Love at Camp Strains Family Ties and Old Cyanide Rumors
Jill McFarlane, 26, falls for Lieut. Spang Gordon as her mother Julia recalls a vanished husband from the first war. Jill investigates Ric’s life with a divorcee and discovers Sandra Calvert with him while at camp. Captain Mackey, nicknamed Old Cyanide, accosts Jill claiming to know her mother years ago and looks vaguely familiar.
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Jill McFarlane
Spang Gordon
Julia
Richard
Jill
Ric
Spang
Sandra Calvert
Sandra
Captain Mackey
A Farm Girl and a Camp Follower Share Cafeteria Talk
Jill McFarlane meets Mrs. Calvert in a hotel dining room and probes plans and past marriages. Calvert reveals she followed her husband to the Islands then divorced, admires army life yet longs for independence, while Jill contemplates Spang and Ric. Jill calls Spang. he cannot meet due to class duties.
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Spang
Jill
Jill McFarlane
Mrs
Win
Richard
Ric
Ricky
Warning Against Mackey and a War-Time Romance
Jill suspects Captain Mackey may manipulate her mother while Spang warns against him as Jill grapples with heartbreak and September's gloom. Julia counsels Dave on Jill's restlessness amid war era duties and waiting for letters from France. The scene shifts to quiet horse riding and memories of a missing father as September looms.
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Dave
Jill
France
Washington
Nature's Handiwork Pacific Coast Parks Show Results
Volcanic action shapes the West as Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone gain status in national parks. Theodore Roosevelt created the monuments forty years ago under congressional authority, with Lassen and nearby features highlighted as key examples.
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Pacific Coast
West
California
Oregon
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Lassen Peak
Cinder Cone
Lassen Volcanic National Park
United States
Boiling Springs
Crater Butte
National Parks Highlight Lassen Crater Lake and Rainier Features
The piece surveys Lassen Volcanic Crater Lake and Mount Rainier national parks detailing active and extinct volcanism, dramatic lava flows and crater formations, vast glacier systems, diverse forests, and visitor facilities. It notes winter ski access and ranger guidance services.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Manzanita Lake
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
Longmire
Paradise Valley
Ohanapecosh Hot Springs
National Park Service
Nisqually
Mount Rainier National Park
Washington
Realistic Acting Ends in Tragic Fall at School Rehearsal
La Moine Wall, 15, collapsed after a rehearsal fall while acting out a fight scene in Ogden Utah. First aid revived him after a minor head bump, but the incident prompted a cautious review of the play rehearsal safety measures.
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Ogden
Utah
The Perfumed Circus Smell Is What a Circus Used to Be
A critique argues the 1947 circus is too polished and perfumed removing its distinctive scent. The writer recalls childhood memories of a strong rural aroma and fresh atmosphere, noting the Madison Square Garden show feels like a musical or parade rather than a raw traveling circus.
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Madison Square Garden
N. Y
New York
Doan
Steak price spat hints at Hoover dam history and wartime loot
A restaurant menu shows a four dollar steak amid a banter about a typographical error and a joke on the cow that jumped over the moon. The column then notes Hoover dam being renamed and back to Hoover, praising the return of the name. It closes with a former army air colonel sentenced to 15 years for stealing the Hesse crown jewels and a remark on wartime aims.
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Herb Hoover
Ickes
Boulder Dam
Boulder
Hoover Dam
Army Air
Truman Dream of Bowling Alley Gaffe In White House Memoir
The excerpt notes a playful line about Harry Truman possibly building a bowling alley to show political leverage. It mentions a recurring presidential dream where Truman throws a ball at high speed and Henry Wallace suffers an injury to his thumb.
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Harry Truman
Presidential
Henry Wallace
Animals Are Ear Helpers for Deaf Woman in Idaho
Deaf woman Violet Gooding relies on her trained pets Inky the cat and Impy the dog as signals for visitors and alerts at home. The animals respond to sign commands and notify her of the red light doorbell indicator, waking her each morning.
White House Marriages and Presidential Questions
The article notes Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in the White House on June 4 1886 It asks which two Presidents died in the White House and discusses governance questions It promotes a Reader Service Booklet No 202 from Wee Newspaper Service offering Know Your Government for 25 cents with address details.
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White House
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Wee Newspaper Service
West 17Th St
New York 11
N. Y
Georgia Family Has 18 Additional Fingers Toes
The Johnson family of Colquitt County Georgia reportedly holds a polydactyly record with 18 extra digits among eight members. Mother inherited the trait from her father and passed it to seven of ten children, including a son with one extra toe and a daughter with two extra toes and three extra fingers.
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Johnsons
Colquitt County
Georgia
Collier’s
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Julia McFarlane
WNU
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Emmons
John Muir
Seal
Roman Coliseum
Nero
Hans Christian Andersen
Germany
St.Joseph
PSS
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation Incorporated
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Kentucky
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Isis
Doans
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