Michigan Builds Low Cost Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Nine Russian oil tank cars and a barrage balloon repurposed by the University of Michigan to create a wind tunnel will let air reach speeds near the sonic barrier. The project, cost about $100,000, uses Willow Run hangars and a funneling setup to study high altitude flight and missiles with Army air forces funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Department of Aeronautical Engineering
University of Michigan
Emerson W. Conlon
Willow Run
Detroit
Russia
Michigan
AAF
Army Air Forces
Army
Signal Corps
White Sands Proving Grounds
New Mexico
University
War Assets Administration
Kaiser-Frazer Auto
Packard Research
Hollywood Notes and UNRRA Relief Update
A gossip laden column cites Lawrence Tierney AWOL at RKO and Elizabeth Taylor at MGM learning domestic science while Maria Montez funds a Beverly Hills dress shop. It also reports UNRRA aid to Italy detailing grain, textiles, medical supplies, and the ongoing struggles of food and fuel postwar recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olly Wood
Rence Tierney
RKO
Ann
Rutherford
David May
Xavier Cugat
Chicago
Cugat
Elizabeth
Taylor
M-G-M
Maria
Montez
Beverly Hills
Hollywood
UNRRA
Italy
Asia
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavi
Ethiopia
Rome
Keeny
U. Ss
Pennsylvania
United States
U.S
Itva
Movie Theater Listings By Day And Star Casts
A long listing of film showings across multiple theaters including Ray Milland Jane Wyman Sydney Greenstreet Barbara Stanwyck Edward Arnold and John Wayne among others. The schedule covers Today through Saturday with titles such as Dark Horse The 39 Steps and The Kansan and notes multiple theaters CACTUS PLAINS ARCADIA CHIEF LYRIC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hidden Eye
Edward Arnold
van Johnson
Faye
Robert Donat
Madeline Carroll
Arcadia
92Nd Street
Lloyd Nolan
Signe “Hassan
Sahara
Humphrey
Picture of Baby Lifeline Sparks Woman's Recovery
Mrs. A M Goldsmith of Port Arthur visiting in Orange fell ill with acute asthma and was near collapse. A photograph of her six month old baby Glenn Huber, arranged by her sister, was rushed to her bedside and delivered in 31 minutes. The image energized care teams and relatives, and Goldsmith began rapid improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Goldsmith
Port Arthur
Orange
Cone
Glenn Huber
Ed. Guillory
Park Avenue
Toxin Juglone Impacts Some Plants but Not Grasses
A toxin named juglone shows selective effects by not affecting grasses corn beans or similar crops. The fragment notes its specific action and alternative plant responses.
DDT to Help Maine Potatoes Regain Green Mountain Crop
Charles A Brautlecht of the University of Maine says DDT will enable Maine farmers to grow Green Mountain potatoes again, a Maine favorite largely driven out by insect related plant diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce ‘Humberstone
Wadda
Hollywood
Robert Stack
Charles Bickford
San Diego
Fred MacMurray
Paramount
Gilbert
Roland
Monte Carlo
Aqua” Caliente
Miami
Gene’ ‘Kelly
Charles A. “Brautlecht
University of ‘Maine
Maine
Green Mountain
December Department Store Sales Jump Nationwide
Booming Christmas buying lifted department store sales 26 percent higher in the week ended December 21 than the same week a year earlier. Federal Reserve districts reported gains of 17 to 31 percent with Boston 27 New York 31 Philadelphia 26 Cleveland 27 Richmond 17 Atlanta 20 Chicago 27 St Louis 24 Kansas City 22 Dallas 25 San Francisco 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Lithidm Highlighted as Lightest Known Solid Element
A fragment notes Lithidm as the lightest of all solid elements. The claim appears in a concise line, with no additional context about properties, production, or discovery. Further detail is not provided in the readable text.
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By Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
Science
Illinois Natural History Survey
General Electric Company
New York State
Geneva
Erskine Johnson
NEA
Carpenter Kenny
Kenny
Baker
Johnny
Alan
Ladd
Randolph Scott
New York City
Hartford, Conn
Fishfry
Johnson
Raineeray
Ray
Milland
Agen of Geraldine
Jane Wiers
James
Hough
Verdict
Sydney
Greenstreet
Elizabeth. Taylor
Fran
Morgan
Pat
O'Brien
Claire Trevor
Ann Richards
Melvyn Douglas
Ruth
Barbara
Stanwyck
George Brent
Hargroves
Robert
Brenda Joyce
Dark Horse
Phil Terry
Ann Savage
Headin’ West
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
And
Abner
Robert Young
Abbott
Costello
Cactus
Ginger Rogers
Pierre Aumont
Frenchman’s Creek
Joan Fontainne
Glass Alibi
Paul Kelly
Anne Gwynne
Joel McCrea
Plains Ss
Corpus Christi
Roaring Rangers
Sundown Saunders
Bob Steele
The
Sierras
Bill ‘Elliott
Johnny -Mack Brown
Billy
Kid
Texas
Crosbyton
Sherrell Manning
G. Ni Manning
Guy Haverstock
Joe
Palooka
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Midland
Wichita
Kas
Frank K. Lewis
Bridgeport Oil Company, Inc
William E. Lester
Ham Fish
BY Hamles
Freckles
Blo
Henry
Boots
Stooges
Fran Strie
You
Sheriff Potter
Boss Barton
Theose
Mickey Finn
Lane Leona
Gabby
Guy
Bos
Kayo
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
Jack ‘Rutledge
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