Airmen Bodies Abandoned After Seaplane Crash
Corpus Christi reported that the search for two of seven airmen killed in a seaplane crash over Corpus Christi bay last Friday has been abandoned. Five crew members died. survivors had injuries. Names include Hotchkiss USNR and John Joseph Trey USNR, with mothers listed in Atwood Kansas and Butte Montana. The report notes Lieut Bernard Brenner and Breyer Pass as context.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Bay
Bernard David Brenner
Breyer Pass
Alps
Auctioneers Hammer to Pound Out Finis for Lupe's Jewels
Beverly Hills June 20 Lupe Velez wealth to be scattered at auction as estate settles. The late star’s home jewels furs and fine furnishings may fetch high sums. Secretary companion Mrs Kinder says executor Mrs Belay singer will supervise. Lupe loved jewelry and fights, seldom wore same outfit twice, yet valued quality in furs and gowns.
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C. Heyn
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Mers
Acton
Hollywood Legion
Herown
Alle
Half Million Negroes Overseas in U S Military
The Army and Navy reported figures for African American service members overseas as of February 28 and March 31. About 47,566 African Americans served in the Army, 36,700 in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The Army notes one division of about 14,500 had 320 killed, 4216 wounded, and 660 missing in Italy. No casualties data were available for the other division, the Lord, in the Southwest Pacific.
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Mare
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Italy
Pactite
Williams Funeral Held At Devine
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Deputy Sheriff David C. Williams who died after a heart attack in Hondo Friday night. Williams, a former Ford agent, served in World War I in France. Surviving widow, one son JeRoy Williams with American forces in the Philippines, a stepsister, three sisters, and three brothers. NAW Victory Ships: 1800-ton Victory ships capable of carrying 60 or more voices?
Philadelphia Bans Tramp Pigeons From City Squares
Philadelphia public health director Dr. Rufus Reeves orders drastic action against pigeons due to ornithosis infection. He states that tramps and transient birds, along with those fattened in public squares, pose a contagious risk, signaling a citywide crackdown.
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Philadelphia
Rittenhouse Square
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No action on private burning pigeons near Philadelphia
Humane societies urge shifts in policy as residents report privately owned flocks. Dr Reeves cautions citizens against feeding the birds to starve them into easier capture, while authorities seek better control on private property.
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Forturith
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Bubonic Plague Strikes in China Near Stilwell Route
News dispatches from western Yunnan report a new outbreak of bubonic plague in Tengchung and Lungling near the Stilwell supply road. The Yunnen News Agency cites a high mortality rate. Col. George F. E. Armstrong of Bedford, Indiana, notes no cases among American personnel.
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Lungling
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Yunnen
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Bedford
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