Marion Center man wins Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieutenant George C. Henry USNR of Marion Center Pennsylvania received the Distinguished Flying Cross on May 26 for extraordinary achievement in torpedoing a Japanese heavy cruiser during a raid on Rabaul harbor New Britain last November 11. His citation praises close range torpedo hit and repeated dives under anti aircraft fire and enemy fighter opposition. Henry returned to the United States after 22 months with Torpedo Squadron 9 and is now in the Naval School of Photography at Pensacola. His wife Miss Maxine Moddy has joined him at Pensacola.
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George C. Henry
USNR
Marion Center
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain
L. T. Hundl
USN
Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola
Henry
Maude Henry
United States
Torpedo Squadron 9
Life Magazine
Naval School of
Menry
Maxine Modldy
Cutler SL
Raleigh, N. C
Navy and Maritime Service enlistments highlighted
The notice profiles Philip Pinkett first class petty officer and Daniel Lieb, both entering U S Navy and Maritime Service respectively. Pinkett trained at Great Lakes and Hampton Institute Virginia, then served on an oil tanker and a minesweeper before joining the Northwest Sea Frontier Coast Patrol. Lieb, sworn in at Pittsburgh, will train three to seven months, then attend an advanced school for shipboard jobs. The Maritime Service invites 16 to 45 year olds to enroll with pay, uniforms, and insurance, aiming to prepare crews for merchant ships and wartime service.
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Philip Pinkett
U.S. Navy
Elks Club
Great Lakes
Pinkett
Hampton Institute
Virginia
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Wash
Northwest Sea Flontier
Pinkey
W. OH. Pinkett
Coral
Kathleen Johnson
Eve Johnson
Indiana
The
Daniel Ligb
Earl Lieb
Chestnut Street
Maritime Service Training Unit
Sheepshead Bay
Carl K. Olson
Maritime Service District
Sixty Avenue
Pittsburgh
Daniel
America
U. S. Maritime Service
None Shall Escape at New Grenady Theater Ends Quietly
A Happy End at the BCLEET attraction None Shall Escape saw 600 patrons calmly exit the New Grenady Theater as smoke from a basement rubbish fire filled the building. No injuries were reported and patrons left without incident.
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Grenady Theater
Treatment of Backache Uses Heat and Diathermy
An article from The McCoy Publication describes backache relief through heat application and diathermy. It advises deep therapy heat, light therapy, and daily treatments, suggesting warmth deep in tissues and possible combination of methods.
Review of Politics for This Week
A sweeping wrap of political maneuvers across states as Democrats and Republicans brace for primaries and conventions. Mississippi moves to select a delegation amid white supremacy debates, while Socialist Norman Thomas seeks a fifth presidential bid. New York special elections loom, with Buck and Cantwell contesting in the Eleventh District and Rooney facing Nolan in the Fourth. Tennessee and New Mexico primaries also on the docket shaping House majorities and state tickets.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Weller
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Socialist Party
Nealing
Reading
Norman Thomas
New York
Darlington Hoopes
Idaho
Iowa
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Guy Gillette
Thomas H. Cullen
James A. O'Leary
Elsworth B. Buck
New York City
House
New Mexico
John J. Dempsey
Tennessee
Memorial Day visitors and city social notes
A long list of Memorial Day visitors and social visits across Homer City and nearby towns. Notables include Homer City Governor C. Clark and families, nurses from Mayview Hospital, and several Pittsburgh and McKeesport residents visiting relatives. Additional entries mention hospital staff, church groups, and local entertainers hosting gatherings at homes.
Man Wows Senate With Silent Charts From OPA
James Marlow and George Stelke profile eras L Potter, head of OPA Congressional Information, who impressed senators with his price-control charts without uttering a word. A former advertising man turned chart maestro and painter, Potter recounts his career from Wilson-era intelligence work to New York Evening Post, to a Paris painting stint, and back to government service during World War II.
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OPA
Senate
Washington
Érenas L. Potter
Congress
Potter
Congressional Information
Chester Bowles
Capitol
Senators
Bowles
Chambers of Commerce
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Wilson
New York Evening Post
Miriam Clark Potter
France
Paris
California
Tradition Ends at Brooklyn Navy Yard Women Welders Join Warship Construction
143-year-old tradition ends as Navy confirms women now work as welders and electricians on warship construction at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Of 66,000 Navy yard employees, 4,000 are women. Rear Admiral Marke Kelly, commandant, commends their proven worth.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy
Navy Yard
Marke Kelly
Des Clares
Spectacles Find At Russian Relief Headquarters
A pair of spectacles were found at Russian Relief Headquarters with a note saying they helped someone meet their wife and might aid a Russian in finding a good wife. Local officials preserved the humorous keepsake as a reminder of personal ties amid relief work.
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York
Black Cat Jinx Ends in Damaged Motor at Fruit Firm
A black cat caused trouble by coupling with a transmission belt at a New York fruit company. The watchman was shocked by the incident as the animal was mangled and the firm suffered a blown motor damage.
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New York
Local Social Notes Highlight Memorial Day Visits
The Thursday Night Bridge Club met at a home on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs R J McGinnty and family from Pittsburgh spent Memorial Day in the home of Mrs A M Adams. The Tide Local Auxiliary attended a Bingo party at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Brown Thursday. Mr and Mrs William Steffley and daughter Vivian visited relatives in Johnstown. Mr and Mrs Andy Zolak and family from Youngstown Ohio were in the home of Mr and Mrs Andy Scribe on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Samuel McMillen spent several days with relatives in McDonald.
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C. Clark
Great Lakes Training Station
Chicago
Jimmy
Mildred Kerr
Keplar
Mayview Hospital
Pittsburgh
H. E. Kerr
Gladys Gallust
Germantown Hospital
Philadelphia
Frank Gallust
Curtis Robertsons
Darrell Robertson
North Jackson
Ohio
Harry Colling
Atlantic City
N. J
Elmer Henderson
Edna Cummins
Derry
Gertrude Jamison
A. Kostka
David Ruddock
Norris Nickum
Potts
William Wetzel
Town
Margaret Allison
R. N
Indiana
Paid
Donald Wetzel
Baltimore
Ralph Raymond
M. L. Raymond
Johnstown
J. N. Sickenberger
Claude Petted
Clyde Jacoby
Samuel Walbeck
Otis Lockard
Lucas Kinter
Arthur George
Lutheran’ Church
Baker Home
Dean Kunkle
R. J.mcginnty
A. M. Adams
Tide
Harvey Brown
William Steffley
Vivian
Andy Zolak
Youngstown
Haakon VII’s 1905 election as Norway’s king
In 1905 the Norwegian parliament elected Haakon VII, a Danish prince, to be the first king of a new hereditary line. He led Norway as sovereign after the unification vote and subsequent independence from Sweden. The questions address decration in food storage and the adoption of standard time zones, notes on oxygen removal and time standardization since 1863.
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Haakon VII of
Norway
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George L. Hese
Wintondale
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Coopyeight
McCoy
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Ton Angeles
Review OF Politics
WeCay Wealth Service
Los Angeles
Calif
Minnesota
Homer City
James Marlow
George Stelke
Singer Sewing Center
Phila
Brody
Emnevs
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Asco Tea
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