1963 – World Council of Young Men’s Services Clubs
Ilo The Pirate 1922-2009 Ilo Alexander Battigelli (1922-2009) was an Italian draftsman who gained his nickname from photographing important moments in the history of the Saudi oil industry while working in Ras Tanura Refinery. Workers in Aramco changed his name and started calling him “Ilo the Pirate” because he had his studio on the beach….
Emory Delmont Alvord 1899 – 1959 Emory Delmont Alvord, known as “Africa’s first agricultural missionary,” was born in Utah March 1899. He attended Washington State College (now Washington State University), graduating 1915 with a degree in agriculture. Alvord captained the college football team in 1914, and received his Master’s degree in Agronomy in 1918. Upon…
Rhodesia Railways Ltd G.F.15 – 64039 Details Date of Issue: March, 1962 Reqn.: 64039 Printer: Preece & McKenzie Quantity: 10,000
QSL Cards ZE4JA – ZE4JZ FB
Wright’s Florists Bulawayo Little is known of the history of Wright’s Florists. However, it seems to have had a nursery arm and a florist arm. By 1962 it was part of Interflora. The business no longer exists today. Contributor James Gavin FB
Methodist Episcopal Church Nyakatsapa Mission Shorty after the founding of Old Umtali (Old Mutare) Mission, early missionaries Dr. Samuel Gurney and Rev. E. H. Greenley attempted to cultivate a friendship with the paramount chief in that area, Umtasa, whose village was 15 miles away. They eventually “won his favor” and, with a gift of $3,500,…
