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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
19
Capt. Milton Crow spoke at the Amarillo Hotel luncheon for the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce detailing his Italian Theater experiences. James Sherrill led the program, with Mrs. J. C. Kemplin speaking for Navy Day. Guests included Capt. R. M. Smith and others.
Cpl. W. A. Glenn of Colorado Springs is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Co. Carmack at 316 North Fillmore Street. Corporal Glenn is the brother of Mrs. Carmack.
Oct 28 between 2 and 6 P M years rent in advance for unfurnished house or duplex references A P Skeet Gibson 2 5474 9857 Lost C ration gasoline book for 1939 Oldsmobile possibly on Avenue Myles Miller 801 E
The Heath Furniture Store at 524 Taylor Street displays a Gyrating Box Spring and Mattress Unit from Simmons Company. A motor in the box spring softly pulsates the mattress to relax tense sleepers in about 20 minutes, leaving customers with droopy eyes after testing the device.
Heath Furniture Store displays the first gyrating box spring and mattress unit said to ease insomniacs by stimulating nerves and blood flow. It vibrates to lull users to sleep, costs under two cents per hour to run, and can be switched off when drowsy. Only a few units available for single beds, with orders being taken.
Oct 26 program highlights aviation progress and the Air Age after the war. API meeting will cover air transport, aviation fuel challenges for oil, with William J. Lawson of Braniff Airways as principal speaker and Lt. Col. Bounds at Pampa Army Air Field delivering an intro. Oil industry films and classes on secondary recovery announced.
Pvt. Ray Love ends his furlough after visiting his wife and daughter. He traveled from Bangor, Mo., where he is stationed, to spend time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Troy Love of 1745 East Ninth Avenue and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pearson of 673 North Bivins Street.
Ka city listings show Paramount Casanova Brown with Cooper, Wricht, Morgan. Kansas City Kitty with Davis Crosby Frazee. Capitol Marine Raiders. Rialto Wolves of the Range. Leon Birth of the Blues. Star Hour Before the Dawn. Rex Women of the Town. Victory Thousands Cheer. Texas Three Men in White. Lyric Springtime in the Rockies and The Ghost Ship. Liberty Days of Old Cheyenne Ride Em Cony. Night Club Nat. Tascola. Rainbow Gardens open schedules with bands and details.
Tuesday through Sunday CLUB VICTORIA hosts Ma Kushner and a Latin American orchestra with Wally Booker and his band. THE MAYFAIR offers nightly dancing with RS Garcia and orchestra, while AVIATRIX and CARTONCALE provide music and dancing sets across the week.
Dr Curt E Berger of Cornell University reports that white figures on a black license plate with a white frame around the numerals offer up to 40 percent better legibility after extensive testing in Ithaca and Denmark. He attributes gains to numeral form, spacing, and stroke width, with a 42 by 80 millimeter area.
The discussion compares the relative widths of numerals and frames, noting that a 6 mm numeral may be one third the width of a 4-cent stamp. It states black numerals on white require a 10 mm stroke for legibility and that reversing colors can boost readability by about 9 percent when frame width matches figure width and distance is optimized.
Seaman Tommy Hicks Jr of San Diego visits his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Hicks at 4205 East Fourteenth Avenue during a home visit.
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