Quit Kicking My Dawg Around in Missouri History
A nostalgic feature traces dogs in Missouri culture from pioneer packs to family pets. It recalls hounds and watchdogs vital to frontier life, the unspoken law protecting a neighbor’s dog, and wolves threatening flocks, with praise for dogs as loyal family members despite rough living conditions.
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George Graham
West
Champ Clark
Missouri
White House
Missouri Territory
Shepherds
DACE 7 PALMER S Triumph in NL clash 7 to 4
In National League play last Thursday Dace defeated Palmer s 7 to 4 in six and a half innings with hits in all but two frames and a five run fifth. Palmer s countered with runs in the second fifth and seventh. The nightcap saw Palmer s win 10 to 5 as errors hurt Dace. The piece ends with a Whitman era moral note and Missouri history attribution.
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Dace
Palmer
Jaycees and Dace Softball Winners Last
The Jaycees routed the National Guard 20 to 2 in city league play last Thursday night. Nine runs came in the sixth inning, with earlier bursts of four in the first, fourth, one in the second, and two in the fifth. The Guard had two early runs but 13 errors doomed their effort. Jaycees 12 hits off Bennett while Solters led the Guard with five.
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Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Jaycees
Guard
Bennett
Solters
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Evans
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Mitchell
Ropers
Heath
Bog
Bees Batchelor
Woods
Conley
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Float fishing goes modern in outdoor writing
Outdoor writer Joe Bates Jr asserts float fishing has evolved from quaint to scientific, pairing with fly and plug rods and complementing spinning. Floats, varied in type, can be home made or bought, keep lures at depth, and help cover more water to tempt trout and other game fish.
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Joe Bates Jr
July historical events recalled in a 1937 notice
A dated Ukrainian style survey lists battles, births, deaths, and anniversaries tied to July. It mentions San Juan Hill 1898, Amelia Earhart 1937, Wrong Way Corrigan, Pancho Villa, Sitting Bull, Bull Run 1861, Gibraltar 1704, New York 1606, Schenectady 1661, the first locomotive 1814, Black Tom 1916, Perry opening Japan 1883, and July remarks on John Paul Jones and Whistler among other items. It notes July is celebrated as Independence Day and references Veterans Administration loan approvals totaling 19,512 applications for 86,451,060.
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San Juan Hill
Cuba
Amelia Earhart
Corrigan
Dublin
Pancho Ville
Neai
Sitting Bull
Bull Run
Gibraltar
Spain
New York
Schenectady
N.Y
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