US must decide on large airship role in postwar era
A veteran Navy official urges decisive action to determine the United States place for large airships, tracing policy since 1916 under Admiral Dewey and arguing for a firm national program. At the meeting, J Kirk Baldwin announces resignation to lead Airports Directory, predicts more civilian airports and a barnstorming era after the war.
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General Board of the Navy
United States
Navy General Board
George Dewey
A. L. Fretz
W. P. Brett
R. W. Grissom
John McCarty
J. Kirk Baldwin
Airport Management
CAA
Washington, D. C
Airports Directory
Airports
Dick Brown
New York City
Baldwin
Elmer Auto Supply Adverts Automotive Parts
Local shop at 611 N. Fillmore offers mufflers for all cars seal beam adapters for most models grills and universal joints. Phone contact 6142 available for orders and inquiries.
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Elmer Auto Supply
N. Fillmore
Plainview Plans Airport Port Expansion With 80 Acre Start
City and county officials outline an 80 acre Class 1 port with a 2,800 foot runway to serve Plainview and permit later expansion to Class 3 by extending runways to 4,800 feet in three wind directions. A new port near the city will house hangars and admin buildings, while a six mile distant existing airport is deemed insufficient. The conference drew Panhandle officials and was deemed a success with plans for annual meetings. Thomas S. Young of Walsenburg presided and announced nearby plans for Colorado’s first landing strip. Female eels migrate inland to spawn before returning to the sea.
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Plainview
CAA
Panhandle
Baxter
Thomas S. Young
Walsenburg
Colo
Colorado
Churchill Sees Big Three Meet For War End Push
Prime Minister Churchill said he hopes he, Stalin, and the U S president will meet within two months to finalize war aims. He called the Moscow talks constructive and warned that only a three powers summit can seal final decisions as the war enters a dour, intensified phase. He noted closer Britain Russian relations and said Poland should become strong and independent with Allied help. He cited Greece Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia as areas where working pacts exist and Greece should choose its own government when conditions allow.
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Stalin
United States
Moscow
Commons
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Greece
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Allied Bombs Level Old German Church
Berlin reports from the German Transocean Agency say the Church of St. Nicholas in Berlin was destroyed in a recent air raid. The church, completed in 1247, was noted as Berlin’s oldest building and housed many tombs.
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London
Berlin
Markets and Livestock Reports from Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City reports cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with steady or mixed prices as supply adjusts. unusual note on a hunting lodge capture in East Prussia and a TB testing pledge aiming at 1960. The Chicago market shows hogs and cattle activity with steady to weak shifts and lamb price movements.
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Kansas City
Chicago
New High Speed Transport Under Construction in Charleston
The Navy disclosed that a new type high speed transport is under construction at the Charleston Shipyard. The first vessel will be christened November 1 and the ship was converted from a partially completed destroyer escort.
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Charleston
6. C
Navy
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