Old-Style Aircraft Piston Engines With A New Boost
S. Burton Heath reports on Curtiss-Wright and Pratt & Whitney showing a turbine boosted piston system. The Typhoon claims 7,500 to 10,000 hp to the propeller, with Wasp Major at 3,500 hp and turbo cycle gains, plus potential for future turbo-prop and jet transitions to exceed 600 mph. The piece notes B-17 tests, fuel economy gains, and sonic-wall considerations for high-speed flight.
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Pratt and Whitney
Curtiss-Wright
New York
Curtiss- Wright
Australia
Columbus
Ohio
Robert D. Grange
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Grange
Census Finds One In Twelve Nonfarm Families Raise Chickens
Washington report shows about 2,750,000 nonfarm families keep chickens. On average these households own 18 hens and pullets, while more than one in five nonfarm families grow vegetables.
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Washington
Census Bureau
April Disliked By Business
A May 1949 overview by Sam Dawson notes April fell short of boosts expected by many businessmen. While some sectors showed slight gains such as construction and auto production, overall production, agriculture, employment, and financial metrics weakened versus March and last year. Japan’s DDT output doubled.
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New York
Pril Engineering
Federal Reserve Industrial Production Index
Hollywood
Hollywood Scene Hairdown Autry Horse Might Attract Others
Hollywood gossip notes a coiffure for Gene Autry's horse Champion prompts talk of referrals to other horses. Bob Walker may leave a Kansas sanatorium for Broadway acting talks. Bing Crosby stars in a film horse sequence, and a horse dies after a race. Greta Garbo and Clifton Webb date privately.
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Hollywood
NEA
Mark
Gene Autry
Champion
Larry Gore
Larry
Bob Walker
Kansas
Monte Proser
Bing Crosby
T’s
Gene Kelly
Arthur Freed
Gal
Joey
Freed
Gene
Barton MacLane
George Raft
Auto Installment Debt Surges to New Peak in March
Government data show time purchasers added 117 million to auto loan debt in March, lifting total installment debt to 2.113 billion. Fed officials note this rise accompanies two credit easings since March and a broader installment credit total of 15.379 billion at month end.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Private builders in Argentina fail to beat housing shortage
Private home builders in Argentina struggle to overcome a housing shortage as they cannot compete with the government for labor and materials.
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Argentina
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