
Home Front Preparedness and Plasma Bank Expansion
In Washington state a Home Protection Week from March 29 to April will have air-raid wardens visit homes and instruct on precautions. Dr. M. Shelby Jared leads Seattle's medical division with a large volunteer plasma bank and blood services. Local defense groups coordinate bands, equipment, and training as volunteers staff siren tests, first aid stations, and evacuation plans for Japanese residents.
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M. Shelby Jared
Seattle
OCD
Washington
Portland
Bill McKay
Defense Council
Ford
Northwest
California
Stormy Seas and Shifting Grooves of War Era Hotels
The article notes many small hotels in the Northwest facing liquidation or operation shifts under Federal Reserve policies, with Japanese owners exiting and leaving the sector to authorities. It mentions concerns about Japanese gardeners leaving Vancouver‑area rose beds and the impact on garden quality as a result.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Northwest
Vancouver
Seattle
Dispatch
Six Seconds Is Par For This Story
In San Francisco Professor Luther Gilbert of the University of California warns of rapid wordy rates in adult conversations and dating back to childhood, noting many people speak about 250 words a minute as a limit. The piece frames this as a seasonable objective in behavioral studies.
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San Francisco
Luther CO. Gilbert
University of California
National Forest Marks 50th Birthday
Los Angeles celebrates the golden anniversary of Angeles National Forest, founded in 1892 as America’s first watershed protection forest. Placerita Canyon, site of California’s first gold discovery, lies within the forest boundaries. the Placerita discovery predates the Buller discovery by years.
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National Forest
Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Pris Elamalion i
America
Placerita Canyon
California
Angeles National Porest
Placerita
Morel
Buller
Wontinist and the Busybody Image in Local Lore
A playful look at the Wontanist stereotype where a person is seen as overly curious about others affairs. The piece notes how being in everyone’s business can shape community reputation and individual behavior. It uses social portraiture to explore public perception.
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Edson
Liberty
Jake
Vores
Senate
Perkison’s Jewelry Store
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