Hunters Urged to Act as Real Sportsmen in Duck Slaying
Badger State Sportsmen Club issues a 10 point ethics code for duck hunters. The guidelines urge staying under cover before shooting begins, quiet entry, non conspicuous clothing, proper disposal of bright wrappers, shared rights to blinds, 100 yard spacing, friendly dispute resolution, conceal boats, careful gun handling, replacing used shells, strict adherence to hours and rules, and the golden rule.
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Badger State Sportsmen’s Club, Inc
St Louis man tests honesty with wheelbarrow of cash
Albert Poll, a stunt man, toured St Louis streets for four days with a wheelbarrow containing $110 to simulate sales at a food store. He left the money unguarded at times to see if passers-by would take it, expecting at least half to be stolen for good will, but no one touched it.
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ST. Louis
Albert Poll
Poll
Sailor Falls Into Sea Clutching Brandy Bottle in Narvik
In Narvik a sailor stumbled from the gangway into the sea. Onlookers lowered a rope to haul him out. He clutched a bottle of brandy, tying it to the rope and calling for the bottle to be saved first. The town’s sole brandy store was closed due to a strike.
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Narvik
Norway
Try Out Flares In Australia For Night Landings
Australia tests British made Seder flares of 150000 candle power as a ground light aid at airfields lacking night landing facilities. Flares provide enough illumination to land a plane on improvised paths. The country mobilizes local vehicles to create flare paths for emergency landings.
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Sydney
Australia
Official Maps 1948 Season La Crosse Winona Vicinities
Heilemans presents accompanying maps showing the closed areas in the La Crosse and Winona vicinities for the 1948 season. The release highlights restricted zones and impact areas likely affecting local routes and access.
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Heilemans
la Crosse
Winona
Wisconsin Duck Stamp Sales Drop Ten Percent in 1947 48
Wisconsin hunters bought 91 326 federal duck stamps in 1947 48 with national sales totaling 1 722 677 a drop from the prior year According to Albert M Day director of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service the decline follows 1947 regulations aimed at reducing waterfowl kills Minnesota led with 145 926 stamps California Texas and Michigan also ranked high Wisconsin placed fifth Other top states included Illinois Washington Louisiana Oregon and South Dakota Collectors buy many stamps adding revenue to the wildlife refuge program
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Eee Gogenteait
the & Fish and Wildlife Service
Albert M. Day
U. S. Service
Day
Minnesota
California
Texas
Michigan
Louisiana
Oregon
South Dakota
Slow Action Salt Pill Prescribed For Heat Blues
In Willow Run Michigan Dr Clifford H Keene Kaiser-Frazer director introduces a delayed action salt tablet with a slow melting gel in cover. The pill is designed to pass through the stomach before dissolving to reduce nausea and salt irritation in hot weather workers.
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Willow Run
Mich
Clifford H. Keene
Kaiser-Frazer Crop
Keene
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