Parachutes and safety gears for pilots detailed
In a period style teaching piece Captain Bernard Brookes explains parachute design, sizes, and fitting. It covers service standards 24-foot chutes for general use, 28-foot exhibition chutes, and 22-foot small units, plus pack types Lap Pack Back Pack Seat Pack and their applications for gunners, photographers, and balloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Robinson
Army
Rubinson
Tank
Mhan
Earth
Bill
Thore
Faultless Starch Ad Promises Easy Wash Day Benefits
Mrs Jack Tracy of Knoxville writes praising Faultless Starch for making washes turn out better on ironing days. The ad highlights no cooking needed, saves five to fifteen minutes, and promises smooth ironing with special ingredients. It urges readers to ask grocers for Faultless Starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Jack Tracy
Martin Milt Pike
Faultless Starch Company
Tracy Gaga
Adv
Gentle Rayon Washing Guidelines From Old Text
Gentle handling is essential for rayon both wet and dry. Use lukewarm water and mild soap, dissolve soap completely, and avoid rubbing or machine agitation. Squeeze suds through fabric, rinse at same temperature, then press or wring lightly. Dry away from direct heat, hang evenly to prevent uneven hems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Hapa
Heroic Pilot Heralds Family Flying Fortress Tradition
Flight Officer John A. Griffin of East Chicago Indiana, Northwestern University alumnus from the music school, is noted as the sixth generation keeper of a family aviation tradition dating to 1776. Griffin, a WWII pilot, was killed in 1944 when his plane crashed in England on a mission to Kass Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Records Department
Northwestern University
John A. Griffin
East Chicago
Ind
Griffin
Washington
Valley Forge
Batle
Shiloh
1St Field Artillery
Rainbow
Fiat
Germany
Kla
England
Kasse
Steel Language of the Iron Industry Ironic Terms Explained
A readable slice of old steelwork slang defines slips as furnace blockages, clips as furnace headaches, bloomers as large rolling mills, and bells as cope doors where coke and limestone enter the furnace. The piece notes the colorful, home grown terminology used by ironworkers.
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Wahlert & Guntzler
Flist - St. Louis
Hel
Ford
W. H. Walch and Sons
Elkader
Iowa
George ‘Odd Construction Co
Ames
Towa
M Tea
Ochsner Chevrolet Co
Ft. Madison
University of Minnesota
Malin
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Isthred Labrador & Springer Puppies
Lenox Kennels
Olin
Marion Co
R. M. Donahey
44Th Street
Des Moines
Merrick
Nance
Nebraska
Jamoa W. Reed
Central City
Ole Olesen
Bleaming Prairie
Faribault
Kenyon
Minn
John Willie
Fergus Falls
Ottertall County
R. R. Ashley
Sunny Side Farm
Mora County
Kanabec County
Besing
Serline, Land Agency
Serline
Don
Portage Renown
Wonder Boy
Farrow
Roy V. Copp Glidden
M. Fox Co., Inc
Mut
Des Moines, In
Bernard Brookes
Lord
Europe
Russia
Sma
United States Army Air Service
Hartless
Seanse
Department of Agriculture
Sintou
U.S. Army
Petpak Products Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Fone Bleed Ua
Ouner
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