Oklahoma towns vie for Best Home Town prize
Shawnee Rotary offers 2500 dollars for Oklahoma cities scoring highest in family living by November 15 1921. Kansas inspired a statewide Better Cities campaign with 85 entrants led by William A McKeever. Scorecard weighs play facilities schools health housing and more with officials urged to form a local committee for better children and parents.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Rotarian Club
Shawnee
William A. McKeever
State University of Kansas
McKeever
Lawrence
Kan
State University
Preventing Decay of Wood in Timber Stacks
Guidelines from the Forest Products Laboratory Madison Wis on reducing wood destroying fungi infection. Store on well drained ground away from water, burn rotted debris, separate sound lumber, weed piles for air, raise foundations for ventilation, use antiseptics and durable foundations, keep piles thick with lateral spacing, cover piles, and remove infected material promptly to prevent contam ination and apply water soluble antiseptics like sodium fluoride mercuric chloride zinc chloride copper sulfate.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
What Every City Needs and the Civic Ideal
The Philadelphia Ledger argues fault finders are many and busy, while tollers avoid explaining. It praises Albert E. Turner as a shining example of selfless civic effort, urging men to serve the public interest over personal ease and wealth. It calls for charity to begin at home in one’s own town.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Albert BE
Turner
Ready to Join Missionary Move Prompts Minister Inquiry
Miss Ala Mode asks if a new missionary movement is like the fox trot as Chaparral discusses joining. The playful exchange centers on curiosity about adopting a religious outreach effort and the dancer’s curiosity about styles.
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Ala Mode
Melons Through Time From Egypt To Columbus
Melons were cultivated in France in the early seventeenth century and were known to the ancients from the start of our era. The Egyptians grew them, and they are said to have been carried to America by Columbus and to the Malay archipelago by the Portuguese.
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France
America
Malay Archipelago
Modern Concrete Road Construction film shows full road build
A U S department of agriculture film titled Modern Concrete Road Construction depicts every stage of concrete road building from grading to finished pavement. Shot in Delius Ware and New Jersey, it ends with a race between a railroad train and a motor truck to illustrate freight speed on good highways.
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Delius Ware
New Jersey
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Pube Herdads
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Snow on Country Highways Drives Road Budget Debate
Snow caused by drifting and deep snow obstructs highways delaying traffic and testing county and local officials fiscal restraint. Officials should balance road openness with funds, favor sturdy concrete bases, and avoid overcommitting resources while maintaining essential routes. Also notes on road safety, machinery repairs, grain needs for brood mares, hog care, and farm equipment readiness.
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Saya Farm
Howe
Town Highway Commission
Scouts Fire Brigade Saves Timberland From Blaze
Scout fire fighters from Cashmere Washington led by Senior Patrol Leader Gail Phillips fought a canyon fire near the Squakune Creek. A bucket brigade and wrecking high tramway halted the blaze saving two buildings furniture wagons and 200000 feet of lumber valued at $3000. The mill owner presented a $50 check to the troop for equipment.
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Squakune Creek
Gailley
Tips & Scont
Red Cross
Gail Phillips
Cun
Chichester
Briggons
Lumber ¢ Company
Pasadena Scouts Elect New Officers At January Meet
The Pasadena boy scout council held its annual meeting in January at the Hotel Vista del Arroyo. Afterward the council entertained about one hundred local scoutmasters and volunteers with a banquet and a brisk program, voting the affair a great success.
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Pasadena
Boy Scout Council
Mission Puto
Hotel Vista del Arroyo
Scout study constitution prize contest in Great Falls
RB B Givens of Great Falls Montana offered five prizes for essays by registered scouts on The History of the Constitution of the United States The contest will become an annual affair and is seen as a strong method to boost interest in U S history and government Mr Givens lead may be followed by other pure spirited citizens
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RB. B. Givens
Great Falls
Mont
United States
Givens
Scouts Guard Aged Juniper Tree in Elizabethtown
In Elizabethtown Pennsylvania experts say the large Juniper on the Chrin Tan Shenk estate is the only specimen of its kind in the state. The tree stands about 2.5 feet high with a 45 foot spread covering 2000 square feet and is at least 165 years old. It has been placed under the guardianship of the local Boy Scouts.
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Elizabethtown
Boy Scouts
Mary Anointing Jesus and Judas Betrayal Reflected in Lesson
Sunday school lesson for March 6 highlights Mary of Bethany anointing Jesus at the Last Supper scene, Jesus defending her act, and Judas Iscariot's exposure through the ointment incident. It contrasts Mary's loving sacrifice with the disciples' disappointment and Judas's greed, linking to Jesus' burial preparation.
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Jesus
Christ
Una
Pilin
Mary of Bethany
Maury
John
Josie
Mary
Judas Iscariot
Apostolic Company
Judas
Christian’s Best Asset and The Master in example
The text argues that genuine Christian character is the best asset, with authentic practice proving creeds. It cites Sermon on the Mount figures, honest dealing, gentle conduct, and lawful authority as visible faith in action, praising daily self‑sacrifice as essential.
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Ught Iargely
Matthew
Hon
Testing Bullet Proof Glass Demonstration in Boston
A demonstration of a new process bullet proof glass designed to protect bank staff and others from criminals was staged in Boston. Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey is shown firing an automatic pistol at the glass with only slight dents, as Nick Carter fame accompanies the event.
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Boston
Nick Carter
Dime Novel Fame
Frederic van Rensselaer Dey
Nyack
N.Y
Decadence era quips on reading dime novels
In a Birmingham Age-Herald style reminiscence two men recall boyhoods marked by reading dime novels on the sly. They joke about red blooded fettow and reflect that such tastes did not help them, as both今 landed in swivel chairs.
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Mr. Twobble
Mr. Dubwaite
Birmingham Age-Herald
One Sorrow and the Anglesea Household Scene
A fragmentary excerpt recalls Henry Paget, marquis of Anglesea, a soldier and statesman noted for temper and brutality toward relatives and servants. A morning assault on his wife is described as a serving maid witnesses the beating, prompting a grim quip about removing a grievance. The text shifts to a discussion on the origin of the Jewsharp, noting uncertain etymology and ancient roots, with references to various regional names and a medieval resemblance in the twelfth century Chippewa teoke.
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Henry Paget
Anglesea
Thon
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