Lighted Cross Drawsdevout To Easter Sunrise on Bald Knob
On Bald Knob in Makanda Illinois a sunrise Easter service began 11 years ago with 250 worshippers from nine denominations. Now sponsored by Easter Service Inc. plans include a 150 foot cross atop the summit funded by local donors. The 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. broadcast will reach listeners via WJPF Herrin and WLS Chicago.
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E. L. Kirkpatrick
Makanda
Bald Knob
Alto Pass
Ozark
William H. Lively
Wayman Presley
Iul
Bay Mountain
Easter Service, Inc
Bald Knob Mountain
Presley
Egyptian Choral Club
Frank .E. Trobaugh
West Frankfort
Ill
WJPF
Herrin
WLS
Chicago
CST
Crookedest Railroad Faces Abandonment Threat
The Rapid City to Mystic line long nicknamed the crookedest railroad in the world may be abandoned soon. The Rapid City Black Hills Western Railroad is at risk as local officials consider closing the 35 mile route noted for its many curves.
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Rapid City
S. D
Mystic
Black
Western Railroad
Com
Aviation Notes Air Travel Far From Retirement
Modern aviation notes highlight active flyers like Eva Barlow at ninety with 5000 miles flown. A new national guard squadron formed in Gorefield Montana joins ongoing airport developments such as La Crosse Wisconsin’s new Class 4 airport with three runways. Other items include a 120 mile commute to high school by Robert Beckman and Southeast uses of planes for law enforcement and wildlife support.
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Eva Barlow
Denver
la Crosse
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
Chicago
Washington Scene: New House Committee Heads Ages Range
The survey of post reorganizational committee chairs shows ages from 44 to 79. Charles A. Eaton leads at 79. Fred A. Hartley Jr. is 44, with Clare E. Hoffman 72 and Earl C. Michener 71. Wolverton of New Jersey heads interstate commerce, Michener chairs judiciary, Rees runs post office and civil service, and Bradley in Michigan oversees merchant marine and fisheries.
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Walter A. Shead
Washington
House of Representative
Charles A. Eaton
New Jersey
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
Earl C. Michener
House
Fred A. Hartley Jr
Leo E. Allen
Illinois
Fred Bradley
Charles A. Wolverton
N. J
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Clarence F. Lea
Calif
Wolverton
Delaware River
Camden
New Jersey House of Assembly
First Camden National Bank and Trust Company
CIO
AFL Construction Trades
Railroad Brotherhoods
Civil Aeronautics
Weather Bureau
Oil and Gas
Securities and Exchanges
Public Health
Bureau of Standards
Edward H. Rees
KAS
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Civil Service Committee
Old Post Office and Post Roads Committee
Rees
Civil Service Commission
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Emporia
MICH
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Merchant Marine
Coast Guard
Panama Canal, Fisheries and Wildlife
Bradley
Great Lakes
High Seas
Upper Peninsula
Sault Ste. Marie
Congress
CAA Seeks Flying Statistics From 25000 Plane Owners
Civil Aeronautics Administration mails a post card questionnaire to 25 000 of 85 000 aircraft owners to gather data on personal business instructional and for hire flying. The goal is to assess the safety of personal flying based on reported activity.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Movie Moguls Worth Catalyzing Gordon MacRae Fame
Hollywood notes trace Gordon MacRae from NBC page to potential film star as radio and stage work build his image. Plus industry gossip on auditions, training, radio mishaps, Marjorie Reynolds return, and changes at CBS and Warner outfits.
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Gordon MacRae
Gregory Peck
NBC
Horace Heidt
Heidt
Harry James
Les Brown
N. Y. World’s Fair
Army Air Forces
CBS
One Passenger Carried. Railroad Seeks 50 Year Franchise
Galesburg and Great Eastern Railroad carried only one passenger in the past year, earning 36 cents for passenger service. It operates about 10 miles between Wataga and Victoria, Illinois, relying mainly on coal haulage. Last year three locomotives hauled 600000 tons of coal to connect with Burlington at Wataga. Directors petition Illinois Commerce Commission for a 50 year franchise extension beyond 1943.
