Mize Called One of Baseball's All Time Power Hitters
In a tribute to Johnny Mize the Demorest Destroyer, the piece chronicles his long rise from a 17 year old in Georgia to a major power hitter. It compares him with Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Rogers Hornsby Shoeless Joe Jackson Ralph Kiner and others. It notes Mize tied Kiner for 51 homers in 1947 and 40 in 1948 and predicts continued power through 1951.
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George Ade
Georgia
Johnny Mize
Demorest Destroyer
Johnny
Ty Cobb
Greensboro
St. Louis
Mize
Cincinnati
Reds
Cardinals
Rickey
Giants
Ralph Kiner
Kansas City
Kiner
Cobb
Babe Ruth
Babe
Rogers Hornsby
Joe Jackson
Ruth
Hornsby
Jackson
Speaker
Gil Hodges
Ted Williams
Heavyweights Then and Now Compared in Boxing History
The article weighs Sharkey Carnera Baer Braddock against 1951 mix of Walcott Charles Louis and Marciano plus La Starza Layne. It notes modern heavyweights are more varied in personality, with Louis among the greats, Walcott admired for appeal, and debates on outcomes against Louis.
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Sharkey
Carnera
Baer
Braddock
Walcott
Charles
Louis
Marciano
la Starza
Layne
Joe Louis
Lighter leaders lure bass with small flies on creek test
An outdoors writer reports trying a dropper fly rig with a Western Bee on a No 12 hook alongside a spinner. In a bass creek pool, several small bass chased shad while the small fly produced keepers and losses, suggesting hook sharpness and technique over conventional methods.
Panderson Lake experiment helps fishermen by signs and shelters
In Geauga County Ohio the Wildlife Division builds brush shelters at Panderson Lake with signs showing shelter depth and lake bottom depth. Danny Armbruster leads the project and asks anglers to report catches to local boat landings to measure success. The GI reference notes fishermen have it easy.
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Panderson Lake
Geauga County
Ohio
Wildlife Division
Fish Management Section
Panderson
Danny Armbruster
S S Anglers Booklet Mountain Lakes of Idaho
Mountain lakes of Idaho is a 28 page illustrated booklet published this summer by the department of fish and game for fishermen visiting remote waters in mountainous parts of the State. Ten wilderness areas treated in detail include forest service maps with streams lakes trails lookouts camps and landmarks plus location mileage data and fish species history. The booklet covers ten top fishing areas in rugged Boise Challis Nez Perce Payette and Salmon National forests with material previously published in the Idaho Wildlife Review.
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Idaho
Department of Fish and Game
Forest Service
Boise,’Challis, Nezperce, Payette
Salmon National
Idaho Wildlife Review
Leader Pouch Elevates Angler Efficiency on Rods
There is hardly any item of the angler's equipment more valuable than a good leader pouch. For the fly rod man it allows carrying several ready-made leaders in separate packs for quick access. The plug rod man also benefits by storing varied-length leaders with different weight-test lines.
Hidden Arms Cache Clue Unveiled in The Story 80 Far
Archie Scott’s clue The Little Bear in Spanish is decoded by Dan Frazer. Deputy Ed Delaplane warns of Emil Kranz aiding Mexican bandit Candino to double cross Derek Bartell and seize hidden munitions risking large scale depredations along the border.
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Archie Scott
Dan Frazer
Little Bear
Mesa Verde
Ed Delaplane
Frazer
Emil Kranz
Candino
Derek Bartell
Bartell
Double Cross in Turbulent Town Plot Unveiled
Frazer outlines the setup of Bartell’s revolution with Vasquez scheme and a series of double crosses. Delaplane confirms Kranz, Gonzales, and Kranz’s sale to Candino as Vasquez agents in town while aiming to stop Bartell and his outfit.
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Frazer
Miss Bartell
Vasquez
Bartell
Kranz
Gonzales
Candino
Frazer Maps Mesa Verde Route For Hidden Munition Hunt
Frazer questions Emery about western country around Mesa Verde to locate Bartell's munitions and possible trail networks. Deputy Delaplane reports outlaws headed for trouble as Frazer prepares to ambush and rescue defenders near a rambling mountain house.
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Emery
Mesa Verde
Frazer
Bartell
Carson Emery
Frazer Tracks Bandit Camp Near Bartell Place
Frazer follows a trail into mountain country and discovers an outlaw camp with a recent fire and bloodstained bandage evidence. A gunshot echoing from above canyon hints at danger as he presses toward the lower valley to confront the threat.
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Frazer
Bartell Place
Bartell
Quiet encounter on the trail sparks tension at the ranch
Helen Bartell negotiates feelings with prospector Buttermilk Wenslow as three or four riders approach the ranch. Wenslow orders caution and a gun, fearing danger while Helen offers to help the wounded man. The scene ends with a warning and a tease of further events.
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Wenslow
Buttermilk Wenslow
Helen Bartell
Helen
Juanita
Miguel
Pond Enriches Farm Life Near Huntington Indiana
C H Drew on his 160 acre Huntington Indiana farm says a 2 percent acre pond built with a bulldozer deepens to 8 to 12 feet and drains from an 80 acre field. He says the pond boosts livability and family life by providing summer recreation for up to 30 neighborhood kids and winter skating while stocking bass and bluegill.
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C. H. Drew
Drew
Bes
Huntington
Indiana
Recre
Ation
4-H Canning Freezing Projects Highlight National Reach
Two major 4-H club projects focusing on home food preservation are active in 47 states. The 4-H canning and frozen foods programs involved more than 217000 members in 1950 supervised by the cooperative extension service. County winners receive medals. state champions earn an educational trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in November funded by Kerr Glass company.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Practical method to curb backyard chickens flight
A housewife with a small flock can control chicken flight by wrapping a short wire solder around the three largest feathers of one wing. The solder weighs the wing and prevents full spread, making any attempted flight circle rather than a straight ascent.
Bulletin on House Preservation Methods by USDA in 1993
A revised U S department of agriculture bulletin outlines causes and safeguards to control wood rats and wood eating insects. It covers durability of new building materials and care to stop termites decay and rot. Recommended for all farmers.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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