Moscow Air Raid Life and Soviet Rail Journeys Described
The account recalls dual military and political officers in Moscow, air raid drills, and the resilience of citizens and visitors during wartime. It sketches life in transit from Alma Ata to Moscow, training flights, factory shipments, crowded stations, and the contrast between poverty and functional industry, with vivid scenes of shelter life and urban decay.
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Tweedledee
Tweedledum
YMCA
Yaid
Moscow
London
Erskine Caldwell
Margaret Bourke- White
National Hotel
Kremlin
Gorki Street
Miss Bourke-White
Caldwell
England
Tere
Record of Truck Special Taxes Reach New 1940 Peak
Government reports show total special taxes paid on trucks in the United States rose to 476 million dollars in 1940, more than double the 226 thousand dollars recorded in 1930.
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U.S
Bath church restoration documented in historic North Carolina parish
The St Thomas Episcopal Church in Bath, the state’s oldest church building, celebrated its restoration with a two year effort costing $20 000. Local vicar Rev A C D Noe and Rev W R Noe of Wilmington led the service and vision to revive Bath as a waterfront Williamsburg. Dr Ralph McDonald announced he will not run for Congress in the fifth district and will back incumbent John H Folger of Mount Airy after Folger’s brother A D Folger was badly hurt in a traffic collision.
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Russia
Oklahoma
Philippines
Soviet Union
Russia-in-Asia
Russia-in- Europe
Ural Mountains
Aktyubinsk
Orenberg
Europe
Kuybishev
Russias
Bath
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
North Carolina
A.C. D. Noe
W. R. Noe
Wilmington
Williamsburg
St. Thomas Church
McDonald
Winston-Salem
Ralph McDonald
University of North Carolina
John H. Folger
Mount Airy
Folger
A.D. Folger
Officials Forecast Heaviest Holiday Travel in History
Officials from rail, air and bus companies plan to manage the peak travel season for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. Railways will handle extra troop movements alongside civilian traffic, with major lines setting up complex master schedules and car swaps. Airlines like United, American, Eastern and TWA expect near nonstop service similar to past holiday weekends, while Greyhound focuses on driver rosters to maximize hours of operation.
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Paul Gesner
Joan Beckley
New York
Enterprise Special News Service
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
United
American
Eastern
TWA
Greyhound
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Gazette
Archie Steele
Chicago Daily News
Peggy
Erskine
Tey
Alma Ata
Arcie Steele
Tashkent
Anis
Tank Corps
Asia
Coney Island
Lenin
Stalin
Nighll Marish
Steele
Tashkent Junction
Caucasus
Desert
Aral Sea
Eckerd's
Hoffman Drug Co
Anderson's
West End
Cecil’s Drug Store
Ring-Harris Cut Rate
Arthur's Pharmacy
Henry
Duke Power CO
South Main ST
Joe Miller
Frankie and
Johnny
Spe
Wachovia
Asheville Charlotte
High Point
Raleigh
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Salisbury
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