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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-22
WEATHER EXPERTS STICK
FINGER sTRATOSPHERIC PIE
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lovely red undergarments made from
these parachutes. Actually, it's no
bargain in panties. foT the silk costs
only 80 cents per yard.
The entire process Of forecasting
weather by radio information from
the stratosphere goes something like
this:
The tiny, featherweight transmit
ting set is put in order and attached
to the parachute, which is in turn
attached to the large Latex balloon,
Hydrogen is now in use in Fair
banks. but helium will soon be sub
stituted as less dangerous to handle.
The operator then attunes the re-
eeiving equipment with the vibra-
lions released by the skybound send
er. tone like a Sibelius concerto
for violoneello fourth strings is the
indication of a good signal.
The balloon is then released.
Going Up
While the rubber sphere ascends
the radio sends continuously three
sets of signals. One tells the tale Of
temperature, another barometric
pressure, and the third reports the
humidity.
It is this latter data which de-
pends upon the blondes of Sweden,
for a clothesline-rigged tandem of
human hair is used to gauge the
humidity. Bureau operators insist
that blonde hair is more sensitive to
atmospheric conditions, and that its
selection for use in the instrument
has no bearing on the personal pref
erences of either the manufacturer
or the manipulation.
Fairbanks Raysonde expert was
certain the hairs were imported from
Sweden.
Besides being audible to the man
at the receiving apparatus, the i'm
pulses from the floating radio are
recorded simultaneously by means of
a photoelectric cell and an electric
eye which leave ink-marked points
on the graph paper.
What's Up2
By knowing what goes on in the
stratosphere, the weather experts be-
lieve they can predict more accur-
ately what is to occur way down
here on earth. t
"Flights" are launched here night
ly-at $50 a throw-at approx
mately 8 p. m. This is the same
moment when similar balloons are
released at about % points through
out the states and in Juneau, the
only other Alaska site of radio-me-
teorograph operations.
Interferences
All flights are not successful.
Frequently interference disrupts
the progress of the recordings.
Among bothersome interfering me-
dia are Neon signs, short wave
transmitting sets which are off their
band, and automobiles passing near
the Acknowledgment.
Schaad, who came here from Chi
cage especially to install and oper-
ate the RaySonde machinery, will
remain as a regular member of the
Fairbanks weather bureau, and will
be in charge of the nightly strato-
spheric jaunts from the Federal
Buildings parapet.
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ST. LOUIS CLAIMS ONE
DISTINCTION WORTH $4,000

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - St Louis
claims to have the only federal fish
hatchery within sight of a sky
scrapeT.
It is a new $4,000 building and
plant in Forest Park where the gov
eminent plans to propagate large
and small mouth bass, crappie, blue
gill and catfish.
The plant will be used for re-
stocking in Missouri and southern
Illinois.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-22
COURT NEWS

Pleading guilty before U. S.
Commissioner Suratt to charges of
being drunk and disorderly, James
Ford on Monday was fined $25 and
sentenced to serve 10 days in jail
and Donald Austin Thursday was
fined $25 which he paid
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-09-22
BOYS CLOTHING

Boys clothing in sizes 3 to IA
years. New shipments each boat.
Silver Fox hosiery for women. Clean
ing and Pressing.-Betty Cunning
ham. ADV.
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BURMAN, FARR
AWAIT CONC

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 QN.S0
Three 10-round heavyweight fights
are down for decision at Madison
Square Garden tonight, with Pro,
moter Mike Jacobs confidently
predicting that out of the virtual
freefor-all will emerge an event,
ual challenger for Champion Joe
Louis.
The main event will bring to-
.gether Red Burman. protege of
Jack Dempsey. and Tommy Farr,
the Welsh heavyweight, who has
dropped decisions to Joe Louis,
Max Baer. Jim Braddock and Lou
Nova.
The second 10 will find Roscoe
Toles, Detroit heavyweight, throw,
ing punches at Gus Borazio. OF
Philadelphia, and the third 1C
will pit Chuck Crowell, Of Cali
fornia against Buddy Knox, Of
Dayton.
Farr is a 13-to-5 choice to trim
Burman; Toles is 8 to 5 over Bora
zio and Knox is 9 to over Grow
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Ten PennantS
5 World Titles Won BY
Rupperfs Yankees

