Indians Seek Cash Instead of Land Claim in Lake Erie
Parsons resident Tom-Pee-Saw, secretary of the League of American Indians council, asserts the Pottawatomie and Ottawa tribes want 1,637,000 in coin, not a land transfer. He notes a 1805 British land deal left the Indians unpaid and warns of attaching any loan to Great Britain to recover the debt.
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Parsons
Kan
Tom-Pee-Saw
Legislative Council
League of American Indians
Lake Erie
United States
Lake
Erie
Great Britain
Aviation News Mix: War Veterans Run Lawrence Airport
Two Lawrence World War II veterans Lt Everett Buhler navy and Capt Lloyd Ware army lead a small airport operation offering charter flights passenger rides and instruction with four aircraft including Piper cabs and a Waco trainer. Weather tests delay some new models while towns build new airstrips and a Seabee amphibian sells for 3995 with April deliveries and 400 monthly starts in June.
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Outlook
Lawrence
Kans
Everett E. Buhler
Navy
Lloyd L. Ware
Army
Beech plans controllable-pitch props cut light-plane takeoff run
Beech Aircraft demonstrates controllable-pitch propellers for light planes rated 65 to 250 hp. The prop reportedly reduces takeoff run by 15 to 25 percent and increases climb rate, enabling use of limited landing areas. If no local airport exists, towns should arrange a landing strip with clear marking.
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Beech Aircraft Corporation
Quote of the Week on civil aviation campaign
T P Wright administrator of Civil Aeronautics states the CAA plans a full scale campaign to expand private plane ownership to 400 000. In partnership with the Civil Aeronautics Board regulations were simplified to ease flying for the ordinary person while noting gasoline weight of 5.8 pounds per gallon as part of fuel load.
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CAA
Civil Aeronautics Board
T. P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics
Grain bins become houses in Shenandoah Iowa
Shenandoah Chamber purchases 97 grain bins and converts them into homes by adding windows plumbing and insulation. Completed houses with heating cost 2300 to 2500 dollars. Similar bin conversions are underway in Storm Lake and other Iowa towns as a response to a housing shortage.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Shenandoah Sentinel
Chamber of Commerce
Sentinel
Department of Agriculture
Shenandoah Chamber of Commerce
Frank Lawson
Storm Lake
Bromfield Abandons Rural Phone Company Pact
In Mansfield Ohio Louis Bromfield explains he loaned 1000 dollars to keep his Malabar farm telephone line alive but the rural service failed. The owner sent a bill of sale and Bromfield seeks a court to appoint a receiver to sell the Lucas Telephone company to a competent operator.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
Lucas Telephone’ Company
Richland County Common Pleas Court
Stratton Reinstates Town Marshal George Hershey
Stratton Colorado welcomes back George Hershey as town marshal after months without one. The town board calls his return fortunate and notes his prior service in Uncle Sam's navy.
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Stratton
Colo
George Hershey
Uncle Sam
Navy
George
Idaho Ranchers Feed Deer When Snows Are Deep
Idaho City residents Mr and Mrs William Hirt fed deer and elk during a harsh winter with deep snow. Animals gathered in their backyard and slept under protection, while herds moved up the river to join the hospitality. Eagles and coyotes attacked some deer nearby.
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Idaho City
Idaho
William Hirt
Middle Fork
Hirt
Hirts
Teachers to Hear Lectures Before Mexico Trip
United States schoolteachers preparing for the National Education Association tour to Mexico City will attend two days of lectures. Dr. Carlos E Castaneda speaks on Mexican history and itinerary highlights, while Dr. Rex Hopper covers sociological and cultural topics. The Austin session gathers South and West teachers for the 27 day journey, with a parallel pre travel session in St Louis for North and East teachers.
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Austin
Texas
United States
National Education Association
Carlos E. Castanada
Mexico
Rex Hopper
Mexico City
St. Louis
Sit Look Pretty In 1946 Dresses
New York designer Omar Kiam predicts 1946 fashion to emphasize romantic femininity soft curves and revealing styles. Evening gowns sheer dresses lavish negligees and play suits lead the trend with golf dresses cut in nightshirt style and slit sides belted for shape.
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New York
Omar Kiam
Government rat men warn of rising rat toll
Washington reports official concerns over rodent populations as each rat consumes about 120 pounds of grain a year. Plague-scale damage attributed to rats is described as greater than all past wars, with wheat losses not translating to bread.
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Washington
U.S.A
Molasses All-Bran Muffins From Kellogg’s Mix
Nutritious muffins using Kellogg’s All-Bran and molasses. Soak bran in molasses and milk, beat in egg, sift flour soda and salt then combine. Fill greased pans two thirds full and bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes yields 15 muffins.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
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