35-Mile Speed Law in Effect Across Nation
A wartime speed limit of 35 mph for private cars began nationwide enforcement with state and local adaptations. The Office of Defense Transportation expects voluntary compliance and reports from governors. Ohio plans a blacklist for speeders using Price Administration channels. Texas and other states weigh how to enforce the limit amid rubber conservation efforts and tire rationing.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of Price Administration
ODT
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Qoflice
Price Administration
Courthouse Records and Divorces Highlight Indian Conference
Courthouse records show transfers of property in multiple blocks and revenue stamps with a divorce case mix. Three American experts attended a prolonged conference in Simla on aircraft construction in India.
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Ing
Ben Henson
M. C. Wisdom
Charles Kirk
Roy Johnson
Mirror
Minnie B. Miller
W. F. Nixetux
S&s
Cleta
Simla
India
Four Soldiers Die In Plane Crash At Hondo Army School
An airplane accident near the Hondo Texas army air force flying school killed two officers and two enlisted men. The dead were Capt John G Rafferty 40 Monrovia California First Lt John P Stewart 25 Toledo Ohio Staff Sgt Leland W Bray 20 Kempt Texas and Corp Ervin E Schield 30 Wausau Wisconsin. A Brazopolis Brazil prospector Antonio Cesario recently found a thirty carat diamond sold for 4600 dollars.
Artificial Respiration Saves Life of Rare Fathead Fish
In La Jolla California a rare fathead Pimelometopon Darwinni s from the Calapagos Islands was saved by two hours of constant artificial respiration at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Aquarium attendant C W Palmer kept the fish erect and squeezed its gills to force water over them until natural breathing resumed. The fish is noted as the only known species that takes a daily nap.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
C. W. Palmer
All-Negro Jury Rules Ice Pick Not Deadly Weapon
The first all Negro jury in Nueces County ruled that an ice pick was not a deadly weapon in a stabbing case. A Negro woman charged with aggravated assault was reduced to simple assault and fined five dollars. The jury concluded the weapon did not constitute deadly assault. Corwin named chief field representative for the United States department of inter‑American affairs will work from Washington and then move to South America for contact and public relations duties.
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Warrangton
Lancs
England
A.T.S
Warrington
Horitgic
Zae
Mrs. Longbottom
Hubby
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Californian To Work for Good Neighbor Relations
Del Monte Properties assigns Herbert Corwin advertising and promotion manager to strengthen good neighbor relations in Del Monte, California. Corwin will coordinate community outreach, events, and public programs with local officials and residents.
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del Monte, Cal
Herbert Corwin
del Monte Properties
Appointment under Nele son Rockefeller Leads Department
Corwin, born in Central America and fluent in Spanish, will work directly under Nele son Rockefeller who heads the department.
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Neleson Rockefeller
Corwin
Central America
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