Best Year For Commercial Air Transport
The Air Transport Association of America marks 1936 as the most important year in U.S. aviation history with more than a million air travelers, higher mail and freight totals, and major equipment improvements. Passenger totals reached 1,140,000, up 31 percent from 1935, while revenue passenger miles climbed to 395,814,000.
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Air Are Association of America
United States
Association
Air Express
West Indies
Alaska
Hawaii
The
Orient
Newark Power Failure Darkens City and Halts Traffic
Newark New Jersey experienced a major blackout when a substation fire cut power to the city of about 450000 and nearby areas. The outage caused stalled elevators, darkened theaters, disrupted traffic signals, halted business, and widespread candle and lamp use until service returned around 7 pm.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Kidnapped Youth Hunted For Gun
In Tacoma Washington on December 28 10 year old Charles Mattson later described seeing a kidnapper at his door. He attempted to flee upstairs to his air rifle but his sisters and a visitor urged him to return. His 16 year old brother Billy felt immense remorse for not resisting.
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Santa Claus
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Mary Appelman
Charles
Mariel
Virginia Chatfield
Seattle
Billy
Beng
New Market Bond Refunding Question Before Court
Richmond Va December 28 The New Market town council asked the State Supreme Court of Appeals to rule on the constitutionality of a refunding bond issue. The council seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Mayor G A Woods to sign the refunding ordinance and clerk J K Wicker to certify a copy. The council contends the refunding would leave bonds above the 18 percent valuation limit not in effect when the original issue was floated.
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Richmond
New Market
State Supreme Court of Appeals
G. A. Woods
J. K. Wicker
Rover Rescue Drama in Decatur Den
A stray dog in Decatur Georgia hid in a narrow space between two meena walls after being frightened by fire crackers. Firemen and police tried ropes from above but could not reach him, then began another approach to free the trapped animal.
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Rover
Decatur
Public sale of Larrick & Larrick Orchard in Virginia
Trustee announces a public auction of the Larrick & Larrick Orchard west of Middletown Virginia on January 27 1937 at 11 a.m. in front of Winchester County Court House. The 56 acre property includes 42 acres in bearing orchard with a dwelling, barn, two packing sheds, cooper shop and three artesian wells. Terms: one third cash sale day, balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
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Nelson G. Tayman
Frederick County
Winchester
Larrick
Middletown
Herbert S. Larrick
C. I. Brumback
Tunnellers Free Hapless Animal After Eight Hours Work
Eight hours of tunnelling with men in shifts frees a trapped animal. The effort ends with the creature rescued and unharmed, belay signs of danger. Residents watch as workers complete the delicate extraction.
Public Sale of Giese Property in Winchester
The trust from Oswald Giese and wife, dated April 16, 1931, recorded in Deed Book 51, page 80, will be sold at public auction in front of Winchester Court House on Monday January 4 1937 at 11 o clock. The lot lies on the east side of Gray Avenue fronting 40 feet and extending 108 feet with a dwelling and modern conveniences. Cash day of sale with semiannual interest secured by deed of trust and insurance policy. C I Brumback Auctioneer.
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Oswald Giese
Winchester
Court Court House
Gray Avenue
Herbert S. Larrick
C. I. Brumback
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Victor Records
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Miles Music Co
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Insula
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Rochelle Hudson
Helen Vinson
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