Fiesta and desert pageant mark Arizona holiday season
The report describes the 1860s style Arizona pageant with a fiesta de los Vaqueros and a four day Todéo set for February. It notes Christmas Eve Los Posados with children parading and singing for the Christ Child. It also mentions a Western town atmosphere and a thriving racing scene through February 22 with top horses. It briefly touches on Soviet news about Stalin’s sons and Svetlana’s marriage and future.
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Los Posados
Fire May Destroy Needed Wheat
Chicago report warns that 10,000,000 bushels of grain will be lost to fires in processing and storage plants over the next year. Dr. David Price of the NFPA predicts enough grain to feed 5,000,000 people for a year could burn, contributing to about 80 million dollars in farm fire losses in 1947.
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Chicago
David Price
National Fire Protection Association
Farm Protection Committee
NFPA
America
Stalin-Brom: Page One Deaths April 15 1946
A fragment notes the death of a person identified as Stalin Brom on April 15 1946 in a Soviet page. The snippet provides minimal context and no additional details about the event or individuals.
Court grants release after unusual pheasant season misprint
A court action involving Washington state details an unusual pheasant season misprint and a release of the bird. The case references Hays and a country setting as the dispute centers on timing and eligibility.
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Washington
Hays
Millville Fire Bell Mystery Ages Old Woman Questions Pattern
In Millville New Jersey Mrs Jennie Bingham, over 100, puzzled by a fire bell that rang four times at 6am daily. Fire Chief Tom Carson admitted the setup was silly and promised a change to ring six times at 6 o'clock from Snow on.
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Millville
N. J
Jennie Bingham
Tom
Carson
Rural Missouri teachers lack college training, Wheeler says
Missouri education commissioner Hubert Wheeler reports 823 rural teachers have never attended college. He notes the state's average teacher salary last year was 1562 dollars.
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Jefferson
City
Hubert Wheeler
State Commissioner of Education
Missouri
Lions Make Pets Of Mountain Lion Cubs In New Hampshire
In Orford New Hampshire Mr and Mrs William Green keep a pair of mountain lion cubs as pets roaming freely around their home.
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Orford
N. H
Jap Farm Girls Like Industrialists
In Nagano Japan Ikuro Hayashi manager of a matrimonial bureau reports Japanese farmers daughters prefer industrialists with wealth over salaried men. Men seek a rich dowry and beauty, with beauty prioritized by most men.
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Nagano
Japan
Ikuro Hayashi
New Paddy Wagon Cools Lawlessness in Salem
Salem reports a drop in lawlessness after the police department deployed a new paddy wagon. Chief Frank Minto says the converted hearse is unpopular with suspects, who avoid riding in it.
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Salem, Orc
Frank Minto
Unclear Tailor Calculates Stitches in Garment
Report from Paul Minnesota notes tailor Hjalmar Carlson famed for pondering stitch counts. He estimates 29,888 stitches in a coat 9,591 in pants and 7,740 in a vest, illustrating meticulous garment construction.
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Paul
Minn
Hjalmar
Carlson
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