U S Air Force marks 80 years of aviation history
New York report outlines the long roots of air power from balloon use in the Civil War to early Union aviation led by T S C Lowe. The piece notes Lincoln's support, Confederate countermeasures, and prewar balloon ideas from 1783 to 1840s campaigns, with Johns Hopkins Press releasing a history series.
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New York
Army Air Forces
Wright Brothers
F. Stanbury Hayden
Johns Hopkins University
Virginia
John la Mountain
Troy
N. Y
Joseph E.) Johnston
Lincoln
Lowe
Gen
Winfield Scott
Scott
Hayden
Union
James Allen
Bristol
R. I
John Wise
Lancaster
Johns Hopkins Press
Montgolfier Brothers
Nicholas Shomond
Napoleon
England
Benjamin Franklin
French Committee of Public Safety
New Republic
United States
Florida
San Juan de Ulua
Vera Cruz
Pointers For Texas Agriculture
A historical note set discusses farm practices and commodities. It mentions eggs for dried eggs production, wood seasoning for burning, apples occupying warehouse space, cotton consumption, and a plan to form a women's land army under the Office of Civilian Defense to aid next year’s crops. It also covers dairy cow feed ratios and daily feeding amounts.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Women’s Land Army
Understanding Heart Husband Dialogue
A humorous exchange features a husband proud of his banking explanations and a wife teasing that his knowledge about money seems impressive yet self-deprecating. The brief vignette plays on wit about expertise and financial talk.
Hybrid Corn Brings Bigger Yields for Texas Farmers
Texas agronomist E A Miller notes hybrid corn as a major advance with the potential to add millions to farmers profits. Texas seed supply remains small at about 8000 bushels for 1942 planting, enough for roughly 64000 acres. Experimental results show about a 20 percent yield increase over northern hybrids and native yellow dent.
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College Station
Texas
E. A. Miller
A. and M. College Extension Service
Iowa
Miller
Agricultural Experiment Station of
Texas A. and
M. College
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
B. H. Carter
Hamilton County
Economy Lady of the House Cartoon Exchange
A humorous exchange features a super salesman convincing a cost-conscious householder to buy vacuum cleaners for each room to save wear on electrical sockets and reduce strain on the home.
New Wax Method Promises Five Hundred Chickens an Hour
Petroleum researchers unveil a wax defeathering process that washes and dresses chickens faster than boiling water. Birds travel from kill room to hot bath then 130 degree wax, which removes feathers without sticking to skin, leaving clean, plump poultry ready for inspection.
Sure of One Constable
A humorous exchange between an auto tourist and a local constable ends with the arrest threat for driving “the hull length of Main street” and violating unspecified laws, illustrating frontier law enforcement conduct.
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Hull
Payback Held Up By Night School Teacher Exchange
A street confrontation unfolds as a driver signals a pause amid traffic noise, while a passing lady asserts her ten years of experience as a school teacher in response to the officer’s gesture.
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U.S. Air Force
White House
General Scott
Texas Agriculture
A. T. Short Barber Shop
Agent Snow White Laundry
Merry Christmas
Whitewright Lumber Co
America
Lester Haile
L. LaRoe & Co
Johnson
W. O. Houston
Manning & Meador Furniture
Farmalls — Hardware
Claude Meador
Carl May
Fred Cook
Chas. Bryant Jr
Benny Thornhill
Ray Lumpkin
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