Gallopin Gertie a Army Tank Key to Traffic Woes
The Walker Bulldog M41 tank Gallopin Gertie from the 98th Recon Company of the 96th Division demonstrates in Utah. Sgt. Bennett Twitchell drives the 25 ton armored vehicle with a 76 mm cannon and a 50 caliber MG. The tank, praised for maneuverability and stability, could ease city congestion though primarily a weapons system.
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Murray M. Moler
Presa
FT. Douglas
Utah
Gertie
Army
Walker
Eighth Army
Korea
Walton Walker
98Th Reconnaisance Company
96Th Division
Idaho
Montana
Arizona
96Th Recon Company
California
Hunter- Liggett Military Reservation
Sertie
Henry G. Price
Utah Military District
Price
2Nd Armored Division
Europe
Douglas
Salt Lake City
Bennett Twitchell
Albany
Ore
Twitchell
Ft. Douglas Motor Pool
Sion
U.S
Annual Legislative Meetings Move Toward Yearly Sessions
A Commerce Clearing House study notes a rising trend toward annual state legislative sessions. Six states have moved toward annual sessions, with constitutional amendments proposed for annual sessions in Kansas New Mexico West Virginia Louisiana and a potential second vote in Texas. Pennsylvania has passed one legislative session toward a two step process to submit a constitutional change.
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Chicagohin
Commerce Clearing House
Kansas
New Mexico
West Virginia
Louisiana
Texas
CCH
Pennsylvania
Progress Noted In Air Raid Protection
Progress in air raid defense marks a plan for round the clock protection in major American cities this year. The Nike long range guided missile would pair with the SkySweeper short to mid range anti aircraft system in a synchronized alert and response setup. The first Nike emplacement near Washington used almost 100 tons of steel for concrete reinforcement. Each base includes launching and radar control areas with specific officer and crew allocations.
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New Yorm
J Steelways
American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington, D.C
Nike
Noerg
Deaf Mute Learns To Fly By Lip Reading
Deaf mute George E. Spinney, 39, of Anrecy Mase, learned to fly using hand signals lip reading and ground work with a blackboard and model during September 1 11 practice period.
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Anrecy
Mase
Imute
George E. Spinney
Birthplace of Home on the Range becomes Kansas shrine
The cabin of Doctor Brewster Higley where Home on the Range was written is named Kansas state song birthplace. Located nine miles northwest of Athol in Smith County, the limestone cabin once a hen house now hosts a shrine after restoration by the Smith Center Lions Club. Higley built it in 1872 on Beaver Creek, the site gaining enduring local fame.
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Anthol
Kan
Brewster Higley
Kansas
Athol
Smith County
Smith Center
Liong Club
Higley
Beaver Creek
This Salmon Wouldn't Take No For Answer
AUGUSTA ME September 2 Some fish and Maine fish and game department closed its file on a salmon marked with a metal jaw tag part of a study of growth in Cold Stream Pond The fish was caught by fishermen four times in four years It weighed three and one half pounds the last time and was eaten by E W Graffam of Old Town Also notes free seed distribution and collection of statistics funded early by the Department of Agriculture.
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Augusta
Jearn
Maine
Fish and Game Department
E.W. Graffam
Old Town
Coffee Price Drops Below One Dollar Per Pound
New York report notes coffee prices fell under $1 per pound for four pounds, the first such slide in months. Grocery chains in New York City and Ohio cut prices by one cent, with Grigtede Brothers offering Grisdale at 94 cents, Fisher Bros.Co lowering to 97 and 99 cents, and Kroger in Cincinnati labeling brands at 99 cents and $1.00.
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New York
New York City
Ohio
Grigtede Brothers
Grisdale
Fisher, Bros.Co
Sub Normal Rainfall Predicted In September
Washington September 1 UP The U S weather bureau 30 day outlook for September shows temperatures to average below normal east of the Mississippi with the greatest departures over the Middle Atlantic states. Above normal temperatures are expected over the western half of the country with the largest departures over the Rocky Mountain states and Northern Plains.
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U. 5
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Fie
Middle “Atlantic
Rocky Mountain -States
Plains
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