Travel agents report sturdy demand despite global tensions
Travel agents cite higher September outbound steamship bookings and 10 to 15 percent more international plane traffic than last year. Passport issuance rose March to July, then dipped in August, while Holy Year pilgrimages to Rome and Italy travel surged about 20 percent. Cruises remain popular with Mediterranean options priced from 1500 dollars and up.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
U. S. State Department
State Department
Rome
American Express
Italy
Japan
American Society of Travel Agents
Gains From Gulf Hurricane Change Shoreline Value
The gulf hurricane damaged beaches causing about 1 million dollars in losses yet added land to some properties. Several waterfront lots widened by the storm gained land while poorer owners saw portions of their properties eroded, with 80 foot depths reduced to 30 feet.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Family Ties and Sacred Gifts Through Christmas Past
A grandmother recalls giving away a Christmas book to a friend and facing family scorn, then reflecting with love on forgiving gifts. The note shifts to a granddaughter’s letter, and ends with Isaac Watts’s hymn about an unspeakable gift and devotion.
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Sue
Greensboro
Nonna
Isaac Watts
Plane wreckage spotted near Mount Susitna Alaska
Wreckage believed to be a missing Air Force C 47 was seen on the north face of Mount Susitna about 40 miles northwest of Anchorage. Five crewmen were aboard when it disappeared en route from Eielson to Elmendorf. Capt. W H Knudsen located the wreckage during the search.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Mount Susitna
James Posey
Eielson
Elmendorf Air Force Base
W. H. Knudsen
5039Th Air Depot Wing
State Flag Puzzle Across Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A fill in puzzle listing clues for horizontal and vertical entries. Includes definitions for terms such as capital, animal, plants, measurements, and abbreviations to solve the crosswords. The grid hints cover a range of topics from geography to myth and chemistry symbols.
Tarbush Charged In Two Additional Robberies
Greensboro man George L. Tarbush faced warrants for two more armed robberies after a $4,571 gunpoint theft at Auto Finance last week. The charges include a High Point service station holdup on September 5 and a drive-in theater hold up near Trinity in Randolph County. He also faces vagrancy and concealed weapon counts and remains jailed on a $10,000 bond.
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Greensboro
George L. Tarbush
Auto Finance Company of
Tarbush
High Point
Trinity
Randolph County
Air Force instructor and French cadet killed in T-6 crash
An air force instructor 2nd Lt. George Irving Davis of Lancaster California and a French flying cadet died in yesterday's T-6 training plane crash at Randolph field. The cadet’s identity was not released.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
George Irving Davis
Lancaster
Calif
Randolph Field
Boy Called Sissy Tears Through Alabama Feud
In Birmingham Otis English, 18, wounded after calling Elijah Cooper a sissy, received 17 pints of blood in 24 hours at Jefferson-Killman hospital. Deputy Sheriff Clyde Morris says Cooper, 16, charged with assault with intent to murder after firing a shotgun when accused of disobedience.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson-Killman Hospital
Otis English
Clyde Morris
Elija Cooper
Morris
English
Cooper
Kidney and Bladder Relief Ad for CYSTEX Product
An old marketing prompt touts CYSTEX for backache urinary discomfort and bladder irritation. It claims immediate action and three benefits including reducing irritant germs and easing frequent passages with a money back guarantee.
Bear Amid War Games Delights Umpire With Bear Prank
Captain J I Farris of La Grande Oregon, an umpire in the Alaskan war games, recalls a moment when a young lieutenant from Ladd Air Force Base snuck up in the dark to attack a supposed aggressor. The enemy charged but the bear rose and the lieutenant fled, leaving his blank ammunition unfired.
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Anchorage
Alaska
J. I. Farris
la Grande
Ore
Fairbanks
Ladd Air Force Base
Subbing For Winchell Sefers to Pentagon memo action
A fragment recalls a note from the President ordering immediate action to set aside a Pentagon wing for radio apparatus. Soviet officials allegedly operated the setup after the installation was completed.
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Marshall
Pentagon
Hadacol Relief Told by St Louis Man Prater
Elmer Prater of 3619 North Broadway St Louis says Hadacol eased years of neuritis leg pains and poor appetite after two weeks of use. The ad claims vitamins B1 B2 iron and niacin in liquid Hadacol boost blood and relieve the underlying deficiency. It promotes Hadacol as a health product sold with a money back guarantee at drugstores.
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Elmer Prater
Broadway
St. Louis
Prater
Mr. Prater
The
LeBlanc Corp
Tennessee seeks number of Tennessee babies adopted without decrees
A state investigator flies to New York to determine how many Tennessee babies have been adopted there without final court decrees. Memphis attorney Robert L. Taylor cites about 35 babies in California without decrees and notes foster parents may keep them but must complete adoption procedures.
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Nashville
Tenn
New York
Tennessee
Robert L. Taylor
Memphis
California
Taylor
Tennessee Children’s Home Society
J. O. McMahan
Georgia Tann
Tann
Children's Society
Resinol Ointment Relief for Dry Eczema
Local tip notes Resinol Ointment relieves itching from dry eczema and chafing. Available at all druggists. Small tube recommended for quick relief and easy use.
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G. I. Joes
Charleston
W. VA
Cincinnati
Norman Armour
Truman
Venezuela
Beatrice
Bea
Nepal
Sissy
Bear
Winchell
Hadacol
Baby Mart
FORD
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