Willkie visit in Colorado Springs prompts mixed views
A columnist recounts a 1936 Colorado Springs visit with Willkie, noting the candidate’s unifying appeal and the columnist’s need to remain neutral. It contrasts Willkie with Roosevelt and Landon, cites campaign dynamics, and previews Willkie’s challenge to shape clear issues and party direction.
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Colorado Springs
Rockies
Pike’s Peak
Mary Pickford
Mary
Landon
West Middlesex
Mr. Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Willkie
Roosevelt
Col. Frank Knox
Ogden Mills
Bowie Faces Execution in San Diego Cell
Bowie, a Texan scout, is jailed as a suspected spy in San Diego. A padre questions him about faith and routes to California while Bowie plots escape with a hidden knife and a tunnel.
California tale of Bowie and a priest in peril
In a California jail Bowie meets a Franciscan who reveals a twelve year old connection to two rescued girls. The padre offers help to escape via a back gate, promising two horses if Bowie forgives past sins, as a guard looms and the night grows tense.
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California
Bowie
Padre
Padre Mio
Bowie Heads Toward Texas After San Diego Stop
Bowie avoids a clash between California grafters and keeps to the land trail toward San Diego. He plans to outfit there and strike the desert for Texas, a country he has not seen in years. He arrives in San Diego late at night, intending to sleep outside the town. A heavy rain begins at dusk as he reaches the presidio gate.
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Sutter
Bowie
Nathan Spear
Yerba Buena
Captain Sutter
Sierras
Tehachapi
Mission San Gabriel
Department
San Diego
Texas
Presidio
Later Learning It’s What We Learn After We Think We Know
A reflective quote attributes growth to continual learning beyond certainty, credited to W R Morris. It suggests humility and openness as essential to progress and wisdom. The line emphasizes that knowledge deepens through ongoing inquiry rather than final judgments.
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W. R. Morris
Rug making transfer and frame directions included
Order 78541 for a hot iron transfer sized about 17 by 30 inches. Includes hooking directions and rug frame making instructions. Send order to:
Record Pace: Fastest Baseball Pitch 139 Feet Per Second
The speed meter of the Cleveland Indians recorded 139 feet per second 94.7 miles per hour for a ball pitched by Atley Donald of the New York Yankees at Cleveland Stadium on August 30, 1939. Dee Miles of the Philadelphia Athletics previously held the record at 136 feet per second.
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Cleveland Indians
Atley Donald
New York Yankees
Cleveland Stadium
Dee Miles
Philadelphia Athletics
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