Traveling Industrial Show Proposed To Replace Goodwill Trip
A trade trip proposal suggests converting railroad baggage cars into mobile exhibit halls for a traveling industrial show. Los Angeles plans a Grandiose tour and Amarillo may host a similar event to showcase regional products, replacing the usual hand-led parade and speeches with a mobile exhibition format.
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Thomas Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Los Angeles
Amarilo
Tech Union Pacific
Amarillo
Futuramic Olds car shown with postwar styling at Amarillo display
The 1948 Futuramic Olds, billed as revolutionary and curved, was unveiled in Amarillo with features like a curved windshield and tubular front fenders. Price increases at the factory range from 55 to 159 dollars. Separate notes touch on Bernard Baruch’s inflation remarks and the New York cotton market’s reaction.
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Amarillo
Bernard Baruch
Bart
Artist F Molina Campos Calendars Feature Gaucho Life
The Nacional artist F Molina Campos signs solemn caricatures of gauchos and villagers, including a scene titled On to the Fiesta with a gaucho and sweetheart. The piece notes expressive ponies and a lively calendar style, while mentions of postwar supply issues hint at private industry friction. William S Autrey, 1114 Van Buren, joins the American Society of Civil Engineers as a junior while working as a roadway assistant for the Santa Fe Railway.
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Tures
F. Molina Campos
Campos
Minneapolis-Moline
Army
Navy
Journal of Commerce
W. S. Autrey
Engineers Society
William S. Autrey
van Buren
American Society of Civil Engineers
Mr. Autrey
Santa Fe Railway Company
Texarkana Police Capture Fugitives and Forge Check Suspect
Billy Rose mond Futrell, a Houston man linked to wartime aviation stories, was arrested yesterday by Texarkana police after escaping from Camp Hood and reappearing locally. He had earlier escaped Fort Worth and was recaptured by Officer Homer Goff. Evans, Katherine Mack, and Ervin C. Riley faced related charges, with Riley a fugitive.
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Mond Futrell
Houston
Futrell
Fort Worth
Camp Hood
Texarkana
Homer Goff
Richard Evans
Amarillo
47Th
Jayle Rhyne
Modern Motors Com
Poland Ships 19 Million Tons Of Coal Abroad In 1947
Poland exported almost nineteen million tons of coal to foreign markets during 1947, reflecting substantial postwar energy trade and recovery efforts.
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Poland
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Vivien Kellems
Kellems Co
Westport
Conn
Los Angeles Rotary Club
Kellems
Folding Paper Box Association of America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
White & Kirk
Dean White
Suzanne
A. Eberstadt
Florida
South
Mr. Eberstadt
Miller-Woll Co
Miller-Woll
Three Sisters
Eberstadt
New Duff
Yoray Lee
Sixth
Polk
F. W. Woolworth Co
Billy Rose
Maine
Yonkel
Tex
Ray
Evans
Austex
Spachetti
Tata
Chili CO
Potter County
America
Eee Tila
Texsun Citrus Exchange O
Weslaco
Texas
Texsun
Anheuser-Busch
Syrue
Aoal
Brussels
Boston
Cnet
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Naomi
van Camp
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