Air Lines To Cover State Alabama Routes Planned By 27 Firms
Alabama aviation expansion outlined as 27 carriers seek Civil Aeronautics Board approval to serve 40 cities from Tennessee Valley to Mobile Bay. Plans include Fish Airlines salt water runs, freight by air, armored car flights, and passenger routes through Birmingham Montgomery and Mobile, with many itineraries tied to Southeastern Greyhound and Southern Airways proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia van der Veer Ashington
Alabama
Ny Brose
Civil Aeronautics Board
Tennessee Valley
Mobile Bay
Fish Airlines
New England
Birmingham
Mobile
Detroit
Montgomery
Fort Alabama
Athens
Chattanooga
Tenn
Florence
Southeastern Greyhound Lines
mid-Tennessee
Nashville
Southern Aviation Corporation
Attalla
Decatur-Montgomery
Cullman
Louisville
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern Greyhound
Decatur
Nashville Muscle Shoals
Gillespie Airways
Southeastern Greyound
Chattanooga-Florence
South Aviation Corporation
Memphis-Atlanta
Southair Inc
Memphis-Wilmington
Southern Airways
Survivors recall attack on carrier Princeton and Wasp sinking
Eyewitness accounts describe a catastrophic bombing on the Princeton with a three foot hole aft as smoke and fire engulfed the hangar deck. Survivors recount chaotic moments, efforts to save shipmates, lifeboats and Mae Wests, and the dramatic destruction of the Princeton by torpedoes and a closing cruiser strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Zeiders
Nurse Anne Faces Choice Over Old Mrs Reynolds
In a Wilmington home Mrs Reynolds weighs surgery with Dr Banning and the arrival of Dr Dwight Raynor from New York. Anne, the nurse, is pressed between duty and personal life as Raynor prepares to operate with Anne by the patient’s side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Reynolds
Dr. Banning
New York
Wilmington
Laura
Anne
Dr. Raynor
Dwight
Dwight Raynor
Coul
Anne Wilson
Raynor
Len
Washington
Strive to End Strike at Republic Steel in Alabama
Gadsden Alabama October 28 2 700 workers idle at Republic Steel Corp as United Steelworkers R M Peach says a meeting with employees is planned for tomorrow to end the work stoppage while company sources report most Gulf steel installations including all but one blast furnace are shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
R. M. Peach
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Republic Steel Corp
Gulf-steel Works
Flak mark of daily duty for Eighth Air Force pilot Romine
1st Lt. Jack Romine, 22, son of Florence residents, was an P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in Lt. Col. Tukey Jr.’s fighter group in England. He earned the Purple Heart after being wounded in action during a raid on Germany, led his flight after another Thunderbolt was hit, and later returned to England for interrogation before hospital treatment. He has recovered and returned to operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
Jack T. Romine
Jesse A. Ro
Route 3
Florence
Jack Is
Philip E. Tukey Jr
Cape Elizabeth
Maine
England
Abama Flier
Germany
Romine
North Sea
Amendment 4 Backing for Six Year Sheriff Terms
Montgomery Oct 28 Support for Amendment No 4 to extend Alabama sheriff terms from four to six years came from William McQueen state attorney general who called it a better law enforcement measure. He cited uniform terms with circuit judges and other offices and urged voters to approve it in the November 7 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
William McQueen
McQueen
Acute shortage of labor cripples wartime plants in Southeast
Atlanta Oct 29 The War Manpower Commission regional office reports about 52 000 workers are needed in most Southeast war production plants with little chance of adding civilian labor before Europe ends. Dillard B Lasseter regional WMC director says the region is in the most critical production period and rust plants in Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee are key shipyards ammunition plants and machinery components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Europe
War Manpower Commission
Dillard B. Lasseter
WMC
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Zilligen
Coe
Frederick A. Plath
McAllen
Texas
Leo J. Soboad Jr
Baltimore
Wasp
Aavira
LA Meven
South Pacific
James C. Finch
Eos
Une
L. Finch
Highway 31
Johnston St
BELK
Cretonnes Drapery
JUST
Af States
Belk’s Fashion
Belk’s Fashion Balcony
Chesterfield
Coats
Brown’s Office Supply CO
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