Nation of Sprinters Faces Olympic Challenge in London
An American sports column analyzes the U S prospects at the London Olympic Games. It notes strong sprint potential but limited endurance for distance events, citing Mel Whitfield in the 800, Patton and Barney Ewell in sprints, and Hauling over obstacles. It compares modern times with 1896 and 1936 records, arguing races improve year by year and questioning old-timer status in other sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Mel Whitfield
O. K
Gonder
France
Pettersson
Sweden
Finland
Johnny Hayes
Patton
Barney Ewell
LaBeach
Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Whitfield
Lennert Strand
Gil Dodds
Dodds
Australia
England
Czechoslovakia
John Kelly
California
Johnny Weismuller
W. W. Hoyt
Earl Meadows
E. H. Clark
Johnson
Burke
Owen
Prairie Guns continues with a frontier scout twist
Terry Donovan appears escaped from a Cheyenne raid as Willie Andrews and Abe Plyly guide a platoon of scouts from Fort Wallace toward Solomon and Spillman Creek. Donovan shares a wary tale of tribal pressure while Terry’s fate remains unsettled as a larger raid looms.
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Sue Leonard
Morgan Hapes
Sue
Terry Donovan
Solomon
Willie
Terry
Plyly
Eli Morse
Fort Wallace
Stilwell
Republican River
McTague
Grinnel
Button
Donovan
Iron Trail
Andrews
Republican
Saline
Willie Andrews
Laura Wheeler Promotes Easier Needlework Pattern
Laura Wheeler introduces a new pattern with charts photos and concise directions making needlework simpler for crafters.
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Laura Wheeler
Sisters Meet For First Time At London Airport
Two sisters born years apart in America and Britain met for the first time at a London airport. June Morgan 31, arriving from the United States, found Violet Evans 34 waiting, having been left in Britain as a child when their parents moved to America. Both had photos and recognized each other immediately.
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Benteen
Seventh Cavalry
Spillman’s Creek
Fort Wallace
Willie
al Grinnel
Button McTague
Forsyth
McCall
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Wallace
Sheridan
Kansas-Pacific
Abe
London
June Morgan
United States
Violet
Clifford Evans
Reading
England
Great Britain
America
Jane
Home economy tips from a bygone era on daily kitchen care
Practical household guidance covers wrapping sandwiches with waxed paper and fusing edges with a warm iron, quiet pot scraping with wooden tools, repurposing containers for powders, removing shoe polish with solvents, and safe handling of hot water bottles and wet cloths.
Joan Experiments Persist in Habit Practice
A note details Joan continuing a habit building effort with ongoing experimentation and self revision. The text emphasizes steady practice and reflection to improve consistency.
Piano Prodigies Laugh It Off In Friendly Honor
The exchange features Harry recalling starting piano at age four and Larry boasting he began at ten months old on linoleum showing playful bragging about early music start.
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Harry
Larry
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Paige
LU Adea
Prairie Guns
E.e.halleran
Cowboy
Trudeau
Fort Harker
Hays
Abe Plyly
Grover
Lieutenant Beecher
Sharp Grover
Abe Piyly
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago U, IL
Jasper
Joan
McKesson & Robbins
Kellogg’s
W. H. Bull
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