Precision behind the guns at Frankford and Chrysler plants
At Frankford arsenal in Philadelphia young women assemble intricate anti aircraft fuse parts while Chrysler in Detroit machines heavy armored-plate components. The piece shows old arsenals training engineers for mass production and explains fuse timing and the precision required, likening fuses to tiny watchworks.
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Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Chrysler
Detroit
Frankford
Mass
Arsenal
Ravenna
Charlestown
Sam
America
Congress
Bendix
National Cash Register
Grass Diet Next For Britons and It Tastes Fine
Lake Couchiching Ontario reports Prof D B Johnstone-Wallace of Cornell says Britain will use grass for food if needed. Factories produce dried grass powder for animals and soon for people. He tested grass mixed with flour for biscuits and called it nutritious and tasting fine.
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Lake Couchiching
Ontario
Canada
England
D. B. Johnstone-Wallace
Cornell University
Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Johnstone-Wallace
Post Election Senate Race Survey Critiques Texas Campaign
A Houston based group The Christian American distributes a four page circular titled a post election survey of the Texas senatorial campaign. It condemns tactics used in Lyndon Johnson’s bid and ranks counties won by the four contenders with symbolic marks. The piece cites Hatch Act concerns and notes Johnson failed to carry several key counties while Dies and others achieved local wins.
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Washington
Vance Muse
The
Houston
House
Senate
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Austin
Johnson
O’daniel
Mann
Rep
Martin Dies
Dies
Vance
White House
Rayburn
Wirtz
Dallas County
Six historical greats per H. G. Wells list
The six men Wells ranks as history’s greats are Jesus of Nazareth Buddha Aristotle Asoka Roger Bacon and Abraham Lincoln. The statement presents Wells's asserted lineup of influential figures across religion philosophy science and politics.
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H. G. Wells
Jesus of Nazareth
Buddha
Aristotle
Asoka
Roger Bacon
Abraham Lincoln
Money to Loan and For Sale Notices in Sherman Ads
Money to loan on automobiles at low rates from S H Montgomery Insurance Agency. For sale two first-class mares a male colt a one-year-old Whiteface bull McCormick Deering horse hay press $65 One Fordson tractor $35 Manning Meadow Hardware Farmalls and Furniture. Time marches on for want ads to reach buyers. Star Credit Company Over Grayson County State Bank See Sign in Lobby.
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S. H. Montgomery Insurance Agency
McCormick- Deering Horse
Fordson
Manning & Meadow
Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Loans Offered For Any Reason Or Refinancing
If you need money or want to refinance car payments to be smaller, this agency will loan any reasonable amount or length of time with no delay. Bring title papers and car for inspection. F W Creager, Manager at 121% So. Travis, Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Card of Thanks for Kindness at Loss
We express appreciation for sympathetic words and deeds after bringing our loved one home for burial. We will never forget the kindness and words of sympathy from Mrs. G. A. Guthrie and families including Forney Henry Booker Allison Preston Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Guthrie
Forney Henry
H. H. Booker
Charlie Allison
Preston Guthrie
Doctor Knocks Out Pneumonia By Air Injection
Atlanta physician Dr. Linton Smith reports 11 swift pneumonia cures by lung collapse using pneumothorax to collapse the diseased lung. He shows 6 years of cases with ages 9 to 72 and no deaths, noting rapid improvement in 6 of 10 cases and partial recovery in others. The technique, first used in 1920, targets lobar pneumonia in one lung and relies on simple homemade equipment.
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Atlanta
Linton Smith
Fulton County Medical Society
Doctor Smith
Washington, D. C
Delicate Air Volume Key In New Chest Vacuum
The physician notes the operation hinges on exact air volume and pressure. Few nurses are yet trained to assist in the procedure.
Experts Say Best Driver Cannot Stop on a Dime
Public safety officials note that a typical driver needs about three quarters of a second to reach the brake after spotting danger. At 60 mph the car covers 42 feet before braking plus 248 feet to stop on dry pavement, totaling 290 feet. wet conditions or worn brakes raise the risk.
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Public Safety Department
Automobile Club of
Southern California
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Edward T. Leech
Ind
Springfield
Texaco
Texaco Indian
Texaco Motor Oil
Havoline Motor Oil
Sinclair Motor Oil Willard
Yeager’s Service Station
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
U.S
Moon
Earth
Lust
Daniel Webster
Haile
Sun
L. LaRoe& Co
the Sun
Ryan le
Wilson
R. F. Hagler
Grayson College
Tom Barbee
Olive Myrick
Joe Hamilton
Sheaffer
Ani
McCall’s
Ladies’ Home Journal
Glamour
Madden
Denison
Sherman, Texas
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