Navy Spends Half Billion On New Deadly Weapons
The Navy disclosed spending about 500 million for ordnance equipment including new high speed torpedoes and a rocket launcher for submarines. The program covers air to air weapons, streamlined bombs for jets, and automatic radar fire control systems. The article notes torpedo speeds, submarine hunting capability, and the push to guide missiles from submerged or surfaced subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Washington
M. F. Schoeffel
Bureau of Ordnance
Havng
Schoeffel
Air Force
Less Iron Ore At Lake Docks Than Year Ago
Cleveland AP reports ore supplies at Lake Superior docks and furnaces are down from a year earlier with 24,123,294 tons available as of March 1 compared with 26,745,393 tons last year. The Lake Superior ore supports 177 American and 10 Canadian blast furnaces, up from 111 and 7. February consumption reached 6,434,581 tons versus 5,334,667 tons a year ago, with ore moved by steamers to Lower Lake ports and some hauled by rail during winter to furnaces.
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Cleveland
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Upper Great Lakes
Armour Building Plant For Processing Blood
Armour and Company begins a Fort Worth Texas plant to produce dried human blood plasma for the Army. The $850000 facility aims to process up to 15000 pints monthly under Army contract. Notice of Appointment Case No 25404 Estates of Jessie McVay Deceased Administratrix with the Will Annexed named Mary McVay Jelks of Middletown Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or barred. Dated March 21-28 April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour and Company, Meat Packers
Fort Worth
Tex
Jessie McVay
Mary McVay Jelks
Middletown
Ohio
Butler County
Ley
Raone
G. A. Wilmer
Richard A. Wilmer
Divorce Petition Filed in Butler County Court
James Albert Byrd a soldier at Fort Hood Texas is named in a divorce petition filed by Doris Byrd minor through her mother Gladys Ivey in the Common Pleas Court of Butler County Ohio Case No 66402. Grounds are Gross Neglect of Duty and Extreme Cruelty. Defendant must answer by April 14 1951 or petition will be granted. Clerk Jose T. Kiep Deputy Richard Leydon Attorney H O Finkelman dates Feb 28 March 1 14 21 28 April 4.
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James Albert Byrd
Co. B
2Nd Armoured Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Doris Byrd
Gladys Ivey
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Jose T. Kiep
Richard Leydon
H. O. Finkelman
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Valda Sherman
Rid
Norcross
Office Outfitters
Louis F. Jones
Maer
Central Ave
Dial
Capital Finance Corp
Armour Building
Ap Wonders
Washington Missionary
Laheheh
Diasta
Julia A
Howard Parish
Dailyews
Miami 32
Fla
Berkshire
Ec el
Mme Ee
Rich Failles
Central Store
A. Young
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