Book Parade and New Titles Featured in Local Set
A display lists diverse books from travel to drama and children literature. Notable entries include The Hell Bomb by W L Laurence and It s designed to prevent language difficulties while visiting Italy. Also featured are Lassie by Rothwell and Weatherwax and Spain travel guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulla Albeck
C. E. Kang
C. Speroni
Italy
W. L. Laurence
Spain
Georgia
B. Morison
Lassie
J. H. Rothwell
R. B. Weatherwax
Charles Yerkow
Dostoevsky
J. Lavrin
Taylor Caldwell
Plymouth Street
Ruth Park
Sidney
Australia
Mr. Tilley
Bradford Ropes
Boston
Cocola
Bettina
America
Armed Forces News Note on Pte Kopriva Furlough Return
Pte Arnold Kopriva returned home for a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs R Kopriva of 104 Princeton Avenue after boot training. He received an expert rifleman medal and is now undergoing training in special weapons at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Kopriva
R. Kopriva
Princeton Avenue
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. Car
Best Perfume Roses In Bulgaria Behind Iron Curtain
New York perfumer Walter A. Poucher notes Bulgaria's roses ideal for perfume, but politics block supply behind the Iron Curtain. He cites Sahara edge pink roses as a partial substitute, with Texas and lilac not meeting perfume standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
New York
Walter A. Poucher
Poucher
Sofia
Yardley
London
Sahara Desert
Atlas Mountains
Dades River
Texas
China
Fiber Glass License Plates Tested by Ohio Highway Dept
Columbus The State Highway Department tests fiber glass license plates as a potential steel substitute. Director T J Kauer announced the material could serve for years and steel is hard to obtain. He ordered 25 sets for experimental use on state owned equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Highway Department
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Courageous potions said to come from tiger parts used by Korean fighters
Reports describe brews said to be made from tigers' claws teeth bones and whiskers given to Korean combatants before battles. The item is presented as a morale booster though sources do not confirm efficacy or origins.
Elyria Woman Is Promoted To Technical Sergeant
Mildred D. Johns of Elyria is promoted to technical sergeant in the USAF WAF. A St Mary’s High School graduate, she serves as a statistical clerk in the reports control group at MATS Washington. Enlisted in 1943, she trained in Daytona Beach and has served at Eglin Westover Lowry and Orlando.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Mildred D. Johns
James O’connor
Robert Johns
USAF
WAF
Johns
St. Mary's High School
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Washington, D.C
WAAC
Daytona Beach
Fla
Air Tactical School
Orlando
Eglin Afb
Westover Afb
Mass
Lowry Afb
Denver
Colo
Military Air Transport Service traces roots to 1946 and unification
The organization and its predecessor Air Transport Command trace back to September 1946. MATS formed in June 1948 under the Unification Act of 1947. It mixes personnel and equipment from the Army Air Forces and the Navy and currently supports United Nations forces in the Far East with around the clock airlift of cargo and personnel and evacuation of wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transport Command
MATS
USAF
Navy
United Nations
Far East
British Sailors Recollect Denim Trousers Origin in Bombay
British sailors used blue denim trousers in Dungri a suburb of Bombay where sturdy cotton cloth first was manufactured for tenting. The note ties the fabric to early Indian production and naval needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dungri
Bombay
India
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chronicle-Telegram
Kaplan's Furniture
Ol Sapper
Englander
Goodyeer Tire & Rubber Co
Kaplan’s Furniture
W. Broad St
Elyria Surplus Center
Elyria’s Levis Headquarters
Levis
West
Virgil M. Chapman
Washington
Chevy Chase
Chapman
House
Senate
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
The
Elyria Public
Henry Billings
Margaret Wise Brown
Ursli
Selina Chanz
Alois Carigiet
Engadine
Petunia
Roger Duvoisin
Mexico
Elsa Larralde
California
Admiral
Tenue
Burke
Cleveland
G.qen’s
Elyria Finance Corporation
Broad St
Over Bell Co
Karl W. Plocher
Insurance
Ser
County Bank
Sherwin-Williams
Ustre
Williams
Sherwin-Wittiows
Jerlovefisn
Young Hardware
Cleveland St
RED Goose
McCall's and
Parenty
Duncan
Ayria, Ohio
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