Propwash by Lou Brewer Ends Muny Operator Contract
Jim Wathan returns to Iowa aviation by taking fixed base operator contract at Municipal Airport. He will run a charter service, student instruction, and maintenance for Beechcraft Cessna and Piper aircraft. Wathan has 18 years and 12000 hours of flight time with varied company work. The National Guard jet trophy race debuted between Ontario California and Detroit, highlighting guard pilot readiness and jet conversions.
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Jim Wathan
Aeronca
Cedar River
Jim
Iowa
Miami
Syracuse
National Felt and Paper Company
Municipal
Beechcraft
Cessna
Piper
Pennsylvania
Air National Guard
Ontario
Calif
Detroit
Stations for Park and Ride Shaped Commute Plan
Readable wording describes stations where commuters may leave their cars and ride trains to and from congested cities. The brief notes potential locations and aims to reduce road congestion with rail links.
Don’t Mention It Irene Smith Sentenced In Montreal
Irene Smith 38 received one day in jail for stealing a fishing rod and handbag from a department store in Montreal. She told Judge Willie Proulx, “Thank you Your Majesty.” The judge corrected her, “It’s supposed to be Your Honor, not Your Majesty,” and sentenced her.
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Montreal
Irene Smith
Willie Proulx
Proulx
New Diesel Trains Cut Rail Travel Time Across Major Routes
Washington reports that diesel electrics replace steam, with tests of the Talgo reaching 102 mph on the New Haven line. Officials plan operation in 1955 aiming for 85 mph average between New York and Boston, shaving over an hour from current times. Top schedules cited include Zephyr at 86.2 mph, Rock Island's Rocket at 78.2 mph average, and historic records like the 1905 Broadway Limited run at 127 mph. Railroads see autos as main competition and pursue faster, more comfortable service, adding fringe parking near terminals.
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Washington
New Haven
Shore Line
New York
Boston
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
East Dubuque
Ill
Prairie du Chien
Wis
LaCrosse
Illinois Central
Effingham
Centralia
Union Pacific
North Platte
Kearney
Neb
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Gallup
Holbrook
N. M
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Joliet
Ottawa
Til
Burlington
Chicago
Denver
French National Railways
Fernand Nouvion
Dijon
Beaune
Collectors or World Tourists? Robbers loot foreign cash stash
In Chicago two armed robbers took 6000 Mexican pesos 1000 Japanese yen 500 Cuban dollars 4000 Filipino pesos and 20 Puerto Rican dollars from stockbroker Harry J. Diacon 50. They missed 20 American dollars his other wallet. Diacon said the funds were for his 13 year old son.
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Chicago
Harry J. Diacon
Diacon
Water Supply Fails at York Beach Lighthouse
Lighthouse keeper B C Williams faced a dry pipeline as fresh water from the mainland ran out. Coast guard delivered 2,000 gallons to refill the line and restore supplies at York Beach Maine.
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York Beach
Maine
B. C. McWilliams
Coast Guard Ee
San Francisco police seize five-foot marijuana bush in park
In Golden Gate Park officers removed a five foot marijuana bush they say the city could do without. The sight sparked pride in the park’s beauty but prompted a police action.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Lost Moisture Despite Heavy Rain Hits Hastings Farmland
A Hastings farmer battles drought effects after record rainfall fails to replenish soil moisture. Despite heavy rain amounts, data show soil remains unusually dry, threatening crops and prompting calls for irrigation measures.
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Lou Brewer
Muny
Wathan
Breuer
Ohio
Nathan
Ohio Line
Him
Air Guard
Air Force
The
Guard
Tom A. Carlin
Sonotone
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Guaranty
Newman
STEEL
Newman's Stationery
Dial
Mary Miles
Newman's
Will
Second Avenue SE
Light Co
Rune Hastings
Krakauer Pianos
Martin
King, Reynolds, Olds and Bach
Taylor Music Co
King Band Instruments
First Avenue SE
Newmans
Helenca
Bonnie Doon
Ave
Bec
Infant's Dept
Sampson
Thrifty
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