Richfield Springs Youth Council Promotes Citizenship
In Richfield Springs New York a 1200 strong town hosts a Youth Council active since its start over three years ago. Members come from diverse trades and education levels and lead projects from I Am an American Day to a community carnival and Christmas service gifts. They study local history, push good citizenship and plan tourist improvements at Canadaraga Lake while expanding youth adult collaboration.
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Youth Council of
Richfield Springs
N. Y
Upstate New York
American Legion
New York State
Canadaraga Lake
Texas Politicians Slow in Own Towns
In Taylor Texas two Williamson County politicians Mr A and Mr B vie for support. Mr A visited Mr B home town and bragged he spoke to 100 voters with 90 promising to vote for him. Mr B retaliated visiting Mr A home town saying he talked to 100 people and 90 would definitely vote for him.
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Texas
Taylor, Texas
Willamson County
Mr. A
Mr. B
Two Year Old Donna Jean Stuns Guests With Vocabulary
At the home of Thomas Stabile, Donna Jean, aged two, greets visitors with a calm inquiry about their comfort and carries on a lively conversation. Psychologists note her rapidly expanding vocabulary, far above the 60 to 200 words typical for her age. Donna Jean, a checkers fan, has devised a self assured doll game and declares she wins in the contest, answering I do, of course.
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Donna Jean
Ready
Air Power Is Peace Power Anniversary Facts Highlight AAF
The army air forces marked its 39th anniversary with the motto Air Power Is Peace Power. It recalls rapid wartime growth to 2,383,000 personnel and 64,591 planes, including 41,848 combat aircraft. The piece notes jet conversions, fuel use, and global reach vs prewar production.
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Army Air Forces
RAF
America
AAF
Carl Spaatz
Airport chatter and aerial feats span wartime surplus to public airfields
War Asset Administration declared Arlington airport surplus and the Chamber of Commerce moved to acquire it. A DuMac plane had a flip near La Salle Colorado with no injuries while Dean Boyd built a private runway from crushed limestone. World War II pilot Robert S Jondahl now heads Glasgow Montana airport operations. The stratoscope air traffic device could warn pilots of nearby planes or obstacles, aiding safe flights in bad weather. Actor Dick Powell promotes aviation and rents out his plane for lessons. Oregon forestry tests plant trees by air over 1400 and 800 acre tracts in Tillamook burn and Polk county, with species including Douglas fir and Port Oxford cedar. Grandm a Hartman, at 62 on her anniversary, flies for the first time. Lakeview Oregon opens to civilian flyers after navy operation. Flying Farmers of Oklahoma formed in 194? with 38 members.
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America
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
Army Air Forces
Europe
U. S
AAF
Wright Brothers
Kittyhawk
N. C
Germany
Poland
AAP
Washington
D. C
Philadelphia
War Asset Administration
Arlington Airport
Arlington Heights
Chamber of Commerce
DuMac Air Service
LaSalle
Colo
Dean Boyd
Willow Hill
Taylor Craft
Robert S. Jondahl
Glasgow, Mont
Oregon State Forestry Department
Great Tillamook Burn
Polk County
Port Oxford
Ambassador Nomination Shift in Washington
The side story explains John Leighton Stuart's sudden appointment as American ambassador to China after Marshall advised Truman to select a candidate on good terms with both Communists and Chiang Kai-shek. It notes Wedemeyer was briefly planned as envoy and details Stuart's China experience.
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Washington
John Leighton Stuart
China
Truman
al Wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Stuart
J. Leighton Stuart
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Youth Council
N.Y
Airkpatrick
Wisconsin
Catherine Mueller
Lake
Wis
Selden F. Waldo
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Milwaukee
Waldo
Gainesville, Fla
Henry Kearns
Pasadena
Calif
Jaycee National
Fort Omaha
Neb
Air Transport Command
George S. Stratemeyer
Air Defense Command
Dick Powell
Anna Hartman
Glenshaw
Mrs. Hartman
Lakeview
Ore
Navy
The
Flying Farmers of Oklahoma
Argentine Scientific Association
Argentine War and Navy Departments
Peron
Bernie Baruch
Atomic Commission
Herbert Evatt
United Nations Dynamo
Gromyko
Evatt
Baruch
Andrew Jackson May
Congressman May
Kentucky Mountains
Jack May
May
John Langley
Congress
Langley
Bikini
Madison Equip, CO
Madison, Tenn
Business & Invest
OPPOR
St. Louis
Avery Company
Mactiind Ave
Q. K. Ko-Op
O. Kkubber
O. K. Ko-Op Rubber Welding System
Dex Moines
Minnesota
Red River Valley
W. C. Isaacson
Breckenridge, Minn
Hayes Township
Ida County
Iowa
E. B. Long
Sac City
Roy Barrick - Brownsdale
DU Pont
Clinton
Apter
Doug
Carroll
Columbia
F.C. Davidson
Hallsville
Hague Manning
Hroost Ave
Kansas City
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Cleveland
Worrelta
VIC Cleaning Machine CO
Hawthorne Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Crafton
Grand Ave
Towa
O. B. Var Hosen
Joe van Hosen
Pioneer
Auto Steam Laundry
Pioneer Auto & Truck CO
W. Grand
Des Moines
Heck
Mary Martin
Paramount Picure
Hollywood
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgepore
Cons
CALOK
Pi Stearns
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