Centenarians Make News Across the World
Reports from Daytona Beach Florida Caribou Maine and other places note octogenarian activities and adventures. Jeremiah Campbellton near 107 recovered after a fall and David Rhoades a 99 year old blind farmer navigates with hay wires. Miss Isobella Shepherd is claimed to be 112 though officials dispute this. Reverend Theodore Farry age 100 gave a sermon on abstemious living. Clarence O Hoyt died at 102 after a crash and ten days of struggle.
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Isoul
Daytona Beach
Fla
Caribou
Maine
Jeremiah Campbellton
Moorland
Ind
David Rhoades
Isobella Shepherd
Rhuddlan
Flintshire
England
All Baseball Teams to Be 1946 Champs Predictions Show
Sports writers and managers name the Cubs Braves Phillies Browns Cardinals and White Sox as pennant contenders. Charlie Grimm praises the Cubs hustle Mort Cooper says his elbow is pain free after bone chips removal. Ben Chapman predicts 20 home runs for McCormick and 15–20 for Tabor Northy and DiMaggio. Joe Louis faces Billy Conn with aging doubt noted.
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Steve Edwards
Cubs
Cards
Browns
Tigers
Yankees
Braves
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Mort Cooper
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Nationals
Ben Chapman
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Jim Tabor
Boston Red Sox
Ron Northy
Vince DiMaggio
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
James J. Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
John L. Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Joe
Conn
Stinson Voyager 150 enters assembly line in Michigan
The four place Voyager 150 begins assembly at Stinson in Wayne Michigan after extensive flight tests by experienced pilots. The prototype underwent high altitude testing at Creede Colorado reaching 8,700 feet. Powered by a 150 horsepower Franklin engine the Voyager 150 cruises at 125 mph with 500 mile range. Will Rogers field Oklahoma City to host CAA activities including a standardization center a general aircraft maintenance base for the Midwest and the signals division school.
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Stinson
Wayne
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Creede
Colo
CAA
United States
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Midwest
Signals Division
T. P. Wright
Folding Wings for Personal Planes Promises Savings and Profit
Advocates say folding wings would cut storage charges by over 150 dollars annually per owner and boost airfield income. CAA official John Geisse notes hangar costs fall two thirds per plane and small fields could host more aircraft. Jimmy O Neill displays a Luscombe Silvaire at Fair Haven Vermont airport after a Texas flight. If ears pop on takeoff keep mouth open briefly.
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John H. Geisse
CAA
Geisse
Luscombe Silvaire
Jimmy O'Neill
Fair Haven
Luscombe
City of Greenville Receives Majors Field for Airport Use
The Majors field, used to train American and Mexican flyers for four years, transfers with all facilities to Greenville Texas for city and county airport use. Miss Pat Moroni and Miss Gloria Moroni, sisters, are seen flying at Marion Illinois airport with Pat recently piloting a new trainer from Clarksville Tennessee to Marion.
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Majors
Greenville
Texas
Pat
Gloria Moroni
Marion, Ill
Clarksville
Tenn
Marion
Lindsborg Sinai Messiah Tradition Draws Easter Pilgrims
In Lindsborg Kansas known as Oberammergau of the Plains thousands visit on April 14 and 21 to hear Handel’s Messiah sung by a 500 voice choir and 65 piece orchestra directed by Dr. Hagbard Brase This 64 year Easter ritual began in 1882 under Rev Olaf Olsson and Rev Carl Aaron Swenson with Bethany College prosser hall hosting the performances since the early days Notable artists including Madame Nordica and later Nel Hempe l Curci Elman and Galli-Curci have graced the Lindsborg stage through the years.
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Bethany College Oratorio Society
Lindsborg
Kan
Hagbard Brase
Oberammergau
Middle West
Prosser Hall
Bethany College
Olaf Olsson
Carl Aaron Swenson
Bethany Lutheran Church
Kansas
Madame Nordica
Bethany
Hempel
Elman
Schumann-Heink
Galli-Curci
Over 200 Officers One Sergeant Left At Turner Field
Turner Field near Albany shows a reduced force with one sergeant major and between 200 and 300 officers. A civilian staff and the lone sergeant maintain 550 airplanes on a flyable storage basis, with many civilian workers being former servicemen.
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Turner Field
Albany
GI Joe Pony Fetches Record 20000 At Sale
The Shetland pony GI Joe, famed for top ring performances, rose to a price of 20000 after changes of ownership. Previously valued at 13500 in Chicago last November, he changing hands via buyers in Indianapolis and Springfield, with dealers noting his breed excellence over the past decade.
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Chicago
Joe
Chicago Coliseum
Indianapolis
J. L. Younghusband
Valley View Farm
Barrington
Springfield
Leslie Atlass
Wheaton
Kansan Watches P-80 Fuel Tank Fall Near Farm
In Sabetha Kansas a P-80 Shooting Star fuel tank fell near Otho L. Johnstone after he heard the jet and could not see it. The aluminum tank about 12 feet long landed end over end with minor damage and a gallon of fuel remaining. Albert Holfhaus reported the other tank nearby. both tanks were auxiliary drops from the jet.
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Sabetha
Kans
Otho L. Johnstone
Albert Holfhaus
Maple Shade School
Jeeps Conquer Mud For Rural Carriers
In Pickens county Georgia two rural mail carriers W J Hemrick and R E Williams prove jeeps beat mud. Despite two inch rains they deliver mail on Talking Rock Route 1 and Jasper Route 1 with four wheel drive keeping every road navigable all winter. The piece notes jeeps offer a peace time use for the reliable vehicle famed in war.
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Jasper
Georgia
Pickens County
W. J. Hemrick
R. E. Williams
Hemrick
Talking Rock
Williams
Hamrick
Fossils Inspire 18 Year Old to Washington Science Quest
18-year-old Jim Gibson, a Washington state farm boy and fossil collector, is selected as a finalist in the Science Talent Search. He toured Washington, listened to Lise Meitner, and admired the cyclotron while dreaming of nuclear physics. The piece notes his family’s support, his bees, 4-H work, and his stance on farming versus fossils.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Jim Gibson
Washington, D. C
Zoo
White House
Congress
Science Talent Institute
Jim
State of
Washington
Lise Neitner
Bureau of Standards
Science Service
Watson Davis
Washington Zoo
Mr. Davis
Farm Machinery Output Surges in 1945 Production
Washington reports 1945 farm machinery production at 663.5 million dollars, up over 20 million from 1944. Repair parts accounted for 240.1 million, with irrigation and domestic water systems posting the largest gains and many new power farming devices expected after 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Barbs on butter, cream, and market forces
The author argues ceilings on butter are ineffective as cream can rise, likening the black market to bootlegging eras. USC President Lindsay Kimball notes a shift from strong enthusiasm to indifference, citing consumer obsessions with polyamide products such as nylon stockings.
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USC
Lindsay Kimball
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Aviation
Moronis
Plains
NEW Texan
Johnny Camera
36Th Combat Infantry
Waxahachie
Claren (Curley) Thompson
Kansan
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNY Service
Eye Street
N.W
Senate
Capitol Hill
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
FCC
James Gibson
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
U. S. Mint
Edwin H. Dressel
Philadelphia Mint
Bankhage
America
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Ry Ela
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
Lydia EB
Pinkham
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