Army Reservist Sgt Schikman Reaches Sergeant Major Rank
Sgt Edel Schikman of 2302 E Texas is the Houston area’s only Army Reserve sergeant major, a Sth Maneuver Area Command veteran of World War II. Decorated with the Silver Star European African Middle Eastern campaign and Good Conduct medal, his promotion was announced by Maj Gen George P Munson Jr. In civilian life he manages Wilkenfeld Furniture Co.
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Edel Schikman
Texas
Houston
Sth Maneuver Area Command
George P. Munson Jr
Toth Mac
J Sgt. Schikman
Wilkenfeld Furniture Co
17 Year Old Boy Invents Hearing Unit
Houston AP reports 17 year old Pat Flanagan, Bellaire High junior, claims a device using two temple electrodes transmits radio impulses directly to the brain to produce hearing. Dr. Jack Bangs calls it exciting if proven, while Shell’s Osborne Prescott questions the sensation. Flanagan, a ham radio operator since age 12, conceived the idea while testing radio gear to hear a plane’s shortwave amid engine noise.
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Houston
Jack Bangs
Houston Speech and Hearing Center
Pat Flanagan
Bellaire High School
Flanagan
Osborne Prescott
Shell Development Corp
Baytown Captain Returns From USC Safety Course
Capt. Billy M. Knowles returned to Bakalar Air Force Base Indiana after completing the Aircraft and Missile Safety Officer School at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. His wife Cely and their children will join him after the current school term ends. The 10 week course is taught by aviation and accident investigation faculty and counts for 10 graduate credit hours.
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Billy M. Knowles
Cely M. Knowles
N. Circle Drive
Bakalar Air Force Base
Ind
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Melanie
Shelly
Mack
Susie
Christi
Knowles
W. M. (Pappy) Knowles
Missouri
Chemists Seek Ways To Improve Lamb Flavor
Agriculture Department chemists study lamb flavor noting fat contributes the characteristic taste likely from carbonyl compounds. After identifying taste determinants they hope to adjust feeding and fattening practices to make lamb more palatable to consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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Lipton Tea
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