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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
6
David Bruce Dyer two and a half years old has about 6000 miles of air travel credit. He began flying at eight months from Chicago to Cheyenne, the son of Mr and Mrs W E Dyer of 605 West Jefferson Street.
David Bruce Dyer, son of a United Airlines employee, was listed as a Fledgling child traveler on his first flight. He traveled round trips, most recently in September 1937, with a strong preference for air travel and solo pre two years old. He has never ridden a train and regards airliners as big cars with airplane toys as favorites.
The Peoples Outfitting company on North Ottawa Street will start remodeling the store within a month. Proprietor Irving Hallenstein announced the second floor will feature the newest equipment and follow present day neo classic standards.
The State Department of Conservation began a dynamite bomb campaign against crows. It will continue until nesting time. Naturalists say crows prey on ducks, quail, and other birds. Each crow killed could save several quail nests or multiple duck nests in marshes and uplands.
State Highway Police report that 17 percent of the first 117 school buses checked had defects such as bad brakes faulty heaters overloading or missing fire extinguishers and flares. The survey will continue statewide. Also noted is the death of the last passenger pigeon in a Cincinnati zoo in 1914.
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