Expansion l’. S. Army Air Force
Speeded by Award of Contracts
WASHINGTON, Aug. — The
War Department threw its expan
sion of the Army Air Force into
high gear, awarding contracts to
taling $85,978,000 for aircraft and
engines.
Louis Johnson, acting secretary
of War, said the contracts repre
sented the largest peacetime
arms order, and included equip
ment which is to be provided by
the government, for which sep
arate contracts are to be let for
more than $1,000,000.
A representative of the War
Department said the Largest sin
gle contract went to the Glenn
Martin Co. of Baltimore, for two
engined bombers to cost $15,815,
000 for an undisclosed number
of the same type plane.
A $11,771,000 contract was
awarded to the North American
Aviation Inc., at Inglew’ood, Cal
ifornia.
The Boeing Airplane Co. of
Seattle received an order for
$8,909,000 for new four-motor
bombers.
Altogether, the contracts repre
sented purchases of more than
1,000 planes of all types.
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Says Investigated
Adultery Charge
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(/P) —a statement that Portland
police were investigating whe
ther adultery charges should be
filed against Harry Bridges, was
made by police Captain John
Keegan of Portland, at the de
portation hearing here.
Bridge’s defense attorney Rich
ard Gladstein was questioning
Keegan about expenses incurred
by the Portland police after the
Bridges investigation. When Kee
gan was asked, he made a volun
tary statement that Detective
Paul Mumpower reminded him
that Mumpower paid the expens
es of Aaron Sapiro, government
witness to Portland. Keegan said
that Sapiro, in a long distance
telephone conversation corrobor
ated this. “He also recalled to me
the subject of our discussion in
the Benson Hotel in Portland,
which I couldn’t remember be
fore. It was whether charges
should be preferred against Brid
ges for adultery.’’ Gladstein im
mediately leaped to his feet and
said “What has that go to do
with the questions I am asking
about expenses. Do you want
now to change your testimony
that you ever paid Sapiro's ex
penses to Portland?’’
Keegan replied yes, and the
subject was momentarily drop
ped.
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WINS IN A WAL K—Injury to his hind legs, broken by
an auto, didn't daunt Roydie, a Pomeranian nursed back to health
j by Veterinary J. Coleman in Guildford, New South Wales. Rear
legs bandaged, Roydie walked on two front legs.
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S T R O L L—Almost as famous
a park-walker as Prime Minis
ter Chamberlain is England's
foreign secretary, Viscount Hali
fax (above). Occasionally these
two British statesmen, each car
rying an umbrella, meet during
their strolls in St. James's park,
London.
ASSESSMENT WORK
STARTS SEPTEMBER 1
Copies of the t ngressio-.a] en
aetment extending u.nii Septem
ber 1 the time for beginning as
sessment work on ur. patented
mining claims have bee-: receiv
ed.
The enactment an.dies to Al
aska as well as to the St - u s. Un
der its provision the ;v. does
not have to be corr; ’.:-d by
September 1, but mas be start
ed by 12 noon that day _,r.d then
prosecuted with diligt r.ee until
completed.
The text of the law follows:
'An Act — To extend the time
within which annual assessment
work on mining claims held by
Location in the United States may
be commenced, for the year com
rr encing at 12 o'clock meridian
July 1, 1938.
"Be it enac’fd by the Senate
and House cf Representatives of
the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That to com
ply with the provisions of section
2324 of the Revised Statu'es of
the United States, which requires
I on Each mining claim located,
j and until a patent has been is
sued therefor, not less than $100
worth of iabor to be performed
! or improvements aggregating
such amount to be made each
year, it shall be sufficient, for
the year beginning at 12 o'clock
meridian July 1, 15)38, if such
work or improvements are in
goad faith commenced on or be
fore 12 o’clock meridian Septem
ber 1. 15)39, and prosecuted with
reasonable diligence to comple
tion.
“Approved, June 30, 1939."
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MODEL OF BYRD SNOW CRUISER —With pleased eye. Dr. Thomas Poulter looks
over the model of a 45,000-pound snow and ice cruiser he designed for the planned Byrd Antarctic
expedition. Model was shown at Chicago. The finished cruiser will be 55 feet long and 15 feet high
and will carry four men inside and a plane on its back. It will crawl and leap.
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bert youngsters in Santa Barbara, Cal., for when their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilbert, de- [
cide on a bicycling spree the boys ride along. The trailers in which Gordon (left) and Raymond
ride are homemade, a fact which doesn’t detract a bit from the childrei. * enjoyment.