Soft hearted congressman rescues dogs from DC pound
Rep. Frank W. Boykin of Alabama saves about 200 dogs from destruction at the District of Columbia pound and finds homes for them in Alabama. He picks five unclaimed dogs daily, often naming them and arranging adoptions to outdoorsmen and friends.
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Washington
Frank W. Boykin
Alabama
District of Columbia
Boykin
Congress
Pound
Frank D. Marks
Washington County
George W. Andrews
Andrews
Duke
Rester
T. J. Rester
Mobile
Doukhobor Colony Told Wife Sharing Is Not Illegal
In British Columbia the Doukhobor Hillier's Crossroads settlement was assured police protection, with a provincial ruling that there is no statute to prohibit wife sharing. Adultery remains a ground for divorce, though colonists say they do not recognize marriage and thus have no wives to share.
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Victoria
B. C
Doukhobors
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Attorney General's
Hillier’s
T. W. S. Parsons
Attorney General
Doukhobor
Arkansas tornado death toll reaches 36 in Union neighborhood
Pine Bluff agency reports the 36th victim from last Saturday's tornado that struck Union Ark. Many of the injured, nearly 300, remain hospitalized. The storm destroyed about 75 houses, wiping out several families five miles south of Pine Bluff.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Union
Nine Days Off Tobacco Sparks Big Change In Life
A speaker recounts nine days without smoking and describes clear thinking, savings, and improved outlook. He notes annual and 30 year tobacco costs, suggesting tobacco harms civilization. Despite illness and strained relationships, he feels happiness in freedom and counts remaining days before likely relapse.
Dewberries at Nunns Bonham orchard market
Chas. G. Nunn promotes dewberries near Bonham offering ready stock and a liberal self pick discount. Two week season, no deliveries, bring containers. Pick any day, no delivery service. Location five miles north of Bonham on Ivanhoe road after airport.
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Chas. G. Nunn
Bonham
Old Ivanhoe Road
Newburyport Plan Echoes in Vermont Fire Loss
Ephriam, a Vermont storekeeper, survived a blaze that damaged stock. A neighbor asked if he lost much, and he replied with a laconic remark about marking most of his merchandise down by 25 percent. The exchange highlights his pragmatic response to the firefighting setback.
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Ephriam
Vermont
Biggest Bombers To Base in Alaska
The War Department announced an Alaska base project for Strategic Air Command at Mile 26, near Fairbanks, costing 8.125 million dollars. The site will house B-29s with longer range aircraft like B-36 and B-50, forming a northern defense flank tied to a Maine base plan.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Alaska
Maine
War Department
Mile 26
Strategic Air Command
Fairbanks
Bering Strait
Sawdust Charcoal Feasibility in Oregon Experiment
A recent Oregon experiment shows sawdust can be turned into charcoal. One ton of wet sawdust produced about 330 pounds of charcoal and a notable amount of tar indicating commercial potential.
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Oregon
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Guy B. Ely
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Betty Crocker
Johnson
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Phone 100
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Black Top Road
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Morris Moss
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Tipton Floral of
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Home of Flowers of Sherman
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White
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Grady Ellis
Lecy-Treas
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Trenton Highway
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Sue Thompson
Turner Falls
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