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Launch Four Destroyers At Kearny
KEARNY, N. J.—Photo shows four new destroyers as they slid down the ways here. Left to
l ight, U. 8. 8 Fletcher, sponsor. Mrs. Friday Fletcher, wife of the late Admiral F. F. l'letcher,
146 U. S. 8. Radford, sponsor. Mrs. Francios E Matthes, granddaughter of the late Rear
Admiral William Rudford, 448 U. 8. S. Mervine sponsor gieat granddaughter of the late Rear
Admiral Will Mervine, 490 U. S. 8. Quick, sponsor Mrs. Will T. Roy, neice of the late Sgt.
Maj. John Henry Quick.
Raising Of New Ordnance Flag
RACINE, WISC. — The U. o. Army Ordnance Flag was
down for (he first time when it was raised, with the American
Flag, over the Massey-Hams Tank Plant here. The flag
raising ceremonies climaxed the awarding of a multi-mil
lion dollar contract to the Massey-Harris Company for pro
duction of army tanks — the largest single war contract ever
awarded a Wisconsin mrnufacturer. Preceding the hoisting of
file flags, Col. Donald Aimstrong, Chief of the Chicago Or
Inance Department, praised Massey Harris officials as well as
State and City Officials for “being a partner to the Army in
the job of producing material for the armed forces. Massey
Hatris is in the army now—enlisted a« soldiers of the indust
rial fiont." Col. Armstrong said. The Ordnance F'lag is 24”
square, the field divided horizontally with upper-half crimson
and lower half a ri h blue. The Ordnance insignia is bronze in
a white circle centered on the square field
17 Killed In Plane Crash
For Victory
Mr. Leon Henderson, Price
Administrator, is shown as he
purchased one of the programs
in Washington of the Hollywood
Victory Caravan which is tour
ing the country in aid of the
Army and Navy belief Funds.
This was the big week for civil
ians and tne price administra
tion office—for registration of
America’s 130 million peoples
for sugar rationing took place.
The ration books given out are
the first food ration books in the
history of the country.
CHICAGO, ILL.—Donn W.
Brown, Captain, Pilot of the
United Air Line sleeper trans
port plane that plowed into a
mountain side near Salt Lake
City’s airport killing fourteen
passengers and a crew of three
On the right is Miss Neva
Cantwell, stewardess on the
plane. Three army planes also
crashed over the week end kill
ing twelve others.
He Is King Of Turfdom
CHURCHILL DOWNS, KY.—Shut out, with Jockey
Wayne Wright up is pictured in the winner’s circle after lie
galloped to a two lenght victory in the 68th annual Ken
tucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 2. The winner, a
Greentrec Stable horse owned by Mrs. I’ayne Whitney,
covered the mile and quarter distance in 2 minutes 4 2-5
seconds and paid S 5-80 to win The Cinderella horse, Alsab,
took place money in a photo finish over Valdina Orphan who j
finished third.
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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN—With eleven loyal employee*,
including the controller, already in the nation's armed force* 1
and more due to go, the Dearborn city council decided that
some symbol of appreciation be displayed. The council is seen ^
holding the selected flag, which has a blue star on the while
background for each city employee now in service of la*
country The banner will fly from the city flag pole.
Protests Against Tax On Candy
WASHINGTON, D C —Photo shows left to ngni. r*
Chapman, repiesentative of the National Confectioners ^ L
sociatioR, with Congressman Wesley E. Disney (Oklu ^ 9
Knute Hill (Washington) and John D. Dingell (Michig*^
who are members of the Ways and Means Commit t(c ^ ^
House of Representatives, inspecting one of the cand> n ^
ry’s exhibits following the hear.ng before the " '/arcU
Means Committee iceently. Mr. Chapman preset) tr
meuts against the proposed 15 perrent excise tax on .
claiming such a tax would be discriminatory against can
a food for soldiers., war workers, and civilians.