Byrd Expedition Gets Underway From Norfolk
The eastern van guard of the Byrd highjump expedition sails from Norfolk aboard the Mount Olympus and other ships, headed into the Gulf Stream toward the Panama Canal. Rear Adm. Cruzen leads the task force as Byrd plans to join in January aboard the Philippine Sea or Burton Island.
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H. D. Quigg
United Press
Mount Olympus
Navy
Norfolk
Richard E. Byrd
San Diego
Cal
Charleston
S. C
Cape Hatteras
Richard H. Cruzen
Gulf Stream
Panama Canal
Byrd
Ciuzen
Philippine Sea
Burton Island
Burica Island
Antarctic Expedition Plans For Mineral Searches At Sea
The team will sail from the west coast on January 15 to seek virgin mineral deposits in the Antarctic. Byrd predicts vast neural resources including coal sufficient for 50 years. Cruzen notes some hardware for detecting radioactivity is desired but not yet received for cosmic ray work and ore analysis. A lifeboat discovery led to uncharted wreckage at Magdalena Point, with a U S S Bowditch survey ship dispatched. The Pacifica carrying bananas and hardwood faced fears of heavy rolling in rough seas.
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Byrd
Antarctic
Cruzen
Foster
Navy
U. S. S. Bowditch
Magdalena Point
Here
Coast Guard
Pacifica
Jack L. Hook, Jr
Los Angeles
Marine Shipping and Trading Co
Maclean
Five Acre Corn Contest Winner Leads Greene County Scores
W H Baker of near Lyers won first place in the five acre corn grower contest with 116.96 bushels per acre. About seventeen Greene county farmers posted high records. Also in Linton the mind reader Alourtus stirs crowds with uncanny foresight. Four Linton high school boys won premiums at Purdue horticultural exhibits for apple displays and records.
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Indiana
W. H. Baker
Near Lyers
Greene County
Alourtus
Mind Reader
Linton
Linton High School
Purdue
Charles Storms
Stanley Klink
Ralph Wilson
Skipper’s Last Letter Signals Mutiny Aboard Pacifica
A lifeboat drifting off California carried papers and two decomposed bodies from the 369 ton Costa Rican motorship Pacifica. The skipper Capt Kenneth Maclean, 53, of San Pedro feared mutiny in his final letter. The Pacifica with 150 men vanished after sailing from Guatemala on November 12. coast guard suspects storm.
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San Pedro
Cal
U.P
Pacifica
Guatemala
Coast Guard
Lower
California
Mexico
Sun Beauty
San Deigo
Port Angeles
Here
Kenneth Maclesa
Alejandro Sebil’a
Maclea
Luis E. Benavides Rodrigues
Colombia
Submarines to Receive Schnorkel Gear Under Navy Plan
Washington December 3. The Navy disclosed plans to equip all submarines in the active fleet with the Schnorkel, a German developed device enabling submarines to run diesel engines while submerged. The move aims to improve stealth and endurance for U boats in implementation.
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Washington
U.R
Navy
Irex to be first U.S. submarine with Schnorkel gear
Rear Adm. Charles W. Styer announced the 1600 ton Irex will be the first American submarine to carry underwater breathing equipment. The device, a Schnorkel, enables air changes and battery charging while submerged during a three month Portsmouth Naval Yard overhaul. About 80 other submarines will receive the equipment as they report for overhaul.
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Charles W. Styer
Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Yard
Naval intelligence notes extended U boat underwater stays
Naval intelligence reports indicate some German U boats remained submerged for 40 to 70 days, reflecting longer endurance and altered patrol tactics. The findings suggest reimproved hull design and supply management may extend underwater operation times.
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