Secrecy Covers Investigation Of Plane Crash
A March field inquiry into the deaths of six Army fliers after a Boeing B 17 crashed on San Jacinto mountains remains under heavy secrecy. The 105 foot wingspan bomber exploded, scattering wreckage along 6,700 feet, with four bodies flung afar and two buried. Officials expect a full report after the investigation, noting the aircraft’s size and climb capability.
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Mareh
San Jacinto Mountains
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San Bernardino National Forest
Harold J. Turner
Corning
Donald J .Ward
West Los Angeles
Vernon McCauley
Thomas F. Sweet
Riverside. Corp
Frank J. Jirak
Salem
Ore
James C. Sessions
Bisbee
Aziz
Army Investigating Board
Idyllwild
Pine Cove
March Field
Boeing Aircraft Corp
Seattle
Orchestra Leader Hal Kemp Injured In California Crash
In Madera California Hal Kemp orchestra leader was hospitalized with a fractured left thigh bone and broken ribs after a car collision last night. Kemp's companion Kenneth La Bahn 27 from Naperville Illinois suffered a deep scalp wound and shock. They said their car collided with one driven by Casimiro Azazpartren 36 of Fresno on the Golden Gate highway near Madera.
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Kemp
Kenneth la Bahn
Naperville, Jr
Casimiro Azazpartren
Fresno
Golden Gate Highway
Unblocked Immigration Quota Opens Door for Europeans
Washington dispatch says American quota lists were opened to admit about 2000 Europeans of intellectual superiority and character who faced endangerment abroad. The move aims to provide a safe haven in the United States amid restrictive wartime or political conditions.
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Washington
United States
Cadet Elis Promoted To Second Lieutenant At Missouri Military Academy
December 19 Cadet Bill Elis of the Missouri Military Academy receives promotion to second lieutenant in Company A of the military department. A member of the Fusileers silent drill platoon, he earns the sharpshooter medal for marksman excellence and leaves for Christmas with his parents City Clerk and Mrs Henry W Ells at 323 Washington St Jefferson City Missouri.
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Missouri Military Academy
Military Department
Ells
Henry W. Ells
Washington SL
Jefferson City
Missouri
Refugees Granted Visas Amid War Travel Restrictions
About 1,000 visas have been issued mainly to refugees from Holland Belgium and France fleeing advancing German armies and the gestapo as borders closed toward Spain and Portugal. The note comes from the state department. Kilauea, one of the world’s largest volcanic craters, sits on Mauna Loa’s eastern flank on Hawaii.
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Portugal
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Hawaii
State Draft Quotas Announced for Missouri Call
Selective service headquarters set county by county quotas for the first January draft, totaling 340 Missourians to be mustered into the army. Trainees report to Fort Leavenworth Kansas from western Missouri counties. Jan 6, 7, and 8 assign specific counties and numbers, with the rest drawn from 26 western counties. Eighteen persons perished in the Agus river near Numugan when two boats overturned in a crocodile-infested stretch.
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Kas
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Grundy County
Livingston
Carroll
Buchanan County
Buchanan No
Jackson County
Jackson No
Vernon County
Barton County
Jasper County
Jasper
Jasper No
Sever
Barry County
Green County
Greene District
Greene County
Manila
Agus
Numugan
Bulletin
Ice Sized Ice Boosts Hostess Parties This Season
With the holiday season in full swing, hostesses face higher demand for iced beverages. Moerschel's sized ice service promises a crystal clear, taste free supply to elevate entertaining. Available only at the Dunklin Street dock.
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Dunklin Street
Moerschel's
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