Amarillo airport issue prompts call for independent study
The News-Globe urges a disinterested citizen committee to visit Washington and interview Senators War Department officials and airline executives to uncover the truth about Amarillo's airport controversy. Prominent citizens favor a bond to buy and operate the airport while city leaders warn against municipal losses and seek clarifying facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Rogers
Thornton Oxnard
English
Committee of Forty plots fact finding trip to Washington
The News-Globe offers to fund a fact finding trip to Washington for any committee chosen by the Committee of Forty or by civic leaders like Bob Epperson Ed Hardin C W Farr and Guy Saunders. Senator Morris Shepherd and airline heads from TWA Braniff could be interviewed to learn what Amarillo needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Globe
Bob Epperson
Ed Hardin
C. W. Farr
Guy Saunders
Howard Paul
Charley Ware
Tully Garner
Morris Shepherd
Washington
Amarillo
TWA
Braniff Airlines
Taylor
Allen
Boyce
Fullingim
Paul
Ware
Garner
RAF Blitzes Ruhr and North Africa Drive Tobruk Wins
World War II dispatch reports RAF strikes on Ruhr and Sicily, Italian bases, and Tobruk advances. British forces capture more Italian prisoners at Tobruk as Derna and Benghazi approaches unfold. Asia and the Pacific see Nomura and Kunming air actions, while Vichy talks continue with Leahy meeting Huntziger and Barlan.
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Tobruk
RAF
Derna
Benghazi
Libya
East Africa
Italian Eritrea
Sudan
Royal Air Force
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Sicily
Dodecanese Islands
Albania
Europe
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
Bucharest
Baron Manfred von Killinger
Adolf Hitler
W. J. Carney
Kunming
South China
Burma
Chungking
Bangkok
United States
Charles Huntziger
Francois Barlan
Navy
U. S
Men Debate Women Judges In Amarillo Cooking Show
A big debate in Amarillo pits men against women as judges for a Sunday cooking contest. Twenty nine men entered by noon, including seven year old Richard Cook as the youngest. Entries list H. T. Cornelius and others, with telephone sign up for nonprofessional cooks.
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Amarillo
Richard Cook
H. T. Cornelius
Les Blenis
James Dossey
W. M. Wilson
William E. Kent
Ernest L. Baker
Monte Ray Wood
Tom Dearen
Derling Killion
Dan Morton
Jay Taylor
John Fain
Lew Fields
Jenks Mode
Norwood West
Lawrence Hagg
Fred Short
Mason King
Pappy
Lindbergh says England cant win with U S aid
Lindbergh testifies before a committee and criticizes arming Britain. He opposes the aiding bill, favors negotiated peace, and warns against widening U S involvement. He says Europe’s wars should not draw America in, cites air and sea defense as sufficient to deter invasion. He denies leading any group and favors cooperation with Europe under any outcome.
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Linbergh
Britain
Germany
Lindbergh
Europe
Joe L. Pfeiffer
Democrat
New York
Continent
England
United States
Amazon Valley
Kee
Dorothy Thompson
Col. Lindbergh
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a low around 20 to 22 degrees in Amarillo. West of the 100th Meridian sees cloudy periods with some rain southeast and possible snow or drizzle in the north, while the south should clear late Friday. New Mexico expects fair weather with some snow in the northeast tonight. Temperature extremes over 24 hours show a 30 to 45 degree range with noon at 32.
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Amarillo
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Wallets bulging as cash holdings hit record highs
Washington reports ready cash in American purses and bank accounts around 69.5 billion dollars, about 527 dollars per person. Federal Reserve experts say the figure tops by at least 15 billion dollars the best days of 1928 29, marking a gain of more than 5 billion dollars in the last year. Build Now. John Maynard Ltr, Co.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Banquet Honors Marvin Jones Draws Texas Attendees
Hereford residents gathered for a come as you are banquet at the Amarillo Hotel to honor Marvin Jones. Ann Holman reports 26 Hereford residents will attend with Plainview and Dalhart crowds also expected. Reservations close at 6 PM tomorrow. tickets are 1.25 dollars.
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Hereford
Dalhart
Ann Holman
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
XIT
North Plains
Plainview
Panhandle
Jones
Congress
U. S. Court of Claims
Two Killed in Airliner Crash Near St Louis Airport
A Transcontinental & Western airliner crashed near Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport during approach. Captain P. T. W. Scott and passenger J. F. Mott were killed. First Officer Orestes Dio Guardia injured. Hostess Mary T. Eshback lightly hurt. Several passengers sustained serious injuries. The crash occurred after a late takeoff from Los Angeles en route to New York, with witnesses reporting a loud engine roar before the impact. TWA noted this was its first crash in 614,269,533 passenger miles. last fatal crash occurred in 1939 near Fresno.
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ST. Louis
Transcontinental & Western
Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport
Jmellystee
P. T. W. Scott
J. F. Mott
TWA
Kansas City
J. F. (John) Mott
Braniff
Amarillo
Albuquerque
E. ©. Driggs
Columbus
Ohio
Orestes Dio Guardia
Mary T. Eshback
New York
Los Angeles
W. Joergen
Kirkwood
J. Ss. Walters
Chicago
Mary McCloskey
Burbank
Calif
J. E. McCloskey
Tom Stoddard
KL. Magen
San Jearo
Joe Washburn
C. B. Shaw
Pickwick Hotel
Stuart Sanford
TWA Mechanic
F. E. Ekey
Biltmore Ho
Scott
Little Neck
Eshback
Dio
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Fresno
Man Hitchhikes With Baby In Shoe Box To Hospital
In Oakland on January 23 a father, Frank Gonsalves, 41, placed his newborn daughter in a shoe box and began hitchhiking to Alameda County Hospital ten miles away after a doctor advised transport. A police squad picked up father and infant on the road, delivering them to the hospital where the baby rests in an incubator. The child is reported doing well.
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Oakland
Calif
U.P
Frank Gonsalves
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