Shorty Arrives at Leaning B and Beats Luke Maynard
Shorty rode into Leaning B ranch and defeats Luke Maynard in a public fight triggering cheers from the punchers who despised Maynard for past injuries. Shorty delivers a sealed payroll recovery letter to foreman Dave Lambert and is sent to Cactus Bend to pursue the payroll thief over six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty
Luke Ayward
Orty
Dave Lambert
Lambert
Luke
Cactus Bend
Dave
Pije
Luke Maynard
Bije Thompson
de Luxe
Blood donation tips and a bank heist tale mix in wartime notes
An article urges blood donors to stay calm and hydrated after giving blood, detailing fainting risks and post donation rest. It then switches to a Western tale where Shorty thwarts a payroll robbery, captures the bandits, and reveals the captured ringleader is the bank president. It closes with medical notes on cervico brachial syndrome and arthritis explanations and treatments.
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Red Cross
Lancet
Archives of
Physical Therapy
K. G. Hanson
Guard Against Smut in Oats and Barley Seed
Advice urges treating seed in spring if any smut is found in oats or barley fields to prevent outbreaks and protect yields.
Favorite Writer Among Marines in West Indies
Librarians in the British West Indies report that the late Zane Grey is the favorite author of U. S. Marines stationed there. The literary preference highlights Grey's western adventures as a shared reading choice amid overseas duties.
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Zane Grey
U. S
British West Indies
Dried corn method and community notices from logs
Instructions for drying corn by sun and oven with steps from husking to storage. Log Cabin Day event in Washington hosted by D A R with Mrs Wahneetah Ingalls to share cabin history. Y W prayer service notes and local response to a recent fire at the LA store, plus Crone brothers' sympathy for Thomassens and insurance concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.A.R
Wahneetah Ingalls
16.A
Crone Brothers
Thomassens
Columbus Junction Sailor and Muscatine Girl Wed
Announcement of the marriage of Sgt. John T. Stewart to Ruth Ann Anderson at Ames high school era, plus Audrey O'Brien and Lonnie Furnas wedding in Memphis Missouri, with Furnas wounded in action and meritorious advancement noted. Various community notices include family visits and service member updates across Columbus Junction and nearby towns.
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Brigade
John T. Stewart
Journal
Tom
Ruth Ann Anderson
Ames
Columbus Junction
Audrey O'Brien
BE. O’ Brien
Muscatine
Lonnie Furnas
J. Verne Furnas
Memphis
Furnas
U. S. S. Laffey
Solomons
Navy
Harry Jordan
Carl White
Jimmy
Judy
Bill Trotter
Delores Hazelett
Ainsworth
Thane
Glycerin By-Product and Domestic Fat Oils Drive Self-Sufficiency
Glycerin, a by-product of soap making from fats and oils, relies mainly on coconut oil for yield. With Pacific imports cut off, domestic sources gain importance. The push to conserve kitchen fats supports a broader plan to achieve self sufficiency in munitions production.
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Pacific
Community Notes From North Oregon Weekend Visits
The North Oregon column lists multiple weekend and Sunday visits among local families including Anderson, Genkinger, Coon, Thompson, Reed, and James families. Residents and friends such as Doris Canott, Beulah Johnson, and Beinz Blossom staff are mentioned with gatherings, dinners, club meetings, and a training center officer commission in Des Moines.
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Edon Walf
Dorothy
Robert
Des Moines
George Canott
Adolph Larson
Lawrence Genkinger
Kenneth Ornduff
C. A. Thompson
Carence Hitchards
Charles
Robert Mikseh
Frank Henderson
John Gannon
Jill Reene
Beulah M. Johnson
W. A. A. C. Training Center
Fort Des Moines
Finland Engineers a Water Network Linking Lakes and Gulf
Finland relies on a vast canal system that links its lakes to the Gulf of Finland and to Estonia. The waterway network spans about 3,000 miles navigable and 29,000 miles floatable, with timber rafts moving toward mills on deep water.
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Finland
Gulf of Finland
Estonia
Farm Upkeep Costs Rise Across Rural Homes
It costs about 300 dollars per farm annually to replace and repair equipment and to improve farm and home conveniences, highlighting ongoing investment needs for maintenance and modernization.
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Safe and Sound
Beals
Western New
Oper Uni
Dr. Barton
Shorty Steers
le See Omng Brigade
Nellie Mason
Mich
Iowa
California
Y.W
Harriet Coulter
Martha Butler
Teale
Calif
Gabriel
Sacramento
George Gabriel
Henry Swailes
Harold McCullough
Glenn Luddeback
H. &. Delzell
Burlington Hospital
Harold Guernsey Clinton
Ella May
Catherine May
Pfe Bazil D. Cuthamp
Stanley Cuthkowip
Art Crook
Neb
Ordnanee Automotive School
Cecil Bryant
Trenton
N. J
Manford Gentzler
Jasper Hall
Columbus City
Richard Honnseal
R. F
New Hebrides
New Zealand
San Diego
San Diego Hospital
Farrel Gabriel
Oregon
C. A. Tuemason
North
Heie Anderson
Piehkie
Lawrences Genkinger
Dickie
Lo. Coon
Jua Mae
Olive Coon
William Gent Sanday Effernos
Fid
Geera Con
Larry and
Robert O Connor
al McCreedys
Duane McCreedy
Fairfield Honday
Bill Reese
L. G. Club
Dale Deen
Lawrence Genkine
Rer’s
Ainsworth School
A. Thompson
Charles Thompson
Larry
Jack Genxinger
Elm Grove Cemetery
Beautiful
Elm Grove
M.A. Springman
Elim Grove Cemetery Company
Frank L. Wilson
OPA
Moore's Bootery
Cpl
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Rome
Il Duce
Italy
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Victor Emmanuel
United States Savings
Washington State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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