John Morgan Hero in Cosmopolitan Magazine Feature
Flight Officer John Morgan of Amarillo is highlighted in Cosmopolitan's December issue as a flying fortress exploits hero. Written by war correspondent Bob Considine, the piece recalls a dramatic air battle and notes Morgan has the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.\
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John Morgan
Amarillo
Cosmopolitan
Bob Considine
Morgan
Considine
The
Globe
A. L. Morgan
New York City
B. L. Morgan
City
Amarillo Flier
Braniff Seeks KC to Memphis Route via Springfield
Braniff Airways filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to operate between Kansas City Missouri and Memphis Tennessee via Springfield Missouri. The applicant argues the route would save travel time between the Southeast and Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions. Connections would be available at Memphis for travel to Kansas City and New Orleans.
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Braniff Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kansas City
Memphis
Memorial Services for Jack Kenyon in Amarillo
Friends and relatives meet tonight at First Baptist Church auditorium to honor Jack W. Kenyon son of Mr and Mrs John W Kenyon 910 Lipscomb Street. Services led by Dr Fred Eastham and Dr E B Fincher. Kenyon served as engineer gunner on a bomber and died in Latin America on October 15. Service begins at 7 30 p m.
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First Baptist Church
John W
Jack” Kenyon
Amarillian
John W. Kenyon
Lipscomb Street
Fred Eastham
Wichita Falls
E. B. Fincher
Ellwood Park
Presbyterian Church
Latin America
Nudge Your Lazy Liver Tonight With Olive Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to relieve constipation by stimulating liver bile flow. It touts vegetable ingredients and simple daily use with prices 15 30 and 60 cents and urges following label directions.
Texans urged to conserve gasoline for war effort
A 1944 Texas wartime message explains why gasoline is limited to military and essential civilian use. It notes U.S. military demand at 600,000 barrels daily, a 50 percent Texas oil flow increase, refineries near capacity, and a drop in Texas automotive gasoline stocks by over 7 million barrels. It stresses saving gallons to fuel ships, planes, and vehicles supporting the front.
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Texas
Texas Wells
Texas Petroleum
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Braniff
K. C
Jack Kenyon
Cohen
Smith
Miller
Brown
Schwartz
Manhattan
Amarillo Printing CO
Campbell’s
Schillin
White Swan
Crisco
Camay
All-Bran
Kellogg's
Morton’s
Sunkist
West 7Th Ave
U. S
Sed
U.S
Petroleum Industry General Committee For
American Mineral Spirits Company
Coastal Refineries, Inc
Col-Tex Refining Company
Continental Oil Company
Hamman Oil & Refining Company
Hanlon-Buchanan, Inc
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Hu Tex Oil & Refining Company
Payward Refining Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Pontiac Refining Company
Independent Refining Company
Cosden Petroleum Corporation
Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
Danciger Oil & Refining Company
Eastern States Petroleum Corp
Inland Refining Company
la Salle Petroleum Corporation
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Motor Fuels Corporation
Montray Oil Company
Gladewater Refining Company
Onyx Refining Corporation
Premier Oil Refining Company
Pure Oil Company
Radio Refining Company
Roeser & Pendleton, Inc
Shamrock Oil & Gas Corporation
Shell Oil Company, Inc
Gulf Oil Corporation
Pan American Refining Corporation
Panhandle Refining Company
Shelly Refining Company
Sinclair Refining Company
Shelly Oil Company
Southern Minerals Corporation
Southport Petroleum Company of Delaware
Southwestern Oil & Refining Company
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Talco Asphalt & Refining Division
Southport Petroleum Co
Delaware
Taylor Refining Company
Texas Company
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
W. T. Waggoner Estate
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