Parachutes Through the Ages and Early Skies
How parachutes evolved from Leonardo da Vinci sketches to 1919 military use. The piece traces early designs by Veranzio and Garnerin, highlights Blanchard’s initial test with a dog, and notes 1797 Paris demonstrations and 1912 airplane jumps. It also mentions World War I debates and the US Army’s 1919 adoption of seat pack chutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo da Vinci
Fausto Veranzio
J. P. Blanchard
J. Garnerin
Paris
Berry
St. Louis
Missouri
United States Army
Snow to Chip by four moves puzzle
A reader puzzle asks to change the first word Snow to Chip in four moves by altering one letter per step. The exchange mentions a prize such as the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events and invites riddles and jokes to the paper’s address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Baker
Tulsa
Okla
Daily Records Marriage Licenses Listed Across Cities
The notices show marriages including Don Montgomery and Betty Hastings, Kenneth Morgan and Mary Hughes, Gary Fowler and Janice Patterson, and several others across Madison Decatur Athens and Huntsville areas. Ages range from teens to older adults with occupations noted such as clerk minister farmer lumberman and plant worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don P. Montgomery
Moulton
Betty Jean Hastings
Decatur
Kenneth Morgan
Mary Alice Hughes
Gary Fowler
Danville
Janice Patterson
Hartselle
Charles Brownie Longshore
Madison
Marvis Lavern Smith
Sheffield
John Harvey Carroll
Ardmore
Ella Mae Bratcher
James Elvin Markham
New Market
Farming
Nell Rose Worthey
Blue Spring Rd
Huntsville
Ferdinand Hammonds
Madison County
Thiokol
Essie Lee Thatch
J. Eddie Commons
Brown
Prospect St
Amherst
Ohio
Ford Motor Co
Barbara Alice Binkley
French Way
Athens
Junior Elishe Watson
Tacoma
Wash
Lumberman
Vera Lorene Woodward
Wilson Junior Cartwright
Harvest
Farmer
Pearly Mae Patton
Toney
Leach Avoids Injury With Seat Belt After Crashes
Vernon Y Leach crash landed a light plane between two apple trees while spraying an orchard and walked away uninjured. Two days later he swerved his car and braked hard to avoid a crash. the car flipped onto its roof but he crawled out unharmed, attributing both escapes to his seat belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Maine
Vernon Y. Leach
Leach
Kiowa Pvt Chestoint claims Indian hoop dancing title
Pvt. Barney Chestoint Jr. of Ft. Carson Army Training Center asserts he won the Indian hoop dancing title in 1960 at Anadarko Oklahoma, his home town, representing Kiowa heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Carson, Colo
Barney Chestoint Jr
Ft. Carson Army Training Center
Anadarko, Okla
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By A.leokum
Chuckle
Linda
Gary
Jewel Sanford
Star Construction CO
6Th Ave. S.E
Dial
Diane Melluish
Santa Clara, Calif
Limestone
Olinely
Santa
United
Washington
United Air Lines
Arehdale
Orson
Belk
Blue Vane
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