Saga of Friendship Remembers The Little Fellow on Memorial Day
For 58 years Chicago and North Western train 106 has paused on the Elrod prairie near Elrod South Dakota each Memorial Day. A tiny grave is honored by Bill Chambers and later by Vince Ford and Lydia Benson along with the rail crews. Passengers hear the tale of a brakeman who befriended a dying 12 year old, promising to tend the grave, a pledge kept despite time and death. Flowers are laid, prayers said, and quiet reflection follows as the train resumes its journey.
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Elrod
8. D
Bill
Chambers
William F Chambers
Big Bill’ Chambers
Big Bill
Vince Ford
Ford
Lydia Benson
Redfield
Little Fellow
Chicago and North Western
Boy with 30 names goes by Bobby in Kentucky record
In Whitesburg Kentucky a 14 year old eighth grader bears a notably long name. His parents W L Stallard filled four family Bible lines with names including Hugh Alexander Morris Gene Saul Ralph Giles Gilbert and more. Schoolmates call him Bennett or Bobby.
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Whitesburg
W. L. Stallard
Hugh, Alexander Morris Gene Saul Ralph Giles Gilbert
Marquis Miles Marion Mayo
John Charles James Gordon
Bennett Adams
Christopher Columbus
Elijah Green Eversole
Bradly Kincaid
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Stallard
Bennett
Bobby
Woman's Initials Serve As Reminder of Storm
Mrs. E. E. E. A. Shell, born during the great blizzard of 1888 in Littleton, keeps initials that memorialize the storm. Her birth during the blizzard prompted her father to name her for the event, as doctors could not reach the home to be present.
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Littleton
Colo
E. E. E. A. Shell
Ann
Sioux Falls to host first air races since 1934 Civil Air Patrol event
Sioux Falls will stage air races with a Civil Air Patrol air fair at the municipal airport on Sunday May 25. Events include bomb dropping spot landing and a mass parachute jump by ex paratroopers. A couple will marry aloft in a plane. The local squadron hopes to raise funds for a city citywide emergency plane for Red Cross police and search missions.
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Sioux Falls
Civil Air Patrol
Red Cross
Rocky Mountain Empire
Denver
Salt Lake City
Challenger Airlines
Cheyenne
Laramie
Rawlins
Rock Springs
Kemmerer
Wyo
Billings
Mont
Clara Frick
Goshen
Ind
Sarah Lunsford
Cobbs County
Georgia
Lunsford
Ruth era marks rise of long homers in 1920s baseball
The piece notes Babe Ruth’s 1920 arrival with the Yankees and a shift to a livelier ball, fueling record homers. It cites Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, Jimmy Foxx, and others as top power threats, with Williams aiming for 40 and possibly 50, while the Cardinals drift in pennant chatter.
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Babe Ruth
Yankees
Frank Baker
Babe
Eddie Miller
Cincinnati
Miller
Ted Williams
Greenberg
Johnny Mize
Kiner
Joe DiMaggio
Keller
York
Musial
Williams
Ted
Mr. Durante
Cardinals
The Rise of Leg Power in Sports Across Eras
The article argues legs are the key athletic asset across sports with cyclists, polo players, and fighters needing strong legs. It cites Ty Cobb Babe Ruth and Joe Louis as exemplars of leg endurance, notes youth overreliance on transport, and previews a heavyweight matchup suggesting Louis protection by leg endurance against Baksi.
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Babe
Parasite Dodder May Be Killed by 2 4 D
Field dodder is an annual parasitic vine on lespedeza alfalfa clover and dandelion family plants. Use 2 4 D weed killer to clear spots. though it harms some crops, dodder stays in scattered areas and is cheaper than cutting. Infested fields can be replanted to grain or corn for several years with weed control of weeds.
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T P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Wright
Lespedera
Superior Lettuce Slobolt Hits Market For Gardeners
Slobolt lettuce, a non-heading USDA developed variety, debuts for home gardeners. It features wrinkled light green leaves, grows to moderate size, and can be harvested over several weeks if spaced 10 to 12 inches apart. It tolerates warm weather and trails in bolt resistance, offering a late fall crop from midsummer plantings.
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USDA
Herds and Flocks For Greater Profit
Practical agricultural note covers mixing litters for larger profit. It advises sow behavior with stranger pigs, timing for docking and castration, use of stock dip, and bloodless instruments. Also suggests chemical dehorner for young calves and hydrated lime in damp brooding litter for sanitation.
Treat Egg Right to Keep In Cold Storage
University of Nebraska specialists advise storing eggs clean and cold with a cover. Keep eggs in a covered bowl or pan away from strong odors to prevent moisture loss and odor absorption. Refrigeration slows quality loss. room temperature can degrade eggs in a few days.
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University of Nebraska
Walter-I proposal ends in stalled garage scene
Walter and Tessie in a garage scene with a marriage proposal. Tessie refuses to accept, leaving Walter unable to back out. John questions what happened while the moment lingers unresolved.
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Walter
Tessie
John
Worms Watchful Apples Prompt Witty Retort
A grocery boy sample prompts a humorous exchange. A mother accompanies her seven year old son to a shop. The grocer offers a barrel apple and the boy replies with a sharp retort about worms. The exchange ends with playful banter.
The Kind He Knew and the Plymouth Rock Picture Request
A teacher asks pupils to draw Plymouth Rock after reciting The Landing of the Pilgrims. Wilkes asks for a hen or rooster instead. A quip about middle age notes it’s the time when one prefers not to have a good time to get over one.
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Plymouth Rock
Wilkes
Manager's Office Keys Missing in Silent Corridor
A salesman asks for the manager and is directed through a passage to a series of warning signs. He is told to reach the upstairs area past a No Admittance sign and a Keep Out sign, then follow a corridor to a Silence sign and yell for him.
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Mighty Railroad
WNY
S D
Os Aviation Notes
Army Air Forces
Pacific
International Air Transport Association
Ea Vkeonzol
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Joe Louis
Joe Baksi
Louis
Missouri River
Aldridge
Ill
Richard Ryan
Emperor Hirohito
Hatsushima
Ryan
Mike
Edward Arnold
Frisco Railroad
Coast Guard
Congress
Jim Munro
le Claire
Iowa
Munro
Harold Olsen
Montpelier
By W. J. Dryden
OLAES
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Malling McMillan Company
Washington Park Ct
Chicago
Utah
Desk Exchange
Ozs
South State St
Lydia EF Pinkham
Pinkham
Lidia E. Pinkham
WNU
Dee Gieain
Tasumatle Ina
Doan
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