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HEY THERE, STRAIGHT SHOOTERS!! LET'S SADDLE UP AND RIDE 1EOKLAHOMA B. m m r HIGH COUNTRY mmm By Sam Henderson ,It :#' WITH THE ONE AND ONLY 'm*m=, O I I mmm a I L TOM InIx :m:m:g rn e.8 D 8 8 m a r D I) 4 . . I , mmm I IN OCTOBER OF 1902 a young a Army sergeant suddenly deserted ' Fort Hancock, New Jersey, and hasti- 8 ly fled to the <strong>Oklahoma</strong> Territory. He obviously hoped only to elude pursu- m m ' ers in the wild land, which was still five years short of statehood. And... 1 He, at that uncertain moment, could not possibly have foreseen the m m q glorious future soon to arise in the Q a westerly skies overlooking those same B hills and plains. Yet he, as a result of II certain developments which unexpectedly unfolded there, later became renowned throughout the world as THE KING OF THE SCREEN COWBOYS, as THE HERO OF AMERICAN YOUTH, as THE ONE AND ONLY TOM MIX.. . Throughout the 1920s, millions of youthful show-goers joyfully thrilled as he eagerly proved himself ALL THIS AND MORE in scores upon scores of movie thrillers. These so- called "Straight Shooters" enthusiastically cheered as he and his wonder horse, Tony, furiously galloped to the rescue of the distressed. And they fearfully gasped whenever that same pair barely escaped disaster in SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING SCENES EVER SEEN ON SCREEN.. . Their hero, while meantime earning $17,000and more per week, enjoyed luxuries which awed the
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