Needs of Industry Will Be Considered In Next War Draft
New York reports that machine warfare could shift mobilization to factories with 60 percent of eligibles kept home to boost production. The plan creates deferments for essential workers, details a national mobilization board, and outlines recruitment, exemptions, and worker transfers to sustain military output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
War Department
Army
Navy
Congress
National Guard
Abyssinia
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Father's Day Theme Of O'Daniel Program
Governor O'Daniel used his Sunday radio program to honor Father's Day urging listeners to return to faith and church. He mixed Hill Billy Band songs and poems while calling for regular church attendance and adherence to traditional values for peace and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
O’daniel
Hill Billy
Church of
Choice
God
Pedestrians blamed for 1939 deaths in highway study
The Travelers Insurance analysis in Smash Hits of the Year cites 12 470 pedestrian deaths in 1939 with 3 290 or 26.4 percent occurring while crossing mid block. It urges pedestrian discipline and better engineering like walk signals and underpasses to reduce fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travelers Insurance Company
Lindbergh Calls for Hemisphere Defense Against War
Col. Lindbergh urged defense built with cooperation of American nations but insisted on military bases wherever needed for U S safety. He warned against European war meddling and warned of costs to future generations if the nation enters conflict. Pittman retorted that Lindbergh opposes aiding England and France with arms and warned such stance risks war with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Hitler
Hemisphere
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Western Hemisphere
NBC
Lindbergh
Congress
England
France
Abyssinia
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Finland
Norway
Europe
Pittman backs Lindbergh call to join U.S. aviation effort
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada urged Col Charles A Lindbergh to drop advisers and volunteer as an aviation expert in the United States Government. He asked Lindbergh to stop sowing unfounded war fear and confidence concerns about the government in a radio reply to Lindbergh’s speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Key Pittman
Nevada
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Lindbergh
Pittman
Savoy College Exes Hold Fourth Annual Reunion
John M. Gist retires as Savoy College Ex-Student Association president and invites all exes to Midland for next summer with paid travel. Judge Lee A. Clark elected president, Mrs. W D DeJernett VP, Ed A. McMahon active VP, Mrs. J B May secretary treasurer, and others named to the board. Seventy eight exes and 154 visitors attended at Savoy school gymnasium despite rain, with Judge Clark as morning speaker and poet laureate honors for Mrs. May alongside tributes to her by L J Reynolds. Approximately two thousand U S research labs study alloy metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAVOY
John M. Gist
Midland Oil and Cattle
Savoy College
Midland
Lee A. Clark
Greenville
W. D. DeJernett
Commerce
Ed A. McMahon
Dallas
J. B. May
P. F. Boyd
Austin
Judge Clark
Gus W. Thomasson
Kate Montgomery
Whitewright
Savoy School Gymnasium
Nancy Lee Bracken
DeJernett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yeager’s Service Station
THE
Texaco
Texaco Indian
Texaco Motor Oil
Havoline
Willard Batteries
Glen Earnheart Benefit Association
State Insurance Department
Gordon’s Grocery
Luther Gordon
Col. Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Great Britain
Pershing
R. P. Childress
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Texas Tele
Texas
Southwestern Bell
WFAA
WBAP
KPRC
WOAIT
KGNC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!