Col Robert Olds and the Flying Fortress era
A profile of Col Robert Olds, head of the air corps ferry command, highlighting his rapid rise, record flight in a flying fortress, and mastery of new bomber tech. Also notes on sports writers and Atty Gen David Wilentz, plus Carlos Saavedra Lamas’s Argentine diplomacy and ABC entente.
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York
Olds
Flying Fortress
Robert Olds
Air Corps
Ferry Command
Britain
Fritz Kreisler
Argentina
Norfolk
Air Reserve
Woodside
New Jersey
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Hauptmann
Plainfield
Perth Amboy
N. J
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Sr. Lamas
United States
Argentia
Brazil
Chile
Windmill or electric pump for water supply compared
A reader asks whether a windmill or motor driven electric pump is better for water supply, noting windmills are economical but rely on wind. The answer favors electric pumps for efficiency and continuous supply, while windmills remain best for economical use but require hand pumping or a secondary electric source during calm periods.
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Paris
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1381 B Sewing Sizes and Yardage
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1381 B details sizes 34 30 30 40 42 44 and 46 with Siew 36 requiring 4 percent yards of 35 inch material. A full sew chart provides cutting and construction directions. Send your order to the listed address.
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Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
Hollywood
Wilentz
Flo Ziegfeld
New York Law School
Robin Moor
Edward Myers
S. S. Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Myers
Baltimore
Edward Jr
Marie
Florence
Josephine Myers
National Committee On the Housing Emergency
J. For F
William §. Knudsen
Dorothy Rosenman
C. F. Palmer
Defense Housing
Bere
Uncle Sam
115Th Field Artillery
Blue Army
George Washington
Georgeshington
Lexington
Munroe Tavern
U. S
Forrest
Boston Navy Yard
Fitch
H. Walter Thomas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Leroy Fitch
Robert Eichelberger
West Point
William G. Gillis
Cameron
Texas
Joseph Cudahy
Belgium
Jersey City
Europe
Cudahy
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
San Francisco
Borses
Roy Roger, B. “Whitman
Roger B. ‘Whitman
Cypress
McGraw-Hill Book Company
New York City
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Lord Nelson
Amos Bronson
Alcott
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Pine St Street
St. Lenis
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