Oklahoma Plans Sesquicentennial Pageant at State Fair
Muskogee hosts the official Oklahoma sesquicentennial celebration marking 150 years since Maj. Jean Pierre Chouteau established a trading post near Salina. A three day pageant at the Free State Fair will dramatize his arrival with C E Chouteau portraying the founder. The fair will also feature agricultural exhibits and historic sites near Muskogee.
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House of Representatives
Oklahoma
Jean Pierre Chouteau
Salina
Mayes County
Muskogee
Chouteau
Souri Valley
Robert S. Kerr
Arkansas
Chouteau’s Landing
War Treks Fail To Lead Farm Youths to City
A bureau of agricultural economics report shows more than a million World War II veterans returned to farm work by July 11 1945. Veterans on farms totaled 1 045 000 including 713 000 operators or family members and 2 000 hired workers comprising 9 percent of all farm employment. In the Northeast and Pacific coast arrivals outweighed those entering the service, while other regions saw 70 to 80 percent. Overall 11 million were engaged in farm work.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Pacific Coast
Armed Services
Program To Stress Value of Citizenship To New Prospects
The Justice Department announced a nationwide effort to emphasize the worth and meaning of American citizenship from entry to grant and beyond. Attorney General Tom Clark will name a national advisory committee to assist with the program and will publish pamphlets and booklets for prospective citizens and new citizens while enlisting judges, lawyers, and educational and patriotic groups.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Tom Clark
United States
Vacation Costs Jump to New All-Time High Across War Era
War weary Americans face steep vacation costs as travel restrictions ease. Hotels inns and cottages have raised rates 15 to over 100 percent since prewar times with some huts charging up to $50 daily for two. food and recreation prices also climbed. Travel groups warn of further hikes and a 50 percent typical rise in many areas while A A A foresees more travelers buying new cars or tires next summer.
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Travel Organi
American Automobile Association
Population census guides California fish quotas
Long Beach reports California fish and game commission uses a threefold census to estimate annual fish supplies. It catalogs commercial boats with catch times and locations, samples 50 fish per catch to judge size by scale rings, and tags 100 fish for mark and recapture to gauge survival and aging.
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Long Beach
Calif
California Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Boston Club Holds Unbeaten World Series Record
A dusty archival note says Boston clubs have never lost a World Series contest, boasting six victories in six starts. It traces the 1903 sweep of the Pirates and cites stars like Hans Wagner and Tommy Leach, plus the dramatic 1912 series featuring Harry Hooper’s famous cliffhanger catch.
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Boston
Red Sox
Braves
Boston A. L
Pirates
Hans Wagner
Tommy Leach
Fred Clarke
Sam Leever
Deacon Phillippe
Jimmy Sebring
Bill Dineen
Harry Hooper
Larry Doyle
Hooper
the Bean
Speaker, Lewis and Hooper
Smoky Joe Wood
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox menace again in latest world series buildup
The piece reviews past World Series moments including Tris Speaker and Babe Ruth and compares eras noting Boston’s 28 year gap since last title. It highlights 1946 Red Sox strengths in hitting and pitching, Cronin's lineup, and competition with Dodgers and Cardinals.
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Fred Snodgrass
Clyde Engle
Engle
Matty
Tris Speaker
Tris
Fred Merkle
Chief Myers
Merkle
Speaker
Braves
Athletics
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Boston
Red Sox
Alexander
Dodgers
Babe Ruth
Sherrod Smith
Babe
Cubs
Ed Barrows
Tom Yawkey
Yankees
Joe Cronin
Cardinals
Leading college football games for the coming season
The note lists Army with Notre Dame and Michigan, Illinois with Notre Dame, Alabama against Georgia and Georgia against Oklahoma as top future matchups. It notes many other games will follow, highlighting these as among the best.
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Army
Notre Dame
Michigan
Illinois
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Bedspread fashions from Home Making Book No 4
A bed spread idea using five and a half yards of 36 inch fabric split lengthwise to center gives a relaxed, well dressed look with a plain valance or old fashioned quilt. The Home Making Book No 4 offers illustrated directions for this and more than thirty projects.
Frugal Kitchen Tips And Simple Home Fixes
Practical advice on cooking at low heat for tender servings, salting dried fruits to enhance sweetness, pocket sewing steps for neat results, using a moisture proof bag to wash wild greens, safer donut frying with a wire egg whip, and installing a glass backsplash with L shaped screws for a cleaner look.
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Farm Machinery & Equip
J. H. Nicholson Supply CO
Warney
Omaha
Nebr
Sears New Styles
Leonard Fitch Co.d
K. E. Lookabaugh
Nebraska
LOT Sales CO
Fremont Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
MC Neals
West 15Th St
Los Angeles
John Deere
Anthony Haberman
St. Helena
M. Potter
Clayton
Missouri
Carroll Hanysh
YALE
Iowa
U.S
Soretone
McKesson & Robbins
P.O
Gmaha Manufacturing, Inc
North 16Th St
Gmaha
Et Ay
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
Bel
Doen
WNU Features
Okla
State Senate
Choueau
St. Louis
Grand River
Maj
Jean Pierre Choteau
Zations
John McGraw
Giants
Christy Mathewson
Grantland Rice
Ruth
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Anele
Life & Energy
Uall
Yodera
McKeseon
Rubvina, Inc
Bridgeport, Conm
Kay Rogers
Red Star Yeast & Products Co
Dept
Milwaukee
Wis
11Th St
Kansas City
Auten Brefe Reguleter
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