Radar makes Aleutians campaign a modern miracle
Washington reports radar has transformed the Aleutians campaign from an impractical weather plagued effort into a strategic operation. Radar enables ships and planes to navigate fog and hidden rocks, aiding convoy protection and route exploration despite harsh conditions.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Radar's birth in the Naval Lab and the radio echo idea
In 1922 Taylor and Young broadcast from Washington to Virginia and found ships distort short-wave signals, a key insight into radar. 1925 Gebhard developed the pulse transmitter enabling rapid echoes from the ionosphere, advancing radio detection. 1930 Hyland’s observation at Bolling Field linked plane activity to wave interference, driving further defense uses.
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Aleutians
Tokyo
Atlantic
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Naval Research Laboratory
Leo C. Young
Navy Department
Taylor
Young
Taylor and Young
Elso
Washington Sun
Virginia
Potomac River
Ments
Naval Laboratory
Louis A. Gebhard
Navy
L. A. Hyland
Bendix Corporation
Bolling Field
Army Air Station
Washington
Hyland
Romans Kept Moral Fish as Pets in Ancient Times
Ancient Romans kept the mora l fish as domestic companions, reflecting the era’s unusual pet practices and beliefs about animal life and wellbeing. The source notes their presence in households and cultural attitudes toward animals.
War Time Health Warns of Summer Chafing Risks
War time living brings longer hours and more discomfort from heat sweat and rough clothes. Chafing affects adults in areas such as armpits under breasts between folds and inner thighs, with moisture friction and heat driving irritation and possible infection. Treatment calls for cool clothing protection and separating surfaces with pads while avoiding greasy ointments.
University of Pennsylvania expert downplays postwar gloom risk
Dr Karl Scholz from the University of Pennsylvania told the Carolina Institute of Public Relations at Woman's College in Greensboro there is little reason to fear a major postwar depression. He warned that avoiding downturn may require preventing a possible postwar boom. The article also notes a reversible snake lizard can move both backward and forward.
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Greensboro
Karl Scholz
University of Pennsylvania
Carolina Institute of Public Relations
Woman's College
Ancient navigation tool tied to Columbus in old references
A note cites the astrolabe as a navigation instrument used by Columbus, while a separate statistic notes over 100000 yearly fatalities from accidents in the United States, reflecting two distinct historical hints.
Seven Die By Violence On Weekend
Seven people died by violence in North Carolina over the weekend. A sedan crash near Pembroke killed Frank Crump and three relatives while seriously injuring others. A swimmer drowned at a lake near Concord. A Mount Airy resident was shot dead at home. coroner said self-inflicted. A hotel porter from Thomasville died in Henderson fire. two suspects charged with murder in Wilmington. Benjamin Franklin is noted in a separate item.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Pembroke
Frank Crump
Sarah Crump Shaw
Charles
Hoyle Shaw
Russell Crump
James Edwards
Concord
Howard N. Hodges
Mount Airy
Mann Allen
Henderson
Hobart FE
Cook
Wilmington
Harry E. Fales
New Hanover County
Bureau of Identification
William E. Bryant
Luther Dry
Fales
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