Army Air Corps in Need of Funds and Plans
Washington reports chronic underfunding hampers training and maintenance for the Army Air Corps, risking unpreparedness for emergencies. Major General Fechet notes hangar and space shortages at Kelly Field and Fort Crockett, with insufficient storage for bombardment aircraft and limited Pacific coast observation squadrons. He cites cost constraints delaying repairs, storage, and expansion, while outlining a new reserve flying-efficiency classification system and cross-country missions planned for 1931.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
James E. Fechet
Secretary of War
Army
Air Corps Reserve
Air Corps
Air Army of
The
National Defense
Kelly Field
Ying Fields
Pecher
Tejas
Rockwell Field
California
Fort Crockett
Texas
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Sir Corps
Fechet
Panama
Decision in Michigan Sets Pilot Responsibility Precedent
Detroit pilot Frank Wrede received two years probation and was barred from carrying passengers after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a Pontiac circuit court. The crash that killed Joseph Kel sparked debate among airmen about pilot accountability and safety standards. Maj. Clarence M. Young of the commerce department praised Michigan's intra state aviation control.
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Michigan
Detroit
Frank Wrede
Wrede
Frank L. Covert
Pontiac
Joseph Kel
Maj
Clarence M. Young
Aeronauties
Motor Output Increases Airplane Motor Production
US airplane motor production for the first six months totaled 8 826 units. The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce reports an increase of 78 percent over the same period in 1928. The retell value of these motors was 14 549 275 dollars.
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United States
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Priest Invents Plane With Ten Propellers
Rev. David L. Fourtoe of Sacred Heart Church in Wanatab Indiana has patented a vertical takeoff plane with ten paddle-wheel propellers. Experts deem the concept feasible, with a cam adjusting propeller thrust during motion. Fourtoe, educated at Rensselaer and Cincinnati, has never flown or trained in aviation.
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Wanatab
David L. Fourtoe
Sacred Heart Church
Ube
Rensselaer
Cincinnati
Nerves and Ventilation Linked to Airsickness
A Guggenheim Fund report cites air sickness as mainly psychological and worsened by poor ventilation and nerves. Navy Aeronautics notes open cockpit flying rarely causes sickness unless stunted, while calm, relaxed passengers fare better.
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New York
Daniel Guggenheim Fund For
Aeronautics
Bureau of Aeronautics
The
United States Navy
New Director Budwig Leads U S Aeronautics Agency
Capt. Gilbert G. Budwig of Cleveland Ohio has been named director of aeronautics in the U S Department of Commerce He succeeds Clarence M Young who was promoted to assistant secretary of commerce for aviation Budget shifts accompany the leadership change as the government reorganizes civil aviation oversight.
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Gilbert G. Budwig
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Department of Commerce
Clarence M. Young
Commerce
Aviation
No Place for Him Pilot Spots Moving “Rocks” in Bay
Pilot Pomeroy, flying over Bad-Son Bay, spotted what seemed like flat rocks in the water. The objects moved, then surfaced as a school of whales, prompting him to climb away at top speed.
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Pomeroy
Bad- Son's Bay
Know Their Vegetables at Selfridge Field
The Fifteenth Observation squadron at Selfridge field Mount Clemens Mich proves thrifty by growing and supplying its own fresh vegetables all year and selling surplus garden produce adding $600 to the company fund.
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Air Corps
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
Ita Garden
Why We Do What at We Do by M K Thomson Ph D
An essay argues that craziness is a matter of perspective. It notes how society labels innovators laborers criminals and foreigners as crazy while those outside the asylum rarely see themselves that way. The piece begins to challenge rigid judgments and invites readers to reconsider norms.
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M. K. Thomson
Ph.d
McClaré
Fragmented town vignette along the Sion river banks
A poetic fragment speaks of a town on the Sion river, folded into a slope of time. It mentions an ancient origin, growth through ongoing struggles, and streets paved with discarded schemes amid foggy dreams.
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Sion
Foreign Foods For The Housewife A Menu Of Dishes
Arma nian Cabbage uses bacon fat rice and minced beef in cabbage leaves baked with tomatoes. Tomato Egg Plant stewed and broiled with butter cheese and tomatoes. Plum Kneedel boils dumplings filled with plum or prune and cinnamon sugar then baked with butter and sugar.
Slam Bang by Douglas Malloch
Poem urging calm after a loud house disturbance, noting that slam bangs and crashes are not fires or earthquakes. The speaker downplays sensational fear, describing common household noises that imitate disaster, ending with reassurance that it is just Slam Bang.
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Douglas Metloch
Through a Woman's Eyes on Slavery and Slum Comforts
A Paris slave case in the French zone of Morocco ends with a court ordering liberation, yet the slave resists, preferring her maintained condition. The piece parallels London slum tenants opposing relocation, arguing that people cling to familiar chains even when betterment is offered.
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Paris
Fez
Morocco
Africa
East End
London
Superstitious Sue Discerns Luck From a Chair
A humorous item attributes misfortune to an empty chair as McClure Newspaper Syndicate notes a superstition affecting daily luck. The piece plays on belief in omens and daily routines with playful tone.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
How It Started Boston Common’s Historic Origin
Boston Common, famed worldwide, began as colonial common ground set aside in 1634 as a training field for public use. It predates the tea party by over a hundred years, its name deriving from the original decree for shared public space in Puritan Boston.
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Boston Common
New England
Eighteen Pounds in Eighteen Days Diet Warning
A public health education piece warns against drastic weight loss fads and the danger of attempting to shed fat rapidly. It argues for sensible eating, maintaining natural curves, and cautions that extreme regimes can harm health rather than help. The article notes that reasonable fat reduction takes months, not days, and warns readers not to follow unsafe Spartan plans.
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Ste
America
Smart Living Says What Is Truly Smart
An editorial argues that popular habits praised as smart by today’s culture such as synthetic gin, excess driving, smoking, late-night venues, and flashy living are not healthy or intelligent. True success rests on healthful, disciplined living, and genuine smartness lies in following the laws of long, happy life.
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Western Newspaper Union
His Star Torn
Mrs White recalls a past engagement and asks about a husband. Mrs Green explains he talks for the pictures, clarifying he decides if a scene is standing room only rather than acting, leaving her friend impressed but puzzled.
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Genie Carr
Smcchare Newspaper Syndicate
Inter
Peri
By Douglas Malloch
By Jenx Nexion
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Barbara Bourjaily
State of Pennsylvania
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