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The Troy Messenger from Troy, Alabama • 6

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Troy, Alabama
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6
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1940, PAGE SIX THE TROT MESSENGER TROT, ALA, Giant Parachute For Disabled Plane them from Pecos County through parts of Crane and Crockett Counties to their classroom in Upton County. continental airline stimate the company saves $20 a year for each pound it eliminates from Cte weight its equipment. Colorado produced lts Easter Time And Do The Movies Know It! haven't any money, said the customer to the bartender, after several drinks, but Im the kind of a guy who would give you his pants. And before the barkeeper could stop him he took them off, handed them over the walked out into the Winter night and never came back. Efficiency experts of a trails-, worth of gold in 19.10.

COMPUTE fOR YOUjf C4a CHILDREN KIDE 30 MILES TO SCHOOL (AP Feature Service) Away back in February the movie people began figuring out ways to use Easter as another excuse for getting their actresses before the public. Time tried ways are to picture the girls 1 in church, (2) with an Easter rabbit, (3) as a nun. This year as these samples show, the movie people decided the time- tried ways are best. A notable variation was achieved with No. 3 by picturing Cameraman Scotty Welbourne risking his neck to make the picture.

BAKERSFIELD, Tex. (A5) A daily four county bus tour is routine for Bakersfield children, i who go to school at McCvaney. 1 Their 30 mile jaunt takes JOE T. VANN SERVICE STATION North 3 Notch St. Phone 500 Shirley Temple Girl in church.

Jimmie Goodwin, Bat-Man, Stunt pilot and inventor of the Airplane parachute will demonstrate the giant chute to the public during the Junior Chamber of Commerce Air Show at the local field Sunday afternoon. Goodwin is a native of Dadeville, and attended school in both Dadeville and Prattville. opening parachute jump from 8,000 feet falling for seven thousand feet before opening his chute. Johnnie Hunt will stage an exhibition jump from 2,000 feet and there will be several stunt flying exhibitions. Brenda Marihall Joan Perry 2.

Girl with Easter rabbit. 3. Girl as nun. FOR ago and will not be repaired in time for the show here but he will attempt to land a ship with the parachute in Montgomery on March 31 during the Big Air Show there. But he will inflate the parachute here to show its enormous size during the show Sunday.

In addition to Goodwin, Tommie Boyd will make a delayed MANS WORD GOOD PAH-AM PRODUCTS BUEBLO, Colo. (JP) I jump and twice on Aviation Day at the New York Fair. When asked how he got the title of Bat-Man he replied: The wings I strap to my body resemble a huge bat and I sail through space as if the people didnt know it was a man they would think it was some prehistoric bird descending on the earth. Last summer Goodwin perfected a giant parachute to land an airplane in case of motor failure and according to him it works perfectly and will be installed on a major portion of the private ships within the next few years. The ship used was damaged in St.

Petersburg, two weeks Edison Mazda LiGHT BULBS 10 to 100 Watt ONLY 15c EACH Simpsons Hardware TO WHOM THIS CONCERNS: Notice is given that the undersigned was appointed administrator with will annexed of W. H. Law estate on March 6th, 1940, and said will was on said date in probate office of Pike county, Alabama; and notice is given to present all claims within time provided by law' or the same will be forever barred. March 7th, 1940. L.

C. NIXON, Administrator with Will Annexed, Estate of W. H. Law, deceased. (3-8-ltaw3wpd) Rhone 133 We Deliver We Charge a You'll find it in the NO QUINTUPLETS FOR THEM Hopes were dashed for Emory Callahan, furniture factory worker at Miami, and his wife, Katherine, shown above, when a phy-sican denied yesterday that he had told Mrs.

Callahan that an X-ray examination had revealed that she was to become the mother of quintuplets. John S. Knight, publisher of The Miami Herald, which had announced it would provide medical care for Mrs. Callahan, said that the paper would still provide for her care, convinced that she misundertsood the doctor and meant no hoax. (Copyright, 1940, by Miami Herald.) FOR SALE Two Mills 5c, 10c and 25c play Victrolas; one Coca-Cola refrigerator drink box, also show cases at bargain.

See Aivia Thomas. (3-16-tf) BABY CHICKS FOR SALE 4,000 baby chicks for sale Saturday only at $4.00 per 100. Different varieties. Call at 231 Lunch room, Trojan Terrace. ('j-21-2tpd) Bring your car to Mayers.

He will do the work right, make you the right prices and save you money. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS FOR RENT Seven room dwelling on Fairview street. Telephone Cecil Powell 5459. 726. (3-15-oodGt) WANTED 4 room apartment.

Unfurnished and close in. Reasonably priced. Phone 418-J or Margaret Quillian at the Rural Electrification Office. (3-22-2t) We are malting a checkup of our correspondents in different sections of the county and ask that in the letters that come to us hereafter signatures be placed at the top or bottom of same. Beginning soon, we plan to put the name of correspondents at the top of all contributions.

If you have objections to our doing this, please notify us promptly. THE EDITQRI (3-2)-4t) For Your Life Insurance and Annuities, See Mrs. Bettie M. Boyd District Manager The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York jet Better All-Round Performance New Spccint Orange Pan-Am tells its story in your motor. Prove it yourself.

Watcli for quiet, surging power. Watch for finer performance mile after mile, as Orange Pan-Am gives you extra antiknock value at no increase in price. Youll get quick service at your nearby Pan-Am SERVICE Station. Drive in Go Pan-Am All the Way Famed Bat-Man To Leap From Plane Here Sunday Jimmie Goodwin, world fa-ljSous Bat, will demonstrate his thrilling act here at the Troy Airport this coming Sunday during i the Junior Chamber of Commerce 1 Air Show. Goodwin first Into the spotlight four years ago I when he went to Europe to" take the place of Clem Sohn the original Bat-Man and close friend of Goodwin who was killed near Paris while jumping.

After touring the major cities of Europe, Jimmie returned home and has performed at the National Air Races in Cleveland and the Miami Air Shows for the past few years. Ho jumped sixty two times at the San Francisco Fair last year landing in the bay on each FOR SALE Red and Pink Crepe Myrtle, Blue Hydrangea, Swett Shrub, Spirea Van Houti, Nandinas, Yellow Bell, Yellow Jasmine, Blue Salvia, Bridal Wreath, Red and White Oleander, Red Blooming Sage, Lemon Lilies. Phone 318-W or call 158 Walnut yard man to serve you. Mrs. W.

W. Haralson. 3-22-lt) FOR RENT Nice 4 or 5 room apartment. Close in, all conveniences. Furnished or unfurnished.

Call Mrs. S. M. Powell, telephone (3-15-eodtf) Under Spanish rule, from 1540 to 1760, Bolivia vroduced gold valued lit $2,000,000,000. Jhe FirstFarmers and Troy member: Merchants National Bank Alabama fEDERM RESERVE SYSTEM member: FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE COtUt Fimr.SEVEN YEARS ON THE SQUARE.

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Pages Available:
72,208
Years Available:
1860-1963