Hero of Hong Kong American soldier Chester Bennett honored in memory
An American hero of Hong Kong is recalled as Chester Bennett, beheaded by Japanese guards after capture in 1943. His grave near the cove where British redcoats landed marks a somber tale. Carol Ann Bennett, his daughter, remains unaware of her father’s fate, as locals recall the wartime sacrifice and the grave’s stark potato-strewn marker.
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Tria Amne
Hong Ko
Col Ater Bennett
Sy Hal
Boyle
Hong Kong
Carol Ann Bennett
Queens
Carol Ann
Chester Bennett
Earth
Gardon
Empire
Far East
Bennett
Chester Bennett A Hollywood Photographer Hero in Hong Kong Camp
Chester Bennett, a California-born photographer and restaurateur, aided witnesses in Stanley Bay internment camp by managing 800 000 Hong Kong dollars to buy food for prisoners. Despite aiding, he was killed on suspicion of guilt. Marcus da Silva recalls Bennett as a generous man with a big heart who risked his life for others.
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Stanley Bay
Marcus da Silva
Bennett
Bennnett
da Silva
Apy
San Francisco
Keen
Hollywood
Elsa Soares
Hong Kong
Stan Bay
Chester Bennett
Meat Industry Returns to Normal Pace After Strike
Government factions move meat industry back to near normal delivery as major packinghouses under Agriculture Department control resume operations. Stockyards report large receipts and officials urge shippers to avoid market glut while wage board plans Friday talks on union demands of 17 to 20 percent pay boosts.
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Agriculture Department
Gayle G. Amstrong
ALF L
Washington
Ing Bord
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
C.I.U
A.F.L
Ackers elected chairman of Kansas industrial commission
Dean E. Ackers of Topeka, president of Kansas Power and Light, was elected chairman of the Kansas industrial development commission. He succeeds W. B. Harrison, with Harrison remaining as a member. H. E. Machnie of Atchison was named vice chairman. The commission preliminarily approved a year’s contract for twenty large welcome billboards on main highways into the state.
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Topeka
Dean E. Ackern
Kansas Power and Light Company
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
W. B. Harrison
Wichita
H. E Machnie
Locomotive Finished Materials Company
Atchison
Wiliam E. Long
Kansas
Representative Alpiner thanks supporters in Kankakee journal
Ren W Alpiner state representative placed a card of thanks in the Kankakee Daily Journal. He expresses gratitude to friends who called and offered support. The note reflects local appreciation and civic engagement in Tl Jan 29.
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Kankakee, Tl
Ren . W. Alpiner
Kankakee
Thank you for your kindness after my passing
A brief note wishing gratitude for calls and kindness after a relative's death. The speaker clarifies they were not in Deter hearth and asks to omit any flowery terms.
Kellogg's All-Bran offers gentle bulk for regular laxation
A letter promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural source of bulk to ease constipation. It claims daily use helps promote normal bowel movements without laxatives. The cereal, made by Kellogg's of Battle Creek and Omaha, can be eaten as cereal or muffins, with a money back guarantee.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Omaha
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