Washington blacksmith era to auto parts bone yard tale
Bruce Cowden recallsGeorge Pratt hosting a talk with Howard Sitler on Washingtons old blacksmith days. Bills son Bill shows ledgers from 1907 onward detailing shop take home and later the Sitler bone yard for junked cars. The piece traces transitions to modern auto parts while noting colorful notes on weather, duck hunting and local events.
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Howard
Washington
Sitler
Sitlers
Ream & Carson
Ford
Charles Denison
Overland
Howard Sitler
Bill Sitler
Blacksmiths and tire trades recall of Washington days
The speaker reflects on a past involving tire sales and swift profit and looks forward to a reunion with Howard Sitler to reminisce about old Washington blacksmiths. He recalls many such businesses once busy shoeing horses and serving the community.
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Howard Sitler
Clark Sitler
Bill
Ainsworth
Howard
Washington
Vermont youths collect bounties on hedgehogs ears
Vermont lawmakers were told that youths in Montpelier were collecting 50 cent bounties for each pair of ears from hedgehogs they killed. Representative Robert Greeley of Windham reported that the ears were cut from the forepaws region.
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Montpehilier
Vermont
Robert Greeley
Windham
Bouncer Fined $350 After Disputed Shooting Incident
In Jacksonville Florida judge Edwin Jones fined bouncer W. W. Stanfield $350 for his actions after ejecting a patron. The ruling found it unnecessary for Stanfield to shoot the man in the leg during the incident at the night club.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. W. Stanfield
Edwin Jones
Stanfield
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