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Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 11

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Lafayette, Indiana
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i djl by 'A' mSk '4 il OR GREATER MOBILITY: EVERYTHING IN TOYS a GITS especially at Just in time for Christinas AptM extraordinary wonderful lavatory Smart Boxwood (The new orward Control 150 5000 pounds GVW powered by the rugged economical engine Pattern got by the hundreds from eno of the worlds finest mills 3 Popular Sizes: 2 24x36 for there sooner than 2 27x48 295 for 395 for Jeep orward Contra Colors for every room ares do not include Tax Highway 25 and Elston Road 9 PM Lafayette" Indiana colorful easy to use big choice Moore hempie AND COURIER different gift Skid Resistant rubberized back I Shop riday as It INDIANAPOLIS CHICAGO NEW YORK MIAMI LOS ANGELES SEE AG I 1 OR A GIT SURPRISE THE OLD AND THE NEW Shown beside a new 130 Hercules combat plane the last word in rapid fire air transportation is a stage coach of 1856 vintage The stage coach was trans Coffel The birthday of Mr Cof fel was celebrated Mr and Mrs John Wilcox and children of Akron were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Underhill and sons Both famil ies attended the Klondike Buck Creek basketball game Mrs Bussell Collins visited Mrs Vern Staffer of near Del phi Mrs' William Coffel attended the funeral of Horace Hoover of Lafayette VISIT OUR GIT BAR ported in the plane to Ardmore Air orce Base Okla to help depict 100 years of prog ress in transportation GIT SUGGESTIONS Special Group LAVATORY on Every Scenicruiser! peace of mind in bus travel aboard the Tour Gift Won't be Late! If you eend It by Low Cost GKETHOUND PACKAGE EXPRESS Ono Day Ser vie to Hundred of Cttlee 9 th and Main Phone 2 4091 White Gray Rose Gold Brown Sandalwood New orward Control design Maximum cargo space on minimum wheelbase "Go anywhere" maneuverability amous1 Jeep9 ruggedness and economy 4 wheel drlve traction and versatility USED TO MAKE SOAP Babassu oil from the babassu palm tree is used in the making of soap All a Mistake GRANDIELD Okla (AP) Emery Hagy pushed his car in to Jack garage complain ing tnet ignition switch woulqn work Jones tried key and sure enough It turn He spent 30 minutes getting out the lock and trying to trace down the trouble Then Hagy stuck his hands In his pocket and sheepishly pull so much especially when traveling with children And the complete lavatories on these Greyhound luxury coaches are just one of the many advancements offered to highway travelers Discover them for yourself next time you travel Going Greyhound over the turnpikes and thruways is a restful difference from driving yourself and often get any other way on hundreds of trips like these srZ 4 PHONK 2 0489 218 NORTH 5th ST REE 15 MINUTE DELIVERY SERVICE 11 ed out a key It was the key to his car The one that was to his pickup truck Bartlett Lischke Pharmacies Inc 5 Convenient Locations to Servo Your Every Drug Need ARDMORE AIR ORCE BASE Okla In this atomic age it seems strange to see the Air orce unveil a brand new airplane which is not Intended to drop atomic or hydrogen bombs nor to battle enemy aircraft carrying such lethal cargo I But that is what happenedhere when the 130 Hercules combat transport powered by Indiana made prop jet engines "Don't Worry Angel The Scenicruiser Has One Opee Moe threlkarx 10 AM to 10 PM ri nd Sat 10 AM to Midnight Snday 11 AM to 5 PM VW Cloca 3 PM Dec 24 and afl Chrittmai (toy 3 PM Dee 31 and aO Naur Yeari Day Admission Adults 504 Children 254 Chicago at Holiday time from th top of th PRUDENTIAL BUILDING highest Observation Deck in Mid America A thrilling view of towering sky scrapers sweep of shore line fairyland of twinkling lights At your feet a great city dressed In holiday finery Air orce's New Cargo Plane Moves ast Does Many Jobs YOUR KELVIN ATOR AD ADMIRAL DEALER McDaniel appliances 3330 Main Ph Seeo or 2Z34 and KOSSV11JJL IND on from throughout the United States were on hand along withdistinguished military leaders do it up bright Gift Wrappings by PLENTY AST These two 100 fighter planes were trav eling at about 700 miles an hour over Ardmore Air orce Base Okla when this photo wastaken The lightning fast fight ers were sent through their paces in an air show staged in connection with the unveiling of the new 130 Hercules car go plane when the mighty 62 ton airplane