Secret Details Of Superforts Guns Revealed
New York reports public demonstration of the B 29 Superfortress all electronic firing system. Two turrets with GE engineers and Air Technical Service officers operated the control systems at the Waldorf Astoria. Each turret has a gunner in a pressurized cabin but can be run by a single operator if needed. Fire interruptors prevent accidental discharge and safety contour shields protect crew from misdirected fire.
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New York
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
R.a-F
General Electric Company
Air Technical Service
Com
Clark Lee Reports Life With Superfortress Crews Over Tokyo
War correspondent Clark Lee, stationed at the Saipan B 29 base, writes on Superfortress crews bombing Tokyo. He describes pilot attitudes, in flight behavior, crew life between raids, and views on the risk of being shot down. The Gazette will publish his series beginning Sunday.
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Clark Lee
America
Saipan
International News Service
the Gazette
Japan
Lee
Tokyo
Sighting and aiming mechanism for turreted gun systems
A gunner operates an electronic brain to aim turrets. In a pressurized cabin he views a boxed sight with inclined glass showing the enemy plane. He triggers a red dot circle to keep the target centered while the system telegraphs distance and movement to the computer for fire control.
Appointment of Administratrix in Linn County Iowa
Notice of appointment dated November 21 1944 in Linn County Iowa names Minnie Grace Doering as Administratrix of Henry J Deering estate. Creditors urged to file claims and debts to be paid to the Administratrix and attorney J Dabms.
Notice of Appointment of Executrix
The under signed Hulda Rice is appointed Executrix of Bert H Rice’s estate in Linn County Iowa on November 22 1944. Creditors must immedi ately pay and claimants file duly authenticated claims with Linn County District Court through attorney O W Lawrence.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Bert H Rice
Iowa
Ark
District Court
Such Literature Found Only in Congress Record
Frederick C. Othman comments on a Congressional Record feature praising its literary variety. He notes legislators such as Bertrand Gearhart and Charles Plummley quote poems and essays, including recipes and political satire, highlighting the Record as a catalog of diverse writing.
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Congress
Washington
Bertrand W. Gearhart
California
San Francisco
Frank J. Taylor
George Mardikia
Continent
Congressional Record
Solomon Pease
Critics Blessed Dogs and Finer Things Prompt Admonition
A fragment quotes a critic’s disdain for dog lovers and praises finer things, noting smug sentiment toward the Congregational Record and implying satire about respect and taste. The line suggests tension between popular and cultured tastes in a historical context.
15 year old militiaman poses as soldier in army ruse
Guamoa Sepeda, a Chicago youth known as a good soldier for five months, swapped uniforms with Pvt. Jesse Motley to go overseas. Motley's deception exposed, both youths were picked up by military police in Chicago as their embarkation arrangements unraveled.
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Chicago
Guamoa Sepeda
Uncle Sam
Guamoa
Illinois Militia
Fort Sheridan
Pvt
Jesse Motley
Motley
Sepeda
Motes Sepeda
Fort McClellan
Ala
A.w.ol
Don’t Let Forgers Do Their Shopping With Your Money
Treasury and post office warn retailers and households to use caution with checks to prevent forgery. The Know Your Endorser campaign urges cashiers to assess risk before cashing checks and asks families to have a home presence when government checks arrive. It notes eight million checks mailed monthly to servicemen dependents and warns thieves steal from mailboxes.
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Ers
Post Office
Treasury Department
Wool sweaters with long sleeves and ribbon trim
All wool sweaters feature long push-up sleeves and ribbon trim down the front. Available in Rose Maize Red Navy Brown or Blue in sizes 7 to 14.
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Superforts
State of
Henry J. Deering
Minnie Grace Doering
J. Dabms
Hulda Rice
O. W. Lawrence
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Mark J Myers
Killian Company
Deys
Frederick C. Othman
Henry D.e, Jr
Louisiana
OPA
Department of Wit and Humor
Plumiey
Agame
de Sevigne
Susseq
Norcross Greeting Cards
Vienna
Chippewa Falls
Oxford
Boy Scout
Bo’'S Department
Patricia Petite
Dave
Lhke Killian
Killian
KiLlian's Children's Haircutting Shop
Dee Gee
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