Hitchhiking From The Far West By Dave Elder
In a nocturnal desert trek from No. Del Norte toward Mojave, the narrator recalls a long ride with Jack from Chicago. They endure extreme heat, rough roads, and aging Ford tires while trading tales of flight, sea voyaging, and government service, ending under a moonlit desert sky. The text blends travelogue with reflections on old covered wagons and enduring endurance.
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Feic
America
Egypt
Henry
Worthie
Pio Ser
Deere Night Tack
California
Hari- Hari
Desert
Stark
Sayea
Vega
West Chester notes and local happenings from July
West Chester letters from July report Mayjor Thompson of Sear Keota visiting friends, schools chief Raymond in Shelburn, Iowa, and local reflections on roads, a looming 4th of July celebration, and comments on automobiles, farming, and recent weather including a hail memory. A boy’s fall near a car accident and hospital notes for Glenn Martins are mentioned along with praise for Iowa roads and farms. A separate Chicago incident recounts a fatal schoolboy duel between Harry Heavilin and Roy Stokes ending in Heavilin’s death.
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T Chester
Haven
Fred Neuhart
Washington
Newhart
Jhen
Augustine
Boyer
Ottumwa
Glenn Martins
Pee Molex
Glenn
Tae
Tim
Fred Heck
California
Iowa
Calfornia
St. Louis
King George
Wight
Chicago
Harry Heavilin
Roy Stokes
Stokes
Bryant School
Heavilin
Forest Preserves
Heavi- Hin
Ship's Husband Duties On Arrival At Port
On arrival at port a ship must be revitalized with stores and gear rebuilt for the next voyage. The orderly contact falls to a single agent, the ship's husband, who calls for orders and acts as the ship's representative among sailors.
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Ann Ally
Calla
Sacred mountains revered in Confucian and Buddhist belief
The wounwins of Tai Shan to Shantung Hung Shau in Shansi Sung Sha in Houay Hun Shau in Shensi and Heng Shan in Hunan are sacred to Confucianists. Most Chinese also hold Wu T at Shuo in Shansi and Quel in Szechuen as sacred, the latter serving as shrines for Buddhist pilgrims.
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Tai Shan
Shantung
Hung
Electric chair ends Nevins murder sentence in Ohio
T he Detroit area man Don Prentiss murder case ends as T Nevins, a self described tough guy and former lakes sailor, is electrocuted in the Ohio state penitentiary after converting to Catholicism moments before death. The condemned man, an avowed atheist until an hour prior, received last rites from the prison chaplain as he faced the electric chair.
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Columbus
T. Nevins
Lakes Sail
State Penitentiary
Don Prentiss
Detroit
Nevins
Raid nets large Dubuque plant. Andrews held
Dubuque on July 2 reports federal agents holding a man named Andrews from Rockford Til in connection with a raid on the Dubuque brewing and malting company. The plant yielded 50 000 gallons of mash 1 750 gallons of alcohol a carload of sugar and a large stir. Andrews claimed to be a railroad man but agents deem him chief manager of the plant the largest found in Iowa.
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Dubuque
Andrews
Rockford, Til
Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company
Towa
Broadway Melody brings all talking all dancing musical to Fox Theatre
The film features New York and Pacific Coast dancers led by Bessie Love and Charles King with Anita Page and Mary Doran among others. Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown composed the musical numbers including You Were Meant For Me. Harry Heaumont directs the production with dialogue by Norman Houston and James Gleason, promising a vivid stage spectacle on screen.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Fox Theatre
Neembles
Thea
Anita Pa
Bessie Love
Charles King
Arthur Fred
Nacio Herbious Composters
Thriles Laeghs In Talking By Ruth Chatterton Feature
Ruth Chatterton leads a star studded cast in a Paramount talking picture described as a comedy melodrama. The story follows a clever office boy who pretends to be deaf and dumb to outwit rivals as director Robert Milton guides the production.
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Ruth Chatterton
Emil Jannings
Paramount
Robert Milton
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Meeting Notice
The Pleasant Hill Ladies aid will meet at the church Wednesday. The 0. GT. bridge study will be postponed one week from Thursday. The W. O. EO. club will meet with Mrs. Guy Runnels Tuesday evening.
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Thursan
W. Club
Guy Runnels
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