began operational service here In a high performance aerial demonstration the Hercules made quick from the runway in less than 1000 feet It dumped cargo with parachutes and executed sharp angled climb Colburn COLBURN Mr and Mrs John Saathoff of Otterbein and Mr and Mrs Lew Wolf were guests of Mr and Mrs outs and other fast maneuvers that reminded onlookers of two jet powered 10 fighter planes which also participated in the show Military spokesmen declared that the spectacle staged by the Hercules in the air and on the ground heralded the beginning of a new era in global mobility for the tactical air power of the Air orce EUS TERMINAL 400 4th Street Phone: Travel Bureau Phone 2105 or see Tour Independent Travel Agent LAMPS 1 loor and 2 Table Lamps All for 2995 high speed troop carrier and a paratrooper assault plane can airdrop 25000 pounds of car go in less than five seconds Although the Hercules weighs 124200 pounds when fully loaded it can take off under normal Operating conditions with the use of only 2000 feet of i unway of reverse thrust provided by three bladed propellers the plane can roll to a stop in only 1100 feet after landing POWERUL ENGINE The prop jet or turbo prop en gine consists of a single turbine power section connected by an extension shaft and a supporting structure to a reduction jrear as sembly having a single propeller shaft I Most of the power is utilized in turning the propeller but there also is jet thrust amounting to about 10 per cent of the total power output Weigh ing only 1610 pounds the entrine develops a phenominal 23 pounds or tnrusv lor each oound of en gine weight An undisclosed number of the new airplanes have been ordered by the Air orce from the Lock heed Aircraft Corp The multi purpose Hercules takes Its name frnm thn mvUYAlnrriAol Lama ivcm IltlU 11U (Performed prodigious feats of strengtn Approximately 50 was delivered to the 463rd Troop Carrier Wing Air orce leaders say the new aircraft will play a vital role in giving the nation's military forc es greater mobility in all parts of the world PRELUDE TO AIRLINERS Airliners somewhat similar to IZHI are expected to beWiththe benefit Dlacea in servirn in th whm'h ahead for 'short hops between Greater Lafayette and other cities In fact Lake Central air lines which serves Greater La fayette already has made plans to use prop jet powcred airliners The 130 has many unusual features not the least of which I1 is that the engines burn kero sene rather than the expensive aviation gasoline The engines four 56 power plants produced by Allison Division of General A 3 A hiu 4 LAirpj in provide the plane with a cruis ling speed of 370 miles an hour land a top speed excess of 400 miles an Each engine proauces tou norsepower The new aircraft is designed for use as a heavy duty cargo dropper a flying hospital a We so you can have all you went at these low low prices beautiful serviceable end fashionable these wonderful washable colorful rugs that are made of first qualify coHon constructed in new hi low pile pebbly loop texture herd twisted for extra wear Got them for every room the more you buy the more you save LOADED WITH POWER Shown here are arh nf TnHiona two of the four Allison 56 prop jet engines Indana made engines develops a which propel the huge Hercules combat trans phenominal 23 pounds of thrust for each pound port at speeds in excess of 400 miles an hour' ot weight (Staff Photos by Paul Janes) washable tugs Now the completely new orward Control Jeep ISO I Tttf Drlva It at your Jaap dealer! IDLER'S CORNER the newest most efficient 4 wheel versatile functional features expect to drive the all new 150 New find in performance proved vehicles in orward Control design is the secret! eluding 4 wheel drive traction Its the first time a 4 wheel truck has so effectively combined such exceptional maneu verability with so much cargo capacity! This newest truck concept puts an unprecedented 74" pickup box oh an 81 wheelbase You get years ahead new styling visibility and comfort features like a new wrap around wind shield the largest in the 150 weight class spacious new Safety View cab along with ST 1 traaiuonai jeep stamina ana versatility! irgot maker The new 150 retains all the fugged of 4 Whooi Drivo vehicles Wednesday Evening December 12 1956 a s' LEHNENS 8th and Main A OREYH6UND ESCORTED TOUR TO LORIDA 150 IteT iiep II I grci Bits V'j b'S SssW? 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