Tanks Spark Fear As First Shots Open Manassas Battle
In Manassas Virginia on August 14 soldiers rush to locate tanks as six combat cars and two battalions clash with outposts near Brentsville. The clash pits the 12th Infantry from Fort Howard against the 28th Division as guards from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and DC defend Washington against a fast enveloping black army and possible 70 tanks speeding at 40 mph. Officers fear unseen tanks more than visible foes.
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Manassas
12Th Infantry
Fort Howard
109Th Infantry
Scranton
Brentsville
Washington
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington Off The Record Satire On Washington Powers
Washington gossip features of the era mix mischief and politics. A House Indian affairs panel questions John Collier about communist ties while exposing a college poem forgotten by him. Virginia tobacco queen Mary Pickford is courted for a festival role. A White House security prank and a domestic staff tale reveal tensions in high offices and social circles.
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Sigrid Arne
Washington
House Indian Affairs Committee
John Collier
Indian Bureau
Communist Party
Collier
House
Moscow
Isadora Duncan
Manassas Battle Echoes in Four Day Mock War
The passage recalls Civil War clashes at Manassas where Confederate maneuvering broke Union lines yet left Southerners spent. It notes a four day mock battle with 23 000 men in a 50 000 acre arena amid today's uncertainty and unclear umpire guidance.
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Manassas
Washington
Publicity Is Where You Build It
A 29-year-old climber scaled a 110 foot World's Fair tower and threatened to jump asking if Mayor La Guardia would run for a third term. Police coaxed him down as a fake telegram proclaimed the mayor would run again. Bradshaw confessed to faking the message and worked at the concession beneath the tower.
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New York
UPI
Butch
New Yorker
F. H. la Guardia
Russell Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Child with heart outside body dies in Manila
Maria Corazon Rafael, born last Monday with her heart outside her body, died early today in Manila. Doctors said death was caused by cyanosis, a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream, after a weeks long battle by a team of Philippine surgeons.
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Manila
P. I
Maria Corazon Rafael
Maria
General Electric
ODaniel Targets Politicians On Budget Talks And Religion
Gov. W. Lee O Daniel used a Sunday radio address to attack professional politicians and urge attendance at county budget hearings. He warned against taxation and warned that bonds deficits and warrants are mortgages on homes. He urged backing religious liberty and promoting church attendance. The broadcast noted a separate comment about transportation efficiency and freight vs rail.
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Austin
O'Daniel
Texas
Classified Help Wanted and Requests From Local Readers
A compilation of short notes from readers seeking work or assistance. Entries include men seeking jobs on farms or locally, women offering house care, people offering to give away cats, missing clothing items, requests for old lumber, a search for a lost dog, and calls for plowing work near Panhandle Texas. Names, addresses, and contact numbers are listed.
Help Wanted Notices From Tack Letters Section
Classified plea for work seeks plastering stucco patching sewing and housekeeping jobs. Listings include Clark contact numbers and address 3711 West Fourth StreetTexola Oklahoma with notes from Mrs Renegar and Lois Meyers and an experienced ranch couple seeking employment.
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Tack
West Fourth Street
Renegar
Dog seeks new home for friendly white-breasted adult
Fully grown dog with white chest and white feet seeks a loving home. He is good with children and available for adoption. Address 1014 Parker Street.
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Parker Street
Local Classified Bids and Help Wanted Notes
A mixed batch of personal ads appears from Brick Oklahoma and Eldeen. Listings include a 35 year old bachelor seeking a like age partner and announcing readiness to answer letters, a man seeking farm or ranch work with prior experience, a respectable lady offering housekeeping and interior decorating services with no overnight shifts, and a note seeking help to recover a white wirehaired terrier missing since last Saturday.
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Brick
Oklahoma
Missing Person Notice for Alvin Owsley Boney Jr
A plea for information on the whereabouts of Alvin Owsley Boney Jr noted a black spot on his back and light brown markings around his ears and face. Contact 1604 Parker Street or telephone 8040 with any leads.
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Alvin Owsley Boney, JR
Parker Street
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