Airmail Marks Twentieth Anniversary Of First U. S. Transcontinental Service
American aviation marks September 8 as the twentieth anniversary of the first U S transcontinental airmail. The piece recounts early flights, pilots, and hardships, and notes progress from opening Route No 1 in 1920 to modern jets and airmail passenger service. It highlights the evolution of weather reporting, navigation aids, and the shift to commercial aviation with full-time crews and stewardesses.
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U. S
William Pittman
Union
Chicago
American Aviation
United Airlines
U.S
Congress
Sega of Transportation
San Francisco
North Platte
Neb
Jack Knight
Omaha
Knight
Iowa City
New York
United States
Air Mail
United Air Lines
Transcontinental and Western Air Lines
Coast To
America
Dental Emblem Honors Century of Dentistry at ADA Meet
A 100th anniversary emblem for dentistry as a scientific practice will be adopted by about 10 000 ADA delegates at the national convention in Cleveland Ohio September 5 to 13. The symbol features a delta omicron border and the single serpent of Aesculapius with Dr Wilfred Robinson shown in an inset photo as president-elect.
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American Dental Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Pew
Aesculapius
Wilfred Robinson
Association
Bahamas brace for winter season with Duke of Windsor as governor
Nassau residents anticipate a bustling winter as the Duke of Windsor and the former Wallis Simpson assume the Bahamas governorship. Tourism, hotels, and new developments boost activity while social life shifts to wartime restraint with charity balls and club events planned.
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Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Norma Prescott
Nassau
N. P
England
Wallis Werfield Simpson
New York
Hog Island
Wintergren
Government House
George Street
ERI
Bede Clifford
Emerald Beach Club
Bahama Country Club
Dundas
Executive Council
Red Cross
Swank Emerald Club
Cable Beach
Tin Shortage No Threat to United States Security
A Steel magazine study finds the United States used 70 460 tons of tin in 1939 of 166 500 tons world demand yet domestic production was only 154 tons. It notes 43 percent of world refined tin is under British control with sources in Malaya Siam Dutch East Indies Bolivia and Nigeria. domestic supplies are mainly from refining plants and may soon be exhausted.
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United States
New York
Steel
England
Malaya
Siam
Dutch East Indies
Bolivia
Nigeria
Britain to Get Destroyers Amid Britain's Battle Outcomes
Washington reports optimism that Britain will receive 50 World War II destroyers, though timing may miss impact if the Battle of Britain is decided beforehand. The piece notes Willkie’s indirect stance, isolationist resistance, and shifts in Western support as polls favor aiding Britain. It also discusses Munich era policy, Ickes criticisms, and FDR-Willkie dynamics.
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Carter
Washington
Britain
John J. Pershing
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
U. S
Berlin
English Channel
England
America
Burton H. Wheeler
Moritana
William C. Bullitt
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Ickes
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Blum
France
Munich
Franklin Roosevelt
Fdr
Commonwealth &Southern
Robert H. Jackson
Town Hall
New York City
Jackson
Dave Lilienthal
SEC
TVA
Dave
Lilienthal
San Francisco
Congress
California
Britain to receive 50 old destroyers likely
Carter Field reports Britain will probably get 50 old destroyers though timing remains uncertain. Field notes Ickes criticized Chamberlain yet ignores Munich conference conditions and doubts a Roosevelt Willkie debate will happen.
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Roosevelt-Willkie
Icke
Munich
Britain
Carter Field
Washington
Ickes
Neville Chamberlain
Field
Roosevelt
Willkie
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