West Point Dreamer Beats Odds to Earn Army Cadet Place
A recount of Robert Scott’s path from a macon tent accident in 1920 to earning entry to the U S Military Academy in 1928. He built model planes, won a Boy Scout aviation merit badge, enlisted at Ft McPherson, endured West Point prep, and overcame a difficultAccent and stiff competition to secure admission.
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Robert Scott
Macon
West Point
Ft. McPherson
Scott
Lon
Military Academy
I Dreamed a Battle and Found My Path to Flight
The narrator recalls failing a history recitation and crafting a fictitious battle about Sandepu during the Russo Japanese War. He then recounts a long, travel filled journey from Europe to Constantinople, Istanbul, and Sofia, ending with his return to Randolph Field for Air Corps training in October 1932 under Lt. Ted Landon.
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Air Corps
Academy
Bull Run
Manassas
West Coast
Stanford
West Point
California
Hudson
Garrison
Valmy
Napoleon
Sandepu
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Haikoutai
Yen Kai-Wan
Pete Nuby
New York
River Ho
Reveille
Maloyaroslavetz
Atlantic
Chan-tan Honan
Europe
Cherbourg
France
Constantinople
Paris
Switzerland
Simplon Pass
Italy
Venice
Jugoslavia
Novo Mesto
Turkey
American Express
Sofia
Istanbul
Pera
Galata
Scutari
Asia
Ankara
Hellespont
Varna
Bulgaria
Danube
Rustchuk
Bucharest
McColl
Randolph Field
Texas
Budapest
Linz
Bingen-on-the- Rhine
Bremen
Air Corps Training Center
Bachelor Officers Building
Ted Landon
David the Anointed King Lesson Summary
A Sunday School text outlines Samuel anointing David as king, stressing God sees the heart not outward looks. It highlights that leaders are found by God, not self-promotion, and that the Spirit equips the called. David's readiness to serve, despite awaiting his throne, illustrates faithful obedience and spiritual readiness.
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David
God
Saul
Samuel the Prophet
Samuel
Jesse
Israel
Wartime protein substitutes tested for chick starter
University of Wisconsin specialists tested wartime rations using limited standard feeds to match prewar protein results. The study shows adding fish meal with vitamin content preserved and adjusting soybean oilmeal allows comparable growth, with recommendations on vitamin D powder, corn gluten meal, linseed meal, and optimal protein levels for broilers versus layers.
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University of Wisconsin
Bees Use Through History And War Time Shifts
The article traces beeswax use from ancient mummification to modern wartime needs. It notes beeswax as water proofing for shells and machinery and highlights the bee as essential for pollination boosting fruit and forage crops. It also mentions honey as a sugar substitute gaining value during the war and beeswax in art and artificial flowers.
Immunization Push Aims to Cut Hog Cholera Losses
U S Department of Agriculture reports farmers immunize pigs at about ten weeks to reduce hog cholera and growth loss during fattening. Laying hens average 143 eggs yearly, double the amount from two decades ago. Coccidiosis in lambs affects 0.6 to 1.5 percent of diet, per experiments with large feed firms, a parasitic disease often from infected pastures or feed lots and can be fatal.
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U. S Department of Agriculture
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