Family secrets fray as Ric’s marriage shocks home
Jill McFarlane faces heartbreak and anger as her brother Ric reveals a wartime marriage to Sandra Calvert. Julia weighs protecting Jill against a painful truth while Dooley fears a dangerous future with Spang Gordon’s past.
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Jill McFarlane
Richard
Ric
Sandra
John S
Dooley
Spang
Julia
Jill
John
John I
Joe
Mamie
Sandra Calvert
Ridley
Grandfather
Volcano exhibits in national parks mark Lassen and Cinder Cone
Nature's handiwork showcases in Pacific Coast parks reveal how volcanic activity shaped the landscape. The article notes Lassen peak and nearby Cinder Cone became national monuments under Theodore Roosevelt, with other California, Oregon, and Washington volcanic displays incorporated into the national park system.
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West
California
Oregon
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Lassen Peak
Cinder Cone
National Parks Fourth In a Series
Lassen Volcanic Crater Lake and Mount Rainier are featured as major parks in a series. The piece notes their sizes, volcanic activity, notable features like Lassen’s devasted area and Rainier’s glacier system, plus winter access and ranger services for visitors.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Manzanita Lake
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
Longmire
Paradise Valley
Ohanapecosh Hot Springs
National Park Service
Boy Actor in Utah Rehearsal Slump Dies After Fall
Realistic acting in Ogden Utah ends in tragedy as 15 year old La Moine Wall collapses after a fall during a school play rehearsal. First aid revived him but he later succumbs to injuries.
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Ogden
Utah
la Moine Wall
Animals Are Ears for Deaf Woman in Gooding
Deaf resident Violet Gooding relies on her trained cat Inky and dog Impy to signal visitors and wake her. The pets respond to sign language and alerts via a red light when the doorbell is pressed. Gooding, who lives alone in Gooding, works for the State School for the Deaf and Blind. her husband died in 1937.
Census entry notes housewife labeled no occupation
The record shows a census taker listing a woman as Housewife no occupation while she answers what she does at home by listing chores such as housekeeping cooking washing and sewing. The passage highlights gendered labeling in historical census data.
Nickel Return Query from Tearful Caller
A distressed caller pleads over a call box for a nickel refund after a man named Albert refuses to speak to her. The operator reports the agitated scene as the voice quivers with emotion.
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Albert
Cheering Thought Between Pessimist and Optimist
A witty exchange contrasts gloom and cheer as the pessimist laments rheumatic pains and the optimist replies with a seasick joke about being a herring. The brief quip captures a playful moral on perspective.
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Helen. Fopping Willer
Dave
Buzzard’s Hill
Dorothy Dix
McFarlane
Richard McFarlane Jr
Pacific Coast
United States
Boiling Springs
Crater Butte
Crater Lake National Park
Cascade Range
Mount Mazama
Wizard Island
Mount Rainier National Park
Ohanapecosh
Emmons
John Muir
Nisqually
Llap
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Hwy. 29
Bertram
Tex
Bert Debo
Burnet
Western Publishers
P.O. Box
Dallas
Togersen Hosiery Co
Wilmette, MI
Hampshire
Ammie E. Wilson
Plano
Texas
Gray Marine
Cypress
Beaumont
John Nigosian
McKinney - Houston
U.S
U. S
Burger & Co
Columbus Rd
Cleveland
Ohio
Barton Chemical CO
Langley
Chicago
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