Jet propulsion history from cuttlefish to early jets
A compact historical sketch traces jet propulsion from nature’s cuttlefish to early models. It names Isaac Newton, early jet ideas, 18th–20th century patents, German pioneers Opel and Valier, Frank Whittle’s turbine, and World War II jet combat figures like Major Louis Green and Col. Francis Gabreski.
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Nature
Isaac Newton
Otto von Opel
Max Valier
United States Army Air Corps
Air Force
Frank Whittle
Green
Col
Francis Gabreski
Eighth Air Force
I Scouter Ensign Named District Commissioner
James W. Ensign, longtime Scoutmaster of Troop 18 at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church Cedar Rapids, named district Scout commissioner. He will lead a volunteer staff of about 20 and resign as troop master. Ensign has guided 18 youths to Eagle Scout and earned numerous merit badges while receiving the Silver Beaver in 1946.
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James W. Ensign
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scout Office
Ensign
Nat Hull
Burlington
Idaho
Utah
Lewis Newman
Gloshen Ensign
Boy Scouts of America
Council
National Council of the
One-Day Institute on Folk Dancing Planned in C R
Cedar Rapids hosts a one day folk dancing institute next Saturday under the Playground and Recreation Commission. Br. Ralph Piper of the University of Minnesota will lead, focusing on methods of instruction and use of recorded materials for teachers youth leaders and church recreation workers. Sessions run 9 to 12 at Kenwood school gym.
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C.R
Cedarapids
Playground and Recreation Commission
Piper
University of Minnesota
Kenwood School
Dances Offered at Memorial Coliseum Armory Sessions
Memorial coliseum armory hosts two dance sessions on Saturday for teachers church workers and youth leaders. Afternoon 2 to 5 teaches basic waltz two step polka and schottische for beginners and refreshers. Evening 7 30 to 10 80 offers American and foreign round and folk dances plus square dances. Admission 50 cents per session.
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Memorial Coliseum
Lester C. Keller
Capital Street Names Across World Capitals
Washington streets like Fighting Alley and Donnybrook Lane intrigue locals yet fail to rival London and Paris. London boasts Bird Cage Walk and Eel Pie Lane while Paris features The Street of the Cat Who Fishes and the Street of the Sainted Fathers, showing global quirks in naming.
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Capital
Washington
Donnybrook Lane
National Geographic Society
London
Paris
Leo Miner Named Chairman of ISA
Leo L. Red Miner has been selected chairman of the Town Soaring Association in Cedar Rapids. Officers include E A Kurzwa vice chairman Robert S Wray treasurer and Caralie Hendrickson secretary. Advisory board members are A A Collins A M Lippisch Tudor Wilder and George Shimek. The club plans to buy a 1 19 sailplane and will hold a meeting Friday at the Wilder Grain Company office. Dues are four dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. “Red” Miner
Town Soaring Association
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Kurzawa
Robert S&s. Wray
Caralie Hendrickson
A. A. Collins
A. M. Lippisch
Tudor Wilder
George Shimek
ISA
At & P.m
Wilder Grain Company
Twelfth Avenue SE
Army wives offer babysitting boost at Camp McCoy
Army wives at Camp McCoy run a babysitting center named Young-uns' Boost to help with child care. It operates Wednesday nights Friday afternoons Saturday nights and special occasions with a room for babies to sleep toys and supervision. Mrs Charles E Mentzer of Cedar Rapids is among helpers lending support to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
McCoy
Wis
Post Public Information
Charles E. Mentzer
Cedar Rapids and
Algona
Camp McCoy
Cotton Crash Destroys Forrest Supply Pottery Shop
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a truck loaded with cotton toppled several bales that tore into Forrest Supply Pottery and Gift, forcing owners to tear down and rebuild the damaged building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Forrest Supply Pottery and Gift Shop
Milieta Joins Edmonds Crew at Pearl Harbor
Roy F. Milieta of Cedar Rapids relieves as radarman first class aboard the escort vessel Edmonds stationed at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
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Roy F. Milieta
Cedar Rapids
Route 1
Radarman
Edmonds
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy Seaman Robert L. Coats Serves Aboard Missouri
Robert L. Coats, a navy seaman, serves aboard the battleship Missouri in Korean waters according to a navy announcement. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Coats of 504 Avenue.
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James L. Taylor
U. S. Naval Hospital
Yokosuka
Japan
G. E. Stahr
Pfc
Taylor
Jena Fee
Maplewood Drive
Marilyn “J. Taylor
Sixteenth Avenue
Robert L. Coats
Missouri
Fred C. Coats
Missouri Relieves Iowa as Seventh Fleet Flagship
The Missouri has been chosen to relieve the Iowa as flagship of the Seventh Fleet. Coats serves on the commander’s staff in this change of command.
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Missouri
Iowa
Coats
7th Tome on Leave
Marine Charles B. Summer travels 21 days from Camp Pendleton to Camp LeJeune for a 20 week route mechanic school. Navy seaman Marion Bain from Great Lakes Naval Station takes four days home as a machine accountant striker. Pvt John Bousek Jr from Camp Chaffee Army Hospital goes on 10 day leave and returns Tuesday.
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Marine Pic
Charles B. Summer
L Street
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Camp Lejeuné
N. C
Marion Bain
Johnson Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Station
Miss Bain
Mossday
John &. Bousek, Jr
Fifteenth Street
Army Base Hospital
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Bousek
Propaganda Housing Project in East Berlin’s Stalin Allee
East Berlin showcases a mile of new apartments on Stalin Allee as Communist propaganda. The barrage highlights 2,100 flats built by volunteers and conscripts while the West reports broader housing activity with 15,000 plus units and major repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds As
Tom Reedy
Berlin
Double Trouble for Ormond Twin Guards Gave Cedar Rapids Man a Nightmarish Encounter
Frederick Vincent Ormond, a Cedar Rapids man wanted in multiple states for bad checks, was captured in Memphis after a dramatic burglary attempt at Goldsmith’s department store. He dodged a twin watchman pair and was later handed to authorities on burglary charges.
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C.R. Man
Memphis, Tenn
Lou Brewer
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Memphis
Tenn
Frederick Vincent Ormond
Ormond
Illinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Texas
Arnee
Kansas
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Goldsmith’s Department Store
Robert Shepard
Shepard
Ira Shepard
Robert
Ira
Goldsmith’s
Robert Shepfard
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Lou Breuer
Stearn
James Romsey Thullt
Gloucester
Whittle
Air Scormmodore
Lous Green
Lake City
Fla
Beevee
Major Green
Leon James Gleshen
Uckee Oor
Oy Tha Lal
Pye
Kratchmer's
Kroehler Furniture
Smith- Corona
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
Second Ave
1St Ave
First St. SE
Pork Chops
PURE
Leo Miner
GL Gazette
Bruce Ree
Promoation
Ian Bat Peetu
Kroehler
Fev
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