California’s Huge Aircraft Boom Drives Industry Growth
Southern California's major aviation firms push to fulfill wartime orders. Douglas Aircraft employs 18,000 across three shifts to clear a $140 million backlog of bombers and pursuit planes. Lockheed houses 9,000 workers with 40 added daily, likely moving to overtime. Vultee hires 50 daily for a $3 million trainer order and a $9 million Swedish pursuit contract. North American Aircraft runs three shifts on training planes and a new high speed pursuit ship. Northrop operates nights, delivering 24 patrol bombers for Norway to Britain. Consolidated near San Diego adds 1,000 monthly, eyeing peak production by midsummer on a $70 million backlog.
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Los Angeles
California
Roosevelt
Douglas Aircraft
Lockheed Aircraft
Vultee
North American Aircraft
Northrop
Norway
Great Britain
Consolidated Aircraft
San Diego
U. S. Navy
Navy Planes Await Favorable Weather
Albany dispatch reports forty three navy planes ready to fly to Houston Me for Allied delivery as federal investigators probe a crash that killed pilot Allan B Sullman 26 of St Louis. Burdette Wright Curtiss Wright VPGM cites weather as a suspected cause.
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Albany
N. Y
Houston
Buffalo
Marinville
Here
Allan B. Sullman
St. Louis
Burdette S. Wright
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Lightning Strikes Home Killing Man’s Dog in Independence
A lightning bolt struck the Carl home in Independence on June 11. the fire and damage were minimal, but a terrier named Bobby attached to a neck chain was electrocuted as the bolt traveled down a clothesline.
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Independence
Carl Rol
Bobby
R Round Town notable moves and a missed birthday
Archambeau Walter Clayton Don Wyatt and F B Abe Martin return home. Fifth Horace Gooch visits Corpus Christi then Amarillo. Clayton elected vice president of the association. News by way of TWA lists many staff and passenger movements to cities including Wichita New York St Louis San Francisco Pueblo Los Angeles Albuquerque Dayton. A missed birthday notes Ollie Roberts. Russia hosts the world’s largest library in Moscow with 12 000 000 volumes.
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Archambeau
Walter Clayton
Don Wyatt
F. B
Abe
Martin
Horace L
Pinky”) Gooch
Corpus Christian Business
Amarillo
Mr. Clayton
Association
TWA
Harlan Herrick
Wichita
L. K. Patton
New York
R. T. Collins
Mary Corbin
St. Louis
R. R. Corbin
Verna Progress
San Francisco
Pueblo
Dale Banta
Los Angeles
R. K. Smythe
Thomas Hoover
Yetta Hoover
P. D. Thomas
J. H. Howell
van Thompson
Albuquerque
C. J. Freeland, Jr
R. L. Reichling
J. H. Outland
Kansas City
Cleo van Dorn
Harold M. Wilgus
Dick Edwards
New
Help Wanted Classified Listings Continue
A continued Tack Letters page lists help wanted notices including housekeepers, a middle aged or elderly woman for long night shifts, a couple for farm work, a man for rock work painting and carpentry, and a practical nurse with laundry and cafe duties. Contacts: 2-0242 2-2466 6587 20082 2 4960 5107.
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North
Lincoln Street
Wire trick saves aneurysm patients drawing life from arteries
Scientists report long term results from a method using hairlike wire inserted into arterial bulges to form a clot that seals aneurysms while keeping the main artery open. Since adoption five years ago, 32 patients have been wired and 16 remain alive, including a brain aneurysm case.
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American Medical Association
Arthur B. Blakemore
Barry G. King
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
U. S. Cut Off From Europe By Italy Entry War
Roosevelt invoked the neutrality act as Italy became a belligerent and submarines were barred from U S ports. The move isolates the United States from most of Europe for travel and shipping, with the Mediterranean soon closed to American ships and Pan American Airways likely the sole European link remaining.
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Hobart C. Montee
Washington
United States
Europe
Italy
Charlottesville
Benito Mussolini
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Mr. Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Old World
Canada
Pan American Airways
Lisbon
Portu
Dalhart Youth Rescues Denver Girl From Lake
Dalhart youth George Red Farwell, 23, rushed to a Denver park lake after a distressed couple signaled for help. He dived in, revived 11 year old artificial respiration, and saved the child whose parents had capsized their boat. Farwell is son of Dalhart mayor F B Farwell and nephew of Amarillo residents.
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Dalhart
Denver
Cole
George
Red” Farwell
F. B. Farwell
Lowry Field Armament School
Jack
Jim Farwell
Amarille
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Russia
Moscow
Dial
Tack
Lena
Shug
Boston
Jimmy Dewey
G. F. Weast
South Plains
Floyd County
Co. T. Tinbrook
North West
15Th Avenue
Elmer Simpson
North Taylor Street
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
W. E. Gee
I. O. O. F. Hall
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
H. Harris
West Seventh Street
Plainview, Texas
George Zimmerman
East 5Th Avenue
Elbert
Call
J. Brown
van Buren St. Call
12Th Avenue
Terk
SW Call
Earl
Geo. McGowan
Vega
Texas
Clarendon, Texas
Arthur Street
C. W. Baynham
Francis Townsend
Wolflin Park Golf Links
21St
Lipscomb
Guar
Mike” Wolff
Prince Albert
P.A. Crimp
Prince Alberts
Ptas Lgu
Albert
National Joy Smoke Oapyright
B. J. Bernsids Tobacco Ge
Winaton-Salem, MN
U. S
Portugal
Spain
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Jos. Schlitz BR
Ewing CO
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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