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TWELVE THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL under the Whispering Willow with AJC in red pencil: ARTHUR J. Carruth

In pencil in top margin Is this one for the book?

"Home on the Range: is now crossed out: accepted regardless of added in green pencil: adopted by legislative action, as the official state song. Now if we can teach the meadowlark, the official state bird, to sing it from the branches of a cottonwood, the official state tree, there'll be joy on the prairies.

  Incidentally, the "coke," we assume, is the official state drink; bright tan shoes, the official state footwear; Camels, the official state smoke; prohibition the official state pride; wind the official state weather; sunsets the official state scenery; ham and eggs the official state food; Arthur Capper the official state senator.
  Any more?