Braniff and TWA pilots land with ILS at Amarillo English Field
English Field joins 42 U S airports allowing landings with ceilings as low as 200 feet using the instrument landing system. Braniff led adoption and notes ILS enables accurate center-line approach while TWA also uses the system amid broader CA A support and ongoing safety studies including GCA and future upgrades.
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Amarillo
English Field
United States
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Braniff
TWA
Don Schomberg
CAA
Pioneer
International Civil Aviation Organization
Navigation Commission
Army
Naval Air Transport Commands
New York
Washington
Chicago
GCA
Smiling Jack Teeters In Title-Chase After Getz Plans
Al Getz prepares to wrestle Jack Kiser of Oswego Oregon in Cory Detton's main event as Smiling Jack eyes a possible title bout with Dutchman Getz. The piece recalls Gus Sonnenberg's failed claim to the world heavyweight title and hints Sonnenberg's past battles as Getz pursues the championship.
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al Getz
Jack Kiser
Oswego
Ore
Cory Detton
Gus Sonnenberg
Strangler) Lewis
Gus the Goat
Getz
Pennsylvania
Sonnenberg
Don) George
Pittsburgh
Kiser
Wayne Martin
Smiling Jack
Oiff
Martin Getz
George
Bell County Official Dies
Bee County engineer John S. Fenner, 63, died here early last night. Funeral services are set for Thursday in Beeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell County
Beeville
John S. Fenner
Bee County
Amarillo High School Boys Debate Christmas Neckties
Amarillo High School boys debate Christmas neckties in a lively school room exchange. Students mock flamboyant patterns from cat eyes to bacteria designs while sharing humorous anecdotes and fashion woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
John ‘Lee McMillan
Jackson
Visitors in Amarillo to visit Lawrence Hagy
Mrs Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma City and Mrs Joe McMannus of Newport Rhode Island are in Amarillo today to visit Lawrence Hagy at 2406 Lipscomb. Hoffman is Hagy's sister and McMannus his niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hagy
Roy Hoffman, Jr
Oklahoma City
Joe McMannus
Newport, RI
Amarillo
Lipscomb
Hoffman
Hagy
McMannus
County approves contract for farm to market highway
A contract for 47.65 miles of farm to market highway in Hockley County was let recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockley County
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Larry Lawrence
Globe Aviation Editor
Los Angeles
TWA Frame World Airline
Associated Press Sketch
Stratford School Board
Joe Shields
Refrigeration CO
Phome
Tyler
Detroit Jewel
Griggs
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Fillmore
Reid’s
Georgie
Optometrist
Taylor
E. T. Cummings
Blackburn
Polk Pho
Jack
Globe
Paul Sanders
John Lee McMillen
Travis Bailey
Cleveland
Jack Paqua
Eddie Hill
Monroe
Bob Smith
Bowie
Bob Jones
West Eighteenth
Caromel
Carter
Ourewy
Russell's Annual
Sale
Santa Fe
The
New West
Great
F. G. Gurley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa FE Railway Company
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