Ten American League pen
nants and seven world cham
pionships were won by the New
York Yankees during the owner
ship of Col. Jacob Rupert,
who died in New York today.
From a fifth place club in
1915, when Colonel Rupert
first entered the ranks of the
owners, the Yankees advanced
to successive pennants in 1921.
1922 and 1928; scored three in
a row in 1926, 1927 and 1928,
came through again in 1892 and
put together another string Of
three from 1886 through last
season.
The Yankees of 1927, 1928,
1897 and 1888 won the world
series in four straight games.
shattering all records, and broke
other marks by taking three Sc
ries in a row through last sea-
son,
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$4,000 Golf
Snead, Oliver Tied
For End Place

OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 13 GIN.
s. Lanterns for him, 26-year-old
Ben Hogan of Fort Worth, Tex,
and New York, posted four under
par Sc to lead 1886 entrants in
the first e holes of the third an
InuaI $4,000 Oakland open cham
pionship.
Hogan today had six pars and
three brides on the first nine for
a 80 but due to near darkness on
the back stretch blew himself to a
"a after it appeared he might set
a course record.
Grouped one stroke behind at
Ct were Sammy Snead, of West
Virginia; Ed Oliver, of Whining.
ton, Del and Clayton Haefner, OF
Charlotte N. c.
Horton Smith garnered the lone
SO with 81 and 81 totals.
Jimmy Demaret, winner Of the
Los Angeles open last week; Bill
Higgins of Oakland, Dick Metz
Zell Eaton, Charles Sheppard
Johnny Ferelli and Mark Fry were
the others to crack par with 69's
Higgins was the top amateur Of
1.-THE daY.
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Purses Of Doped
Horses 10 Be Held

CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 10.
Acting on the suggestion of Her
bert Payard swope, chairman Of
the New York Racing Commis-
sion, the National Association Of
Racing Commissioners moved into
the final sessions Of their sixth
annual convention to deprive own
ers Of stimulated horses Of their
purses. The rules already call for
the suspension Of those proved to
have tampered with horses.
Also recommended were period1-
cal physical examinations for
jockeys, better living conditions
for stable help. and that the en-
gagements Of . claimed horse be
not passed on to the new owners.
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N,Y.SPORTSMAN
IN COMA SINCE
LAST TUESDAY

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-col.
Jacob Rupert, overlord of q vast
business and baseball empire.
passed out Of this life at 1925
o'clock this morning after an ILL
ness that dragged its length
through most of the baseball
season of 1888. Death came to
the aged sportsman at his home
on Fifth Avenue with his relatives
and a few intimate business asso-
ciates at his bedside. Colonel
Rupert was II years Of age. He
was unmarried.
Save for brief, intermittent
periods, Colonel Rupert had
been in state Of coma since last
Tuesday night, at which time his
physicians abandoned hope. The
last rites of the Roman Catholic
Church were administered on
Tuesday night.
RALLIED BRIEFLY
Following the receipt Of ex-
treme JUNCTION, Colonel Rupert
rallied briefly. At one time he
was able to partake of liquid
food; milk, whipped eggs and
whiskey. 1t was then that Colonel
Ruppert said to his secretary,
Alfred Brennan: "I am going to
be all right, AL" Later, he reused
himself again and asked: rs it
cold out?"
One of the bitterest disappoint-
lnents that ever befell Colonel
Rupert was experienced last fall
when his illness prevented him
from attending the World Series.
He followed the games by radio
and through the columns of New
York's newspapers. of which he
was a close reader. He kept in
constant communication with Joe
Mccarthy by telegram. and after
the games by telephone.
LIKED TO WIN
The smashing victory of the
Yankees stimulated him. He ad-
mitted that the post-seasen series
that he enjoyed most was the
Little World Series" between the
Kansas City Blues and the Newark
Bears. Colonel Rupert owned
both teams and, as he expressed
it at the time. mo matter which
team loses, I win"
Colonel Rupert built up the
greatest and most successful farm
system in baseball. At first, he
was opposed to the principle OF
major league clubs invading the
minor league fields. But the ex'
orbitant prices placed upon
young ball players who were ap-
proved by Yankee scouts, coupled
with the success of the Cardinal
chain, compelled him to establish
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offered a penny for Man O. War.
Il do not want Man o. War.
It would be ridiculous in the
face of it to offer a million dol
lars for a horse that is % years
old. I am perfectly satisfied
with the horses I now have"
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13
G.N.S..-Samuel D. Riddle, IT.
year-old patriarch of the turf,
today declined to comment on
reports he was offered $1,000
900 for the famous race horse
Man O. War, now browsing
away in retirement on a Blue
grass pasture in Kentucky.
The offer. according to the
report, was revealed by Riddle
at the annual meeting Of the
Jockey Club in New York.
Reached at his suburban es-
tate, Riddle admitted being in
New York last night but dis
missed the purported million
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the beginning, for since that time
he has made many purchases OF
The most select broodmares, and
Of high class horses in training.
+. His silks went up for the first
time at Bay Meadows this fall,
and he concluded that meeting as
leading owner of the meeting.
Only six of Mr.. Mayors horses
saw action during this meeting,
with a total of 13 starts. His
color bearers won five races, fin
ished second twice, third twice
and fourth once. Only on three
occasions did they fail to get some
portion of the purse. In action
at Bay Meadows for the California
sportsman were Routine, Honey
Car. Paper Sun, Quick Devil, Mask
and Wig and Main Man, the latter
the most prominent winner, hav-
ing won two and placed twice.
Man Man has started five
times since his purchase by Mr..
Mayer from Jerome B. ReSpesS,
at whose Erlanger Farm in Ken
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Nail Title Cupboard
Regatta Set Sept. 9

