FHA Approves Plan For Housing Units At Smoky Hill Base
The FHA approves construction of 535 housing units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base Salina to be built by private contractors under Capehart provisions. Air Force to finance and own the homes after mortgage liquidation with funds from personnel and housing allowances. Land expansion to 110 acres possible as Army Engineers seek adjacent property. Bids to be solicited after land acquisition and appraisals, with average cost about 313 500 per unit.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Air Force
FHA
Capehart
Smoky Hill
Lgoks Hill
Douglas County Mineral Output Rises Despite Low Rank
Douglas County shows a modest uptick in mineral production led by limestone sand and gravel as oil activity returns. Kansas University survey notes 1954 output around 250000 dollars with 1955 expected gains, while oil wells in Baldwin area have fluctuated since 1919.
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Douglas County
State Geological Survey At
Kansas University
Walter H. Schoewe
K.A
Schoewe
Rural Teachers to Hold Textbook Meeting Here
A countywide textbook conference will be held Thursday morning at the Municipal Building with rural Douglas County teachers and administrators selecting English spelling chemistry economics social studies and Latin texts for next year from state approved lists. Delegates include high school D E Kerr Eudora Robert Randel Baldwin Wilbur Peterson Lecompton Clarence Blackman Vinland and elementary Floyd Rogers Baldwin Joe Jaimes Eudora Mrs Doris Lindt Lecompton with eight book company representatives present to answer questions. The report notes that about nine percent of the world’s land area is cultivated, per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Douglas County
State Department of Education
Emma Berg
D. E. Kerr
Eudora
Robert Randel
Baldwin
Wilbur Peterson
Lecompton
Clarence Blackman
Navy considers deaf ground crews for jet noise safety
At Pensacola Naval Air Station researchers explore using totally deaf personnel as jet ground crews to test endurance to engine noise. Early findings suggest deaf individuals may still suffer balance effects from intense sound exposure, informing broader studies on coping with jet noise.
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Navy
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
H. E. Page
Office of Naval Research
Psychological Sciences
Marines Complete 36000 Mile March For March Of Dimes
A Houston Marine Reserve unit trekked to Austin covering 36000 miles in 160 miles of hiking while raising more than 32000 for the March of Dimes. Sgt Nolan G Henry and Hospital Mate 2C Charles R Blanar left Houston January 7 and were greeted with hero’s welcomes as high school bands escorted them along the route. They each lost 10 to 12 pounds during the trek and collected nearly ten cents per step.
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Houston Marine Reserve
Austin
Nolan G. Henry
Charles R. Blanar
Houston
Tex
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