Blind man piles up five tons of scrap metal
GRAYSVILLE TEN Aaron Smith who is totally blind collected more than five tons of scrap metal by pushing a cart from door to door in the town as part of a war effort.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1943
Page
7
GRAYSVILLE TEN Aaron Smith who is totally blind collected more than five tons of scrap metal by pushing a cart from door to door in the town as part of a war effort.
In Oakland California a regional share-the-ride program using auto placards and ride-thumbing stations drew national notice. After two weeks Chief Co ordinator John Marr reports the average passengers per car remains 1.76, a result he finds disappointing.
Reginald Buckfield, a Royal Artillery gunner known as Smiler, was sentenced to death after prosecutors argued his prison written thriller The Mystery of Brompton Road reconstructs the crime of Mrs Ellen Symes. Buckfield grinned as he was taken away, claiming the work mixed fact and fiction and that the real murderer remains at large.
A feature roundup profiles Nelson Rockefeller detailing his inter American affairs role and family ties. It also sketches Sir Bernard Paget and Lieut. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney highlighting their wartime commands, leadership traits, and reputations as top officers.
Virginia Vale reports Flor ida actress Canova shifts from supporting roles to star in films and radio. Upcoming Louisiana Hayride at Columbia Pictures and Reed Jolson replacement on air mark her rising prominence alongside Hollywood moves by Cantor O'Hara Goldwyn and others.
Pattern No 9445 offered in sizes 10 through 20. Dress requires 3 yards of 39 inch material and jacket 1 1 2 yards. High demand and war conditions cause slight delays in filling orders. Send your order to the stated address.
A Scottish couple move to a new house and await the rain water tub. The husband returns late claiming a jobs with tooth, revealing the tub was full of water and spilt on the way home causing a humorous misunderstanding.
Pattern patterns available from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 530 South Wells Street Chicago. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired.
The cougar Felis concolor, a large western American cat, bears 19 names in this country such as puma catamount silver lion purple panther mountain screamer and Indian devil.
Collier's reports that despite 1788 colonization most Aborigines in Australia still lack farming or shelter building skills and have long faced dehumanizing treatment with settlers able to kill them under permits issued up to 40 years ago.
The name Adolph traces to a Gothic root meaning Father Wolf. It notes historical origins and linguistic background without referencing any modern individuals or events.
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