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 QN.So.
The 1899 National Championship
Outboard Regatta will be held Sep
tember 9 and 10 as part of the San
Francisco Golden Gate Exposition.
The National Outboard Racing
Commission at its annual meeting
in New York made no rule changes.
It was indicated today that dates
in the East will have to be shifted
because Of the earliness Of the San
Francisco date.
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Farewell to Sport:
By PAUL CALICO
CHAPTER II

The most popular prizefighter
that ever lived was Jack Demp-
sey. born William Harrison
Dempsey, June "a, 1896, at
Manassa. Colo, and heavy
weight champion of the world
from July 4. 1919, to September
3, 1926. 1t has been generally
forgotten that for a long time
he was also one of the most un-
popular and despised champions
that ever climbed into a ring.
And, curiously, it is possible
to place ones finger upon the
exact time and place. almost.
when the switch occurred and
the cult of Dempsey-worshipers
was born-a public love and
idolatry that have transcended
anything ever known in the
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FareWeH to Sport:
Calico Calls Dempsey
Most Popular Champ

tember 4, in 1926, in a room at
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Phila-
delphia. It was about then that
he returned there minus the
heavyweight championship Of
the world, which he had left
with Gene Tunney at the Sesqui-
centennial Stadium a short
while before.
He was not alone. Seconds,
hangers-on. reporters crowded
into the room behind him. A
lovely woman came to him with
pity and tenderness and took
him into her arms and held
him for a moment. One side
of that face was completely
shapeleSs, red, blue, purple in
color, welted and bruised, the
eye barely visible behind ridges
of swollen flesh.
She said: What happened,
Ginsberg?" Ginsberg was Estelle
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BUDCE LEADING
VINES IN SERIES

DETROIT, Jan. 13 Q.N.S.D
The fiery-thatched Don Bulge
former king of the worlds anna
teur tennis, today was another
step advanced toward profes-
sional supremacy after conquer,
ing Ellsworth Vines, California
professional great, but was forced
to a thrilling "a game set here
last night to do so, 6-3, 0-6,
13-11.
It was Budge's fourth victory
in their seesaw series to three
for Vines.
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STRONG DUKE
CACERS TAKE
ON MARYLAND
BY CHICK KENNY

