Surplus World War II Planes on Sale at Bush Field
At Bush Field surplus aircraft including The Squaw The Has Been Fighting 69th The Princess Betty Lou and Jean are offered by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. About 60 million dollars worth of planes are available with Civil Aeronautics Authority tests ensuring airworthiness before sale to commercial lines private schools and universities.
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Robert H. Brown
International News Service
Augusta
INS
69Th
Betty Lou
Jean
Bush Field
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Armed Services
Civil Aeronautics Authority
G. Walker
Eld
Walker
Heroe
Eae
Africa
Sicily
Greece
Crete
Romania
Ploesti
Willy, Jr
William Steele Jones
Willy Jr
Seized Islands Of Great Value To U S
War correspondent Pat Robinson argues that Pacific islands like Kwajalein Tarawa Saipan Tinian Guam Iwo Jima and Okinawa hold strategic value for the United States. He asserts Congress must support rapid development of these bases to deter threats, support military air and naval operations, and secure postwar trade routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Robinson
International News Service
War Ee Guam
INS
Pacific
Kwajalein
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Congress
Army
Navy
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Iwo
Japan
Girls Repair Dolls In Spare Moments
A group of 18 teenage girls in Pittsburgh form the junior achievement group to repair soiled dolls from Goodwill Industries. They operate with a businesslike structure, each buying four shares at 25 cents, elect officers, and meet weekly. Dolls are repaired and returned to Goodwill for resale to younger children, with the girls paid upon return. Honey thinned with orange juice is suggested as a sauce for pancakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
U S Chamber Backs Peacetime Draft and Universal Training
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged a peacetime draft with a 12 month training period. It argued for either a large standing force or a robust civilian training program. universal training should be military only and not subject to service except in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
House
San Francisco
Chamber
Iwo Jima ash samples reach Eugene from Mt Suribachi
In Eugene Oregon a fragmentary report notes Capt War E Smith sent four samples of volcanic material from the ash slopes and peak of Mt Suribachi on Iwo Jima. The samples originated with his father Dr Warren D Smith head of geology at the University of Oregon.
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Eugene
Ore
INS
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
United States
War E. Smith
Warren D. Smi
Department of Geologeography
The
Universe of
Oregon
Ust cut-pp celery tops to flavor stews and soups
The note advises using cut celery tops to enhance the taste of stews and soups, suggesting them as a flavorful kitchen use.
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Grimes Street
High Point
S. Main St
Southern Motor Company
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William H. Adams
U. S. Marine Corps
J. M. Adams
Jamestown
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Mabel Clinard Adams
Davidson Street
Adams
Iworoa Island
U. S
Filbert’s
Aehd
North Carolina
M’'Cormick
Mopico
SPEAS
MRS
Georgia
Fancy Crowder
Tbs
U.S
California
Florida
Nancy Hall
Inmy Svar Oe
Tray Aus
Concord
Meadow Gold
Holland Creamery
Karo
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East Wash
ST. Asheboro
N.C. Win
South Main Iston-Salem, N. C
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Mason Fruit
Dunlap C. Clark
Kalama‘200
Mich
National Defense Committee
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