Six-Gallon Stetsons Thrive In St. Joseph
The Stetson hat story moves from its Philadelphia roots to St. Joseph Missouri where Stevens Hat Co. rebuilt the business after a sales decline. Today Stetson produces hundreds of styles for 12,000 outlets, led by the Boss of the Plains, with ongoing fashion growth and a new line tied to a professional skier named Billy Kidd.
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St, Joseph
America
Plains
John Wayne
Colorado
New York City
Tom Mix
Will Rogers
Gene Autry
General Custer
Little Big Horn
Burt Reynolds
Dennis Weaver
Telly Savalas
James Coburn
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Philadelphia
John B. Stetson Co
Stetson
Old West
Stevens Hat Co
Missouri River
St. Joseph
John B. Stetson
Pike’s Peak
Californa
Pony Express
New Jersey
Newark
N.J
Danbury
Billy Kidd
Indoor Reading Picks From Railways to War Tales
A list of new books for indoors readers. The Railway King by Margaret Mayhew follows a guardian romance amid 1830s 40s English rail building. A Sprig of Sea Lavender by J R L Anderson is a suspenseful mystery with murder at sea after a train death. Hunt by A Alvarez centers on a poker win leading to a murder hunt. Food Processor Baking Magic by Mary Moon Hemingway and Suzanne DeLima explains bread and pastry basics using a modern processor. The Third World War by General Sir John Hackett analyzes how WW III could be fought, drawing on experience, documents, and expert knowledge.
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Margaret Mayhew
England
J.R.L. Anderson
A. Alvarez
Mary Moon Hemingway
Suzanne DeLima
Sir John Hackett
NATO
Easter Shows Rightness Wins
AP Religion Writer George W. Cornell notes that Easter proclaims right wins over wrong, despite a world that seems to crush goodness. Church leaders say the resurrection proves ultimate victory of goodness, even as oppression and suffering persist in the modern world.
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George W. Cornell
John M. Allin
Episcopal Church
Jesus
God
Carl E. Braaten
Chicago Divinity School
Braaten
Lutheran Church In America
the Lutheran
United Church of Christ
Ronald Goetz
CART Drivers Rev Up Indy 500
Indianapolis AP reports CART may boycott Indy 500 yet entered 44 cars to meet a deadline, while CART presses for more control amid sponsor concerns. USAC questions the stunt as top names verge on USAC loyalists, with 83 total entries and disputes over engine pressure and tech inspection.
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U.S. Auto Club
USAC
CART
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pat Patrick
Speedway
Indy
Jim Melvin
Michigan International Speedway
A.J. Foyt
Bobby Unser
Johnny Rutherford
Gordon Johnecock
Tom Sneva
Danny Ongais
Wally Dallenbach
Rick Mears
Mike Mosley
Pancho Carter
Salt Walther
Larry Cannon
USA
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Cake
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