Wireless Phones Tested ,in East
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Shown atop the New York telephone building Sire the antennas used
faring demonstration of a secret army radar microwave relay system.
Tbe demonstration, conducted by Bell telephone laboratories, included a
two-way voice transmission carried out successfully over links totaling
1,400 miles. It was announced as entirely practical and successful.
Convalescent Soldiers Turn to Art
Soldier-artists at Torncy General hospital, Palm Springs, Calif., enjoy
fastructions from noted artists. Pfc. Johann Kacsorak of Lorain, Ohio,
»enler, and Pfc. George Pearl of Menard, Texas, are sketching Joyce
Kosenbcrg, New York City artist, who varies a period of teaching as she
poses for the two soldiers in a life class.
‘Little David/ World’s Largest Gun
World’s largest cannon, a 3G-inch mortar known as “Little David,”
%as developed as a secret weapon by the U. S., and ready for action when
war came to an end. Air photo shows mortar in firing position. It was
capable of hurling 3,G50-pound projectile. It was considered far more dan
gerous than “Big Bertha’’ in World War I, used by Germans against
Paris.
\ Every Day Fishing Day in Maine
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Father and son admire their catch, a nice string of salmon. Father
«nd-son teams are becoming quite popular in the Maine forests and lakes,
where sports enthusiasts are giving their sons an early start in the pleas
wres of hunting and fishing. Young Joe deserves as much credit for the
catch as does his father.
THE HOME JOURNAL. PERRY. GEORGIA
Wants A-Bomb Secret
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addressed the Soviet council and an
nounced that the Soviet “will have
atomic energy” and that the atom
bomb “must not be kept secret.”
The request is not being met in U. S.
Said to Be Kidnaped
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Three-year-old Dickie turn Suden,
now believed to have been kidnaped
from his home near Downievilie,
Calif. His parents, who are of
prominent mining family, report
that they have been unable to con,
tact kidnapers.
Prisoners Broadcast
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“mike” have since been executed, j
Five condemned men competed with
five others on a quiz program. The
program created considerable inter
est in the state.
Joins Smith Pickets
Edward G. Robinson, shown is
high school students’ picket line out
side the Polytechnic High school
where Gerald L. K. Smith was
scheduled to speak at open meeting.
Principals of Labor-Management Meeting at Capital
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Labor and management opened parley in Washington in an effort to steer the country on a path of peace
ful reconversion. Shown here, left to right, seated: Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace; Justice
Walter P. Stacey of Raleigh, N. C., who presided; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Standing, left
to right: William Green, president of AFL; Eric Johnston, president of U. S. Chamber of Commerce; Ira Mo.
sher, president of National Association of Manufacturers, and Philip Murray, president of CIO.
Jet Propelled Plane Establishes New World’s Record
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606 M.P.H., topping the recognized mark of 469.2 held by Germany. Captain Wilson is shown getting into
his British Gloster meteor aircraft “Britannia,” for four runs necessary for the record.
City Governments Elect New Mayors
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Some changes will be made in administrations in leading cities as a
result of the November 6 election. While Edward J. Jeffries, upper
right, remains as mayor of Detroit, New York City will be governed by
William O’Dwyer, upper left. Lower left, David L. Lawrence, who was
elected mayor of Pittsburgh, and lower right, James M. Curley of Boston.
Kiddy Klub for Young Sophisticates
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New York has opened a night club that operates at high noon and
the eostomert, or patrons, are little boys and girls. It is the Kiddy Klub
with Uncle Bob Russell as host.
Crosses Picket Line
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
crosses picket line of Independent
Union of New Jersey to get to the
labor and management conference,
which opened recently at the labor
department in Washington, D. C.
‘One Man Army’ Home
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" Maj. Arthur Wermuth, dubbed the
"one man army of Bataan” who
was recently released from Jap
prison camp, shown as he was greet
ed by his mother at San Francisco.
He left shortly afterwards for home.
