Questions and Answers on Railroads by Duke Nally
A railroad history feature from the Association of American Railroads covers the caboose origins the cupola invention by T B Watson and a 1863 start for dining cars on the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore line plus early Pullman restaurant cars and famous locomotives including the General, with retirement office info for W M Ferguson at the Rock Island station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of American Railroads
Edgertos
New York & Harlem
New York Central
T. B. Watson
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Iowa
Watson
United States
Western Atlantic Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
James J. Andrews
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Baltimore
George M. Pullman
Kalamazoo
Chicago & Alton
W. M. Ferguson
Railroad Retirement Board
Rock Island
Rock Island personnel return from fishing trips and travel
J M Rhea and AFEF Gruhlker, conductors, report for work after two weeks' fishing and vacationing in New Mexico and Colorado. Switchman R L Eubanks is in a Kansas City hospital for a physical check up. J W Franklin, KS City general manager, with G R Branch, Amarillo visit. Engineer W D Westbay and family are fishing in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M Rhea
Afef Gruhlker
New Mexico
Colorado
Switchman
R. L. Eubanks
Kansas City
J. W. Franklin
G. R. Branch
Amarillo
W. D. Westbay
Charlie Ellis Endorsed for County Hide and Animal Inspector
The stockmen support Charlie Ellis for the county hide and animal inspector post. He works at the stockyards, understands the cow business, and knows brands, making him efficient for the job. The office funds itself from fees paid by stockmen, yielding a net $4,000 to $6,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ellis
Maisie Gets Her Man Opens at State Theatre
Maisie Gets Her Man opens a three day run at the State Theater Saturday. Ann Sothern and Red Skelton star in a fast moving comedy as Maisie quits a knife thrower act and teams with Skelton while a Larceny Building racket unfolds. Supporting players include Donald Meek Allen Jenkins Leo Gorcey Fritz Feld and Rags Ragland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maisie
State Theater
Ann Sothern
Red Skelton
Masie
Red
Miss Sothern
Skelton
Donald Meek
Allen Jenkins
Leo Gorcey
Fritz Feld
Rags Ragland
Pied Piper Reverses The Great Train Robbery In Wartime Chase
The piece discusses The Pied Piper starring Monty Woolley Roddy McDowell and Anne Baxter opening at Mount Paramount for three days. It recontextualizes the classic chase as a reverse pursuit by Hitler’s Gestapo while guiding refugee children from occupied France to safety, marking a landmark in wartime cinema. It celebrates the film as timely and symbolically linked to United Nations aims with a strong moral message and entertainment value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geeeee
Monty Woolley
France
Paramount Theater
Nevil Shute
Roddy McDowall
Anne Baxter
Edwin S. Porter
Roddy McDowell
Hitler
Gestapo
England
America
Brittany
United Nations
Missouri Outlaw at the Liberty Theater Today and Saturday
A Missouri Outlaw starring Don Red Barry will run at the Liberty Theater today and Saturday. The program also features a double feature with Polly Atin Young and Warren Hull in The Last Alarm, along with J. Fartill MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don (Red) Barry
Liberty Theater
J. Fartill
MacDonald Polly Atin Young
Warren Hull
Don “Red
Barry
Missouri
Farrell MacDonald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duke Nally
Tance
Charlie Ellis Eer
The
State
Marie McDonald
Abbott and Costello
Bumsteads
Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Penny Singleton
Blondie
Larry Simms
Baby Dumpling
Marjelle White
Conkie
Wallace Beery
Tank Corps
Sabu
Rudyard Kipling
Texas Theater
Jesse James
tLyric
Bette Davis
Dennis Morgan
Warner Bros
Capitol Theater
SKY
Walter Pidgeon
Karen Verne
Nick Carter
Bouteg
Yyny Hine
le Sage Company
Tex
Liberty
Camera Store
B Polk
Jessie Grayson
Bonita Granville
Jackie Cooper
Adolphe Menjou
Basin Street
the Paramount
van Buren
Jeffrey Lynn and
Karran Verne
Dine & Dance
Carlton Scales
Les Rowland
Bob Mueller
Joyce Mace
Penny
Agnes Lynch
Aviatrix Dinner Club
Victory
Don Winslow
Navy
Rock River Renegades
W. O. W. Hall
Cara
Traveltalk— News
Essick
Nunn
Freddie Dean & His Orchestra
Janis O'Brien
Nat
Georg
Priscilla Lane
Robt, Cummings
Grant
Capitol
Ce Et
Dope
Lyric i Sun
Eddie Albert
Pauline Morgan
Roy Rogers
George Hays
Rex
West
Virginia
Stubs —Woring
Marjorie Main
Texas
Siowie
Technicolor
Paton
Lou Gan
Flatdon
Virginia Bruce
Robert Paige
Leif Erikson
Lionel Atwill
Nan Wynn
Samuel S. Hinds
Dancing Girls
V . Nevil Shute’s
Sanne Baxter
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