Careful Study Urged Before Armed Forces Consolidation
Marines and Navy leaders urged delay on any consolidation plan until after careful study. Lieutenant General A. A. Vandergrift warned against premature reorganization, stressing the Marine Corps record and the need for planning after the war. Assistant Navy Secretary Bard cautioned that size and complexity could defeat efficiency in a single head for all services.
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Washington
A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Vandegrift
Naval Service
Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Fortune Teller Promises Life Reading and Love Guidance
Offer proclaims reading of full life including health marriage and business. Claims to reveal innermost thoughts uncover rivals resolve lovers quarrels and indicate best marriage and luck. Sounds like daily and Sunday sessions from 106 to 118 o'clock.
Forrestal Expected to Be Navy Secretary in Roosevelt Admin
Speedy approval predicted as President Roosevelt promotes Undersecretary James V. Forrestal to secretary of the navy. The move keeps policies steady while making Forrestal the public face of the department and its wartime production drive. He previously led logistics and weapon supply efforts, and his background contrasts with his predecessor Knox.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Navy Department
Forrestal
Frank Knox
Vesety
Rnty
Knox
Dillon, Read & Co
Wall Street
Admirals
Cvilian
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
John Ginrich
Johnny
Namur Islet
Guadalcanal
Tive
Two Men Acquitted of Murder Charges in S. C.
In Aiken on May 11, Charlie Barton a local storekeeper and his son in law Pvt James Ealey of the Army Air Corps were acquitted by a jury of murder in the December 4 stabbing deaths of Oscar Walker and John Walker. Barton released, Ealey jailed for October term. both claimed self defense after a dispute over a card game.
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Aiken
S. C
Charlie Barton
James Ealey
Army Air Corps
Staliame
Oscar Walker
Barton
Ealey
John Walker
Oscar
Clemson Seeks 200 Names Beginning With Q For Herd
Clemson College in S C seeks 200 names starting with Q for its herd. The initiative, begun in 1928 by Professor J P Lemaster, uses alphabetical naming for cows. Two calves are born each year, marking this as Q year.
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Clemson
S. C
Clemson College
S.O.S
J. P. Lemaster
Navy Marine Staff Sergeant Killed in Norfolk Plane Crash
Norfolk May 11. Staff Sergeant John Richard Larson USMC of Long Beach New York was killed when his navy land plane crashed near Morehead City yesterday. Next of kin listed as his aunt Anna Petersen 100 East Hudson Street Long Beach.
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Norfolk, Va
Morehead City
John Richard Larson
USMC
Long Beach
N. Y
Fifth Naval District
Anna Petersen
East
Hudson Street
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