Pullman Plans and Rail Travel Shifts After War
Chicago July 24 A vision of rail travel postwar outlines Pullman plans to lure riders back from cars and planes. New sleeping cars with high capacity, private washrooms, and aluminum roomettes target lower fares and better comfort. The Pullman company and manufacturing arm face ownership changes after a federal court order.
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Richard Rohrer Succumbs in Junction City
Junction City Kan July 24 Richard Rohrer 77 a well known resident of Junction City died today after a time in poor health. He was an insurance man and a native of Kansas. Rohrer had served in public life and held positions in county and federal offices before resigning his post last year. The details reflect a long public career and a final illness.
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New Furniture Store Opens at 884 Maesechus Street
A new furniture store will be opened by Frank Pippert, previously with Miller Furniture for 14 years. The store occupies the former Gamble location at 884 Maesechus Street, with Pippert a Lawrence man and other family members involved.
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Gamble
Normandy chateau serves soldiers in frontline clubroom
A Normandy chateau near the battlefield opens as a frontline club for American troops. Countess Jacqueline and her children host meals, baths, and a gramophone while officers help stock supplies. Agnes, 10, adorned with badges, dreams of a general’s star as shells shake the house.
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Normandy
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Jaque
Vichy Nein
Mike Donovan
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Anniversary of Kansas hottest day record noted
Topeka reports the anniversary of the record heat from July 24 1996 when Alton peaked at 121 degrees and Topeka reached 114. The current forecast calls for temperatures in the upper nineties, far cooler than the historic peak.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mercury
Alton
Texas Soldier Saves Fuel Tender At Air Base
In the Southwest Pacific on July 24, Texas Army Iserzeint earned praise for seizing a rising petrol tender and driving it 100 yards from a fire at a major aircraft installation. Curtis H. Carmichael of Dallas aided by moving the burning unit from the danger zone. Col Philip Fox, 66, died at Cambridge Mass after a career as a military instructor and veteran of four wars.
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Pacific
Texas Army Iserzeint
Curtis H. Carmichael
Dallas
Carmichael
Philip Fox
Topeka
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Cambridge
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Manhattan
Last Ditch Report Claims Nazi Power Near Total Control
Berlin correspondent Sanchez Maspons reports the Nazi regime has overcome final obstacles to total police power, arguing defeat at Stalingrad looms while Bolshevik advances press Prussia’s frontiers. The piece notes Maspons’s history of sympathetic coverage and raises questions about orders guiding the Nazi narrative.
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Sanchez Maspons
Berlin
Patorar Acioned
Stalingrad
Prussia
Masnons
Proposals of Monetary Conference Await New Congress
Delegates from the Bretton Woods gathering delayed action until the new congressional session. Officials noted rapid progress on two plans would be needed, or the matter could not reach the current year’s congress. The UN conference delegates left the mountain resort as discussions paused.
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Governor of Korea Abe Succeed Relea Whe
Abe expected to succeed Relea Whe as governor of Korea amid regional political shifts. Officials say leadership change could impact security and domestic policy across the region.
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