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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1950
Page
6
Several gun clubs in and around Long Beach schedule turkey shoots for today offering a $9 turkey to the winner. Shooters use high priced pistols rifles and shotguns as they fire hundreds of rounds of ammunition, with live birds no longer used in these events.
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The article recalls early 20th century shooting practices, noting live pigeon releases and shotgun fire as standard trap shooting until 1912. It mentions midwestern German communities hosting scheutzenfests with scheutzen rifles, shooting at small targets at 75 to 100 yards, and scores often blamed on wind or sun. It also notes non shooters lingering in halls where card games like euchre and pinochle were played.
Readers are told to visit local gun clubs in Long Beach and nearby areas for a 4 turf come at a cost of about $18 worth of ammunition. The note references a Sunday event and implies affordability for participants.
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