"Veteran employees of The Walter Freund Bakery Co. were honored at a party last night at the plant. Three men in the front row received $100 Govt. bonds. They are from left to right, August Dietrich, John Schneider, Frank Thornhill, 30 Years service. Second row left to right received gold watches for 25 years service Ed. kemper, Edmund Zobel, Arthur Stosberg, Conrad Furman, Arthur Finke."
George Robert Marcum is three and a half years old and an entry for the Dennis the Menace Contest. He lives in Villa Ridge, Missouri. This was published in the newspaper but the date was not stamped. The contest entries were received in 1955.
"From the four American cemeteries the bodies of four unidentified men were brought to Chalons sur Marne and from among those four one was chosen with the simplest of ceremonies as the "Unknown soldier" who is to rest for ever in Arlington National Cemetery. The choice from among the four bodies was made by Sergt. Edward Younger who walked slowly round the coffins and indicated his choice by placing his fingers on one of them. Photo shows the selected coffin laying in state guarded by six American and six French soldiers in the Chapel Ardent of the Chalons Town Hall."
The working library of noted railroad executive John W. Barriger III (1899-1976) was acquired in 1982, the generous donation of his family. Widely recognized as one of the twentieth century's best-known and most distinguished railroad executives, Mr. Barriger was also an avid scholar, book collector, and photographer. His collection of books, papers, photographs, and memorabilia - collected over an active career of 50 years - forms the nucleus of the Library's railroad collections, one of the largest rail transportation collections in the world.
August Madden flips bagels during the late shift. Every night Mr. Madden supervises the production of 8,000 bagels, assorted types of breads, pastries, and doughnuts.
"The cornice broke loose from the roof of a four-family flat at 5209 Pennsylvania yesterday, crushing the second floor porch beneath it. The porch was empty at the time and no one was injured. Firemen are shown knocking off loose bricks. Mrs. Aldine Uss, the owner of the flat, occupies one of the apartments."