Ghost Of Guam Sailor Recalled To Active Navy Duty
George Ray Tweed, once the famed Ghost of Guam, returns to the fleet after 22 years in civilian life. He survived 33 months on Japanese-held Guam, aided by locals, and provided vital enemy-defense details earning the Legion of Merit. Now back from Grants Pass, Oregon, he faces a new assignment and contemplates life choices.
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Washington
Guam
George Ray ‘Tweed
Tweed
Robinson Cruso
U. S
Grants Pass
Oregon
Navy
Roongy
Keller
Charleston
West Virginia
Korea
Army
Nantong River
Stings
McDermott Serves as State Department Press Mouthpiece
Washington report profiles Michael J. McDermott, a 56 year old special assistant to the secretary of state and the department’s press relations chief. He has 30 years of service, often making anonymous statements that reflect major U.S. foreign policy, while keeping retirement at bay.
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Washington
Gacer
Angret
Crystal
Michael J. McDermott
State Department
Mike
Pep
McDermott
No mends no more a government shorthand man reflects modern spendthrift tales
A garbled reminiscence traces Mike from 1920 in the War Department to the White House staff under Wilson and state secretaries. It notes a cautious defense of government talk and mocks a Wall Street magnate who hired a private 40 passenger plane for a personal trip from Indianapolis to Lake Placid, then returns for a forgotten cosmetics bag. A separate Texas item claims Hubert Speer left Korea wounded, misreading army notices as to missing gear borrowed in Japan.
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Mike
War Department
White House
Wilson
Lansing
Elihu Root
State Department
Indianapolis
Wall Street
Mister Smith
Lake Placid
Paltstine
Texas
Privete
Rey
Hubert Speer
Pees Siurpris
Korea
Hubert
Japan
Irs
New Bedford Man Wins $20,000 Found By Roadside
In New Bedford Massachusetts Dave Lumiansky is to take possession of $20,000 after 12 months passed without a legal claim. Though many claimed the money few proved a right, and Lumiansky faced scrutiny from locals who debated the windfall’s fate.
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New Bedford
Massachusets
Dave Lumiansky
Figo
Lumiansky
Ying
Sunken Hospital Ship Strike Planned by City Workers
Native John P McGivern of Pittsburgh says plans for a strike by 41 water and street workers go forward tomorrow morning. The city cites code prohibitions and says the budget won’t affect any wage increase. ALLEGED TO HAVE STOLEN CAR DRIVEN IN RACE WHEELING. Columbus police to pick up 27 year old Richard Lampman of Wheeling charged with auto theft and grand larceny in Wheeling. He was driving a car used in stock car races and said to have stolen another midget racer in Cadiz Ohio. Hotels for horses in Copenhagen run by a veterinary surgeon provide a country holiday for city horses. A bus rammed a lamp post on South Park Ave in Chicago.
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John P. McGivern
Pittsburgh
Utility Workers Union
Wheeling
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Richard Lampman
Sam Toy
Triadelphia
Lampman
Cadiz
Copenhagen
Denmark
Janhayth
Bimmingo
Lamp Post
Chicago
South Park Ave
Lumiansky Voices Exhaustion Over Unseen Substance
The quote reveals Lumiansky saying he has not slept for four days and would be better off if he had never found the stuff, illustrating his mental and physical fatigue amid ongoing strain.
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Lumiansky
Round Up Portained in Committee on Air Pollution Study
A Kanawha County group called Air Pollution Citizens discusses a proposal study to assess industry responses to fumes and fly ash. The survey is estimated to cost 27000 dollars and is planned to be conducted in the near term.
Convention Speakers In Jackson's Mill Program
State Farm Bureau members will hear speeches on day two of the annual convention in Jackson's Mill. Notables include State President Clyde Bonar, Dr. Harry R. Varney, West Virginia University College of Agriculture Dean, Conservation Director C. F. McClinic, and AFLC secretary Roger B. Fleming. The Raleigh pageant work resumes as rain threatens the centennial show, with Governor Patteson crowning Miss Myra Sue Roush and the 100th birthday cake cut. Negotiations resume in Huntington as the Ohio River Co and pilots union strike. talks follow a 28 day walkout affecting boats and coal barges. West Virginia University mining surveying course provides practical field experience at the Arkwright mine near Morgantown for 23 mining engineering students. The State Road Commission opens bids for six bridges and four highway projects, with work planned in Grant Pendleton and other counties.
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Jackson's Mill
State Farm Bureau
Clyde Bonar
Harry R. Varney
West Virginia University College of Agriculture, and Conservation
Commission
Direcor
C. F. McClinic
Roger B. Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
Raleigh
Raleigh Countioes
Raleigh County
Okey L. Patteson
Myra Sue Roush
Patteson
Huntington
Ohio River Company
Ohio
River Officers Association
Pittsburgh
Mies
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Arkwright
Christopher
H. William Rhl+enholz, Jr
Charleston
State Road Commission
Grant
Pendleton
Gratton
Upper Kings Creek
Hancock County
Leon
Mason County
St. Albans- Lewis
Montgomery- Pratt
Coonskin Road
Kanawhe County
Parkersburg-South
Parkersburg Mayor Warns Against Employee Strike
Wood county. Mayor Golden Underwood declared in Wood County that city workers who strike would face a challenge to their actions. He stated he would not alter his position and questioned who governs if the workers strike or interfere. CIO Union Field Representatives were involved after the mayor's remarks.
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Parkersburg
J Golden Underwood
CIO Union Field Represen
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