Word: los
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Los Angeles, Calif...
...stable), non-partisan observers last week suggested permitting both bookmakers and pari-mutuels to operate at New York tracks, a common practice in England and Australia. New York merchants, who disapprove of mutuels (because of their popularity with the masses), had the condolences of the merchants of Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, Baltimore...
...began as an accountant, found himself boss of an incredibly disjointed network sweeping across the U. S. from Boston to Los Angeles, flown by an assortment of Condors, Vultees, Stinsons, and generally regarded in aviation as the weakest of the big lines. Last year, by contrast, American was the only transcontinental line to show a profit-$213,000-while its two competitors, United and TWA, lost $997,000 and $773,000 respectively. American is today the biggest and fastest-growing airline in the U. S. In the first four months of 1939 its passenger revenue was 26% over a year...
Born. To James Blake Rogers, 23, and Marguerite Astrea Kemmler Rogers, 20: an 8-lb. son, first grandchild of the late Will Rogers; in Los Angeles. Name: James Kemmler Rogers...
Twelve years ago burly Pilot Jack Frye and chunky Pilot Paul Richter started an airline between Los Angeles and Tucson. Today Frye is president, Richter vice president of Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc., one of the nation's big four domestic airlines. As pilot of this big business, 35-year-old Jack Frye no longer has time to try for the transcontinental record he once held, but he still spends many an hour in the cockpit. Says he: "It's the best way I know of to clear the cobwebs from the brain...