The World's Tallest Traveling Salesman Jack Earle
New York profile of Jack Earle eight feet six and a half inches tall now selling wine for Schenley after leaving the circus. He recalls 14 years with Ringling Brothers and the fame of being a giant and the constant weather question. He details early acting, a growth-accelerating injury, and his coping with travel and isolation.
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New York
Jack Earle
Earle
Jack
Ringling Brothers Circus
Bobby Peggy
el Paso
Ringling Brothers
The
Circus
Australia
Schenley Industries
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Ill
Condor steam towboat linked to Pomeroy and Horton
The Pomeroy Meigs and Lawrence Advertiser ad of April 20 1837 confirms the Condor steamboat built for towing coal on the Ohio River by the Pomeroy Coal Co and Captain Edmund Gray. It notes regular trips between Pomeroy Landing and Cincinnati with improved cabin for ladies and a second Condor later, amid Civil War service by Captain Barringer.
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Pomeroy
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Ohio
Mississippi
Meigs County
Valentine B. Horton
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Gallia
Edmund Gray
Pomeroy Coal Co
Asa Barringer
Middleport
Pomeroy Coal Company
W. B. Horton
Horton
Coalport
Landie
Barringer
Cumberland
Big business not inherently bad says study in review
A congressional inquiry into steel and corporate power critiques the view that size equals fault. The secretary of commerce notes 26 firms per thousand people in 1949 versus 21 in 1900, arguing concentration is modest and labor power is more concentrated, while government itself runs the largest enterprise.
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Secretary of Commerce
Washington
United States
Cleveland Trust Co
Watch Your Car in 1949 Car Boom and Risks
A 1949 snapshot notes 15 million babies and 1414 million cars since 1945, with five million new cars that year. It cites car density by state, global share, market variety, and the industry’s vast steel and petroleum use. It warns of 179000 car thefts and 31000 deaths with 1.5 million injuries in 1949.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Asia
New York City
Africa
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Nevada
Mississippi
New York Harbor
San Francisco Bay
Travel is Expensive A Jet Engine Tour for B 36
A B 36 auxiliary jet engine travels from San Diego to Niagara Falls to Fort Worth as part of final assembly. The four thousand mile tour illustrates the cost of the bomber with a total price tag around four thousand dollars.
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United States
San Diego
Calif
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Fort Worth
Tex
The Nation Today on Small Business Decline
The Nation Today notes government concern for small businesses as a backbone of democracy. It cites 570 small business bills between 1933 and 1944 and forecasts about 1,000 firms closing daily while new ones form, risking consolidation by larger firms.
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Washington
Congress
Commerce Department
Capitol Hill
Charles F. Hughitt
Department of Commerce
Follow the Leader or Lost in Campaign Tricks
The piece critiques Victor Johnston a Republican campaign official for following President Truman’s trail by plane to West stops. It argues the trip appears negative rather than constructive and leaves independents wanting positive, independent policy from Johnston.
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Victor Johnston
GOP Campaign Committee
Mr. Truman
Johnston
West
Truman
United States
GOP
Quiz Hall By Wilton F Hall
Quiz items test general knowledge with multiple choice questions for men women and teens. The page lists questions on food origins war dates religious roles city nicknames flowers and sports with scoring guidance and time hints.
Buck Run family visits and Mother's Day at Woltz home
Local notices describe visits among the Woltz family from Lancaster and Fort Wayne. Effie Woltz hosts and Grandma Woltz receives callers for Mother's Day. Other neighbors and relatives from Logan and Ashland joined gatherings and exchanges of greetings.
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Buck Run
Charlie Richardson
Minnie Singleton
Lewis
Kenneth Meyers
Wilbur
Freda
Lancaster
Erwin J. Woltz
Effie
Clyde Gibson
Logan
Stacy Carpenter
Centenary Cemetery
Dave Woltz
Robert C. Woltz
Nancy and
Robbie
Fort Wayne
Ind
Duane Weaver
Ronald Bower
Effie Woltz
Joe F. Woltz
Ashland
Grandma Woltz
Ed Woltz
Gail
Emma Meyers
Shirley
Opal Mosure
Kenneth Meyer
Television Programming Schedule by Station and Day
A listing of weekly TV schedules for WLW C Channel 3 WTVN Channel 6 WBNS Channel 10 and WSAZ Channel 5 detailing programs from morning through late evening on Wednesday through Thursday including Kukla Fran Ollie News Tonight shows and feature films with specific times and segments.
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Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Showroom
One Man's Family
Break the Bank
WTVN
Captain Video
Musically Yours
Kirby Kapers
Yard ‘N’ Garden
Pictorial News
Jimmy Leeper
Opera House
Carnival of Music
Cartoon Theater
Wbns-Tv
Cbs-Tv News
Arthur Godfrey
Wsaz-Tv
Bob Howard
New Plymouth Social Notes Include Visits Among Ohio Families
Dr. J. T. Gibbons of Celina visited his brother William Gib bons while Mr and Mrs John Scott Mc Gathey of Dayton spent a day with Mr and Mrs John McGathey. Mr and Mrs Fred White of Lancaster and Cloyd Bardain of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Luther Bardain. Mr and Mrs Cecil Weede of Columbus spent a weekend with local families.
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New Plymouth
J. T. Gibbons
Celina
Ohio
William Gibbons
John Scott McGathey
Dayton
John McGathey
Fred White
Lancaster
Cloyd Bardain
Columbus
Luther Bardain
Cecil Weede
Boney Weede
C. H. Jones
Radio Programs Area Stations List and Schedule
A radio station directory lists NBC WLW Cincinnati ABC WCOL Columbus WSAZ Huntington CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston WPAR Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta and other stations with frequencies. Programs run daily from 12 noon to 1 pm and evenings from 6 to 9 pm Monday to Thursday.
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Nbc-Wlw
Cincinnati
Abc-Wcol
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
Cbs-Wbns
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
WCOI
Radio Schedule Highlights May 17 18 Listings
A detailed daily radio guide lists program slots across networks CBS ABC and MBS from 6:00 PM May 17 through 6:00 PM May 18. It includes news shows plays dramas variety programs and sponsored quizzes featuring stars like Frank Sinatra Groucho Marx Bing Crosby and Burns and Allen along with serials and cartoon hours.
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Abe
Cbs Network
Abe-West
Mbs- West
Cbs
Frank Sinatra
Abe Beulah
Cbs News
Mbs
Abe Jack Smith
Abc
Abe International
Abe Groucho Marx
Cbsa
Hannibal Cobb
Abe Bing Crosby
Buzz Adam
Abe Burns
Allen
News & Variety
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Louisie
Sidi Amberley
Jon Amberley
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James Marlow
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Mexico
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Hollywood
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