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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1940

Page

11

Texas Traffic Safety Seminar Host Named For Austin Event

I T Foundation Director John W Carr will host the C I T Newspaper Seminar on traffic safety in Austin December 24. Representatives from 75 Texas daily papers will attend as national and state traffic experts lecture on fundamentals of traffic control and public safety.

I. T. Foundation John W. Carr C. I. T. Safety Foundation New York Austin Texas Globe-News America John W Carr Arthur T. Robb National Press Publication Miller McClintock Yale University Bureau For Frank M. Kreml Northwestern University Traffic Institute Sidney J. Williams National Safety Council Norman Damon Automotive Safety Foundation F. R. Noffsinger National Authority On American Automobile Association Lew Wallace Mildred McKay Cleveland Automobile Club Cleveland Ohio Burton Marsh Marian Telford National Congress of Parents and Teachers W. H.richardson, Jr The Public Safety Commission Brady Gentry Texas Highway Commission L. A. Woods State Superintendent of Public Instruction C. J. Rutland Texas Safety Association Joseph Perkins Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Robert Swain

Phillips Milk of Magnesia Quick Distress Relief

An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia in liquid and tablet forms for rapid relief from after eating distress. It claims fast easing of gas nausea and hyper acidity and urges buyers to insist on the genuinePhilline article.

Philline

English camouflage houses blend with landscape in new wartime design

New York reports that England has entered a new camouflage phase with architecture designed to blend into fields woods roads and hedges. Nature describes headquarters camouflaging research including aerial surveys models air tests color photography and final adjustments before applying camouflage to actual sites.

New York England Nature Britain Journal of Science Civil Defense

Safety Seminar Endorsed By Texas Associations

The seminar is endorsed by the Texas Newspaper Publishers Association and the Texas Press Association. It is sponsored by the C I T Safety Foundation and national traffic safety organization. The program follows two national and five state safety seminars previously conducted by the foundation.

Tom Willier Houston Joe M. Hill Corporation Court Dallas Harold Meuller Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma State Safety Council Texas Newspaper Publishers Association Texas Press Association C. I. T. Safety Foundation National Traffic Safety Organization C. I. T. Corporation

Rock Island Officer Praises Amarillo in Train Visit

Des Moines police Captain Lawrence Ratcliff praised Amarillo calling its people the finest. On the Choctaw Rocket exhibition run he made his fourth visit to the city and was aboard the train that brought President Roosevelt to Amarillo.

Amarillo Lawrence Ratcliff Des Moines Iowa Harry Gardner Ratcliff Rock Island Roosevelt

Thanksgiving Peace and Plenty Cushions U S Tables in 1940

Franklin Mullin reports that amid peace and wartime mobilization American households face a plentiful Thanksgiving 1940. Wholesale prices show stable or modest changes with turkey costs up slightly but overall staples mostly lower or stable. Domestic reserves exceed last year as the Texas free lunch program aided about 111,000 children in 1,684 schools.

Chicago Texas

Amarillo Crowds Praise Dewey Willkie Visit

A visiting speaker praises Amarillo residents to Mr. Gardner, noting the polite crowds and contrasting with police challenges in other cities. The remarks stress the hospitality and good manners of Amarilloans during the visit with Thomas Dewey and Wendell Willkie.

Thomas Dewey Wendell Willkie Amarillo Mr. Gardner

First Draft Inducted In Early US Conscription Pull

Washington reports the first conscription intake for a year of training totaling 19 700 men. Inductions began in New England Chicago and the Pacific Coast, with zones limiting total by December 1 due to many volunteers signing three year enlistments. The initial quotas include 984 for the First Corps Area New England 100 at Chicago and 1 630 for the Ninth Corps Area Far West. future steps extend to the Eighth Corps Area Arizona New Mexico Texas with 2 486 inductees by December.

Washington New England Chicago Pacific Coast War ‘Department Army Sixth Corp Far West Ninth Corp Eighth Corps Arizona New Mexico Texas

Courthouse Deed Filings and Vehicle Registrations Report

A listings list shows numerous warranty deeds transferring lots in Eakle, Fuqua Barfield, Wolflin, Ridgemere, Glidden & Sanborn, and Holland developments among named individuals and school districts. Vehicle registrations include 1941 models for E E Clark, Walter Irvin Inc, and others, plus a marriage license for Roger E. Dickerson and Euna Fay Graham.

J. E. Foster & Son, Inc Line Nail Life Ins. Co Humphreys Highlands F. L. Richards Thelma Sue Richards J. R. Parrott Bonnie Ruth Rilfe John Farrell Gulf Coast Inc. Co Ridgemere W. R. Johnson First, National Bank Ccter Joan Farrell T. J. Bettes Co Ona's. N. P First Fed Saving & Loan J. Heights Rose May Conk C. M. Humphreys Univ. Heights First National Ban Dallas Theodore Co Sunset Park R.H. Nicholson T. D. Wagner A. M. Beville, Jr Et Ax Rose May Cook University Heights Jefferson Ltd B. I. Barfield Eakle Plymouth E. E Clark Lincoln Walter Irvin, Inc Mercury

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