Lions and elephants haunt colonial railway logs in Kenya
An archival reel shows 1900s East Africa Railway staff grappling with lions elephants and even a buffalo during night shifts and line congestion. Messages from Tsavo Mombasa Kampala Nairobi recount near escapes, tense nights, and calls for protection as staff fear night work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irima
Tsavo Royal Naonal Park
Kima Station
Kanga
Mombasa
Val
Bujoko
Kampala
Tsavo
Nairobi
Frederick County News Briefs and Local Notes
Creagerstown reports Baker in Annie Warner Hospital for appendectomy. Frederick visitors include Hubbard family and Maurice Whipp party from Thurmont. Utica and Creagerstown parishes plan Holstein heifer shipment to Puerto Rico with dedication Feb 20. Ronald Free acolyte at St John’s Feb 3. Frederick County Christian Youth Page marks fifth anniversary. refreshment stands organized by community. Paul Eaves ends playing after 30 years. several players may return from service as season opens. Next Youth Fellowship meeting Feb 27 at Parish House. Walkersville hosts Youth Fellowship. Joann Smith Ruth Ann Free and others listed. Rodsey Harbaugh birthday noted. Thelma Kersey, longtime reporter for Evening Star, dies at 78. Local birthday observances include Ruth Carmen Seiss and Royal Canadian Navy shift noted. College Park NC University basketball attendance cited. Baseball officers elected with Donald Smith president and Sam Dayhoff manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halba Mulhauer
Crkeagerstown
William G. Baker
Annie Warner Hospital
Geigsburg
Cette Hubbard
Murchildren
Deborah
Jimmie
Bonnie
Carrole
Frederick
Charles. Hubbard
Charles
Jrc
Larry
David
Susan
Unca
Maurice
Whipp
Thurmont
Utica v
Creagerstown
Puerto Rico
St. John’s Church
Ronald Free
Frederick County
Harold Lee Shorb
Richard Dinterman
Paul Eaves
Armed Services
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Walkersville
Joann Smith
Ruth Ann Free
Naomi Long
Joan Myers
Donna Hubbard
Theresa Startin
Lorraine Haggelin
Rodsey
Glenn Harbaugh
Arthur Lambert
Paul Staley
Bertie Kolb
Charles Shorb
Ruth Carmen Seiss
Iman
Washington
Ars
Thelma Kersey
Re- Evening Star
Frederick Amie
Radio Schedule Fragment Reflects Mixed Program Lineup
A fragmented OCR listing shows a dense 1940s style radio grid with shows including My Little Margie, Trouble With Father, Amos ’n’ Andy, The Cisco Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, The Three Musketeers, and news segments. It also references sports, weather, and variety programs with hosts such as Eddie Gallaher, Steve Cussing, and Douglas Edwards, plus film and stage morsels like Fort Algiers and Son of Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ats
Margie
Matthew Warren
Amos
Andy
Ray Milland
Billy Johnson
Brave Eagle
Wild Bill Hickok
Cisco Kid
Happy
Three Musketeera
Federal Men
Sam and Friends
Eddie Gallaher
Joan Douglas
Steve Cussing
Bryson Rash
Douglas Edwards
Jim
Keith McBee
Tippy Stringer
Louis Allen
Croghan
David Stickie
Jim Gibbons
Millionaire
Annie Oakley
Bill Watson
George Rogers
Deil Malkie
John_Daly
Eddie Fisher
Fabian
Scotland Yard
Rin Tin Tin
News
Huntley
Brinkley
West Point
Biondie
Jim Bowie
Air_ Adams
Eve
Schlitz Piarnouse
Crunch
Des
Viseye
New York
Isidro
Martinez
Panama
Bobby Courchesne
Chicopee
Mass
Anthony
Paris Precinct
Fort Algiers
Duckpin Derbs
Sam_and Friends
Lescoulie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hellzapopia
Syracuse
Europe
Pacific Theater
Ft, Meade
Wynn Murray
Capetown
David Bosman
Simonstown
William A. Injestions
Ray
Bosman Wynn Murray
ITV
Sy Charles Mercer
NEW Jukk Oc
John Eckstein
Abc-Tv
ABC
Eckstein
Los Angeles
Dobbin
Baer
RFD
Shirley
Gloria
Donald
James Baer
Steiner N. Baer
the News
Los Angeles Examiner
Milwaukee News
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Washington Times - Herald
The
Star
Daly
Rograms
Waam-Tv
Wrc-Tv
Swite-Tv
Bob Crosby
Pete
Elizabeth
Temple’s Ranch
Secret
Eleanor Nash
Mick J'amos
Lancaster Lswrop
Camera Shop
North Market ST
Baltimore
U—Wsal-Ty
Wills Jewelers
Bulova Watches
Weil Brothers
PHE Oil
RCA
Fernie Ui Bui
West Patrick St
Coblentz & Main Insurance
Abi
N. Market St. FredeRick, Md
Lowell Tire & Battery CO
South Market St
William S. Hood
VFW Country Club
Channel 4
Call
MO. Ae Eire
Lew Wade
His
Amvets
Prescription
Braddock Heights
Maryland Avenue
A. J
Skyline
Westinghouse
Suard Lite
Better Homes Equipment CO
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