29 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
1
Panama City's newest Piggly Wiggly Store opens today from 2 to 9 pm at Fifth Street and Grace Avenue. Manager D B Ray touts modern, daylight lighting and low prices with a large basement and special parking. Mrs J E Bell and Chester Wilkerson named cashiers and market head respectively.
Campaigners urge universal tuberculosis education and funding to protect children. The piece stresses TB’s impact across ages, noting no vaccine or cure exists, and calls for public donations to support the National Tuberculosis Association and affiliated groups.
Lehigh Portland Cement officials order an inquiry after 28 cement silos collapse in Catskill New York. State police say steel understructure failed and toppled silos, burying electric freight cars and blocking the West Shore railroad. No casualties reported.
A fragmented crossword style listing with horizontal and vertical clues. The page mixes biographical hints about a U S statesman with assorted definitions and wordplay terms, including anatomy, measurements, and common noun clues. The exact source text is garbled and incomplete.
At the Ritz today Warner Bros. presents Knute Rockne All American with Pat O’Brien as Rockne and Kane Richmond as a Horseman. Notre Dame coach Elmer Layden appears in the film with the current 1940 squad, including Layden playing himself in the final sequence. Also showing Always A Bride a comedy with Rosemary Lane George Reeves and John Eldredge about a romance and political mayhem.
Liberty Missouri report states Professor Chester J Prince hammered and nailed attic boards to seal himself in after his family complained of drafts. He trapped himself but was rescued by his two daughters and their boyfriend. Prince said he did it to qualify as a college professor.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover became the first woman to graduate in geology in the United States, completing her degree in 1898.
Plaintiffs George E. and Gladys Nunez file a bill to reestablish a note dated January 17 1927 due April 17 1927 against defendants Claudia and John Johnson in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Bay County Florida All defendants have been served and parties may appear January 6 1940 at 10 to show cause why reestablishment should not be granted The matter is dated November 21 1940 and signed by Clerk H A Pledger with Deputy Harry Harris.
University of Detroit football players logged about 6000 miles over three road games abroad, with trips to New York Philadelphia and Spokane as part of their nine games away from home.
In Fairbanks Alaska an 84 year old Alaskan Sourdough Edwin Robertson is found encased in ice in a glacial stream near Seventy Mile River after last setting out for Eagle on November 14. United States Commissioner R E Steel notes Robertson likely chose freezing water to deny wolves a body.
E. D. DeWitt publisher of the Lone Branch and N. J. Record, a well known Panama City sportsman, returned Wednesday night to spend the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt will occupy their home in the Cove section during the season.
Cumberland, Md. Charles M. Fisher, a Savage River dam blacksmith, was enjoying a quiet evening when the forge shop motor began emitting dots and dashes. Troubleshooters traced the sound to orders being picked up from a Baltimore and Ohio railroad telegraph dispatcher, transmitted via the idle motor.
ATLANTA fourth corps area headquarters announced the 31st National Guard division would move to Camp Blanding Florida in December per original schedule of December 6 to December 16. Col R H Kelley camp commander said arrival could be delayed ten days due to water and sewage readiness and possible bad weather. The unit comprises Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Florida guardsmen. The note cited no cashment on the statement and reaffirmed December 6 as the first batch arrival date.
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