A couple of maps showing the routes Pan American airlines took through Central and South American
1930s Central and South American route map
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Tag: 1940
You’ll Find Out
After a strange musical into with Kay Kyser that lasts about 5 min, the meat of the movie starts. Kay Kyser and his orchestra are invited to a birthday party where nefarious forces are trying to kill the heiress before she inherits it all. (Comedy, Musical, Mystery)
The Green Hornet Comes to Life!
Here, for the first time, listeners may see Al Hodge (l.) who portrayed the famed mystery hero on the air. He’s meeting Warren Hull, who will portray the Hornet in films.
Signs of the Motor Age
Signs of the times in a motor age – these highway markers tell the story of a two-year, 100,000-mile truck test completed by Chevrolet. In Canada, Mexico and every state of the Union, the truck operated on all types of highways and under every conceivable weather hazard, setting a new world mark for sustained and certifies automotive operation, under the sanction and official observation of the American Automobile Association. The unit carries a 4,590-pound “payload.” Am average of 15.1 miles per gallon of fuel was maintained throughout the 100,000 miles at an average operating speed of 33.07 miles per hour. Oil mileage was correspondingly high – 1,072 miles per quart. (Roanoke Rapids Herald, March 07, 1940)
She’s Nothing
1940 trade magazine advertisement for the Invisible Woman 
Life Story of Myrna Loy
Promotional copy for Myrna Loy when she worked for MGM.
Liberty Magazine, May, 4th, 1940
Captain Caution, 1940
When her father dies, a young woman helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the British during the war of 1812. (IMDb)
Clues, Sept, 1940
Clues, September, 1940 with Victim for Vengeance, The Death Horde and the Mystery of the One-eyed Man
Argosy, May 4th, 1940
