PLAY TENNIS ON SKATES IN ILLINOIS
THE thrills of ice skating and tennis have been combined by outdoor enthusiasts of a club near Glencoe, Ill. Mapping off a court and erecting a net on an ice pond near by, the members have inaugurated tennis on skates— an adaptation of the old sport that, according to some, furnishes even more opportunity for spectacular playing and excitement. It is expected that the idea will be imitated by many clubs throughout the country.

This site has some of the sample project guides that came with the set. They look really cool. Link

MAKE IT WITH STANLO

THE NEW METAL CONSTRUCTION TOY IN BRILLIANT COLORS

Automobiles, houses, trolley cars, boats, bridges, forts, steam shovels, factories, doll furniture and hundreds of other things—build them with STANLO. And best of all, every piece in a STANLO set is finished in brilliant colors so that you can obtain almost any color combination. • An entirely new principle is used in fastening the pieces together and the finished project is absolutely rigid.

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WHAT! A girl training men to fly for Uncle Sam?

THE name is Lennox — Peggy Lennox. She may not look the part of a trainer of fighting men, but— She is one of the few women pilots qualified to give instruction in the CAA flight training program. And the records show she’s doing a man-sized job of it. She’s turned out pilots for the Army … for the Navy. Peggy is loyal to both arms of the service. Her only favorite is the favorite in every branch of the service—Camel cigarettes. She says: “It’s always Camels with me—they’re milder in every way.”

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NEW in SCIENCE

Mechanical Sleeve tests a new lightweight fabric called X-Cloth which is made from powdered aluminum with a vinylite plastic base. It reflects back the radiant heat of the body. James H. Rand, Bratenahl, Ohio.

Underwater Fireman can fight marine fires like the blazes with this new submergent fire-fighting suit. It’s specially equipped with a hose mask for helping the New York Fire Department quench difficult pier blazes.

Irradiation Man tests penetration of X-ray. Strips of film are placed inside the dummy (Mr. Cruik-shank by name), and then the four-million-volt generator is turned on him to see if the rays can reach them.

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Skin Game

AS YOUR senses must work together to convey an accurate impression to your mind, you’ll be surprised at the many ways you can fool yourself and others with a few simple experiments. If one of your senses is prevented from contributing its proper share to the mental picture, you may find the work of the others startlingly incomplete or fantastically incorrect. Try it for yourself by performing these amusing tests with everyday things. Your breakfast coffee and your favorite cigarette can become total strangers to you if you don’t watch out.

Home Steam Bath is a white enamel steam stool, inset, 17 inches high and 13-1/2 inches square. Vinyl plastic robe is stored in stool’s cover. One pint of water lasts 30 min. Home Accessories, Jacksonville, Ill.

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How Radar Sentries Will Guard AmericaHow Radar Sentries Will Guard America

With a centrally controlled network like this, says the author, we could insure ourselves against an atom war Pearl Harbor.

By Frank Tinsley

ELECTRONIC watchdogs may save you from atomic destruction!

Just one sneak atom-bomb attack on a single target city would cost thousands of American lives and millions of dollars in vital property. Our only guarantee against such an atomic catastrophe is the creation of a system of overlapping search radars to warn us against approaching disaster.

The advent of 1000-mph raiders and long-range guided missiles cuts the margin of precious warning time. Our sentries must be posted far afield or the confusion caused by large numbers of missiles launched simultaneously could cause a breakdown just as the British spotting system was disrupted by V-2 attacks during World War II.

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