Log Birling Revival Sparks Intercity Fourth Fest
Escanaba and Gladstone in Michigan plan coordinated Fourth of July events to showcase log birling and lumberjack sports. Gladstone revives the postwar roleo with entrants from across the Great Lakes and beyond, while Escanaba hosts the Hiawatha land Festival with historic pageantry and diverse contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escanaba
Gladstone
Little Bay de Noc
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Roleo
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Paul Bunyan
Northwoods
Satan
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Negaunee
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Lower Lake
Joe Connor
Cloquet
Minn
University of Minnesota Forestry
Marx
Jimmie Herron
Puget Sound
Kelso
Wash
Rolee
Herron
Connor
Jimmy Running
Eau Claire
Mary Malott
Bloomer
Wis
National Rolee
Mich
Jim Herron
Spectator crowds and summer sports records noted
The piece surveys historic attendance records across major sports events from Memorial Day crowds at Indianapolis to Berlin 1936 baseball, Sesquicentennial 1926 Philadelphia fight, and baseball in 1947. It highlights soldiers fields, golf open crowds, and forecasts 1947 season attendances for Yankees Giants White Sox Tigers Phillies Athletics and Cardinals with notes on weather impacts and star players like John Robert Mize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Speedway
Biff Jones
West Point
Berlin
Philadelphia
Chicago
Philly
Soldier Field
Cleveland
Yankees
Giants
Dodgers
White Sox
Tigers
Phillies
Athletics
Cardinals
No Bullfighting Vets Can Learn Hair-Styling Abroad
Washington reports the G I Bill funds foreign study for veterans including hair-styling in Paris and watchmaking in Switzerland. About 1,395 veterans are abroad with VA aid and 71 countries are on the accredited list, though some requests such as flight schools and on the job training were refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G.i.a
Paris
Holland
England
New Zealand
Switzerland
G.I
Veterans' Administration
United States
J. C. Smith
Canada
Mexico
China
India
Japan
Korea
Russia
Germany
Austria
War Department
Smith
Maggie Waltho Rules Soap Lake as Mayor in Tug of Power
In Soap Lake Washington Maggie Waltho 270 pounds fires town marshal James Rigas and takes his station wagon becoming a self styled mayor marshal in the one horse town. She vows to carry a shillelagh if needed and will not draw the marshal’s $200 monthly salary while deputy sheriffs patrol Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soap Lake
Maggie Waltho
Maggie
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Farm Machinery & Equip
H. Nicholson Supply CO
Harney
Omaha
Nebi
Rock Co-Operative Coo
Rock, Mich
Sedlacer
Crete
Neb
Galaeh
Curt Grigg
Hopkinton
Iowa
Spe
Sears New Satyigs
Leonard Fisch
D.D
K. E. Lookabaugh
Clinton
L.fe
Youngblood
Jefferson
ASAMS
Rychard Dickon
Battle Creek
Gmahe
Yodora
Akin
Tethinn
Bee. Brigg
Algawelling
Doan
WNN
Tom Fleming
Middle West
Ashland
al Stewart
Tom McElone
Fleming
William Delyea
Coeur d'Alene
Ida
Eddie Oleson
Marinette
Joe Madwayosh
Madwayosh
Bodin
Brownstone Bowl
Washburn
Little Billy Girard
White Waters
Duluth
Wilbur Marx
Lowell Girard
Mize
John Robert Mize
Mr. Mize
Demorest
Grantland Rice
Idaho
Central America
Mexico City
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
KooLaip
THE
Coleman Co., Inc
Wichita
Ken
Cmul Celera Tt
Red Housekeeping
Prince Albert
P. A
George Springer
P.A
Pat O’neill
Bettel
Fringe Albert
N.B.C
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