Scientist and Sailplane Pilot Try For Bird Inspired Flight
State College Mississippi scientists Dr. August Rasper and Dick Johnson test sailplane flight by tracking buzzards. Johnson, a 29 year old aero nautical student, pilots a sailplane while trained buzzards may soon carry instruments. A naturalist trains two buzzard squadrons for wind tunnel and free flight studies as Johnson continues field observations.
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Keith Fuller
Johnson
Palm Springs
Cal
Rasper
Mississippi
George Carter
Kenderville
Ind
Carter
State College
Man Reports Unusual Six-Ounce Egg From Hen
Ed Ferges of Marion Illinois says he has raised chickens for twenty years but never saw an egg like the Hamp shire Red hen laid recently a six ounce egg that dwarfed normal eggs and surprised him.
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Marion, Ill
Ed Ferges
Hampshire
Pasteeth Improves Comfort for Dentures
FALSE TEETH users gain more comfort with PASTEETH a pleasant alkaline powder. Sprinkle a little on dentures to reduce plate odor and improve eating and talking without any gummy taste or sensation. Available at drug stores.
Thousand Doves Banded In Alabama Study Lead by Hulse
More than a thousand mourning doves have been banded by David C. Hulse of Decatur as part of a Southwide dove study begun in 1949. Trapping near Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge used crack corn bait with wire mesh traps. Bands help learn dove habits, abundance, and harvest rates. reports encouraged to return bands to U S Fish and Wildlife Service or Mr Hursey.
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David C. Hulse
E. Moulton Street
Decatur
Hulse
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Alabama
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D. C
Hursey
Lt Governor Allen Addresses Civitan Club on Alabama Industry
Lt Governor James B Allen spoke to the Civitan club praising Morgan county and the Tennessee Valley and urging a healthy climate for capital investment. He outlined Alabama policy favoring both inside and outside investment and cooperation between industry and government. Floyd Sherrod introduced Allen and lauded his legislative and Lt Governor service and noted his Chicago Democratic National Convention delegation.
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Morgan County
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
James B. Allen
Civitan Club
Allen
Floyd Sherrod
Sherrod
Nine Millionth New York Audubon Junior Club Member
Nancy Lee Bliss, a Bedford Hills sixth grader, becomes the nine millionth member of an Audubon Junior club in the United States. Since 1910 these clubs have grown to 10 000 across all grades, aiding protection of most birds under state or federal laws. WANT ADS GET RESULTS
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New York
Nancy Lee Bliss
Bedford Hills
N. Y
United States
Trinity Plans For Graduation
Trinity high school graduation exercises are set for May 29 with an address by salutatorian Betty Norman historian Sue Murphy poet Melba Maner prophet Billy Owen grumbler Francis Kitchens lawyer Howard Kitchens valedictorian Elizabeth Winchester. Paul Vining preaches the baccalaureate sermon and officiates at the program along with Silas B. Cross who awards medals honors and diplomas.
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Trinity High School
Paul Vining
T. N. Kitchens
Ivory Palaces
Betty Norman
Sue Murphy
Melba Maner
Billy Owen
Francis Kitchens
Howard Kitchens
Elizabeth Winchester
Silas B. Cross
Centenarian Forsakes Alcohol and Tobacco in Elberton
Lucius Darby, born a slave, claims to be 110 to 116 years old after quitting corn liquor at 70. He credits abstinence, tobacco chewing, and eating freely for his longevity. Once a slave to a Augusta doctor, he gained freedom in the Civil War and now lives with others, chopping wood and tending fires. County welfare officials estimate his age at 110.
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Elberton
Lucius Darby
Lucius
Augusta
Water Safety Congress session aids Tennessee lakes
A one day Water Safety Congress session at the Hermitage hotel Nashville drew about 50 delegates. Gov. Gordon Browning urged strong support for Tennessee lakes and water safety education to reduce drownings, with TVA and Red Cross leaders stressing youth education and safe boating. George Porter was named to the congress board representing Morgan County.
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Water Safety Congress of the
Tennessee and Cumberland Valleys
Hermitage Hotel
Nashville
W. E. Derryberry
Cookeville
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
The
Water Safety Congress
Robert W. Lockridge
Corps of Engineers
Gov
Browning
Corps
Congress
Wally van Claussen
American National Red Cross
Washington
TVA
Claussen
Bob Steber
Outdoor Writers Association
Nashville Tennesseean
Guy Hughes
Outboard Boating Club of America
Chicago
John L. Murphy
Lou Williams
Tennessee Conservation League
George Porter
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Carnival Rides Preview at Jacksonville Navy Kiddieland
Naval Air Station families preview a Kiddieland with kid-tested rides and a mock fire alarm experience featuring a fire engine ride. The event aims to boost interest in the carnival with safe, child-friendly attractions.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station
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