Washington ene my GEORGE OMON Washington ene my GEORGE OMON CHICAGO
A clipped Washington to Chicago dispatch jokes about the Republican convention in Chicago and local politics. The narrator notes many Republicans, discusses the motive to nominate a candidate against Roosevelt, and shifts to a Potomac fishing trip with Col. Harold Beckley. He describes dead fish near Cobb Island from Navy proving grounds near Dahlgren, Virginia, as shells explode offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Goodness
Jess
Roosevelt
United States of America
Potomac
Cobb Island
Chesapeake Bay
Col
Harold Beckley
Senate Press Gallery
Beckley
St. Vitus
U.S Navy Proving Grounds
Dahlgren
Puzzle Clues and Names Across a Split Horizon
A vertical style puzzle lists clues and answers weaving across a page. The grid hints at a mix of common words and proper nouns, including month and country references, with entries like Man's name Fruit Market and Philippine tree among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Ditch
State of Arkansas
Fishermen and navy dispute river fish deaths
A fisherman recounts seeing many dead fish along the Maryland Virginia river border and reports a Navy spokesman saying the proving ground uses blind loaded projectiles and river pollution is the main killer. The piece includes local social notes about I L Jordan, Mrs. Sam Foose, and community visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Coast Guard
Maryland
Washington
Navy
Dahlgren
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Weekly Socials
Evelyn Neal returned home after a week at the home of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs H B Foster. Orvis Hoffan Jr of Punxsutawney was in town Sunday. M B and C W Postlewaite attended a public sale at North Point Saturday.
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I. L. Jordan
Dayton
Sam Foose
Martha McClelland
North Point
Anna Lucile Cochran
Arthur Scott
Apalio
Merle Neal
Wendell
Evelyn
Trade City
Evelyn Neal
H. B. Foster
Orvis Hoffan, Jr
Punxsutaw~ney
M. B
C. W. Postlewaite
Engineers of Wideawake Field Return to Civvy Life
Richmond va June 20. The 898th Engineer Aviation Company, based at Ascension Island during World War II, describes life on the lonely South Atlantic outpost. They built air base facilities, endured rationing, loneliness, and long letters home, recalling the first Christmas without packages, a tense July 10 supply arrival, and the contrast to bustling civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Beau
Richmond
89Ath Engineer Aviation Company
898Th
Richmond Air Base
Ascension Island
South America
Africa
Wideawake Field
Carroll J. Powers
Knoxville
A98th
Ascension
Walter Linder
Waynesburg
William A. Chapman
Gaston L. Holliman
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Andrew G. Betz
Baltimore
Sgt. Powers
Lt. Holliman
Chapman
Homebound Crew Describes Island Life and Sail Preparations
In New Orleans a crew recalls money spent and routines on the island prior to departure. They note a PX stock, cigarettes, ice cream mix, candle and lantern use before electric lighting, and gas ranges for cooking. The account mentions a six tenths life ashore and Captain Raymond D Kidd racing to Huntington Park to see his gin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Initance
Raymond D. iKidd
Bedford. Va
Huntington Park
Calif
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George Omon
Cose “Pyestes
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown
Orta
Une
Edwin
Watina
Daxinou
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Indiana, PA
Pias Lession
Sherwin
Williams Products
KEM Tone
COHEN
Franklin St
Hall Way
Marion Center National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
America
Eiettnear
U.S. Treasury
Treasury Departances
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