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Galesburg
Ill
Galesburg and Great Eastern Railroad Company
Little Road
Wataga
Victoria
Prin
Cipal
Burlington Railroad
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Cafe Lease and Diesel Generator Itemized for Sale
Listings show a cafe with lease details, monthly cafe gross $7 090 and station gross $2 800, plus 3 room apartment rent at $1 50 per day. Location given as 10 E First Street Newberg Oregon. additional line notes a Fairbanks Morse four cylinder diesel generator set 25 KVA 3 phase 60 cycle with switchboard from Reymer Machine Co Billings Montana.
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City Center
First Street
Newberg
Oregon
Fairbanks-Morse
Reymer Machine Coo
Billings, Mont
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New York
State Fish and Game Association
Neu
Abilene
Wichita
Kansas Cities
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Lawyers’ Committee
Michener
Ohio
Adrian
Detroit
Ohio State Line
Willow Run
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Post Office, Civil Service
Western Newspaper
Union
Virginia Vale
Teentimer
Phil Baker
William Keighley
Marjorie Reynolds
Seymour Nebenzal
Robert Cummings
Brian Donlevy
Linda
William Spier
William Bendix
George ‘'Gabby" Hayes
Paramount
Albuquerque
Parks Johnson
Warren Hull
Arthur Godfrey
New Paris
Betty Barclay
Sammy Kaye
Dinah Shore
Lke
Lana Turner
Betty Grable
Ingrid Bergman
Universal-International Pictures
Wisthul
Abbott and Costello
David Haerding
Jim Sheldon
Cass Daley
Variety
Gordon Mac Rae
Billings
Great Falls
Butte
Mont
ED O'Baire
Sunburst
Montana
G.M.C
Novelty Carriage Works
Sandpoint Motor
Chevrolet
Sandpoint
Idaho
Mith Bros
Columbia Falls
Omaha
Gorman & Bons
International
Bucyres- Erie
New
Aug
Norman & Son
Rangely
Col
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Havre
Monroe
Spokane
Grand Coulee Electric
Grand Coulee, Wash
Heart of Sandy
Snc
Alice Richter
Sandy
Orexon
Mt. Hood Loop
Jennie Eldridge
Portland
Big City
Croft
S.e.hawthorne Blvd
Texaco Ser
Sta
Gresham, Inc
Wash
Young Rt
Bath
J. Walters
N.&. Union
Ore
Oak Grove
Sersta
Willamette Valley
Dale Compton
Old Est
JONES
Division Route
Pete Bayer Dickinson
N. D
Kenneth B. Brown
Lewistown
Farm Machinery & Equip
Bonner Cedar CO
Judith Laundry
Itchell
Fedigreed
Charlotte Osse Ryegate
Punte Bishop Sons
Fische
Billings, Montana
Charles M. Smith
Wyoming
Madison Equipment CO
Madison, Tenn
FOX Studios
Montan
P. Chubb P.O
Walla Walla
P. and H
Missoula, Mont
L. A. Woodward Construction CO
Missoula Es Montana
Litchfield Woolen CO
Sibley Ave
Litchfield, Minn
Washington Woolen Mills
Seattle
Pierre
Birke
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Stewart-Warner
Sentinel
Radio Supply Company
27Th St. Billings
G. F. McKeen
Boardway
Ted Way
van Buren
U. S
Ogden Farms
Hubbard
Jewel Game Farm
Danville
B. Inman Poultry Farm
Aberdeen
Grace Helvey
Canyonville
Main Boulder
Harold Eastburn
McLeod
MISC
Northwest
Gorder Company
ONAS
A. A. Kelson
M. G. Cook
Deer Lodge
THE
Gooding
Gooding Idaho
Parker Jones
Wurlitzer
Manteno
Square Deal Novelty CO
Manteno, Illinois
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