Panama Canal in Americas Defense Plan Defense links Carib bean trade to security
The article outlines renewed American defense measures around the Panama Canal and Caribbean gateways amid fears of a hostile air attack. It notes upgrades at Albrook Field, new runways, and the planned deployment of bases and anti aircraft stations. It highlights Puerto Rico as a key control point and mentions Adm. William D. Leahy becoming governor of Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Evans
Union
Juan
P. R
Panama Canal
Uncle Sam
Caribbean Sea
Canal
Pacific
Caribbean
Europe
South America
Brazil
United States
Canal Zone
Panama
Atlantic
Albrook Field
Republic of Panama
Rio Hato
Windward Passage
Guantanamo
Cuba
Straits
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Mona Passage
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Anegada Passage
Adm
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Dominican Republic
France
Great Britain
Britain
London
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Galapagos Islands
Beavers enlisted by Uncle Sam aid flood control effort
Northwestern states trap and relocate adult beavers to new streams as part of a flood control program. Federal engineers praise dam-building beavers for low-cost flood prevention and sub irrigation while noting occasional crop impacts from dam work and careful relocation by mule, train, or plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Minnesota
America
United States
Pennsylvania
Columbia River
Sam
Thayda
Beaver
Death in the Beltrap
Judd O Rourke a Hartford fisherman who lived off the Saco river Maine nearly died when a set line snagged on a submerged stump. The rope tightened and dragged him under as his friend George Croft fought to haul him free until Judd cut the line and survived with artificial respiration after the water-logged peril.
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Ello
Judd O'Rourke
Hartford
Conn
Saco
Maine
Judd
Old Man River
George Croft
George
Dancing Cops Rehearse On Second Floor Steps
Cops rehearse clog steps on the second floor of the police station. The fragment notes a dance drill amid routine duties as officers train for mobility and coordination in patrol scenarios.
Jails Are Similar Portuguese Phrase Noted
Fragmentary caption discusses prisons of today and echoes a comparison to early methods with a Philadelphia setting implied by the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naruate
Philadelphia
Dress Your Chair and Davenport Alike Pattern 6391
Crochet pattern details describe making matching chair and davenport sets with a two back head rest and border stitches. Includes illustrations and material lists. To obtain, send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts. Dept
14Th St
New York
He Had a Cheerful Way Of Announcing Intentions
A country youth courts his girl with a humorous pledge while walking in a cemetery. He points to graves of his relatives and finally declares he wants them both to be buried there someday, delivering his vow with a cheerful tone.
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Cavid Pacis
Ines
Yucatan
Colombia
Congress
Yucatan Channel
Antille
Congressional
American Lake
Adventurers’ Club
Beltrap
Western Newspaper Union
Photography
E. Rex Photo
Ogden
Utah
Bend
Billings
Montana
Cholea
Photo Mill
Minnneapolis
Mig
Leggat Hotel
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