Life in the U S A Small City Railroader In Oelwein
Intimate glimpse of Sid Ramsay a veteran Chicago Great Western conductor from Oelwein Iowa and his family. He praises railroading as a life tradition providing a home a car and meals and notes his political views and trust in national leaders as he reflects on decades with the railroad and his family life in a small town.
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Sid Ramsay
Oelwein
Orlwein, Ia
INS
Ramsay
Chicago Great Western Railroad
América
America
Marjorie
Britain Keeps Driver Self Tariffs After Gas Tax Increase
Britain raises gasoline price by eight pence per gallon under a new tax plan but driver self operators like Godfrey Davis Ltd retain current tariffs. Victor Bridgen lauds the move, pledging no rate hikes for tourists and cooperation with Hertz America as Britain eyes a record tourist year in 1950 with Americans leading dollar expenditures.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
House of Commons
Victor Bridgen
Godfrey Davis Ltd
Hertz
United Kingdom
England
Bridgen
America
Hertz Organization
Great Britain
US pedestrian deaths drop to 9459 in 1940 estimate
The American Automobile Association estimates 9459 pedestrian fatalities in the United States for 1940, down 400 from the prior year, indicating a continuing decline in fatalities.
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Chicago
American ‘Automobile Association
U. S
Jennifer Bevan Princess Margaret's trusted confidante
Jennifer Bevan, 22, serves as Princess Margaret's first lady in waiting and close companion since 1948. The Bevan granddaughter and Margaret share a lively, fashion minded bond, with Bevan known for candid advice and restrained Welsh practicality guiding royal plans.
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Jennifer Bevan
London Times
Jennifer
Trim
Barbara Bingham
John Henry Bevan
Barrara J
Elizabeth
Duke of York
Princess Margaret
Margaret
Meg
Going Dutch Tulip Time Opens in Holland Michigan
Holland Michigan hosts Tulip Time May 17 to 20 marking 22nd annual festival. City wears Old Holland mood with tulip displays across parks and farms. High school students perform dances and operetta while parades delight visitors.
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Holland, Mich
Holland
Mich
Tolland
Methodical Mendicant Begging Science Made Profitable
The story profiles Robert T. Ingles a highly organized beggar who died Jan 22 leaving 11000 in accounts. A one legged man on crutches he traveled to 100 cities, kept detailed ledgers of hotel and travel costs and even inventoried pencils while earning up to 35 dollars an hour at times. He dressed neatly and portrayed dignity in his begging, spreading across the Bowery and beyond.
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New York
Robert T. Ingles
Ingles
Jasenk T. Adderson
New Orleans
Miami
Iingles
Rooking House
Ely
Bowery
181St St
Tnhoe
Sturbridge Village Greets Foreign War Brides
Hundreds of foreign born war brides visit Old Sturbridge Village Museum in Sturbridge Massachusetts to glimpse early America and see how the nation’s roots shaped modern life. The village presents a working 18th century New England town with 26 buildings, mills, stores, and crafts, illustrating a bridge between old customs and today’s tech age.
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Sturbridge
Mass
Wms
Old Sturbridge Village
America
New England
Jews Face Future Hopefully in Israel Two Years On
Larry Allen surveys Israel two years after independence. Population rises toward 1.5 million by 1950 with 400,000 arrivals since 1948 and 239,079 in 1949, while 1,000,000 plus Jews remain outside. Government plans mass immigration, farming settlements, and housing as tens of millions flow from Jewish agencies and foreign donors to resettle and develop a land the size of New Jersey.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Middle East
Eliezer Kaplan
Britain
Palestine
New Jersey
Jewish Agency
The
Jewish National Fund
United Jewish Appeals
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George VI
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary
Picture Magazine
Altana- Tennant
Old Sturbridge
U.S
Methodical Mendicant
Saul Pett
Colemiut
Milton Amsel
Ewart Tanner
Moodie
Harriet Cushman
Kathleen Newcomb
Vinein
Miss Newcomb
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