Postwar Air Freight To Be Within Reach of Every Community
Walter A. Shead outlines Civil Aeronautics Administration filings for postwar civilian air ventures. Proposals include flying ambulances, cargo by airships and helicopters, jet and glider delivery, and passenger service by women entrepreneurs. Veterans and former service members lead plans to create feeder lines, sightseeing routes, and express delivery across the United States, with companies like Shannon's, Norsemen Air Transport, and various retailers exploring helicopter taxi and mail routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Shead
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Department of Commerce
General Express
Los Angeles
New York
Norsemen Air Transport Company
New England
John C. L. Adams
Panama
Cristobal
Balboa
Suns
Alberta
Angeline Harris
Rutherfordton
N. C
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Winifred Lucy Shefferly
Detroit
Michigan
T. W. Lanier
el Paso
Texas
Film World Notes on Stars and Studio Moves
Virginia Vale reports on Hunt Stromberg and other industry figures shaping the box office. Stars Joan Crawford Myrna Loy Rosalind Russell Ethel Barrymore Vera Ellen Virginia Mayo dominate headlines with new contracts roles and radio ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt Stromberg
Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
Stromberg
Joan Crawford
Myrna Loy
Rosalind Russell
Don't Be Someone Else Says Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris urges women to stop comparing their lives to others and to value what they have. Her essay contrasts American women's envy with the Orient's communal focus and contrasts Sally's vacation woes with the harsher destitution faced by women overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Taxi firms plan air helicopter services after V J Day
Long established taxi firms including Frank Sawyer’s Checker Taxi of Boston apply for general air taxi service by helicopter. Jet era pilots, such as John P. Carey of Grand Central Cadillac Renting and Joe Ferrant’s Airdrome transport, offer air shuttle for stars and executives. William Edward Hann of Detroit proposes airplane sightseeing to Grand Canyon and Utah monuments. Over 660 applications are on file with the Civil Aeronautics Board as of June, with rapid growth expected after V J Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker Case
Sutter Creek
Calif
Navy
Case
California
Nevada
Zaxi Rural Service
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Air Transport Command
Army
Shannon’s
Fort Worth
Continental
W. C. Croy
Poplar Bluff
Julian Bondurant
Armored Motor Service
Memphis
Uel
France
H. L Mou
Coastal Tank Lines, Inc
York
United States
Alaska
Canada
Mexico
Frank Sawyers
Checker Taxi
Boston
John P. Carey
Grand Central Cadillac Renting Corpora
Tion
LaGuardia
Airlines
New York
Joe Ferrant
William Edward Hann
Detroit
Grand Canyon National Park
Ier Service
Bow Bridge National Monument
Utah
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Civil Aeronautics Board
Stage and screen notes on wartime musical picks
Monty Woolley performs Miss Otis Regrets in Night and Day about Cole Porter. Norm Berens and Dorothy Lamour collaborate on a song for possible screen use. Line Romay earns a second dramatic role as Gable’s onscreen love in The Strange Adventure. Bill Garvan drums up chatter between Republic and Paramount projects Hor Cargo ends the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monty Woolley
Otis
Warner Bros
Cole Porter
Norm Berens
The
Air
Dorothy Lamour
Waidarj
Romay
Gable
Garvan
Republic
Paramount
Envy and discontent harm women's happiness in society
The piece argues that longing for others' wealth ruins contentment for many women. Sally, despite health, husband, three children, and a middle class income, envied Nancy's ability to visit an exclusive resort. The comparison spoiled Sally's vacation, illustrating how American women's troubles seem trivial next to harsher global conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
Sally
Nancy
Miss Norris
Handling Strawberries For Fresh Use And Storage
Strawberries are scarce so handle with care. Do not wash until ready to serve to avoid spoilage. If held overnight, spread on a flat plate and store uncovered in the refrigerator. Can the berries if needed, even without sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randle
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Automobile Air Freight Corporation of
Great Lakes
Middle West
Hecht Company, Inc
Washington, D. C
William Silene Sons Company
BE. J. McKeown
Producers Air Lines of
Toledo
Fish Airlines Corporation
Charles J. dcGowart
New Bedford
Mass
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia Vale
Constance Moore
Jim Lawton
Hollywood Mystery Time
Dennis O'Keefe
Lawton
Ethel Barrymore
David O. Selznick
Vanguard Company
Ethel Lina White
Dorothy McGuire
RKO
Carol Bruce
Carol
Minneapolis
Curt Massey
Andrews Sisters
NK Ranch
Vera Ellen
Radio City Music Hall
Virginia Mayo
Goldwyn
Sue
James Stewart
USAAF
America
Dick Nelson
CBS
Men of Vision
Nelson
Stewart
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Janet Gaynor
Fay Wray
Charles Farrell
Richard Arlen
Norma Talmadge
Clark Gable
Carol Lombard
Ramon Navarro
Cooper
Arlen
Miss Crawford
Bitling
Arthur Loft
Loretta Young
Kathleen Norris
Beit
By Kathleen Norris
Tahoe
Santa Cruz
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