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Three squadrons of the 1st Bombardment Group, Air Service, A. E. F., the 11th, the 20th and the 166th were equipped with the infamous American-built DH45 or flaming coffins, and dumped many tons of bombs on objectives in German-occupied territory from Sept. 13 to Nov. 11, 1918. Their losses, mostly from being shot down in flames, were appalling. When the Armistice went into effect there were three members of the original nth Squadron still on duty, and I was one of them...
...network had been able to guarantee a sponsor much advertising coverage outside the U. S. and Canada until last week, when NBC picked up its 166th affiliate-station CMQ (Havana). Appearance of station CMQ on the NBC rate card moved Cubans out of the eavesdropping fringe right into the U. S. radio listening family. For $200 a sponsor can buy one hour on station CMQ, and the Cubans will throw in an additional, concurrent hour on short-wave station COCQ (Havana), bringing in additional South and Central American listeners...
...trumpet split the air, gates swung wide. Past the slim, tail-coated form of Ringmaster Fred Bradna lumped a big bull elephant to herald the 166th year of American circus and the 13th season of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, which no longer needs to bill itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth." For John Ringling, sole survivor of Barnum & Bailey and the seven brothers Rüngeling of Baraboo, Wis., it was his 54th season of showmanship, which began with a pin-show in an Iowa barn and now undisputedly monopolizes U. S. circus entertainment. The monopoly consists...
...Nebraska, a hen which had laid 165 eggs in 165 days laid another egg on the 166th day.† This egg was fitted into a jewel case, sent by air mail to President Coolidge...
...served overseas as a first lieutenant with the 185th Flying Squadron. The vice-president is J. B. Garver 1L., formerly overseas with the 25th American Squadron, where he downed three planes in combat. R. Blynn Varnum, elected corresponding secretary, served as instructor at Issoudon; France, and later with the 166th Squadron. The recording secretary W. W. Johnson '20, was an ensign in Naval Aviation at Pensacola...