Bombs That Hit Honolulu Likely Used Scrap Materials
Washington reports bombs that struck Honolulu probably used metals sourced from the United States. The piece details long-standing U.S. exports to Japan, including scrap iron, copper, oil, and steel, with increases in 1937–1941, despite debates over embargo policy.
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Washington
Honolulu
United States
Japan
China
Congress
Philippines
France
London
Axis
George Fielding Eliot
Japanese Span 3300 Miles to Get To Pearl Harbor
The article notes 3300 miles from Tokio to Pearl Harbor as U S Navy bases near Honolulu form a strategic hub. It describes Pearl Harbor’s natural defenses, Manila’s distance from San Francisco, and routes from Dutch Harbor to Manila. It discusses Japan’s fortification of the Guam area and U S supply lines to Manila, plus possible Russian air bases as jumping-off points for attacks toward Japan.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokio
United States
Great Naval Base
Honolulu
Manila
Dutch East Indies
Japan
San Francisco
Guam
Alaska
U.S. Air and Naval Base
Dutch Harbor
Aleutian Islands
Siberia
Philippines
U. S
U. S. Pacific
Singapore
Manila Bay
U. S. Paticif
Vladivostok
Komsomolsk
Petropavlosk
Man Dies After Lifelong Search for Identity
Danville Illinois report states Ben Fritman died at about 97 after a life spent seeking his true identity. He was separated from his parents in a New York parade in 1845, lived under a name from an orphanage, fought in the Civil War, then taught school for 25 years in Carroll and Tippecanoe counties Indiana.
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Danville
Ill
Ben Fritman
New York
Fritman
Indiana
Carroll
Tippecanoe
Cockroaches Can Be Controlled Easily
Cameron Siddall of the A and M College Extension Service explains roaches invade Texas homes through cracks and openings. He recommends sealing gaps with fillers, using sodium fluoride powder with care and a dry sprayer, and applying pyrethrum powder in cracks to control roaches. County agricultural agents can provide more information.
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Cameron Siddall
A. and M. College Extension Service
Texas
Siddall
Tests For Driver License No Set Up
A Texas highway patrol summary lists numerous traffic rules to obtain an operator's permit. It shows questions and correct answers on speed limits signal use stop rules siren behavior passing zones turning and pedestrian safety. It emphasizes driving safety and knowledge requirements for the exam.
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Texas
Driving Rules Quiz Answers
A set of road safety questions with yes answers and rules on reporting accidents within 48 hours for injuries or death, parking on paved highways, right turns from the traffic lane nearest the curb, carrying an operator license, lowering speed limits in dangerous areas, zoning speed limits, driving as a privilege, responding to a red light, parking on the right, and maintaining vehicle lights brakes horns and mufflers.
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Ans
State Highway Department
Mechanical stone picker hits market in field tests
A tractor powered stone picker handles eggsized to eight inch stones. In a Penn State test it gathered 12 tons per hour, breaking clods and pulverizing soil before a roller firms it. The Constitution notes prices rising faster than buyers react.
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Pennsylvania State College
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