U S Fleas Abroad On Pacific University Mission
Pacific University biologist Dr C Andreson Hubbard oversees a gift of 100 microscope slides of western fleas tagged for the British Museum. The set, sent with a jacket of fleas, aims to aid entomology research and foster world friendships as museums and universities receive specimens from the collection.
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Forest Grove
Ore
Pacific University
British Museum
Carl Jordan
C. Andreson Hubbard
Britain
Hubbard
Isolated 90 species from Oregon Washington and California
The note states an effort to isolate ninety species from Oregon and ten from Washington and California to assemble a packet. It emphasizes geographic sourcing and the compilation of a specimen set for study or distribution.
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Oregon
Washington
California
Girl Chides Vet Sitting On Bus In Wartime Clash
In Kankakee Illinois a young man, 23 year old Joe Smith, sits aboard an empty city bus after a hard day. A girl in the aisle demands he give up his seat and asks why he is not in the Army. Smith replies he is 4-P, not 4-F, and remains seated. A friend says Smith still bears shrapnel in his hip from a Guadalcanal battle.
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Kankakee
V.P
Joe Smith
Smith
Guadalcanal
Veteran Chef Of First War Cooks At Pantex Ordnance Plant
Tom Pearson, a veteran chef, cooks on the production front at Pantex Ordnance Plant. He supports five sons in the service and a daughter Wanda, once with WAVEs Bluebonnet Squadron, who also works at Pantex. His sons serve in air corps, army medical, quartermasters, and Marines.
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Tom Pearson
Pantex
Wanda
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Wanda Pearson
Waves Bluebonnet Squadron
Wayne Pearson
Air Corps
India
Weldon
Army Medical Detachment
Charles
Kenneth Pearson
Quartermasters Corps
Lowell
Pearson
Ordnance Plant
UT Aims to Probe Tiny Details With Electron Microscope
University of Texas physicists deploy a new electron microscope to study infinitesimal details beyond ordinary lenses. Dr J M Kuehne notes electron beams are far smaller than light waves and yield magnifications up to six million times. Shadows of electrons register on fine grain plates and can be enlarged optically to reveal minute features. BUYS 100 ALLEY CATS Carlisle Pa One man purchased 100 alley cats at 480 each for metropolitan institutions medical experiments.
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Kuehne
Carlisle
Salute Shared as Two Dads Await News at Hospital
In Salem Massachusetts a brief U.P. story describes two Denver hospital visitors who exchanged brisk salutes while awaiting word on newborns. The two men, one a sergeant, paced the corridor as they anticipated the birth.
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Salem, Mass
U.P
Denver
Colo
Sgt
Lawrence R
Salem Brewer and Brig Sneed Welcomes Child
A Salem brewer and Brig Gen Albert Sneed, CO of Lowrey Field, share news of a newborn son and a 6 pound heir after a humorous exchange about saluting. The tale comes from the sergeant’s wife in a letter to her mother in Salem. Istanbul’s harbor lies at the Golden Horn dividing the city.
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Wwe Voesv
Sergeant
Salem
Istanbul
Golden Horn
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Merry Christmas
Khoury Bros
Amarillo
O. K. Mayo
J.B. Coe Lumber Co
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
King Lear
KEE FR Kck
Charlie Pryor
Mgr
Amarillo Hotel
N. Fillmore
Wey
the Prince OF Peace
HAM
Hamilton
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