Rails Plan For Postwar Competition
Chicago, UP — Railroads expect to keep high passenger travel after the war amid airline and highway competition. Plans include lighter luxury cars, fare cuts, faster schedules, and aggressive advertising. Officials foresee eliminating station delays to shorten travel time while capping speed under 100 mph. One executive suggests coach fares at one cent per mile and first class at two and a quarter cents per mile.
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Chicago
Railway Age
Poesten Kill Jo Lehentritt Navy man returns home
Navy man Jos Lehentritt returns to New York from furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Lehentritt. Robert Ryan returns to New Jersey where he is stationed in the Army after leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Michael Ryan. Poestenkill Lutheran Church events include Willing Workers serving meals at poultry show and Christmas preparation rehearsals. An upcoming Luther League meeting is set, and a Thanksgiving service at Church of Christ featured Rev L M Moody and a 14 voice chorus with piano by Mrs Walter Forebellar.
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Jos Lehentritt
Navy
New York
Joseph Lehentritt
Robert Ryan
New Jersey
Michael Ryan
William Kropp
Lauren H. Grandy
Poestenkill Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walter Forebellar
Dixie Tighe Gets Her Picture Took During War Lull
London INS reports a lull in theater activity aiding women war correspondents. Dixie Tighe and eight reporters at ETO headquarters posed for newsreels while sewing patches, dodging makeup, and dodging cameras as Peggy Diggins and Ruth Cowan guided the scene.
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Dixie Tighe
London
INS
ETO
Dis
Peggy Diggins
Peggy
Air Force
Diggins
Local Moves and Visits Highlight Grafton Notes
Grafton residents report a house move to Berlin by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Menter. Mrs. Mina Stuart visits her son Walter and family at Rensselaer. Pfe Ansley Klaus of Davisville visits his mother, Mrs. Janet Klaus, Sunday. Mrs. Gertrude Wagar of Petersburg spends time with Miss Mary Wagar at Quackenhill. Robert O’Neil returns to service after time with his aunt, Mrs. Henry Jacks. Charles Wagar and Carrie Taylor marry with Rev. H Hills officiating. the Wagars plan to reside in Grafton.
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Edgar Menter
Berlin
Mina Stuart
Walter
Stuart
Rensselaer
Pfe
Ansley Klaus
Davisville
R. L
Janet Klaus
Gertrude Wagar
Petersburg
Mary Wagar
Quackenhill
Charles Wagar
Carrie Taylor
H. Hills
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Sally Reston
New York Times
Miss Reston
Miss Diggins
Dixie
Cluett
Ries
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Oxford
Brown
Ridskin
Evans
Hell
Leviner
Nionspa
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