Union Pacific drama unfolds on moving frontier
On the railroad's dangerous push toward Ogden General Dodge and his team map strategies while facing delays from Indians and saboteurs. Jeff Butler joins as a troubleshooter amid tense plans to outpace Central Pacific and secure the line first. Mollie challenges Jeff on a moving platform in a light campus-style Western moment.
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General Dodge
Sam Reed
Washington
California State Line
Sierras
Salt Lake
Ogden
Jeff Butler
Dodge
Casement
Joshua
Central
Jeff
Broken Bow
Red Cloud
Butler
Reed
Jack Casement
Rockies
Wasatch Mountains
Sid Campeau
Fiesta
Overmile
Mollie
Unruh Runs 4 53 Mile In Shafter Track Meet
Elmer Unruh of Shafter High School ran a 4:53 mile in the inter-school meet at Shafter, three seconds faster than a Sierra league record. Olson, Goertzen, Collins and Euener set a pace in the 880-yard relay with 1 38. Delano High School won the meet with 105 points, followed by Shafter with 100.
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Ersfield
Maricopa
Mitchen
Delano
Ted Collins
Shafter
Helms
Elmer Unruh
Olson
Goertzen
Collins
Euener
Delano High School
Taft Re
Glider Meet Sets Records at Arvin Two-Weekend Event
The second annual Arvin glider meet produced multiple records as Dick Essery set a US distance record with a passenger, Lucretia Buxton piloted a new altitude mark for a woman with a passenger, and Woodie Brown plus Joe Robinson topped the existing altitude record. Hawley Bowlus won a special prize, while Frank Walcott hit a ground target with a bomb. The event drew over 20 000 spectators and was organized by the Kern County Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Arvin Booster club.
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Arvin
White Wolf Grade
Southern California Séaring Association
United States
Dick Essery
Taft
Paul Hepburn
Lucretia Buxton
West Coast
Woodie Brown
Joe Robinson
Bear Mountain
Speed Westphal
Hawley Bowlus
Kern County
Bakersfield
Frank Walcott
Union Oil drills Kennco 8-34 to 8309 feet in Shafter field
Union Oil Company reached 8 309 feet in its Kennco 8 34 well in the Shafter field Section 24 28 25 on Tuesday drilling started March 2 and proceeded without trouble with no mishaps reported.
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Union Oil Company
Shafter
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Cecil B. Demille
Union Pacific
Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
C Saines
Wet
Sania Regnie
Hapter IV
General Casement
Mr. Reed
Sam
Bill White
McFarland
the Shafter Press
California
P. O
American Fruit Grower
American Poultry Journal
Breeder's Gazette
Good Stories
the Cloverleaf
American Revie Farm Journal & Farmer’s Home Arts
Needicraft
Leghorn World
Mother's Home Life
Pathfinder
Plymouth Rock Monthly
Successful Farming
Poultry Tribune
Woman's World National
Unruh
UNION
Fune
Penn Supreme
Rear-Weill
Pennsylvania
Wizard
Wasco
Ford
Auto Polish
Kleen-Kwik
Tsao
Rwdriver
Concaiia
Herbert L. Comfort
Western Auto Supply Co
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