Dick Oakes' Desert Rat Scrap Books

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DESERT RAT SCRAP BOOKS (DRSB)

Welcome to the archive of the original 5-page newspaper!

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(I've used only Times, Helvetica, and Courier fonts in the TEXTs.
To see all of the Western fonts and additional graphics Harry used,
read the actual Desert Rat Scrap Books—hard to find these days—
but occasionally eBay and Alibris have them!)

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PACKET 1

PACKET 2

PACKET 3

PACKET 4

POUCH
1

Fall 1946

TEXT

Winter 1946-47

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 1

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 1

TEXT

POUCH
2

Packet 1 of Pouch 2

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 2

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 2

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 2

TEXT

POUCH
3

Packet 1 of Pouch 3

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 3

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 3

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 3

TEXT

POUCH
4

Packet 1 of Pouch 4

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 4

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 4

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 4

TEXT

POUCH
5

Packet 1 of Pouch 5

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 5

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 5

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 5

TEXT

POUCH
6

Packet 1 of Pouch 6

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 6

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 6

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 6

TEXT

POUCH
7

Packet 1 of Pouch 7

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 7

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 7

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 7

TEXT

POUCH
8

Packet 1 of Pouch 8

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 8

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 8

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 8

TEXT

POUCH
9

Packet 1 of Pouch 9

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 9

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 9

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 9

TEXT

POUCH
10

Packet 1 of Pouch 10

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 10

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 10

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 10

TEXT

POUCH
11

Packet 1 of Pouch 11

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 11

TEXT

Packet 3 of Pouch 11

TEXT

Packet 4 of Pouch 11

TEXT

POUCH
12

Packet 1 of Pouch 12

TEXT

Packet 2 of Pouch 12

TEXT

    These last two DRSBs (Packet 1 and 2 of Pouch 12) were issued by Bill Powers. Bill's son, Lincoln, wrote on December 20, 2016 "My dad, Bill Powers, purchased Harry's enterprise when I was 4 or 5 years old. These last two were published by my dad. My dad lost many subscribers from Arizona, but unexpected health issues caused the paper to go unpublished and after eighteen months, my dad could no longer continue with the publication. That was in 1966-1967. I was born in 1961 and, of course, was too young to purchase the paper at that time. The last two were not reprints but they were not published by Harry but by my dad.
    "In 1985-1986, I attempted to "resurrect" the DRSB by reprinting Harry's work. I re-printed the first 4 issues (Packet 1,2,3 and 4 of Pouch 1) but I couldn't get the interest that Harry once had. My efforts were not on par with Harry's and I could not rekindle interest."

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	PACKET 1	PACKET 2	PACKET 3	PACKET 4
POUCH 1	Fall 1946 TEXT	Winter 1946-47 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 1 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 1 TEXT
POUCH 2	Packet 1 of Pouch 2 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 2 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 2 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 2 TEXT
POUCH 3	Packet 1 of Pouch 3 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 3 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 3 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 3 TEXT
POUCH 4	Packet 1 of Pouch 4 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 4 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 4 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 4 TEXT
POUCH 5	Packet 1 of Pouch 5 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 5 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 5 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 5 TEXT
POUCH 6	Packet 1 of Pouch 6 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 6 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 6 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 6 TEXT
POUCH 7	Packet 1 of Pouch 7 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 7 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 7 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 7 TEXT
POUCH 8	Packet 1 of Pouch 8 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 8 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 8 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 8 TEXT
POUCH 9	Packet 1 of Pouch 9 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 9 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 9 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 9 TEXT
POUCH 10	Packet 1 of Pouch 10 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 10 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 10 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 10 TEXT
POUCH 11	Packet 1 of Pouch 11 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 11 TEXT	Packet 3 of Pouch 11 TEXT	Packet 4 of Pouch 11 TEXT
POUCH 12	Packet 1 of Pouch 12 TEXT	Packet 2 of Pouch 12 TEXT	These last two DRSBs (Packet 1 and 2 of Pouch 12) were issued by Bill Powers. Bill's son, Lincoln, wrote on December 20, 2016 "My dad, Bill Powers, purchased Harry's enterprise when I was 4 or 5 years old. These last two were published by my dad. My dad lost many subscribers from Arizona, but unexpected health issues caused the paper to go unpublished and after eighteen months, my dad could no longer continue with the publication. That was in 1966-1967. I was born in 1961 and, of course, was too young to purchase the paper at that time. The last two were not reprints but they were not published by Harry but by my dad. "In 1985-1986, I attempted to "resurrect" the DRSB by reprinting Harry's work. I re-printed the first 4 issues (Packet 1,2,3 and 4 of Pouch 1) but I couldn't get the interest that Harry once had. My efforts were not on par with Harry's and I could not rekindle interest."