Nottaway River Prospectors Face Double Deception
Six men bound for the Chibougamau gold country along the Nottaway River mingle with locals as Blaise and Flambeau scheme over pay and survey bait. A cryptic letter hints at a hidden write-off and likely danger as Finlay and Malone pursue the truth while Isadore and Batoche loom as potential threats.
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Chibougamau
Nottaway River
Reg Malone
Garrett Finlay
Blaise
Sulde
Nottaway
Bo’-jo
Brassard
Joe Flambeau
Jules Isadore
Big Windigo
Deyi Valley
Nottaway Riviere
Gar
Flambeau
de Bay
Lower Riviere
Isadore
Dore
de Riviere
Batoche
Fin
Finlay
Malone
Cutter
McLeod
Gayry
Cotter
Robert Finlay
North Bay
Ontario
Andrew Troup
Chibougamay
Waiwanipi
Chibougamau Trail
Red Malone
Garry Finlay
Gold in Them Thar Fields? Unclear OCR Fragment
Readable text is fragmentary asking to locate gold in a place or item. No identifiable people, dates, or organizations. cannot confirm the event or source context.
Murderous Trade Secrets Under Deep Winter Threats
Finlay and Malone overhear talk of free traders and Isadore’s Waiwanipi Lake routes. Cotter suspects danger as Finlay presses for truth about Tete Blanche and Isadore, while Garrycoaxes a confession amid fear of nighttime arson and harm to his family.
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Malone
McLeod
Jy Cotter
Finlay
Cotter
Hudson’s Bay
Isadore
Chibougamau
Waiwanipi
Cutter
Agate
Tete-Blanche
Mr. Cotter
Garry
Buffalos Open Last Home Stand in 1941 Texas League
The Houston Buffs will close the 1941 season at Buffalo Stadium August 18 through 28, with doubleheaders on weekends to make up rainouts. Soldiers pay 10 cents admission tax for the August 28 doubleheader versus Fort Worth. The team aims to finish ahead of Dallas and Tulsa and eye the Shaughnessy playoffs starting around September 9. All games start 8:15 p.m. on weekdays, 2:30 p.m. for Sunday doubleheaders.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Buffs
Buffalo Stadium
Fort Worth
Dallas
Buffs
Tulsa
Dyer
Shaughnessy
Bombers Flying Sea Outrun Nazi Planes
Capt Wood C Rogers an Oklahoma pilot for the British ferrying program describes American bombers escaping German patrols by outrunning them over the Atlantic. He recounts dangers including misidentification by the British and the tiring 11 hour flight, noting a dummy London airport trick used to fool raids.
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Duncan
OKILA
Britain
Atlantic
Wood C. Rogers
Rogers
England
London
Woman and U S Hunt for Seedless Apple Secret
Huntington Park California Mrs Libbie Wilcox and the department of agriculture form an unofficial partnership to grow a seedless apple as a common table fruit. Wilcox tends a lone tree in her backyard and sends samples to the government lab for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Park
Calif
Libbie Wilcox
Department of Agriculture
Marauding Bear Killed in Wyoming After Sheep-Killing Spree
A 875-pound bear killed 26 sheep in a single day and was shot by Del Dearth at Big Piney Wyoming. The animal, aged 27, bore an earmark he noted was cut 27 years earlier.
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Big Piney
Wyo
del Dearth
Runaway Horses Terrorize East Tenth Street
In Indianapolis a driverless team of five runaway horses caused chaos as they dashed down East Tenth Street forcing automobiles to flee onto the sidewalks. The animals finally disappeared around the block leaving startled residents and a shaken street in their wake.
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Indianapolis
East Tenth Street
Fall Social Calendar Demands Smart Clothes for the Matron
Cherie Nicholas surveys fall fashion for mothers and matrons, urging affordable chic through simple basic dresses, interchangeable accessories, chic jewelry, lingerie neckwear, and floral accents. She praises all women balancing social clubs and family duties, highlights satin frocks, and notes a club meeting portrait with gowns, veils, and corsages.
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Queen Mother
Jeweled Bow Knots in Fall and Winter Fashion
A fashion feature highlights unique jewel buttons and bow knot fastenings for fall and winter. A chalk white crepe tailored jacket is shown with sleeves, yoke and front panel cut in one, illustrating the era’s newer one piece styling.
Rich Browns for New Autumn Wear
There is emphasis on handsome browns for fall with dresses mainly in rayon crepe and jerseys. Styles are simple in line but feature surface treatments such as stitching, self fabric appliques and quilted decoration. Evening models pair fabric with dyed lace or velvet and satin with embroidery in bronze sequins and metal threads. Mink fur and coordinated mink hats with neckpieces are noted.
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Thi
Union
Fringes Add New Accent to Style and Gowns
Fringed dinner gowns and afternoon dresses gain emphasis with fringe in many treatments. Narrow rows and long panels create varied silhouettes from waist to hem. Fringe is used interlaced to shape drop shoulders, pockets, and girdle effects with streaming tails.
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George Mangrat
gSaore
Veace
Pawer
aSwampi
Will
Fev
Prada
Owen
Faver
Buffaloes
Yankee
U. S
By Cherie Nicholas
J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Doc Wiggins
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
San Jacinto Hotel
San Jacinto
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