Wagon Wheel Ranch Bequest Sparks Family Feud
Mary Sutherland is lured to Arizona by Wagon Wheel ranch ads. Len Henley joins the rodeo, wins the ride but is injured. Mary outbids Ham Burdan to buy the ranch equity, triggering a foreclosure threat as Ham insists the ranch rightfully belongs to him and his son.
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Mary Sutherland
Arizona
Wagon Wheel
Pa Burdan
Len Henley
Phoenix
Len
Mary
Ham
Burdan
Southwest
Luscheon
Pedro
Burdans
Carlotta
Victoriano
Juan
Don Hamilton
Mary Sutherland Takes Over Wagon Wheel Ranch
Mary Sutherland purchases the Wagon Wheel ranch and ejects the deputy guarding cattle and gear. Pedro arrives with his family. she assigns the Ortiz family to cottages and invites them to luncheon. Mary plans to ride the home ranch with Pedro and discusses Don Leonardo’s neglected dream, water, and Rhodes grass potential.
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Pedro
Mary
Don Hamilton
Don Leonardo
University of Arizona
Tumble Tom
Dona Maria
Don Hamilton Henley
Agua Prieta
Congress Junction
Hank Wade
Prescott
Mary Sutherland
Wade
Ma Burdan
Cale Paz
Mother-daughter marriage dilemma under divorce strain
Kathleen Norris counsels Mary Lou from Seattle in a wrenching family case. The eight-time-a-week split between a mother and father, a farm life, and a second divorce threaten a schoolteacher daughter who must balance loyalty, money worries, and her own happiness.
A Daughter's Duty Brings Clash Over Family Money and Love
Mary Lou faces a rigid family bind as her mother seeks a new life with Tony after a costly divorce settlement. The dispute centers on care duties, personal independence, and whether Mary Lou should sacrifice her teaching career and farm life near the school to support her mother and her drama with the foreign-born spouse.
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Tony
Pat
Mary Lou
Mary
Lean Meat Buying Tips From Rationing Era
Advice on choosing lean cuts, using bones for stock, trimming waste, and rendering fat to stretch limited meat supplies during rationing. Emphasizes solid cuts with minimal bone for protein and nutrients, with guidance on using bones, trim, and fat in cooking.
Bedside Reading Bag Suggested For Hospital Use
A bedside bag idea designed to hold books magazines writing materials and a spectacle case for easy reach in bed. Describes fabric, lining, and a modified coat hanger as a hanger hook to attach to box springs and keep items at hand. Instructions are from Book 8 by Mrs Spears with directions for 30 other home crafts.
Odd and Even House Numbers Originator
The questions cover street numbering origins, a new word meaning disestablishmentarianism, miles between US and Russia in the Aleutians, civilian federal payroll counts, ideal nose dimensions, founders of securities engraving, definition of compendium, awards for repeated medal actions, Great Salt Lake depth, and Lincoln's burial location in Washington.
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United States
Russia
Aleutians
United States Army
Great Salt Lake
Lincoln
Washington
Napoleon and Church Establishment Annulling Debate
The note touches on Napoleon’s relation to the annulling of church establishment and the broader religious endowments. It mentions distances and approximate figures, cites Paul Revere, and includes a compact summary. An oak leaf cluster and a claim about the Lincoln Memorial are referenced as separate items.
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Napoleon
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Abe Lincoln
Springfield
Illinois
Two Frenchmen Duel in the Air in 1808 Ends in Death
In 1808 two Frenchmen mounted a balloon duel firing muskets at each other. One ace scored a direct hit, the gas leaked, and his opponent fell hundreds of feet to his death. The victor landed miles away and emerged as the first air ace.
Territorial Rule of the United States History
A historical note explains that the 48 states once fell under the control of six foreign powers. Great Britain held parts of 30 states, France governed 25, Spain 19, Mexico 8, the Netherlands 4, and Sweden 2.
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Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
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Dude Woman
Peter B.kyne
We. Service
Don Hamiltone
Dude House
Rancho
Mesa
Santa Maria
State Bank of Arizona
Senor Burdan
Rhodes
Kathleen Norris
Seattle
David
MBS
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Tleha
Mexsana
Age Natay
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mis
Foster D. Snell, Inc
Sontronml McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Dadgepis
Connecticut
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