06 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
1
Exclusive Herald report describes a Seaboard engine and 27 cars derailed Saturday morning when the train passed an open switch. Officers search for the person who threw the switch. The engineer lies with a broken leg at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Wreck details are inside the issue.
Bob Wilson and Lyle Wilson of Roanoke Rapids theatres traveled to Washington to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission subcommittee on the Neely Bill. Robert Montgomery, president of Actors Equity, attracted a crowd on the Hill as fans mobbed him for autographs. Committee hearings continue next week.
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