Much Expected Of Lone Bus Drivers
A 1947 King Features Syndicate column discusses bus drivers as a tough job, argues against one-man bus operation, and notes wages around $1.55 an hour in some cities. It adds anecdotes on allergies to face powder and reflections on vaudeville sketches from earlier decades.
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Pearl White
New York
Hollywood
Jersey City
N. J
America
Laddie Boy
Rocky Mount
N. C
Waikiki
W. F. Patterson
San Francisco
Caesar
James Leonard & Co
Yesteryear
Harry B. Holman
Hampton
Harry
King Features Synd., Inc
B-29 Mock Battle Filmed Over Los Angeles for The Big Flight
Monogram Pictures crews filmed B-29s from Davis Monthan and P-80s from March Field in a documentary style mock battle over the Los Angeles area for The Big Flight. Lt Col Lassiter, veteran of the CBI theatre, flew the B-29 in storage at Davis Monthan. Nine B-29s were attacked by twelve Shooting Stars. ground observers could not see the event due to haze, but officials said the mission was successful.
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Davis-Monthanfield
Los Angeles
Monogram Pictures
O. F. Lassiter
Davis-Monthan
Monogram
Hundreds Visit Mt. Lemmon Area on First Summer Day
About 3,600 people in 719 cars went to Mt. Lemmon to mark the start of summer and the longest day of the year. Officials reported no incidents Sunday, contrasting with Saturday’s two cars in mud and sand.
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Mt. Lemmon
Mechanical Equipment Donated to Arizona Highway Office
The Arizona highway department received donated mechanical equipment valued over $20,000 if bought on the open market. Robert O. Kelly and Justin Herman secured the gear under the War Assets Administration donable property program for tax-supported agencies during a trip to Los Angeles last week.
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Arizona Highway Department
Robert O. Kelly
Justin Herman
Highway Department
War Assets Administration
Los Angeles
Man Dies Outside Doctor’s Office in Arizona
Frank Valencia, 65, of Winkleman Arizona, collapsed on the sidewalk near a downtown physician’s office from a ruptured blood vessel in the heart. Coroner C W Gardner ordered an autopsy finding a very short time elapsed before death. He died on arrival at a local hospital after an ambulance was summoned. Survivors are unknown and he is believed to be a widower.
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Frank Valencia
Winkleman
Ariz. Cororier
C. W. Gardner
Hos
Pital
Valencia
Urson Batly Ctffren
A brief item dated Tuesday evening June 24 1947 notes a local event or notice from the era with limited readable details and potential names obscured in OCR. The fragment hints at a community notice or small record item from the newspaper page.
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Urson Batly
Drivers Form US’s Largest Occupational Group After Agriculture
About 4.7 million people in the United States work as truck and bus drivers, making them the nation’s second largest occupation after agriculture. The figure highlights the prominence of commercial transportation in the economy and labor market.
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America
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