Floodlights Illuminate Seven Falls Canyon Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs unveils a new lighting project making Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canyon the world's only completely lit canyon and waterfall. 80 floodlights and 1,000 spotlights thread copper cables undergound, with underwater lights in the trout pool and a 10,000 candlepower anti-aircraft beacon sweeping the sky. A 250-step stairway, parking improvements, and a sound system complete the display, funded by Al G Hill who bought the attraction in 1946 for about 100000.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Seven Falls
Cheyenne Canyon
Pikes Peak
Rockies
Mags Cac LY 215
Lonesome Pine
Eagles Cliff
al G. Hill
Dallas
Tex
South Cheyenne Canyon
Mule Postman Loses Remote Area Postal Route
In Siskiyou national forest near Grants Pass the Illahe to Marial mule pack route is canceled after the carrier bid too high. Residents rely on mail orders for clothing and food while the remaining mule routes serve only in winter. The $400 per person cost and noncompetitive stamps prompt review in Washington.
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Portland
Ore
Siskiyou National Forest
Illahe
Marial
Grants Pass
Fred H. Twohy
Twohy
Wedderburn
Washington
Bombing Methods Aimed at Fire Suppression Prove Useful
In Montana a B 29 and air force teams used water bombs to fight a deliberately set wildfire near Lolo Hot Springs in the Lolo National Forest. After air drops, water splashed on the blaze and two forest service dumpers parachuted in to mop up, aided by a hot lunch and tools from a plane.
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Helena
Mont
Lolo Hot Springs
Lolo National Forest
Forest Service
Ruths 60th Home Run Record and the 1947 Chase
Seventy years ago Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in a season and set a benchmark that drew challengers like Hank Greenberg Jimmy Foxx and Hack Wilson. The 1947 race adds John Mize Ted Williams and others to chase the mark as fences move in and crowds demand more power hitters.
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Babe Ruth
Hank Gteenberg
Tigers
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Sexty
Greenberg
Foxx
Big John Mize
Giants
Ruth
Big John
John
Joe Jackson
Babe
Joe
Baker
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Johnny Mize
Johnny Mixze
Walloper
Mike
Mise
Marshall
Cooper
Thomson
Gehrig
Meusel
Ted Williams
Ted
Pittsburgh
New Product Keeps Potato Sproutless
A new product named barsprout uses methyl ester of naphthalene acetic acid to prevent sprouting in potatoes and some root crops when stored at room temperature. Treated tubers stay firm and tastier, with no harmful effects shown in five years of agricultural tests. storage below 45 F is avoided though reducing sugars are not formed.
KNOW YOUR BREED Percheron
The Percheron horse, from La Perche near Normandy France, arrived in 1839 and grew to be the most widely used draft breed in America. It is unusually active yet noted for steadiness and strength.
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la Perche
Normandy
France
America
Michigan State designs new light sprayer for 2 4 D use
Michigan State College engineers introduce an inexpensive and easy to operate sprayer for applying 2 4 D to lawns pastures cornfields and garden patches. The unit uses an eighth inch pipe spray boom fed by a rubber hose and a gasoline filter to remove dirt before the nozzles.
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Michigan State College
Hot Weather Poultry Care for Healthy Eggs and Growth
Hot weather brings poultry care challenges but proper practices help. Feed flocks freely to sustain egg production and rapid pullet growth. Ensure ample fresh water at all times and provide shade. Seek good stores for dependable feed and moisture control.
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Esep
Conta
Ginkt 9. So The Short Age Ends Honeymoon
Quips on persistence and secrets frame a satire about ambition and marriage. The piece notes two sides to every question and hints at a strained period marked by scarcity and public scrutiny.
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Turkey
Inspiration Point
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Jonathan MM. Wainwright
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National Arts Club
New York
Smithsonian Institute
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London
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Marion Chariton
Banff
Alberta
Canada
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Mt. Eagle
Arlington Heights
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Mccarney
Michigan
U. S
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Ginkt
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Milwaukee
Savins
Lydia
Regu- Pinkham
Lydia E Pinabam
WNU
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