Ken McLaughlin Seeks Colt on Wyoming Ranch
Ten year old Ken wants a colt of his own but his father the retired army captain with strict rules withholds until grades improve and responsibility grows. His mother Nell argues the colt could teach him and help him stand up to older brother Howard. Nell persuades the father that the colt may aid Ken’s growth.
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Ken McLaughlin
Wyoming
Ken
Howard
Captain McLaughlin
Nell
Highboy
McLaughlin
Fleischman
Gus
Studebaker
Lone Tree Creek
Gelding Day Brings Courage and Loss at the Corrals
Ken witnesses the gelding of two yearlings under Doc Hicks and McLaughlin as the operation shocks him and he sobs with his father’s comfort. The day ends with plans to separate Rocket and exercise the colts to aid recovery and prevent infection while Nell tends to her hammock and quiets at the table.
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Ken
Howard
Doc Hicks
Wyoming
Vet
McLaughlin
Tim
Doc
Gus
Nell
Scealpel
Rob
Bill
Dee
Father
Growing Up on the Farm and Morning Rush
Nell and Ken watch the day begin while discussing growing up after a colt birth. McLaughlin handles the horses with firm humor as the family plans errands and routine chores, noting rain coming and a trip to the store before baking and mail.
Ike the General as Golfing Hero and Austere Player
Mrs Eisenhower reveals General Eisenhower is a golf aficionado with a keen focus on driving and aiming for precision. The piece praises his golf temperament, noting calm control, confident posture, and a strong score, while playfully imagining shots at Hitler. It also mentions his fondness for fishing and a quiet pride in wartime successes in Europe.
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Ike
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Italy
France
Berlin
Hitler
Golf Club
Nelson plans to permit manufacture of many non essential goods
A wartime column humorously notes Donald Nelson allowing production of household items such as heating pads, carpet sweepers, ranges, egg beaters, bicycles, and other non essentials to support the war effort. The piece mocks civilian shortages and the idea that even everyday products are redirected to aid America.
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Donald Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Kanab Utah Becomes Permanent Motion Picture Location
Kanab Utah has established itself as a permanent motion picture location. It offers living accommodations, props, and a casting directory of locals and their animals and props. Since 1922 the town has supplied outdoor scenes for 42 pictures.
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Kanab
Utah
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Mary Ohara
Chapter
Rennie
Elec
Adolf
Washington
Don Nelson
Arantee
Clabber Girl
Mege-Mouries
Mary Bell
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Miami Margarine Co., Cincinnate
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Ben-Gay
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