Bottomland In Valley Becomes Factory Center
Kansas City reports the Navy's number one engine plant rising on former Blue River valley bottom land. The new R Double Wasp engine is produced there, drawing thousands from farms and city offices into a vast training program. The plant holds 5,000 machines, 80 acres under roof, and about 12,000 parts per engine.
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Kansas City
Blue River Valley
Navy
Pratt & Whitney
Army
Wgh
Walter Stinson
Missouri State Prison
Earl Chambers
Charles Bodenhamer
Air Engineer Wins Bet Involving General Montgomery
Fort Wayne dispatch reports Technical Sgt. Wilford C. Hanson of Benedict Minnesota, an 800 hour combat flyer with the 18th Troop Carrier Squadron, recounts a wager tied to Gen. Montgomery. The bet promised a jeep and a C 47 crewed flight to Montgomery who appeared on schedule to claim it. Hanson notes Monty’s brisk leadership and generous habit of sharing cigarettes with his crew during North Africa and European campaigns.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Wilford C. Hanson
Benedict
Minn
Gen. Montgomery
el Alamein
Anzio
Rommel
North Africa
Eisenhower
Monty
Montgomery
Sgt
Hanson
Tommies
Baer Field
Iceland
England
Sicily
Helled in Jail Grips Missouri Draft Dodger
Bethany Missouri resident writes home to request a duplicate draft registration card claiming loss of the original and saying he has been jailed since being charged as a draft dodger. The report notes his status as a Missouri citizen and the ongoing legal matter.
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Bethany
WPR
Harrison County
Missouri
Mrs. Hope Wartime Wife Finds Normal Life at Home
Hollywood May 10 Mrs. Bob Hope speaks of life as a wartime wife with two small children Linda four Tony three and a husband famed for overseas popularity. She reads classics loves philosophy and aims for a peaceful home life while he works away from home to entertain and support the war effort.
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Jean Irving
Hollywood
Bob
Bob Hope
Hope
Helen Reede
Mrs. Hope
Linda
Tony
Abandon Ship Drill Teaches Water Safety at Camp San Luis Obispo
At Camp San Luis Obispo engineers built a sinking ship replica and towers beside a pool to train soldiers in water safety. In groups of 50 they learn life belt placement, climb 16 foot ladders, jump from 16 and 12 foot heights, swim the pool and finish with a simulated rifle and pack to rehearse safe egress after leaving a sinking vessel.
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Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diving Board
Descent From the Cross Remnants Found After Church Fire
In Mexico City on May 10 Abelardo Carrillo Gabriel of the federal office of colonial monuments reported remnants of the priceless painting The Descent From the Cross found among ashes of the Tzintzuntzan parish church Nichocan. The discovery challenges the theory the Titian attributed painting was stolen before the fire. The work was among tourist attractions burned with votive candies on the altar.
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Mexico City
Tzintzuntzan
Nichocan
Abelardo Carrillo Gabriel
Federal Office of Colonial Monuments
Titian
Allies Produce Almost Fifteen Planes Hourly
Sheffield, May 10. United Nations output totaled 14.4 aircraft per hour for the past year, about 127000 planes, as A. V. Alexander reports. The figure includes nine army guns, 106000 shells, and 3000000 rounds of bullets. naval losses and convoy successes are noted.
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Sheffield
Eng
United Nations
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Russia
Fourth Medal Of Honor To Be Presented Soon
Tech. Sgt. Forrest L. Vosler of Lavonia New York will receive the fourth Congressional Medal of Honor awarded for combat in the European theater. On a Bremen mission last December he begged to be jettisoned to lighten the bomber and fought off German fighters while bleeding and blinded. He has been convalescing in a Butler Pennsylvania Army hospital after weeks in a hospital here.
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Flying Fortress Base
England
Tech
Forrest L. Vosler
Flying Fortress
Lavonia
N. Y
Bremen
Vosler
Butler
Bedbugs Survive Over A Year Without Food
The article notes bedbugs can endure more than a year without nourishment, highlighting their resilience and implications for pest control and sanitation efforts.
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Decian
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Allies
Firestone
Walltone
Stepstool
DDD
Ooe
Ano
Deck and Love Enamel
Richard Crooks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Howard Barlow
Congress
Stone
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