Midwestern Universities Buy Army Surplus Structures
The Administration announced that universities in the Midwest have acquired 17.5 million dollars worth of army surplus structures and equipment. One major purchase was the University of Illinois buying Mayo General Hospital at Galesburg, converting it into a university branch. Cafeteria equipment lathes and laboratory gear were among other items sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
War Assets, Administration
Gowen
University of Minois
Mayo General Hospital
Galesburg
Phée Hospital
Peru youths tour New York with Ole Olsen
Two Peru High School honor graduates Tom Easter aged 18 and Johnny Rees 17 visit New York as guests of Ole Olsen. They tour 52nd Street jazz spots, see Olsen and Johnson, and plan a Washington trip with stopovers at Wall Street and major city sights.
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New York
U.P
Peru
Ind
Ole Olsen
Olsen and Johnson
Tom Easter
Johnny Rees
Olsen
Johnny
Big City
52Nd Street
Indiana University
Tom
Columbia University
Washington, D. C
Emil &Scram
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Coney Island
Statue of Liberty
Central Park
Hayden's Planetarium
Times Square
the Harbor
Harlem
the Bowery
Chinatown
The
Palisades
Alabama agency catalog reveals odd job names in list
In Montgomery the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations published a roster of unusual names such as Pearly Gates First of September and his brother First of August Also listed were Dixie Cola Square Bell General Davis President Dickinson Apt Greene Effort Hicks Ima Hogg Stonewall Jackson and Early Jones In Bessemer Main Line Harris is identified as a truck driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Pearly Gates
Dixie Cola
Square Bell
General Davis
Dickinson
Apt Greene
Effort Hicks
Ima Hogg
Stonewall Jackson
Early Jones
Bessemer
Harris
American GIs Seek British Brides Amid Postwar Moves
In Britain many U.S. Transportation Corps servicemen marry local women while on 90 day furloughs from Germany and Austria postings. Officers say couples wed within days of meeting and many brides will soon join husbands in the United States as 700 GI brides move monthly, with others waiting for relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
U. S. Transportation Corps
Germany
Austria
United States
Latent Influenza Described in Fatal Birmingham Death
An inquest into 23 year old Betty Buckley's death in Birmingham heard of latent influenza, a rare disease described by Prof. J. M. Webster as causing tiny brain hemorrhages and sudden death even in healthy people. She appeared in perfect health before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
U.P
J. M. Webster
Betty Buckley
Mysterious marauder strangled Chicago baby, mother testified
Betty Barrows told police a dark intruder entered her bedroom in the early hours and strangled her son Gerald Drazin in his crib. The 2 3 year old victim bled from the throat, and no motive was found. Investigators planned lie detector tests for the Barrows family.
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Chicago
Betty Barrows
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Oleo
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Walter Wolfe
Renis Wolfe
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Linton
Leonard’s Grille
Linton Hardware and Furniture
Just
Premier Vacuum Cleaners
New Home Furnishing Co
Hive
Mercury
Aixson Furniture Store
Linton Milk CO
Olson and Johnson Comedy Team
disceMain
Avoy Ve Siegler
Fanton
Indiana
Meet Pearly Gates
John
Britain
Chigag
Hutchison Standard Service
Williamson Heater Company
Cnan
Williamson
Otto Kirshner
Hannum Motor Sales
Hudson
First Street Southeast
Victors
Columbia
Decca
G. C. Murphy
Lipton’s Iced Tea
AX & Fry
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO. OF
Vincennes
Kenney’s Market
ELBO
Optometrist
Tan NO
Wow Factia
Hallquiood
Hale
Beauty Shop
Vincennes St
Gem Store
Otis “Toad” Hale
G” St
H. P
Bendix Home
Roachs
Super
Commodore
Hannum Motor Sales, Inc
Linton, Indiana
Roy Herndon
Black Creek Rd
Ray
Taylor
Greene County Loan Company
Plain Folks
S. Main Street
M. J. Aikin & Son Funeral Homes
Linton and Dagger
Trading Post
Lester Packing CO
Bob’s
Froeschke
Gamble’s
Dick Stayton
Nelly Don
Stee
Cooper
Asa Williams
Prompt Sanitary Truck Service
Call
Chevrolet Co
Ilinton
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