Model Plane Plans Released For School Students
The United States Office of Education released plans and specifications for a second set of 20 aircraft types to be modeled by public and private school students for range estimation and gunnery training. A total of 500,000 scale models of United Nations and Axis warplanes are planned, with 10,000 models of 50 types from each side. The first 200,000 models are due this month, while shelter huts for travelers in the Rocky Mountains are supplied by the Colorado national forest service.
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Army
Navy
United States Office of Education
United Nations
Axis
U. S. Navy
Grumman
U. S. Army
U. S. Commercial
Messerschmidt
Junkers
Mitsubishi
Inventor of Safe Marine Boiler Says Germans Use It
Mark Benson, inventor of a non explosive marine boiler, claims Germany uses his design in warships and merchant vessels. He sold world patent rights in 1923 to Siemens in Berlin and says two of his boilers are aboard the 16,662 ton liner Windhuk. Benson, a 53 year old Bohemian American citizen based in Hollywood, notes his boiler stores far less heat energy, reducing explosion risk.
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New York
Mark Benson
United States
Siemens-Schuckertwerke
Berlin
Germany
Benson
Bohemia
Hollywood
Calif
Blohn & Voss
Hamburg
Brazil
Gypsy Moth Threat to Shade Trees Expands
New York reports the gypsy moth could break from New England into the broader United States this summer due to lack of federal and state funding. Shade tree protection may cost up to 90 million dollars annually, with 4.5 billion projected over 50 to 60 years. oak forests could lose 25 million acres. Since 1869 the pest, imported from Europe, has cost 50 million to control after an initial failed extermination bid of 100 dollars.
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New York
Eastern Plant Board
New England
United States
Mississippi River
Europe
Medford
Mass
Army Sergeant Helps Boy After Stamp Loss
An eight-year-old boy in Albuquerque sent a neighbor for defense stamps and lost them. The next day an air base sergeant learned of the boy’s plight and sent him $2 worth of stamps. The story underscores a kind act by military personnel.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Joseph Beech
Joe
Smoke to battle tanks in maneuvers report
Howard W. Blakeslee notes in the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service bulletin that smoke can slow and misdirect tanks and guide bombers. In the Second Army maneuvers in Arkansas and Louisiana anti tank units delayed a motorized regiment and used smoke to conceal movements.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
U. S. Chemical Warfare Service
Arkansas
Louisiana
Red River
Chemical Warfare Service
Amarillo Organizes Clean-Up Push Tonight
Amarillo will start organizing for spring housecleaning tonight at 7 30 in the city hall council chamber. Mayor Joe Jenkins invites presidents of Civic organizations and Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Kiwanis and other groups to plan this year’s Clean-up Campaign, following last year’s prize-winning effort led by Dr. Hugh Sticksel.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
Hugh Sticksel
C. I. Hood
Council Chamber
I. H. Davies
Rotary Club
Col. E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Ferguson
The
Jaycees
Bill Gilstrap
American Legion
Kenneth Kohler
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Sam Morris
North Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Bob Johnson
Civitans
Dick Bivin
No brave man shall die because I faltered slogan adopted
The service has adopted a wartime motto stating that no soldier should fall because the speaker hesitated. The phrase emphasizes resolve and duty in the face of danger, reflecting a commitment to leadership and sacrifice.
Amarillo Panhandle Artists Plan Permanent Center at Craft Shop
Panhandle Artists Association members celebrate use of the WPA Craft Shop in the Municipal Auditorium basement as a potential nucleus for a permanent Amarillo art center. Plans include national exhibits, ongoing classes, and frequent public displays by woodcarvers, photographers, theater makeup groups, and life drawing sessions led by local instructors.
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Panhandle Artists Association
Amarillo
City Commission
WPA
James A. Bush
Panhandle Artists Group
Paul Lehman
Switzerland
Carter's Little Liver Pills Laxative Ad Claims Digestive Boost
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a solution for constipation and sluggish digestion. It promises relief and a better bile flow, urging readers to buy at druggists for 10 or 25 cents.
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Carter
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Charles Francis
San Jacinto
Texas Quality Network
Miramar de Luxe
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