The third and final college bas
kethall champion makes its ap-
pearance for the week tonight
when Duke University, Southern
Conference titleholder, stacks up
against Maryland University at
College Park, starting at S:15
o'clock.
Last Monday night, the TEMP lie
University, national collegiate
champion, showed here against
Georgetown University and was
soundly thrashed, 36-28. Last
night Roanoke College, of Salem,
Va, the 1888 champion Of the Old
Dominion State and runnerup for
the national collegiate basketball
tourney at Kansas City last spring,
trimmed George Washington in
the Tech High gym.
STRONG OUTFIT
Eddie Cameron's Duke quintet
looms just as strong, if not
stronger than last season, and in
its battles to date have showed
exceedingly well in conference and
non-conference tilts.
Outstanding performer on this
years team is Sophomore Glenn
Price, a hawkeyed guard who has
been playing a whale of a game.
At present he is leading the
scorers and bids fair to be top
man in the conference this season.
Duke was reinforced the first of
the week with the return of Co.
Capt. Bob O'Mara, center, and
Spencer Robb, guard. who played
in the Rose Bowl game against
Southern California, January 2.
Both are expected to make their
debut against the Terps tonight.
Tomorrow afternoon the Blue
Devils Of North Carolina move on
to battle the Navy dribblers. This
game is called for 2:30 O'Clock,
and will be followed by a game be-
tween the Middle Plebes and East
ern High School.
Georgetown University moves in
to Pittsburgh for an Eastern Con.
ference game with Carnegie Tech.
The league leadership will be at
stake.
The Hoya dribblers left here
last night and arrived in Smoke
town this morning. After the
game this evening they will de.
part for Morgantown, where, to-
morrow night, they clash with
West Virginia University.
BIGGEST OBSTACLE
Georgetown is. undefeated in it's
six games this season, but the fray
with the Tartans looms as the big
gest obstacle Of the campaign.
Carnegie defeated West Virginia
last Saturday night in league play
and then came right back to top
pie its arch-rival, Pitt, $50, on
Tuesday. Georgetown defeated
Temple in the only other game
played in the circuit.
Wilson Teachers swing back
into competition tonight, playing
the GlaSsville Teacher five in the
Wilson gym. This tilt is the first
big test of the season for the Pro
feSSors.
The Maryland boxing team is
in Durham, N. c., today resting
for its opening bout Of the season
with Duke Coach Heinie Miller
is we'll set with likely looking per
formers in the lighter weights, but
Is doubtful Of the caliber Of his
charges IN the heavier divisions
The Washington times., 1939-01-13
National Pro Squash
PLAY in QudrterfinaIs

CLEVELAND, Jan. 13 IN.S0
The quarter.final round in the Ma
tional Professional Squash cham
pionships was slated for Cleve-
lands University Club today with
five of the seven seeded players
surviving to participate.
Today's pairingS: Dan Mar,
tella, Wilmington, Del, VS.. James
Garvin, Buffalo; Lief Nordlie, New
York, VS.. Vic Krackman, Cleve'
land: Les Cummings. New York
VS.. Jack McAndreWs, Detroit, and
Al Ramsay, Cleveland, VS.. Jack
Sommers, Boston.
The Washington times., 1939-01-13

Business and casualties both
picked up at Turner's Arena last
night under the cutrate admls-
sions when the largest crowd Of
the season saw two wrestlers
rendered hors de combat and a
referee ditto.
Karl Davis, who lost to the
Golden Terror after 81 minutes OF
mayhem, has a wrenched neck
and was to be X-rayed today. Nick
Campofreda, who lost to Bibber
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Pitt Drops Georgetown:
Quits East Conference

Pitts action is reported to be
motivated by the fact that most
of the colleges in the group are
not natural or otherwise par
ticularly keen rivals. Non
conference games would be con-
tinued with Penn State, Carnegie
Tech and West Virginia, with
Georgetown and Temple cut off.
The action is not to affect this
seasons conference schedule.
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High Courtmen
To Face Jefferson

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. l3,
George Washington High varsity
tossers will meet Thomas Jeffer.
son High of Richmond tomorrow
night in their initial conference
"A" battle.
Tonight the Richmonders play
Washington and Lee High cagers
in Ballston.
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81 Hold Tickets on
Horse Paying $19t

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 13.-Ninety.
one patrons of Hialeah held win
ming tickets on Dalamac, who won
the seventh race here yesterday
and paid off at $196 for 50. 1t
was the largest straight payoff of
the winter season. Dalamac ran
the mile and an eighth in 1852,
clipping a full second from the
track record set by Blackbirder in
February, 1887.
The Washington times., 1939-01-13
Lee Jackson Cagers
To Play Two Games

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 13.
The Lee-Jackson High team will
play two games tonight with their
old foe from Prince William
county, the Occoquan High
basketball teams.
The first game will begin at 8
O'Clock with the girls vieing for
honors. The varsity quints collide
in the final.
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Two Wrestlers, Referee
Injured in Arena Bouts

Mccoy in 10 minutes, has a frac.
tured collar bone and Referee
Cyclone Burns has a possible frac-
ture of the shoulder blade.
Red Ryan defeated Frank
Brown in 2812 minutes with a
crotch and body slam. Tommy
OToole defeated Jim Wright with
a body press in a mite less than
Is minutes, and Chief Little Wolf
back-dropped John Gudush N
1914 minutes, net.
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Retail Clerks Win

