Navy Dayreading list marks Roosevelt birthday and naval feats
Navy Day 1945 honors US ships planes and sailors as triumphs over Japan. Handley Library offers reading picks including Brodie on strategy Neeser on ship names McCracken Baby Flat-top Johnson Queen of the Flat-tops Cave Long Were the Nights Casey Torpedo Junction and Battle Below plus Roosevelt Jones and Lake bios and a Navy News pamphlet.
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Continental Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
American Navy League
Harding
Roosevelt
Handley Library
Brodie
Neeser
McCracken
Johnson
Cave
Casey
John Paul Jones
Simon Lake
Navy News
Crime Prevention Bureau Loses Toy Pistols in Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake City crime prevention bureau reports its stash of toy pistols for assisting anxious youngsters awaiting calls from worried parents has vanished. Authorities search for the missing weapons amid the city’s ongoing safety efforts.
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Salt Lake City
Portland Firemen Take Dare In Suburban Blaze
Portland firemen respond to a suburban house blaze after a host truck races to the scene. A sign at the door and a reported flue fire prompt rapid action as crews work to control the flames.
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Portland
Firefighters Break Door in Home In Protective Stan
Firemen broke in to a residence when the owner was absent. He later said the break in was his idea for protection against robbers and the scene featured a buckshot remark.
Pocatello Prisoners Rally For Dog License Reprieve
In Pocatello Idaho inmates in the city jail pooled three dollars to obtain a dog license for a mongrel named Gandy. The poundmaster had said the dog would be shot for lack of a license, but the prisoners acted to spare him.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Gandy
Pocatello City
Brothers reunite at Fort Douglas in Army moves
In Fort Douglas Utah three Montana brothers shared a brief reunion. Leroy Jenson 18 joined the Army. Gerard Jenson 29, a European theater veteran, was discharged. Myron Jenson 24, a Pacific war veteran, stayed for processing and duties.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Montana
Leroy Jenson
Army
Gerard Jenson
Europe
Corp
Myron Jenson
Metropolis derivation from Greek roots
The word metropolis comes from two Greek roots meaning mother city. It blends meso meaning mother and polis meaning city to denote a mother city or main urban center.
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Metropolis
Man Fined For Stealing Apples
The cases before Justice W Erle Edwards include William Baker of Kent Street who received a 15 day suspended jail term and a $25 fine plus costs for stealing apples valued at $2 from Fred L Glaize, with six months probation. James W Spiker of RFD No 1 Martinsburg operated a vehicle.
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William Baker
Kent Street
Fred L. Glaize
James W. Spiker
RFD No
Martinsburg
Haines Receives Suspension For Reckless Driving
Edgar Elwood Haines of 544 North Loudoun Street faces 30 days suspended after a reckless driving charge. He is ordered to pay $30 and costs as part of the sentence.
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Edgar Elwood Haines
North
Loudoun Street
Red Cross Gray Lady Confused by Taxi Fare Mixup
Miss Emma Lou Hamilton took a cab to a Kansas City hospital to begin duties as a Red Cross gray lady. She paid with what she thought was a one dollar bill, later confronted by the driver who claimed a five dollar bill had been given. He returned five one dollar bills after the mixup.
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Kansas City
Emma Lou Hamilton
Red Cross
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Abbott, Proctor & Paine
New York Stock Exchange
East Main Street
Richmond
Virginia
Winchester
John Helliot
Sumatra
Conley Troupes
Equestriennes
W. Erle Edwards
Court of Trinlty
Asd
Aida
Agency
Lillian M, Eaton
Gore, Va
Pennsylvania
Setene
Wea
Price Cutt
China
Wards
Sele
Pete Bacemo
Loudoun St
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