Ed Sullivan and the boisterous oil era road work
Bruce Cowden recalls Ed Sullivan a long time roadmaster on the Rock Island who left Missouri for Arkansas and Texas in 1897 to build railroads and chase oil country opportunities. He describes booming oil years, adventurous postings, and a shift from an official salary to private railroad construction with his own crew.
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Mr. Sullivan
Texarkana
Janson
Arkansas
Track
Missouri
Kansas City Southern
Shreveport
Marshall
Texas
Frisco
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Okla
John Ringling
Local official ranked for long service and efficiency
A longtime Republican public servant with county state and Federal duties is praised for his years of dedicated and capable service across multiple roles. The record highlights his reliability and effective performance in every capacity.
Ed Sullivan’s Southland Railroad Labor Schemes Revealed
The narrative traces Ed Sullivan’s rise in railroad labor, detailing gangs of African American and Mexican workers hired to build lines around Shreveport and Marshall. It describes his ventures in lumber with Neas & Sullivan, harsh southern conditions, and Vietnam era or early 20th century labor life, including a deadly mob incident and a yellow fever quarantine.
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Ed Sullivan
South
Louisiana
Roadmaster Marsh Reflects on Rock Island Line Prospects
Washington Iowa traditions veteran roadmaster Sul livan successor W I Marsh, now based in Eldon, reflects on the Rock Island Railroad future. He doubts branch-line abandonments, predicts possible fast passenger service Davenport to Des Moines via Washington and Oskaloosa, and envisions a doubled track along that southern route.
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Washington
Rock Island
Oskaloosa
Davenport
Des Moines
Town City
Grinnell
Newton
Eldon
Allerton
Muscatine
Montezuma
Knoxville
Riverside
Wilton
Washington man Ed Sullivan long served Rock Island railroad
Ed Sullivan of Washington spent about 50 years on track work for freight and passenger trains. He began March 28, 1889 at Bates City Missouri and rose to roadmaster by 1901. He moved to Washington in 1913 to manage roadbed work for the Rock Island, retiring in 1939 on pension.
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Sullivan
Rock Island
Washington
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Bates City
Missouri
Alton Road
Marshall
Texarkana
Arkansas
Texas
Kansas City Southern
Ardmore
Okla
John A. Sullivan
Railroad
Eldon
Ed Sullivan
Last Second Street
Davenport
Leo Gorcey Repairs Kitchen Water Break Himself
Film star Leo Gorcey, known for Monogram's Lucky Losers, fixed a kitchen water connection without a plumber. He had earlier worked as an apprentice plumber in New York City before entering acting and gaining fame on stage in Dead End.
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Leo Gorcey
Gorcey
Monogram
Fox Theatre
New York City
Bowery Boys Film Heads to 19th Entry
Huntz Hall leads a star-studded Bowery Boys comedy in a Jan Grippo production, with Hillary Brooke, Lyle Talbot, William Benedict, David Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Gorcey and Buddy Gorman in support. The actor jokes about returning to his plumber trade if the film career falters.
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Gorcey
Jan Grippo
Huntz Hall
Hillary Brooke
Lyle Talbot
William Benedict
David Gorcey
Gabriel Dell
Bernard Gorcey
Buddy Gorman
Technicolor Western Drama Barricade Opens at State Theatre
Barricade a Warner Bros. Technicolor drama opens today at the State Theatre. Dane Clark Ruth Roman and Raymond Massey star as a two fisted man and his girl who risk death to defy a ruthless gold camp boss. Supporting cast includes Robert Douglas Walter Coy and Morgan Farley.
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State Theatre
Dane Clark
Ruth Roman
Raymond Massey
Robert Douglas
Walter Coy
Morgan Farley
Presidential Oath of Office Affirmation
The oath requires the President to faithfully execute the Office of President and to preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States to the best of their ability.
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The
United States
the United States
Divorces in 1948 Reach 1.2 Million in U.S.
About 1,200,000 persons were involved in divorces granted in the United States in 1948. The total includes 313,000 children under 21 years of age whose parents were divorced.
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United States
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Ham Fisher
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Striebel
Bob Trout
London
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Ray “McDonald
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Film Star
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Universal-International
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Henry and
House of Representatives
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Southern Utilities
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