Quiet airplanes and the push for a quieter plane
A historical editorial argues for quieter aircraft to protect sleep and civilization. It cites B Wright and the civil aviation authorities calling for quieter propellers and engines, with industry groups and officials urged to aid in reducing noise as airports proliferate and protests arise from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iself
I’ B. Wright
Civil Aeronautics
Congress
Wright
Aircraft Industries Association
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
The
Air Transport Association
CAA
Manners On The Road And Good Driving Habits
A discussion on courteous driving urges patience and courtesy. It notes polite people may misuse power behind the wheel and advises yielding to pedestrians, letting others go first, and avoiding unnecessary horn blowing to prevent accidents. It stresses that courteous driving would reduce crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cane
Luf's Stuft-FanMER WINS PRAISE
A farmer described as Luf Burrow is praised for his harvests of vegetables fruits and other crops. The text extols the farmer's value to feeding daily needs and hints at pride in his work and long standing farming tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanmer
Pearl Harbor survey argues air power key to future war
The White House released a strategic bombing survey noting Japan had ten aircraft carriers at the start of the war while the U S had seven and only four Pacific carriers at Pearl Harbor Federal officials urge greater armed forces funding starting with Manchuria events The report argues for unity of command and a separate air force within a defense department to handle long range defense and strategic bombing while praising carrier work and outlining past bombing accuracy compared with Army planes
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Pearl Harbor
Manchuria
Far East
Japan
White House
Pacific
Philippines
Department of Common Defense
Carrier Air
Army
Navy
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Fifty years ago Frederick items report a fete inaugurating the Key Monument Association with St Johns students in an operetta The Susan Jane Col J Frank Supplee praises the women of Frederick the Fifth Regiment men are stung by bees during encampment and two officers are injured A man from the country shows a five foot six inch rattlesnake skin to sell in Frederick A name change movement sweeps Sabilasville to Belmont George E Myer runs a trained menagerie including a fox terrier a black sat one yo qty bill and a Java sparrow with claimed hypnotic influence to keep the terrier from harming rabbits
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East Patrick Street
Key Monument Association
St. John's School
Brother Whelan
Susan Jane
J. Frank Supplee
Frederick
Sabillasville
Belmont
George E. Myer
Mr. Myer
Twenty Years Ago Local Items from The News
Twenty Years Ago Of The News dated July 22 1926 reports a heat spike with temperatures reaching 105 and 107 the day prior, followed by forecasts of relief. It notes housekeepers accusing country produce sellers of short weights, plans to widen Brewer s Lane and develop a municipal park, possible condemnation of Hargett property at West Patrick and Brewer s Alley, and golf pro changes at Catonsville Rolling Road Club with Will Shriver set to replace Carroll T MacMaster after three years at Catonsin Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer's Align
Hargett
West Patrick Street
Brewer's Alley
Today In History And Birthdays Of Note
Notable entries recount historical events from 1796 to 1945 and list birthdays of Charles Tobey Wilhelm Delp Styer Morris Fishbein Ely Culbertson Kathryn McHale and Abraham Rosenbach, highlighting Cleveland color photography and Nobel era milestones. The text blends anniversaries with historic milestones and notable births across years and places.
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Moses Cleaveland
Connecticut Land Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick E. Ives
San Francisco
Mooney
Maung Gerners
Maine
Belleau Wood
France
United States
Dillinger
Chicago
Harrisburg
Fres Roosevelt
Sicily
Normandy
U. S
Tokyo
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Boston
Wilhelm Delp Styer
Salt Lake City
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Asso
St. Louis
Ely Culbertson
New York
Rumania
Kathryn McHale
The
American Asso. of
University Women
Washington
Logansport
Ind
Abraham
W. Rosenbach
Philladelphia
Veterans Face GI Bill Training Pitfalls and Policy Shifts
Major Thomas Lean discusses pending National Service Life Insurance amendments and Senate action. He notes many veterans have not converted term policies to permanent forms and warns about affordable premiums and policy lapses. The piece urges reporting suspicious job-training practices to VA and regional offices.
