50 000 Haystack Needles Are Hunted By Magazine
Pawling New York INS reports the Guidepost nonprofit magazine lost 50 000 subscriber records when its headquarters burned. Founded 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and notable backers, the publication shares true life stories by famous figures such as Captain Eddie Rickenbacker William Green Henry Kaiser Cardinal Spellman and Joseph Pulvermacher to offer solace to readers facing tough problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawling
N. Y
INS
Pawl
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Colegiate Church
New York City
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lowell Thomas
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
William Banks
Southern Cotton Mills Company
Thomas
Captain Rickenbacker
mid-Pacific
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Henry Kaiser
Cardinal Spellman
Joseph Pulvermacher
Sterling National Bank
Alfalfa Field to Glamour Hub Lockheed Terminal Tale
Burbank's Lockheed Air terminal grew from a 1930 airport on a 234 acre alfalfa field where Emmett Biggs resisted progress. The site evolved into Hollywood’s gateway, hosting stars, test pilots, and a 24 hour terminal announcer staff delivering 3000 daily calls in multiple languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Prescott
Central Press
Burbank
Cal
Lockheed Air
Emmett Biggs
Little Burbank
Briggs
San Fernando Valley
Pacific Ocean
Salt Lake City
Hollywood Way
James C. Crawford
Lockheed
Allan Loughead
Providencia
San Rafael
Pan American World Airways
Paris
Lindbergh
Kenneth Humphries
Boeing
Vail Field
Los Angeles
United Air Terminal
Union Air Terminal
Jimmy Doolittle
Hap Arnold
Jimmie Mattern
Dick Bong
America
USO
Earth
Four Corners
California
Lockheed Air Terminal
Terminnal Building
Anita Cleary
Bob Hope
Jack Benny
Stanwyck
Tierney
Mary Pickford
Juanita Anderson
Hog-nosed snake feigns death and rolls to bluff
A hog-nosed snake shams death by curling and remaining on its back when disturbed. If turned onto its stomach, it flips back to the back, repeating the bluff to avoid predators.
Al Capone Body Moved To Chicago
Al Capone died of pneumonia in Miami Beach and his body was moved by hearse to Mt Olivet cemetery in Chicago for burial. A cemetery spokesman confirmed arrival but offered few details as the undertaker said no burial date was set. Capone reportedly funded lavish funerals and favored garish displays in life as in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
al Capone
Miami Beach
Mt. Olivet
Joseph Rage
Apa
Capone
Coast to seek VHF radio ranges along Atlantic airways
Wilmington officials and airport representatives warned that the civil aeronautics administration should approve installation of VHF radio ranges on Atlantic coastal airways. North and South Carolina congressmen and National Airlines officials planned to join the push. Marion Shuffler told the group action would start to prevent further dismantling of Bluthenthal airport equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Atlantic Coastal Airways
CAA
North
South Carolina
National Airlines
Marion Shuffler
J. Bayard Clark
Bluthenthal
Radar on Great Lakes steamers improves winter navigation
A number of steamers on the Great Lakes are now equipped with radar allowing safer passage under conditions that previously caused ships to anchor. The new equipment enhances situational awareness and reduces grounding risk in adverse weather and reduced visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Glasgow chemist claims fog dispersal by rain method
72 year old Glasgow chemist Donald Mackenzie claims to dispel fog by spraying a chemical into the fog to destroy surface tension. An air compressor would spray the agent for localized fog and possibly for aircraft use. He cites a demonstration that cleared fog from a garage in three minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
London
INS
Donald Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Mack
Robert Mackellan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dobbins
N. Hamilton St
Rouse
Lindsay Delicatessen
Lindsay St
Madam Kay
High Point
Asheboro
Archdale
N. C
L. F. Ferree
Alex Ferree
Mrs. Palmer
Greensboro
City View
Wooodroe
Haywood
Washington ST
N. E. Russell
Shfraton Goodyear Shoe Repair
North Main St
Beeson Hol. Co
Alfalfa Field
Eleanor Roosevelt
Field
Spencer Tracy
Lionel Barrymore
Sky Room
Manus
Rate Drug
Igh Point
Commerce ST
J. Fred Nance
W. LL. Nance
Raymond Campbell
Andrew Jackson Post
Legion
N. Main ST
S. L. Carpenter
W. Washington St
John Camsell International
News Service
Enzie
Philippines
Wachovia Bank
Optometrist
West High Street
Jacob's
Lennox
Fairbanks-Morse
Household Appliance CO
Oe Appliance Store
South
Wrenn St
DIAL
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!