Pioneer Airlines reports 1952 Q1 passenger growth
Pioneer Airlines says 39 172 passengers were carried in the first quarter of 1952, up 14 percent from a year earlier. Passenger miles totaled 9 010 059 in 1952, up 11 percent from 1951. Mail tonnage rose 19 percent. flight miles increased. The airline serves 21 Texas and New Mexico cities over 1 934 route miles, touting itself as the nation’s oldest local service airline. Conoco to build plant in Wyoming oil field.
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Dallas
Pioneer Airlines
Harding L. Lawrence
Pioneer
Texas
New Mexico
Editors Gather For Convention
Editors from US and Canadian daily newspapers convene in New York for the American Newspaper Publishers Association 06th annual meeting expected to attract about 1200 editors. Speakers include La Prensa editor Alberto Guinza Paz and Mexico Ledger editor Robert M. White. Oppegard of Grand Forks Herald chairs the smaller circulation session. McCahill of Cleveland News to speak tomorrow.
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New York
Ilrs
Pubishers Association
Alberto Guinza Paz
la Prensa
Peron
Robert M. White
Mexico (Mo
Record Pipeline Activity Forecast 1952 in Fort Worth
John E. Boice of the PAD predicts the greatest pipeline construction activity in history in 1952. Plans call for about 6,500 miles of crude oil lines and 3,500 miles of product lines, with PAD approval for all projects.
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Fort Worth
Coffee And Sinkers Popular With Soldiers During Exercise Longhorn
Fort Worth reports that 115 000 troops in Central Texas exercise Longhorn consumed 1 940 000 doughnuts and 1 235 342 pounds of coffee. Food was supplied through the Fort Worth Quartermaster depot market center and from the San Antonio depot. The record also notes 7 643 35s of mille and 1 343 247 loaves of bread.
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Fort Worth
Texas
San Antonio
Bulletin Board Hews Of Servicemen
Local bulletin highlights servicemen returning from Korea and currently stationed abroad. FIRST II. WISE returns to the States after 18 months with the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion. Johnnie B. Phillips serves with the 2nd Infantry Division on the central front amid muddy spring conditions. Blasingame prepares for overseas duty from Francis E. Warren AFB. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands invited to Mexico for an exposition. Pete Duarte serves aboard USS Rockwall, honored for blood donor program. Cap tain John Kader returns from Korea. multiple overseas tours and medals noted. Airman Clauss Griffin completes basic training. John Kader at Fort Benning for infantry company officer course. Powell promoted to Corporal. Joe Cunningham on leave before P-59 fighter assignment. Kenneth Price on leave. to Whidbey Island after training. Dabney reassigned to Camp Chaffee with 58th Anti Aircraft Battalion. prior service in Berlin with Occupation ribbon and Airlift device.
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Cake Road
Highlonds
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Kader
John Kader
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Merrell
Mike Kader
Elyria
Ohio
Dabney
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Raymond L. Debney
George BE. Dabney
Elm’ St Baytown
Texas
58Th
Red
Camp KK
Berlin
Germany
Robert E. “Lee High School
M And.a
Edna, Texas
Army
Steam To Be Tried On Oil Fire Af Odessa
Odessa fire crews prepared to apply live steam to a Shell Oil field blaze 14 miles west of town. The oil and gas fire, burning since Saturday, has caused an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. Five workers were burned, none seriously, as crews toppled the derrick to set up the steam kill attempt.
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Odessa
Shell Oil Ca
Shell
Blonde Sits Down Collects $100
New Orleans coverage recalls Mrs. Melva Zorn wife of an overseas Army captain staging a sit down strike at a finance company office after being refused a $343 refund for two months of carrying charges on a new car. The manager raised offers to $100 which she accepts after drawing a crowd and leaving with one dollar bills in hand. Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Observance at Windsor Photo note and public birthday events planned for June 5 at Windsor Castle with ceremonial Guard colors.
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New Orleans
ICRS
Melva Zorn
Finance Company
Mirs Zorn
London
U.8
Gent Motors President Wilson Earned 568000 in 1951
New York United Press reports Gent Motors Corp president Chant Wilson received about 568000 in salary fees and a 3600 bonus for 1951. Company statement notes 201000 salary plus fees, with federal tax implications estimated from present rates. The piece also briefly mentions fuel economy at different driving speeds.
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New York
Chant Wilson
Gent Motors Corp
Wilson
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