Vitagraph Ghosts Walk Video Lot Transformation
Hollywood notes a hundred workers move on the old Vitagraph lot to convert it into a television studio. The piece recalls Vitagraph’s history from its 1890s start in New York to Warner Brothers era, mentions notable names and films, and notes the sale to ABC for 300000 and the loss of famed outdoor sets and ghosts of film history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Vitagraph
Albert E. Smith
J. Stuart Blackton
Pop” Rock
New York
California
Larry Lemon
Jean Paige
Percy Marmont
Bill Duncan
Warner Brothers
Warner
John Barrymore
Betty Compson
Joe E. Brown
Louise Fazenda
Arthur Lake
Ethel Waters
George Arliss
American Broadcasting Co
Sailor Killed By Taxi In Norfolk Navy Housing Area
Robert H. Moody, 28, a sailor with the USS Keith, was struck and killed by a taxi while crossing Hampton Boulevard at Benmoreel Navy housing in Norfolk. Next of kin listed as his mother Mrs. Maggie M. Kirkland of Columbia, Alabama.
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Norfolk
Robert H. Moody
Keith
Hampton Boulvevard
Benmoreel
Sted
Maggie M. Kirkland
Columbia
Ala
Barber's itch and sycosis barbae infection overview
Introductory medical note on barber's itch or sycosis barbae detailing causes symptoms including swollen bearded-area pustules and scalp flaking. Discusses unknown immune resistance, danger of progression, and treatment options such as early X-ray hair removal mercury preparations sulfonamides and penicillin with emphasis on early intervention and skin specialist care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King F
Romance Tangles At Georgia Mill Litigated By NLRB
An NLRB examiner ruled Chicopee Mills fired C. E. Chasteen over a marital dispute, not union activity, while finding foremen interfered with Textile Workers Union of America organizing at the 700-employee plant. The report details Chasteen’s discharged date, a quarrel with his wife and a rival romantic interest, with emphasis on labor rights issues and village upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
National Labor Relation Board Examiner
David London
C. E.chasteen
Chicopeee Mills
Chipcopee
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick
N. J
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Chasteen
London
el Paso
Tex
Jeannette
Janet
Mrs. Chasteen
Record of Wes Ferrel 1031 season home run feat
The text notes Wes Ferrel belting the most home runs in a season for the 1031 Cleveland Indians. It also contains unclear claims about insects and a person named Horney with darts, lacking coherent context or verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Ferrel
Cleveland Indians
Interstate Commerce Commission Opens Regional Rail Rate Hearings
The Interstate Commerce Commission begins the first of two regional hearings on a proposed 13 percent railroad freight rate increase in Montgomery. Representatives of shippers from six or more Southeastern states are expected to testify. A second hearing is scheduled for March 28, with ICC commissioner J. Haden Alldredge presiding.
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Montgomery
Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern
J. Haden Alldredge
ICC
Senate Split on North Atlantic Pact Vote
Republicans and a group of Democrats may hold the balance as the Senate weighs entry into the North Atlantic security pact. An Associated Press canvass shows 55 of 93 senators undecided, including 39 Democrats and 16 Republicans, with a few soon to judge once treaty work begins in May or June. Senator Malone of Nevada publicly opposes the pact, which requires a two thirds vote to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
United States
Associated Press
Malone
Nevada
Man Dies In Car Crash On Shades Mountain
Robert Neil Mosley 34, an employee of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company in Birmingham, died when his car left Oxmoor road and plunged down a 10 foot embankment striking a tree on Shades Mountain last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Neil Mosley
Shades Mountain
Oxmoor Road
Mosley
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
William the Conqueror Builds Power by Age Twenty Four
William the Conqueror forged his authority as the strongest lord in France by the time he was twenty four, establishing dominance through military prowess and political strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William the Conqueror
France
Plan For Merger Of Medical Care By U S Stirs Debate
The Hoover commission urges a cabinet rank department of welfare and education and a unified medical administration. It would absorb public health and parts of the food and drug administration, shifting agencies and jobs across to reduce cost and duplication while facing strong opposition from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Department of Public Welfare and Education
Hoover Commission
United Medical Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Armed Forces
Veterans Administration
Hoover Orom
Herbert Hoover
Defense
Forrestal
Hoover
Congress
Truman
Federal Security
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
United States Employment Service
Bureau of Employment Security
Labor Department
Medical Administration
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Employer’ Compensation
These Compensation Appeals Board
Alexander Ends 20 Year Service With Company
James Alpert Alexander marked twenty years with Metro-Politian Life Insurance with a dinner at Cornelian Court hotel in his honor. He joins the Veterans Association of His-company, adds to Decatur ties, and was presented with a company award and a gift.
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James Alpert Alexander
Metro- Poolitan Life Insurance Company
Ex Mayor J L Barnes Dies in Ozark
J L Barnes 72 former mayor of Arizona Ala died Saturday at his son’s Ozark home. A Mason and Alcazar Temple member in Montgomery he is survived by two sons J L Barnes Jr of Ozark and Robert C Barnes of Bonifay Fla and two daughters Mrs Zaglar of Jasper and Mrs R B Borders of Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Ala
J. L. Barnes
Arizon
Barnes
Alcazar Temple
Montgomery
J. L. Barnes Jr
Robert C. Barnes
Bonifay
Fla
FH. Zaglar
Jasper
R. B. Borders
Mobile
Green Wasps Reinforce Spring Nesting Cycle
The green wasps, sole survivors of winter, lay eggs in spring that establish new nests and spawn fresh generations.
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Prompt Typewriter
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave
Moulton St
Earl Glenn
Grant St
Donald Carey
St- Louis Hospital
Zoo
Donald
Frisky
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
Tures Syndicate, Inc
Romance
Georgia
Motorola
Johnnie Aycock
The
Radio Shack
Hi-Way
Frigidaire
Baldwin Pianos
Bank St
YALE
Pure Oil CO
Mitchell & McCulloch
2Nd Ave
Lee St
Alexander
O. P. Stinson
White's Jewelry Store
P. O
Decatur
A. A. Jones
J. H. Jones
Gyros
Chrysler
Mt Tae
Whi Vlici
Plymouth
Smith Motors, Inc
Oak Street
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