American pilot recounts Tibet rescue from execution
Charles Sawyer, a former U S volunteer flyer from Idaho, describes a belly landing in Tibet after fuel ran out on a Kunming bound flight. Tibetan tribesmen captured him planning execution until a traveling Chinese merchant intervened and secured his release. He reached an army base in China two days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
China
Tibet
Charles Sawyer
Emmet
Idaho
Flyer
Kunming
Sawyer
Tali
Evolution of U S Army Bombers Through Early Designs
The history traces U S Army bomber aircraft from the USDA-9A De Havilland and Glenn Martin models to the Atlantic LB-2, B-3A and the Martin B-10. It notes engine power, speeds, ranges, bomb loads, and notable service dates including a 1934 Washington to Fairbanks flight of ten B-10s totaling 8,290 miles in 51 hours 30 minutes.
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U. S. Army
America
Glenn Martin
U. S. Army Air Corps Engineers
Western Front
Army Air Corps
Army
Washington
D. C
Fairbanks
Alaska
Return
Nazi scorched earth order feared as invasion nears
Belgian circles reported Monday that German occupiers planned total destruction if retreating before Allied forces. An alleged order called for burning towns and executing leaders without hearings while advancing with women and girls at the head to deter guerrillas. Also noted is the death of Floridas explorer Ponce de Leon by Indian arrow poisoning.
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London
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Navy Enlistments Open to Women in Waves Reserve
New Orleans report says the Waves are not yet at quota in the Eighth Naval District with many openings for technically trained women. Interested applicants should write to the Office of Naval Officers Procurement at 217 Camp Street to receive forms and a physical report form. Requirements include United States citizenship, age 21 to 50, no children under 18, good standing, education, and physical standards.
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New Orleans
Womens Reserve
United States Navy
Katherine Luna
Waves
Eighth Naval District
Women’s Reserve
Office of Naval Officers Procurement
Camp Street
Naval Service
U. S
First Texas Daily Had Four Pages
The Morning Star, Texas's first recorded daily, began in 1839 in Houston as a four page paper costing 12 dollars yearly with half paid in advance. Circulation likely under 500 as Houston then held about 1,200 people, with hand-set type and hand-turned presses yielding about 150 copies per hour.
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Texas
Morning Star
Houston
the Star
W. N. Beard
Army to hire educated hostesses and librarians for posts
New Army rules require college graduates with professional experience and health clearances for hostesses and librarians. Age limits range 25 to 50, with four months probation and bonding for $1000. Pay scales start at $1620 for junior hosts and go up to $2120 for senior hostesses and librarians.
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Army
John Doe
Tolstoy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Tibet Wilds
By Karl Eskelund
Uncle Sam’s Bombers
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Whitewright Lumber Co
Signal Corps
United States Army
Albert H. Myer
U. S. Weather Bureau
A. W. Greely
George O. Squier
Dawson Olmstead
U. S. Signal Corps
Navy
First Texas Daily
the Sun
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
L. LaRoe & Co
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