Railroads Sparked Farm Growth in Chicago Century Ago
Centennial events trace the Galena and Chicago Union line charting farm progress from 1848. The Pioneer locomotive and Jerome Beecher helped move hides into Chicago, spurring freight streams, rapid revenue growth, and rural town growth along the rail corridor.
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Desplaines River
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Chicago Union Railroad
Jerome Beecher
Beecher
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Northwestern
The
North Western
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern
Pioneer
Retired Man Fashions Toys as Pastime
Des Moines Iowa report on Arthur Hill a 73 year old retired machinist who fashions wooden toys for free distribution to churches schools and nurseries. He turns cigar boxes into moveable flat bodied men uses orange crate wood for miniature furniture and doll houses while red trucks and yellow buses suit boys. His only costs are paint and glue as he turns waste material into smiles for children.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Arthur Hill
Hill
Novel Scout Troop Aids Hospital
In Carville Louisiana a unique Boy Scout troop No 36 was formed at the U S leprosarium with seven charter members aged 10 to 15 from three races and four nationalities Italian Louisiana French Japanese American and Negro Sponsoring organization is American Legion post No 188 of the hospital Legion post No 156 of Hammond La funded new uniforms The troop directs visitors guides traffic assists hospital assemblies and helps with benefit carnivals for the patients welfare fund
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Carville
U. S. Leprosarium
American Legion Post
Legion Post No
Hammond
New Yorkers Talk Books and Bosses in Mixed Gossip Page
A hectic collage notes praise of Hd Flynn's autobiography and jokes about the President's name, plus jewelry gifts tied to Gen. Pershing, Dewey's tax plan on discriminatory schools, and Hershey’s four contingency service plans. Also mentions West- ern film auctions for Rockefeller name exposure, a dog bite incident, and Baruch’s secretary in a Rolls.
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Hd Flynn
Wallace
Bronx
Thurman
George
the Waldorf
Gen. J. J. Pershing
Dewey
New York State
Winthrop M Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Cook
Windsor
Dawey
Barney Baruch
Nancy Oakes
Tokyo Street
Mexico City
L. B. Mayer
Portable recording box charms Broadway night clubs
A two foot square device lets a pretty girl capture a patron voice on an eight inch take home disc in about five minutes. The gimmick debuted as 18 was quietly tested in a Broadway club and drew large nightly dollars, prompting bids from other venues. Wins Berman developed the gadget after two years of work, with insiders claiming a year of copycat restraint.
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Broadway
Wallingford
Hatchick
Wins Berman
Manhattan Murals and City Oddities Reported
A quirky roundup notes St Patrick bells offering prayers, camel hair overcoats costing more than any camel, an elderly man with a live cat on 5th Avenue, a devoted pigeon feeder placing peanuts on a plate, a candy firm at Amsterdam and 90th with a Tell It to Sweetey slogan, and a Park Avenue debutante seen with a collie and matching silver tinted hair.
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Manhattan
Park Avenue
Simple Sewing Pattern No. 1741 for Misses Dress
Sewing Circle offers Simple Pattern No 1741 in sizes 34 to 48 with yardage 35 or 39 inches for misses. The dress is described as simple yet very smart and likely to win applause on wear.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Simple Household Tasks For Clean Lamps and Even Cooking
Dust fabric lamp shades with a soft brush to extend freshness and reduce washings. Cut string holding fowl legs an hour before removing from oven to allow heat to reach thighs for uniform cooking. Tint starch for dark fabrics with bluing for navy or black or strong tea for brown.
Garden bed shaped by hose circles the design plan
To create an artistic flower bed use a garden hose to map the curve you want. Lay the hose in a half moon or circular pattern and dig the bed on the inside of the hose for a smooth curved edge.
The Story Tellers: Publishing Profits and Bets on Books
Publishing authorities say the average successful book nets the author a modest profit before tax. Christopher Morley plans Miss Libby with Liberty as heroine. Publisher's Weekly predicts Miracle of the Bells will top fiction lists with tens of thousands of copies sold to date.
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Christopher Morley
Miss Libby
Statue of Liberty
Russell Jane
Dodgers eye 1947 attendance record for season prize
Leon Durocher eyes a 575000 season bonus as the Dodgers chase the club attendance mark from 1947. The chatter hints at high salaries and star power, noting Joe DiMaggio and others potentially earning top pay. The remark underscores the allure of elite baseball careers.
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Leon Durocher
Dodgers
Map DiMaggio
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Lydia O’leary
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McGrath
White House
Truman
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