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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
5
Beaumont, an aspiring aeronautical engineer, wins the Admiral Moffett Trophy at Chicago, concluding a four year run that began with the Junior Gas Powered Model Championship and highlighting his boyish fondness for intricate toys and strong technical skill.
Eight blind men work full time in the Lighthouse chair repair department to handle a summer rush. Syracuse University sent over 100 student chairs in June and First Methodist Church 200 chairs last week, sustaining steady July employment. The Mottville Chair Company directs repairs to Lighthouse to stabilize blind workers’ incomes, aiding churches and reducing customer costs.
In St Joseph Missouri city officials built a new police station with a showup room protected by heavy steel bars. The bars were described as strong enough to restrain an elephant and reportedly explained as a new feature though police unsure why.
Edward Gunn, a young American, arrived in London on his 21st birthday after sailing from California as a deck boy on a Norwegian steamer to join the Royal Air Force.
Raymond Beaumont, 17, a Philadelphia high school senior, gains recognition after leading a model airplane project that helps him pursue influence in future aerial missions. The piece notes his work on the Moffet Trophy competition and ties to a broader wartime aviation era.
A Pittsburgh woman who gathered books for distribution to South and Central American nations received a personal letter of appreciation from President Roosevelt for her charitable effort as reported from Pittsburgh on July 31.
The note commends Mrs. Malcolm McLeod for coordinating with the State Department to collect U S books for donation to schools and libraries in other American republics. President Roosevelt calls the work useful and public spirited and offers sincere appreciation.
Youngstown Ohio July 32 UP pilot Henry Kachel advised airmen that non all metal planes should not park in pastures. He left his craft overnight in a farmer's field and found horses attracted by the banana oil on the wings.
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