Launch Berlin Air Mail Route to Berlin Aug 28
The first air mail route to Germany begins August 28 with 30 cent postage for letters up to one half ounce. First flight covers from New York to Berlin will use FAM route 24 by American Overseas Airlines, with special cachet and back stamps in Berlin. Envelopes must be one ounce or less and contain only personal or family content.
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Germany
United States
New York
Berlin
American Overseas Airlines
Post Office
Amercan Overseas Airlines
Tempellhof A
New York Post Office
College Picnic On Lawn At State Teachers College
A Wednesday picnic on the lawn between the main building and the physical education building served noon cafeteria lunch to 125 students and faculty. Faculty advisors included F. H. Gautsch, Miss Ann Thomas, and Miss Virginia Congreve. attendees listed Avis Morison, Lois Purdue Mehlum, Doris Ness, Corbin, Edyth Bart, Lois Gutzke, and Wallace Wegner.
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State Teachers College
Asseiing
F. H. Gautsch
Ann Thomas
Virginia Congreve
Avis Morison
Lois Purdue
Mehlum
Doris Ness
Corbin
Edyth Bart
Lois Gutzke
Wallace Wegner
Bolivia Eyes New Fields to Boost Reserves
Bolivie aims to locate sufficient oil in Gran Checo to meet the nation's reserve needs. Officials plan deeper exploration and potential development to ensure longer term energy stability.
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Bolivie
Gran Checo
Reese
Eight Die in Aero-Jet Plant Blast at Azusa
Eight killed and 20 injured as a fire and explosion struck Aero-Jet Engineering Corp in Azusa California. Navy authorities took control as investigators probed a volatile fluids mixing plant. Widespread damage occurred with fire fighters blown back and the blast felt miles away. Cairo Egypt to gain 14000 extra telephone lines.
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Azusa
Calif
Aero-Jet Engineering Corp
Navy
Wrigley Field
Los Angels
Appleton Soldier In B-29 Crew To Fly Over North Pole
Col. S. C. Irvine plans a 10 300 mile polar flight from Hawaii over the north pole to Cairo with a nine man crew aboard a Boeing B-29. The route covers the Aleutians Greenland London Paris Rome and Cairo with about 46 hours flight time and 85 percent over water or polar regions.
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Appleton
North Pole
Seattle
Col. S. C. Irvine
Hawaii
Cairo
Egypt
Irvine
Guam
Washington
D. C
Fairfield-Susan
San Francisco
Oahu
Pacific Air Command
Guam- Washington
Aleutians
Point Barrow
Alaska
Greenland
London
Paris
Rome
Wadi Haifan
Polar
M. Sgt
G. S. Fish
Appleton, Wis
Dreamboat B-29 Sets Transcontinental Flight Goal
Dreamboat B-29s push toward a four hour transcontinental flight after the Army’s 5 percent hour span, aiming for speeds near the sun. Denmark begins using fish skins as shoe leather in new material experiments.
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Denmark
Legion Commander Seeks Fighter Cover for Transports
National American Legion Commander John Stelle urged protection for European transports by American fighters. He called Yugoslavia contemptible and cited his son’s 77 missions over Yugoslavia as wartime rationale. A London stamp sale raised 41 000 dollars in five days.
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UNE
Legion
Stelle
Yugoslavia
Portland
Ore
National American Legion
John Stelle
Oregon
London
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Steve W
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Boyville JR
Big Brother
Boyville Jr. Black
Boyville Jr. Zelan
SEARS
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Cassimore
Bayville
Melton
Fifth Avenue
Biltwel Children’s Shoes
Oxford
Giese
Hishoe
John M. Hock
New World Life Insurance
NEW World Life Insurance Company
Newburg Building
Tong
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