Veterans Show Ready To Tour U.S. Hospitals
Veterans Hospital Camp Shows begins production on a fall and winter tour for 100000 men in 108 facilities from Maine to California. Ten shows feature vaudeville acts and music with plans for ballet on the road. Opening dates run Sept 13 to Oct 11 across multiple states, with each unit touring 30 weeks and delivering about 20 auditorium and 50 ward shows monthly to roughly 32 patients per performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
New York
U. P
Veterans Hospital
Army, Navy and Veterans Administration
Maine
California
Louis Simon
WHCS
Simon
Victor Herbert
Sigmund —Romberg
VHCS
John Golden
Ezra Stone
Fort Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Fayetteville
Ark
Roseburg
Ore
Ho Springs
St. Albans
N. J
Std
Denver
Colo
Oteen
Pasadena
Calif
Columbia
S.C
Fort Dix
Shaving Brush Designer Seeks Luxury Trains for NYC Line
Henry Dreyfuss, famed designer, plans a $2,000,000 two-section luxury train for New York Central. Two years of planning yielded a wide, practical design with car-to-car and car-to-station radios, barber shop, club cars, air conditioning, and folding partitions. He aims to make interiors feel wider and more expensive with mirrored walls and cantilevered dining tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Henry ‘Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss
New York Central
20Th Century Limited
Pullman Standard
Chicago
United States
Train cars feature lookouts and sunken lounge areas
The cars describe wall benches without legs to avoid tripping passengers. Club lounge and dining cars are damaged with red leather fins to reduce length. The observation car rear is raised three steps to create a lookout lounge with a downward viewing sensation. The forward section contains card tables and a sunken room effect.
DMV reports July inspections and defect breakdown
The Mechanical Inspection Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles reports 60 505 vehicles inspected in July and 89 4259 vehicles registered, leaving 577 681 yet to be inspected by year end. Of inspected vehicles 149 881 passed first check and 165 897 failed first test. Defects totaled 138 498 with headlight faults 24 percent, lighting 29 percent, braking 19 percent, steering 12 percent, other defects 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Motor Vehicles
Police recover stolen car in Tacoma overnight
Stanton Warburton Jr. woke at 4 p m to learn his car had been recovered by Tacoma police after being stolen by youngsters during the night. He thanked the officers and went back to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Stanton Warburton, Jr
Warburton
Oil Wells Bring In 2000 Barrels Near Eastland
Secondary Suceeds Eastland Texas Two oil wells rated good for around 1000 barrels daily were brought in on a tract near here where a dry hole had been drilled years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastland, Tex
U. P
Parker House to supply dummy guest for small banquets
Boston's Parker House will provide a dummy guest for private banquets when only 13 guests are seated. The dummy is named MeTabish Feinstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inklestein
Boston
U.P
Parker House
MeTabish Finkestein
Found After 7 Years At Messalon Ske Lake Beach
Kenneth Stone found a ring while cleaning the beach at Messalon skee Lake in Oakland Maine. The ring was reportedly linked to Mary Brown from years past, with the tale dating back seven years. Local records and neighbors recall Mrs. Brown’s disappearance and the ring’s mysterious origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
U.P
Messalonskee Lake
Kenneth Stone
Mary Brown
Planes Help Capture Youth in Tex Town Theft Case
Crowley Texas reports that a suspect in theft and burglary was flushed from a thicket by a low-flying airplane and a posse of deputies. The arrest was made after the plane spotted the youth who led authorities to the crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowley
