It May Be Junior's Bike But Pop Also Rides It
Mary Louise Broome notes adults embracing bicycling as an inexpensive summer pastime. Amarillo dealers report rising sales with many adults borrowing bikes from youngsters. Resorts in Miami Sun Valley and Atlantic City feature bikes for guests, while Boardwalk rides in Atlantic City open each morning.
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Pop
Amarillo
Mom
Dad
Miami
Sun Valley
Atlantic City
Arizona
Wyoming
Montana
Makes Inspection by Engineers at Amarillo AFB
Jim Davis a Corps of Engineers representative from the division design section in Dallas conducted a routine inspection of construction progress at Amarillo Air Force Base over the weekend ensuring work advances align with plans and schedules.
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Jim Davis
Corps of Engineers
Division Design Section
Dallas
Amarillo Air Force Base
Strike Halts Capital Buses
Washington daily life slows as a major strike by Capital Transit Co street car and bus workers halts service. Thousands walk, hitchhike, or taxi to work while parking rules relax on idle streetcar tracks to ease downtown traffic. Government workers comprise most riders.
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Washington
Capital Transit Co
British Isles
Taxicab strike prompts large recall of cabs in region
Workers demand a 30 cent hourly pay boost and other concessions while operators earn about 1.55 dollars per hour for drivers and 1.68 for mechanics. Bus lines serving nearby Virginia and Maryland areas continue to run. Taxicab companies deploy 10,000 cabs to ease the tieup.
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Virginia
Maryland
Polk Era Prohibition Ends Dancing at White House Parties
The note states that during President James K. Polk’s administration Mrs. Polk banned dancing at White House gatherings. This reflects a domestic reform linked to social decorum of the era and the Polk family’s influence on guest behavior at official events.
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James K. Polk
Browning Blue Print Co Opens Local Office
Browning Blue Print Co announces a new local office at 31 Taylor, reachable by phone 3-8343. The firm offers architectural and blueprint services with rapid reproductions and on site consultations for builders and designers.
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Browning Blue Print Co
Taylor
Renowned German Surgeon Sauerbruch Dies at 76
Berlin reports the death of Dr. Ferdinand Sauerbruch a famed German surgeon aged 76 in a West Berlin hospital. He pioneered plastic surgery bone transplantation and new amputation methods. Pneumonia listed as the cause. Britain reports its first Nipsy league a miners summer game using a wooden peg.
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Berlin
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
West Berlin
Sauerbruch
Britain
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