Pressing human limits and the frontier of flight
Current Opinion reflects on the Air Force Skymaster’s automatic Atlantic crossing and compares it to Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight. The piece notes rapid machine progress yet questions whether people have advanced in living with neighbors across borders and oceans. It ends by stating that automation is no substitute for harmony in human relations.
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Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Air Force
Newfoundland
English
California
Alcock
Blessing or Curse of the Helicopter Vision
The article notes Yankee intensity driving helicopter innovation with wind mill propulsion and auto descent on stall. Prices range from $25,000 by Bell to $75,000 by Sikorsky as makers race toward a mass produced easy to operate air craft, the Ford of the air.
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Richmond Tims-Dispatch
Bell Aircraft
Sikorsky
Life in Kansas City Ballot Box and a Cooked Man
A Dallas Morning News item uses playful dinner imagery to comment on political life in Kansas City. It ties civic bustle to appetite and social scenes, hinting at broader urban culture.
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Dallas Morning News
Kansas City
Fire Explosion Damages Home in Northwestern Grade Case
A blast at the home of William Porter in Northwestern Grade caused an estimated $2500 in damage. C A Hobert, president of the local boys club, has been elected to lead the Virginia Association of the AAU.
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William Porter
C. A. Hobert
Virginia Association
AAU
Miss Margaret Bean Receives Social Service Award
Miss Margaret Bean of South Stewart Street is awarded in Social Service to the College of William and Mary. City hall adds lights to the Service Men's Honor Roll as the latest improvement.
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Margaret Bean
South Stewart Street
College of William and Mary
City Hall
Local News Briefs From 1937 Front Royal And Frederick
Ten years ago Miss Peggie Wood of Front Royal suffered serious injuries after being struck by a truck and hospitalized in Winchester. In the same period Mrs Mary Ann Griffith 87 died at her Fairmont Avenue home from complications of age.
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Peggie Wood
Lovell Wood
Front Royal
Winchester Hospital
Mary Ann Griffith
Frederick County
Fairmont Ave
Ophthalmology Officer Elected Vice President
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire of this city elected to first vice presidency of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology. A banked sewer on Main Street caused Shenandoah Valley Bank equipment to be removed after three inches of water flooded the basement.
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Hunter H. McGuire
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Main Street
Shenandoahy Valley Bank
Remodeling Planned for Methodist Church South Extension
The October issue of Codeys magazine features Miss Mary Russell daughter of J B Russell. Plans announced for remodeling the Methodist Church South with a rear extension. Union Steam Fire Co met to hear plans for their new building with president George Kinzel present.
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Codey’s
Mary Russell
J. B. Russell
Methodist Church
South
Union Steam Fire Co
George Kinzel
Strength For The Day: Defining true radicals and roots
Earl L. Douglas argues that true radicals seek root-level improvement. He contrasts biblical radicalism with modern critics who exploit reform for self gain, citing Jesus as the exemplars of correcting issues at their roots.
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Jesus
Dogs on the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock
The Mayflower carried two dogs when it arrived off Plymouth Rock in 1620. The voyage between England and America included these pets as part of early colonial life and companion animals aboard the historic ship.
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Plymouth Rock
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Winchester Area
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation at seven a.m. trace and year to date 26.24 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years is 36.30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 are listed, with February 1.97 inches and June 3.86 inches among others, courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Secret Agent X-9
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Big Sister
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U. S Patent Office
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Les Forgrave
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Wally Bishop
MR Robinson
Winchester Research Laboratory
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Richmond
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