Windy Riker Seizes Command at North Island Hangar
In the dawn light near North Island, Windy Riker, a brash Chief Petty Officer, outpaces a truck driver in a tense street altercation then reports for duty. He asserts control over his squadron, orders dive bombing practice, and clashes with peers as Steve Nelson arrives and threatens Windy’s authority.
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Riker
North Island
San Diego
Brannigan
Baldy
Windy
Sailor
Baldy Barnes
Windy Riker
United States Naval Air Station
Island
Navy
U. S. Navy
Goliath
Fighting Plane Squadron One
Griffin
Peoria
Yeoman
Steve
Panama
Steve Nelson
Nelson
Barnes
Duke Johnson
Indy
Johnson
Saratoga
Furniture sale slashes prices to ease embarrassment
Lem Tittsworth of Bonham advertises deep discounts on bedroom suites once $65 to $85 now $29, $39, and $49.50, gas ranges $12.50 to $29.50, rockers $10, rugs $4.95 to $5.95, promising to make homes happy.
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Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Sherman Man Found Shot in Yard Funeral Details
Funeral services for Solon T. Todd a 39 year old secretary of the Sherman Retail Merchants Association were held at the First Baptist Church with Dr. John A. Ellis officiating. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery Todd died from a gunshot wound suffered at his home Friday night after returning from a Texas and Oklahoma retail merchants tour and was found by his wife lying atop a shotgun.
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Sherman
Solon T. Todd
Sherman Retail Merchants’ Association
First Baptist Church
John A. Ellis
West Hill Cemetery
Todd
Texas
Oklahoma
Kiwanis Club
Indictment of Man for Common Scold Quashed in Pa
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania a court ruled the indictment charging Asa T. Kulp with being a common scold must be dismissed because the offense is defined as a property of women only. The Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News items show a price of $1.85 for the papers at the same address.
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Lock Haven
Asa T. Kulp
Sun
Whitewright Sun
Dallas
Farm News
Plane motors used to keep frost away on Brownsville farm
Fred Rustenberg and son test a frost prevention system using three large airplane motors on rotating bases on a 100 acre bean patch near Brownsville. The motors from old World War II Liberty bombers will run to prevent still air allowing frost. Previous attempts include overflight of fields. thus far no frost.
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Brownsville
Fred Rusteberg
Fred Jr
Old Liberty
Rusteberg
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Gates Bakery
Whitewright Institution
Dr. Bond
Dyer & Jones, Whitewright
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Sun Office
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Whitewright
The
Whitewright, Texas
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