Two Thousandth Carton Of Tree-Ripened Apricots Arrives
Peggy Weakland of the Palmer G Mendelson Co San Francisco hands the two thousandth carton of tree ripened apricots to a special refrigerated express plane crew. The plane departed the West Coast at 5 last night and landed at English Field near midnight. Panhandle Fruit Co trucks pickup the airborne fruit for Amarillo Panhandle grocers this morning.
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Peggy Weakland
Palmer G. Mendelson Co
San Francisco
Cal
West Coast
English Field
Panhandle Fruit Co
Amarillo
Panhandle Grocers
Iced Deliveries By Air Launches California Apricots
The first shipment of California tree ripened apricots, 10 000 pounds, arrived in Amarillo by air express and hit shelves within hours. Panhandle Fruit Co. will distribute with 20 trucks across the Panhandle trade area from English Airport.
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California
Amarillo
Air Express
Panhandle Fruit Co
Gus Roberts
English Airport
Panhandle
Palmer G. Mendelson Co
Roberts
Gus Menninger Dies in Denver
Former Amarillo resident Gus Menninger died in a Denver hospital at about 60. He once served as traveling representative for Olds Motor Works in Amarillo and later as sales manager for a firm run by Toney Chisum before moving to Denver to enter real estate. Surviving are his wife, two sons Gus Jr and George, and daughter Inez, with funeral plans yet to be announced. Glider planes have traveled a record 465 miles and reached four miles in altitude.
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Gus Menninger
Amarillo
Den
Menninger
Olds Motor Works
Toney Chisum
Denver
Gus Menninger, Jr
George Menninger
Chicago
Inez Menninger
Time reform idea called global time proposed by Count Kalergi
Richard Coudenhove Kalergi proposes a global time system labeled R-20 to standardize international broadcasts and phone calls. The plan would set local noon as R-20 worldwide, eliminating arithmetic for cross time zone calls but draws skepticism from at least one congressman who doubts its practicality.
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Washington
Richard Coudenhove- Kalergi
New York University
New York City
New York
Calcutta
Rangoon
Mandalay
London
Chicago
San Francisco
Vienna
Chungking
South Sea Islands
Amos ’N Andy
Fiji Islands
Moscow
Tourists' Inquiries Return to Normal at Yellowstone Visits
Cody Wyoming reports that tourist questions about Yellowstone National Park have returned to prewar norms. Secretary Mar lin Kurtz of the Cody Club notes inquiries about geyser schedules have lessened with the reply that aside from Old Faithful, visitors must pay and take their chances.
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Cody, Wyo
Marlin Kurtz
Cody Club
Yellowstone National Park
Arizona
Kurtz
Mission thwarted by stowaway in Skymaster baggage
Metzger placed him on probation after a failed attempt to obtain legitimate transport. The charge stemmed from stowing away in the baggage compartment of a Skymaster.
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Metzger
Nylon sign stirs Montrose shoppers at hardware store
Montrose, Colo. women rushed to Harry Ponsford's hardware shop after a sign advertised nylon. The proprietor revealed nylon lariats were sold, not nylon hosiery, after removing some merchandise to display the full sign.
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Montrose
Colo
Harry Ponsford
Ponsford
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United Nations
Whiteway
Carnation
Folger's Coffee
Morton
Jude Ay
Texas
Arkansas
Swan
Lux Soap
Gerber's
Isos & Towers
Camay Soap
Ivory
Whiteway NO
West
South Fillmore
SP Whiteway Savings
Taylor
Honolulu
Joseph M. Hilton
Delbert E. Metzger
Hilton
Panhandle Plains
Panhandle Fruit Company
Amarillo, Texas
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