Cargo ships with flight decks to escort cargo across seas
Pittsburgh men organize the Jacksonville Shipbuilding corporation to build 10 000 ton cargo vessels 500 feet long with flight decks for 22 aircraft and an onboard escort of three planes. The yard near Jacksonville Florida will cost 25 to 40 million dollars and ships will transport military equipment to new US bases.
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Pittsburgh
Jacksonville Shipbuilding Corporation
Walter A. Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Grant B. Shipley
Shipley
U. S
Atlantic
Pacific
Naval
Alligators Prove Speed in Burst Runs
Alligators are not slow as they appear. They can sprint with legs extending up to 18 inches when in top speed, showing surprising acceleration and speed.
Peter Rabbit Finds Busy Sleepy Friends In Fine Weather
Peter Rabbit notes the funny world of a perfect weather day as he visits Johnny Chuck Chatterer the Red Squirrel Happy Jack Squirrel and Meadow Mice. Everyone is either busy at work or sleepy preparing for winter.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Johnny Chuck
Johnny
Chatterer
Green Forest
Happy Jack Squirrel
Green Meadows
Danny Meadow Mouse
Nanny Meadow Mouse
Digger the Badger
Digger
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Second-Hand Trailer Becomes Rural Nebraska School
In Stapleton Nebraska ranch country, an $60 used trailer is turned into a country schoolhouse 17 miles north. Pauline Uphoff, 18, a high school graduate, teaches six students with a $50 monthly salary. Pupils walk two to four miles carrying cold lunches and fetch water from a nearby ranch. A makeshift playground and a portable phonograph supplement lessons in reading writing arithmetic history grammar geography and drawing. The American flag flies over the simple setup during school hours.
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Stapleton
Neb
Nebraska
Sandhill
Pauline Uphoff
Here
Tire Blowout Driving Cautions From Auto Club
Emergency services advise against sudden braking during tire blowouts. Apply brakes gently, keep hands firmly on the steering wheel, and regain control gradually to avoid swerving or overturning the vehicle.
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Emergency Service Department
The
Automobile Club of Southern California
Fighting Edges Hobby Of This Collector
WALTHAM MASS Joseph J Sukey 45 a father of two spends spare time collecting swords native knives and bayonets He buys weapons at auctions within a 25 mile radius of his home His favorite in a collection of more than 50 is a Dahlgren knife type bayonet with a 12 inch blade
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Waltham
Mass
Joseph J. Sukey
Sukey
Dahlgren
Watermelon and Peach Grower Impresses Small Town Visitor
A visitor from near Atlanta, Georgia claims to grow the world’s largest watermelons and peaches. He jokes about a watermelon large enough to ride around on a bicycle for two days and a peach so big the fuzz could stuff a mattress. Gluefoot and a friend drive to confront the tale in a lighthearted exchange.
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Gluefoot
Atlanta
MacTavish
Mac
Unica
Government Warns Food and Clothing Firms on Price Boosts
At a national defense conference on consumer goods, government officials and industry leaders discussed price and quality concerns. Harriet Elliott cited daily evidence of hidden price increases and quality changes across clothing and home furnishings, while Leon Henderson warned ceilings may be set for combed cotton yarn if current levels persist. The food and grocery conference committee pledged full cooperation with the government.
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Washington
National Defense Conference
Department of
Harriet Elliott
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
Leon Henderson
National Food and Grocery Conference Committee
Easy Homie Shorthand Offers Secretarial Path to Work
The text promotes shorthand as an easy skill taught at home enabling girls to gain secretarial employment. It highlights that learning at home removes the disadvantage in job seeking and suggests shorthand opens access to fields like fashion buying and advertising.
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Western Newspaper Union
Borglum
Black Hills
South Dakota
Lincoln Borglaum
Inset
Gutzon Borglum
Mount Rushmore Monument
Lincoln
Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Thornton W. Burgess
Johnny Chack
Gilbert White
Irene Bodnar
Union
N. J
Madison Square Garden
Chester the Pup
Ber
Ian
Son
Reader-Home Service
Minna St
San Francisco, Calif
Sunkist
California
Prast
Meda Hopper
Hollywood
CBS
E.D.S.T
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Wed
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