The Way West Chapter 8 Progress of the On-to-Oregon Outfit
The On-to-Oregon Outfit nears the Platte with Tadlock still wary as Martin falls ill. Summers confronts leadership tensions over moving vs staying for medical care. Tadlock asserts authority, faces mutinous crews, and a staged Indian incident tests his control as the march continues toward Oregon in 1845.
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Brownie Evans
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Nellie
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John Shelds
Harry Gorham
Mercy McKee
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Eleanor Powell Tests Public Taste With New Dance Boldness
Eleanor Powell returns to film with a simple sexy routine, asking if audiences prefer sex appeal to straight dancing. She explains past routines grew more extreme, but her new sequence aims for grace with limited shimmy and tights. Powell plans a sneak preview to gauge audience reaction and whether the public wants the bolder style. Powell reflects on career choices, marriage, and how viewers may respond to the “new Eleanor Powell.”
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Armand Archerd
Central Press
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Ford
Gil Alliati
Ike Glenn
Joe Pasternak
Land
Fleanor
Louis B. Mayer
Glenn Ford
Peter Ford
Joe
Ciro’s
Hydraulic drive motor inventor seeks production start
Eldon McKibben of Grand Junction Michigan unveils a hydraulic drive motor believed to replace gear systems. He notes the device powers a cement buggy by oil flow, offering forward and reverse movement with strong pickup. He plans further refinements before manufacturing, aiming to apply the principle to slow or variable speed vehicles like tractors.
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By Central Press
Grand Junction
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Bohn
Minnesota
McKim
Mons Claids
Isaac Newton
McXivben
Radio Program Network Schedule Note
Eastern standard time listed with hourly adjustments for mountain and local relay stations. Last minute program changes may alter times.
TV Schedule Highlights Evening Broadcasts From February 21
A compact rundown of prime time shows and radio programs listing news broadcasts, music, drama, and variety slots. Notable items include Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, Bob Hope, Philip Marlowe, and Cavalcade of America, with multiple dance bands and soap or mystery dramas across CBS NBC and network slots.
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Henlab
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Nik
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Tropica
Dick Haymes
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Nibs
Ate
Cavalcade of America
Monte
Philip Marlowe
Cbs Time For Defense
Robert
Nathan Taikh
Variety
Britain Nears Vote as Bevin Seeks U S Aid Plan
London catching the final days of the campaign as Foreign Secretary Bevin says Britain is discussing with the United States the outlook after the Marshall Plan ends in 1952. Both Labour and Conservatives sharpened tactics to sway the crucial on the fence vote ahead of Thursday’s balloting. Churchill faced heavy criticism for proposing high level talks with Russia while Bevin assailed the plan as a stunt.
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London
Britain
Foreign I
Ernest Bevin
U.S
Bevin
U. S
Croydon
United States
America
Europe
Winston Churchill
Churchill
West
Russia
Rescued Airmen Aid Search for Comrades on Island
Three crewmen who leapt from a burning B 38 bomber a week ago joined the search for five missing comrades believed on the 0 mile long Prince Royal Island off the British Columbia coast. Ground searches yielded no signs yesterday during the full-scale effort.
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Vancouver
R. C
Princess Royal Island
British Columbia
West Virginia News Briefs and Local Appointments
West Virginia officials report on national guard delegation to the adjutants general meeting in Washington with Adjt. Gen. Fox and aides. Charleston names Martin S Moore as district court bailiff to fill a vacancy. State Red Cross contributions for 1949 total 532961 with 348941.64 spent on financial aid and other social work. Merit System Council test applications due Saturday for state public assistance and related posts with starting salaries from 110 to 283 per month. Bluefield reports Nowa coal stock available to maintain 20 to 25 days of operations across major steam plants. Pittsburgh man admits shooting his father four times in Crddy bed. Vincent Kos, 22, confesses after the killing.
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Adj
Charles R. Fox
West Virginia
Ben Moore
Martin S$. Moore
Moore
State Tax Commissioner's Office
Hobart Ash
State Road Commission
West
Merit System Council
State Public Assistance, Vocational Rehabilitation and Conservation
Pittsburgh
Matthew Kos
Crddy
Fure
Joseph Starr
Vincent
Marshall Plans Girls Dormitory At Marshall College
Marshall College president Stewart H. Smith disclosed plans for a new girls dormitory at the Huntington campus. The 1949 legislature allotted 100000 dollars to buy the site adjacent to campus, with a hoped 1951 appropriation for the dormitory itself. Smith noted 100 to 200 girls lose off campus housing each year as parents prefer they live elsewhere. One wing would house health facilities.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Marshall College
Marshall
Stewart H. Smith
Inot
Philadelphia Baby Battles Meningitis Five Times
Five year old Johnny Cavallieri from Philadelphia has survived his fifth meningitis attack. Doctors at Children’s Hospital doubt any patient has suffered as many episodes. Meningitis is an infection of the central nervous system affecting the spinal fluid and membranes around the brain and spine.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Johnny Cavallieri
Children's Hospital
Johnny
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