Of People and Places By Anne Whelan
Travel memoir records Anne Whelan’s European journey through Paris Copenhagen Rome and more, meeting diverse travelers from an Indian journalist to a Nigerian student and a Danish engineer. She contrasts postwar prosperity depictions with everyday life noting price hikes and American influences while detailing Paris hotels and Copenhagen homes and dining customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Whelan
Europe
Paris
Copenhagen
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Excelsior Hotel
T ~Hn
A O Samuels civic and industrial dynamo
A O Samuels built a business empire from wartime surplus to major consumer brands. He flipped an $19 lantern lote into profits, reshaped eight million knives, founded Samson Cutlery and Casco ties, and led aerosol and cosmetics ventures via Connecticut Chemical Research. He became a civic leader in Bridgeport, guiding Jewish community groups and fundraising efforts, with a reputation for decisive leadership and hands on influence. His grandson Mark, dubbed executive vice president, participates in the family enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyoolworth Company
Nunda
Samson Cutlery
A.O
Mr. Samuels
Astors
Smith and Jones
Mr. Bamuels
Casco Products
Joseph Cone
Casco
Sisc
Tris
A. ©. Samuels
Arm
Samuels
Pacific
Cherry Bostwick Corporation
Bostwick
Railroad Avenues
New York
Connecticut Chemical Research Corporation
West Side
CCRC
Canada
Great Britain
Europe
JCC
United Jewish Campaign
Birds Take Over Home Good Night Neighbors
Philadelphia dispatch reports a Kensington Tow house brimming with birds as F Patrick Flinn keeps 200 parakeets and three dozen canaries. Birds roam a third floor space by day while canaries stay caged on the first floor. The couple note the birds are quiet at night and call them good neighbors despite a 20 cent weekly per bird food bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flinn
Kensington
New York Prepares for Auto Inspection Deadline
Albany, N Y Nov 6 UP New Yorks Motor Vehicle Bureau is gearing up for the Sept 1 1985 deadline for millions of family autos to pass their first official inspection. About 13 000 inspection stations will be licensed to ensure highways stay accident free. The program starts next summer with windshield stickers as proof of mechanical safety. Faulty brakes caused 353 deaths or injuries in the first four months, steering wheels caused 4 injuries, and improper lights 78 in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Bureau
Bonillas Honored in Tucson for School Named After Him
A Tucson area elementary school is named for Ignacio Bonillas, son of a Mexican blacksmith who rose to become Mexican ambassador to the United States from 1917 to 1920. Born in 1856 in Mexico, he later governed Magdalena district and served as mayor of Nogales Sonora, and he died in 1944 after a bid for the Mexican presidency ended in Obregon’s victory in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonillas
Tucson
Ariz
Ignacio Bonillas
United States
Mexico
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Magdalena
Nogales
Sonora
Alvaro Obregon
Fire interrupts trial as Hunter home burns
In Waynesboro Virginia on November 6 Rayond T. Hunter, a juror, faced sirens and fire engine clanging during proceedings. Police Sgt Hughes alerted the court and Judge Kuesenberg recessed as Hunter's home burned, delaying the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Raymond T. Hunter
M. N. Hughes
C G. Kuesenberg
Hunter
Predictions of 1954 notable people and events
A compiled set of optimistic and regretful prophecies about public figures. It envisions wage equality by 1957, entertainers like Maurice Chevalier and Gloria Swanson entering politics, authors and stars remaining prominent, and political tensions between Britain and the United States. It also mentions Nora Eddington and Kathleen Windsor, and forecasts feats like Florence Chadwick’s mid Atlantic swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Eddington
Errol Flynn
Dick Haymes
Kathleen Windsor
Amber
Loretta Young
Irene Dunne
Florence Chadwick
Lola Montez
Broadway
Lelia Rogers
Ginger
Hollywood Scandal and Hidden Identity Revealed Exposures
A sensational set of claims targets a top Hollywood producer amid a paternity charge involving a 13 year old girl now an unwed mother. A prominent Southern tycoon who died is alleged to have lived as a man but was biologically a woman. A fraud warning warns churches and lodges about bogus uranium stock and building fund skims. Fashion and diet tips for 1955 close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
California
South
Chbt
You Will Live in 2044 With Free Government Benefits
A speculative future forecast promises a regime of universal free services including cosmetics, dental care, medical care, vacations, schooling, and marriage rites. It notes a caveat that anything extra will require earning extra money, implying controlled personal expenditures.
New method speeds contraband detection
An innovative technique claims faster screening for smuggled goods. Experts tout quick material identification, enabling quicker interdiction. Government and security agencies eye adoption amid calls for testing across ports and borders.
Prominent Figures Forecast Wide Year Ahead
A collection of bold 1950s era prophecies lists James Farley Louise Rainer and Ex-President Truman among others with dramatic outcomes. Predictions span Winterhaven Florida Hollywood Brazil Haile Selassie and New Orleans while warning of a spring fashion revival for corsages and cholera in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farley
Winterhaven
Fla
Louise Rainer
Hollywood
Brazil
Emperor Haile Selaseie
France
Spain
Truman
Ovchid Growers
Gonrad Milton
Baker, Calif
Las Vegas
New
Lou Nova
New Orleans
Nere
Dick Blank
Fire Island
New York
Vice Squad
Calvin Coolidge
India
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wan
Pisa
Firenze
Funjab
Russia
Nigerian Nurbesman
University of Michigan
Gold Coast
Bows Bells
Near East
Miami
Dorchester House
Park Lane
London
Savoy
Strand
George
Elizehath
Margaret
Sweden
Romie
Stockholm
Taormina
America
Simplon Pass
Moscow
Genoa
Opera and Ballet
Denmark
Low Countries
Nice
Mediterranean
Rue Gallon
Opera
Mile Hamer
Lily Pons
Pons
Mademoiselle
Paria
Hamel
Renault
Madame Renault
Pensione Legazzione
Via Barberini
Rome
Piazza Cinquecento
Printemps
Boulevard Hausmann
Werthheimers
Lafayette
Louvre
Lefe Bank
Reads
Howland
Dior
Teuton
Peter Hojaager
Bridgeport University
Peter
Bill White
State Department
Bil
Loritz Knudsen
General Motors Company
Schleswig Holstein
Alsace Lorraine
United States of Europe
Christian
Peter Hojsager
Regina
Bia
Amsterdam
Geneva
Petr
Lido
Peters
Connecticut
Young Man
Mabler
BY Hillary Waugh
A. O. Samuels
Civic
Industrial
Buainese
Russell Electric
Ramuels
Rochester
Samson United Corporation
Civic Dynamo
Bridge
Art
Jewish Community Center
Mage
Baga
A. O
Mark
Bryna Samuels Spero
Morton H. Spero
Mrs. Samuels
Old Battery Road
Black Rock
Philadelphia
F. Patrick Flinn
Maurice Chevalier
Gloria Swanson
Jim Tully
Teo Guild
Wizard of Odds
Lillian Russell
Evening Star
Miss Russell
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Turkey
French
Morocco
Chicago
Washington, DC
Atlantic Ocean
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!