Policy shaping air service for small towns after the war
Civil Aeronautics Board proceedings in Washington set the framework to decide which of 6331 towns with 1000 to 5000 residents gain airline service after the war. Pressure grows as applications rise to 577 by late February, with 288 towns slated for potential service. conflicts arise among big airlines surface carriers railroads and small firms.
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America
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
CAB
William J. Madden
Albert E. Beitel
United States
Congress
Airlines Committee For
United States Air Policy
Railroad Committee For the Study of Transportation
Association of American Railroads
Airlines Committee
Towa
Pacific Coast
United States War Ballot Commission
Secretary of War
Secretary of
Navy
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Emory S. Land
War Shipping Board
Film News Bits From Hollywood and The War Front
Paramount buys two Hearst rooms used as sets for The Hitler Gang. Mark Twain film debut in 200 theaters. March of Time covers Argentina and rubber and air bases. Ginny Simms now Your Honor in North Ridge. NBC’s Johnny Presents features Joan Davis and Jack Haley for servicemen. Vila Johnson lip microphone at a war plant on Vox Pop. Scotland Yard Secrets in Republic project. Edward G Robinson in Once Off Guard. Dick Powell stars in Farewell My Lovely. Jim Jordan Jr signs with RKO. Livingstone mocked for cross-dressing in Good night Sweetheart. Casanova Brown production paused as Gary Cooper fell off a bicycle. Ella Raines to lead Tall in the Saddle with John Wayne. Servicemen request sheet music. Fox tests Como received raises.
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Republic
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Edgar Barrer
International
Joan Bennett
Edward G. Robinson
Dick Powell
RKO
Casanova Brown
Gary Cooper
Ella Raines
Universal
John Wayne
Tall
Frank Novak
Ree
Century-Fox
Habit Will Assert Itself Despite Precautions
A bus conductor, warned by his wife about noisily entering late at night, promises to be quieter. Yet on returning home after a spell of late duty he creaks the door and, in a loud voice, demands passengers to have their fares ready.
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Jim
Portrait Enlargement Sales Pitch Mystery
A truncated sales notice from Inland Distributors in Chicago promotes direct ordering for a portrait enlargement to save commission. It urges readers to write for particulars and mentions a street address but provides no dates or concrete products.
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Inland Distributors
Wood St
Chicago
Adv
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Teheran
Persia
Sinai
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
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Kester Denman
Story
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William Paultz
East Orange
N. J
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Ernest
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
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Hearst
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Alfred Hugenberg
Hitler
Johnny
Ginny Simms
North
Ridge
Calif
Miss Simms
Ginny
Warner Bros
Mark Twain
Adventures of
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Alexis Smith
South America
March of Time
Brazil
Joan Davis
Jack Haley
Rudy Vallee
Radio Wiseacres
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Haley
Vox Pop
Parks Johnson
Army
Jim Jordan Jr
Fibber McGee and Molly
Robert Livingstone
Sweetheart
Ruth Terry
Henry Hull
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