Navy Has Giant Fleet of Carriers
The article notes a vast expansion of the U S Navy carrier force in the Pacific since Pearl Harbor. Five 25,000 ton carriers are listed: Essex New Yorktown Lexington Bunker Hill Intrepid plus several converted cruisers with about thirty planes each. The text mentions a plan for 500,000 tons more carrier construction and three 45,000 ton carriers able to handle multi engine bombers.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Essex
Bunker Hill
Independence
Princeton
Cabot
Monterey
Langley
Belleau Wood
Mechanicville Elks visit and community updates
Mechanicville Elks leader George Halpin of Watervliet visited the local lodge with a large delegation from nearby towns. He praised Fred Beck’s election as vice president of the New York State Elks Association and described Elks War Commission efforts and blood bank support. The night included a turkey dinner, a class of candidates, and attendance by visitors from Schenectady Albany Troy Amsterdam and Gloversville.
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George Halpin
Watervliet
District of Elks
Halpin
Fred Beck
New York State
Elks’ Association
Grand Lodge
Elks
Elks War Commission
Perry S. Miller
Saratoga Springs
William Schantz
US Submarine Runner Missing in Pacific
The Navy announced yesterday the loss of submarine Runner presumed lost in the Pacific. Its complement was 65 men with next of kin notified. Skipper Lieut Comdr Joseph Hunt Bouriland was reported missing in action. his wife Gertrude P. Bouriland resided in New York City. Bouriland was born January 31, 1911, in Clarendon Texas and attended Texas A&M before entering the Naval Academy.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
United Press
Joseph Hunt
Fire Warden Returns After Being Lost in Washington
A year old Randie Hig School fire lookout in the Mount Adams district of the Colum bia forest was found after being lost in foggy wilderness. Virginia Pittman, MW, had left her post an hour from Randle to make a trip. nightfall and rough terrain caused her to lose her way.
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Randle. Wash
INS
Hickey
Randie
Mount Adams
Columbia Forest
Virginia
Randle
Pittman
Local Notes on Returns and Ration Book Distribution
East Nassau Meyer Yosha returns from a week long furlough at home. Peter Bingham receives a medical discharge from the Army and goes home. Mrs Clara Evans visits relatives Mr and Mrs Elmer Evans in Garfield. War Ration Book No 4 and A and TD basic mileage books are being issued at East Nassau Central School today and tomorrow from 2 20 to 3 24 and 7 to 9 30 p m.
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Meyer Yosha
Peter Bingham
Clara Evans
Elmer Evans
Garfield
East Nassau Central School
Rescue Finds Missing Woman in Forest After Night Search
Companions notified forest rangers and hunters who scoured the woods all night. The woman was found the next morning six miles from her post on a trail. She said she wandered until late, then cold and hungry crawled into a burned hollow log and slept.
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Rnia
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