Mission to Washington Dream Becomes Realized
A woman narrator travels to Washington for a file exchange on a secret airplane project. Suspense builds as Capt. Sid Manning’s odd actions spark doubt about safety and loyalty. She boards with a discreet valise, disguises herself, and encounters Kenneth Krane, a popular actor she admires, amid mounting tension. The excerpt hints at romance and intrigue surrounding a dangerous mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sarah Anderson
Kim Frazier
Sid Manning
Mr. Frazier
Capt. Manning
Sid
U.S. Army
Kenneth Krane
Chicago
Kenneth Keane
Switzerland Restates Refugee Asylum Policy
Switzerland restates its stance on granting asylum to political refugees with exceptions for individuals deemed unworthy of asylum due to actions or attitudes harming Swiss interests. Frontier guards are instructed to reject such foreigners, with minor cases decided locally and major cases by the federal council.
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Switzerland
Berne
Aux
Frontier Guards
Fronier
Federal Council
Opportunity on the Washington flight in the Gazetted tale
In a 1944 Gazetted excerpt, the narrator travels to Washington by air and encounters Kenneth Krane and Sid Manning. As the plane powers up, attention shifts to romance and stage life, with Freckles hoping for a noticed moment and a chance to seize a career opportunity on this first airliner flight. The scene blends celebrity allure, nerves, and industry ambition aboard the flight.
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Sid
Chicago
Kenneth
Newelor
Washington
Kenneth Krane
Harmony
Stewess
Aksing
Sid Manning
Preckles
Flier Dangles from Bomb Bay Door to Save Crew
War Department reports Sgt. Hugh H. Goddard of Oakland California crawled along a bomb bay catwalk to secure bombs after one door failed during a high bomber flight over an oil refinery near Vienna. He fastened two bombs while standing on the bay door and escaped a fall, earning the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Hugh H. Goddard
Oakland
Cal
Liberati
Ansterriary
Vienna
Austria
Goddard
Bombay
Guildard
Fire causes fifty dollar damage at Griddle restaurant
An overheated motor sparked a fire late Sunday night at the Griddle restaurant located at 708 Lee Street. City firefighters reported the damage estimate at $50 and noted the incident yesterday.
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Lee St
Train Collision Injures Trucker Near Cedar Grove
Carl Morrison Jr. of East Bank, 22, suffered a severe head laceration when his coal truck was struck by a New York Central railway train at Cedar Grove yesterday morning. He was admitted to Charleston General Hospital for treatment.
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Carl Morrison, Jr
East Bank
New York Central Railway
Cedar Grove
Charleston General
Yanks Talk Nazis Into Prison Camp
In St. Sever Calvados France on August 7 two unarmed U S medics Sgt Dale Messamore and Cpl Wayne Erickson lured about 40 Germans to surrender by candy water talk and a mortar barrage They captured 15 prisoners including an officer then returned to American lines after ending the bombardment
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Wes Gailagnex
ST. Sever-Calvados
France
Dale Messamore
Bloomington, I
Wayne Erickson
Cumberland, Wis
Messamore
Erickson
Jeff
Andrews Awarded Air Medal to Staff Sgt Edward Andrews
Staff Sgt. Edward S. Andrews son of Mr and Mrs W A Andrews of Clendenin has been awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during sustained operational and aerial activities against the enemy. He is a nose gunner in a 15th Air Force heavy bombardment unit somewhere in Italy. Andrews trained at Sheppard Field Armament School Texas and Harlingen Gunnery School. His wife Audrey Collins resides in Falling Rock.
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Edward S. Andrews
W. A. Andrews
Clendenin
15Th Air Force
Haly, Sei
Andrews
Sheppard Field Armament School
Tex
Harlingen
Audrey Collins
Falling Rock
Manslaughter Charge Faces Clay Motorist
Clay county man Harry Boggs is held to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge in the death of Alec P. Botson of Dixie. State police said Botson died en route to a hospital after being struck near Montgomery by an automobile allegedly driven by Bozes.
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Harry Boggs
Clay County
Alec P. Botson
Dixie
Nicholas County
Asterday
Set. L. A. Taylor
Montgomery
Botson
Bozes
Faith healers in Virginia stage memorial snake handling display
In St Charles Virginia faith healers from Stone Creek demonstrated their rattlesnake rituals as a memorial to former member Rev Johnnie Hensley who died after a prior bite during a demonstration. Ministers and sect members from Harlan Kentucky joined Stone Creek followers in the display and handling of copper-11 snakes.
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ST. Charles
Stone Creel
Johnnie Hensley
Harlan, Ky
Stone Creek
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Reone
Fashion Center
Wwe
Kaiser Berethea
Cheney
California
FLOOR
Peoples Store, Inc
Aaa
Clay
Palestine
Sinnekdaheat
Mexsana
Coali Bere
Mexsana Soormame
Montgomery Ward
NEWEB
Zenith
Coffman Optical Company
West Virginia
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