Army Navy football fades postwar power shift predicted
Grantland Rice argues that after 1946 Army and Navy will struggle against lucrative offers and scholarships, as direct pay from $5 000 to $10 000 a season lures top players. He notes sportsmanship has declined, lists teams that tested Army, and contemplates Notre Dame and Penn State as rivals. The piece reflects wartime dominance and forthcoming changes in college football.
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Navy
United States
Villanova
Oklahoma
Cornell
Michigan
Columbia
Duke
West Virginia
Notre Dame
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Oregon the Land of the Pioneers and a Growing Frontier
The article traces Oregon’s westward push from early maps to the Oregon Trail. It notes Whitman Spalding missions, fur trade decline, cannery, gold strikes, territorial government, statehood in 1859, and booming timber and fishing industries. It highlights 1940s growth, Bonneville project, and enduring pioneer spirit attracting newcomers to a connected Pacific Northwest.
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United States
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Crater Lake
Mt. Hood
Cascade Range
Oregon Caves
Wallowa Lake
Great Pacific
Oregon Trail
America
Oregon Country
Fertilizer Industry Faces Government Tradeoffs in 80th Congress
Washington bureau reports a clash between private fertilizer firms and lawmakers over government pilot plants and possible industry control. Maurice H. Lockwood of the National Fertilizer Association pushes private production while contesting government ownership. Congressman Flanagan backs pilot plants to prove soil needs, then privatization. Critics urge smaller packages, varied mixing methods, and clearer labels to help farmers.
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National Fertilizer Association
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Eastern State Farmers’ Exchange
National Plant Food Council
National Fertilizer Organization
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Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
John Flanagan
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House Agricultural Committee
Mighty Columbia as outlet to vast Oregon empire
The Columbia River and its tributary the Snake are the main water routes for products from eastern Oregon Washington and northern Idaho. Portland is the empire’s capital. Captain Gray entered the river May 11 1792 naming it Columbia after his ship with Washington signed sea letters. Lewis and Clark were commissioned in 1803 to explore the Oregon country reaching the Columbia mouth November 11 1805 and Fort Gassop near Astoria.
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