Word: davises
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Same day at nearby Flint, another young stunter prepared to emulate Sohn. He was Floyd Davis, 22, parachutist and sailplane enthusiast. A pilot at 16, Davis had 230 hours flying time in 1929 when airport officials had him grounded for stunting. Just reinstated, he was now anxious to test a...
Like Sohn's in principle, Davis' wings resembled a moth's rather than a bat's. Fastened to his hips by hinges, they were rigid, oval-shaped, flat, with small ailerons at the tips controlled by handgrips. No webbing was sewn between Davis' legs. Instead...
Last week Parke, Davis sent up a glad shout from Detroit that not only is Dr. Ferry's meningitis antitoxin a definite means of telling whether or not a child is susceptible to cerebro-spinal meningitis, but that in all probability three stiff doses will protect the child against...
Nominated for the eighth quinquennial election to New York University's Hall of Fame were 76 late, famed U. S. citizens. Among them: Author Louisa May Alcott (Little Women); Suffragist Susan Brownell Anthony; Matthew B. Brady, who photographed 3,500 battle and camp scenes of the Civil War; Grover...
The lapse of time between a scientific discovery and its effect on everyday life is an old story which will never become wholly obsolete. To shorten that time-lag is the chief objective of an organization announced last week by a handful of high-minded Washington scientists, journalists and laymen...