Fire Girls Alumnae Win Across Varied Endeavors
Camp Fire Girls alumni gain recognition from opera and radio to fashion and dance. Patrice Munsel, Carmen Dell Orefice, Aileen West, and Ruth Tolman exemplify training in Seven Crafts guiding careers from Hollywood tests to Miss Aquatennial honors.
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Iris
Camp Fire
Patrice Munsel
Metropolitan Opera
Spokane
Wash
Margaret Speaks
Columbus
Ohio
Shirley Temple
Joan Leslie
Hollywood
Aileen West
Aileen
New York
New York City
Carmen Dell'Orefica
Madison Square Garden
Carmen
Albertina Rash
Elise M. Leidheiser
Bogota
N. J
Royalist
of William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Miss Leidheiser
Arden
N. Y
Minnesota
Ruth Tolman
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
Ruth
Horizon Club
Alaska to Be Key Air Hub for Future North Pacific Routes
New York dispatch notes Alaska’s rapid rise as a major air crossroads linking the United States with Asia. Northwest Airlines plans a 22 hour New York to Seattle leg with Seattle to Anchorage and eventual Orient service. Anchorage and Nome boom as military, trading, and fishing centers stretch Alaska’s reach.
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New York
INS
Asia
Alaska
America
Arctic
Alaska Territory
Arctic Circle
Aleutian Chain of Islands
Japan
Siberia
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
Anchorage
Northwest Passage
Middle-West
Elmerdorf Airfield
United States
Fairbanks
Nome
Russia
Alcan
Whitehorse
Canada
Territory
Orient
Beef Stew a Hearty Family Dinner Idea
A nutrition columnist suggests beef stew as a practical, stretching main dish. Include meat, corn, lima beans, hot rolls, and a fruit salad for a complete family meal with cobbler for dessert.
United States Plans Antarctic Naval Tests Under Byrd
The United States backs an Antarctic expedition led by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd to train navy personnel and test ships and aircraft in cold weather. The mission aims to calm Russian concerns and preserve secrecy, with neighboring British personnel and bases nearby in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Arctic
Antarctic
South Polar
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Anti
Navy
Zealand
Harney Peak Highest Point in United States Between Atlantic and Pacific
Harney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota rises to 7242 feet, earning the distinction as the highest point in the United States between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Harney Peak
Black Hills
South
United
North Carolina CAP hosts statewide luncheon for 150 pilots
Rocky Mount welcomed more than 150 Civil Air Patrol members for a NC wing luncheon. 138 planes landed, pilots soloed including Sara and others from High Point area. John W. Spencer named CAF division commander to be formed in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Sara
Bill Bolden
Thomasville
Joe Blair
Bill Weecon
Jackie Foxworth
High Point
John W. Spencer
Confederate Air Force
CAF
Spencer
New Ern
Greensboro plans first air show with CAP help
Greensboro junior chamber of commerce teams with the CAP squadron to stage an air show at Air Harbor on December 1. The event marks the club's first aviation program, joining other local groups expanding air minded activities while Winston Salem jaycees push aviation outreach statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Junior Chamber of Commerce
CAP
Air Harbor
Greensboro Club
Winston-Salem
Jaycees
Twin City Club
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Jaycees
Births Rise in Japan as Population Grows
Tokyo note shows September births at 193,526 and deaths at 117,513 with births 16,000 higher than August. Jiji Shimpo calls it an ironical phenomenon amid supposed widespread birth control.
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Tokyo
Japan
Jiji Shimpo
Chicken Feathers Turned Into Experimental Yarn
A textile experiment converts chicken feathers into yarn to explore sustainable fiber sources. Researchers test processing methods and assess feasibility for consumer fabrics and industrial uses.
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Fire Girls
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Milwaukee
Wilson’s Weekly
Wilson & Co
Wilson
Bape
George Rector
Sing Burdens
Starlac
Encrarket
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bordens Starlac
Borden
Ginny Simms
CBS
de Borden Company
Phoenix
Ariz
C. W. Davis
A. M. Sutton
Ceata
ED Lewis
Fraley Field
M. C. Poole
Thomasville Road
Carl Mickey
Sara Hester
Jean Lackey
Jean
Parolina
PECIS
POST
Gerbers
Graham
Pillsbury
Grange Juice
Hemo, H
Weiners
Euz Oxydol
Oxydol
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