Portrait of General Lee Artist Identity Sought
A war department record notes a portrait of General Robert E. Lee painted in 1851 the year of his marriage. The chief signal officer seeks the artist's identity and asks for information to Washington. The note cites Lee's Texas duties from 1846 to 1851 and a brief Texas return before the war. Farmers and household goods at reduced prices appear in an unrelated line.
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Robert FE. Lee
United Siates Army
de Kiana
War Department
Ge. G. F. Curtis Lee
Brock
Savant Lee
Washington
Lee
Department of Texas
Fort Bam Houstee
Texas
Robert E. Lee
Officer Wins Stop Sign Case On Rain Flood Obstruction
Sam Raider of East Cincinnati Avenue faced arrest after a stop sign at Sxcogdoches and Bowie Streets was flooded by rain. Raider testified the sign was obscured by water, claiming he did not see it. Officer A G Cervanter testified Raider passed without stopping, and the court found Raider won the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sxcogdoches
Bowie
Sam Raider
Cincinnati Avenue
Corporation Rourt
A. G. Cervanter
Raider
Aaid Raider
Soviet Bombing Plane Delivered to Romania for Russia
A Soviet order arrives in Constanza Romania the first of 300 bombing planes ordered by Soviet Russia in Italy was flown by an Italian military expert on March 1947 and delivered for transfer to Russia marking a significant arms shipment from Italy to the Soviet side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Russia
Italy
Constanza
Payroll rise in February with steady jobs say Labor
The Department of Labor announces a 2.0 percent increase in the nation's industrial payroll for February over January, while the number of workers remains virtually unchanged with a slight 0.1 percent drop. The note appears in the Washington dispatch dated March 19.
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Universst Bersien
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
New Short Wave Could Forge Artificial Fever
E L Manning of General Electric labs announced a new short length wave that can bulk vacuum tubes to broadcast a wave lifting blood temperatures and potentially induce artificial fever. He warned the device could kill at high fever and noted rabbit experiments. the discovery may aid disease treatment or serve as a death ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marsh
E. L. Manning
General Electric Company
Engineers’ Club of Philadellophia
Manning
Publisher Hops to Hongkong Airport
HONGKONG March 19 U Van Lear Black Baltimore publisher arrived here today from Eland French India Caina. He is flying from Croy don England to Torko.
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Hongkong
U— van Lear Black
Baltimore
Eland
India
Croydon
England
Torko
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Pues
Merit
Atoll Druggists
Grove
SOUTH
Navy
Hart
Bashington
D. C
Wiliam F. Seth
Kilgore-Cavender Sales Co
Yaa K, St. Mary's St
Phone Crockett
Metropolitan
Joske Bros. Co
Orlock
Straus-Frank CO
San Antonio, Texas
Y Ie Duke
Beatrice Duke
Armistead’ Saunders
Pinkie Saunders
Valentine Orosto
Juana A. de Orosco
Cora McKnight
RB. R. McKnight
N.Y
Joner
New York
Koy K. Moulton
Gulf Refining
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