Former Navy Divers Tap Hidden Logs For Timber Revenue
In St Maries Idaho three veterans Dee McVay Lloyd O'Deil and Norman Cox dive to 50 to 90 feet to recover sunken river logs from the St Joe. They convert water soaked wood into lumber using war surplus gear and tow each haul to mills amid deep water dangers and unseen hazards.
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St. Maries
Ida
St. Joe River
Dee McVay
Lloyd O’deil
Norman Cox
St. Joe
Disciples of Paul
Navy
War Assets Administration
MAKE FOR GOOD FISHING
Morehead City, N C reports WWII German submarines sank over 40 ships off the coast. Sunken hulls now host grasses and marine life, drawing small fish and crustaceans that attract big game fish. Fishermen cite giant amberjack dolphin cabie bonita albacore in greater numbers than before. About 2,000 fossil plant species have been studied and classified.
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Morehead City
N. C
North Carolina
No Private Heaven and the Bond Between Abby and Barry
Abby resists his questions while wandering with Barry through a sunlit spring garden. He notes his mother’s approval of Abby, yet Abby remains reticent, contemplative, and emotionally distant, reflecting on past losses and unspoken longing.
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Monkeyface
Madge
Barry
Abbey
Abby
Madge Duncan
Emerson
Val
Mrs. Lawson
Georgia O'Keeffe
Corot
In Love and Remembrance in a Fragmented Moment
A brief, fictional exchange recalls past romance and guilt as a woman admits a distant love while denying recent partners. The dialogue hints at lingering desires and the ache of memory, closing with an unfinished tone.
New York Race Names Echo Football Coach’s Call
A race result reads like a coach’s dialogue with finish order: Goal to Go, Say No More, Swoosh. The playful trio of horse names echoes a sports announcer’s cadence and Merriwell style phrasing.
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New York
Frank Merriwell
Nearly 22 Million Homes Owner-Occupied
The House Ways and Means Committee heard Herbert A. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards report 21,744,823 owner occupied homes in the United States. He split the total into 17,244,823 non farm and 4,500,000 farm dwellings and noted the 1947 average home age is 27 years with about 33 years of remaining economic life.
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Washington
United States
House House Ways and Means Committee
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Census Bureau
Federal Reserve Board
NHA
Treasury
Perforated gold coins used as necklaces lure villagers
A fragment notes people in Asia Minor buying perforated gold coins worn as necklaces so a young village boy can quickly judge a girl's value by the coins she wears.
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Asia Minor
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Paul Bunyon
Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco Bay
Thorp Finance Corp
J. E. Lovell
St. Monroe
Wisconsin
Phillips and Smith Appliances
16Th Avenue
Susan Schepley
11Th Street
Monroe
Wis
Schepley Estate
Charles R. Tollefson
New Glarus, Wis
Craig
Cree
Oxfords
Kundert’s
Wringers
Kramer
Kellogg
Children’s Sun Suits
Rayon
Coats
Tracy
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