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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
4
An hour and 44 minutes was cut from the New York Bermuda air record for commercial flying. A U S flag carrier flew 1 340 miles each way in 5 hours 48 minutes total with legs of 2 22 and 3 26. The wing design creates lift by thicker upper curvature causing lower pressure above.
The seventh anniversary of the North Carolina beer industry self regulation program will be marked at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Committee United States Brewers Foundation in Greensboro on June 5. State director Colonel Edgar H. Bain of Goldsboro led the committee since its May 18, 1939 formation. Over seven years Bain and staff have worked with local authorities to remove objectionable outlets, earning praise from Governors Cherry and Broughton, the press, military authorities and local officials statewide. More than 100 distributors and brewer representatives are expected to attend.
Washington officials met with the Civil Aeronautics Administration to clarify major jurisdictional differences. The National Association of State Aviation Officials and the CAA ironed out many points at a recent conference.
U S flag airlines inform travel card holders, many issued in 1941 and 1942, that current cards remain valid through 1946.
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