Cost of Parking Meters A Factor in City Installations
The Globe News resumes serial coverage of Frank Storm Jr's MIT parking meter study from Amarillo. It analyzes how installation cost and the number of meters per city population vary across U S cities, noting smaller towns trend to denser meter coverage and suggesting safe targets of 1 to 1.25 meters per hundred population in large cities and up to 1.75 in smaller towns.
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Amarillo
Frank Storm, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The
Globe News
Storm
United States
Cess
Negro Air Unit to be Activated at Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama will activate the first all Negro air unit the 99th pursuit squadron next October with a 276-man ground crew. About 50 Negro flying cadets will be trained here sourced from Chanute Field and Negro colleges including Morris Brown Morehouse Clark and Tuskegee. The institute also runs a civilian pilot training school with 12 planes.
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Tuskegee, Ala
U.P
Air Corps
Tuskegee Institute
Southern Negro Educational School
99Th
Tuskegee
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Morris Brown
Morehouse
Clark University
Maverick Club's Own Column and Hardy Sports Notes
Amarillo Globe item surveys Maverick Club activities from June 1941. It highlights the annual jam boree at Municipal Auditorium, fund-raising, social events, thanks to local sponsors, and club member achievements in handball, ping pong, and ring-toss. It also recalls boxing legends and a long-count bout describing Carpentier and Tunney with vivid detail.
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Currie
Homer Rice
Homer
Texas Roofing Roofing Company
J. C. Oakley
Champion
Oscar Robbins
Jack Palmer
Loyd Phillips
Kenneth Brown
W. T. Stevens
H. B. Taylor
Lionel Custer
Corbett
Sullivan
Tunney
Dempsey
Jack
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Promised Champion’s Bold Ring Prowess Cited
The remarks urge the foe to fear the champion who vows to carry the best pair of legs into the ring. Reference to Mr Louis and readiness for combat suggests a prefight bravado and tactical caution.
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Mr. Louis
Typewriters Scarce in London Amid War Demands
Second hand typewriters fetch prices equal to new pre war models as air raid damage and import stoppages push demand up. Government orders also drive machines from scrap to work again in London.
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London
U.P
America
Cunningham's Column Predicts Conn Faces Louis in New York Bout
William Conn, the Pittsburgh challenger, is praised for stamina and strategy but judged to lack punching power. The column argues Louis dominates with superior skill and experience, noting Conn must bring a tough left hand, cool nerves, and endurance to stand a chance on June 18 in New York, weather permitting.
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Bill Cunningham
Pompton Lakes
William Conn
Joe Louis
New York
Ball Yard
June Marriage Business Fair The county issues licenses
The county clerk reports 16 marriage licenses issued this month, about the average level. The note follows mention of the draft affecting local affairs.
Cheddar Cheese Criticized For Misnaming In Albany
New York's cheese department laments cheddar misnaming by grocers as stote cheese state cheese or farmers cheese. The report notes the U S purchased Florida from Spain in 1819.
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Albany, N. Y
U.P
New York
State Department of Agriculture
Farmers
United States
Florida
Spain
Children Remember Dreams More Vividly Than Adults
A study finds that children recall dreams with greater clarity and detail than adults. Researchers suggest developmental differences in memory and dream processing may explain the disparity.
Potter County Taxpayers Meet Tomorrow at Amarillo Hotel
Directors of the Potter County Taxpayers Association will hold a monthly meeting tomorrow at noon in the Red and Gold Room of the Amarillo Hotel. The session is open to members and interested residents.
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Blackburn-Shaw
Order of the Golden Rule
International Organization of Funeral Directors
Order
Taxpayers
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Amarillo Hotel
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Joe
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Haddock
Conn
Gosling
Country Club Cleaners
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Three Stooges
Laraine Day
Ronald Reagan
Bob Crosby & His
Bobcats
Popeye
Kentucky
Taste
Coreina
Scueiey
N.v.c
Ws Pousle
RIC
Ourone Scwemley Distileers Corporation
Ome Ny
Kelly Springfield
KELLY
Dial
Cunningham
Eran
Pir
First National Bank of
Fisk
H. ¥. Robertson & CO
Getebliched
Accountants & Auditors
Iacome
St. Louis
Municipal Theatre
Frank Buck
Locust St
ST. Lou
Locust Street
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