Boeing C-97 Transport Slated for Postwar Service
The article describes the Boeing C-97 airlifter derived from the B-29, noting its 110 ft 4 in length, 141 ft 3 in wingspan, 120000 lb weight, speed over 300 mph, and 2200 hp engines. It details cargo capacity, loading ramps, cranes, pallets, pressurized cabins, crew roster, and potential hospital use, with plans for a noon unveiling at the Amarillo Hotel and a Chamber of Commerce meeting discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Boeing
Army Air Forces
Boeing Aircraft Company
Rex B. Baxter
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Gus Barr
Chamber of Commerce
George Hammock
P. D. Berthelot
Mr. Vineyard
Jaycees Laud War Work At Tex Ordnance Plant
Chester Robertson cites Amarillo Jaycees for wartime labor effort at the Tex Ordnance Plant. Members join split shifts, four hours nightly, to ease labor shortages while keeping regular jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Robertson
Pan‘tex Ordnance Plant
Jaycees
Ches
Don’t Let Age Define You Casella Tablets Ad
A vintage advertisement pitches Casella Stimulating Tablets to counteract aging signs. It claims to renew vitality and youthful pleasures, urging readers to ask their druggist for the 48 or 200 tablet bottles and to take as directed. The copy cites older figures like Goethe and Verdi to imply continued productivity after age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hfe
Isbel
Goethe
Faust
Connie Mack
Titian
Masterieces
Clara Tarton
Red Cross
Verdi
Victor Hugo
Corot
Army War Show to Bring Restricted Combat Films to Amarillo
The Eighth Service Command War Show aims to educate civilians and troops about wartime duties with unseen combat reels at Capitol Theater on January 24 and 25. Tickets are free, distributed after a community luncheon chaired by Pinky Vineyard.
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Amarillo
Sam
Eighth Service Command
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Germany
Capitol Theater
Polk
Pinky Vineyard
Argentina Advances in Vitamin A from Shark Liver Oil
Argentina, the world’s second-largest producer of vitamin A, enhances its output by processing the nutrient from shark liver oil, signaling growth in the sector and potential impact on global supply chains.
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Argentina
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Eerie
Beng Beerved Chom
Eaperfiortves
Eran
Etling Beck
Externa Army Air Force
Amarillo Hotel
Land Jaycees
Benson & Benson
Doctors OF Optometry
Oliver Eakle
6Th & Polk
He Ee Om
S.r
Wey
Khoury Bros
VASAT
Casella
Don Listo
Ron Bombo
Ron Mardis Cubran
EL Cubana
Sys
AB Liquor Store
Eost
Phil
Parolizbs
Uncle Sam
Echart's Shoe Repair Shop
West
10Th St
Royal Baking Powder
Jemima
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
William
Idaho
Rome
Ring
van Camp
California
Valencia
Skinner
Chuck
Pinkney
N. Fillmore
6Th and
Mississippi
Cretney
Southwestern Appliance Co
Tyler St
Sir Norman Angell
Western
America
Mexico
Tov
Sevier
Glenmore Distilleries Co., Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
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