Tragedy in Dutch Guiana Claims 35 Lives
Skimming the Week reports a giant transport plane crash in Dutch Guiana killing 35, including 16 civilians. The aircraft, leased to Army Air Transport Command, carried a civilian crew and cargo. Other items note notable figures such as Puli Knight, William Hodson, and Capt Basil Gallagher, plus UMW dues disputes and Roosevelt’s pledge to avert war-related disruption.
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America
Dutch Guiana
Army Air Transport Command
Armrnma
Oras Wat
Asialulies LA En West
Vla J. Puli Knight
William Hodson
New York City
P. E. Foxworth
FBI
New York
Basil D
Red) Gallagher
YANK
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Notable incidents and honors across nations and cities
A note on a Chicago beer parlor slot machine warns in case of air raids. Flynn’s ministerial bid to Australia ends, LaGuardia testifies then declines. Walker elected DNC chairman. Princess Juliana’s daughter Margriet born in Ottawa with hospital room rights. Woollcott dies after fainting mid broadcast. Beecham granted divorce in Boise. Krupa charged in SF over marijuana. Neely Bryan indicted in NYC over tax. Lewis dies in Evanston. Freddie Bartholomew inducted into the Army Air Force.
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Chicago
Juliana
Margriet Francisca
Ottawa
Alexander Woollcott
New York
Eenier
Los Angeles
Madge Bellamy
Nob Hill
A. Stanwood Murphy
Murphy
June Dibble
Paris
Idaho
Gene Krupa
San Francisco
Michael Neely Bryan
Miami Beach
Ursula Parrott
New York State
Winford Lee Lewis
Evanston
Ill
Freddie Bartholomew
Army Air Force
Birmingham Hotels Offer Blackboards for Salesmen Needs
Birmingham clubs urge hotels to display boards for traveling salesmen to post transport needs or surplus space. City restricts liquor sales at night on weekdays and weekend transitions. Terminal Station yards to cost 320000 in Birmingham improvements. Died: W P Morrow former L N division passenger agent. Church stewards protest war stories using hell and damn.
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Birmingham Salesmen's Club
Birmingham
Terminal Station
W. P. Morrow
L. and N. Railroad
Ensley Highlands Methodist Church
Frantic Postwar Deaths and Tax Proposals Across States
The notice compiles scattered obituaries and public notices across states. Helmuth Seefeldt 68, a rancher, dies after collapse. San Francisco autopsy to follow. Delaware sees a cigarette tax bill and Dr John A Casey named Delaware State Dental Society president. Rehoboth Beach seeks restored train service amid gas shortages. Wilmington schools close ten days. mayor recovering from surgery. Georgia reports AFL conference attendance and pardons count. Indiana notes firemen fed horse meat and canal draining petition. Illinois highlights plastic plates, pipeline work, and a hotel fire. Maryland mentions opera cancellations and a Coast Guard mouser cat. Massachusetts reports raids on a large betting ring and pleasure-driving ban effects.
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Delaware
John A. Casey
Wilmington
Delaware State Dental Society
Rehoboth Beach
National Youth Administration Training Center
James F. McElroy
St. Mary’s
St. Jude’s
Northeast Harbor
Grand Hil
Mich
Gardiner
Laura E. Richards
Julia Ward Howe
Maryland
Lyric
Baltimore
Baltimore Symphony
Lily Pons
Cumberland Country Club
Herman
Coast Guard
Baltimore Harbor
Jackson
Snow Hill
Russell Mitchell
Assachusetts
Boston
Provincetown
James P. Meehan
Lawrence
Whethven
Stevens and Dow
Haverhill
Palmer and Parker Lumber Co
Walkenheld
Cambridge
West Roxbury
Cardinal O'Connell
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Edward J. Flynn
Australia
F. H. LaGuardia
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Frank C. Walker
Ginger Rogers
Pvt
Jack Briggs
USMC
Alabama
Arkansas
Springdale
Tuck Bishop
Lyle Carter
Paul Phillips
Harold Bell
Lyle Graham
State Racing Commission
Adkins
Hot Springs
James Birmingham
Harry A. Barnes
Texarkena
Little Rock
Earl Harrison
Saul S. Harris
Pioneer Movie Theater
California
Oakland
Lorraine Aldinger
William J. Byers
San
Jose
Helmuth Seefeldt
Jack London
John McLaren
Golden Gate Park
Xavier Martin
Carmel
Georgia
AFL
Southern War Labor Conference
Atlanta
South
Talmadge
Mark Pulliam
Dalton
W. F. Houser
Joseph N. Neel Clothing Co
Macon
Columbus Roberts
Muscogee County
Mercer University
Idaho Rres
Elmer Perry
Boise
Division Dam
Ideas City
C. van Clark
State Penitentiary
James V. Foley
Puestelio
Huffele Club
Chiis Club
Yale
Yehui L. Caldwell Jr
Wes
Hueg Meyer
Hingie
Hlinois
Illinois
Anne Tyrrell Lussier
Waukegan
Gary Botsford
Salem
Minoak
Bernard Kelly
Ann
Norris City
Texas
New Jersey
Quincy
Peoria
Indiana
Indianapolis
Frank C. Hazelrigg
Indiana Masonic Home
James Whitcomb Riley
Donald C. O’brien
Estelle P. Izor
Indianapolis Manual Training High School
Tyndall
Harry Metz Jr
Arthur L. Colbert
Clarence Arnold
Indiana Farm Growers Association
Purdue University
Lafayette
John T. Ratcliff
Russiaville
Waynetown
Clarence Sennett
Kerlin
Sullivan
Ray Barnes
Carole Lombard
Des Moines
Gen. Hickenlooper
Cherokee
Robert Perrin
Lowe City
Randall Chris Hansen
Davenport
Darlene DeMillelenuere
Brooklyn
Lowe
H. C. Hansen
Charles Ilig
CVE Ry Eeu
Gir Express
Rotert
Vestlbtines
Saat
Oni Vhce
Loublana
Luis Baco
Cees
New Orleans
Hector Wicknair
Wilbert Bergeron
State Board of Education
Baton Rouge
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