Aviation Expert To Address Rotary Club Tomorrow
Rotary guests will hear J Parker Van Zandt share a lifetime in aviation. A pilot with license No 17 and thousands of hours, he served in WWI with the French Army, then the U S Air Corps, pioneering blind flying and organizing the Air Navigation Branch in Dayton. He later held roles with airlines, Ford’s European aviation office, Pan American in the Pacific, and was a Civil Aeronautics Board consultant from 1939 to 1941.
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J. Parker van Zandt
van Zandt
Europe
U. S. Air Corps
Air Corps Engineering Division
Dayton
Ohio
Ford Motor Company
Pan American Airways
Pacific
trans-Pacific
Civil Aeronautics Board
South
Dr Van Zandt’s postwar US aviation role noted
The excerpt outlines Dr. Van Zandt returning to Washington to organize the Office of Air Transport Information in the Commerce Department and since July 1943 serving as Director of Aviation Research at the Brookings Institution, a renowned research organization.
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America
Washington
Office of Air Transport
Department of Commerce
Brookings Institution
van Zandt
Notable Scholar Affiliations Highlight Leadership Roles
Numerous publications cite an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, membership in Sigma Xi, the science honor society, and active involvement in many other organizations. The text outlines a profile of widespread professional engagement across scientific and scholarly communities.
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The
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Science Honor Society
Sigma Xi
Forms Of Letters To American Prisoners Of War
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced that forms for letters to American prisoners of war and internees will be available at the local post office soon. A specimen form has been received and full supplies will be distributed at no charge to relatives and friends, via the local post office and rural carriers.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Mail for prisoners of war to be censored and sent to New York
Air mail for official POW sheets will cost 6 cents per half ounce. Sheets are to be written on one side with the address on the other including the POW number. Mail arrives at the local post office regularly, but is not cancelled here and is forwarded to New York for censorship and proper processing.
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak in Baltimore Next Sunday
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt is scheduled to speak in Baltimore next Sunday. The plan was announced as officials recommended short letters to aid censorship efforts. May 16.
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Roosevelt
Baltimore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NAACP Baltimore Chapter Advocates for Rights
Under the auspices of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP activists push for civil rights reforms and community protections. Officials organize meetings to address inequality, discrimination, and opportunities for residents.
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Baltimore
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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