Holmes Recalls Hump Flights in New York Interview
Amarillo captain R S Holmes Jr has flown 564 trips over the hump from Kumming to Calcutta as CNAC civilian transport. He recalls a king size headache amid rare sightings of a twin tailed Black Widow night fighter and the tense moments before it could fire.
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New York
Red Holmes
Amarillo
Holmes
Contact
The
Aviation Press, Inc
R. S. Holmes, Jr
Texas
Northrop
Black Widow
Capt. Holmes
Pilot recalls Christmas Eve air battle over Kunming
Capt. Holmes describes a Christmas Eve encounter with Japanese bombers and Black Widow pilots over Kunming. He watched a Nip flare and crash as tracers lit the field and decided not to be a target before a visit to Hawthorne, California, en route to Amarillo.
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Capt. Holmes
Kunming
Northrop Aircraft
Hawthorne
Calif
Amarilo
China
Sign Painters Wipe Maps Off the Map
Chicago report says sign painters who mapped the war on two outdoor charts painted two large X marks over the Pacific and Japanese home islands during last night’s celebration. The act covered the maps as the men finished the job with scaffolding and brushes.
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Chicago
Pacific
Ruling On Bond Tax Explains Inheritance Rules
In Amarillo bankers note a rise in cashed Series E war bonds due to a mistaken report about inheritance tax. The AG ruling says only half the bond value is taxable under Texas law and the estate threshold for tax is $25,000.
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Austin
George Sheppard
Potter County War Finance Committee
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Pantex
Texas
Lavoptik Eyewash Promises Relief for Overworked Eyes
Lavoptik offers relief for burning and itching eyes caused by overwork driving dust or wind with a money back guarantee after 30 years of success. Thousands praise it and it is available at all druggists.
Thompson Family Returns From Elephant Butte Trip
Mr and Mrs C D Thompson and daughters Gwen and Corinne return from a month long vacation at Elephant Butte Dam New Mexico and Carlsbad Cavern They report catching more than 70 pounds of fish during the trip.
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C. D. Thompson
Gwen
Corinne
West Fifteenth
Elephant Butte Dam
N. M
Carlsbad Cavern
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Taylor
Infantry
Mindanao
Bonnie Jo Helen
Polk
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank Broadstreet
Doris Lee Rea
Mary Adelis Miner
A Polk
Lucille Shoppe
American Institute of Laundering
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Kryptok
SEE
Optical CO
Mufti
Sir Renover
Guy Saunders
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham
Builders Supply Co
Nellie
U.S
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