Flight record claims by Lt Col Caan in World War II era jets
Lt Col Caan, tech director of Fighter Commands, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for test flights in a P-38 reaching 48 000 feet and a power dive from 26 000 feet. In February he reportedly flew a Prunderbolt to 18 000 feet, potentially breaking the speed of sound, while serving in the European theater. He is a vice president of an Air Rifle Manufacturing complex and a University of Michigan graduate married to Marti Biquent.
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Caan
Tee
Ita
Hough
Air Rifle Manufacturing
Ufelong
Ply
Univertf Michigan
Marti
Old age insurance not classed is charity
In a Texas Social Security case, Gordon James notes many fear charity in accepting old age and survivors benefits. A couple hesitated to claim, worried neighbors would learn they were taking aid, prompting discussions on how benefits are called and the process of contacting the Social Security office.
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Gordon James
Social Security Board of Texas
Ames
Social Security
Wks
Nomeone
James
Offien
Hind
Fort Gates and Gatesville Legacy in Coryell County
Fort Gates near Gatesville, Coryell County, began in 1849 to protect settlers from Kiowa and Comanche raids. After guarding the frontier, the fort declined, leaving ruins and graves. today a State Memorial marks the site as the Army trains again with modern technology and historical echoes of pay rolls and gold legends.
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Indiana
Texas
Taxas
United States
George M. Brooks
8Th Miliary Department
Fort Govan
Leon River
Gatesville
Coryell Co
Otticers
Gateaville
Fort “Caton
Fort Gates
California
Texas Rangers
Bey Ard
Nia
Clifton
America
Coryellia
Aid Fort Gates
Eadenead
Poage Hits Administration on Domestic Policy at Waco
Waco Congressman W R Poage told a Rotary luncheon that no official power should bypass representatives on food policy at home. He criticized the White House for advice shaping domestic affairs and argued taxation as the proper method to curb federal spending. He cited beef subsidies as creating disparity between large operators and small processors. Inflation, he said, stems from excessive buying power and scarce goods. options include higher taxes or bond sales. He also noted past Canadian policy offering rewards to men who married young.
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W. R. Poage
Waca Rotarian
Poage
Contandad
White House
Mra
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Felix Frankfurter
United
Pouge
Waco
Waco Concreriman
Health official urges diphtheria serum work and parental action
Dr. Geo W. Cox states that serum treatment for diphtheria is effective in prevention and cure and warns that toxoid and antitoxin knowledge is not yet widespread. He notes the need for early immunization, citing two thirds of deaths occur in under six, and stresses delayed care harms outcomes.
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Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Texas
Paris Dispatch Describes Severe Shortage and Food Woes
A Le Pelt report quotes Minister Monmatus Thuesiay warning of spreading famine in France and the South with disastrous proportions. The dispatch notes poor fodder vegetables and a failing radar font as cited by officials, highlighting widespread agricultural and supply concerns.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
le Pelt
Monmatus Thuesiay
France
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Exsat
State of Texas
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OM West
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Ates
Canada
P.O. Smith
OWNER
OWLT
A. B. Ogden
Cridian, Texas
Martin's Tailor Shop
Delivery Service
GONE
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Tere
Pocket Book
A. J. Reierson
Southwestern LI Insurance Co
Driskill
Austin
W. L. Stark
Vive
Maeve
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