Retail Clerks defeated s. A. K.
in the Macfarland Basketball
League. 1916; Cavalry Baptist lost
to Rinaldi, 28-18 and Falls Church
defeated Russell Motor, 37-34.
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Georgetown University would
be dropped from the basketball
schedule of the University of
Pittsburgh, as would be Temple
University, in a move to be
made in New York today by
Director of Athletics James j.
Hagan, who was to offer the
resignation Of Pittsburgh'S five
from the Eastern intercollegiate
Conference.
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CENTRAL SWIM
TEAM IN ACTION

Central and Wilson high school
swimmers were to meet today at
Central's pool IN the first dual
meet ever held between the two
schools.
Paul Wilson, youthful Wilson
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all the fore e
that money and
good judgment
can prod u c e.
and his success
was immediate.
He was one of
the m oS t eX-
p e n S iv e pur-
C h a S e RS Of
blood-S t oc k in
the history Of
the turf. T h e
$78,400 he put
in Y e arli n g S
last August at
Saratoga W a S
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Last Nights Fights

AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. Bobby
Jones 167. Atlantic City, and Freddy
Wallmeyer, 1S4. Richmond, Va. DIRE"
Nn).
AT ELIZABETH N J.-Herbie Katz,
l76, New York, decisioned Ray Miller,
40, Newark, n. j. (O.
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Tickets on Sale For
Stratton Benefit

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 13.
Tickets for the Monte STRAIT
ton benefit baseball game
were placed on sale today.
The game is to be between
the SOx and Cubs, April II,
at COmiSkey Park.
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coach, is a former Central student
and is one Of the many aquatic
stars developed by Fred Bruner
veteran Central mentor.
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Only q Rumor
Mayer Denies $l,OOO,OOO
Bid for Man o. War

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 13 (IN.S) )-Reports from New York
that Louis NJ Mayer film producer had offered $10OOOO0
Samuel D. Riddle for Man O War emphaticaly denied
in Hollywood today by Mayer.
"That absolutely Sv" declared FT have
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ring and, perhaps, for that
matter, in any sport.
1t was. I suspect, some time
between the hours of l and 2
o'clock in the morning of Sep
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H|LDUR STRAIN
REAPPEARINC IN
MAYER MENACE.
BY RHODA CHRISTMAS

Louis B. Mayer, the Hollywood
motion picture magnate, has
entered the world of racing with
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By BETTE EIsELEIN

FT5HIS is the story of Ruff:
Buell. Thompson, great
mountain of a man whose
philosophy of life was his happi-
ness and his success, and who dug
his grave with his teeth. A pc
culiar man, Rufus had notions. He
figured-if a homesteader settles
on your land which you have
wrested from the Indians and the
elements-laugh! It's a joke on
you, and there's plenty more where
that came from. If this same home
steader comes borrowing flour or a
team or your only pillow, tell him he's
welcome, and just shake your head and
grin when they tell you he's taken a
saddle, too. And If, one day, a big
sheep shed over the hill Is gone and
a new house has gone up on the
homesteader's place Of half-weathered,
familiar looking lumber just tell your
friends about it and laugh. It's all just
q joke-on you'll
Thus he thought, and thus he lived
set upon by a hundred leeches who
could not even annoy him, much less
destroy him. He was big man when
big men were needed in the west-a
big man big enough for a man-sized
Job.
The story Of Rufus Thompson reads
like a Horatio Alger success yarn Of
the young hero who rises from poverty
to wealth by his own pull on his own
boot straps Too fun-loving and human
for a Horatio Alger hero was Rufus
Thompson, but his success was no less
remarkable.
He was born June Is, 1857 in Essex,
VT. Of a prosperous farm family heavy
with New England tradition and COM
plete with family Bible and album and
q geneology which entitled its women
folk to front rank membership IN the
d. A. r. Marion Buell. Thompson, his
mother was famous for her cooking
throughout the states of Vermont and
New York, where her pastries often
won first prizes at fairs. Her three sons,
all we'll over six feet tail and averag-
ing about $50 pounds on the hoof, were (
ency. A mammoth woman with good /
humor as abundant as herself, she
weighed more than 500 pounds. She /
did her cooking sitting IN a specially /
constructed chair in the kitchen, with /
an assistant to fetch and carry At /
her death, the story goes, it was nee +
essary to remove double windows to
get the casket out of the house.
The most adventuresome Of the
three Thompson boys, Rufus made
tracks westward when he was % years
old, and arrived at st. Paul, Mimi, an
outpost of civilization, in 1880, stimuli
taneously with a herd of Holsrein milk
cows which Colonel Broadwater had
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Montana to Widen Appeal
to Dr0D Tourist Business

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other features that TO tourists
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