Land area shift boosts Texas and California figures
An old census note cites new measurements widening United States land extent by 2,852 square miles with overall area rising to 3,022,387. Adjusted maps move coastal waters and Great Lakes out of earlier totals, altering state standings such as Texas gaining 1,246 square miles and California 1,151. Florida notices follow about tax deeds and property descriptions in Bay County.
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Washington
Sam
United States
Great Lakes
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Good Friday dramatization on station WDI at 7 p.m.
An imaginary eyewitness recounts events of the crucifixion with cast including Pedro de Oca and Una O'Connor. The program, presented on WDI, features a moving narrative by actors and hints at biblical figures such as Jesus Christ and St. John. Wyatt and J Carroll Naish are among the listed cast.
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WDI
Ment
Cayalis
Jesus Christ
St. John
the Thieves
Nicodemus
William Garean
Pedro de Doba
Una O'Connor
First Broadcast Concert Under Two Directors
The event features players supported by orchestral and choral ensembles directed by Martin H. Work and Robert Mitchell who also wrote the musical scores. The program is transcribed.
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Martin H. Work
Robert Mitchell
Camp Life Snapshots From Army Posts Abroad
AP dispatches from Camp Stewart Camp Worden Camp Shelby Camp Blanding and Camp Robinson detail humorous and human moments: a boot camp inspection ritual with an eight ball prank, a negro sergeant drilling rookies, mail clerks frustrated by lipstick on letters, a father and son serving together under a private and a corporal, and a chemical warfare officer mistaking a box of soap for smoke pots during a field exercise.
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Associated Press
Camp Stewart
209Th New Yorks Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Robinson Ark
Ward RR. Betz
96Th Brigade
Port Fleet Moves and Tanker Departures to Port Arthur
American tanker Pueblo arrived at a Texas port via Port Tampa carrying gasoline for Shell Petroleum Co and later sailed to Port Arthur after discharging cargo in Panama City. American tanker Benjamin Brewster arrived from Baton Rouge with gasoline and oils for Standard Oil Co and its owners and agents.
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Texas
Port Tampa
Shell Petroleum Co
Benjamin Brewster
Baton Rouge
Standard Oil Co
Port Arthur
Pasdline
Panama City
High School on Wheels Tours 2000 Miles East
Lenzburg Illinois four door cars head a 14 member school group on a 2000 mile educational and recreational tour of eastern states. Principal E B Stahlman notes the trip as one of the things only a small school can do.
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Lenzburg, Il
Lenzburg High School
D. Stahlman
Turkey Holds Key to Britain’s Middle East Safety
London observers say Turkey’s sit-tight policy keeps Germany from oil-rich Iraq and preserves a barrier against Nazism. Churchill notes signs of Nazi moves toward Ukraine and the Caucasus while Turkish and Soviet factors, plus the British navy, shape Middle East strategy amid Greece and Libya developments.
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House of Commons
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Caucasus
Rashed Ali el Ghailan
Berlin-Bagdad
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Greece
Aegean
Mediterranean
Syria
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Palestine
Libya
East Africa
Dr Josiah H Penniman Dies at 71 in Philadelphia
Dr Josiah H Penniman 71 former president and provost of the University of Pennsylvania died last night in Philadelphia. The longtime academic leader steered UPenn through decades as a scholar administrator and educator.
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Josiah H. Penniman
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Notice of Tax Deed for Bay County Property
Mrs Foo holder of Tas Certificates 1104 1110 1114 1134 1144 1430 filed for tax deed on Lot 6 12 22 and other St Andrews Bay Development Company plats in Bay County Florida Unknown assessees and May 1 1941 as the filing deadline per court notice.
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Radio Schedule Fragments From WDLP 1230
A dense list of daily programs and times from WDLP 1230 including music, news, interludes, concerts, devotion, and special features. Notable items include AP News, Labor Registration by Sidney Hillman, Morning Devotion, Freddie Monroe Orchestra, and various orchestras, with sign-off at 10:00 AM.
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Bob Lightburn
Solevux
A. M
Freddie Monroe
Disieland Strings
Weather Report
Rey Bloch
State Oi Company
Presente News
Alving Rev
Muusical Crate
Reed Murry
Lea Erdody
Neil McCormick
Leon Erdoedy
Jerry Sears
Ins
Junior Harris
WDLP
Vincent York
Carl Gray
Thailand imposes licenses on rice exports to conserve supply
Bangkok reports government controls on rice exports with future shipments requiring licenses to preserve internal stocks. Authorities say the move aims to ensure adequate supply for domestic consumption and stabilize prices.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Autry Back In Saddle at the Ritz Theatre
Gene Autry returns to the screen in Back In The Saddle opening tomorrow at the Ritz theatre. Smiley Burnette stars with Jacqueline Wells Edward Norris Mary Lee Addison Richards Lew Landers directs with associate producer Harry Grey shaping the action packed Western.
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Gene Autry
Ritz Theatre
Smiley Burnette
Jacqueline Wells
Edward Norris
Mary Lee
Addison Richards
Lew Landers
Harry Grey
Persistent Is The Word For It
Harrisburg report notes George Henderson, sentenced to be hanged in 1912 for Fern Elaine Davis murder, had his sentence commuted to life. He has made 15 futile attempts for a pardon and his 16th plea will be heard later this month.
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Harrisburg
George Henderson
Fern Elaine Davis
State Pardon Board
Matsuoka To Go Back Home Soon
Leningrad report shows Japanese foreign minister Yosuke Matsuoka touring the city 30 years after starting his diplomacy there. He arrived on the Red Arrow from Moscow and will depart for Tokyo Sunday after visiting sites he had not seen since the Bolshevik revolution.
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Leningrad
Yosuke Matsuoka
Matsuoka
Red Arrow
Moscow
Tokyo
Wilford J Merrill Dies. VP of Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Wilford J Merrill aged 42, vice president of the Radio Keith Orpheum company, died last night in New York.
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Wilford J. Merrill
New York
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation
WDLP Plans Kiddie Club Show and Talent Drive
WDLP impresario BUD DAVIS schedules a kiddie club broadcast Saturday at 10 AM. Engineers Milburn and Steele fixed transmitter issues. The station seeks past WDLP talent, invites listener questions for Kurbstone Kollege, and runs a PHILCO radio contest with weekly prizes.
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Bud Davis
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