Order of Knights Goes a Begging in New York
The International Order Ignis Avis American Branch offers a $100 knighthood with a gold medal and ribbon pin, claiming no profit. Exiled Sir Carolus de Beautaire, Detroit, and Sir Marco de Laliante of Greenvale describe a Princess of Leinster as patroness Eva McMorrough. The order seeks good citizens, civil service, church participation, and daily good deeds.
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New York
Ignis Avis
Order of the Fire Bird
Greenvale
N. Y
Offire
Carolus de Beautaire
Detroit
de Beautaire
Eire
Carolus
Eva McMorrough
Marco de Laliante
Leinster
British Isles
Tower of Babel
Dutch Priest Discovers New Comet at Vatican Observatory
At Castel Gandolfo near Rome eight Jesuit priests led by Father John W. Stein log the progress of the Timmers Comet. Brother Matthew Timmers first sighted it February 1, moving one degree per day and aiming toward the Pole Star for northern observers. The Vatican effort continues with meteorite analysis and advanced telescopes in a state of art lab.
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Romew.p
Vatican Observatory
Castel Gondolfo
Rome
Matthew Timmers
Lake Albano
Pius XII
Timmers
Pope Pius
John W. Stein
Holland
Missionary Bedell Heads Seminole School in Florida
Conouress Deaconess Bedell continues missionary work among the Seminole Indians in Florida. She operates an Indian school at the Everglades after thirty years as a missionary in Alaska.
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Florida
Everglades
Bedell
Alaska
Weather odds favoring Bikini Atoll atomic test delay
Vice Admiral Blandy disclosed eight to one odds the weather will hinder Operation Crossroads set for next Monday at Bikini. Col. Blanchard noted intertropical fronts may move between Kwajalein and Bikini by July 1, threatening visibility. Foreign observers will inspect select ships before and after detonation but not both views of the same target.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
W. H. P. Blandy
William Blanchard
Kwajalein
Bikini Lagoon
Blandy
Brandy
McCarson Sentenced After Eel River Fishing Party Incident
Brazil Indiana June 26 James H McCarson 28 from Indianapolis received six months on the Indiana State Penal Farm in Clay County court after petit larceny tied to an Eel river fishing trip He refused to leave his party water incident then burglarized cabins and fled by boat before hitchhiking home The Pullman Co reports 101 714 074 man hours worked in 1945 down 22 percent from 1944 due to fewer accidents.
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Brazil
Ind
James H. McCarson
Indianapolis
Indiana
Clay County
McCarson
Port Hicks
Pullman Co
Boy success in managing farm in Auburn Washington
Jimmy Martin aged 15 runs a 60 acre farm alone after his father was killed in January. He milks 12 of 22 head daily and sends top grade milk to the city. He plans to show purebred Chester White hogs and study agriculture after graduation while worrying about feed and hay shortages.
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Auburn
Wash
U.P
Jimmy Martin
Jimmy
B. L. Martin
Guernsey
Jersey
Chester
Farm Boy Stands Out Among Peers for Success
A promising candidate is described as outstanding for his age and at home on the farm where he stands head and shoulders above most boys his age. The remark underscores his practicality and potential for achievement.
Japan and Germany quarreled over war aims in WWII
Secret German documents released by the State Department disclose that Japan and Germany were not close allies. They clashed over strategy and aid, with Germany pushing for an attack on Russia and Japan striking Pearl Harbor, shattering Nazi hopes to keep the U.S. out of the war.
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U.P
Japan
Germany
Russia
Midway
Siberia
Pearl Harbor
U. S
State Department
Vladivostok
United States
Berlin
Nazi Foreign Office
France
Indo-China
Return of U S Employment Service Blocked by House
Senate plans to return functions of the United States Employment Service to states by December 31 face likely House opposition. The chamber approved moving USES back by year end despite a January 29 House vote favoring a June 30 switch. Federal funds would still support state services after December 31, with a federal option to establish its own system in noncompliant states.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
United States Employment Service
House
Debate Over West India Tea Menace Echoed in Boston
In 17th century Boston civic leaders argued in homes and coffee shops whether West India tea threatened community morals while sipping Medford rum, reflecting a feared cultural clash amid the era's social debates.
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Boston
Medford
Mass
Indiana to launch $16.5 million state park expansion plan
Director Milton Matter of the State Conservation Commission announced a 25 year program to elevate Indiana’s park system with $16.5 million in new park additions and $7.5 million for renovations. Fourteen new parks are planned to bring Hoosiers within 35 miles of a park. Potential sites include lakes area in north central Indiana and areas near Wyandotte Cave. Three state memorials were also approved: Angel Mounds Evansville Brown County studio of T C Steele and the Whitewater canal right of way.
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U.P
Indiana
Milton Matter
State Conservation Commission
Matter
Hoosier
Richmond
Wabash River
Wyandotte Cave
Commission For
Angel Mounds
Evansville
Brown County
T. C. Steele
Whitewater Canal
Glass age hits Shanghai areas
After Pearl Harbor Shanghai wakes to a flood of nylon and plastic goods sold as glass products. Hosiery, plastic handbags, belts, cigarette cases, lighters and other items fetch inflated prices as imports from the United States are scarce and local dealers push new supplies from refugees and local makers.
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Shanghai
United States
Pearl Harbor
Oscillating Bed Trials At New York Hospital
The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center tested an oscillating bed on four conscientious objectors for weeks, finding nitrogen and calcium losses with immobilization. A later trial with three volunteers used eight to twenty one hours of bed motion daily, with minimal discomfort and noticeable initial heel pressure.
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New York
Feu
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
American Society of Clinical Investigation
John E. Deitrick
Stanley C. Wright
Detroit
Raincoat Prices Vary With Imports and Materials
Clear plastic raincoats hit the market with price range from 15 to 30 dollars. Imported versions from the United States start at 30 dollars while locally tailored items from American materials are offered around 15 dollars.
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Gent Elemen
United States
Triplet Sons Known By One Two Three After Drafts
Concord, Mass. reports the Sablone triplets Primo Secondo and Terzo were named One Two and Three at birth. They left for military service in order one two three and returned in the same sequence after discharge amid local family pride.
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Concord
Mass
John Sablone
Primo
Surfaco
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