Drivers of the Month honor three St Louis truckers
Jefferson City Mo May 3 a city bus driver and two truck drivers all St Louisans were named Missouri Driver of the Month winners for courtesy and safety Clarence Schwartzmeyer of St Louis Public Service Company winner in March Clarence L Hagan of Complete Auto Transit winner in February and Joseph Bristow of Be Mac Transport winner in January Schwartzmeyer since 1942 has an excellent record and passengers praised his courtesy Hagan 29 served two years in the army and has driven over 300000 miles without an accident or traffic arrest on February 25 he warned occupants of the Diamonds restaurant at Villa Ridge Missouri assisted people to escape from the roof.
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Jefferson City
CARE packages set record in 1947 for Europe aid
CARE delivered 2,608,106 food and clothing textile packages in 17 European countries in 1947, tripling 1946 totals. Executive Director Paul Comly French notes expanded offerings including layette, infant foods, kosher and diet specific packages. Orders at 10 dollars each from CARE, 50 Broad Street, New York.
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CARE
Paul Comly French
Great Britain
Hire
Italy
Broad Street
New York
N.Y
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Netherlands
Cyprus
Germany
Berlin
Rights of Way in Traffic Safety Rules
A study of Missouri law explains right of way at intersections. It defines when drivers must yield, clarifies highway and intersecting highway terms, and emphasizes that safe drivers concede the right of way and prepare to stop at all crossings.
Missouri Patrol Officers Visit Connecticut for Traffic Institute Study
Missouri State Highway Patrol hosts Officer Howard W Sternburg from Connecticut State Police for a field study on traffic administration. Sergeant Robert B Davis also joins, both students in Northwestern University Traffic Institute. The exchange surveys day to day operations, equipment, training, traffic engineering, and safety education. Twenty nine officers from 18 states plus DC Canada Puerto Rico and U S Army are in the course, funded by Kemper Foundation and Automotive Safety Foundation. Colonel Hugh H Waggoner assigns a patrol member to guide Sternburg and assist with studies.
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Howard W. Sternburg
Connecticut State Police
Hartford
Connecticut
Sternburg
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
Missouri
Robert B. Davis
Traffic Institute
District of Columbia
Canada
Puerto Rico
U. S S. Army
Kemper Foundation For Traffic Safety
Chicago
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington, D. C
Hugh H. Waggoner
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Patrol
Sam
Forest Fire Destroys 4500 Acres in Texas County
The Missouri Forest Service reports 4500 acres of young pine trees were burned last week as a forest fire swept through the southern part of Texas county, causing extensive damage to the area.
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Missouri Forest Service
Texas County
You May Be Dead Right or Wrong Rhyme
A brief verse ponders certainty and consequence in sharp lines. It contrasts being right or wrong with the pressing sting of finality, leaving readers to weigh belief against outcome.
Freedom Train to Stop in St. Louis June 12 and 13
The Freedom Train will be exhibited along a riverfront site chosen near the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St Louis on June 12 and 13. The area recalls pioneer America and events from Marquette to Stoddard and the Dred Scott era with landmarks like the Old Rock House the Old Cathedral and the riverfront courthouse auction block noted in the history.
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Freedom
St. Louis
Rededication Week
First Street
Eads and
MacArthur Bridges
Amercia
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Father Marquette
Mississippi
Pierre Laclede
Auguste Chouteau
France
Louisiana Territory
Upper
Louisiana
Amos Stoddard
United States
Lewis and Clark
Lafayette
Old Rock House
St. Lows
Dred Scott
Freedom Train track to be built by railroad group
The forerunner of the Emancipation Proclamation will be aboard the Freedom Train. A 1300 foot special track for the Freedom Train will be constructed by the Terminal Railroad Association at its own expense, according to Armstrong Chinn, association president and chairman of the Freedom Trail Committee. Herald Classified Ad Advertisement promises quick results.
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Case
Terminal Railroad Association
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Towen
Jeep
Butler Motor Sales
Rustic Rock
Sikeston
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
America
Herald
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Interstate Co
President's. Board
Adams Street
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