Navy Ketch Rebuilt by Sea Scouts Named La Pirata
Sea Scout Ship 182 crews completed a 26 foot auxiliary ketch built from a 1913 Navy whaleboat. Roy Thomas Starke, a committee member, oversaw 18 months of work at his home. Launch at Wilmington Boat Works is set for 4 pm with Kathleen Starke to christen the vessel La Pirata, planned for coastal trips and Catalina Island.
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G. R. van Dyke
Scout Council
Roy Thomas Starke
Blackthorne Ave
Wilmington
Starke
Kathleen
Santa Catalina Island
AF Rocket Expert Joins Nevada Firm
James D. Hoffman president of Turbo Dynamics Corp. in Minden Nev. says Col. William Davis an Air Force rocket expert has joined the firm as head of a research group. Davis will assemble about a dozen top scientists in basic space tech fields including medicine to catch up with the Russians.
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New York
James D.’ Hoffman
Turbo Dynamics Corp
Minden
Nev
William ©. Davis
Air Force
Hoffman
Davis
Picnic Ruined As Rain Cancels Weather Bureau Event
In Kansas City a forecasted fair day failed to materialize as heavy rain drenched the area ruining the Weather Bureau picnic. Officials blamed the uncooperative weather and noted no prior precipitation forecast.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
World says 75 percent shun alcohol worldwide
W A Scharffenberg of the International Temperance Association told a Cleveland audience that about 75 percent of the global population shuns alcoholic beverages. He cited Western nations as the drinkers, and praised governors Collins Gary and Clement for not serving alcohol at social or official events.
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Cleveland
UPI
Temperance Assa
W. A. Scharffenberg
Washington, D.C
The
Temperance Association
Scharffenberg
Temperance Reader
Leroy Collins
Florida
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Frank Clement
Tennessee
No Happiness for This Man in Spelling Match
New Haven Connecticut United Press International reports John Leary failed in the final round of a spelling contest after the word felicitous proved too difficult for him. No winners named beyond Leary were noted.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
John Leary
400 Mile Square-Dance Jaunt Hitchhike Ends In Kentucky
Retired Navy chief Dennis Ledbetter and his wife Jeanette, both square dance enthusiasts, hitchhiked 400 miles from Edneyville North Carolina to Louisville Kentucky for a convention. They traveled with a sports car that broke down and spent 27 hours en route. They enjoyed the trip despite sleep deprivation and plan to possibly repeat the adventure.
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Louisville
Sellers
Miles
West Coast
Ledbetter
North Carolina
Jeanette Ledbetter
Dennis
Edneyville
N. C
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American Rose Society
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