Fabled Curse Delays Treasure Hunt In Caribbean Waters
The expedition led by Captain Edward Erickson and William Williamson casts off again for the Santa Rosa treasure near mid Atlantic between Key West and Cuba. Erickson’s illness halts the restart for several days as the crew pushes toward the sunken 1521 galleon amid a string of failed prior searches and the Aztec curse said to guard the gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Ins
Caribbean
Santa Rosa
Irwin Williamson
Edward Erickson
Williamson
Erickson
Key West
Cuba
Afontezuma
Notice of Executor Appointment in Linn County Iowa
On March 25 1946 Sheuber signed was appointed as Executor of the estate of Antonie Agnes Tichy of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors to pay and claimants to file them with the Linn County Iowa District Clerk. Charles Tichy Milo O Hanzlik attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Linn County
Sheuber
Antonie Agnes Tichy
Iowa
Linn
Treasure Hunt Ends In Tortuous Search For Spanish Galleon
The expedition led by Williamson and Erickson moved from Miami Beach to Key West chasing the Santa Rosa galleon tale amid heavy seas and shark encounters. After return trips and losses, they confessed to police that most funds went to nights out and luxuries, leaving little for the hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Cortez
Santa Rosa
Spain
Williamson
Miami Beach
Key West
Williamson and
Erickson
Miami
Ten Thousand Dollar Vet Pay Theft Charged
Three young men were arrested in Chicago on charges of stealing about $10,000 in veterans discharge and terminal leave pay and related disbursements. Robert L. Hunter, 29, worked in the railway mail section of the post office and identified Fort Sheridan envelopes. He handed them to Cornelius Luckett, 23, and Hardie Luckett, 25, who altered discharge cards and cashed the checks. Hunter claimed $1,000 toward a car and $700 in the bank at arrest. Hardie Luckett had only $1 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert L. Hunter
Fort Sheridan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Hunter
Cornelius Luckett
Hardie Luckett
Patterson Tells Of New War Gas In U S Arsenal
Secretary of War Patterson reveals at the American Chemical Society meeting that the United States developed a war gas that would defeat Japanese masks. Maj. Gen. Waitt warns chemical warfare could be as decisive as the atomic bomb, noting agents far more toxic than past gases. Patterson cites fires and fire storms from incendiaries that crippled 66 Japanese cities, while nitrogen mustards show cancer-fighting potential and prompt further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Patterson
United States
Waitt
America
Roving Farm Editor Ray Anderson Details Travel and Odd Finds
The Cedar Rapids Rotary heard Ray Anderson, associate editor of The Farm Journal, recount travels from 1927 to 1944 and afterward totaling tens of thousands of miles yearly. He described experiments in cotton cultivation by flame, rent-a-farm machinery, and farms with hot springs aiding livestock, in states including Tennessee Idaho New York Missouri Kansas Colorado Utah Iowa Indiana and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Anderson
The
Farm Journal
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Alvin York
Anderson
New York State
Colorado
Utah
Central States Electric stockholders meet May 7 in Cedar Rapids
The annual meeting of Central States Electric Company stockholders will be held May 7, 1946 at eleven o'clock in the forenoon in the 308 Dows Building Cedar Rapids Iowa. Directors will be elected and other business may be transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Central States Electric Company
Dows Building
Electrification drive eyed for Grundy County Iowa
The report notes Grundy County plans to electrify completely by Sept 1, claiming it would be the first county in the world to reach full electrification. It mentions Anderson recounting a vehicle fire suppression method and meeting Alvin York during his Tennessee visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Tennessee
Alvin York
Grundy County
Iowa
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