Birling Chronicles Set for Escanaba Championship
North woods lumberjacks edge toward the Escanaba Mich tournament August 12 to 14 as Log rolling or birling grows from log drive skill to a national event. Joe Connor, the 1937 world champion, defends against college rivals while veteran rollers seek to reclaim former glory.
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North Woods
Escanaba
Mich
Joe Connor
Birler
Escanata
Farflung
Tom Fleming
al Hubbard
Big Joe Madwayosh
Wilbur Marx
Yesteryears
Big Joe
Birling
Es+ canaba
University of Minnesota
Marx
Minnesota
Mara
Asl
Connor
Joe Censor
Vrs
Deserter from the Royal Mounted Shares His Story
A deserter from the Royal Mounted recounts a six year career and a brutal sergeant major. He describes nightly mistreatment, stripping men of dignity, and harsh, pointless chores. He fled after arrest for negligence of duty over an order he deemed illegal and plans to surrender to inspectors up north.
Powers in Race for Sea Supremacy
Washington reports a global naval buildup as seven leading powers pursue dominance at sea with about 500 ships under construction or funded. The United States and Britain lead, each near 100 ships, while Italy Japan and Germany push large programs. Russia emphasizes submarines and torpedo craft. France trails with 45 ships. Roosevelt seeks five more ships including two super dreadnoughts and an aircraft carrier.
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Washington
United States Navy Department
United States of America
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Russia
Germany
France
Roosevelt
May Solve Mystery Over Virginia Dare Stone Found Near Chowan River
Dr. Baywood J. Pearce Sr of Emory University discusses a black inscribed rock found on the east bank of the Chowan River in North Carolina. The stone carries old English lines and a cross, with inscriptions tied to Eleanor White Dare and the Roanoke colonists, suggesting a new chapter in American history and offering a reward for public discovery related to the artifact.
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Baywood J. Pearce Sr
Emory University
Atlanta
Eimory University
Smigh
Chowan River
North
Carolnne
Georgia
W. D
Eleanor White Dare
Virginia Ware
Eleanor
Guv
Julia White
White
Pa Uges
Oll
Anauias
Virginie Dare
Seyane
Hobbies Termed Sanity Insurance by Educator
COLDWATER MICH Leroy A Harris principal of the Michigan Children's Village school visits county groups to promote hobbies as a path to steady interest. He shows stamps, relics, gum wrappers, buttons, rocks and more, arguing any hobby can lead to better ones and a happier old age.
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Coldwater
Mich
Leroy A. Harris
Michigan Children’s Village School
Harris
Tree Weighs Over Two Thousand Tons in Sequoia Park
Foresters weigh the largest Sequoia gigantea in Sequoia National Park at 4,299,451 pounds, about 2,000 tons. Study uses measurements from foliage, bark, limbs, roots, and wood to compute total weight.
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Fresno
Calif
Sequoia National
Park
Grant Signed by Patrick Henry Unearthed in Kentucky Court
Documents and land grants signed by Patrick Henry and three other Virginia governors, dating from the 18th century, were unearthed in a Louisville courthouse by WPA workers restoring Jefferson County records. The items include signatures tied to Henry and governors Edmond Ruffus, Beery Lee, and others in periods around 1765 to 1792.
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Patrick Henry
Louisville
Virginia
WPA
Eongeged
Jefferson County
Patricked
Thomas Acuty
Edmond Ruffus
Beery Lee
Let these motifs help you to go gayly Mexican pattern
Pattern 6085 offers a transfer of two motifs plus borders and color schemes with illustrations and stitch details. It lists sizes such as 44 by 514 inches and 3 by 414 inches, plus 30 inches of border and six smaller motifs. Requests payment of 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle in New York City.
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Household Arts Dept
14Th St
New York City
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Joseph W. Labine
Paul Bunyan
Omaha
Ashland
Wis
Wiliam P. Hart
Wisconsin Sportsman
Eau Claire
Big Joe Mantwayosa
Big
Joe
Northwest
Wisconsin
Young Marx
Billy Girard
Gladstone
Girard
Billy
The
Captain G. Elliott -Nightingale
WIN
Mounted
Royal Mounted
Kiwanis
Rotary
Rotary International
Kiwanis International
San Francisco
Maurice Duperry
Trafford Taylor
United States
America
Interstate Distibuting Co
N. Michican
Chicago
Starfoto
Dept . Des Moines
C. Houston Goodiss
C. Houston Goudias
East Sth Street
JESUP
David Gregg
Jeane Poe
Cervantes
Truitt Ue
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Goop
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