Bob Kear Tells Of Interesting Tour Through England To Paris
Bob Kear recounts his World War II travels from New York February 1944 voyage to Cardiff and Leek England then Bishop Stortford and Southhampton. He describes D Day landings at Omaha Beach, fight near St Lo, Paris, Antwerp, and final duties guarding prisoners in Bolbec France with mentions of Buzz bombs and German attacks.
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Wales
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France
Omaha
St. Lo
St. Hilaire
Mortain
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Antwerp
G-2
Sandhoven
Scheldt
Albert Canal
Pollygoon
Putte
Wildert
Zoer
Sal
Empire Airlines to absorb Zimmerly lines under new route plan
Empire Airlines president Bert Zimmerly said more than 20 Pacific northwest cities would gain service if a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner’s recommendation is adopted. The report backs six lines, including Empire, for interstate routes in western states and Idaho, with Boise to Reno and Lewiston to Seattle among proposed hops. If approved, Zimmerly said intrastate Zimmerly service would be folded into the new interstate network and start once CARB action is granted.
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Bert Zimmerly
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Washington
New
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Tuhlen
Spokane
Idaho Falls
Couer d'Alene
Moscow
Pullman
Walla Walla
Pendleton
LaGrande
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Ontario
Caldwell
Nampa Boise
Gooding
Twin Falls
Burley
Pocatello
Boise
Reno
Winnemucca
Seattle
Pasco
Yakima
Ellensburg
Zimmerly Airlines
Preston Girls Elected To College Positions
Dorothy Tanner Whitney and Clarissa McAlister of Preston have been named to the Alpha Beta Nu honorary society at Utah State Agricultural College. Miss Tanner, a textiles major, is active in college music and will serve on the student council. Miss McAlister is former vice president of the student body and will head Associated Women Students, also serving as vice president of Phi Upsilon Omicron.
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Dorothy Tanner
Whitney
Clarissa McAlister
Preston
Alpha Bigma Nu
Utah State Agricultural College
Miss Tanner
Associated Women
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Spurs
Alpha Chi Omega
Coal supplies urged by local war rationing head
C I Goff chairman of the local war pace and rationing board warns that coal transportation is already serious and will worsen, with Utah and Wyoming mines sending coal into Idaho crowded next winter amid peak cold weather and Pacific war demands.
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C I Goff
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
A Stamp a Day Keeps the Enemy Away
A quirky item notes the habit of collecting stamps as a daily routine for morale and pastime. It hints at stamps offering a small, steady hobby during a broader wartime or period of stress.
GE Plans 8 Million Postwar Research Lab
General Electric approves an eight million dollar research laboratory to expand its 550 strong staff and accelerate peacetime science. The plant aims to push pure science, building on the work of Whitney and Steinmetz, and to create more goods for more people at less cost.
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Steinmetz
Schenectady
New York
Mohawk River
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