America's First Aerial Victory Recounted by Its Hero
Lieutenant Alan F Winslow of the Signal Reserve recounts the April 14 1918 air duel over an American aviation field. He and Lieut Douglas Campbell, the first American ace, shot down two German planes in a dramatic midair combat watched by thousands.
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Washington, D. C
Alan F. Winslow
Signal Reserve Corps of
Chicago
War Department
Winslow
Douglas Campbell
Harvard
California
Doug
Joe
Eleven Year Old in Philadelphia Seeks Navy Enlistment
Eleven year old Rollo Jacobson of Landsdowne visited Philadelphia recruiting offices hoping to enlist in the Navy. He expressed a desire to go to France and was allowed to fill out an application blank at the Naval Reserve recruiting office. He is in the sixth grade with baby Marcus, three, as his nearest kin.
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Philadelphia
Rollo Jacobson
Landsdowne
France
Naval Reserve
Marcus
Indianapolis
Acme-Evans Company
Henry L. Harding
Indiana
Lafayette
The
Indiana Horticultural Society
Elkhart County
J. ©. Larger
Harry N. Barnard
M. E. Foley
State Council of Defense
T. A. Coleman
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
Foley
Delfiware
Salem
Seymour
Jeffersonville
Hugh A. Stevens
Clark County
Shelbyville
Shelby County
South Bend
State War Savings Committee
K. B. Ayres
Fortville
Inavnna War Savings Committee
War Savings Societies
Two American Aviators Decorated By French After Near Ground Battle
In a town square near rooftops at eight hundred meters, an aeronautic duel ended with Doug and YT praised by locals. A French worker suffered a bullet wound in the ear, while the pair gained Croix de Guerre with palm and were later cited in general orders and proposed for the DSC.
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Alors
Roche
Doug
Shaving Under Difficulties A French Point Struggling
A French prisoner of war, infected with tuberculosis during an 18 month confinement, faces shaving difficulties while the American Red Cross aids France by shipping thousands of safety razors to aid health efforts in Europe.
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Germain
Ted Cross
France
Walnut timber offer to government by De Kalb landowner
Reid of De Kalb county owner of several hundred acres with walnut groves offers all walnut timber to the government for gunstock use and declares willingness to accept the government set price.
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Sam
Allants
Ga—Mirs
Luty BR. Reid
de Kalb
Indiana Pardons and Paroles Recommended by Board
The Indiana state board of pardons urged Governor Goodrich to grant paroles to three life-term murder prisoners and to pardon a paroled lifer. The panel also approved two pardons, eighteen paroles, and four sentence commutations. Other items note public school policy on summer agricultural instruction and enforcement of prohibition laws.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Pardons
Goodrich
Indiana
Pardon Board
Ife
Rufus Warren
Madison County
George Stroud
Michigan City
John Fenninger
Vanderburg County
Oscar Sav Age
Knox County
Horace Ellis
Ellis
Eli Stansbury
Indiana Supreme Court
General Assembly
E. I. Lewis
Pubiic Service Commission
Federal Fuel Administration
J. W. Coneys
Federal Railroad Administration
Lewis
National Railroad Administration
Pennsylvania
Gary
John Forsgren
Tolleston
Myrtle
Department of Agricultural Extension
United States Department of Agriculture
Terre Haute
Internal Revenue District
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Booth Bend
Feld Artillery
South Bend
Elkhart
Warsaw
Plymouth
Laporte
France
Camp Shelby
Miss
Strainer Use in Cream Preparation for Butter Making
USDA guidance details preparing churn and equipment, washing and chilling cream, straining to remove lumps, and managing churn volume for proper concussion. It explains color addition, optimal churn speed, gas release steps, and signs of proper butter granule formation to avoid excessive buttermilk.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Milk Loss in Handling Reported by US Agriculture
Annual report of the Bureau of Animal Industry notes substantial milk losses in handling at milk plants. Simple bottle checks and streamlined accounting yield a $2,836 yearly saving at one plant, with successful methods extended to several facilities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
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Washington
Washington Monument
Pan-American
Lincoln Memorial
Council of National Defense
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War Trade Board
Quartermaster Corps of
Army
Navy
America
Campbell
Flawes
Chad
Tle
Fme
Womin
Roe
Shere
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