Excitement at Little America as plane crash and rescues unfold
From Little America Antarctica March 23 Mackay Radio reports a Fokker test flight with Lt. Cmdr Isaac Schlossbach ended in a crash 500 yards south of the administration building. Four men bruised but safe, medic Dr Denis Potaka performed an appendicitis operation under harsh conditions. Admiral Byrd oversaw instruments. pilots Bowlin and Bailey found after a blizzard. The crew continues to chart southern bases and feed rations for 30 days using pemmican and staples. Byrd will send a welcome radio message to teachers enrolling classes in the expedition club.
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America
Antarctica
Mackay
Fokker
Isaac Schlossbach
LeRoy Clark
Duke Dane
Denis B. Potaka
New Zealand
J. AL. Pelter
Columbia Radio Shack
Admiral Byrd
Potaka
Paul Siple
Pete Demas
Stevenson Corey
William C. Bowlin
Clay Bailey
Gamp
Harold June
Little America
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
Arthur Abele, Jr
Little America Aviation and Exploration Club
Lexington
48Th Street
Lexington Avenue
New York
N. Y
Tax Delinquents Buyer’s Action Under 183d Law Provisions
The text outlines legal procedures for collecting delinquent taxes including sale of goods and possible imprisonment of nonpaying delinquents in Lancaster County Jail, with exceptions for infants or legally declared of unsound mind. It also notes collectors may pursue employers or use warrants from County Borough Council or School Board when property is insufficient.
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Lantaster County
P. L
Fourteenth Century Manuscripts Unearthed at Italian Monastery
Four manuscripts from the fourteenth century, dug from a Cistercian monastery in Italy, have been presented to San Francisco University. Perspicacity quotes a line from Uncle Eben about telling troubles quickly to avoid keeping others waiting.
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Eben
Daylight Saving Urged To Start Plants Earlier In Dauphin County
Lancaster County Pomona Grange urged industrial plants to begin work an hour earlier if needed but keep clocks unchanged. The group plans a campaign against Daylight Saving and will push officers and committees to carry on the fight. Most towns favored extra sunshine in the past will advance clocks, with Allentown Lansdale Scranton Norristown Easton Bethlehem Chester and Coatesville among those expected to do so. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will remain on Daylight Time.
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Lancaster County Pomona Grange
Dunmore
Grange
Allentown
Lansdale
Scranton
Norristown
Easton
Bethlehead
Chester
Coatesville
Wall Paper Just Large Shipment From Factory
Wall Paper Just advertises a large shipment of wallpaper from the factory with savings of 30 to 40 percent in price. Also offers ArglO a4 hour Fnamel paint at $1.00 per quart in all colors.
Driver cleared in Downingtown truck collision death
A. Myron Rohrer 27 of East Petersburg died when his oil truck collided with a parked paper truck on the Lincoln Highway just west of Downingtown at 4 AM. Fire destroyed both vehicles and a roadhouse. two Chester County men were seriously injured. Rohrer’s body was released Monday evening. funeral set for East Petersburg Mennonite Church.
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Downingtown
Lancaster County
A. Myron Rohrer
Near East Petersburg
Noah Rohrer
Chester County
Rohrer
Walter N. Zuck
East Petersburg
Lawrence
Lincoln Highway
Coatesville
Ralph Spacht
Abram
Lancaster
David
Mae
C. B. Prank Landisville
East Petersburg Mennonite Church
Spring Hats and Shoes at Pfantz Bros Department Store
Pfantz Bros department store launches a spring sale featuring girls and women's hats at 1.49, all silk hose 0.59, Mollie Pitcher house dresses 1.49, Mary Lou spring shoes 2.45, men’s black dress oxfords 2.50, work shoes 2.95, boys’ black oxfords 1.95, and boys’ double-sole tennis shoes 0.85.
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Mollie Pitcher House
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Lu'bumd
Aes Wilk Lyrdi
the Sondhe
Ly A Abele
E. J. Demas
Aviator
Wm. G. Eshleman
South Broad Street
Lititz, PA
Pfantz Bros. Dept
Pennsylvania
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