Pilot praises planes as key to sonic speeds reach
Col. Albert Boyd said his world speed record flight at Muroc shows speeds beyond 600 mph are possible with current planes, but reaching 750 mph requires further refinements in aircraft and jet engines. He credited engineers for the achievement despite rough desert winds and G forces, noting pilots play a small part in such flights.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Albert Boyd
Muroc
Sanardino Air Depot
Poyd
Fourth National Guard Battery Activated in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will host a new service battery forming part of the Iowa National Guard. Captains and 56 men will compose the unit, under Col. Enton K. Smith, with outreach at Shrine Temple armory. Cedar Rapids would become home to four Iowa units, with possible 100th Combat Engineers reassignment to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Grahl
Enton K. Smith
Col. Smith
Shrine Temple Armory
133Rd
National Guard
Des Moines
100Th Combat Engineers
Navy Mothers to Hold Tag Day on June Twenty Eight
Navy Mothers announce a Tag Day on June 28 to raise funds for welfare projects. Mrs. Mary Wilson, tag day chairwoman, says members will distribute tags on the street and proceeds support clothing and food gifts, hospital visits, and magazine subscriptions for Navy men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Mary Wilson
Navy Mothers Club
Navy Mothers Group
Naval Service
Predictions and headlines tied to 1947 magic convention
A fragmentary report describes Robert Nelson predicting events with a sealed aspirin tin loaf prank, including Pirates beating the Giants 12 to 2 and a fatal crash headline. Police guarded the loaf before it was opened at the Syria Mosque as part of a magician convention feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
of Syria
George E. A. Fairley
Pittsburgh Sun - Telegraph
Pirates
Giants
Nelson
Nathaniel Spear
Dean of Merchants
Pittsburgh Press
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Grandmother Wins Right to Bury Two Slain Grandchildren
In Miami a court awarded the children's maternal grandmother and her son the right to bury Peggy Russell aged 11 and Johnny Christo Russell aged 7 in Kershaw after their father Chris Russell 59 admitted killing them to prevent removal to a home. The judge pressed Russell on his motives as witnesses prepared for a juvenile court hearing and police filed four warrants for murder and intent to mar.
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Miami
Kershaw
D.C
Circuit Court
George E. Holt
Chris Russell
Detective Set
John Deas
Russell
W. H. Gay
H. L. Gay
Peggy Russell
Johnny Christo Russell
Holt
Wal L. Wolfe
Wolfe
Mure
Wolfes
J. A. Sistrunk
General Livesay Arrives in Athens for Greek Aid Mission
Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay, head of the U S military mission aiding Greece, arrived in Athens on Thursday to oversee the American program.
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Athens
William G. Livesay
United States
Greece
Mrs Linge Purchases Land North of Cemetery
Carl K. Linge of Cedar Memorial Park reports his wife Ruby Scott Linge bought a 10 acre tract on the old Marion road north of the cemetery. He sought zoning for cemetery use but planning officials recommended denial due to potential residential needs and a belief the cemetery will suffice for about 40 years. Land was bought from Arthur Raddatz via John B. Finney.
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Carl K. Linge
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Marion Road
Ruby Scott Linge
Linge
Oe Lecr
City Plan Commission
Cedar Memorial Park
Arthur Raddatz
John B. Finney
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FBI
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Poe
Galas
C.R
Sobers
MAY
Second Street
Robert Nelson
FIRST
Maytag
Faccredites OT
A. W. Peterson Co., Inc
M Rae Ra
the Golfer
Smarty Hat
Craemer's
Garry
Garastraw
Trudy
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