Pacific Ship Yard Grabs First Honor
Not counting ships requisitioned, the Emergency Fleet Corporation has contracts for 659 steel ships totaling 3,929,200 tons and 608,719,348 dollars. Skinner & Eddy of Seattle built the first completed ships, two vessels of 8,400 tons at about 1.4 million dollars each, with Clyde Scotland yards expected to set world pace. The article explains fabricated steel ships, where major parts are prebuilt in mills to speed assembly, noting Goethals promoted quantity production to speed war material.
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Hamilton Picks Reds and White Sox to Win Pennants
United Press staff writer argues the Reds will win the National League pennant and the White Sox the American, citing Mathewson s pitching and strong outfield, with young players like Kopf and Conley set to emerge. Boston may challenge but Red Sox strength is weaker than Chicago’s.
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Lack of Sufficient Oxygen Causes Plane Crashes
A May 12 report from Mineola describes early aviation accidents blamed on high altitude oxygen deprivation. Army officers witness a biplane crash as pilots struggle with reduced oxygen, learning that lack of oxygen impairs coordination and control. Tests show individuals devolve at specific heights, clarifying why seemingly sound pilots fail during dives and landings.
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Victor Morgan Answers Readers on Hunland Questions Final Article
Victor Morgan compiles reader questions from the Hunland series finale. He answers topics from theater openings in German cities to German rubber sources, women's mourning customs, Romania’s oil, officer labor, U.S. toy imports, prisoner exchanges, wartime production, travel restrictions, and border searches.
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Casper Streets to Be Curbed and Parked Soon
Casper Wyoming April 11 ordinance calls curbing and parking on all cross streets except Railroad Avenue and Linden Street and business district cross streets. It requires 18 foot parking on wildroas and 12 foot curbing on 60 foot streets, aiming to set a working precedent for property improvements and paving across the city.
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