Converting PBY Bombers to Lake Union Pleasure Boats
Pacific Boat Sales plans converting two unused PBY patrol bombers into 45 foot pleasure craft for Puget Sound use. Bill Henderson says hulls will become boats with a transom stern and reinforced engine beds to fit either twin or single engines. Finishing will take about three weeks, with hulls made from aluminum alloy for rugged driftwood exposure on Puget Sound.
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Undea
Lake Union
Bill Henderson
Af Pacific Boat Sales
Kers
Nebraskans Dig Gold On Old Trail
Plum Creek residents search two spots along the Oregon Trail near Willow Island for a prospector 1855 money belt legend. Alva Anderson Hans Kjar and Cy Gillam used a metal detector finding bones and a decomposed box with a 1855 design plate while awaiting better field conditions. They also probe a farm west of the trail tied to a wagon train attack and buried treasure rumor.
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Lexington
Plum Creek
Willow Island Pony Express
Oregon Trail
Alva Anderson
Hans Kjar
Cy Gillam
Santa Monica girl school record shows perfect grades
Irma Hickcox a 17 year old Santa Monica High School student says she likes to study and will graduate next month with straight A's in every subject she has taken.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Irma Hickcox
Indian raid interrupts 1774 Johnson house party
In Charlestown New Hampshire an 1774 Johnson family house party was disrupted by an Indian attack. Mrs Johnson gave birth beside a brook the following night and was later sent to Canada to be held for ransom.
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Charlestown
N. H
Johnson
Canada
Debris Found Near Boat Firm. Owner Named
G Herbert Joanson, owner of the boat building and PBY converting firm, noted debris nearby as investigators examine the site for possible causes and future safety steps.
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G. Herbert Joanson
Dothan Welcomes Retired Educator C C Moseley
C C Moseley, former Dothan school principal and state educator, just returned to Dothan after retirement. He praises the city’s trade network, Chamber of Commerce, churches, and schools, and recalls teaching Claude Pepper. Moseley plans to study fishing and avoids politics.
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Dothan
C. C. Moseley
Denton Street
Moseley
Pathan
Doathan
Chamber of Commerce
Rockfort
Wetumbia
State Teachers’ College
Jacksonville
University of Alabama
Columbia University
Coosa County
Camp Hill
Jefferson County
Bessemer
Anniston
Campbellton School Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Riga school building at Campbellton northwest of Marianna. Captain O Y Roberts of the Marianna Fire Department said insufficient water supply caused the loss. The brick structure built in 1922 with a 1838 wing was valued at 100000 dollars.
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Marianna
Wehbning
Campbellton
O. Y. Roberts
Model T Ford Auction Fetches 280 as Sky High Bids
A 20 year old Model T Ford sold for 280 at auction after bidding started at 100. An Ohio State University art class of 230 students sketched at Beulah Park race track during the spring meeting with approval from the professor. In Ethiopia regional travel shows rapid climate change from heat to extreme cold in a single day.
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Carmet
Auesioneer
Columbus
Ohio State University
Beulah Park
School of Fine Arts
Navy Breeds Pests for Lab Tests at Philadelphia Base
The Philadelphia Naval Base Testing Laboratories breed rats rabbits flies and other pests to test insecticides under simulated shipboard conditions. They report two insecticides more effective than DDT and emphasize careful breeding factors like food, vitality, litter frequency and size.
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Philadelphia Naval Base
Navy
Naval Laboratories
Teather soles gain flexibility from tannin bark extract
Teather soles derive their flexibility and strength from treatment with tannin an extract made from the bark of trees from more than 20 different countries.
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Henderson
Enderson
Puget Sound
J. L. Harris Roofing Company
Alabama
Coir
Claude
Pepper
Alabama Schior Administration Association
Alabama Education Association
AFA
National Education Association
Alabama High School Athletic Association
Alabama Who's Who
Missionary Baptist Church
Illinois
Cc. C. Moseley
sEnagle
Scott Tissue
Donald Duck
Clapps Gerbers Baby Foods
N. Foster
Cherry’s Food Stores
S. St. Andrews
Penney
N. Foster ST
O.P.A. Penney’s
Jowest
J. C. Penney CO
Philadelphia
Enterprise
Ala
Gulf Gas
YP Ak
Dickeys
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