Explosive Fire Destroys Aero Jet Plant in Los Angeles Area
An explosion at Aero Jet Engineering Corp ruptured a volatile fluid mixing plant causing a large fire. Navy authorities assumed control as volunteers battled flames. The blast damaged nearby buildings and a fire engine, with witnesses describing a sudden, dense smoke and flame. Donald Anderson of Azusa reported witnessing the scene.
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Aero-Jet Engineering Corp
Navy
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Donald Anderson
Azusa
Nebraska 1946 wheat harvest sets all time high
Nebraska farmers estimate the 1946 wheat harvest at 86,602,000 bushels, surpassing previous state records. The report notes a record yield reflecting strong weather and crop conditions across the state.
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Nebraska
Birmingham to Lease War Plant for Bobbi Motor Cars
Birmingham Alabama August 22 manufacturers of a light automobile priced around 700 dollars lease 700000 square feet from the War Assets Administration expect production in a few months. Bobbi Motor Corp will employ 10000 to 12000 workers aiming for 800 cars daily with key staff moving from San Diego California to the Birmingham plant.
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Birmingham
Ala
War Assets Administration
Bobbi Motor Kar Corp
Bechtel-McCone Corp
S. A. Williams
Bobbi Motor
San Diego
Calif
Williams
Reat
Reas
M. L. Howard
J. L. Liefeld
Joseph Bretauad
J. D. Carter
Marty Bonar
Wyatt to Speed Up Housing Program
Wyatt proposes sweeping measures to redirect building materials from nonhousing to housing. He aims to cut nonresidential construction by 30 to 50 percent to finish thousands of homes and apartments started this year. John D. Small of the Civilian Production Administration has given tentative backing, while Wyatt weighs using authority to compel material allocation.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
American Veterans Committee
Roosevelt
Piero Truman
Canalias
John D. Small
Civilian Production Administration
Small
CPA
Airmen Certification Surpasses Prewar Total
The count of certified civil air men now exceeds ten times the prewar total, reaching about 342,000, signaling a large postwar expansion in civilian aviation credentials.
WAA halts transfers of surplus camps to schools
The War Assets Administration stops the planned transfer of 53 surplus camps and war plants to educational institutions pending a congressional inquiry into the gifts. Thunderbird Field near Glendale Arizona is involved as a sold at 100 percent discount asset to the American Institute For Foreign Trade. The action blocks more than 13 million dollars in property and leases. Deputy Administrator John J. O Brien asks Justice Department opinion on WAA's authority to transfer for health or educational uses under the surplus property act.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
WAA
House
Thunderbird, Ariz
American Institute For Foreign Trade
Rep. Slaughter
D-Mo
Thunderbird
Glendale
Ariz
Army
B. K. Yount
Gulf Ordnance Plant
Aberdeen
Miss
Tycoon Tackle
Miami
Fla
John J. O’brien
Justice Department
United States
Removing decalcomanias with water and scratching
A simple method to remove decalcomanias involves laying a water soaked cloth on the surface and then scratching off the decal. The technique relies on moisture to loosen the adhesive before scraping.
Pickets Break Up Smith's Address in Minneapolis
Three hundred placard bearing pickets stormed the Leamington hotel ballroom here forcing cancellation of a speech by Gerald L. K. Smith Detroit director of the America First Party. Smith called the disruption a shameful exhibition of lawlessness. He planned to speak in Omaha with party leaders and at a Denver youth rally Sunday after the incident. Police Chief Glen McLean and fifty officers cleared the meeting.
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Minneapolis
Leamington Hotel
Gerald L. K. Smith
Detroit
America First Party
Smith
Omaha
Denver Young Peoples
Glen McLean
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