Wrecked sailors go back to danger
Miami reports that merchant mariners from various nations survive torpedo attacks and shipwrecks. Stories detail crew heroes including Kenneth Morgan, Walter Reed, Raymond Limpo, Preston Carpenter, and Captain W W Callis, as they aid fellow sailors and endure peril at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Wide World
Davy Jones
Bataan
Corregier
United Nations
Kenneth Morgan
Princeton
Walter Reed
Oaklyn
N.J
Raymond Limpo
Preston Carpenter
Beaumont
Tex
Carpenter
Ralph Harris
Port Arthur
W. W. Callis
Baltimore
Callis
Robert Beyer
R. Bridson
Bridson
Thomas Jones
Birkenhead
England
John F. Gray
Champaign
Jones
Wesley White
White
Harold Richardson
Scarborough
Bermuda
Charleston
Florida
Bobby Davis
Jacksonville
Caribbean
Bobby
P. Shera
Columbus
Johannes Peter Gilty
No Rubber Bonanza Anticipated by Brazil Expert
Dr A A Bitancourt of Sao Paulo says Brazil cannot become a major natural rubber producer. He notes synthetic rubber advances in the United States will outpace Brazil and cites labor limits in Brazil and Malay regions. Brazil’s current output is about 15 000 tons yearly, even with new investment. The Ford plantation project could add up to 15 000 tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Brazil
A. A. Bitancourt
Biological Institute
Sao Paulo
Bitancourt
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Henry Ford
California court rules voting rights for defense housing residents
The California Supreme Court ruled that residents in defense housing projects outside military reservations retain civil rights and may vote in state elections. Those living on military reservations fall under federal jurisdiction. The decision clarifies voting eligibility for inhabitants of defense housing in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
State Supreme Court
University of Kansas to launch eight week CPT ground school
The civilian pilot training program at the University of Kansas will open a revised eight week ground school for elementary and secondary training under the civilian aeronautics authority. Trainees aged 18 to 37 will be placed in combat or service pilot tracks with new hour requirements and concurrent flight and ground instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Civilian Aeronautics Authority
Kenneth Razak
University
Army
CAA
Air Corps
Navy
Engineering Training on University of Kansas Campus
Training guidance states all classroom instruction will occur on the University of Kansas campus under the supervision of the School of Engineering. The note indicates structured supervision and campus setting for the training program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
School of Engineering
Gas pipeline burst near Ottawa damages road and slows flow
A 16 inch auxiliary Cities Service pipeline burst today three and a half miles south of Ottawa Kansas creating a large road crater and reducing pressure at nearby stations. The line was shut and repair crews rushed to restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cities
Ottawa
Kan
Cities Service Company
Clinton Belvoir Taxis Group Gathering At Church
Community news from Clinton Belvoir notes the Taxis group met at the church with Miss Glenice Cox leading a lesson. Governor Ratner delivered a message to a large crowd as local families and 4-H members attended events and visits across Lawrence Ottawa and Topeka areas.
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Glenice Cox
Louise Baldwin
Lawrence Sper
Carter Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Moreland Baldwin
Jack Anderson
Ratner
Arthur Stanley
Rushton
Kan
Mary Stanley
Ottawa
Margaret
Kansas City
Stanley Home
Fred Demeritt
Moran
Clinton Cemetery
Rev. Young
Stull
L. H. Griffith
Lone Star
Laddie
Martha Demeritt
Richard
Ludwig Heine
Mary Deemeritt
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Frank Murphy
Lawson Field
Fort Benning
Supreme Court
Leven C. Allen
Merchant Marine
U.S
Ast
Werore
Fis
Gedo
Philharmonic Records
Adi
Quist
Firestone
Werea
Firestone Auto Supplies
Alenal
Poplin
Sade
Walter Hagen
Poplin Golf Club
Sehiek
Wes
COE Rat
Dad
Restone
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
N. B. C. Red
Fritz CO
Roger Allen
Clinton-Belvoir
Lawrence
Anna Dean
Richard Carter
Kansas
Jim Collins
Elin Herschell
Topeka
Roy Harrell
Earl Woodward
Hutchinson
Frank Bidinger
Eudora
William Tarpey
Joseph Kennison
Effie Kampschroeder
Walter
Laverne
Bellans
Sherwin-Williams
Green Bros
Sherwin-Williams Paints
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