Historic Fiesta Commemorates Reconquest of Old Santa Fe
Santa Fe prepares for the 235th Santa Fe Fiesta from August 29 to September 1 featuring a 1692 reconquest reenactment led by Spanish conquistadores and Pueblo Indians. The four day celebration includes processions, religious rites, Mariachi music, and the burning of Zozebra, drawing thousands to New Mexico's oldest capital.
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Santa Fe
N. M
America
Southwest
Don Diego de Vargas
Mexico
Marquis de la Pemuela
New Mexico Territory
General de Vargas
Old Mexico
Fiesta
Liveliest dancer in Port Townsend at 90
J C Jack Ryan, a 90 year old regular at all community dances in Port Townsend Washington, says he is one of the liveliest on the floor. He stopped work at 88 after a serious bus wreck.
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Port Townsend
Wash
J. C
Jack
Ryan
Englishwoman Kept Maiden Name After Suit in Spokane
An 82 year old English woman challenged the name O Connor she resented it so much she delayed marriage two years to avoid it. Judge Carl Quackenbush ordered her to revert to her maiden name Elizabeth Jane Cook noting the tombstone already bore the name.
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Spokane
Wash
Minister Renounces Salary To Take Job As Railroad Laborer
LANARK ILL Reverend Harmon H Bro 27 a Harvard graduate and son of a college president left his Christian church monthly salary of 200 dollars to take a railroad section hand job paying 85 cents an hour for a 48 hour week about 17766 a month He will serve the church without pay to support his family with a baby daughter and a dwindling congregation of about 30 percent attendance He cited steady revenue decline and said the kingdom of God is not a hired headline for relaxation by the congregation
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Lanark
Ill
Harmon H. Bro
The
Christian Church
Harvard
Mr. Bro
Fire Lookouts Warn On Careless Airmen
Salt Lake City Utah air plane pilots are blamed for many forest fires, with fire lookouts told to watch pilots. Supervisor F C Koziol of Wasatch National Forest says aircraft have flown over areas just before fires begin and burning material tossed from planes may start blazes.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U. S. Forest Service
F. C. Koziol
Wasatch National Forest
Koziol
School Promotes Taps for Farmers
Tulsa report describes a one day Water for Farmers school led by Farm Manager C A Border. He proposes replacing the old bucket with a faucet. He cites 204000 Oklahoma farm families hauling water from wells and a per-family yearly travel of 152 miles to fetch drinking water.
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Tulsa
Okla
Chamber of Commerce
C. A. Border
Oklahoma
Turkeys Processed Into Steaks Boost Yearround Sales
North Carolina leads in surplus turkey handling as Burgaw area plants quick freeze birds into steaks. Photographs from Pender Cold Storage and Freezer Locker cooperative show thousands of turkeys being converted for fast selling daily returns.
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North Carolina
Burgaw
N. C
Pender
Hand Cultivator to Self-Propelled Unit Conversion
The article describes converting a hand cultivator into a self propelled unit. It instructs discarding the steel wheel and installing a 26 inch bicycle wheel with a V pulley and alignment holes. Heavy washers are placed over hubs to stabilize the assembly and ensure proper alignment.
Machinery description of belt drive for tractor unit
The frame uses angle iron and a mild steel electrode weld. A motor mounted on the frame is balanced to reduce tractor weight. A jack shaft and pulleys extend forward to slow unit speed and belt attachment completes the setup.
Bacteria Food Boosts Grain Yields from Phosphorobacteria
A new prep at Leningrad Institute uses bacteria as plant food named phosphorobacteria. Each grain contains up to 200 million bacteria that act on soil phosphorus to transform organic matter, aiming to raise crop yields.
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Leningrad Institute
Work Is Good A Biblical View Of Labor And Prudence
A Moody Institute piece by D D Culbertson argues for balanced labor policy warning against both ruthless exploitation and excessive leisure. It uses Proverbs 6 6 11 18 9 24 30 32 and Ecclesiastes to stress diligence foresight and social responsibility for workers and employers.
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Ecclesiastes
Palestine
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International Council of Religious Education
William Culbertson
D. D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Union
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Maine
Cincinnati
Fleischmann
Bertha Martin
Mex
John J. Fitzgerald
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