The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1941, Page 5

ROOKIE WITH CARDINALS_On the 1940 record of Murry Dickson, rookie hurler with the Cardinals at their St. Petersburg, Fla., camp, are 17 victories and 8 losses. He’s up from Columbus. Now 23, Murry hails from Tracy, Mo, . WPA CHIEF_Howard O. Huntc: © (above) of Iilinois, newly-named Commissioner .of Works Progress, has authorized 2 48-hour week on nationwide WPA-certified defense projects. e — o ARMY'S NEW HOSPITAL_Fall will probably sce the opening of above new $3,600,000 10-story structure near Denver—the U.S. army’s largest general hospital building now n pletion at the Fitzsimons hospital, which has long been in army use. The thoroughly up-to-date build- ing will add 08 beds tg the 1,431-bed capacity, of the hospital on Fitasimons reservation. WHEN HANDS ARE FUL L _mildrea Ailbritten, chief dietitian at Fitzsimons hospital, demonsirales how doors ‘in the new hospital building can be opened by a murse avhp. has bath bands full, lesving-or entering the’ room. A ‘wrist ‘Will serve. ARMY'S NEW HOSPITAL NEARS COMPLET[ON AT HE’S THEIR POP_The fact that the “sarge” inspecting them at Indiantown Gap, Pa., military reservation is their father didn't soften the blow for these soldiers, judging from the ex- pression of the one in the middle. The “topkick™ is Sgt. Frank Walton of Doylestown, Pa.; the sons are Corporals Charles (left) and Frank, Jr. They're in Company D, 111th infantry. CAPITAL SHRINKAGE_Sen. Guy M. Gillette and Cy J, Farr (lett) examine 50-pound, 497-page book on political campaign expendnm_'n. which was “shr unk” into smaller, final report at right. earing co! 29, 1941 ICTURE'NEWS WINGED MESSENGER OF GOOD WILL_qn this blue and white twin-motored amphibian, Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, U.S.A. retired, and three companions are making a 28,000-mile good will tour of American republics. The plane was purchased by Lau< Rockefeller, brother of the Nel sped the tour on its w: SEAS1D E—Being from Mis- souri (Clayton), Dorothy Hager went to see for herself, about the sun in Palm Beach, Fla. She found /it, and a smart striped beach outfit, too. DENVER TUB FOR MASSAGE_Commanding Officer C licer Col. Fi is 8. Wright and Lydia M. Weber examine a "llublnr:i t:,lb" lrr:'::ne new Fitzsimons hospital building. By means ment, patients will be lowered into this tub for underwater massage. of a pulley arrange- FOR HOSPITAL TRAINEES—_These are some of the 25 frame caitlonisments erected since the Chru:‘n- at Fitzsimons ‘hospitil near Denver, for use by e selective service omscripts wio'll be b, technicians in six fields—laboratory, dental, medical, surgical, X-say. and pharmacy. The. s tisst zw-uunu are fo-arrive April 1, and 300 more will be enrolled monthly. begddersias S O, & A. Rockefeller who as coordinator of commercial and cultural relations between the Americas oy. is president of the Foreign Policy association and flight leader. CHAMBER OF ODORS—Talk of gas possibly beirig used in the expected spring “blitzkrieg” has increased Londoners’ interest in gas chambers, where masks are tested daily, ST UD Y—0ne “white hope” of St. Louis Browns smiling, six-foot Walter Judnich, 24, San Francisco native. lie hit .303 and fielded .989 with the Browns last year. WHITE HOUSE CALLERS_rDRY% ears often 1o listen o Thomas “Tommy the Cork” Corcoran (lett), and Bernard Baruch, who licaded World War' Industries e 'lllhl l‘;-A University of Cali- ornia ‘40 grad, with geelogy major, Richard D, lb:dl is senior cadet officer at Randolph Fleld, Texas, chief U.S, basle “licht training school.