Navy’s top fliers rise from humble beginnings
A look at Rear Admiral John H. Towers and Major General H. H. Arnold highlights their early aviation roots and bold contributions. Towers, first naval aviator and survivor of the NC4 flight, and Arnold, “Happy Arnold,” pushed air power forward from 1911 through wartime campaigns, shaping modern military aviation.
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John H. Towers
Navy
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Admiral Towers
Naval Aviation
John Rodgers
T. G. Ellyson
Towers
Azores
Chesapeake Bay
Rome
Glenn Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
Cook
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics
Arnold
Air Corps
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Kitchen Shower Gifts For the New Bride
A June bride returns from her honeymoon to setting up a home with practical inexpensive gifts. Suggestions include kitchen gadgets, a recipe collection, and a recipe box with donor details. menus and recipes for homey meals follow including noodle and tuna casserole and angel food cake with step by step directions.
Crown Prince Humbert of Italy Opposed to Axis War Policy
A friend recounts Humbert of Italy as a Fascist holdout with a strong personal following who could oppose Italy’s entry into war. The critic notes his opposition may be influenced by his wife Princess Marie Jose’s Belgian royal lineage.
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Italy
Humbert
Marie Jose
Albert
Belgium
Homemaking Booklets for the June Bride
Four practical homemaking booklets offered as gifts for a new bride include Better Baking Easy Entertaining Feeding Father and Household Hints each priced at ten cents. Send ten cents per booklet with exact titles to Eleanor Howe at 919 N Michigan Ave Chicago IL. Released by Western Newspaper Union.
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Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Western Newspaper Union
Shinto Mass Aims to Banish Spirits After Plane Crash
Collier's reports a new Shinto ritual in Japan where priests fly over the crash site and wave branches of sacred trees to drive away evil spirits blamed for an airplane accident. The unconventional ceremony reflects local religious practices influencing disaster response.
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Japan
Collier’s
Hold Your Tongue Wise Advice From Lord Chesterfield
A compact aphorism advises not to seize ears by tongue or hand to be heard. If listeners refuse, better to remain silent than press for attention, reflecting Chesterfield’s counsel on communication and restraint.
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Lord Chesterfield
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Adolf Hitler
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Fuehrer
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S. S. ‘America
Steamship America
Norfolk
American Merchant Marine
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WIN
York
Alaska
Gladwyn, Pa
West Point
Samuel M. Robinson
Robinson Ee
Navy Bureau of Engineering
Robinson
Eulogy
Texas
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Dasher
Angel Food Cake
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Evameville
Ind
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Cicero
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Doan
Dean
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