Blimp crash at sea leaves one survivor and many missing
Coast guards recovered three bodies from one of two navy training blimps lost in what authorities called an experimental mission over the Atlantic near Lakehurst New Jersey. Nine of 13 occupants remain missing including Ensign Frank A. Trotter. several names and roles are identified among the crew and civilians aboard.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Coast Guards
Atlantic Ocean
Naval Air Station
Manasquan
Frank A. Trotter
Toms River
Clinton S. Rounds
R. Cc. Poteet
Langdon
Kan
A. B. Wyse
San Diego
Cal
Rounds
Carmella
Navy
Pete Howard Fahey
Scarsdale
Shire
Toms Riv
Government fails to convict in St. Joseph packing case
A St. Joseph jury acquits Armour and Swift packing firms and related bodies on charges of conspiring to fix hog prices and purchases in midwestern markets. The defense drew on Swift executive Walter Parker and a lengthy anti trust policy defense amid wartime focus. The case, watched as a test under the Sherman act, ended after more than five hours of deliberation.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Armour and Swift Packing Companies
St. Joseph
Hog Yards
Acking Companies
Thurman Arnold
Daniel B. Britt
Armour and Swift
Walter S. Parker
Swift and Company
Parker
Civil Service Director Sees No Labor Shortage
Topeka June 9 Charles B. Newell state civil service director found no signs of a labor shortage when seeking applicants for highway patrol qualifying exams. At the deadline last night 922 persons had applied for about a dozen patrol vacancies.
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Topeka
Charles B. Newell
State Civil Service
War Bond Window Display At Bell Music Store
A nationwide war bond campaign will install a special window at Bell music store on Thursday. The display features local service members and invites parents to bring studio portraits of soldiers sailors and marines for inclusion. Submit framed pictures to ensure inclusion.
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Bell Music Store
Lawrence
Bell
Stanley Schwahn
Commonwealth Theaters
Bell’s
Parents to Get 5000 Dollar Award After Plane Crash
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing $5000 to the Dodge City, Kansas parents of Howard Legg, killed when an army plane forced to land crashed into his car near Dodge City. The bill also awards $908 to Loetta Trainer of Cimarron for injuries. the accident occurred May 25, 1940.
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Washington
Howard Legg
Dodge City
Kan
Roosevelt
Legg
George M. Legg
Loetta
Cimarron
Nelson Returns to Missouri U as War Production Chief
Columbia Mo June 9 WPB chairman Donald M Nelson a Missouri alumnus addressed the 1942 graduates calling wartime production beyond estimates. He cited an aircraft plant boosting output from 50 to 150 planes monthly and urged graduates to embrace new mindsets for a world rapidly changing to a war economy. Nelson, a Hannibal native, recalled his rise through Missouri and planned a homecoming in Hannibal after commencement.
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Columbia
Donald M. Nelson
University of Missouri
America
War Production Board
Nelson
WPB
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Hannibal
Mark Twain
Missouri
Testimonial Honors Houston Crew by Merchant Captain
Capt. Frederick E. Trask of Oakland recounts that three twin engined Japanese bombers were shot down during a February 16 attack on UN vessels in the western Pacific, a tribute to the brave officers and crew of the lost cruiser Houston who inspired his survival in the convoy ordeal.
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Washington
Houston
Frederick E. Trask
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
United Nations
Houston anti-aircraft record hits in Pacific action
In a 45 minute period the Houston's anti aircraft fire destroyed two four engined bombers and damaged eight twin engined planes. The anti air fire also hit all twin engined ships. The previous afternoon a Japanese seaplane was struck and forced to crash into the sea by Houston anti air fire.
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Houston
Ft Leavenworth Salute debuts on WREN Sunday night
A new WREN program titled Ft Leavenworth Salute begins Sunday at 8 30 PM featuring Lieut Col C L Malone commander at Fort Leavenworth Kansas with the Command and General Staff School orchestra directed by Kenneth Herbert. The series highlights Ft Leavenworth and its personnel and the next episode covers the induction process with the Reception Center band providing music.
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C. L. Malone
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Ft. Leavenworth
WREN
Kansas
Missouri
Command and General Staff School
Kenneth Herbert
Seek a Substitute
Detroit June 9 A war board committee led by James G. Zeder of Chrysler surveys tire substitutes to ease the rubber shortage. The effort seeks a quick rejuvenation method for worn tires, while various materials including linseed oil asphalt pitch oils glues casein soybeans are evaluated for possible use.
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Detroit
America
War Engineering Board
James G. Zeder
Chrysler Corporation
Zeder
Thioker
Dow Chemical Company
Scrap iron to the mills 200000 tons collected in state
Kansas salvage committee chairman Byron Gourley reported 200000 tons of scrap iron and steel have been collected in the state. Most of it has been shipped to mills. In travels he noted a Flint Hills rancher gathered 17 tons of old machinery from his property.
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Topeka
Upi
Byron Gourly
Kansas Salvage Committee
Gourley
Flint Hills
Vacation subscription tease for Journal-World
A brief promotion invites readers to subscribe to the Journal-World from their old hometown while away, offering a 40 cent monthly rate and a contact number for phone orders.
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The
Journal-World
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Jacksonville
Fla
K. G. Lee
New London
Conn
O. V. Roos
Lakewood
W. H. Herndon, Jr
Sean
Re J Hoover
Middletown
L. Moyen
Minneapolis
Minn
Melvilles
Lieut
Trotter
Ross and
Lee
U. S
Civil Service
WAR Bond
Head
Gradi
Vermont
Electrolux
Kansas Public Service Co
Journal-World Office
Der
Indeep
Lawrence Hardware
Haynes & Keene
Coronado
Coronado Numsheet
Coronado Standard Oil
Gamble
Gamble Stores
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