Tex
U.P
Owens Promoted to Corporal at Langley Field Virginia
Ernest H. Owens son of EB Owens of Roanoke Rapids has been promoted to corporal while assigned to the Headquarters 190th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron at Langley Field. He trained at Keesler AFB and Scott AFB, served six months on Hawaii and Guam, then joined the AAC at Langley to support air navigation and communications for the US Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Owens
Langley Field
Pfe
EB. Owens
Carolina Ave
Roa
Noke Rapids
190Th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron
Langley Afr
Virginia
Cpl. Owens
Keesler Afb
Miss
Scott Afb
Hawa
Guam
190Th Aacs
Langley
AAC
USAF
Socialist candidate seeks signatures at tavern misreads voter
Milwaukee city blotter note reports William Abbot, Socialist candidate for assemblyman, entering an east side tavern to gain nominating signatures. A patron replies, no, not a Socialist and, in fact, running against him on the Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U.P
William Abbot
East Side
Local Social News Highlights From Ocean View to Roanoke
Weldon and family members spend Tuesday at Ocean View while Jesse Boseman is ill at home. Mrs. Rod Watts of Cheraw visits parents in town. Joe Hinson and children visit Mrs. Harrington. King and Bounds return from Nag’s Head. Mrs. Wyche and others return from Virginia Beach. Mrs. Branch Worsham visits Suffolk. Crorine Crush returns from Richmond. Margeret Williams staying in Roanoke, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Hamill
Wilkins
Lewis Tilghman
Ocean View
Jesse Boseman
Rod Watts
Cheraw
W. H. Anthony
Joe Hinson
Kinston
Helen Harrington
C. E. King
Tax Sale Of Halifax Real Estate For 1947 Taxes
Tax Collector AKERS announces a public auction at the Halifax courthouse steps on Monday September 13, 1948 to sell listed properties for cash to satisfy 1947 Roanoke Rapids City and School taxes. The list includes numerous houses, vacants, and lands across Hampton, Belmont, Car Avenue, Hodgestown, Hornertown, and surrounding blocks with assorted owners and lot numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. C
Roanoke Rapids
AKERS
Schoo Brown Furniture Co
Carolina Va
Vox Monage
Joyner Motor Co
Erma
Hamilton
Bunch
W. G
Butler
Will
E. 8Th St
Azawan
C. G
6Th & Va
St. Hovertown
Ceed Jarter
Idth St
Konnor, T. H
Belmont
Franklin St
Cullom
L. R
House
Cedar
Dail
Arthur
Marshall St
Leroy
Davis, Lewter
Wilson St
Draper
Madison
Monroe St
Bilis
Tilghman
Mechifeldon
Emry
Ivey
Washington
Iones
Jackson
Roa. Ave
Etheridge
Ransome
Clyde Hargrove
Jesse B. Faucet
Garner
S. W
Grant
Harris
Sterling E
Littleton Road
W. E
Jefferson
Harrison
Percy J
McGee
Budgen
Harriet
Belmont Block
G. C. James
Woodrow
Jenkins
George B
Rapids
Johnson
A. R
Sts. Gurkin Land
West Rosemary
Belmont Elk
Kidd
C. T
Mrs. S. Wilet & House
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Rowe Noah
Good Housekeeping Magazine
R. R
Greenfield
Mass
James F. Mooney
Register of Deeds
Krueger
Northeastern Distributing Co
Littleton, N
Marvel
Dole
Delmonte
Fleur Susie
Ackers Lab
SUICE
Swift Premium Franks
Camay Soap
A&p
Ann Page
Libby
Swan Soap
Nabisco
Oney Maid Graham
Weldon
Aik
Cincher
John T
Mitchell
N. EB
Hornertown
Rooney
Walter H
Foure
J. L
Gurkin
Moore
Macon E
Hamilton Myrick
R.G
Homner Nooney
J. E
Pulse
Willie
Rainey
I. B
Riddick Hubert
Shaw
Mrs. Effit
Hornettown
Oere Shaw
R. S
Shell
Raymond W
Burton Immons
R. C
Henry
Stell
George C
Stokes
Clinton
White
Calvin E
Whittington
E. W
Vance
Williams
C. D
Gurkin Land
Willamsah
Spihilliams
Raleigh
Wood
James A
M.R
Wooten
Myrtle
Zpps
Erline
Hodgestown
Graham, Charlie, Jre
Hosgespenn Haley
Mary T
Herrin
Steve
Hodgestown Elk. Co
Hicks
Hattie
Hornertown Hunt
Bessie
Clinton P
Joseph T
William R
Johnston
Charlie
Lockett
Lla
McPhail
Josephine
Dorothy
Mills
Hickory
Mullen
Hursey
Pine St
Newell
Artless
Simmons Land
Judge
McCle Land
Ivy
Hoseestown
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