Vernal Express | 1941-12-25 | Page 6 | Palmyra Island

Palmyra Island IslandA A little circle of islands islandsmiles lI1h 5i lI1hI 5imiles % miles long lying lymg about 87S 975 miles milessouthwest milessouthwest misouthwest lex I southwest of Honolulu , , Haw Hawaii Hawaiithe U , , in inthe inthe the Pacific is known as Palmyra Palmyraisland Palmyraisland Palm ; ra island Here inhabitants have havelived havelived hilived ' lived at various vanous times Umes limes during durmg his- his history history Itory - - - tory , , , but recently the only deni- deni denizens denizens d dzena < ' ' - zena zens have been wildlife , , includ- includ including Including inciing - - ' ing coconut crabs which feed feedthe on onthe onthe the coconuts of o1 the tall coconut coconuttrees coconuttrees cocotrees cocotreesThe lul trees treesThe The island has been claimed claimedboth by byboth byboth / both American and British explor explorerc explorers explers " erc ers ; but the United States took toolover itover it itover ( over again with all the terntory territory territoryHawaii of ofHawaII ofHawaii HawaII in 1898 1098 Until the islandwas island islandwas isitwas nd was taken over by the navy last lastDecember lastDecember 1December kst December it was c nsidered l1sldered In incity the thecity thecity . city limits of Honolulu nearly nea1 1 000 miles distantAt distantAt distant distantAt At the prcser preser t time the navyhas navy navyhas n the coral coralrock coralrock station on has a new air rock there