Aviation Mogul Frye and Writing Man Ellsberg Spotlighted
A profile of 36-year-old Jack Frye, president of Transcontinental & Western Air, detailing his rise from soda jerker to aviation mogul, his 4,000-mile range supersonic planes, and Alaska troop deployment plans. Also notes Commander Edward Ellsberg's novel Captain Paul and his naval writing career, alongside Ellsberg's S-51 submarine fame and military service.
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Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Au Inc
Alaska
Sweetwater
Okla
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California
Standard Air Lines
Paul E. Richter
Walter A. Hamilton
Frye
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
T.W.A
Riehhter
Lehman Bros
Edward Ellsberg
Captain Paul
John Paul
Jones
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Captain King
John Thomason
Marines
Hap Arnold
The
Art Corps
Bruce
Elisberg
Block Island
Hell On
United States Naval Reserve
Through Central America to the Canal and Beyond
The President seeks 20 million dollars for military highway projects toward a route from the Mexico border through Central America to the Canal, while a Newfoundlander writer recalls Captain Fitzmorris and contemplates the San Blas Indians. He also notes Placentia’s loss to U S war preparations as a naval station grows.
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Congress
Mexico
Colombia
Nicaragua
Canal
Fitzmorris
San Blas
England
Colombian
Newfoundland
Placentia
Placentia Bay
United States
Europe
Government By Decree And Executive Orders Examined
The piece argues that executive orders resemble decrees and that many operate without public debate. It notes presidents and over a hundred departments issue such orders daily, often unseen by citizens, lawyers, or newspapers. It cites penalties for failure to report large sugar sales as examples of enforceable, invisible rules.
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Home Repairs And Maintenance Tips From A 1950s Desk
Practical home advice covers removing mineral salt coating from red brick walls with dilute muriatic acid, gilt frame cleaning with acetone and ammonia, clearing clogged copper leaders with cautious lye solution, and replacing chipped porcelain shelves. Also guidance on wallpaper removal, plaster repairs, safe book storage, and reducing apartment door noise with financial leverage rather than confrontation.
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Lemuel F. Parton Consolidated
Newark
Helen Warner Vanderbilt
Hartford
Annapolis
Yale School of Naval Architecture
Walter S. Tower
American Iron & Steel Institute
New York
Mr Tower
University of Chicago
U S. Shipping Board
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Canal Zone
Esenbae
Fella
Coaast
Costa Rica
Revere Award
Eugene Phillips
Fort Worth
Texas
America
Washington
Paul V. McNott
M. L. Wilson
Russell Wilder
Mayo Clinic
William Green
American Federation of Labor
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Defense
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
International
U. S
Canada
Montreal
L. To
W.L. Batt
Washington, D. C
H. J
Edw. Stettinius Jr
G. C. Bateman
Toronto
Western Newspaper Union
Panama
Secretary of the Treasury
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