Johnson On Plane Early In Conflict
Wayne Ernest Johnson recalls near death during World War II as a gunnery sergeant in the Army Air Corps. He flew B17 missions from Townsville Australia to Mindanao and Nichols field, with MacArthur and Quezon aboard on two relief flights. Johnson earned three Presidential Citations including the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Ann Cervantes of Tucson and plans to work in peacetime as a mechanic.
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Edward Dougherty
Wayne Ernest Johnson
South Tyndall Avenue
Grim Reaper
Scythe
Army Air Corps
John the Barber
Wayne, Jr
Nichols Field
Philippines
Johnson
Hawaii
Hickam Field
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Richard Carmichael
Tokyo
Townsville
Queensville
Australia
Tucson
Darwin
Douglas MacArthur
Anuel Quezon
Philippine
Mindanao
al- Nied
Rabaul
Lae
Solomon Islands
Ann Cervantes
Irene
the Cervantes
Air Freight Service Sought by Transcontinental & Western Air
Transcontinental and Western Air petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board to reestablish air freight service starting July 1 with airport to airport rates and separate pickup and delivery charges. Deferred shipments and space limitations apply, with initial service among New York Chicago Kansas City Phoenix and Los Angeles and expansion planned in 1945 and 1946.
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Kansas City
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
E. O. Cocke
Cooke
Cocke
New York
Chicago
Phoenix
Los Angeles
TWA
Daring Rescue Of Two Pilots At Sea By 13th Air Force
Captain Gerard F. Weintjes led a Catalina to rescue two Australian fliers after an oil slick sighting 150 miles from the Netherlands Indies base. Flying amid eight foot seas and a thunderstorm, Weintjes and crew recovered both men with rapid dives, near-drownings, and a perilous five hour flight to shelter. Both rescued and crew later hospitalized but recovered next day.
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Fred Hampson
Philippines
13Th Airforce
Netherlands Indies
Gerard F. Weintjes
San Antonio
Tex
Weintjes
Wientjes
War agencies face major cuts in House appropriations
Washington June 2 The house appropriations committee slashed more than 111 million dollars from funds for 19 war agencies for the year starting July 1 The panel approved 769 million to operate the agencies marking the beginning of the end for many The cuts total 111 8 million below budget bureau recommendations and 206 8 million below current year funds Rep J Buell Snyder warned Japan may require two or more years of war suggesting continued heavy military needs The measure reduces funds for all agencies except the new office of war mobilization and reconversion and the office of economic stabilization.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
Rep. J. Buell Snyder
D-Pa
Subcommittee
Japan
War Production Board
Snyder
Islands
Manchuria
Office of War Mobilization
Office of Economic Stabilization
Soviets Use New Geologic Formula To Locate Deep Oil
Henry Gris reports the Soviet Union developing a secret map of mineral sources two miles underground using a new method called tectorogenia. Vladimir Bondarchuk, a Kiev university president, claims Ukraine's teectorogenical map shows wealth rivaling the USSR. He explains the theory links mineral locations to historical factors and similar rock formations.
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Henry Gris
San Francisco
Soviet Union
Russia
Vladimir D. Bondarchuk
Bondarchuk
Kiev University
Ukraine
Dnieper
Sweden
Quebec
Canada
California
Sakhalin
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Alaska
Norfolk humorist recounts sailers, smokes, and a railroad sale
A Manila hat vendor and a Washington writer describe Norfolk scenes with bread and butter, cigarets, and shell shortages. The piece notes a Panama hat seller auctioning Seaboard Airlines for 52 million, Otis A. Glazebrook Jr., bond holders buying the railroad, and local Navy provisioning all amid vivid meals and banter.
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Frederick C. Othman
Norfolk
Washington
Seaboard Airlines Railroad
Virginia
Elizabeth River
Otis A. Glazebrook, Jr
New York
Glazebrook
Arizonian Aboard Sub With Notable Record
An Arizonian, Jack L. Waters of McNeal, served on a submarine praised by Navy officials as one of the war’s most outstanding patrols. Under Lt Cmdr George L. Street III, the sub ventured into Japan’s home waters and sank multiple enemy vessels including a freighter and a lugger, and even downed a Japanese plane with three survivors.
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Pearl Harbor
Jack L. Waters
McNeal
Navy
Japan
Cmdr
George L. Street III
Norfolk
New Zealand Ex-Servicemen Urged to Enter Timber Trade
New Zealand ex servicemen may receive free training to enter the timber industry. Several proposed forestry developments include rehabilitation projects aimed at aiding workers and reviving local forestry activity.
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New Zealand
Norfolk a Wonderful Town Mentioned by Speaker
A brief remark notes Norfolk as a wonderful town with a closing exchange about wiping batter from the chin, implying a casual scene. The dialogue centers on town appreciation and a light domestic moment.
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Norfolk
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