New Continental Trailways Bus Route Opens Amarillo to Mangum
Continental Trailways wins ICC permit to start passenger service from Amarillo to Mangum via Hedley Quail Wellington and across the state line. Rex Baxter says two daily schedules will operate. the road segment Hedley to the Collingsworth County line is slated for surfacing next year. Trade from Southwestern Oklahoma and Collingsworth County expected to rise.
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Continental Trailways
Bowen Trailways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amarillo
Mangum
Oklo
Rex Baxter
Wellington
State Line
Baxter
Hedley
Collingsworth County
Texas Highway Department
Oklahoma
Superfort Breaks Cross Country Record in Transcontinental Flight
Col C. S. Levin and crew fly the Superfortress Dreamboat from Burbank to Floyd Bennett Field in five hours seven minutes? and 815 seconds, claiming an official NARecord. The run surpasses Lt Col Clair Peterson’s P-51 Mustang record by one hour four minutes and 28 seconds, noting a refuel stop for Peterson.
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New York
Col C. S. Levin
Levine
Burbank
Cal
Floyd Bennett Field
Nation Aeronautical Association
Clair Peterson
Peterson
State School Superintendent Announces Additional Payment
State School Supt. L. A. Woods says an extra 2 per capita apportionment will be paid to 1,490,290 public school students. A prior 5 per student payment brings total to 7 for the 1945-46 year. Another payment is planned for early January.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
Woods
New Rupture Relief Promises Free Information
An ad offers a no cost request of name and address to William S. Rice, Inc. for details of the Rice Method rupture protection. It claims comfort, no pressure, and freedom from trusses, inviting readers to write for full information.
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William S. Rice, Inc
W. Adams
N. Y
Rice
Won't He Ever Learn To Keep His Mouth Shut
Fort Dodge man James Sloan, 49, suffers repeated dislocated jaw injuries from yawning. He was treated last year for a dislocated jaw from yawning and recently hospitalized again for the same cause. He jokes about yawning at the bills and inconvenience.
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Fort Dodge
Dec
James Sloan
Sloan
Jap Will Testify At Trial Tomorrow
Commander Ike Hashimoto, former Japanese naval officer, will testify in the court martial of Captain Charles B. McVay. Hashimoto, said to have commanded I-58, is linked to the Indianapolis sinking en route from Guam to Leyte on July 30. He was flown in from Tokyo for the proceedings.
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Washington
Ike Hashimoto
Charles B. McVay
Hashimoto
Guam
Leyte
Tokyo
McVay
Indianapolis
Building Committee Named for Texas Grand Temple
Grand Master Pat M Neff announced the building committee for the new 1,000,000 Grand Temple in Waco. Chair is Past Grand Master Sam B Canty Jr with fellow past grand masters Bascom Giles Austin Rogers Kelley Edinburg Leo Hart Gilmer Jewel P Lightfoot Dallas John H Crocker Houston and W Marcus Weatherred Coleman. The temple honors Texas Masons in the armed services and will rise on a half block donated by Waco Masons.
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Waco
U.P
Pat M. Neff
Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas
Sam B. Cantey, Jr
Fort Worth
Bascom Giles
Austin
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Leo Hart
Gilmer
Jewel P. Lightfoot
Dallas
John H. Crocker
Houston
W. Marcus Weatherred
Coleman
Armed Services
Waco Masons
Ice lands on courthouse lawn as cold spell persists
County employees report freezing conditions at the courthouse. Auditor John Crudgington said ice was dropped on the lawn Monday and did not melt as temperatures stayed low. An unknown person moved the ice again yesterday between 9 and noon.
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John Crudgington
Books in University of Chicago Libraries Exceed 1.4 Million
The University of Chicago libraries house more than 1.4 million books across its collections. This milestone reflects extensive holdings supporting research and study.
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University of Chicago
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Ajax Rope Co
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Shamrock
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Boxwell Brothers
Ambulance Service
Dumas Perryton
Spearman
Masonic Grand Temple
Fifth Avenue
Tad
Polk
Memorial Park
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Coca-Cola
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Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Morton Downey
Lincoln Street
Ca Cola
Coke
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