The Super Trolley and the End of the Old Streetcar
Transport expert Willler explains the rise of trackless trolleys in cities like Atlanta Cleveland and Philadelphia noting their curbside boarding efficiency and higher passenger capacity. PCC cars in Washington DC embody modern streamlining with rubber cushions quiet operation and electric braking while the era of the old trolley fades with trains or buses replacing nostalgia on most routes.
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Willler
Yale
Douglas Leigh, Inc
Atlanta
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
PCC
President's Conferences Committee
Trolly Bells Drowned Out By Bus Horns In City Transit Shift
Arlene Wolf notes a nationwide shift from streetcars to buses as cities expand bus fleets. With wartime shortages eased, buses gain right of way on major routes, reshaping urban transport from Broadway to 42nd Street.
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Arlene Wolf
New York
Houston
San Antonio
Syracuse
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Milami
Nashville
Hartford
Grand Rapids
Thomas E. Willier
Third Ave. Transit Co
Broadway
42Nd Street
Willier
Montgomery
Ala
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ufe
Gunman raid foiled as grocer refuses to surrender
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania James Baker a grocer confronted a robber and said he had no money adding that even if he did he would need it for himself. The robber fled after the exchange with the storekeeper remaining calm under pressure.
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Chambersburg, Pa
James Baker
Bechuanaland Bechuanaland Rift Deepens South Africa Strain
Johannesburg reports a renewed clash over Bechuanaland where Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato, seeks to reach London and possibly appeal to the United Nations to block South Africa’s plans. Disputed flogging case from 1922 and a stalled travel sponsorship fuel the conflict as coal, cattle, and a sea route loom large.
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BR. F
Dewdney AP Newsicatares
Johannesburg
Bechuanaland
United Nations
Chef Tshexedi Khama
South Africa
London
South - West Africa
Union of South Africa
Alabama
Great Britain
South-West Africa
SCA
Tshekedi
Nis
Bechuahaland
Mcintosh
Kalahari
Adm
Edward Evans
Igh
Wag
Tsuekedi
Bechuana
Dinosaur footprints for sale in South Hadley
In South Hadley a buyer asks Carlton Nash about dinosaur footprints for sale. Advertised items include a small five inch footprint for 7.78 dollars and a seventeen inch version for 00 dollars, with a largest size labeled 12EBE.
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South Hadley
Mose
Carlton Nash
Dinosaur Aize
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Charles Lawrence Freeman
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Roswell Pierce
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U. S. District Attorney's Office
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Kingans Relale
Kingan & CO
Ing
Little Boys’ Brown
Oxford
Ronger
DNTG
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