Postwar Air Freight Trains Forecast Big Boon for Shippers
Roy A. Watkins of Chicago Aircraft forecasts coast to coast aerial freight trains after the war. He says farmers could own or lease air freighters and use fuselage gliders integrated with skybound trains, switching cargo at airports without frequent stops. A Woman's Instinct reports Arthur Gordon recovering his wallet after Azalia Miller found and returned a $1390 bankroll from his trousers.
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Iowa City
Roy A. Watkins
Chicago Aircraft Company
Watkins
Rotary
Twanis and
Lions Clubs
Howard Aircraft Corporation
Congress
Washington
New York
Arthur Gordon
Azalia Miller
Gordon
Fish Make Noises For Submarine Listeners In Navy Study
U S submarines report unusual underwater sounds from amidships at ten fathoms. The Fish and Wildlife Service and Navy say toadfish and other species emit grunts, purrs and drums, sometimes rivaling propeller noise. New Zealand longevity figures show an annual death rate of 38 per 1000 for males, vs 60 per 1000 in the United States.
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Fish and Wildlife Service of the Interior Department
Ickes
F. and W. Service
Navy
Atlantic
Fish and Wildlife Service
New Zealand
New
Russians Order Big From Local Aircraft Maker Washington
Wartime report notes Russians place direct and lend lease orders for a top class aircraft. The president of the company says Russian pilots are crediting the plane with destroying Nazi fighters, while secrecy surrounds its design. A new model drew a 500 unit monthly Russian order before flight tests. The piece also mentions government stenographer growth and a staff effort to push machine dictation, including Maury Maverick.
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Maury Maverick
WPB
Maverick
Texas
Italian Underground Radio Calls For General Strike
Italian underground station Milano e Liberta urges a general strike in Italy calling for end to hostilities the abdication of King Vittorio Emanuele dismissal of Premier Badoglio and amnesty for political prisoners and worker organizing freedom.
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London
Milano E Liberta
Italy
Associated Press
Vittorio Emanuele
Badoglio
No Elephant Denver Recruiter Delay In Army Exam
Melvin, a 17 year old Blackfoot Indian from a South Dakota reservation, registered at a Denver hotel for an Army physical. Recruiters waited beyond the exam hour until Melvin finally arrived, saying he forgot. Conversion of New Georgia's headhunting cannibals began over thirty years ago.
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Denver
Melvin
South Dakota
New Georgia
Allied Air Transport Base in Brazil Strong Link for U S War Effort
International News Service reports from the Allied base in Brazil that the air transport facility serves as a crossroads for war and morale, with large aircraft traffic, high priority passengers, and ongoing Brazilian integration. Officers Capt. George Collins and Lieut. John A. Carroll emphasize vigilance against Axis influence, while local improvements in farms and pig raising show Allied cooperation.
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Graham Hovey
International News Service
Brazil
INS
U. S. Army Air Forces
Air Transport Command
United States
Africa
Asia
Gold Coast
Liberia
French West Africa
Sahara
South Atlantic
Wendell Willkie
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
China
Paul van Zeeland
Goernment
Post Exchange
Air Corps
Dr. van Zeeland
George Collins
Penn State College
John A. Carroll
Glen Burnie Road
West Roxbury
Mass
Massachusetts
Carroll
Captain Collins
Albert
Packy) Fallon
Nelson Avenue
New York City
Hawaiian Islands
Packy Fallon
Dan Fallon
Coast Artillery
Buck
William H. Falon
Axis
Hawaiian Islands Name Change History
The Hawaiian Islands were once called the Sandwich Islands after James Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. The name changed to Hawaii in the latter part of the 19th century.
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Hawaiii
Sandwich
Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
James Montagu
Earl of Sandwich
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