1947 National League pennant race in confusion and upheaval
Baseball observers note a chaotic start to the 1947 NL season with waning pitching depth and power hitting. Giants surge with improved defense and pitching while Cubs Braves Cardinals Dodgers battle for a pennant in a wide open race.
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Giants
Mel Ott
Tigers
Red Sox
Indians
Joe Gordon
Cleveland
Gordon
Cardinals
Dyer
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Braves
Dodgers
Phillies
Reds
Pirates
Mountain Playground of the Black Hills
The Black Hills of western South Dakota offer solitude and adventure with pine forests mountain lakes and streams. Wildlife such as deer elk antelope and the large free herd of buffalo in Wind Cave and Custer parks, plus rodeos reenactments, air fairs, horse races and the Mount Rushmore area draw visitors each July to a rugged western vacation scene.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Needles Drive
Sturgis
Pacific Northwest
Wind Cave National Park
Custer State Park
America
Black Hills Playhouse
Spearfish Amphitheater
Belle Fourche
Devils Tower
Shrine of Democracy
Iron Mountain
Sylvan Lake
Fire Lassie of 64 Climbs High Tower Twice Every Day
Mrs. Walter Ide, 64, of Scituate Rhode Island climbs the 64 foot Chopmist hill observation tower twice daily to scan for smoke and forest fire danger. She has 17 years of service as a tower observer the longest in the state. Her duties include testing the rain gauge recording wind velocity tracking precipitation and gathering moisture data from sticks. She supports her five children on her husband’s farm while performing this work.
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Ide
Chopmist Hill
Cold air, hot results from new refrigeration uses
Engineers report broad expansion of mechanical refrigeration into consumer goods, banking vaults, pet biology, auto testing, and transport. Cough syrup is pelletized for easy packaging, germ free lab animals are bred at Notre Dame, and bank vaults join offices in air conditioning. Full scale tests cool to 100 degrees below zero to improve safety and durability.
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Johns Hopkins
University of Notre Dame
James A. Reyniers
Chicago
Red Star
Salvage Divers Use Deep Water Bell With Robotic Arms
Salvage divers operating at depths up to 5000 feet use a self contained diving bell equipped with nine foot mechanical arms. The arms can pick up a coin lift a 1000 pound object or tie a knot in a steel cable.
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Partic
Carpentersville
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J. H. Nicholson Supply CO
Warney
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J. I
N. BE. Roth
Plymouth
Deadwood
Dakota
Bath
Eudora
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Colo
Lutheran Ames
Muscatine
L.A. Stumme
Sunt
Duncan's National Auction School
Crieston
Iowa
Sears New Styles
Leonard Fitch O
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Bemidji
Minn
M. W. Andrews
National Bank Bidg
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H. D. Campbell CO
Rochcelice
Clarence Benson
Davenport
N. Dak
U.S
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Tao
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St Joseph
Schrock Fertilizer Service
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WNU
Seree
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Aseball
Abner Doubleday
Babe Ruth
Grantland Rice
Mountain Playground
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Mount Rushmore
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
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