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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
11
A high speed motion picture reveals the halteres, club shaped organs on each side of flies and other two winged insects. The halteres vibrate 200 times per second to help balance in flight. Loss of one or both halteres prevents the insect from flying again.
The Marine Corps marks its 171st founding anniversary on November 10 with ceremonies at bases in the United States and outposts in Shanghai London Manila and the Panama Canal Zone. Marines recall their heritage from 1775 to World War II and note ongoing duties protecting lives and property.
University of New Mexico tests explore using ash and cinders from ancient volcanic eruptions as a building material for postwar needs. Researchers seek best methods to manufacture cinder blocks that are light, fire resistant, and quick to cure, with growing local use due to lightness and low thermal conductivity.
Two inmates escaped from the Kansas state penitentiary work detail, hid in nearby woods until night, then reached a highway and hitchhiked the first car to stop. The driver, unaware of their status, continued on.
A poll from Armed Forces radio stations shows American servicemen abroad favor diverse tunes. In Hawaii "Making Whoopee" tops, while Panama Canal Zone selects "Poker Game" and Manila prefers "Don't Cry Baby." Germany and other locales pick a mix of jazz standards, love songs, and pop numbers.
Chicago report says 1919 average American ate 212 pounds of wheat, now down to 150. National Federation of Millers argues people eat too little bread and wheat products and plans a two year campaign to restore wheat as the No 1 dietary ingredient.
In Hankins New York Louis Hoffman faced a skunk approaching him. He stood firm as the animal dipped its head into a glass jar and Hoffman improvised to free the creature, choosing restraint over panic. The incident ends with the skunk safely liberated and Hoffman relieved.
Louisville police judge pro tem Guy Shearer uses toy cars miniature people and small trees with large road maps to illustrate traffic crashes in court. Witnesses place models at the accident scene to clarify events and speed up cases in his modernization effort.
William Keenan fears the atom bomb will reach the United States soon and targets the New York area. He packs up his family and moves west to Montana seeking safety away from potential aerial destruction. They include Mrs Keenan son Billy and daughters Barbara Pauline and Ruth.
Des Moines says the next Iowa Legislature will consider building display cases for World War II flags from Iowa units to be shown at Armistice Day in the statehouse. Civil War flags, a Spanish-American flag, and a World War I flag already rest in showcases with inscriptions honoring fallen soldiers and divine justice.
Newport news notes Reverend Charles J. Schaufuss, pastor of the church, with details of a quarter interest and penalty involved in financial matters.
Seven of ten light planes will serve rural areas says Flying Farmers president Forrest Watson at the Oklahoma City clinic. He urges sturdier designs, shorter takeoffs, more land strips, and air marking. J B Hartranft Jr. cites airport service gaps and costs as issues for private fliers. Alaskan gold rush reappears as hunters fly in on major carriers then small planes to game regions, with weekly planeloads rising.
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