Speed of United States destroyers outpaces Axis rivals
Washington reports rapid U S destroyer production surpassing Japan and Germany with 180 inactive ships after transferring 50 to Britain. By September keel laying on 57 ships and 12 complete, the pace exceeds any two Axis nations. Destroyers shown as mobile sea cavalry with refueling at sea and strong anti aviation performance.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Tokyo
United States Navy
Irr
Edison
Bristol
Ellyson
Edi
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Peter Rabbit Plots to Wake Buster Bear in Green Forest
Peter Rabbit hatches a plan to wake Buster Bear while a hunter with a gun and his tracking dog pursue him. He leads the dog through the Green Forest, staying ahead by tricks, hoping the bear remains asleep under a windblown pile of fallen trees.
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Peter Rabbit
Green Forest
Buster Bear
Peter
Sammy
Sammy Jay
North Wind
Buster
Associated Newspapers
WNN Service
College Professor Takes Up Flying at Age 70
CHICAGO. Melville B. Wells 70 a professor emeritus of civil engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology begins flight training despite losing his left hand. He holds a student permit after completing 35 solo hours toward a private license while pursuing a lifelong dream rooted in early kite and balloon experiments.
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Chicago
Melville B. Wells
Wells
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana
Wright Brothers
Artillery Private Still Wields Bow and Arrow
Private John F. Smart a Chippewa from Odanah Wis continues to use the bow and arrow with Battery B 127th Field Artillery despite 155 mm guns replacing the old weapon of the all Indian unit at Camp Robinson Ark He has competed in archery tournaments for eight years and taught at Haskell Institute.
Capital Schools Drop Nazi Salute to Flag
Washington report says capital school children will use the regulation army salute in the pledge to the flag. Superintendent Frank Ballou declines to explain the change and tells readers to draw their own conclusions.
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Washington
Frank Ballou
Bouquets for a Street Dress Wedding
For a street dress or traveling costume, wear corsages instead of bouquets. Both you and your attendants should have simple corsages in white flowers such as gardenias, white orchids, or white roses, chosen to match your costume and avoid fussiness.
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Ledger Syndicate
WNU Service
Ruins Discovered In Alaska Reveal Ipiutak Culture
Excavations near Point Hope Alaska uncover a raised ancient city named Ipiutak with five avenues and about 600 dwellings housing roughly 3,000 people. Dr. Harry L. Shapiro of the American Museum of Natural History reports on summer findings from the site once explored by the American Museum University of Alaska expedition.
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Point Hope
Alaska
Harry L. Shapiro
American Museum of Natural History
Shapiro
Ipiutak
American Museum - University of Alaska
Spiutak
China listed as mother city in music term
In music a term for China appears as the mother city of a musical style or tradition. The reference notes Rio de Janeiro and the United States in connection with a 1939 statistic of 15,748,901 from the American Jewish Committee.
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China
Rio de Janeiro
Mother City
United States
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