Oberammergau Visit Highlights Munich Reflections
The writer recalls Munich beer halls and postwar recovery as they travel toward Oberammergau in rain and snow. They describe refugees, rebuilt infrastructure, and a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play site with Anton Lang and the 1934 theater, costumes, and stage details.
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Munich
Hofbour
Adolph
Oberammergau
Germany
Alois Lang
Anton Lang
Lang
Christus
Baghdad
Bavarian Alps Visit and Rhine River Journey Anecdotes
A traveler catalogues marvels from Bavarian villages and famed architecture to ship journeys along the Rhine. They recount beer breaks, coffee and pastry hours, starry rowing past castles, and festive Amsterdam and London scenes with colorful local customs and dining quirks.
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Bavarian Alps
Switzerland
Mitternwald
Middle of the Forest
Bavaria
Excelsior Hotel
Ernst
Weisbaden
Mainz
Rhine
Germany
Lorelei
Drachenfels
Remagen Bridge
Ernestine Newman
Ernest Newman
Wichita Falls
Houston
Cleo Cummings
Florence Oldham
Morris Oldham
Little Church Foundation
Jewell Ketchman
Adaleen Sieber
Ledbetter Clinic
Clemi
Washington College Unique Name Sanctioned by George Washington
The note states Maryland's Washington College uniquely bears the name with George Washington's consent. It also recalls Haiti achieving independence from France in 1804.
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Maryland
Washington College
George Washington
Haiti
France
Royal London Memoir of a Parisian Weekend
A travel diary recalls June visits to Westminster Abbey the British Museum and Trafalgar Square. The author describes close encounters with the Queen and Prince Charles and tours of the Palace, Stoke Poges Church, and English silver shops. En route to Paris the journey highlights the Louvre Versailles and light moments at the Follies Bergeres and the Lido.
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Westminister Abbey
Parliament
British Museum
Tower of London
Wallace Collection
Trafalgar Square
Tussaud’s Wax Museum
Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Palace
Windsor
Stoke Poke Church
Gray
Bebe
Louvre
Versailles
Estelline Soldier Completes Fort Belvoir Engine Course
Pvt Bobby G. Spruill 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. FE Spruill of Estelline, graduates from an 11 week diesel engine repair course at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The training covered diesel engines fuel injection systems and auxiliary starting motors for heavy construction equipment. Spruill enlisted January this year and finished basic training at Fort Bliss. He attended Estelline High School and worked for Wisdom Brothers in Lonkey.
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Fort Belvoir
Bobby G. Spruill
FE. Spruill
Estelline
Spruill
Army
Fort Bliss
Estelline High School
Wisdom Brothers
Lockney
Moonshiners begin federal prison terms with rueful reflections
In Greensboro six moonshiners started serving federal prison terms after attempting protection payments to a deputy sheriff and hiring a federal revenue agent as a still hand. They faced penalties for illegal liquor manufacturing and distribution.
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Greensboro
N.C
Federal Revenue
Better Weather Forecasts For Farmers Promised
Madison Wise weather officials and agriculture leaders held a three day session on weather problems for farming. Meteorologists promised better predictions and timely information on moisture shortages and potential low temperatures that threaten crops. Programs already exist in the north central states and may extend to the northeast.
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Madison
Wise UP
Agriculturas
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Bowers and Black Insurance
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