Continental Air Line Ancestry Dates Back To Early 20s
Continental Air Lines history traces to the 1920s with Walter Varney's early air mail contracts and Varney Speed Lines. The firm evolved through name changes to Continental Air Lines in 1937, expanding from Pueblo Denver to Cheyenne and beyond, adopting faster Lockheed planes and forming a 1074 mile route by 1939.
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Continental Air Lines
Roswell
Walter T. Varney
Elko
Nevada
Pasco
Washington
Boise
Idaho
United Air Lines
Varney
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Varney Speed Lines
Lineas Aereas Occidentales
Mexico City
Continental
Southwest Division
A. M. No. 29
el Paso
Texas
Pueblo
Colorado
Varney Air Transport, Inc
Continental Air Limes, Inc
Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado Airways
Mid-Continent Airlines
Western Air Express
Stearmans
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Wichita
Kansas City
Wyoming Air Service
Pueblo-Cheyenne
Pueblo-El Paso
One 247 Boeing
Vegas
Pueblo- Denver
Denver-El Paso
Kansas
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Institute Notes On Sports And Training Plans
West Texas to dedicate a new pool with an exhibition meet at the Institute. First Year Advanced men prep for field training with a five week summer stint. Bronco production faces delay due to a technicality pushing the May 27 deadline. Golf teams practice daily as divot diggers perform well. Captain Woodbury wary of the Daily Ten project amid shifting competitive ideas. Barracks Briets Clancy seeks more publicity and column mentions.
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Clancy
West Texas
Woodbury
Boyd
Big Little Family Adds Twins in International Falls
The Little family in International Falls grows to nine with the latest twins joining Archie Little, who fathers the brood and works for a lumber concern. The article notes the family’s size and Archie’s role as city dog catcher.
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Big Little Family
International Falls
Minn
Archie Little
Little
Derby Racers In Preakness Race
In Baltimore Pimlico hosts five Derby era hopefuls for the eligible added classic with Kentucky Derby winner Gallahadian and Midand among probable starters in the survivor stakes prep for the Preakness. All five entrants in the race are owned by women, including Merry Knight Snow Ridge Asp Your Chance and Sun Pharos.
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Baltimore
Old Pimlico
Gallapoe
Louisville
Ethel V. Mars
C.S. Howard
Midand
Pimlico
Fire department questions pastor on parish needs
A pastor was asked how he provides for his flock and replied that every little helps, highlighting concerns about parish funding and community support.
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Little
Roswell Students Invited To ENMC Summer Course
Portales May 7 Eastern New Mexico College invites Roswell students teachers and workers to attend the college summer courses from June 2 to July 8 directed by Dean Floyd Golden. Courses include music physical education psychology science social science speech and teacher education at the Portales campus with additional sessions in Lincoln county and Taos focusing on Southwestern history archaeology art and Spanish.
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Portales
Roswell
Eastern New
Lincoln County
Taos
Lincoln Museum
Ruidoso
Bonnell’s Ranch
Taos School of Art
Emil Bisttram
ENMC
Taos School of
Bruce Gaarder
Five Art Shows Planned Across New Mexico This Summer
Five major exhibitions to mark Coronado’s 400th anniversary will tour New Mexico with events in Albuquerque Santa Fe Roswell Gallup and Taos. The Albuquerque display opens May 29 alongside the Coronado Entrada program and features Western artists across painting prints photography and sculpture.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Coronado
Albuqquerque
Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico
Tacs
Roswell
Gallup
Russell Vernon Hunter
Santa Rosa
New Mexico University
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Edgar L. Hewett
Armory Building
Palace of the Governors
Taos
Harwood Foundation
Roswell Museum Art Center
Hunter
Bowling City League Ends In High Scoring Session
Lannoms Gulf Oilers Todhunter led with 125 123 130 for 378 while Lancaster totaled 109 154 191 454 and Dennison 146 157 159 462. Kemper 123 184 .156 463 and eee 637 761 809 2207, with Dean William MacLeish Dun bar of New Mexico University and a list of local names and technical advisers from Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
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City League
Lannoms Gulf Oilers Todhunter
Lancaster
B. Poorbaugh
Dennison
Kemper
Eee
William MacLeish Dunbar
New Mexico University
Kenneth Adams
Albuquerque
Rebecca James
Taos
Cady Wells
Santa Fe
Gustave Baumann
Ernest Knee
Allan Clark
Eugenie Shonnard
Safety at home hints begin series with NSC and JCC
The Record teams with the National Safety Council and the Junior Chamber of Commerce to present a pictorial series on home safety starting tomorrow. The aim is to explain why 32 000 Americans die annually in home accidents and how to prevent them.
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National Safety Council
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Continental Air Line
Briets
Vlavoe Teeasutes
Irian
Dutch East Indies
Malaysia
Hungary
Mexico
Madagascar
Schilling
Lee
Ieee
Ball & White Packenham
Taylor
White
Wilson
Cornee
Penney’s
Ford Wcamner
R' Ke Ee
Penn
MPANY
Pecos Valley
Lovely
New Summer Ensemble
N. Main
Roswell, N. M
the Auto Service Company
John McBoyle
Roy Green
America
Seiberling
U. S. Army
East Second St
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