Sun-Powered Fresh Water Plan for Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands to test solar distillers on St John to extract fresh water from seawater. Garland Rounds of the Federal Works Agency says 125 units, each eight by four feet, will produce about 1,000 gallons daily. The MIT design by Dr. Telkes uses a concrete base, solar absorber, water basin, plastic cover, and condensate troughs. Initial cost is 5,000 dollars with units at 40 dollars each. potential expansion islandwide could replace drilling and pumping costs with cheap solar-operated systems.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
Virgin Islands
St. John
Garland Rounds
Federal Works Agency
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maria Telks
Telkes
Roufids
Cambridge
Mass
Tropics
Rounds
St. John's
Car Crash Injures Local Teen on State Route 5038
Miss Wanda Dietz, 18, of West Middletown Route 1, was bruised on the forehead when flung against Irvin Fisher’s car windshield in a five o’clock collision on State Route 5038 Tolbert Road near Seven Mile. Three cars were involved. drivers included Robert Bowling, 55, and Carl Pfeiffer, with Deputy Sheriff Lous Fritt investigating.
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Wanda Dietz
West Middletown
Irvin Fisher
Hamilton
Tolbert Road
Seven Mile
Robert Bowling
Carl Pfeiffer
Trenton
Lous Fritz
Paratroopers Begin Joint Exercise At Camp Campbell
PFC Charles W. Byrd of Middletown departs with the 54th Infantry Regiment of the 82d Airborne Division from Ft. Bragg for the Third Army Ninth Air Force training maneuver along the Kentucky Tennessee border in May. The exercise opens with 82nd paratroopers establishing an airhead at Camp Campbell and ends with a four day offensive starting May 24 as Ninth Air Force and Ground Force troops unite to drive the aggressor from the area.
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Charles W. Byrd
Middletown
54Th Airborn Infantry Regiment
82D Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Third Army
Ninth Air Force
Kentucky-Tennessee
Camp Campbell
82Nd Airborne Division
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Gollide
Mansfield
Ohio
Harry J. Petree
Ohio State Reformatory
Butler County
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A Cc. Forsyth
Parole and Record Clerk
Hendricks Drake
Lula Drake
Oscar R. Leiser
Said
KE. Burke
HFC
CBS
Flrat National Bank
Central Ave
Maine
Binsurance
Santa Ahly
Rubin SA
Beasley
SO. Broad ST
Frank B. Thomas
Auditor OF State
Shorty Toppers
Big Yank
Navy
Green
Carpenters
Men’s Shop
Heather Palm
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