War Journalist Conniff Saves Five On Burning Elba Ship
Frank Conniff of International News Service drags five wounded sailors from a burning ship during the Elba invasion. He endured hours of gunfire as a lone beachhead correspondent before returning to rescue men amid exploding ammunition. Conniff later covered the Rome advance and received a papal blessing.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
Rome
INS
Elba
Italy
Frank Coniff
Conniff
Jack Singer
South Pacific
Singer
Con
Pius
Ell
Isle of Capri
Mediterranean
Vatican
Ln.s
Naples
Anzio
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Liri
Pope Conniff
Eternal City
Pope Pia
Spors
Danbury
Conn
News-Times
Amster Spiro
New York
Furniture for Tomorrow and the Legacy of Cabinetmaking
The article traces traditional cabinetmaking from the eighteenth century Chippendale Hepplewhite and Sheraton schools to modern postwar designs. It notes the bookcase bureau, the breakfront secretary, and vertical fronted secretaire as enduring styles blending utility with decorative appeal for tomorrow's homes.
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Chippendale
Sheraton
Family ties link Danbury youth to 1944 Democratic slate
The piece notes a Danbury resident and son of a Connecticut political figure, with the father long retired after a 36 year career, slated to be a delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention.
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Street
Danbury
Conn
Connecticut
Duke Library Acquires Jefferson Papers Microfilm
Duke University library orders a microfilm set of Thomas Jefferson papers and expects delivery next month. The collection, once held by the Library of Congress, spans 236 folio volumes and 65 pages, now re-catalogued into 80 reels about 100 feet each. It includes presidential documents and Jefferson's personal letters on philosophy science and the arts. Eleven other institutions also ordered copies.
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Durham
Duke University Library
Thomas Jefferson
Library of Congress
Jefferson
War Correspondent Frank Conniff Remembered
A note traces Frank Conniff a telegrapher for the Associated Press after Danbury High School and the University of Virginia. Conniff said life began when he became a war correspondent.
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Associated Press
LNS
Danbury High School
Frank Conniff
University of Virginia
Conniff
Second Term to Begin At Duke on Tuesday
Duke University summer session begins its second term on Tuesday, running through September 9. The closing first term is full, while the second term welcomes mainly first term students pursuing advanced degrees. V-12 and NROTC cadets and other medical and engineering students continue summer studies. Dr. Holland Holton notes excellent work across departments, with notable progress in Spanish studies and the mathematics institute.
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Durham
Duke University
Medicine
Nursing
Engineering
Holland Holton
School of Spanish Studies
Mathematics Institute
Overseas Tackle Fund aids service members in Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Times and the Chickamauga Fly and Bait Casting Club run the Overseas Tackle Fund to provide fishing gear to servicemen abroad. Donations total $543 in cash and thousands in tackle valued around $1,750. Nineteen shipments have been sent, comprising handlines reels and rods worth about $308, under Committee Chairman Louis J. Williams.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Armed Services
Overseas
Chattanooga Times
Chickamauga Fly and Bait Casting Club
Louis J. Williams
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Parllee
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Ious
Josephine Colie
McAlpin Hotel
Millinery Stabilization Commission
Anfield
Ecru
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