B-17 Missing on Flight to Africa
In Frankfort Germany a B 17 Flying Fortress is reported missing on a flight to Casablanca with seven crewmen and four passengers, the U S Army said tonight. Galveston was chosen as the convention city for the 1947 Texas State Chiropractic Association as delegates closed the 1916 session.
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Navy Demobilization Ends After Large Discharges
The Navy completes its formal demobilization ending at midnight with 3,070,581 officers and enlisted discharged since Japan's surrender. Peak strength reached 3,400,000. current totals show 464,? enlisted personnel and 50,311 officers remaining.
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Minnesota Notes From J Prank Dobie Talk
The writer reflects on Minnesota sources of pride and landscape from Minneapolis, noting Minnesota’s lakes, forests, and hardy people. He cites Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Paul Bunyan, the University of Minnesota, and civic Student Voters League as evidence of local character, while contrasting Midwestern openness to foreign news with Texas isolation.
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Minnesota Natural History Museum Birds of Texas Highlight
The passage notes the Minnesota History Museum’s display of mounted birds in natural habitats and mentions the state bird, a carved or illustrated focus. It emphasizes the variety of wildlife and university press publications and references recognizable birds like the loon and pileated woodpecker.
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War Hidden Art Nears US on Queen Milly Arrival
A 1.0 million art collection loaned by King George VI travels from Wales to the United States aboard the Queen Milly. It features 61 works by Hogarth Turner Constable and others, survived wartime caves, and will be shown at the Chicago Art Institute from October 15 to December 15 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from January 15 to March 15.
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Arabs reject Britain's Palestine conference invitation
JERUSALEM Aug 31 The Arab higher executive committee rejected Britain's invitation to the Palestine conference in London and urged seven Arab governments to follow suit. The move could derail British plans for an early Arab Jewish parley in London set for September 9.
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Cruise Set For British Fleet Cruise Near Greek Port Rumor Unconfirmed
A wartime notices poster aboard British ships states 57 ships of the Mediterranean fleet will begin a summer cruise of the Mediterranean on September 18. Reports that part of the exercises would occur near the Greek port of Piraeus were unconfirmed.
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Navy veteran wins largest quiz prize on ABC game
A wounded navy veteran known as Comat Jack Weiss from Chicago took the top Break the Bank award of 3720 dollars after correctly answering that Lake Maracaibo is in Venezuela. Weiss and his newlywed wife plan to buy a new home after his discharge and visit New York to meet his wife's parents.
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