Mare Island Booms With Wartime Prosperity
Mare Island, Vallejo California, is booming beyond the World War I era, population swelling from 20,000 to 60,000 and navy yard payrolls expanding to 19,000 workers with 1,000 more monthly. Federal housing projects exceed 4,000 units as families rent rooms and trailers. car traffic soars and schools expand to serve 7,500 children in August.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Mischief in Murphy Yard Prompts Sudden Chase
Chester the Pup ACTAVISH and I rummaged a moth eaten flour bag from Murphy yard. We kicked it around, Murphy chased us and tore his pants falling over the fence. He later claimed we damaged his Sunday shirt. Clara bought a new one for two dollars.
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Actavish
Murphy
Mac
Snider
Clara
Western Newspaper Union
Peter Rabbit Outruns Hunter in Moonlit Chase
Peter Rabbit enjoys a morning race with a pursuing dog through the Green Forest. He uses his wits to mislead the hound and narrowly escapes a hunter before dashing toward the safety of the Old Briar Patch.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Briar Patch
Green Forest
Mistress Moon
Mr. Sun
Bowser the Hound
Lipperty
Mrs. Grouse
Associated Newspapers
WNN Service
Blurred Grave Marker Reveals 1714 Date on Seavey Island
Five grave markers at Seavey Island naval prison sparked questions about who is buried there. After scraping and cleaning, one marker identified Elizabeth Eastwicke wife of Stephen Eastwicke who died April 16 1714 aged 31 years 2 months and 20 days. The Fernalds owned the plot where the stones lay.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Seavey Island
Naval Prison
Elizabeth Eastwicke
Stephen Eastwicke
Thomas and
Temperance Fernald
Fernald
Cafegowers Told to Drink Standing Up in War Campaign
Rome reports Italian cafe patrons may be required to drink coffee while standing as Mussolini’s Popolo d Italia urges seizing cafe chairs and tables for armaments. The paper argues metal from cafe furniture serves the battlefield more than seating customers.
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Rome
Popolo d'Italia
Carbon on Plane Props Helps Conquer Vibration
Tiny carbon strips on Wright Field propellers record vibration patterns to identify faults. Engineers used data from in flight tests to locate gear misfit in an engine propeller pair. Replacing gears with correct specifications eliminated destructive vibration and boosted efficiency.
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Dayton
Ohio
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Jump Rope as Daily Fitness Routine
A brisk daily skipping routine of 10 to 15 minutes keeps you healthy and trim. Treat it as a game not a chore and enjoy practicing tricks and refining your skipping form.
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Western Newspaper Union
Eavesdropper and Eavesdrop Definition
A definition of an eavesdropper as one who secretly listens to private conversation. It explains that eavesdropping ground is the eaves drop, fitting a snooper who stands there to hear what is not intended for him.
New Uniform Birth Certificates Proposed for U.S. Citizens
Federal plan urged states to issue delayed birth certificates for millions born in the United States. The defense, navy and commerce departments back a Census Bureau standard using hospital records family Bible and insurance policies as proof of citizenship. The aim is to ease census bureau workload and widen eligibility for defense jobs and government positions.
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Washington
War, Navy and Commerce Departments
Vital Statistics Departments
Census Bureau
United States
State Vital Statistics Departments
Largest Whale Caught Reported by Whaling Fleet
The World Almanac notes the largest recorded whale, a blue giant 110 feet long, harpooned in the Antarctic in 1927 by the crew of the N. T. Neilsen Alonzo. The vessel was part of Norway's floating factory whaling fleet still active in Norwegian waters.
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Antarctic
N. T. Neilsen-Alonzo
Levia
Norwegian Whaling Gazette
Uned
N. T. Neilsen-Alonzo As
Norway
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