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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
2
An editorial pairing from the Birmingham News and the Atlanta Journal argues that Panama City Airport upgrades will boost regional development. The pieces emphasize longer and shorter plane stays, economic benefits, and improved air access for the city.
Domestic air lines carried 2,100,000 passengers in 1939 versus 1,176,000 in 1938 as travel becomes a regular transportation choice. Safety improvements reduced fatal accidents to two in 1939, while total miles flown rose 18 percent and revenue passenger miles 42 percent. Air express miles climbed 24 percent, signaling continued growth in air transport this year.
Atlanta's need for a second airport grows urgent as Candler Field handles rising air traffic. Gov't training aid fuels aviation growth. 444 pilots hold permits. Camp Gordon site with three 3,000 foot runways eyed as a solution, to be funded with WPA aid and DeKalb County land acquisition under CAA plans.
Hollywood notes describe Miss Carole Landis and Jack Hubbard in a Turn About style sequence where they swap bodies for a Hal Roach film. The piece also notes Bing Crosby and Bob Hope teaming in The Road to Singapore and praises their on screen chemistry and ad lib humor.
Britain and France pursue complete cooperation by pooling inventions and ideas. A French scientific mission visited England to consult with British scientists and establish a shared system. German scientists are being brought from French camps to assist with scientific problems.
Senate moves to vote on the farm bill and then debates extending the reciprocal trade program meeting at 11 a.m. Monopoly committee discusses trade barriers at 10:30 a.m. House in recess.
Dr Morris Fishbein surveys toenail superstitions across cultures noting beliefs that toenails burned after trimming bring luck and that discarding clippings prevents curses. He links Sunday rest with a taboo on cutting nails and Monday trimming with success, while stressing modern hygiene to prevent athlete's foot. He concludes with religious day associations and hints at next topic on beliefs about childbirth.
A historical novel set in Charleston during the Civil War recounts Perry Peer White’s romantic entanglements and adventures. The book mixes history and philosophy, featuring submarine invention, sieges, and a recurring claim that the war was unnecessary.
A vintage etiquette quiz questions readers on theatre manners and social courtesies. It asks about seating after curtains rise, cigaret breaks during acts, front-row conduct, buying play tickets in advance, and proper book return etiquette with a provided answer key.
A serialized drama follows Ann Smith as she answers a cryptic letter from K295. She sketches a meeting at the Blashfield painting in the public library, stocks her nerves, weighs courage against fear, and crafts a careful plan to observe her supposed suitor from the reading room before deciding her next move.
The experts say exercise and diet shape the elongated torso from hipbone to above waistline. Emphasis on posture and supple waist enables wearing long snug garments even without extreme thinness. Practical exercises include standing stretches and leg lifts to improve core suppleness and alignment.
A brief note marks the fall of Przemysl after a siege, noting that the fortress city capitulated to Russian forces and ended a lengthy defense, with the milestone dated March 22, 1915.
Puzzle fills horizontal and vertical clues about beasts, metals, and places, linking a white coated animal to a broader riddle. Answers include a furry beast, Indian gateway pig, convent dweller, biblical priest, and terms for bone, rope, and fabrics, with cross-reference to a Yoruba-tinged puzzle.
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