Frye outlines bold future for Amarillo air center
TWA president Jack Frye told a Chamber of Commerce luncheon that Amarillo must accelerate aviation development to remain an air hub. He unveiled plans for a January 1 32 passenger plane and a larger 40 passenger craft, plus a 55 passenger model within five years, capable of long non stop flights. Frye urged improved airport facilities and a new Amarillo El Paso route via Roswell to capture growing air traffic and routes to Los Angeles Chicago and Mexico City.
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Amarillo
Jack Frye
TWA
Chamber of Commerce
Pampa
Sweetwater
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Dumas
Perryton
English Field
Frye
Los Angeles
Chicago
Mexico City
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Trinidad
Pueblo
Colo
Fort Worth
Dallas
el Paso
Roswell
Pan- American Airways
Pacific
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Banish Detour By New Method Of Resurfacing
Ohio tests a mass production resurfacing system on 125 miles of highways. A tractor propelled machine cleans the old surface, spreads crushed rock, lays asphalt, and tops with sand while the other lane remains open. The process halves resurfacing time and cuts cost per mile from 5500 to 3300 dollars on 20 foot roads.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
South Dakota Again Has No Property Tax
South Dakota will again operate with no state property tax levy for 1936. Tax Director W C Welsh said receipts from sales, net income, and miscellaneous taxes will fund state government. Fiscal year totals: sales and net income taxes 2,732,847 dollars. miscellaneous levies 1,700,006 dollars.
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Pierre
South Dakota
W. C. Welsh
Mules Die After Stealing Poison From Bin
Oklahoma farmer E B Roche stored grasshopper poison in a feed bin to protect his fields. A pair of his prize mules broke in and ingested the poison, dying the next day. Also noted 32,000 women work in mines in India.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
E. B. Roche
Uncle Sam
India
Doan's Pills Promote Kidney Health
Doctors say kidneys contain 15 miles of tiny tubes that purify blood and most people pass about 3 pints of waste daily. Frequent or scanty urination with pain may signal kidney or bladder issues and Doan's Pills offer relief by flushing waste from the blood.
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Doan
Belling Cats Revives Baby Quail in Pasadena Estate District
In Pasadena at West California Street and Orange Grove Avenue, cats were bellied after Humane Society appeals, leading to a reported rise in baby quail numbers. Last year quail vanished when residents fed them, but bell collars are credited with restoring the covey. Apricots and other fruits are oddly noted by romans. Frye, Meadows, and Beard discuss aviation operations and Braniff Airways amid air transport growth.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Street
Orange Grove Avenue
The
Humane Society
Texas
Frye
A. W. Meadows
Aeronautics Division
Department of Commerce
C. E. Beard
Braniff Airways
Meadows
Beard
Braniff
Here
Dallas
Amarillo
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Frankfort Distilleries, Incorporated
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Paul Jones
Oscar Pepper
Mattingly & Moore
America
Lucky Strike
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Clay Morris
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