Men Who Load Navy Planes Do Fast Job
At a British naval air base tempo rose as crews nicknamed cannon cockers loaded bombs fuses and ammo. In a single emergency they prepared 17 planes in under three hours and belted 50 000 rounds of .50 caliber in one day. Their work may be unseen but it keeps fighters battle ready and helped down Nazi planes.
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John A. Moroso
SRD
U. S. Navy
Britain
Naval Air Base
America
Southern Pacific
Great Salt Lake
Lucia
Sierra
Leland Stanford
Mark Hopkins
Charles Crother
Collis P. Huntington
Williams Leedham Family Serves in War Effort Tales
Civil life William F. Leedham a 52 year old Providence accountant is a fighting man in war his wife works in Army ordnance and two sons serve in the armed forces. He served with the Navy in the last war and trained since 1940. The Ramsay praised his staff chief who leads a famed band of coast guardsmen touring hospitals and clubs while American and British officers admire them. The Amphibians band has played to about 30 000 customers in 20 performances with Allan Dudley Allan Cole and John W Brown in prominent roles.
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William F. Leedham
Providence
R. I
Bill
Salerno
Army Ordnance Department
43Rd
Guadalcanal
New England
Navy
Sir Bertram Ramsay
Britain
Ramsay
United Kingdom
Coast — “Amphibians
Mediterranean
Allen P. Dudley
Wellington
Allan Cole
Buffalo
N. Y
Ted Fio Rito
Orchestra
John W. Brown
Lakewood, O
M. C. and
Bull
Weather Ripe For Invasion Next Three Weeks
London Daily Express predicts excellent invasion weather for the next three weeks as Germany tightens control along the Dutch and Danish coasts. Reports say fair weather may persist from Holland to Spain, with Allies said to be preparing six ports on England's south and southeast coasts as invasion bases.
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London
London Daily Express Today
Germany
North Sea
Europe
Daily Express
Holland
Spain
Straits of Dover
Radio National
Ramsgate
Deal
Dover
Folkestone
Brighton
Newhaven
Stockholm
Denmark
Frederics
Tortoise Shell Used as Tool in Tunneling
The lower shell of the gopher tortoise projects and is used as a shovel in tunneling.
Spanish Oranges Don’t Bank With California Florida Fruit
London writer notes wartime scarcity and higher prices for English shoppers. Oranges from Spain now available at U S price levels. Seville oranges lack quality. He compares California and Florida citrus, laments cloth rationing, slow laundry, and taxi fare delays.
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California
Florida
London
England
Spain
America
Miami
Seville
New Product Is Like Penicillin
San Francisco May 10. Scientists at the University of California and Stanford report a new drug found in mass called chorella that halts growth of several bacteria. In early tests chorellin from chorella stopped staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes. Chorella can manufacture its own food from inorganic materials, unlike penicillin.
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San Francisco
Universities of California
Stanford
Pig Diet Shows No Overeating Despite Food Abundance
A pig does not overeat even when presented with excess food. The observation highlights natural appetite regulation in swine and implications for feeding practices and farm management.
Nazi Massacre of 87 Frenchmen Probed
The Gazette de Lausanne reports a massacre of 87 French villagers near Little as retaliation for a train derailment that killed 20 German soldiers. Survivors were enraged and Pierre Laval intervened, urging strict punishment of the officer responsible.
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Bern
Switzerland
Gazette de Lausanne
Little
France
Pierre Laval
Laval
Plan Special Programs May 21 For New Citizens
Phoenix district inspector Philip C. Berner of the immigration and naturalization service plans to travel to Flagstaff Holbrook St. Johns and Williams to arrange special programs for I Am An American day May 21. Other cities statewide will participate to honor citizens who have become United States nationals in previous years.
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Phoenix
Philip C. Berner
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Arizona
Flagstaff
Holbrook
St. Johns
Williams
United States
Decline in Southern University Graduate Attendance
Attendance at graduate schools in the South fell 40 percent since 1940-41 due to the war, reflecting the impact of wartime demands on higher education enrollment.
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South
Water injection saves life of top Navy fighter pilot
Navy reports Lieut. Gyrra C. Kepford from Muskegon Michigan, the service's leading ace, escaped three Japanese Zeros during a February raid on Rabau New Britain by using a newly developed water injection system. The device boosted engine power, allowing Kepford to outpace the attackers. He has 16 confirmed kills.
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Washington
Gyrra C. Kepford
Muskegon
Mich
Navy
Kepford
Pratt and Whitney
Pontoon Bridge Requires Large Synthetic Rucksack Tonnage
A 10 ton pontoon bridge needs 3 200 pounds of synthetic ru.
Fortress Crew Praises B 24 After Adriatic Rescue
Ten crewmen from a Fortress piloted by Lt James W Callaway landed at sea after engine failure returning from a Bucharest raid. Liberator pilots spotted the distress, rescued the men, and recovered gear before coastal patrol Spitfires and a rescue launch arrived.
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Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Italy
James W. Callaway
Cochran
Adriatic Sea
Bucharest
Pimples Disappear Overnight Says Kleerex Users
Advertisements claim a safe medicated liquid Kleerex clears pimples overnight after a single application. Users praise clear complexions and reduced embarrassment, urging readers to buy tonight. ad notes sale date March 7.
Salem street cleaner buys war bond with gutter pennies
Salem cleaner Tom Bowman donated 350 pennies found in gutters to the Red Cross over weeks. He said he used the money to buy a war bond, illustrating thrift and support for the war effort.
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Salem
Ore. U.P
Tom Bowman
Red Cross
Bowman
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Tucson
6Th Ave
6Th St
Martin's
U.S. Navy
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