Poison Gas Killed Crew Of Allied Ship
In a Bari harbor raid December 1943 a 500 pound bomb hit an English ship carrying poison gas. Most of the crew died in a tragic blast as Luftwaffe strikes devastated the port and four ammo ships burned. The piece also includes wartime notes and a dog story from Lt. H R Bright and the 1374th engineers petroleum distribution company.
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Wiesbaden
Bari Harbor
Joe Bright
Lt. H. R. Bright
Dallas
Tex
Four-Foot Snake Reveals Two Live Baby Turkeys
In Oklahoma on June 28 a man killed a four foot snake found in his poultry yard. He slit the snake and discovered two live one pound turkeys from his flock. The Irish Red Cross will establish a hospital at St Lo Normandy.
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Luftwaffe
Germany
Hermann
United States
Okla
The
Irish Red Cross
St. Lo
Normandy
Gracious Lady Perkins Bids Farewell At Rides Party
Frances Perkins, first woman cabinet member, held a going away party in Washington as labor department staff and friends celebrated her tenure. The event featured light refreshments and a handshake line with Perkins, who discussed future plans and recalled past moments from 1933 when she first toured the construction of the labor department.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Mme
Frances Perkins
Labor Department
Federal Auditorium
Miss Perkins
Labor
State-Wide Model Meet Held Here by Tucson Club
The Tucson Theers hosted a state-wide plane contest at India Field with 50 contestants. In class B Bill Riera of Tucson won, Francis Nixon of Phoenix was second. in class C Nixon won with Edith Downs of Tucson second. A-control winner was Orval Lloyd of Tucson with Reed Haythorne second. longest flight honors went to Dixon.
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Tucson Theers
India Field
Tucson Club
Riera
Bill Riera
Tucson
Francis Nixon
Phoenix
Edith Downs
Dixon
Orval Lloyd
Reed Haythorne
Secretaries Hat Marks Waning Memory of Elder Citizen
A reflective note describes a gathering where the handshakers line up again and the speaker leaves, sensing something amiss about possession. The secretary, aging, dons a round black hat with white ruching for the first time in memory.
Lt Gen Patch Returns to Staunton After 11 Years
Lt Gen Alexander M. Patch visits Staunton Va home after 11 years away. He spent time with family before public celebration recalling cordial welcomes likened to Woodrow Wilson’s homecoming of 1912. His son Alexander Patch III died in France October 22, 1944. Patch is a native of Fort Huachuca Arizona.
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Patch
Staunton
Alexander M. Patch
Staunton Military Academy
Woodrow Wilson
Mexican revolutionary Camilo Ariaga dies at 84
Mexico City final dispatch reports Camilo Ariaga longtime revolutionary fighter dies Tuesday night aged 84. Born in San Luis Potosi he trained as an engineer and spent his life in Mexico’s revolutionary movements.
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Mexico City
Camilo Ariaga
San Luis Potosi
After Graduation to Death Worked for Reforms
The record notes a person who pursued labor and agrarian reforms from technical school graduation until death, indicating a lifelong commitment to social and economic change through organized effort.
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