Nevada tops in divorces in 1943 boom year
Reno and Clark County lead Nevada surge with 11 399 divorce suits and a record 1943 total. Washoe County processed 5 910 cases, about $200 000 in fees, while Clark County saw 2 720 filings. Average costs, attorney fees, and complying with the Nevada cure noted. High profile socialites and capital from New York added to Reno’s divorce business.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Washoe County
Clark County
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Nevada Bar Association
New York
Maharajah of
Indore
Sir Yeshwant R. Hoklar
Doris Duke Cromwell
John Jacob Astor HI
Tommy Manville
Election of officers at First Presbyterian Church
The Women’s Guild at First Presbyterian Church reelects President Mrs Ralph T Graham and slate of officers including first vice president Kathryn, second vice president Edgar Fisher, third vice president Frank M McKnight, secretary Lottie Shepherd, corresponding secretary Byron C Follett, and treasurer Louise Flagler. Missionary Society elects Mrs Harry Anderson president.
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Women’s Guild
First Presbyterian Church
Ralph T. Graham
Kathryn
Edgar Fisher
Frank M. McKnight
Lottie Shepherd
Byron C. Follett
Louise Flagler
Harry Anderson
The
Missionary Society
Louise McGuy
Foss ties air ace record in World War II history
Maj. Gregory Boyington, reported missing, shot down his 26th Japanese plane to tie the American record set by Maj. Joe Foss of Sioux Falls and Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. Boyington is the grandson of the late Mrs. Ellen Gregory of Mitchell, with his mother Grace Gregory Hallenback in Washington state.
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Ace
Mitchell
Joe Foss
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Gregory Boyington
Foss
Eddie Rickenbacker
Boyington
Ellen Gregory
Grace Gregory Hallenback
Okanogan
Wash
Trojan Soldier Finds Japs on Kiska Using American Goods
American forces on Kiska found mostly American equipment used by the Japanese. Arthur Adams Jr. of 253 Norton Street recalls seeing the smashed gear, two small submarines, wrecked ships, and abundant food. He describes harsh weather, tunnel living, and the loneliness of the island, calling it the loneliest spot on earth. He notes two seasons of constant wind and mud, and says mail from home kept him sane.
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Kiska
Higka
Pfe
Arthur Adems, Jr
Norton Street
Department of Public Works
Adams
Troy
Wiska
Earth
George Quigley
South End
Army
John H. Adams
Even the Zoo Goes to War
The New York Zoological Society reports the Zoological Park and Aquarium staff aided wartime efforts by testing sea diving devices for depth charges researching shark repulsion testing methods to render sea water drinkable analyzing poisonous shellfish developing electrical detection devices studying parasitized fish for food experiments with electric eels to improve batteries.
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New York
Zoo
Fairfield Osborn
New York Zoological Society
Zoological Park and Aquarium
Army
Navy
William’s Beebe
Adams Family Ties Span Continents Across War Rift
Stationed in Tucson Arizona and Corp Ray F Adams now in England is the son of Mr and Mrs E Arthur Adams of Norton Street and the husband of the former Miss Helen B McGrath of Albany.
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Tuscon, Ariz, and Corp
Ray F. Adams
England
E. Arthur Adams
Norton Street
Helen B. McGrath
Albany
Corn and Rosin Varnish Sub for Shellac in War Gear
Cambridge researchers outline a corn and rosin varnish as a shellac substitute for Liberty ships life rafts gas masks fuses and other military implements. The compound yields water resistance sticks to steel and forms a harder finish, though not yet suitable for phonograph records.
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Cambridge
Mass
India
Burma
Eggs Soon May Be Sold by the Yard
Barberton Ohio inventor Albert B Clinan has patent 2,340,260 for a machine that wraps eggs in a rubber film to exclude air. The device aims to let grocers supply eggs by the yard or in bulk by the postwar consumer market, an idea born from wartime shortages and future convenience.
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Barberton
Albert B. Clinan
Invention Product Teased Like Sausage Link
A fragment notes eggs turning bad and compares the finished product from Clunan's invention to Hinks of sausage, suggesting a ready for sale appearance and market readiness.
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Clunan
55 Years on Railroad Avid Engineer Refuses to Retire
Elias L. Titus, 73, oldest Fitchburg Division engineer on the Boston and Maine Railroad, nears his 55th year in the trade in Winchester Massachusetts. He says he still gets the same kick from grasping the throttle as on day one and has no intention of retiring.
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Winchester
Mass
U.P
Elias L. Titus
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
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John P. Simko
Elsie Stanley
Seymour C. Smith
First Presbyterian Church of
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