Peep Jeep identity cleared by Fort Knox soldier paper
Fort Knox reports the Peep is the light four wheel drive car, not a jeep. It weighs 2,800 pounds and can reach 40 mpg on highways, 25 to 30 cross country, easily traversing mud and ploughed fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldier
Ft. Knox
H. W. Blakesleer
Fort Knox, KY
Library Book Fund
Fort Knox
Force
Fort Benning
Col
Robert G. Howie
Howie
Rehabilitation for WWII veterans expands aid and training
A discharged Army veteran with bronchial asthma asks about pensions. Congress passed a Rehabilitation bill to aid disabled veterans with monthly compensation of 80 to 100 dollars, vocational training, and hospital care through the Veterans Administration. Regional offices and facilities support the program nationwide to place veterans in suitable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bonefiic
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
Kentucky
Veterans Hospital
Veterans’ Organization
The
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Poly nesian Voice Range Astonishes Audiences
The Poly nesian singer captivates crowds with a vocal span wider than the standard five vowels, creating an impression of extra tones in performances and challenging typical vocal classification.
UNC Grad Held by Japanese as War Deepens
Lt. Henry C. Rancke Jr. of Chapel Hill NC, a UNC graduate, is a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines. His parents have been informed by the War Department that he was likely captured during the fall of Bataan last April.
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Rockingham, Apri
Henry C. Rancke, Jr
Philippines
War Department
Bataan
Rancke
Ohio State Bureau Reports 1942 Manufacturing Peak
Ohio State University's Bureau of Research reports manufacturing in Ohio rose to an all time high in 1942, nine times the depression low. The increase marks a record level for the period and reflects broad industrial activity during wartime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Bureau of Research
Ohio
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Jeep
Redwine
Victory Garden
Victory
Beeson
N. Main St
E. Hauser & GO
Wrenn Street
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Imperial
Grand Rapids
Bliss
N.C. Grad
University North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Horace Williams
University of North Carolina
W. R. Mann
CAA
Mann
WPB
Roger Moore
Wilmington
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Alice Borden Moore
Mexico
Mexico City
Ander
Irresistible
East High Point
Lok Pry
California
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