Pigeon defense bill gains traction as U S signal corps eyes homers
Dr Joseph L Pfeifer proposes registered lofts to build an emergency reserve of trained homing pigeons for military use. Signal corps envisions 20 000 pigeons in Britain and considers carrier pigeons for spies as part of war communications and defense planning.
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Sy Jack
Stinnett Washington
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Brooklyn
U. S. ‘Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Army
England
Great Britain
U. S. Signal Corps
Students and sponsor join in school club event
Four students and R. John Rath, sponsor of the club, took part in the activity. Miss Dilay is the daughter of Mrs. Lucille King Dilay, HS. West Avenue, Hope.
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R. John Rath
Miss Dilay
Lucille King Dilay
West Avenue
Hope
Pigeons in War Signal Corps Fly Two Ways from Front Lines
The signal corps trains two way carrier pigeons at Fort Monmouth New Jersey with groups of 12 birds delivering messages nightly. The Kaiser, a World War I veteran, remains the lofts’ famous resident among 600 birds housed in 20 lofts with individual apartments and ample food and water.
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Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
White House
State Department
Monmouth
Man Declares Jan 85 Christmas Day Delay
Pueblo resident Robert Henry Pfotenhauer sent notes with Christmas cards announcing a drastic date change saying he was too busy to mail cards on any prior date. The item also notes the first portable typewriter in the United States was patented by George C. Blickenderfer in 1892.
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Pueblo
Colo
Robert Henry Pfotenhauer
United States
George C. Blickenderfer
Bowling Results for January 21 WAL
Bowling results for January 21 list top scores and standings at WAL. Players compete across multiple lanes with final tallies showing score totals, averages, and placement after evening rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal
Baby contest leads at Blevins High
Tantha Dan Hampton son of Victor Hampton leads with 425 votes in the Blevins High School baby contest tied to Aunt Tillie Goes to Town. Billy Lou Foster trails with 415 votes as other contestants list names and votes from the community.
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Tantha Dan Hampton
Victor Hampton
Blevins
Blevins High School
Tillie
Billy Lou Foster
Bill Foster
Blevins High
Betty Carlton Harris
Sybie Charlene Shirley
Mary Lee Reaves
Juanita Cook
James Ross Stone
Neil Rose Huskey
Travis Nevins
Jully Anne Scott
Billy Dwaine Hartsfield
White Elephant in Albania
The article recalls the $112,000 American legation in Tirana, built a decade earlier with U S. funds and fine materials. It contrasts the legation with King Zog and Durazzo palace, notes the water system issue, and recounts Hart’s remarks about site choice, two years of construction, and the grand sun dining room used for social events in 1930.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Albania
Fit
Legation
Tirana
Zag
Italy
Durrazo
Victor Emmanuel
Durazzo
Charles C. Hart
Hart
Zog
United States
Radio guided night fighting and the Hartney system
The article describes British night air defense using radio broadcasting to cue friendly fighters. Ground crews estimate contact points, notify squadrons, and broadcast signals to distinguish friend from foe. It details the evolution from sound based methods to radio based systems and notes limits of searchlights against high altitude bombers.
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Eneimy
Alc
Hartney
Filer
Eddie Rickenbacker
Frank Luke
Thortney
Sience Motors
Atherieat
Brouhd
American Legation in Albania Becomes White Elephant
Hartay describes progress on the legation building with elegant plumbing and modern American touches. He notes Albanians use public baths and recalls the legation's role in promoting refined生活 before its 1939 closure, while the state department regards it as a potential future issue amid looming conflict.
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Legation
State Department
Washington
Hart
America
Sime
United States
Wedding Bells Singer on Fort Oglethorpe Watch
A Guay-She imy doctor reports examining a youth with a dryoftee and discovering a small white object nestled against the eardrum. The case is described as featuring the strangest looking tumors ever observed.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Guay—Sheimy
Grain of Rice Mistaken Scene Sparks Miata Talk
A fragmentary quote describes confusion over a grain of rice and a Miata purchase. The odd exchange references a sheepish crowd and a last week buy, leaving the scene unclear but centered on the small object and a new car.
The News Paper's Duty to Report Facts
The piece argues editors must report facts even when opinions differ from the government and warns against propaganda. It cites comparing local contests and headlines the danger of biased reporting under dictatorship, stressing press responsibility to readers.
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Matto
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Prince Albert
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