Navy unveils new jet fighter the Grumman Panther
The Navy announced a new jet fighter, the Grumman Panther, capable of over 676 mph and carrier friendly takeoffs and landings. It introduces the droop snout wing design and uses a Rolls Royce Nene engine in the first units, with Pratt & Whitney built American engines option and about 100 Panthers ordered.
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Washington
Navy
Grumman
U. S
Pratt & Whitney
United Aircraft Corporation
Phoenix Marksman Remains Champion
Thomas J. Imler of Phoenix retained the Arizona State Rifle Association small bore title after a near tie with Kid Ruch both posting 1193 of 2200 with 72 Xs. Bunce won the state junior championship with 1189 while Peterson and Walker of Nogales took the two man team event at 705 of 800. OCon dell of Tucson was runner up in sharpshooter with 1192.
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Phoenix
Thomas J. Imler
Arizona State Rifle Association
Imler
Kid Ruch
William E. Bunce
George V. Peterson
W. Ll. Walker
Nogales
C. O. Davis
Fred O'Condell
Tucson
Vet's Hoard Portraits Lost Boy of War Time
Johnny Fagan seven year old war orphan who has lived with the American Army since the Battle of the Bulge shows the money he has saved aboard the Marine Flasher in New York. He adopted the name from a man named Walter Fagan he met in Germany. The committee for the care of European Children will arrange care until a home is found.
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Johnny Fagan
New York
Bremerhaven
Germany
Johnny
St. Walter Fagan
Committee For the Care
Barges Move Record Coal Load on Two Rivers
As much as 26,000 tons of coal have been moved on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in a single barge flotilla. The delivery underscores the rivers as a major coal transportation corridor and reflects high cargo volumes in a single voyage.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Scout Council Names Officers for Catalina Council
Thomas M. Gillespie of Tucson elected president, replacing E H Bruening. Raymond D. Pike named Scout commissioner. New vice presidents include James W. Ewing Elmer E. Present Walter B. Davis Martin L. Tall a Frank J. Tuck Troy B. Hinton and Herbert D. Nice. Edgar J. Born elected treasurer. Harold Steinfeld present and Walter E. Lovejoy named to national and regional roles. Roy H Robson chairs nominating committee. Dr Harvey L Taylor delivered banquet address.
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Thomas M. Gillespie
Hayden
Troy B. Hinton
Ajo
Herbert D. Nice
Nogales
Edgar J. Born
Harold Steinfeld
National Council
Walter E. Lovejoy
Roy H. Robson
Harvey L. Taylor
Mesa Schools
Roosevelt Scout Council
Vaccine hits disease in cattle field
In Michigan researchers test a new vaccine against Bangs disease in cattle and undulant fever in humans. Dr. I Forest Huddleson of Michigan State College bacteriology led four years of development and past two years of experiments limited the disease spread to four.
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East Lansing
Mich
U.P
Michigan
Bang
I. Forest Huddleson
State
Catalina Highway Set to Open Through Jan 5
Catalina Highway will be open daily until January 5 while construction work resumes on that date. George Grove county engineer announced the plan after two weeks of day closures at the prison camp for road improvements. Motorists are urged to drive carefully to protect tires on the newly laid base. The rough section between Summerhaven and paving end remains passable. The vaccine Brucella M is a suspension of bacterial cells used for cattle and produced by the college lab to treat about 2,000 head daily, but lacking a federal license limits its use to Michigan herds.
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Catalina
George Grove
Grove
Summerhaven
College
Huddleson
Michigan
Greeks Suspect Food Spoilage Ties to Poor Distribution
Athens observers report the Justice Ministry ordered Monday an investigation into charges by the Piraeus League of Merchants that about 4.5 million dollars worth of foodstuffs spoiled in Greek warehouses over five months due to distribution failures. The league cites cheese canned milk sugar powdered milk and vegetables among the spoiled goods.
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Athens
Ministry of Justice
Piraeus League
UNRRA Aids Greece Amid Undistributed Warehouse Goods
The UNRRA and allied agencies report large stocks of undelivered relief items stored in warehouses and docks including codfish herring and canned goods. The American mission to aid Greece notes roughly 75 million dollars worth of supplies were shipped in, similar to Panama's scale.
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UNRRA
Greece
Panama
Indiana
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