Waterman Airlines seeks permit for Puerto Rican flight
Waterman Airlines of Mobile asks the Civil Aeronautics Board for a temporary permit to run regular New Orleans to San Juan flights. It accuses CAB of delaying permanent approval for its parent Waterman Steamship Co. and notes it has operated a non-scheduled service since July 15 at a profit. Chicago & Southern Airlines has a permanent permit and Waterman contrasts subsidy requests.
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Waterman Airlines
New Orleans
San Juan
Puerto Rico
CAB
The
Waterman Steamship Co
Orelans
Chicago & Southern Airlines
Waterman
Alabama
Chicago & Southern
Fire Toll Exceeding Previous Records
In New York AP coverage notes the escalating fire toll in the United States as of 1946. The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports year to date losses of 338,304,000 with prospects for a record 606,000,000, while Fire Prevention Week highlights long campaign efforts to curb fires and arson.
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David G. Bareuther
New York
United States
Kentucky
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Truman
Rim
W. E. Manalieu
Mallabien
Chicago
Wilson
Canada
Harding
Governor General of
Soil samples tested by Illinois labs in 1945
In 1945 University of Illinois soil testing laboratories analyzed 31 700 samples from 2 154 farms and representative 109 200 acres. The program surveyed soil conditions across the state and supported agricultural planning.
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University of Illinois Soil Testing Laboratories
British brides snap up unopened nylon parachutes
In London, clothes-starved British brides buy brand new unopened nylon parachutes released by the Board of Trade for about 20 dollars. Most are Ginest nylon, some cashbric, and some parachutes are used to supply coat linings, underwear, dresses and blouses. Public sale continues.
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London
Royal Air Force
Board of Trade
Slovak Woman 107 Welcomes Reds for Fourth Time
Merie Valsoca of Sabinova Slovakia is reported at 107 years old and previously joined partisan groups to greet Russians during winters. She recalls being the last living eyewitness of the 1848 revolution in Slovakia and told Red Army men she had greeted their forebears.
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Rochester
Chicago
Fire Department
San Francisco
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Merie Valsoca
Sabinova
Slovakia
Red Army
Film Showings This Week With Stars From Alan Ladd To James Cagney
The schedule lists daily screenings: Alan Ladd and co stars in O.5.8, Bob Hope and John Caulfield in Monsieur Besucaire, Roy Rogers in Rainbow Over Texas with Ann Rutherford, Alan Curtis in Inside Job. Weekend features include Robert Young and Ryivia Sydney in The Searching Wind and Signe Hasso with George Sanders in Seandsi in Paris. Daily late shows and Monday Tuesday lineups feature multiple double bills and classics across theaters.
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Bob Hope
Johh Caulfield
Monsieur Besucaire
Roy Rogers
Texas
Ann Rutherford
Alan Curtis
Robert Young
Ann Richards
Ryivia Sydney
Signe Hasso
George Sanders
Paris
Sylvia Sydney
Bears in 1848 1977 and 1916
When Germans occupied Slovakia she fled to the hills with her son and lived there through winter.
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Bears
Slovakia
Islands of the Philippine Islands Explained
A description notes the archipelago includes ten large and 970 small islands. The statement outlines the vast geographic composition of the Philippines and highlights its numerous landmasses.
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Philippine Islands
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Parma
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Richard Dix
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