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rene, 1134 by Enited Konte Kuralla
December 11, 1939. By Ernie Bushmiller
Messerschmidt Was Expelled By Nazis
WARPLANE INVENTOR EXILED IN FAR
PARIS, Dec. 3 (UP),-Walter Messerchmidt, inventor of Ger- many's famous pursuit planes, was expelled from Germany two years ago and is now a Dutch citizen residing in the East Indies according to a special article by Roland-Lennad ap pearing in the newspaper "Le Jour."
The writer revealed Messer- schmidt, who once worked as an engineer for 300 marks a month, was a student in the Mechanical | Institute at Jena.
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ON the west coast of the United States, commercial aviation is about to have a new trade route to the Orient by way of the Arctic. The new proposed commer. ctal air route will travel over the Arctic to Asia and the fertile tradelands of Japan, China and Malaya.
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Later he was employed in thei aeronautics department of Farben, where. his value as an aeronautical inventor brought him high recogning of an air-mall franchise for a tion after three years of employment.
It was 1029 when he entered the
Krupp works and started mans pro-Stuttgart, where he soon obtained a duction of the planes called "Merser-majority of the army's orders despite lechmidts," but his reputation as an strong competition from the Heinkel
anti-Nazi also began to spread about and Storm plants, this time.
170-mile sky-way from Great Falls, Montana, to Lethbridge, Canada, the last link in an all-land route from Los Angeles to Nome, Alaska, will have been forged.
Test flights by several nations have eulminated in the formation of air maps for the quick hop over less than 150 miles of Bering Straits to upper Siberia.
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Nations of the world have been working on the plans for a transport inne between Asin, Canada and Ame- rlen with the route just south of the Arctic Circle.
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This will bring Hongkong about 1,000 miles near Callfor- nia and Canada than the present
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the trans-Pacific redic course. After two years of continued out-]
Pioneering and surveying over the The writer, sald Gestapo began put, Messerchmidt was reported to
over Messer-uve been called "o! the carpet" Bering Straits to Asia has been com- strict surveillance schmidt, who become annoyed and and informed that while the regime pleted. Russia being the most out- not dangerously standing country in this respect, have threw a handful of nuls um bolts realized he
was believed to have ing made three successful hops over Into the faces of the gum-shoern and hostilo he yelled, "Please let me work in peace." "teo many enemies surrounding him," the Pole.
Messerschmidt was also reported and was advised to leave Germany.
The Reich was gairl to have op- to have refused to wear a swastika symbol, and this brought him into proprieted all patents and continued with Adolt Hitler. making the Messerschmidts while displeasure Finally he was removed from Krupps, the inventor went to Batavia und so he organised an airplane works at took Dutch citizenship.
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Last year Howard Hughes, the American, flashed down the Arelle route, and it is reported he is about to make another survey flight on this The Japanese section. particular used this route on their "good will Alght" around the world.
the experts, According to route from the Pole to Hong- kong would travel down the Kamchatka Peninsula to Japan. Between the long finger of land that extends south from the Arctle and Nippon Ho the ting Kuriic Islands, possible. Inter- mediate baIES.
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The revenue possibilities from such an air route are immense. No rall- roads or highways serve the upper Aretle or Canudo. Large aircraft- hauling freight through the rich oil and mineral lands of the north in Canada and Alaska would definitely be proẞtable.
And an all-land route to Asia city noi would touch many L served by air to-day. The Pacl- le route, which will always be valuable, pauses only at far-away mid-ocean Islands.
Completion of the Great Falls- Lethbridge run will give the United States the longest north-south sky- way in existence. From Nome to Santingo, Chile, the two extremities, rall 11,250 miles of fully equipped airline routes.
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British Patrol In French Sector LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter's Special Correspondent With the B.E.F.). For the first time since the war began, British troops are face to face with German forces.
A portion of the British Expect- tionary Force now under French command is occupying a portion of the Maginot Line outside the British Zone.
There las been some patrol activity. and occasiocal mutual shelling in this part of the front.
There Have been по British casualties.
KING RETURNS FROM FRANCE
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Bellish Wire- less)-The King reached England from France to-day after crossing in
a destroyer. For most port of the time he remained on the bridge.
tol The King motored, straight Buckingham Palace.
Return By Dostroyer SPECIAL TO ΤΗΣ TELEGRAPH LONDON, Dec., 10 (UP)~King George returned from France by destroyer to-day. The King remain- fed on the bridge throughout the trip. I The destroyer Innded the King; at; in south coast port after which he motored to Buckingham Palace,
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