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Washington
National Service Life Insurance Act
House
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
H. W. Breining
Saies
Amity and friendship in a daily word study note
A compact lesson on usage and pronunciation highlights misused phrases and common misspellings. It introduces amity as mutual goodwill and friendship with a Shakespearean quote illustrating the term. The note encourages vocabulary growth by tracing one word daily.
Social Etiquette And Biographies Mixed In One Note
A fragmented OCR passage blends dining etiquette tips with brief biographical snippets. It mentions Man born in Philadelphia aged 70, Odell Sheppard professor at Trinity College Conn, Thomas E. Wilson Chicago based, Edward Hopper artist Nyack born, Elmer Adler Princeton editor Rochester, and a reflection on restraint and freedom of action.
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John D. G. Shea
New York
Julia Dean
Pleasant Valley
N. Y
Emma Lazarus
Noctess
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
Springfield
Stephen Vincent Benet
Bethlehem
Man
Philadelphia
Odell Sheppard
Trinity” College
Conn
Bor
Rock Fall
Ako
Thomas E. Wilson
Édaira
Wilson & Co. Packers
Chicago
London
Canada
Edward Hopper
Nyack
Elmer Adler
Princeton
N. J
Rochester
N.Y
Bill Mitchell All Over Again By PETER EDSON
NEA Washington Correspondent recounts the renewed debate on atomic bombs and naval strategy following Bikini tests. Analysts question if battleships can survive atomic weapons and urge new plans for amphibious operations and ship protection. The piece echoes the old Bill Mitchell controversy about obsolete naval power.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
NEAI
Billy Mitchell
Army
Bikini
Instat
Bikini Lagoon
Pearl Harbor
Anchorage
Puget Sound
Hampton Roads
Truk
Dra
Guadalcanal
Casabianca
Sicily
Leyte
Normandy
Navy
Dorothy Dix Advice Columns on Marriage and Fatherhood
A Dorothy Dix column presents letters from a wife seeking advice on divorce, a stepdaughter resisting authority, and a Navy veteran who struggles with tongue tied romance. The responses condemn abuse, advise restraint, and urge direct, plain communication over alcohol. The pieces reflect midcentury domestic norms and gender roles.
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Dorothy Dix
Ilag
Tam
Question about ancient figure worn in Dodecanese transfer to Greece
A fragmented query asks which famed ancient scientific figure was worn in the Dodecanese Islands, recently transferred to Greece, implying a historical artifact or emblem linked to a notable scientist. Further context is needed to identify the person and confirm the transfer details.
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Dodecanese Islands
Greece
Rebuilding America theme drives AIA committee on urban planning
Washington July 22 Unabashed by underground fears the American Institute of Architects unveils a larger plan under the theme Rebuilding America The committee on urban planning chaired by Louis Justement will work with other groups to develop far reaching plans for reviving obsolete city areas and guiding future development Justement notes vast investment and the need for integrated planning to improve lives Economists warn tea areas in Java may not recover Col Timothy McInerny will recount wartime Ireland censorship stories in a forthcoming book Washington industry boards seek to attract Taormina conventions and visitors
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Jane Eads
Washington
American Institute of Architects
America
AIA
Louis Justement
Justement
Timothy A. McInerny
Eire
Europe
Greer Citrdel
Sapremwen
Big Four foreign ministers and curious questions archive
A fragmented Q and A style piece references the former Big Four foreign ministers and asks trivia about medicine founder Hippocrates born on Cos, heartbeats per day, and the Ukraine Cossacks. It mentions Wieliczka salt mines near Cracow and Finland’s finmark currency values, plus a hospital recovery note for Samuel Marrone at University Hospital.
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Hippocrates
Island of
Cos
Coo
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Manners
Luf
Strategic Bombing Survey
U.S
By David Lawrence
Wwitt
Congressional Committee
U. Bombing Survey
Alogic
News Fuly
the News
Faroe Ie
Major Thomas Lean
Ainer Lomers
Bill Mitchell
Miss Dix
Ime
Jim
NEA Servi SS
Pat
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Java
Board of Trade
USA
Don Cossacks
Ukraine
Wieliczka
Cracow
Finland
Samuel Marrone
North Market Street
University Hospital
Baltic Q
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