Century of Service Tracks the Rail Era and Chicago Progress
The piece recalls the 1848 Galena and Chicago Union Railroad and the Pioneer locomotive, highlighting Jerome Beecher's role in freight to Chicago and the birth of Chicago as a railroad hub. It traces freight growth, farm-to-market transport, and the North Western system’s expansion, with 1947 figures for grain, eggs, wool, and livestock.
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Desplaines River
Chicago
Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad
Jerome Beecher
Beecher
Hus
Chicago and North Western
Galena
Northwestern
The
North Western
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Midwest
Windy City
Western Terminal
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago Board of Trade
Pioneer
Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern
Retired Man Fashions Toys as Pastime
In Des Moines Iowa Arthur Hill a 73 year old retired machinist makes wooden toys for free distribution to churches schools and nurseries He started as a hobby and turned it into a non paying job after retiring four years ago He uses cigar boxes for figures orange crate wood for miniature items and waste materials for builds He cares most about the joy on children's faces and keeps costs low with only paint and glue to buy
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arthur Hill
Hill
Novel Scout Troop Aids Hospital at Leprosarium
At the U S leprosarium in Carville Louisiana Boy Scout troop No 36 organized with seven patients aged 10 to 15 as charter members. The group includes Italian Louisiana French Japanese American and Negro members representing three races and four nationalities. Sponsoring is the hospital American Legion post 188 while Ham mond La Legion post 156 supplied uniforms. The scouts guide visitors direct traffic help assemble the hospital newspaper and assist with welfare fund carnivals.
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Carville
U.S. Leprosarium
American Legion Post No
Legion Post No
Hammond
Peasant Table Pattern No 17 Offered By Basil Bird Co
A full size pattern for a Peasant Table suitable for porch lawn or dining room is offered. The pattern requires tracing on lumber and simple sawing and assembly with no special tools or skill. A matching bench from Pattern No 57 can also be made. Send 25 cents to Basil-Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY.
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Basil-Bird Pattern Company
Department W
Pleasantville
New York
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Nenry
Henry Wallace
U. S
Jo Davidson
Rexford G. Tugwell
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Wallace
C. B. Baldwin
West Coast
Kingsbridge Hospital
Pittsburgh
Steubenville
Ohio
Honus Wagner
Caboose
Long
Louisiana
Karl Long
Huey P. Long
Rose M. Long
Frau
Gertrude Scholtz-Klink
Nazi Party
Germany
Dennis Corbett
Evansville
Ind
Kenneth D. Nichols
Leslie R. Groves
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Marshall T. Newman
Smithsonian Institute
OWL
Ray Morrison
Temple University Owls
Yale
Morrison
Smith Brothers
California
Sunkist
Thornton & Minor
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