Nine Women Awarded Camp Fire Girls Silver Medals
New York City is the source for the Camp Fire Girls Silver Medal honors awarded to nine American women for outstanding service in girl guidance. Recipients include Mrs. Edward Shepter of Baltimore, Helen A. Davis of St. Augustine, Eunice Le Blanc of Beaumont, Howard Wood of Berkeley, Grace Hawkins of Spokane, Alma Hastings of Overland Park, Orville Hanson of Manley, and Alveda Hocker of Mishawaka.
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New York City
Martha P. Allen
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Edward Shepter
Baltimore
Helen A. Davis
St. Augustine
Fla
Eunice LeBlanc
Beaumont
Texas
Howard Wood
Berkeley
Calif
Grace Hawkins
Spokane
Wash
Alma Hastings
Overland Park
Kan
Orville Hanson
Manley
Minn
Alveda Hocker
Mishawaka
Ind
Injured While Shoeing Aged Shetland Pony
Edgewater New Jersey report tells of Hed Schaeffer a Golden village blacksmith who shod a 33 year old Shetland pony. Red suffered chest pain days later the doctor called it a broken rib. The pony allegedly pressed its foot against Red during the horseshoeing incident.
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Edgewater
Culv
Schaeffer
Golden
Red
Red Fnally
Tung Orchards Spark New South Industry
Wallahassee Florida reports tung oil, long an Oriental monopoly, returning from war to aid peace. The oil, used in paint and varnish, is expanding into industry and agriculture. Belts from Gainesville Florida through Georgia Alabama Louisiana Mississippi mark tung orchard growth, signaling spring as blossoms appear. Marshall Ballard Jr, secretary of the American Tung Oil Association, says tung oil offers southern farmers a strong cash crop opportunity.
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Wallahassee
Fla
U. S
Gulf of Mexico
Gainesville
Pla
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida Peninsula
Morida
Marshall Ballard Jr
Tung Ol Associaton
Oldest Working Horse Dies in Melbourne at 51
Melbourne reports the death of a 51 year old horse named Nig Ger once acclaimed as the oldest working horse in the world. Owned by John Croker of Footscray the horse died in harness after a long career. He was still doing light work but too old to evade an oncoming bus.
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Melbourne
John Croker
Footcray
Indian Maiden Childheart Lament in Mon Dana Canyon
The Indian maiden Childheart waited for her sweetheart in Bridger’s canyon. Enemica and allies attacked her band, killing many and stealing her horse Tid Hand vowed revenge. After days, only Red Lund and others returned as Childheart leapt to end her life. Her body was found on the rocks, and her vigil continues with her head bowed.
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Ete Trattor
Bridger’s Canyon
Mondana
Childheart
Enemica
Indias
Red Lund
Nrg
Lever
Hed
Radio Dynamos Vale Falkenberg McCrary in New York Trade
Virginia Vale nt Falkenberg and Tex McCrary host a coastless WEAP program with plans for NBC to syndicate. They once broadcast from a plane over New Jersey and Connecticut, while Jinx and McCrary’s postwar news insight boost the show. Farden Allan and Barry Ruditsky stir Broadway talk and detective drama plans. Barbara Jo Allen unveils new screen persona in Bart Carroll's Sketchbook as Vera Vague morphs into war era narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valent Falkenberg
Tex McCrary
NBC
New York
WEAP
New Jersey
Connecticut
Jinx
Uye Stork
Barbara Jo Allen
Vera
Bart Carroll
Cow
Parks Johnson and Warren Hap Wells Return From Wmenitor
Parks Johnson and Warren Hap Wells arrive from Wmenitor with limited sponsor and broadcasing plans for a new show titled Win Pap. They will replace CBS Inner Sanction while Paris rests on the Texec ranch, and Hull experiments with television. The Hollywood scare involving Alan Hale affected production and drew industry reaction.
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Parks Johnson
Warren Hap Wells
Wmenitor
Broadcaring
New Thine
CBS
Paris Ta
Hig Texec Ranch
Hull
A Prancing Steed For That Small Boy
Old broomstick and scrap lumber yield a dashing hobby horse with an authentic early American head. Pattern 79 cents includes cutout outlines for mane eyes nostrils and bridle and may be traced or stenciled. Also available pattern 257 for a broomstraw horse and toddle bike by mail order.
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Rome
One Presidential Veto in 37 Overridden by Solons
A historical tally shows that between Wilson and Roosevelt, 705 bills were vetoed across 29 years, with only 19 vetoes overridden. The record spans 14 congresses, illustrating the rarity of overriding a presidential veto.
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Solons
Congress
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Her
All-Bran Ad Claims Gentle Laxative Benefits
A vintage Kellogg's All-Bran advertisement urges readers to try the cereal for ten days to relieve constipation without harsh laxatives. It touts bulk and water intake as natural aids, and offers a money-back promise if not satisfied.
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Kellogg's Alluran
Banaous Steel
Philadelphia
Kellogg Company
Battle Crowk
Michigan
Kellogg
Kellopy’s
Battle Creal
Ornha
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UNRRA
New South
Bernice Wood
AWYS
Maiden Rock
Red Hand
Sear Boreman
Mont
Maiden
Detroit
Crankfurt
Frankfurt
Germany
Hans G. Mornbostel
Sao Francisco
Batwan
Carville
Depanese
Hornbostel
South Americ
New Fork
Valund
Ayrshire
Harry S. Truman
Mannegen
Fmeway
Purrow
Bentall
Fred Aften
Talullah Bankhead
Fred Allen
Bob Hawk
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
RKO
George Raft
Broadway
Barry Ruditsky
Joan Tarrison
Raft
Ruditsky
the Nations Barn
McLeansboro
American Legion
National Council
John Stelle
Bob Burns
Hoboex’ Association of America
Jinx Palkenberg
Hollywood
Alan Hale
Ely
Arte
Sey Fonts
Nebel
Clinanan
Minin
Auete
Chinoue
Wearer Taylor
Youme
Bud
Anil Aufipre Fiadly
Mika Frlehe
Cae Menche
Felena Miller
Dick Mele
Athentic
Ruth Wyeth
Jedford Mills
N.Y
eSeee Diedel
Mirschinteies
Hardeneie Tishermen
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Meas City
Lydia
Pinkhinro
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