Women Sponsors Meet Mrs. Truman in Ship Blessing Circle
About 300 women forming the Society of Navy Sponsors gathered at Blair House for tea with Mrs. Truman. The group traces to 1907 with founder Mrs. R Sommerville of Cleveland. Notables present included Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Miss Margaret Truman, each associated with ship christenings.
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Mrs. Truman
Washington
Society of Navy
Truman T Blair
R. Sommerville
Cleveland
Keith Frazer
Tennessee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Yorktown
Margaret Truman
Doves and pigeons in ship christening lore from 1885
A historic note recalls doves released to launch ships with origins in Japan and later in the United States. Mrs. Henry W. B. Glover and Miss Edith Cleborne introduced dove releases at a Chicago ceremony in 1885, with Mrs. Herbert Hoover releasing pigeons for the air cruiser Akron.
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Japan
Henry W. B. Glover
Edith Cleborne
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Akron
Portable inflatable boats fit in car trunks for trips
A new plastic boat line offers easy inflation and deflation for camping, hunting, fishing and vacation use. A 72 inch model weighs five pounds when inflated and carries two adults and two children. A 56 inch version weighs two pounds inflated and carries two young children or one person up to about 16 years old.
Airman Writes Verse On Transatlantic Flights
Navigator Callan B. McNeely, a Duluth native and former University of Minnesota student, sings his flight reports in rhyme to European war brides and passengers. He trained in medicine briefly, then joined American Overseas Airlines, served in the air transport command during the war.
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New York
Callan B. McNeely
American Overseas Airlines
Europe
McNeely
Duluth
Minn
University of Minnesota
American Airlines
Cincinnati
Air Transport Command
Marine Industries of the United States Keeps 165,550 Workers Busy
The Marine Industries of the United States reports 165,550 men and women kept employed around the clock seven days a week, reflecting steady industrial activity and labor demand across the sector.
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Marine Industries of
United States
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